STS-92

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Infobox spaceflight STS-92 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station[1] (ISS) flown by 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.[2]

Crew

Position Astronaut
Commander Template:Flagicon Brian Duffy[3]
Fourth and last spaceflight
Pilot Template:Flagicon Pamela A. Melroy[4]
First spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1 Template:Flagicon Leroy Chiao[5][6]
Third spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2
Flight Engineer 		Template:Flagicon William S. McArthur[7]
Third spaceflight
Mission Specialist 3 Template:Flagicon Peter J. K. Wisoff[8]
Fourth and last spaceflight
Mission Specialist 4 Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon Michael E. López-Alegría[8]
Second spaceflight
Mission Specialist 5 Template:Flagicon Koichi Wakata[6][9], JAXA
Second spaceflight

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[10]
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[11]
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[12]
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[13]

Crew seat assignments

Seat[14] Launch Landing File:Space Shuttle seating plan.svg
Seats 1–4 are on the flight deck.
Seats 5–7 are on the mid-deck.
1 Duffy
2 Melroy
3 Wakata Lopez-Alegria
4 McArthur
5 Wisoff
6 Lopez-Alegria Wakata
7 Chiao

Mission highlights

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Launch of STS-92
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Discovery lands at Edwards Air Force Base, 24 October 2000.
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Illustration of the ISS after STS-92.
Attempt Planned Result Turnaround Reason Decision point Weather go (%) Notes
1 Script error: No such module "sort". Scrubbed — Technical Script error: No such module "sort". 60 Problems with external tank separation bolts and a main propulsion system valve on Discovery.[15]
2 Script error: No such module "sort". Scrubbed 3 days 22 hours 27 minutes Weather Script error: No such module "sort". 30 High winds prevented pre-launch preparations.[16]
3 Script error: No such module "sort". Scrubbed 0 days 23 hours 34 minutes Technical Script error: No such module "sort". Template:Zwsp(T−00:20:00 hold) 70 A metal pin was found wedged in between the orbiter and external tank in an area that technicians could not access.[17][18]Template:R/superscript There was a risk that the pin could dislodge during launch and damage the shuttle.[19]
4 Script error: No such module "sort". Success 0 days 23 hours 37 minutes 80

STS-92 was an ISS assembly flight that brought the Z1 truss, Control Moment Gyros, Pressurized Mating Adapter-3 (PMA-3) (mounted on a Spacelab pallet) and two DDCU (Heat pipes) to the space station.[1][20] The Z1 truss was the first exterior framework installed on the ISS and allowed the first U.S. solar arrays to be temporarily installed on 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 Script error: No such module "convert". 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 Lab installation on flight 5A.

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

Over the course of four scheduled spacewalks, two teams of space walkers and an experienced robot arm operator collaborated to install the Z1 (Z for zenith port) truss structure on top of the U.S. Unity connecting node on the growing station and to deliver the third Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA 3) to the ISS for the future berthing of new station components and to accommodate shuttle dockings.

The 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 trusses or backbones. The Z1 fixture also served as the platform on which the huge U.S. 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 hardware included a Transmitter/Receiver/Controller (SGTRC) built by L3 Communications Systems-East in Camden, NJ. John Schina was the Chief Engineer of the ISS Program at L3.

The Z1 contains four large 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 U.S. laboratory.

During the fourth spacewalk, astronauts Wisoff and López-Alegría tested the SAFER jet backpack, flying up to 50 feet while remaining tethered to the spacecraft.[13]

Media

See also

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References

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External links

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