From: "Jacques van Oene" <jacqmans@telekabel.nl>
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER          
SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS_______________ 
KSC Contact: Joel Wells
Friday, Feb. 9, 2001  

(4:43 PM)

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-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: Shuttle Atlantis is in excellent health on orbit.
The solid rocket booster recovery ships Freedom Star and Liberty Star
arrived at Hangar AF today at 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. respectively.
Preliminary reports indicate both boosters are in good condition. Open
assessment inspections begin Monday.

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


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(KSC Space Shuttle Processing Status 2/9/01)

Shuttle Processing Note:  Space Shuttle Discovery remains scheduled to roll
out to Launch Pad 39B Monday at 7 a.m.  Terminal Countdown Demonstration
Test activities are planned for next week.  Four of the seven STS-102 crew
members arrive at KSC Monday at about 5 p.m. and the three Increment 2 crew
members arrive Tuesday at noon.  The launch day dress rehearsal occurs
Thursday morning.  


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: 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.  



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