Status Report

Space Shuttle Status Report 28 November 2000

By SpaceRef Editor
November 28, 2000
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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.

Launch – 2 Days

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 6:19 p.m.

LAUNCH WINDOW: less than 5 minutes

MISSION DURATION: 10 days, 20 hours and 13 minutes

CREW: Jett, Bloomfield, Tanner, Noriega, Garneau

ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: The countdown for Space Shuttle Endeavour’s launch
on mission STS-97 began on schedule at 1 a.m. today. This morning, workers
started removing work platforms from the orbiter’s mid-deck and flight-deck
in preparation for launch. Activation and testing of Endeavour’s
navigational systems occurs this afternoon. From 9 p.m. tonight through 5
a.m. tomorrow, the orbiter’s fuel cell storage tanks will be loaded with
cryogenic reactants.

Upcoming Milestones

Demate orbiter midbody umbilical unit – Nov. 29

Flight crew equipment late stow – Nov. 29

Begin loading external tank with cryogenic propellants – Nov. 30 at
about 12:40 p.m.

SUMMARY OF BUILT-IN HOLDS FOR STS-97


T-TIME LENGTH OF HOLD HOLD BEGINS HOLD ENDS
T-27 hours 4 hours 5 p.m. Tues. 9 p.m. Tues.
T-19 hours 4 hours 5 a.m. Wed. 9 a.m. Wed.
T-11 hours 13 hours, 10 minutes 5 p.m. Wed. 6:10 a.m. Thurs.

T-6 hours 2 hours 11:10 a.m. Thurs. 1:10 p.m. Thurs.
T-3 hours 2 hours 4:10 p.m. Thurs. 6:10 p.m. Thurs.
T-20 minutes 10 minutes 8:50 p.m. Thurs. 9 p.m. Thurs.
T-9 minutes about 45 minutes 9:11 p.m. Thurs. 9:56 p.m.Thurs.

CREW FOR MISSION STS-97

Commander (CDR): Brent Jett

Pilot (PLT): Mike Bloomfield

Mission Specialist (MS1): Joe Tanner

Mission Specialist (MS2): Marc Garneau

Mission Specialist (MS3): Carlos Noriega

SUMMARY OF STS-97 LAUNCH DAY CREW ACTIVITIES

Thursday, Nov. 30

9 a.m. Crew wake up

9:30 a.m. Breakfast

2 p.m. Lunch

*5:05 p.m. Snack/photo

5:35 p.m. Weather Briefing (CDR, PLT, MS2)

5:35 p.m. Don flight suits (MS1, MS3)

*5:45 p.m. Don flight suits (CDR, PLT, MS2)

*6:15 p.m. Depart for launch pad

*6:45 p.m. Arrive at white room and begin ingress

*8 p.m. Close crew hatch

*10:06 p.m. Launch

* Televised events (times may vary slightly)
All times Eastern

SpaceRef staff editor.