Space Shuttle
Launch Schedule - up to December 2000
(NASA Web Site)
| Flight | Orbiter | Launch Date | Duration - Days |
Mission |
| STS-90 | Columbia | 16-04-98 | 16(+1) | Neurolab |
| STS-91 | Discovery | 28-05-98 | 9(+1) | Mir-D9ocking/9, AMS (Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer), SpaceHab-SM |
| STS-88 | Endeavour | 09-07-98 | 7(+2) | 1st Space Station Assembly Flight ISS-1 (Node 1, PMA1/2) |
| STS-95 | Discovery | 29-10-98 | 9 | SpaceHab-SM, HOST, Spartan 201, IEH-03, PANSAT, ACVS(DTO841), OSVS, IHVM, CryoTSU, SOLCON |
| STS-93 | Columbia | No earlier than 3/12/98 | 5 | AXAF-1 |
| STS-96 | Endeavour | 09-12-98 | 11(+2) | ISS-2 (Logistics & Outfitting) |
| STS-92 | Atlantis | 14-01-99 | 9(+2) | ISS-3 (Z1 Truss, PMA-3, etc.) 3-Person Permanent Habitation |
| STS-97 | Discovery | 08-04-99 | 8(+2) | ISS-4 (P6, PV Module) |
| STS-98 | Endeavour | 20-05-99 | 9(+2) | ISS-5 (US Lab, Lab PDGF) |
| STS-99 | Atlantis | 30-06-99 | 11(+1) | ISS-6 (MPLM, SLP, Crew Rotation) |
| STS-100 | Discovery | 12-08-99 | 11(+2) | ISS-7 (Airlock, SLDP-1) |
| STS-101 | Columbia | 23-09-99 | 7(?) | Shuttle Topographic RADAR Mission |
| STS-102 | Atlantis | 04-11-99 | (?) | (Logistics and Outfitting) |
| STS-103 | Endeavour | 02-12-99 | (?) | Hubble Service Mission #3 |
| STS-104 | Discovery | 13-01-00 | (?) | ISS-9-UF-1 (MPLM, PV Module Batteries) |
| STS-105 | Endeavour | 10-02-00 | (?) | ISS-10 (ITS S0, MT, Airlock Spur) |
| STS-106 | Atlantis | 16-03-00 | (?) | ISS-11-UF-2 (MPLM, MBS, Lab System) |
| STS-107 | Columbia | 04-05-00 | (?) | Research Module |
| STS-108 | Endeavour | 15-06-00 | (?) | ISS-12 (ITS-S1, CETA Cart A) |
| STS-109 | Atlantis | 20-07-00 | (?) | ISS-13 (SPP with 4 Solar Arrays) |
| STS-110 | Columbia | 14-09-00 | (?) | Reimbursable Mission |
| STS-111 | Endeavour | 26-10-00 | (?) | ISS-14 (ITS P1, CETA Cart B) |
| STS-112 | Atlantis | 30-11-00 | (?) | ISS-15 (ITS P3, PV Module P4) |
The first International Space Station (ISS) assembly flight is scheduled for the 9th July 1998. The Space shuttles are going to be spending a lot of their time taking up bits and pieces for the ISS. Up until August 2003 when the ISS-31 mission flies there will only be a few shuttle flights that are not involved with the ISS. If the news that the Russians are pulling out of the space station is correct then the Americans are in for an awful lot of work to get the ISS up and running.
The Hubble telescope is due to get its 3rd service and oil change in December 1999 but of the 13 missions running through till then all but 2 are related to the ISS. So, starting in July this year you can expect to see and hear a lot about the International Space Station. It could get quite exciting.