Space Station Status Report 11 August 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: Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB)
• TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Sept. 8, 2000 at 8:31 a.m. EDT
• TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Sept. 19, 2000 at 4:45 a.m.
• LAUNCH WINDOW: 10 minutes
• MISSION DURATION: 10 days, 20 hours and 14 minutes
• CREW: Wilcutt, Altman, Lu, Malenchenko, Morukov, Mastracchio, Burbank
• ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: Orbiter Atlantis is mated to the external tank and solid rocket boosters in VAB high bay 1. The Shuttle Interface Test is ongoing from firing room 1 in the Launch Control Center. The SPACEHAB payload was delivered to Launch Pad 39B today at 3:20 a.m.

The VAB and crawlerway have recently undergone major modifications to allow more storage space and protection ñ “Safe Haven” – for Shuttle flight hardware during hurricane season.

Early Saturday, the entire Shuttle stack will move to high bay 2 as part of a final “Safe Haven” fit check. Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39B from VAB high bay 2 at about 11 p.m. on Aug. 13.

Milestones:
Safe Haven fit check with full Shuttle stack begins – Aug. 12 at about 3 a.m.
Shuttle Atlantis begins roll out to Launch Pad 39B – Aug. 13 at about 11 p.m.
SPACEHAB payload installed into orbiter – Aug. 15
Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test – Aug. 17-18
Prelaunch propellant loading of orbiter storage tanks – Aug. 23
Orbiter aft compartment close-outs begin – Aug. 28

• VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103
• LOCATION: OPF bay 1
• TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Oct. 5, 2000 at 9:49 p.m. EDT
• TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Oct. 16, 2000
• 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: Close-out efforts continue in Discovery’s forward compartment. Workers are preparing for the orbiter’s final power down before transfer to the VAB. Discovery is currently scheduled to move the VAB on Aug. 21.

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

Shuttle Processing Note: Endeavour’s ammonia boiler system is undergoing routine inspections and leak checks today. The payload premate test efforts are complete. Next week, technicians will replace the brake assembly on the orbiter docking system.