Space Shuttle Status Report 12 June 2000
SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
MONDAY, JUNE 12, 2000 (4:00 p.m. EDT)
NOTE: This is an orbiter processing report and does not reflect the chronological order of upcoming Space Shuttle flights. Visit http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/schedule/schedule.htm on the KSC Home Page for the latest schedule of future Shuttle missions.
- VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
- LOCATION: OPF bay 3
- TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Sept. 8, 2000 at time TBD
- TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Sept. 19, 2000 at time TBD
- LAUNCH WINDOW: 10 minutes
- MISSION DURATION: 11 days
- CREW: Wilcutt, Altman, Lu, Malenchenko, Morukov, Mastracchio, Burbank
- ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: Over the weekend, workers completed efforts to remove all three of
orbiter Atlantisí main engines. Draining of residual reactants from the orbiter maneuvering
system is also complete. Aft propulsion system functional checks are planned throughout this
week. Servicing of the orbiterís flash evaporator system is ongoing.
- VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103
- LOCATION: OPF bay 1
- TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Sept. 28, 2000 at time TBD (under review)
- TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Oct. 9, 2000 at time TBD
- MISSION DURATION: 11 days
- CREW: Duffy, Melroy, Wakata, Chiao, Wisoff, Lopez-Alegria, McArthur
- ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: Discoveryís landing gear underwent hydraulic testing on Friday.
Workers continue to close out the orbiterís aft compartment, and structural leak checks resume
on Wednesday. Technicians will perform electrical tests on auxiliary power unit No. 2 today and
tomorrow. Main engine foam installation is scheduled for Thursday and Friday.
- VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105
- LOCATION: OPF bay 2
- TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Nov. 30, 2000 at time TBD (under review)
- TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Dec. 9, 2000 at time TBD
- MISSION DURATION: 9 days
- CREW: Jett, Bloomfield, Tanner, Noriega, Garneau
- ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: Endeavourís external airlock leak checks are complete. Installation
of the right-hand orbiter maneuvering system engine concludes tomorrow and leak checks
follow through Thursday. Leak checks on the orbiterís main propulsion system begin
Wednesday. Workers will service Endeavourís landing gear on Tuesday, and functional tests
are scheduled to begin next Monday.