Space Shuttle Status Report 8 Feb 2001
MISSION: STS-98 – 7th ISS Flight (5A) – U.S. Laboratory
VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
LOCATION: On orbit
KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Feb. 7, 2001 at 6:13:02 p.m. EST
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Feb. 18, 2001 at about 1 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 yesterday’s successful launch of Space
Shuttle Atlantis, crews completed a routine inspection of Launch Pad 39A
this morning. Preliminary reports indicate no significant damage to launch
support structures at the pad. However, post launch film review revealed
that material from the roof of a power substation building just west of the
pad apron impacted a trailer near the pad.
In the Atlantic Ocean, crews aboard the solid rocket booster recovery ships
began recovery operations this morning. Booster towing operations start
today and the recovery ships are expected to arrive at Port Canaveral
tomorrow afternoon.
MISSION: STS-102 – 8th ISS Flight (5A.1) – Leonardo MPLM
VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103
LOCATION: VAB high 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: The STS-102 booster and external tank close-outs
are complete. Orbiter Discovery was mated to the external tank Feb. 4 and
the Shuttle Interface Test began this morning. The crawler transporter is
scheduled to move Discovery out to Launch Pad 39B Monday at 7 a.m. The
seven-member flight crew arrives at KSC Monday at about 5 p.m. to begin
Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities. The launch day dress
rehearsal occurs next Thursday.
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: Leak checks of Endeavour’s freon coolant loop No. 1
are complete. Workers are conducting turnaround verification of the orbiter
robot arm. Installation of the left-hand orbital maneuvering system pod, and
fuel cell voltage tests are scheduled this week.
