Space Shuttle Status Report 15 November 2000
NOTE: This is an orbiter processing report and does not necessarily 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.
MISSION: STS-97 – 6th ISS Flight (4A) – PV Module P6
VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105
LOCATION: Launch Pad 39B
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Nov. 30, 2000 at 10:06 p.m. EST
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Dec.11, 2000 at 5:58 p.m.
LAUNCH WINDOW: less than 5 minutes
MISSION DURATION: 10 days, 19 hours and 52 minutes
CREW: Jett, Bloomfield, Tanner, Noriega, Garneau
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: The P6 payload has been transferred into the
payload changeout room and will be installed into the payload bay tomorrow.
Technicians are preparing the spacesuits for installation into the orbiter
later this week. Endeavour’s aft compartment close-outs are under way and
will continue through next Tuesday.
Upcoming Milestones
Payload installed into orbiter – Nov. 16
Flight Readiness Review – Nov. 17
Orbiter aft compartment close-outs – Nov. 21
MISSION: STS-98 – 7th ISS Flight (5A) – U.S. Laboratory
VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 3
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Jan.18, 2001 at 2:44 a.m. EST
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Jan. 28, 2001 at 11:15 p.m.
LAUNCH WINDOW: less than 5 minutes
MISSION DURATION: 11 days
CREW: Cockrell, Polansky, Curbeam, Jones, Ivins
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: Workers have completed the wireless video system
modification aboard Atlantis. Yesterday, the right-hand orbital maneuvering
system (OMS) pod was installed on the ship’s aft compartment. Technicians
are performing routine checks on the OMS pod today. Water spray boiler
checks are in progress, and routine testing of the master events controller
continues.
MISSION: STS-102 – 8th ISS Flight (5A.1) – Leonardo MPLM
VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103
LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Feb.15, 2001 at 4:24 p.m. EST (under review)
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Feb. 26, 2001 at 11:44 a.m.
LAUNCH WINDOW: less than 5 minutes
MISSION DURATION: 11 days
CREW: Wetherbee, Kelly, Thomas, Richards; (up) Voss, Helms, Usachev; (down)
Shepherd, Gidzenko, Krikalev
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: Workers have completed standard checks of the
forward reaction control system. Functional testing of the orbiter docking
mechanism are in work today. Later this week, technicians plan to start
Discovery’s OMS pod checks and begin replacement of orbiter windows No. 2,
No. 6 and No. 7.
