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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.11, 2000 at about
7:17 p.m. EDT |
| TARGET
KSC LANDING DATE/TIME |
Oct.
22, 2000 at about 2:10 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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| Shuttle Processing |
The launch of Space Shuttle Discovery was postponed today during the T-20 minute built-in hold. The 24-hour launch delay allows workers time to remove a 4-inch metal locking pin discovered on a strut between the external tank and orbiter during post-tanking inspections. Managers will remove the pin overnight and plan another launch attempt Wednesday at about 7:17 p.m.
The ice and debris inspection team noticed the pin during standard prelaunch pad and vehicle walk down activities at Launch Pad 39A. The 8-ounce metal pin has a handle that measures 3 inches long and a shaft that extends about 4 inches from the handle. A 10 to 12-inch tether is attached to the pin. The pin is typically used to lock in ground support equipment or access platforms at the pad. Because engineers determined the pin might impact the Shuttle at liftoff or during ascent and possibly cause damage, managers decided that the safest measure would be to remove the pin prior to launch. The only way to retrieve the pin is by returning the Rotating Service Structure (RSS) back around the vehicle.
The cryogenic propellants have been offloaded from Discovery's external tank, and at midnight tonight workers will move the RSS in place to retrieve the pin. Workers expect to have the pin in hand by 2:30 a.m. tomorrow. The RSS will be retracted away from Discovery at about 4 a.m. and external tank loading operations are scheduled to commence at about 9:52 a.m.
Air Force weather forecasters indicate a 40 percent chance that weather could violate Wednesday's launch attempt. Forecasters expect lighter winds that today and a chance of increased cloudiness. Only a slight chance of rain exists within 20 nautical miles.
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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
Wednesday,
Oct. 11
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| 6:42 a.m. |
Crew wake up |
| *2:17 p.m. |
Snack and photo |
| 2:47 p.m. |
Weather briefing (CDR, PLT, MS2) |
| 2:47 p.m. |
Don flight suits (MS1, MS3, MS4, MS5) |
| *2:57 p.m. |
Don flight suits (CDR, PLT, MS2) |
| *3:27 p.m. |
Depart for launch pad |
| *3:57 p.m. |
Arrive at white room and begin ingress |
| *5:12 p.m. |
Close crew hatch |
| *7:17 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/ |
