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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
Delay Update
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| VEHICLE |
Discovery/OV-103 |
| LOCATION |
Launch
Pad 39A |
| TARGET
KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME |
No
earlier than Oct. 9, 2000 at about 8:05 p.m. EDT |
| TARGET
KSC LANDING DATE/TIME |
Oct.
20, 2000 |
| 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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| Completed
Shuttle Processing |
| Following
a decision last night to replace a suspect valve on Discovery's main
propulsion system (MPS), workers rolled the Rotating Service Structure
back around the vehicle at Launch Pad 39A. This morning, engineers
drained cryogenics from Discovery's onboard storage tanks and began
establishing worker access into the orbiter's aft compartment.
This afternoon, technicians will begin
the planned 12-hour process of replacing the liquid oxygen system
valve. Following a successful valve replacement, workers will
conduct leak checks as part of planned are tests tomorrow. Workers
will closeout the aft compartment for flight on Saturday. On
Sunday morning, engineers plan to reload Discovery's onboard cryogenic storage
tanks and begin final preparations to pickup the launch countdown.
the countdown is scheduled to resume at the T-11 hour mark at 5:10 a.m.
Monday. Shuttle managers plan to reconvene Monday morning to assess
resolution of the MPS valve and orbiter/external tank separation bolt
issues and to review launch weather conditions.
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.
Air Force weather forecasters indicate a 70% percent chance that weather
could violate Monday's launch attempt. The forecast calls for
clouds to be scattered to broken at 3,000 feet; visibility at 7 miles;
launch pad winds from the north at 15 peaking to 20 knots; temperature
at 68 degrees F; relative humidity at 51 percent; and no
precipitation. The primary concern is for cross winds at the
Shuttle Landing Facility in the event of an emergency landing, and low
cloud ceilings.
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Media Note
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The KSC Press Site will be closed on Saturday, Oct 7
and the codaphone will be updated as necessary at 867-2525. The Press site
will be open Sunday from 8 a.m. through 7 p.m. and a countdown status briefing
is planned for 11 a.m. Sunday. The office will be open from 8 a.m. until
midnight on Monday.
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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
Monday,
Oct. 9
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| 7:30 a.m. |
Crew wake up |
| *3:05 p.m. |
Snack and photo |
| 3:35 p.m. |
Weather briefing (CDR, PLT, MS2) |
| 3:35 p.m. |
Don flight suits (MS1, MS3, MS4, MS5) |
| *3:45 p.m. |
Don flight suits (CDR, PLT, MS2) |
| *4:15 p.m. |
Depart for launch pad |
| *4:45 p.m. |
Arrive at white room and begin ingress |
| *6:00 p.m. |
Close crew hatch |
| *8:05 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/ |
