Space Shuttle Status Report 31 Jan 2001
MISSION: STS-98 – 7th ISS Flight (5A) – U.S. Laboratory
VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
LOCATION: Launch Pad 39A
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Feb. 7, 2001 at 6:11 p.m. EST
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Feb. 18, 2001 at about 12:58 p.m. EST
LAUNCH WINDOW: less than 5 minutes
MISSION DURATION: 10 days, 18 hours and 47 minutes
CREW: Cockrell, Polansky, Curbeam, Jones, Ivins
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: Following U.S. Lab installation yesterday, workers
completed final inspections inside Space Shuttle Atlantis’ payload bay and
then closed the payload bay doors for flight. Orbiter aft compartment
closeouts continue and Shuttle ordnance installation began today.
Technicians plan to install the aft compartment doors Friday morning and
ordnance installation concludes tomorrow. Pressurization of Atlantis’
onboard hypergolic storage tanks occurs Thursday.
Upcoming Milestones (target dates only):
Shuttle ordnance installation complete – Feb. 1
Orbiter aft compartment closeouts complete – Feb. 2
Flight crew arrives at KSC- Feb. 4 at about 1:30 p.m.
Launch countdown begins – Feb.
4 at 10 p.m.
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. 8, 2001 at about 7 a.m. EST
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Mar. 20, 2001 at about 1 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: Discovery’s water tank checks are complete and
forward compartment closeouts will conclude today. Tonight, workers will
prepare the orbiter transporter for rollover operations. Weight and center
of gravity tests are ongoing. Managers plan to transfer Discovery to the
VAB Thursday evening.
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: Installation of the two gaseous nitrogen tanks that
support the power reactant storage and distribution system continues.
Technicians are installing the drag chute and plan to service freon coolant
loop No. 1 this week.
