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KSC SHUTTLE STATUS 4-6-94
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| KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT |
| Wednesday, April 6, 1994 |
| LAUNCH MINUS 2 DAYS |
|_______________________________________________________________|
KSC Contact: Bruce Buckingham 407-867-2468 (fax 867-2692)
_________________________________________________
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| MISSION: STS-59 -- SPACE RADAR LABORATORY - 1 |
|_________________________________________________|
VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105 ORBITAL ALTITUDE: 138 sm
LOCATION: Pad 39A INCLINATION: 57 degrees
LAUNCH DATE: April 8 CREW SIZE: 6
LAUNCH TIME: 8:06 a.m.(7:06 a.m.) EDT WINDOW: 2 hours/30 minutes
KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: April 17/1:13 p.m.
MISSION DURATION: 9 days/5 hours/7 minutes (+ 1 day)
Mission managers met yesterday and determined Endeavour is
cleared to fly on Friday. Results of the borescope inspections on
Endeavour's three main engine high pressure oxidizer turbo pumps,
proved that all components are well within the desired
specifications. Today, workers at the pad have completed closing
the aft engine compartment and are preparing for the pyrotechnic
initiator controller resistance test. Afterwards, loading of the
onboard cryogenic tanks with liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen
reactants will begin.
After the cryogenic reactants are loaded, the orbiter's
mid-body umbilical unit will be demated and retracted into the
fixed service structure. Orbiter communications activation and
final vehicle and facility closeouts will also be underway.
Tomorrow, preparations will be made to retract the rotating
service structure to launch position at about 11 a.m. Pending
weather assessments and work schedules, this move could be
delayed several hours. Tanking is scheduled to begin at about
11:46 p.m. Thursday.
Forecasters are indicating a 60 percent probability of
weather prohibiting launch Friday. The primary concerns are for
low cloud ceilings and higher than allowable crosswinds at the
Shuttle Landing Facility. On launch morning, winds are expected
to be from the northeast at 10 - 15 knots; temperature 62-66
degrees F; visibility 7 miles; and clouds broken at about 3,000 -
6,000 feet and scattered to broken from 6,000 - 8,000 feet. The
24-hour-delay forecast reveals slightly improved conditions and
forecasters list a violation probability of 40 percent.
The six-member astronaut crew today will be involved with
checking out their mission flight plans, fit checks of their
equipment and fly in the Shuttle Training Aircraft.
Remaining in the schedule is the option to launch Endeavour
as much as an hour earlier at 7:06 a.m. This alternative will be
implemented the day prior to launch day if mission managers judge
the weather more favorable at the earlier opportunity.
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| SUMMARY OF HOLDS AND HOLD TIMES FOR STS-59 |
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T-TIME ------- LENGTH OF HOLD ---- HOLD BEGINS --- HOLD ENDS
T-27 hours --- 28 hours --------- 3 am Tues.------ 7 am Wed.
T-19 hours --- 4 hours ---------- 3 pm Wed.------- 7 pm Wed.
T-11 hours --- 14 hrs.,46 mins. - 3 am Thurs.----- 5:46 pm Thurs.
T-6 hours ---- 1 hour ---------- 10:46 pm Thurs.- 11:46 pm Thurs.
T-3 hours ---- 2 hours ---------- 2:46 am Fri.---- 4:46 am Fri.
T-20 minutes - 10 minutes ------- 7:26 am Fri.---- 7:36 am Fri.
T-9 minutes -- 10 minutes ------- 7:47 am Fri.---- 7:57 am Fri.
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| CREW FOR MISSION STS-59 |
|________________________________________|
Commander (CDR): Sidney M. Gutierrez (Red team)
Pilot (PLT): Kevin P. Chilton (Red team)
Mission Specialist (MS1): Jerome (Jay) Apt (Blue team)
Mission Specialist (MS2): Michael R. (Rich) Clifford (Blue team)
Mission Specialist (MS3): Linda M. Godwin (Red team)
Mission Specialist (MS4): Thomas D. Jones (Blue team)
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| SUMMARY OF STS-59 LAUNCH DAY CREW ACTIVITIES |
|__________________________________________________|
Thursday, April 7, 1994
6:00 p.m. Wake up (Blue team)
6:30 p.m. Breakfast (Blue team)
6:30 p.m. Sleep (Red team)
11:30 p.m. Lunch (Blue team)
Friday, April 8, 1994
2:30 a.m. Wake up (Red team)
3:00 a.m. Breakfast (Red team)
3:41 a.m. Dinner (Blue team)
4:11 a.m. Weather briefing (CDR, PLT, MS2)
4:11 a.m. Don flight equipment (MS1, MS3, MS4)
4:21 a.m. Don flight equipment (CDR, PLT, MS2)
4:51 a.m. Depart for launch pad 39A
5:21 a.m. Arrive at white room and begin ingress
6:36 a.m. Close crew hatch
8:06 a.m. Launch
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