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L-3:
Sunday, February 4 |
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10:30
a .m. |
STS-98
astronauts depart Houston |
01:30
p.m. |
Astronauts
arrive at Kennedy Space Center SLF |
02:00
p.m. |
Crew
tagup with suit techs and flight data file personnel |
09:30
p.m. |
Crew
sleep begins |
09:30
p.m. |
Firing
room call to stations for start of countdown |
10:00
p.m. |
STS-98
countdown begins at the T-minus 43-hour mark |
10:00
p.m. |
Cockpit
display and instrumentation tests and checkout |
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L-2:
Monday, February 5 |
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05:30
a.m. |
Crew
wakeup |
06:00
a.m. |
Crew
medical exams |
06:00
a.m. |
Cockpit
checkout complete; begin fuel cell loading preps |
07:15
a.m. |
Cockrell
and Polansky take an unsuited STA training flight |
09:00
a.m. |
Crew
reviews flight data file |
02:00
p.m. |
Begin
a four-hour hold at T-minus 27 hours |
03:00
p.m. |
Shuttle
pyro initiator resistance test |
04:30
p.m. |
Cockrell
and mission specialists make T-38 flights |
06:00
p.m. |
Countdown
resumes |
06:00
p.m. |
Fuel
cell liquid hydrogen/oxygen loading begin |
09:30
p.m. |
Crew
sleep begins |
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L-1:
Tuesday, February 6 |
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02:00
a.m. |
Fuel
cell reactant loading complete |
02:00
a.m. |
The
countdown enters a four-hour hold at T-minus 19 hours |
02:00
a.m. |
Secure
fuel cell loading arm (OMBUU) |
05:30
a.m. |
Crew
wakeup |
06:00
a.m. |
The
countdown resumes at the T-minus 19-hour mark |
06:00
a .m. |
Main
engine final preps begin; tail service masts secured |
07:30
a.m. |
The
crew attends vehicle, weather, payload briefings |
01:30
p.m. |
Cockrell,
Polansky, Curbeam and Ivins make T-38 flights |
02:00
p.m. |
The
countdown enters a 12-hour 16-minute hold at T-11 hours |
04:36
p.m. |
Communications
systems activation begins |
06:00
p.m. |
Cockrell,
Polansky take an unsuited STA flight |
09:30
p.m. |
Crew
sleep begins |
10:00
p.m. |
The
launch pad service gantry is retracted |
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L-0:
Wednesday, February 7 |
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02:16
a.m. |
The
countdown resumes at the T-minus 11-hour mark |
02:16
a.m. |
Begin
final fueling preparations |
04:46
a.m. |
Clear
launch pad of non-essential personnel |
06:30
a.m. |
Crew
wakeup |
07:16
a .m. |
Countdown
enters a two-hour hold at T-minus six hours |
07:16
a.m. |
Mission
management team meets to give go/no-go for fueling |
09:16
a.m. |
T-minus
six hours: Resume countdown |
09:16
a.m. |
Begin
fueling |
12:16
p.m. |
Fueling
complete; external tank in stable replenish mode |
12:16
p.m. |
T-minus
three hours: Begin a two-hour hold |
01:00
p.m. |
NASA
television coverage begins |
01:10
p.m. |
Crew
snack photo opportunity |
01:41
p.m. |
Crew
receives a final weather briefing |
01:51
p.m. |
Crew
suitup |
02:16
p.m. |
The
countdown resumes at the T-minus three-hour mark |
02:21
p.m. |
The
astronauts depart crew quarters, head for launch pad |
02:51
p.m. |
The
astronauts begin strapping in for launch |
04:06
p.m. |
The
shuttle's cabin hatch is closed for flight |
04:56
p.m. |
T-minus
20 minutes: Begin a 10-minute hold |
05:06
p.m. |
T-minus
20 minutes: Resume countdown |
05:07
p.m. |
Backup
flight computer verification |
05:17
p.m. |
T-minus
nine minutes: Begin adjustable final hold |
06:00
p.m. |
Mission
management team gives final "go" for launch |
06:02
p.m. |
T-minus
nine minutes: Resume countdown |
06:06
p.m. |
Planar
launch window opens |
06:06
p.m. |
Auxilliary
power unit start |
06:11
p.m. |
Launch
of mission STS-98 |
06:16
p.m. |
Planar
launch window closes |
06:20
p.m. |
Main
engine cutoff; shuttle reaches preliminary orbit |
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