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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
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| VEHICLE |
Discovery/OV-103 |
| LOCATION |
Launch
Pad 39A |
| TARGET
KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME |
Oct.10, 2000 at about
7:40 p.m. EDT |
| TARGET
KSC LANDING DATE/TIME |
Oct.
21, 2000 at about 3:55 p.m. |
| LAUNCH
WINDOW |
No
more than 5 minutes |
| MISSION
DURATION |
10
days, 20 hours, 11 minutes |
| 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 |
| At
9 a.m. this morning, mission managers postponed for 24 hours today's
launch attempt of Space Shuttle Discovery due to high winds at Launch
Pad 39A. Winds at the pad were as high as 44.6 knots, exceeding a
limit of 42 knots. Due to the higher than allowable winds, the GOV
(Gaseous Oxygen) vent arm or "beanie cap" could not be
extended over the External Tank in time to begin tanking operations to
support a launch attempt today. As a result, tanking operations
never began and the launch has been reschedule for 7:40 p.m., Tuesday,
Oct. 10.
The pad's rotating service structure will
remain away from the Shuttle today as managers and engineers prepare to
recycle the countdown clock to resume counting at about 4:45 a.m.
tomorrow at the T-11 hour mark.
Weather forecasters are currently
forecasting similar conditions tomorrow and are indicating at 70 percent
chance that weather could violate launch constraints. Tomorrow,
winds at the pad surface will be 15-20 knots, clouds will be scattered
to broken at 3,000 feet, and no precipitation is forecast. The
weather forecast for Wednesday indicates a 40 percent chance of weather
constraint violation. The 48-hour scrub turnaround forecast
indicates a 30 percent chance of violation.
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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
Tuesday,
Oct. 10
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| 7:05 a.m. |
Crew wake up |
| *2:40 p.m. |
Snack and photo |
| 3:10 p.m. |
Weather briefing (CDR, PLT, MS2) |
| 3:10 p.m. |
Don flight suits (MS1, MS3, MS4, MS5) |
| *3:20 p.m. |
Don flight suits (CDR, PLT, MS2) |
| *3:50 p.m. |
Depart for launch pad |
| *4:20 p.m. |
Arrive at white room and begin ingress |
| *5:45 p.m. |
Close crew hatch |
| *7:40 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/ |
