Space Shuttle Status Report 30 May 2000

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 about 9:24 a.m. EDT
• TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Sept. 20, 2000 at about 5:04 a.m.
• LAUNCH WINDOW: 10 minutes
• MISSION DURATION: 12 days
• CREW: Wilcutt, Altman, Lu, Malenchenko, Morukov, Mastracchio, Burbank
• ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: A few hours after the STS-101 landing on Monday, Atlantis was
towed to Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3. Post-flight inspections and routine vehicle safing
continue on schedule today. Preliminary inspections revealed a total of 64 debris hits to the
orbiterís lower surface, with only 18 measuring 1-inch or larger. Atlantisí landing gear tires are
reported to be in good condition.

Post-landing inspections also confirmed that tile damage to the underside of the right wing,
previously documented by launch video analysis, was not a significant concern. The impact site
is about 10 feet in front of the right inboard elevon and measures 5.25-inches long, 1.5-inches
wide and .5-inch deep. There is no indication of structural damage.

• VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103
• LOCATION: OPF bay 1
• TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Sept. 28, 2000 at 1:24 a.m. EDT (under review)
• TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Oct. 9, 2000 at 10:44 p.m.
• 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: Discoveryís main engine heat shield installation continues. Hydraulic
checks on the left inboard elevon actuator are scheduled for this week. In the Vehicle
Assembly Building, booster stacking operations are expected to resume later this week with the
right-hand solid rocket booster segments.

• VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105
• LOCATION: OPF bay 2
• TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Nov. 30, 2000 at 10:48 p.m. EDT (under review)
• TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Dec. 9, 2000 at 9:48 p.m.
• MISSION DURATION: 9 days
• CREW: Jett, Bloomfield, Tanner, Noriega, Garneau
• ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: Main landing gear wheel and tire installation is complete. Last
week, the docking system for the International Space Station was installed on Endeavour.
Today, preparation continues for the replacement of the right-hand orbiter maneuvering system
engine. The wireless video system modification is in progress, and the robot arm will be
installed later this week.