Space Shuttle Status Report 6 November 2000
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.
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 10:05 p.m.
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Dec.10, 2000 at 6:46 p.m.
LAUNCH WINDOW: less than 5 minutes
MISSION DURATION: 9 days, 20 hours and 41 minutes
CREW: Jett, Bloomfield, Tanner, Noriega, Garneau
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: At the launch pad, workers completed the Shuttle
main engine Flight Readiness Test. Over the weekend, Endeavour’s three
auxiliary power units were successfully hot fired. Solid rocket booster
frequency response test activities are complete as well. The Shuttle’s
helium signature leak test is ongoing, and preparations to load the
orbiter’s onboard hypergolic storage tanks are under way.
The STS-97 flight crew arrived at KSC today to participate in standard
Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities this week. The launch day
dress rehearsal with the crew is slated for Nov. 8 and culminates with a
simulated main engine cutoff and emergency crew egress.
Upcoming Milestones
Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test complete – Nov.
8
Orbiter hypergolic propellant loading begins – Nov. 9
Primary payload arrives at launch pad – Nov. 14
Payload installed into orbiter – Nov. 16
MISSION: STS-98 – 7th ISS Flight (5A) – U.S. Laboratory
VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 3
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Jan.18, 2001 at 3:36 a.m. EDT
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Jan. 28, 2001 at 11:46 p.m.
LAUNCH WINDOW: less than 5 minutes
MISSION DURATION: 10 days
CREW: Cockrell, Polansky, Curbeam, Jones, Ivins
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: Technicians have complete efforts to reconfigure
Atlantis’ payload bay for the upcoming flight. Today, workers are
installing the Shuttle’s three main engines. The payload premate test is
scheduled to occur tomorrow. Orbiter window No. 8 is being replaced and
technicians are installing the wireless video modification.
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: Feb.15, 2001 at 4:24 p.m. EDT (under review)
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Feb. 26, 2001 at 11:44 a.m.
LAUNCH WINDOW: less than 5 minutes
MISSION DURATION: 11 days
CREW: Weatherbee, Kelly, Thomas, Richards (up) Voss, Helms, Usachev (down)
Shepherd, Gidzenko, Krikalev
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: Following a successful landing of the Shuttle
Carrier Aircraft on Friday afternoon, Orbiter Discovery was demated from the
modified Boeing 747 and towed to the Orbiter Processing Facility Saturday
afternoon. The orbiter’s payload bay doors are open and workers are
removing the Imax 3-D camera so that it can be turned around for use on
STS-97. Today, the orbiter’s tail cone is being removed and power system
validation is scheduled to occur.
