Space Shuttle Status Report 16 May 2000

• VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
• LOCATION: Launch Pad 39A
• TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: May 19, 2000 at about 6:12 a.m. EDT
• TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: May 29, 2000
• LAUNCH WINDOW: 5 minutes
• MISSION DURATION: 10 days
• CREW: Halsell, Horowitz, Weber, Williams, Voss, Helms, Usachev
• ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 173 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

NOTE: Shuttle managers are now preparing to launch Space Shuttle Atlantis Friday, May 19 at about 6:12 a.m., following an Air Force decision to postpone by 24 hours tonight’s planned launch of the Atlas III at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Under prior agreement with Air Force range operations, NASA launch managers agreed to slip launch of Atlantis 24 hours if the Atlas III invoked their option to attempt launch on Wednesday, May 17. As a result, NASA will insert an additional 23 * hours into the STS-101 countdown at the T-11 hour built-in hold and plan launch for May 19.

Weather forecasters are currently predicting only a 10 percent chance of weather violating launch constraints on Friday. The only concern is for possible fog.