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{{Short description|2000 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox spaceflight
| name               = STS-92
| names_list         = [[Space Transportation System]]-92
| image              = MS Wisoff and Z1 Truss Berthing.jpg
| image_caption      = Wisoff oversees PMA-3 (top) being mated with the nadir port of ''Unity'' (bottom) during EVA 2
| insignia           = Sts-92-patch.svg
| spacecraft         = {{OV|103}}
| mission_type       = ISS assembly
| operator           = [[NASA]]
| orbits_completed   = 
| distance_travelled = 
| mission_duration   = {{time interval|11 October 2000, 23:17:00|24 October 2000, 20:59:42|show=dhms|sep=,}}
| launch_mass        = {{cvt|115127|kg}}
| landing_mass       = {{cvt|92741|kg}}
| payload_mass       = {{cvt|9513|kg}}
| launch_site        = [[Kennedy Space Center|Kennedy]], [[Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A|LC-39A]]
| launch_date        = {{Start date text|11 October 2000, 23:17:00|timezone=yes}}&nbsp;[[UTC]] (7:17&nbsp;pm&nbsp;[[Eastern Standard Time|EST]])
| landing_date       = {{End date text|24 October 2000, 20:59:42|timezone=yes}}&nbsp;UTC (12:59:42&nbsp;pm&nbsp;[[Pacific Standard Time|PST]])
| landing_site       = [[Edwards Air Force Base|Edwards]], Runway{{nbsp}}22
| crew_size          = 7
| crew_members       = {{Unbulleted list|[[Brian Duffy (astronaut)|Brian Duffy]]|[[Pamela A. Melroy]]|[[Koichi Wakata]]|[[William S. McArthur]]|[[Peter J. K. Wisoff]]|[[Michael López-Alegría]]|[[Leroy Chiao]]}}
| crew_EVAs          = 4
| crew_EVA_duration  = {{Unbulleted list
   | 12&nbsp;hours, 12&nbsp;minutes
   | {{small|1st&nbsp;EVA: 6&nbsp;hours, 28&nbsp;minutes}}
   | {{small|2nd&nbsp;EVA: 7&nbsp;hours, 7&nbsp;minutes}}
   | {{small|3rd&nbsp;EVA: 6&nbsp;hours, 48&nbsp;minutes}}
   | {{small|4th&nbsp;EVA: 6&nbsp;hours, 56&nbsp;minutes}}
   }}
| crew_photo         = STS-92 crew.jpg
| crew_photo_caption = From left: [[Leroy Chiao|Chiao]], [[Pamela A. Melroy|Melroy]], [[Michael López-Alegría|Lopez-Alegria]], [[William S. McArthur|McArthur]], [[Peter J. K. Wisoff|Wisoff]], [[Brian Duffy (astronaut)|Duffy]] and [[Koichi Wakata|Wakata]]
| docking            = {{Infobox spaceflight/Dock
  | docking_target   = [[International Space Station|ISS]]
  | docking_type     = dock
  | docking_port     = ''[[Unity (ISS module)|Unity]]'' forward
  | docking_date     = 13 October 2000, 17:45&nbsp;UTC
  | undocking_date   = 20 October 2000, 15:08&nbsp;UTC
  | time_docked      = 6 days, 21 hours, 23 minutes
 }}
| apsis              = gee
| orbit_epoch        = 
| orbit_reference    = [[geocentric orbit|Geocentric]]
| orbit_regime       = [[Low Earth orbit|Low Earth]]
| orbit_periapsis    = {{cvt|386|km}}
| orbit_apoapsis     = {{cvt|394|km}}
| orbit_period       = 92.3 minutes
| orbit_inclination  = 51.6°
| programme          = [[Space Shuttle program]]
| previous_mission   = [[STS-106]] (99)
| next_mission       = [[STS-97]] (101)
}}
'''STS-92''' was a [[Space Shuttle]] mission to the [[International Space Station]]<ref name="sts92" /> (ISS) flown by [[Space Shuttle Discovery|Space Shuttle '' Discovery'']]. STS-92 marked the 100th mission of the [[Space Shuttle]] and Discovery's 28th flight. It was launched from [[Kennedy Space Center]], [[Florida]], 11 October 2000.<ref name="mcc01" />

==Crew==
{{Spaceflight crew
|terminology       = Astronaut
|position1         = Commander
|crew1_up          = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Duffy (astronaut)|Brian Duffy]]<ref name="ap-20001012" />
|flights1_up       = Fourth and last
|position2         = Pilot
|crew2_up          = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pamela A. Melroy]]<ref name="floridatoday-20001003" />
|flights2_up       = First
|position3         = Mission Specialist 1
|crew3_up          = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Leroy Chiao]]<ref name="floridatoday-20001018" /><ref name="sts92_press_kit" />
|flights3_up       = Third
|position4         = Mission Specialist 2<br>Flight Engineer
|crew4_up          = {{flagicon|USA}} [[William S. McArthur]]<ref name="chronicle-20001018" />
|flights4_up       = Third
|position5         = Mission Specialist 3
|crew5_up          = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Peter J. K. Wisoff]]<ref name="ap-20001019" />
|flights5_up       = Fourth and last 
|position6         = Mission Specialist 4
|crew6_up          = {{flagicon|USA}}/{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Michael López-Alegría|Michael E. López-Alegría]]<ref name="ap-20001019" />
|flights6_up       = Second
|position7         = Mission Specialist 5
|crew7_up          = {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Koichi Wakata]]<ref name="sts92_press_kit" /><ref name="ap-20001017" />
|flights7_up       = Second
|agency7_up        = [[Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency|JAXA]]

}}

=== Spacewalks ===
;EVA 1
*'''Personnel''': Chiao and McArthur
*'''Start''': 15 October 2000 – 14:27 UTC
*'''End''': 15 October 2000 – 20:55 UTC
*'''Duration''': 6 hours, 28 minutes<ref name="mcc09" />

;EVA 2
*'''Personnel''': López-Alegría and Wisoff 
*'''Start''': 16 October 2000 – 14:15 UTC
*'''End''': 16 October 2000 – 21:22 UTC
*'''Duration''': 7 hours, 7 minutes<ref name="mcc11" />

;EVA 3
*'''Personnel''': Chiao and McArthur
*'''Start''': 17 October 2000 – 14:30 UTC
*'''EVA 3 End''': 17 October 2000 – 21:18 UTC
*'''Duration''': 6 hours, 48 minutes<ref name="mcc13" />

;EVA 4
*'''Personnel''': López-Alegría and Wisoff 
*'''Start''': 18 October 2000 – 15:00 UTC
*'''End''': 18 October 2000 – 21:56 UTC
*'''Duration''': 6 hours, 56 minutes<ref name="mcc15" />

=== Crew seat assignments ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Seat<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spaceflight mission report: STS-92 |url=http://www.spacefacts.de/mission/english/sts-92.htm |access-date=25 April 2024 |website=www.spacefacts.de}}</ref>
! Launch
! Landing
|rowspan=8| [[File:Space Shuttle seating plan.svg|150px]]<br />Seats 1–4 are on the flight deck.<br />Seats 5–7 are on the mid-deck.
|-
! 1
|colspan=2| Duffy
|-
! 2
|colspan=2| Melroy
|-
! 3
|Wakata
|Lopez-Alegria
|-
! 4
|colspan=2| McArthur
|-
! 5
|colspan=2| Wisoff
|-
! 6
|Lopez-Alegria
|Wakata
|-
! 7
|colspan=2| Chiao
|}

==Mission highlights==
[[File:STS-92 launch.jpg|thumb|left|Launch of STS-92]]
[[File:STS-92 landing.jpg|thumb|right|''Discovery'' lands at Edwards Air Force Base, 24 October 2000.]]
[[File:Z1assembly.jpg|thumb|right|Illustration of the ISS after STS-92.]]{{LaunchAttempt
| date1           = 2000-10-05 21:38:26
| result1         = Scrubbed
| reason1         = Technical
| decision_date1  = 2000-10-05 15:15
| weathergo1      = 60
| notes1          = Problems with external tank separation bolts and a main propulsion system valve on ''Discovery''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harwood |first=William |date=2000-10-09 |title=Shuttle launch delayed by ET bolt issue, slugghish [sic] valve |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/STS-92_Archive.txt |access-date=2024-10-16 |work=CBS News}}</ref>
| date2           = 2000-10-09 20:05:17
| result2         = Scrubbed
| reason2         = Weather
| decision_date2  = 2000-10-09 9:00
| weathergo2      = 30
| notes2          = High winds prevented pre-launch preparations.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harwood |first=William |date=2000-10-09 |title=Launch delayed 24 hours by high winds |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/STS-92_Archive.txt |access-date=2024-10-16 |work=CBS News}}</ref>
| date3           = 2000-10-10 19:39:36
| result3         = Scrubbed
| reason3         = Technical
| decision_date3  = 2000-10-10 18:30
| decision_clock3 = −00:20:00 hold
| weathergo3      = 70
| notes3          = A metal pin was found wedged in between the orbiter and external tank in an area that technicians could not access.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2000-11-28 |title=Quick Release Pin Causes Shuttle Launch Scrub |url=https://llis.nasa.gov/lesson/923 |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=llis.nasa.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite report |last=Katnik |first=Gregory N. |date=2000-11-01 |title=Debris/Ice/TPS Assessment and Integrated Photographic Analysis of Shuttle Mission STS-92 |url=https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20010011035/downloads/20010011035.pdf |publisher=NASA |access-date=2025-10-11}}</ref>{{Reference page|page=4}} There was a risk that the pin could dislodge during launch and damage the shuttle.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harwood |first=William |date=2000-10-10 |title=Shuttle launch delayed by debris on external tank |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/STS-92_Archive.txt |access-date=2024-10-16 |work=CBS News}}</ref>
| date4           = 2000-10-11 19:17
| result4         = Success
| weathergo4      = 80
}}
STS-92 was an ISS assembly flight that brought the [[Integrated Truss Structure#Z1 truss|Z1 truss]], Control Moment Gyros, [[Pressurized Mating Adapter]]-3 (PMA-3) (mounted on a [[Spacelab]] pallet) and two DDCU ([[Heat pipe|Heat pipes]]) to the [[space station]].<ref name="sts92" /><ref name="STIsummary">{{cite web |last1=Legler |first1=Robert D. |last2=Bennett |first2=Floyd V. |date=September 1, 2011 |title=Space Shuttle Missions Summary |url=https://sma.nasa.gov/SignificantIncidents/assets/space-shuttle-missions-summary.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021052010/https://sma.nasa.gov/SignificantIncidents/assets/space-shuttle-missions-summary.pdf |archive-date=October 21, 2020 |website=Scientific and Technical Information (STI) Program Office |publisher=NASA |pages=127–129 |id=NASA/TM–2011–216142}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>
The [[Integrated Truss Structure|Z1 truss]] was the first [[Exterior space|exterior]] framework installed on the ISS and allowed the first U.S. solar arrays to be temporarily installed on ''[[Unity (ISS module)|Unity]]'' for early power during flight 4A. The Ku-band communication system supported early science capabilities and U.S. television on flight 6A. The CMGs (Control Moment Gyros) weigh about {{convert|27|kg}} and provide non-propulsive (electrically powered) attitude control when activated on flight 5A, and PMA-3 provides shuttle docking port for solar array installation on flight 4A and [[Destiny (ISS module)|Destiny]] Lab installation on flight 5A.

The mission included seven days of docked operations with the [[space station]], four [[Extravehicular activity|EVAs]], and two ingress opportunities.

Over the course of four scheduled [[Extravehicular activity|spacewalks]], two teams of [[List of spacewalkers|space walkers]] and an experienced [[Robotic arm|robot arm]] operator collaborated to install the [[Integrated Truss Structure|Z1]] (Z for zenith port) truss structure on top of the [[United States|U.S.]] [[Unity (ISS module)|Unity]] connecting node on the growing station and to deliver the third Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA 3) to the [[International Space Station|ISS]] for the future berthing of new station components and to accommodate shuttle dockings.

The [[Integrated Truss Structure|Z1 truss]] was the first permanent lattice-work structure for the ISS, very much like a girder, setting the stage for the future addition of the station's major [[Truss|trusses]] or backbones. The Z1 fixture also served as the platform on which the huge U.S. [[Electrical system of the International Space Station|solar arrays]] were mounted on the next shuttle assembly flight, [[STS-97]]. The Z1 truss included many elements of the [[Communications and Tracking subsystem]].  The [[Tool|hardware]] included a [[Transmitter]]/Receiver/Controller (SGTRC) built by L3 Communications Systems-East in [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden, NJ.]] John Schina was the Chief Engineer of the [[International Space Station programme|ISS Program]] at L3.

The Z1 contains four large [[Gyroscope|gyroscopic]] devices, called [[Control Moment Gyroscope]] (CMGs), which are used to maneuver the [[space station]] into the proper orientation on [[orbit]] once they were activated following the installation of the [[United States|U.S.]] [[laboratory]].

During the fourth [[Extravehicular activity|spacewalk]], astronauts [[Peter Wisoff|Wisoff]] and [[Michael López-Alegría|López-Alegría]] tested the [[Simplified Aid For EVA Rescue|SAFER]] [[jet pack|jet backpack]], flying up to 50 [[Foot (unit)|feet]] while remaining [[Tether|tethered]] to the [[spacecraft]].<ref name="mcc15" />

==Media==
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File:STS-92 launch.ogv
File:STS-92 landing.ogv
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|Spaceflight}}
*[[List of human spaceflights]]
*[[List of International Space Station spacewalks]]
*[[List of Space Shuttle missions]]
*[[List of spacewalks 2000–2014]]
*[[Outline of space science]]

==References==
<references>
<ref name="ap-20001012">{{cite news |last1=Dunn |first1=Marcia |title=100th shuttle mission in orbit |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99924530/100th-shuttle-mission-in-orbit/ |access-date=2022-04-17 |work=Wisconsin State Journal |agency=Associated Press |date=2000-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417174010/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99924530/100th-shuttle-mission-in-orbit/ |archive-date=2022-04-17 |page=3 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="ap-20001017">{{cite news |last1=Dunn |first1=Marcia |title=Astronauts attach new docking port |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99925065/astronauts-attach-new-docking-port/ |access-date=2022-04-17 |work=The Courier-News |agency=Associated Press |date=2000-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417174856/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99925065/astronauts-attach-new-docking-port/ |archive-date=2022-04-17 |page=10 |url-status=live |via=[[Newspapers.com]] }}</ref>

<ref name="ap-20001019">{{cite news |last1=Dunn |first1=Marcia |title=Spacewalkers cruise around |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99925633/spacewalkers-cruise-around/ |access-date=2022-04-17 |work=Evansville Courier and Press |agency=Associated Press |date=2000-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417175847/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99925633/spacewalkers-cruise-around/ |archive-date=2022-04-17 |page=4 |url-status=live |via=[[Newspapers.com]] }}</ref>

<ref name="chronicle-20001018">{{cite news |last1=Carreau |first1=Mark |title=Setting up for solar energy |newspaper=South Florida Sun Sentinel |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99925370/setting-up-for-solar-energy/ |access-date=2022-04-17 |agency=Houston Chronicle |date=2000-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417175420/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99925370/setting-up-for-solar-energy/ |archive-date=2022-04-17 |page=3 |url-status=live |via=[[Newspapers.com]] }}</ref>

<ref name="floridatoday-20001003">{{cite news |last1=Siceloff |first1=Steven |title=Female shuttle pilot puzzled by attention |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99924804/female-shuttle-pilot-puzzled-by/ |access-date=2022-04-17 |work=Florida Today |date=2000-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417174451/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99924804/female-shuttle-pilot-puzzled-by/ |archive-date=2022-04-17 |page=11 |url-status=live |via=[[Newspapers.com]] }}</ref>

<ref name="floridatoday-20001018">{{cite news |last1=Young |first1=Kelly |title=Astronauts attach power converters |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99925818/astronauts-attach-power-converters/ |access-date=2022-04-17 |work=Florida Today |date=2000-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417180204/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99925818/astronauts-attach-power-converters/ |archive-date=2022-04-17 |page=29 |url-status=live |via=[[Newspapers.com]] }}</ref>

<ref name="mcc01">{{cite web |last1=Petty |first1=John Ira |title=STS-92 Mission Control Center Status Report #1 |url=https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/shuttle/sts-92/STS-92-01.html |website=Johnson News |publisher=Johnson Space Center |access-date=2022-04-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130408015653/http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/shuttle/sts-92/STS-92-01.html |archive-date=2013-04-08 |date=2000-10-11 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="mcc09">{{cite web |last1=Petty |first1=John Ira |title=STS-92 Mission Control Center Status Report #9 |url=https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/shuttle/sts-92/STS-92-09.html |website=Johnson News |publisher=Johnson Space Center |access-date=2022-04-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130408015637/http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/shuttle/sts-92/STS-92-09.html |archive-date=2013-04-08 |date=2000-10-15 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="mcc11">{{cite web |last1=Petty |first1=John Ira |title=STS-92 Mission Control Center Status Report #11 |url=https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/shuttle/sts-92/STS-92-11.html |website=Johnson News |publisher=Johnson Space Center |access-date=2022-04-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130408015633/http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/shuttle/sts-92/STS-92-11.html |archive-date=2013-04-08 |date=2000-10-16 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="mcc13">{{cite web |last1=Petty |first1=John Ira |title=STS-92 Mission Control Center Status Report #13 |url=https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/shuttle/sts-92/STS-92-13.html |website=Johnson News |publisher=Johnson Space Center |access-date=2022-04-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130408015629/http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/shuttle/sts-92/STS-92-13.html |archive-date=2013-04-08 |date=2000-10-17 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="mcc15">{{cite web |last1=Petty |first1=John Ira |title=STS-92 Mission Control Center Status Report #15 |url=https://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/shuttle/sts-92/STS-92-15.html |website=Johnson News |publisher=Johnson Space Center |access-date=2022-04-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130408015625/http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/shuttle/sts-92/STS-92-15.html |archive-date=2013-04-08 |date=2000-10-18 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="sts92">{{cite web |last1=Ryba |first1=Jeanne |title=STS-92 |url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-92.html |website=Mission Archives |publisher=NASA |access-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314212645/https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-92.html |archive-date=14 March 2022 |date=15 February 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="sts92_press_kit">{{cite news|title=STS-92 Press Kit|publisher=NASA|date=2 October 2000|url=https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/sts-092-press-kit.pdf}}</ref>
</references>

==External links==
* [http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-92/mission-sts-92.html NASA mission summary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305072211/http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-92/mission-sts-92.html |date=5 March 2011 }}
* [http://www.nss.org/resources/library/shuttlevideos/shuttle100.htm STS-92 Video Highlights] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203002327/http://www.nss.org/resources/library/shuttlevideos/shuttle100.htm |date=3 December 2013 }}

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