 |  | | | | Timeline of Significant Mission Events
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08.01.05
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The table below lists dates and times for significant STS-114 events, including crew activities, televised briefings and video packages to be broadcast on NASA TV. All times are based on a July 26 launch date and are subject to change.
All times are EASTERN.
| Tuesday, July 26 (Flight Day 1): |
12:00 a.m. |
Begin tanking and launch coverage at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) (Launch minus 10 hours and 30 minutes) |
10:39 a.m. |
Launch |
11:45 a.m. |
Post-Launch News Conference |
12:06 p.m. |
Payload bay door opening |
1:44 p.m. |
Remote manipulator system (RMS) checkout |
2 p.m. |
Ascent flight control team video replay |
2:34 p.m. |
RMS imagery of Ku-band antenna/ orbiter boom sensor system (OBSS) post-insertion clearance |
4 p.m. |
Launch engineering replays |
4:39 p.m. |
Crew sleep begins |
5 p.m. |
Mission status briefing |
6 p.m. |
Flight day highlights |
7 p.m. |
Video file |
| Wednesday, July 27 (Flight Day 2): |
12:39 a.m. |
Crew wakeup |
3 a.m. |
WB-57 Launch Video Replay |
3:09 a.m. |
RMS checkout / centerline camera installation |
3:30 a.m. |
Flight director update |
3:54 a.m. |
RMS grapple of OBSS and unberth |
4:09 a.m. |
Ku-band antenna deploy |
4:39 a.m. |
Orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pod photography |
5:24 a.m. |
RMS / OBSS wing leading edge and nose cap survey begins |
7:29 a.m. |
Airlock preparations |
8:39 a.m. |
Extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) checkout |
8:54 a.m. |
Docking ring extension |
11 a.m. |
Mission status briefing (flight control team video replay follows) |
11:34 a.m. |
RMS survey of orbiter upper surfaces |
3 p.m. |
Video File |
3:39 p.m. |
Crew sleep begins |
4 p.m. |
Flight day highlights |
6 p.m. |
Post-mission management team (MMT) briefing |
10 p.m. |
Post-mission management team (MMT) briefing replay |
11:39 p.m. |
Crew wakeup |
| Thursday, July 28 (Flight Day 3): |
1:39 a.m. |
Rendezvous operations begin |
1:54 a.m. |
Playback of Ku antenna / OBSS clearance video from RMS |
2:09 a.m. |
External tank handheld video downlink playback |
2:30 a.m. |
Flight director update |
4:40 a.m. |
Terminal initiation burn |
6:08 a.m. |
Rendezvous pitch maneuver |
7:18 a.m. |
Docking with International Space Station (ISS) |
9:19 a.m. |
Hatch opening |
9:54 a.m. |
OBSS grapple by Space Station remote manipulator system (SSRMS) |
10:30 a.m. |
Mission status briefing (flight control team video replay follows) |
11:44 a.m. |
SSRMS handoff of OBSS to Space Shuttle remote manipulator system (RMS) |
2 p.m. |
Video File |
3:39 p.m. |
Crew sleep begins |
4 p.m. |
Flight day highlights |
6 p.m. |
Post-MMT briefing |
10 p.m. |
MMT briefing replay |
11:39 p.m. |
Crew wakeup |
| Friday, July 29 (Flight Day 4): |
12:09 a.m. |
ISS crew wakeup |
1:44 a.m. |
Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) grapple by Space Station remote manipulator system (SSRMS) |
2 a.m. |
Flight director update |
2:14 a.m. |
Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) unberth |
3:09 a.m. |
MPLM installation on Unity begins |
5:39 a.m. |
SSRMS walkoff from Destiny to mobile base system (MBS) |
6:19 a.m. |
U.S. audio-only Public Affairs Office (PAO) event |
7:09 a.m. |
OBSS thermal protection system survey (if required) |
10 a.m. |
Mission status briefing (flight control team video replay follows) |
10:49 a.m. |
MPLM ingress |
12:44 p.m. |
Shuttle / ISS hatches closed |
1 p.m. |
Video File |
3:39 p.m. |
Crew sleep begins |
4 p.m. |
Flight day highlights |
6 p.m. |
Post-MMT briefing |
10 p.m. |
MMT briefing replay |
11:39 p.m. |
Crew wakeup |
| Saturday, July 30 (Flight Day 5): |
12:09 a.m. |
ISS crew wakeup |
1:39 a.m. |
First spacewalk preparations begin |
2 a.m. |
Flight director update |
2:29 a.m. |
SSRMS grapple of Destiny |
3:29a.m. |
SSRMS walkoff from MBS to Destiny |
4:44 a.m. |
Spacewalk begins |
5:19 a.m. |
Shuttle / ISS hatches open |
5:49 a.m. |
Thermal protection system (TPS) detailed test objective (DTO) |
8:59 a.m. |
Control moment gyroscope (CMG) 2 patch panel reconfiguration |
9:09 a.m. |
OBSS survey of TPS experiment box in payload bay |
9:45 a.m. |
CMG 2 startup |
10:24 a.m. |
Shuttle / ISS hatches closed |
11:14 a.m. |
Spacewalk ends |
11:24 a.m. |
Shuttle / ISS hatches open |
12 p.m. |
Mission status briefing (flight control team video replay follows) |
3:39 p.m. |
Crew sleep begins |
4 p.m. |
Post-MMT briefing (may be combined with earlier mission status briefing) |
10 p.m. |
MMT briefing replay |
11:39 p.m. |
Crew wakeup |
| Sunday, July 31 (Flight Day 6): |
12:09 a.m. |
ISS crew wakeup |
2 a.m. |
Flight director update |
6:49 a.m. |
U.S. PAO event |
8:39 a.m. |
U.S. PAO event |
10 a.m. |
Mission status briefing (flight control team video replay follows) |
10:09 a.m. |
Andy Thomas crew choice downlink |
12:09 p.m. |
Shuttle / ISS hatches closed |
3:09 p.m. |
Crew sleep begins |
4 p.m. |
Flight day highlights |
6 p.m. |
Post-MMT briefing |
10 p.m. |
MMT briefing replay |
11:09 p.m. |
Crew wakeup |
11:39 p.m. |
ISS crew wakeup |
| Monday, August 1 (Flight Day 7): |
1:09 a.m. |
Second spacewalk preparations begin |
1:30 a.m. |
Flight director update |
4:14 a.m. |
Spacewalk begins |
4:39 a.m. |
Shuttle / ISS hatches open |
5:20 a.m. |
CMG 1 power is turned off |
9:15 a.m. |
New CMG 1 checkout |
9:30 a.m. |
New CMG 1 startup |
9:54 a.m. |
Shuttle / ISS hatches closed |
10:44 a.m. |
Spacewalk ends |
10:54 a.m. |
Shuttle / ISS hatches open |
11:30 a.m. |
Mission status briefing (flight control team video replay follows) |
1 p.m. |
Video File |
3:09 p.m. |
Crew sleep begins |
4 p.m. |
Flight day highlights |
6 p.m. |
Post-MMT briefing |
10 p.m. |
MMT briefing replay |
11:09 p.m. |
Crew wakeup |
11:39 p.m. |
ISS crew wakeup |
| Tuesday, August 2 (Flight Day 8): |
1:30 a.m. |
Flight director update |
5:59a.m. |
Joint crew news conference (translated sections to be broadcast after the event) |
6:45 a.m. |
Russian PAO event (translated version to be broadcast after the event) |
7:15 a.m. |
Replay of Russian PAO event with translated sections |
8:30 a.m. |
Replay of joint crew news conference with translated sections |
11:30 a.m. |
Mission status briefing (flight control team video replay follows) |
12:09 p.m. |
Shuttle / ISS hatches closed |
1 p.m. |
Video File |
3:09 p.m. |
Crew sleep begins |
4 p.m. |
Flight day highlights |
6 p.m. |
Post-MMT briefing |
10 p.m. |
MMT briefing replay |
11:09 p.m. |
Crew wakeup |
11:39 a.m. |
ISS crew wakeup |
| Wednesday, August 3 (Flight Day 9): |
1:09 a.m. |
Third spacewalk preparations begin |
1:30 a.m. |
Flight director update |
4:14 a.m. |
Spacewalk begins |
4:39 a.m. |
Shuttle / ISS hatches open |
8:04 a.m. |
Tile Gap Filler Removal |
9:09 a.m. |
Shuttle / ISS hatches closed |
10:14 a.m. |
Spacewalk ends |
10:24 a.m. |
Shuttle / ISS hatches open |
11 a.m. |
Mission status briefing (flight control team video replay follows) |
1 p.m. |
Video File |
3:09 p.m. |
Crew sleep begins |
4 p.m. |
Flight day highlights |
6 p.m. |
Post-MMT briefing |
10 p.m. |
MMT briefing replay |
11:09 p.m. |
Crew wakeup |
11:39 p.m. |
ISS crew wakeup |
| Thursday, August 4 (Flight Day 10): |
1:30 a.m. |
Flight director update |
2:09 a.m. |
MPLM egress and deactivation |
3:29 a.m. |
AP/NBC "Today" |
5:19 a.m. |
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) PAO event |
6:00 a.m. |
Replay of JAXA PAO Event with translation |
8:04 a.m. |
Columbia Commemoration downlink |
12 p.m. |
Video File |
2 p.m. |
Expedition 12 /Spaceflight Participant crew news conference |
2:09 p.m. |
Crew sleep begins |
3 p.m. |
Flight day highlights |
6 p.m. |
Post-MMT briefing |
9 p.m. |
MMT briefing replay |
10:09 p.m. |
Discovery Crew wakeup |
10:39 p.m. |
ISS crew wakeup |
| Friday, August 5 (Flight Day 11): |
6:24 a.m. |
MPLM uninstall from Unity module |
7:34 a.m. |
MPLM berthed in Discovery payload bay |
8:30 a.m. |
Mission Status Briefing |
12 p.m. |
Video File |
2 p.m. |
Flight day highlights |
2:09 p.m. |
Crew sleep begins |
6 p.m. |
Post-MMT briefing |
9 p.m. |
MMT briefing replay |
10:09 p.m. |
Crew wakeup |
| Saturday, August 6 (Flight Day 12): |
12:24 a.m. |
Discovery/ISS crew farewell and hatch closure |
3:22 a.m. |
Discovery/ISS undocking |
3:52 a.m. |
Discovery flyaround of ISS |
5:05 a.m. |
Final separation from ISS |
9:30 a.m. |
Mission status briefing (flight control team video replay follows) |
12:39 p.m. |
Crew sleep begins |
1 p.m. |
Flight day highlights |
7 p.m. |
Post-MMT briefing |
8 p.m. |
MMT briefing replay |
8:39 p.m. |
Crew wakeup |
| Sunday, August 7 (Flight Day 13): |
4:14 a.m. |
U.S. Network Interviews |
7:30 a.m. |
Mission Status Briefing |
9:19 a.m. |
Ku-band antenna stowage |
12:39 p.m. |
Discovery Crew Sleep Begins |
1 p.m. |
Flight Day Highlights |
6 p.m. |
Post MMT Briefing |
7 p.m. |
Post MMT Briefing Replay |
8:39 p.m. |
Discovery Crew wake up |
11:34 p.m. |
Deorbit preparations begin |
| Monday, August 8 (Flight Day 14): |
2:03 a.m. |
Payload bay door closing |
3:43 a.m. |
Deorbit burn |
4:46 a.m. |
KSC Landing |
NET 5 a.m. |
Post-Landing News Conference, KSC |
NET L + 2 hrs |
Entry Flight Director Post-Landing News Conference, JSC |
NET L + 3 hrs |
Entry Flight Control Team Video Replay |
NET L + 6 hrs |
Crew Post-Landing News Conference, KSC (Commander and available crewmembers) |
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