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Wednesday, November 3, 2010

If this is a Thursday launch here is the countdown

.............................EXTENDED HOLD FOR 24-HOUR DELAY

Wed  11/03/10
    
20...47...00...06:37 PM......RSS to park position
19...47...00...07:37 PM......Final TPS, debris inspection
19...17...00...08:07 PM......Ascent switch list
16...20...00...11:04 PM......Resume countdown
16...00...00...11:24 PM......Pad clear of non-essential personnel
16...00...00...11:24 PM......APU bite test

Thu  11/04/10

15...10...00...12:14 AM......Fuel cell activation
14...20...00...01:04 AM......Booster joint heater activation
13...50...00...01:34 AM......MEC pre-flight bite test
13...35...00...01:49 AM......Tanking weather update
12...50...00...02:34 AM......Final fueling preps; launch area clear
12...20...00...03:04 AM......Red crew assembled
11...35...00...03:49 AM......Fuel cell integrity checks complete

11...20...00...04:04 AM......Begin 2-hour built-in hold (T-minus 6 hours)
11...10...00...04:14 AM......Safe-and-arm PIC test
10...32...00...04:52 AM......Crew wakeup
10...20...00...05:04 AM......External tank ready for loading
10...02...00...05:22 AM......Mission management team tanking meeting
09...24...00...06:00 AM......NASA TV fueling coverage begins
09...20...00...06:04 AM......Resume countdown (T-minus 6 hours)

09...20...00...06:04 AM......LO2, LH2 transfer line chilldown
09...16...00...06:08 AM......Final crew medical checks
09...10...00...06:14 AM......Main propulsion system chill down
09...10...00...06:14 AM......LH2 slow fill
08...40...00...06:44 AM......LO2 slow fill
08...35...00...06:49 AM......Hydrogen ECO sensors go wet
08...30...00...06:54 AM......LO2 fast fill
08...27...00...06:57 AM......Crew medical checks
08...20...00...07:04 AM......LH2 fast fill
06...25...00...08:59 AM......LH2 topping
06...20...00...09:04 AM......LH2 replenish
06...20...00...09:04 AM......LO2 replenish

06...20...00...09:04 AM......Begin 2-hour 30-minute built-in hold (T-minus 3 hours)
06...20...00...09:04 AM......Closeout crew to white room
06...20...00...09:04 AM......External tank in stable replenish mode
06...17...00...09:07 AM......Ascent flight control team on console
06...05...00...09:19 AM......Astronaut support personnel comm checks
05...35...00...09:49 AM......Pre-ingress switch reconfig
05...24...00...10:00 AM......NASA TV launch coverage begins
04...25...00...10:59 AM......Final crew weather briefing
04...15...00...11:09 AM......Crew suit up begins
03...50...00...11:34 AM......Resume countdown (T-minus 3 hours)

03...45...00...11:39 AM......Crew departs O&C building
03...15...00...12:09 PM......Crew ingress
02...25...00...12:59 PM......Astronaut comm checks
02...00...00...01:24 PM......Hatch closure
01...30...00...01:54 PM......White room closeout

01...10...00...02:14 PM......Begin 10-minute built-in hold (T-minus 20m)
01...00...00...02:24 PM......NASA test director countdown briefing
01...00...00...02:24 PM......Resume countdown (T-minus 20m)

00...59...00...02:25 PM......Backup flight computer to OPS 1
00...55...00...02:29 PM......KSC area clear to launch

00...49...00...02:35 PM......Begin final built-in hold (T-minus 9m)
00...24...00...03:05:43 PM...NTD launch status verification
00...09...00...03:20:43 PM...Resume countdown (T-minus 9m)

00...07...30...03:24:43 PM...Orbiter access arm retraction
00...05...00...03:24:43 PM...Launch window opens
00...05...00...03:24:43 PM...Hydraulic power system (APU) start
00...04...55...03:24:48 PM...Terminate LO2 replenish
00...04...00...03:25:43 PM...Purge sequence 4 hydraulic test
00...04...00...03:25:43 PM...IMUs to inertial
00...03...55...03:25:48 PM...Aerosurface profile
00...03...30...03:26:13 PM...Main engine steering test
00...02...55...03:26:48 PM...LO2 tank pressurization
00...02...35...03:27:08 PM...Fuel cells to internal reactants
00...02...30...03:27:13 PM...Clear caution-and-warning memory
00...02...00...03:27:43 PM...Crew closes visors
00...01...57...03:27:46 PM...LH2 tank pressurization
00...00...50...03:28:53 PM...SRB joint heater deactivation
00...00...31...03:29:12 PM...Shuttle GPCs take control of countdown
00...00...21...03:29:22 PM...SRB steering test
00...00...07...03:29:36 PM...Main engine start (T-6.6 seconds)
00...00...00...03:29:43 PM...SRB ignition (LAUNCH)



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