MISSION: STS-92 -- 5th ISS Flight (3A) -- Z-1 Truss, PMA-3

VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103
LOCATION: Launch Pad 39A
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Oct. 5, 2000 at 9:38 p.m. EDT
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Oct. 16, 2000 at about 5 p.m.
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: Workers at Launch Pad 39A have
resumed Discovery's prelaunch processing after a busy
weekend of hurricane preparation. Planned processing work gave
way to preliminary Shuttle rollback preparations on Saturday, but
by Sunday morning the threat of Hurricane Gordon had passed. KSC
managers have adjusted the remainder of Discovery's processing
flow and continue to work toward an Oct. 5 target launch date.
Over the weekend, rainfall at KSC totaled 2.42 inches and winds
reached 47 knots. Winds at Launch Pad 39A peaked at 28 knots.

The Zenith-1 (Z-1) Truss was installed into Discovery's payload
bay Saturday and the payload bay doors will be opened today to
accommodate payload testing. Today, technicians are preparing to
replace a transducer on Discovery's right hand orbital maneuvering
system (OMS) engine. The OMS transducer replacement and a leak
check of the fuel line disconnect for auxiliary power unit No. 2
are both scheduled to occur tomorrow morning.

Milestones:
Helium Signature Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 21
Prelaunch propellant loading of Discovery's onboard tanks . . Sept. 23
Space Shuttle main engine flight readiness test begins. . . . Sept. 25
Orbiter aft compartment close-outs begin. . . . . . . . .  .  Sept. 26


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MISSION: STS-97 -- 6th ISS Flight (4A) -- PV Module P6

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. 10, 2000 at time TBD
MISSION DURATION: 10 days
CREW: Jett, Bloomfield, Tanner, Noriega, Garneau
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: The five-member flight crew completed the Crew
Equipment Interface Test over the weekend and then returned to Houston, TX. Leak
checks of the orbiter's crew module and airlock are complete. Two of Endeavour's
main engines have been installed and the third is slated for installation this
week.