Space Shuttle Status Report 21 July 2000
SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2000 (1:30 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 8:31 a.m. EDT
- TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Sept. 19, 2000 at 3:12 a.m.
- LAUNCH WINDOW: 10 minutes
- MISSION DURATION: 10 days, 18 hours and 41 minutes
- CREW: Wilcutt, Altman, Lu, Malenchenko, Morukov, Mastracchio, Burbank
- ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: This week workers installed Discovery’s window No. 4 and completed installation of the pitch actuator for the left-hand orbiter maneuvering engine. Today, technicians are testing the orbiter’s ground control interface logic system and an onboard operations recorder. The STS-106 astronauts are at KSC participating in Crew Equipment Interface Test activities through the weekend.
- VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103
- LOCATION: OPF bay 1
- TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Oct. 5, 2000 at about 9:49 p.m. EDT
- TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Oct. 16, 2000
- 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: Interface verification testing for the pressurized mating adapter payload is complete. Workers continue routine checks of Discovery’s orbiter maneuvering system pod.
- VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105
- LOCATION: OPF bay 2
- TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Nov. 30, 2000 at time 10:48 p.m. (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: This week technicians installed the antenna for Endeavour’s new space-to-space orbiter radio system. Functional tests of the orbiter docking system (ODS) continue and ODS pyrotechnic system checks are ongoing.
