Status Report

Space Shuttle Status Report 5 September 2000

By SpaceRef Editor
September 5, 2000
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE
SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2000 (4:17 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.

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

  • VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
  • LOCATION: Launch Pad 39B
  • TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Sept. 8, 2000 at 8:45 a.m. EDT (preferred launch time)
  • TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Sept. 19, 2000 at 3:54 a.m.
  • LAUNCH WINDOW: 2 1/2 minutes
  • MISSION DURATION: 10 days, 19 hours and 9 minutes
  • CREW: Wilcutt, Altman, Lu, Malenchenko, Morukov, Mastracchio, Burbank
  • ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: The countdown clock for launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis started on schedule today at 11 a.m. at the T-43 hour mark. The launch team at KSC is making final preparation for Friday’s launch and is not working any significant issues. On Saturday, final checks of the orbiter’s aft compartment were completed and no further work was required at the launch pad over the weekend. The seven-member flight crew arrived at KSC at 8 p.m. Monday.

Preliminary weather forecasts indicate a 40 percent chance of unfavorable conditions on Friday. Weather officials expect clouds to be scattered to broken at 3000 feet and scattered at 25,000 feet; visibility at 7 miles; wind from the North at 12 peaking to 18 knots; temperature at 74 degrees F; relative humidity at 74 percent; and a chance of coastal showers. The primary concerns are showers and a low cloud ceiling. The 24-hour delay forecast indicates a 30 percent chance of unfavorable weather.

Milestones:
Orbiter’s cryogenic reactants loaded onboard – Sept. 6, 7 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Orbiter midbody umbilical unit secured – Sept. 6
Final Shuttle main engine preparations begin – Sept. 6
Flight crew equipment late stow – Sept. 7
Rotating Service Structure retracted – Sept. 7 at 12:30 p.m.
External tank loading begins – Sept. 7 at about 11:20 p.m.




SUMMARY OF BUILT-IN HOLDS FOR STS-106
T-TIME LENGTH OF HOLD HOLD BEGINS HOLD ENDS
T-27 hours 4 hours 3:00 a.m. Wed. 7:00 a.m. Wed.
T-19 hours 4 hours 3:00 p.m. Wed. 7:00 p.m. Wed.
T-11 hours 13 hours, 50 minutes 3:00 a.m. Thurs. 4:50 p.m. Thurs.
T-6 hours 2 hours 9:50 p.m. Thurs. 11:50 p.m. Thurs.
T-3 hours 2 hours 2:50 a.m. Fri. 4:50 a.m. Fri.
T-20 minutes 10 minutes 7:30 a.m. Fri. 7:40 p.m. Fri.
T-9 minutes about 45 minutes 7:51 a.m. Fri. 8:36 a.m. Fri.



CREW FOR MISSION STS-106
POSITION NAME
Commander (CDR) Terrence Wilcutt
Pilot (PLT) Scott Altman
Mission Specialist (MS1) Edward Lu
Mission Specialist (MS2) Richard Mastracchio
Mission Specialist (MS3) Daniel Burbank
Mission Specialist (MS4) Yuri Malenchenko
Mission Specialist (MS5) Boris Morukov



SUMMARY OF STS-106 LAUNCH DAY CREW ACTIVITIES
Thursday, Sept. 7
7:30 p.m. Crew wake up
8:00 p.m. Breakfast
Friday, Sept. 8
3:50 a.m. Light dinner and crew photo
4:20 a.m. Weather briefing (CDR, PLT, MS2)
4:20 a.m. Don launch and entry suits (MS1, MS3, MS4 & MS5)
4:30 a.m.* Don launch and entry suits (CDR, PLT & MS2)
5:00 a.m.* Depart for Launch Pad 39B
5:30 a.m.* Arrive at white room and begin ingress
6:45 a.m.* Close crew hatch
8:45 a.m.* Launch





*Televised events (times may vary slightly)
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