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Year
at a Glance |
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| NOTE |
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| This
is an orbiter processing report and does not 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.
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MISSION:
STS-92 - 5th ISS Flight (3A) - Z-1 Truss, PMA-3
Launch-1
Day |
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| VEHICLE |
Discovery/OV-103 |
| LOCATION |
Launch
Pad 39A |
| TARGET
KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME |
Oct.
5, 2000 at about 9:38 p.m. EDT |
| TARGET
KSC LANDING DATE/TIME |
Oct.
16, 2000 at about 4:57 p.m. |
| LAUNCH
WINDOW |
No
more than 5 minutes |
| MISSION
DURATION |
11
days |
| CREW |
Duffy,
Melroy, Wakata, Chiao, Wisoff, Lopez-Alegria, McArthur |
| ORBITAL
ALTITUDE and INCLINATION |
177
nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
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| Note |
The launch countdown for mission STS-92 remains on schedule as final preparations for liftoff continue at Pad 39A. Loading of Discovery's onboard cryogenics began on time last night and concluded earlier this morning. Following this, the orbiter mid-body umbilical was detached from the vehicle. Also, final Shuttle main engine preparations were conducted. Tonight, late stow operations of flight crew equipment will begin.
The rotating service structure is scheduled to be moved away from the vehicle at about 1:30 a.m. tomorrow, and filling of the external tank with its load of cryogenic propellants is set to commence at about 12:15 p.m. This operation will conclude at about 3:15 p.m.
Meanwhile, the seven-member crew continues to review mission plans. The commander and pilot will practice landing approaching at the Shuttle Landing Facility in the Shuttle Training Aircraft later this evening.
Weather forecasters continue to indicate a 40 percent chance of weather violation for Thursday night's launch attempt. The official forecast calls for clouds to be scattered to broken from 3,000 feet to 7,000 feet and from 12,000 to 16,000 feet, and broken from 25,000 to 30,000 feet; visibility at 7 miles; launch pad winds from the southwest at 8 gusting to 12 knots; temperature at 78 degrees F; and relative humidity at 85 percent.
The primary concern is for lingering showers or low clouds. The 24-hour delay forecast indicates a 40 percent chance of weather violation and the 48-hour delay forecast shows a 60 percent chance of weather prohibiting launch.
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SUMMARY OF BUILT-IN HOLDS FOR
STS-92
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T-TIME |
LENGTH OF HOLD |
HOLD BEGINS |
HOLD ENDS |
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T-27 hours |
4 hours |
4 p.m. Tues. |
8 p.m. Tues. |
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T-19 hours |
4 hours |
4 a.m. Wed. |
8 a.m. Wed. |
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T-11 hours |
13 hours, 43 min. |
4 p.m. Wed. |
5:43 a.m. Thurs. |
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T-6 hours |
2 hours |
10:43 a.m. Thurs. |
12:43 a.m. Thurs. |
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T-3 hours |
2 hours |
3:43 p.m. Thurs. |
5:43 p.m. Thurs. |
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T-20 minutes |
10 minutes |
8:23 p.m. Thurs. |
8:33 p.m. Thurs. |
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T-9 minutes |
about 45 minutes |
8:44 p.m. Thurs. |
9:29 p.m. Thurs. |
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CREW FOR MISSION STS-92
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| Commander (CDR): |
Brian Duffy |
| Pilot (PLT): |
Pamela Melroy |
| Mission Specialist (MS1): |
Leroy Chiao |
| Mission Specialist (MS2): |
Bill McArthur |
| Mission Specialist (MS3): |
Jeff Wisoff |
| Mission Specialist (MS4): |
Michael Lopez-Alegria |
| Mission Specialist (MS5): |
Koichi Wakata |
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SUMMARY OF
STS-92 LAUNCH DAY CREW ACTIVITIES
Thursday,
Oct. 5
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| 9:30 a.m. |
Crew wake up |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Breakfast |
| *4:38 p.m. |
Snack and photo |
| 5:08 p.m. |
Weather briefing (CDR, PLT, MS2) |
| 5:08 p.m. |
Don flight suits (MS1, MS3, MS4, MS5) |
| *5:08 p.m. |
Don flight suits (CDR, PLT, MS2) |
| *5:48 p.m. |
Depart for launch pad |
| *6:18 p.m. |
Arrive at white room and begin ingress |
| *7:33 p.m. |
Close crew hatch |
| *9:38 p.m. |
Launch |
*Televised events
( times may vary slightly)
All times Eastern
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Status reports and other
NASA publications are available on the World Wide Web at: http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/kscpao.htm.
Information about the countdown and mission can be accessed
electronically via the Internet at:
http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/shuttle/countdown/
and at http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/ |
