Space Shuttle Status Report 20 Dec 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-98 – 7th ISS Flight (5A) – U.S. Laboratory
VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
LOCATION: Vehicle Assembly Building high bay 3
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Jan. 18, 2001 at 2:44 a.m. EST (under review)
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Jan. 28, 2001 at 10:03 p.m.
LAUNCH WINDOW: less than 5 minutes
MISSION DURATION: 10 days, 19 hours and 19 minutes
CREW: Cockrell, Polansky, Curbeam, Jones, Ivins
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: Today Shuttle managers determined that Space
Shuttle Atlantis will continue to be targeted for a rollout to Launch Pad
39-A on Jan. 2. However, managers did not decide on a new target launch
date and most likely will not officially address it until after the
Christmas holidays. A new launch date is not expected to be later by more
than a few days.
The assessment of necessary solid rocket booster cable work to be done
before rollout continues.
Meanwhile, in the Space Station Processing Facility, the U.S. Laboratory
Destiny is scheduled for a weight and center of gravity determination on
Thursday and will then be installed into the payload transportation canister
on Friday. It will dwell in the SSPF over the Christmas holidays and be
taken to the launch pad on or about Jan. 2.
The low temperature at KSC last night was 30 degrees but it is not expected
to be sub-freezing again tonight.
No further status reports will be issued until after the Christmas holiday
period. Should there be further developments during that time, the KSC
codaphone will be updated with status and may be dialed at 867-2525.
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: Mar. 1, 2001 at 9:40 a.m. EST
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Mar. 13, 2001 at 5:15 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: The payload premate test continues and
preparations are in work for main engine installation later this week.
Testing of the forward reaction control system is complete.
MISSION: STS-100 – 9th ISS Flight (6A) -Raffaello MPLM, SSRMS
VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105
LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Apr. 19, 2001 at 2:04 p.m. EDT
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Apr. 30, 2001 at 9:56 a.m.
MISSION DURATION: 11 days
CREW: Rominger, Ashby, Hadfield, Parazynski, Phillips, Guidoni, Lonchakov
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: Technicians have removed the 3-D IMAX camera from
Endeavour’s payload bay. Forward reaction control system functional tests
are ongoing and checks of the orbital maneuvering system pods begin this
week. Main engine heat shield removal is in work.
