Status Report

Space Shuttle Status Report 20 September 2000

By SpaceRef Editor
September 20, 2000
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SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2000 (5:30 a.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.

LANDING DAY

MISSION: STS-106 — 4th ISS Flight (2A.2b) – SPACEHAB

Shuttle Processing Note: Space Shuttle Atlantis today completed the 4th Shuttle mission to the International Space Station with an on time landing at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) at 3:56 a.m. on orbit 185. At the conclusion of mission STS-106, Atlantis and crew had traveled about 4.9 million miles.

The main landing gear touched down on SLF runway 15 at 3:56:48 a.m. With the aid of its drag chute, Atlantis came to a complete stop at 3:58:01 a.m. Following routine safing and offloading efforts, workers will tow Atlantis to Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 as early as 7:30 a.m. today.

The flight crew will remain overnight at KSC and depart for their homes in Houston, Texas, Thursday afternoon. STS-106 marked the 15th nighttime landing in Shuttle history and the 23rd consecutive landing at KSC.

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SpaceRef staff editor.