KSC-00PP-1530 - The STS-92 crew exits O&C on way to Launch Pad 39A 


The STS-92 crew strides eagerly to the waiting Astrovan that will take
them to Launch Pad 39A for liftoff at 8:05 p.m. EDT to the
International Space Station (ISS). They are (from front to back) Pilot
Pamela Ann Melroy and Commander Brian Duffy; and Mission Specialists
Leroy Chiao and William S. McArthur Jr.; Peter J.K. Wisoff; Michael
E. Lopez-Alegria and Koichi Wakata of Japan. The mission is the fifth
flight for the construction of the ISS. The payload includes the
Integrated Truss Structure Z-1 and the third Pressurized Mating
Adapter. During the 11-day mission, four extravehicular activities
(EVAs), or spacewalks, are planned. The Z-1 truss is the first of 10
that will become the backbone of the International Space Station,
eventually stretching the length of a football field. PMA-3 will
provide a Shuttle docking port for solar array installation on the
sixth ISS flight and Lab installation on the seventh ISS flight.  This
launch is the second for Wakata. Landing is expected Oct. 21 at 3:55
p.m. EDT.

 
                                               10/10/2000