Spaceflight Now | STS-92 | Prelaunch timeline

Prelaunch timeline
COMPILED BY WILLIAM HARWOOD
Updated: October 10, 2000


L-0: Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2000 (24-hour scrub-turnaround)

04:22 a.m.	The countdown resumes at T-minus 11 hours
06:42 a.m.	Crew wakeup
09:22 a.m.	Begin a one-hour built-in hold at T-minus six hours
10:22 a.m.	The countdown resumes at the T-minus six-hour mark
10:22 a.m.	Shuttle fueling begins (likely to begin 30 minutes earlier)
01:22 p.m.	Shuttle fueling is complete
01:22 p.m.	Begin a two-hour built-in hold at T-minus three hours
01:30 p.m.	NASA television coverage begins
02:17 p.m.	Crew snack/photo opportunity
02:47 p.m.	Crew weather briefing
02:57 p.m.	Astronauts begin donning pressure suits
03:22 p.m.	The countdown resumes at T-minus three hours
03:27 p.m.	The astronauts leave crew quarters
03:57 p.m.	Astronauts arrive at launch pad white room
05:12 p.m.	Shuttle hatch closed and latched
06:02 p.m.	Begin a 10-minute hold at T-minus 20 minutes
06:12 p.m.	The countdown resumes
06:23 p.m.	Begin a 45-minute hold at T-minus nine minutes
07:08 p.m.	The countdown resumes at T-minus nine minutes
07:12 p.m.	Hydraulic power system start at T-minus five minutes
07:17 p.m.	Launch of shuttle mission STS-92
07:26 p.m.	Main engine cutoff
08:01 p.m.	OMS-2 rocket firing to circularize orbit

At a glance
Vehicle: Discovery (OV-103)
Mission: STS-92/ISS 3A
Payload: Z-1 truss & PMA-3
Launch date: Oct. 11, 2000
Launch time: 7:17 p.m. EDT (2317 GMT)
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Landing date: Oct. 24, 2000
Landing time: 3:28 p.m. EDT (1928 GMT)
Landing site: KSC
Crew: Duffy, Melroy, Chiao, McArthur, Wisoff, Lopez-Alegria, Wakata

Flight Data File

Quick look data - Facts, figures and important information about the mission.

Flight plan - A detailed day-by-day timetable of the major mission events based on NASA's official flight plan.

Mission hardware - The major components and equipments that make up the shuttle vehicle for STS-92.

The crew - Meet the seven astronauts who will fly aboard shuttle Discovery.

Key personnel - Listing of the major people behind the shuttle flight.

Space demographics before and after - How the space explorers numbers will stack up before and after STS-92.

Tracking spacecraft - Latest orbital data for tracking the shuttle, station and other satellites on your computer.

Explore the Net - A list of useful links to other Internet sites with information related to STS-92.

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