Author Topic: Roll-over from OPF to VAB - 28th March  (Read 27907 times)

Offline Chris Bergin

Roll-over from OPF to VAB - 28th March
« on: 03/28/2005 11:38 am »
Last note on this was on spaceflightnow.com - saying it's still on target for later today. Hopefully we'll get some nice shots of Discovery coming out of the OPF.
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RE: Roll-over from OPF to VAB - 28th March
« Reply #1 on: 03/28/2005 11:43 am »
I think the reason why they're keeping the exact time quiet is for security reasons. The don't want to let everyone know when they're exposing serveral billion dollars worth of hardware into open view, even if KSC is pretty tight as it is.

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RE: Roll-over from OPF to VAB - 28th March
« Reply #2 on: 03/28/2005 11:53 am »
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I think the reason why they're keeping the exact time quiet is for security reasons. The don't want to let everyone know when they're exposing serveral billion dollars worth of hardware into open view, even if KSC is pretty tight as it is.

Understandable. Just hope it all goes to plan  - and we'll have Discovery in the VAB by the end of the day.
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RE: Roll-over from OPF to VAB - 28th March
« Reply #3 on: 03/28/2005 11:59 am »
They just need to take it slow, not bump into anything, and tuck her up nicely in the VAB until it's time to swing her over. A lot more to do by way of process, test, process, test, process and test before we're even sure we can be looking at the May/early part of June window, but it's all going in the right direction.

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RE: Roll-over from OPF to VAB - 28th March
« Reply #4 on: 03/28/2005 02:58 pm »
Don't even joke about them bumping Discovery lol. I wonder what happens if it rains. Would they call it off till the rain stopped?

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RE: Roll-over from OPF to VAB - 28th March
« Reply #5 on: 03/28/2005 02:59 pm »
Good question. Needless to say it doesn't rain all that much in Florida, thankfully. I can't say I can remember a roll-over to the VAB in the rain, so I'm guessing they would delay until it stopped if it was a rain issue.

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RE: Roll-over from OPF to VAB - 28th March
« Reply #6 on: 03/28/2005 03:06 pm »
Latest is a delay until 11pm EST tonight, that's 5am UK time if the clocks didn't go forward in the US last night (or 4am if they did).

The problem was the alignment of the transporter underneath Discovery. She hasn't been attached at this time, so we're still waiting on the 11pm EST time to be confirmed.
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RE: Roll-over from OPF to VAB - 28th March
« Reply #7 on: 03/29/2005 12:56 am »
Now midnight EST...went as far as 2am EST at one point. NASA's claiming midnight EST for the move now.
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RE: Roll-over from OPF to VAB - 28th March
« Reply #8 on: 03/29/2005 04:09 am »
Should be just a case of her on the move now. Seeing what I can find out.
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RE: Roll-over from OPF to VAB - 28th March
« Reply #9 on: 03/29/2005 04:29 am »
Nothing anywhere - or on NASA TV. Starting to wonder if they'll be news out of KSC on this in a live fashion.

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RE: Roll-over from OPF to VAB - 28th March
« Reply #10 on: 03/29/2005 05:19 am »
Actually, we're talking 6am UK time - given the UK clocks went forward on Sunday and the US' didn't - it seems.

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RE: Roll-over from OPF to VAB - 28th March
« Reply #11 on: 03/29/2005 06:34 am »
spaceflightnow.com is repoting"0628 GMT (1:28 a.m. EST)MOVE IN PROGRESS! Discovery is slowly backing out of the hangar where crews have spent months preparing the ship for its blastoff on mission STS-114. It should take approximately 30 minutes for the shuttle to roll from the facility over to the Vehicle Assembly Building. "

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RE: Roll-over from OPF to VAB - 28th March
« Reply #12 on: 03/29/2005 07:09 am »
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spaceflightnow.com is repoting"0628 GMT (1:28 a.m. EST)MOVE IN PROGRESS! Discovery is slowly backing out of the hangar where crews have spent months preparing the ship for its blastoff on mission STS-114. It should take approximately 30 minutes for the shuttle to roll from the facility over to the Vehicle Assembly Building. "


Fantastic! Great milestone....but now the major testing - especially when on the pad with the ET.

Welcome to the site, Norm! (it's still under construction - will look a lot better in about five days or so when we're set).
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RE: Roll-over from OPF to VAB - 28th March
« Reply #13 on: 03/29/2005 08:48 am »
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spaceflightnow.com is repoting"0628 GMT (1:28 a.m. EST)MOVE IN PROGRESS! Discovery is slowly backing out of the hangar where crews have spent months preparing the ship for its blastoff on mission STS-114. It should take approximately 30 minutes for the shuttle to roll from the facility over to the Vehicle Assembly Building. "


Fantastic! Great milestone....but now the major testing - especially when on the pad with the ET.

Welcome to the site, Norm! (it's still under construction - will look a lot better in about five days or so when we're set).

Good article you've written on the news pages on the site my man!

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RE: Roll-over from OPF to VAB - 28th March
« Reply #14 on: 03/29/2005 12:55 pm »
Thanking you - although it's hardly the best example. Price you pay for being up all night waiting for a Shuttle to stick its tail out of the door!
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RE: Roll-over from OPF to VAB - 28th March
« Reply #15 on: 03/29/2005 01:18 pm »
Are NASA going to release some video and pictures from last night maybe?

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RE: Roll-over from OPF to VAB - 28th March
« Reply #16 on: 03/29/2005 08:21 pm »
pic from last night roll-over are at http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm

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RE: Roll-over from OPF to VAB - 28th March
« Reply #17 on: 03/29/2005 10:30 pm »

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RE: Roll-over from OPF to VAB - 28th March
« Reply #18 on: 03/30/2005 09:42 am »
Mating is pretty much the next thing we'll hear about.

What do you have on the next critical issue, Chris?

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RE: Roll-over from OPF to VAB - 28th March
« Reply #19 on: 03/30/2005 09:47 am »
Tank testing, April 14. That's the big one now. However, there's a hell of a lot of issues to pass through - from paperwork to any element that causes a delay in the flow.

To make the May 15 launch date, it's going to be a case of everything passing when it's supposed to. May 15 isn't going to be even confirmed (I'd say) until the tank testing is done on April 14.
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RE: Roll-over from OPF to VAB - 28th March
« Reply #20 on: 03/30/2005 09:50 am »
Also there's a Debris verification review at JSC next week, which is also something that needs to be given a green light for launch.
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RE: Roll-over from OPF to VAB - 28th March
« Reply #21 on: 03/30/2005 11:12 am »
A lot of things to get passed yet then. I wouldn't bet against a July launch, personally.

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RE: Roll-over from OPF to VAB - 28th March
« Reply #22 on: 03/30/2005 11:14 am »
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A lot of things to get passed yet then. I wouldn't bet against a July launch, personally.

Same here. If they are ever not going to keep a flow moving over even the slightest concern, it's this one.

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RE: Roll-over from OPF to VAB - 28th March
« Reply #23 on: 03/30/2005 12:58 pm »
There seems to be a calender thing on here that means I can enter key test dates etc....which will come up on the bottom of forum pages when they are about to be reached. I'll try and enter as much as I can.
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RE: Roll-over from OPF to VAB - 28th March
« Reply #24 on: 03/31/2005 11:00 am »
Discovery is being mated and closed out over the weekend. Set to roll-out on Monday.

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RE: Roll-over from OPF to VAB - 28th March
« Reply #25 on: 03/31/2005 12:54 pm »
Can't believe this is only weeks away!!

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RE: Roll-over from OPF to VAB - 28th March
« Reply #26 on: 03/31/2005 02:32 pm »
Really enjoyed the info in here. Maybe time for a thread on the roll-out?

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RE: Roll-over from OPF to VAB - 28th March
« Reply #27 on: 03/31/2005 02:38 pm »
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Really enjoyed the info in here. Maybe time for a thread on the roll-out?

Good thinking. I'm doing a story asap - and will launch the new thread from that.
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RE: Roll-over from OPF to VAB - 28th March
« Reply #28 on: 03/31/2005 02:39 pm »
Yeah, that would be great.

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RE: Roll-over from OPF to VAB - 28th March
« Reply #29 on: 03/31/2005 03:54 pm »
Still not sunk into my mindset that we're finally going to see a Shuttle head back up into space in just a matter of a month and a half. This is real exciting.

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RE: Roll-over from OPF to VAB - 28th March
« Reply #30 on: 04/01/2005 05:54 pm »
The BBC has colated an excellent set of images regarding the roll-over and mating of Discovery.

Can be seen here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/4398095.stm
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