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STS-88 (93)
Endeavour (13)
Pad 39-B (43) (estimated)
93rd Shuttle Mission (estimated)
13th Flight OV-105 (estimated)
1st USA Space Station Assembly Flight
NOTE: Click Here for Countdown Homepage
Crew:
Robert D. Cabana (4), Mission Commander
Frederick W. Sturckow (1), Pilot
Nancy J. Currie (3), Mission Specialist
Jerry L. Ross (6), Mission Specialist
James H. Newman (3), Ph.D, Mission Specialist
Sergei K. Krikalev (4), Mission Specialist (Russia)
Milestones:
OPF1 -- 2/01/98 (Reference KSC Shuttle Status 2/02/1998)
VAB -- 10/15/98 (Reference KSC Shuttle Status 10/15/1998)
PAD -- 10/21/98 (Reference KSC Shuttle Status 10/21/1998)
Payload:
Space Station Assembly Flight ISS-01-2A (Node 1, PMA1/2)
Mission Objectives:
Click here for Additional Info on STS-88
The seven-day mission will be highlighted by the mating of the
U.S.-built
Node 1 station element to the Functional Energy Block (FGB) which will
already be in orbit, and two spacewalks to connect power and data
transmission cables between the Node and the FGB. The FGB, built by
Boeing
and the Russian Space Agency, is scheduled for launch on a Russian
Proton
rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakstan in November 1997.
Node 1
was originally scheduled for Launch December 4, 1997 but was
rescheduled for
launch in July of 1998.
Node 1 will be the first Space Station hardware delivered by the Space
Shuttle. It has two Pressurized Mating Adapters (PMA), one attached to
either end. One PMA is permanently mated to the FGB and the other used
for
orbiter dockings and crew access to the station. Node 1 also will
contain an
International Standard Payload Rack used to support on-orbit
activities once
activated after the fifth Shuttle/Station assembly flight.
To begin the assembly sequence, the crew will conduct a series of
rendezvous
maneuvers similar to those conducted on other Shuttle missions to
reach the
orbiting FGB. On the way, Currie will use the Shuttle's robot arm to
place
Node 1 atop the Orbiter Docking System. Cabana will complete the
rendezvous
by flying Endeavour to within 35 feet of the FGB, allowing Currie to
capture
the FGB with the robot arm and place it on the Node's Pressurized
Mating
Adapter.
Once the two elements are docked, Ross and Newman will conduct two
scheduled
spacewalks to connect power and data cables between the Node, PMAs and
the
FGB. The day following the spacewalks, Endeavour will undock from the
two
components, completing the first Space Station assembly mission.
Launch:
December 3, 1998 3:59 a.m. EST (ESTIMATED). 10 minute launch window.
Launch
was originally scheduled for Sept 3, 1998 but was rescheduled on
3/31/98 to
December 3, 1998
On Friday, November 6, 1998, at Launch Pad 39A, the Terminal Countdown
Demonstration Test (TCDT) concluded at about 11 a.m. Crew members
successfully conducted a launch day dress rehearsal complete with an
orbiter
crew compartment ingress and simulated main engine cut-off at T-5
seconds.
The crew then practiced emergency egress procedures assisted by the
KSC
close-out crew. The crew departs KSC today at about 2:15 p.m. headed
for
their homes in Houston, TX. Orbiter inertial measurement unit
calibration
occurs today and preparations for payload interface verification
testing are
in work. The Unity connecting module will be installed in the
orbiter's
cargo bay Nov. 13. (Reference KSC Shuttle Status 11/06/1998)
On Thursday, 11/5/98 At Launch Pad 39A, Endeavour's helium signature
leak
tests and secondary payload tests are complete. Gaseous nitrogen
servicing
of the orbiter's water spray boiler No. 3 and main engine testing
occur this
week. The STS-88 flight crew is at KSC to participate in the Terminal
Countdown Demonstration Test. Crew members are being briefed on
orbiter and
payload activities, practicing emergency escape procedures and
conducting a
full dress rehearsal of launch day activities on Friday. The countdown
test
culminates with a simulated main engine cutoff at 11 a.m. tomorrow.
The
Unity connecting module will be installed in orbiter's cargo bay Nov.
13.
(Reference KSC Shuttle Status 11/05/1998)
On Wednesday, October 21, 1998, Shuttle Endeavour is now hard down on
Launch
Pad 39A. The Shuttle began its 3.4-mile trip from the Vehicle Assembly
Building (VAB) to the pad at about 2:18 a.m. today. Launch pad
validations
are under way and tonight workers will conduct a planned hot fire of
Endeavour's auxiliary power units No. 1 and No. 3. The Rotating
Service
Structure will be extended around the vehicle early Thursday morning
and
main engine flight readiness testing follows later in the day. The
Unity
Connecting Module payload arrives at the pad Monday for installation
in the
pad's payload changeout room. (Reference KSC Shuttle Status
10/21/1998)
On Thursday, 10/15/98 Endeavour was mounted on the orbiter transfer
vehicle
yesterday and began first motion to the Vehicle Assembly Building at
6:18
a.m. today. The orbiter is currently located in the VAB transfer aisle
and
will be mated to the STS-88 external tank and solid rocket boosters in
VAB
high bay 3 later today. The Shuttle Interface Test will be conducted
through
Monday and the entire Shuttle stack will roll out to Launch Pad 39A on
Wednesday beginning at 7 a.m. (Reference KSC Shuttle Status
10/15/1998)
On Monday, 7/6/98, Endeavour's forward multiplexer demultiplexer and
its
dedicated signal conditioner are being replaced. Corrosion repair on
the
main engine heat shield attach points continues. Technicians are
working to
replace a pyrotechnic electrical harness on the orbiter's fire
protection
system. Testing of Endeavour's power reactant storage and distribution
system is scheduled this week. (Reference KSC Shuttle Status
7/06/1998)
On Monday, 6/22/98, Endeavour's water spray boiler checks were
complete.
Connection of the right hand OMS pod oxidizer transfer lines were
complete
and the fuel transfer lines will be connected later this week. Main
engine
heat shield attach point rework begins this week and today workers
will
conduct checks of the fuel cell No. 3 water relief panel. (Reference
KSC
Shuttle Status 6/22/1998)
Node 1 arrived at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Shuttle Landing Facility
aboard
an Air Force C-5 air cargo plane on Monday, June 23 at 12:15 a.m. The
node
will be offloaded from the aircraft at 6 p.m. that evening and
transported
to the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF). (Reference KSC Press
Release 93-97)
Orbit:
Altitude: 173 nm.
Inclination: 51.6
Orbits:
Duration: 11 days, 18 hours, minutes, seconds. (Estimated)
Distance: miles
Hardware:
SRB: BIO-95
SRM: RSRM-67
ET : SN-97
MLP :
SSME-1: SN-2043**A (HPOTP 8021, HPFTP 6014)
SSME-2: SN-2044**A (HPOTP 8014, HPFTP 4116)
SSME-3: SN-2045**A (HPOTP 8023, HPFTP 6015)
Landing:
December 14, 1998, KSC (estimated)
Mission Highlights:
KSC Home Mission Index Last Mission STS-95 Next Mission STS-93
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