Quote from: ChrisGebhardt on 01/27/2011 03:59 amQuote from: bodge on 01/27/2011 03:54 amAh hem...any updates on the MPLMs ..135 vs 133 impacts? (FYI not an L2 member)Ah hem... WHAT? What possible impacts would there be? STS-133 is launching and leaving Leonardo on the ISS, and STS-135 will be launching and returning MPLM Raffaello to/from the ISS. I'm at a complete loss to understand what possible impacts you're thinking there could be... let alone why you think we'd keep that information (if it were out there) a secret?Heard murmurs about inspections needing to be performed on Raffaello that could lead to inpsections of Leonardo. Curious if anyone else has information....
Quote from: bodge on 01/27/2011 03:54 amAh hem...any updates on the MPLMs ..135 vs 133 impacts? (FYI not an L2 member)Ah hem... WHAT? What possible impacts would there be? STS-133 is launching and leaving Leonardo on the ISS, and STS-135 will be launching and returning MPLM Raffaello to/from the ISS. I'm at a complete loss to understand what possible impacts you're thinking there could be... let alone why you think we'd keep that information (if it were out there) a secret?
Ah hem...any updates on the MPLMs ..135 vs 133 impacts? (FYI not an L2 member)
NASA's STS-135 Image Gallery is now online! www.spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-135/ndxpage1.html
Regarding the external tank, Wikipedia states that ET122 or ET138 would probably be used, with it most likely being ET138 to reduce the chance of foam loss, and ET122 would be moved to STS-134.Is this just due to the age of the tank, or is there a difference in specification to reduce the chance of foam loss?
Quote from: Space Pete on 01/29/2011 12:03 amNASA's STS-135 Image Gallery is now online! www.spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-135/ndxpage1.htmlI love the ring to that...STS-135
Probably questions already answered but I'll go ahead and ask them anyways.When will Atlantis rollover to the VAB and Rollout to LC39A given a late June launch target?Also, is there a PRCB for 135 yet?Orbiter
Quote from: robertross on 01/29/2011 12:42 amQuote from: Space Pete on 01/29/2011 12:03 amNASA's STS-135 Image Gallery is now online! www.spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-135/ndxpage1.htmlI love the ring to that...STS-135Which reminds me to change the title of this thread
In Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a thermal protection system technician secures a newly installed heat shield tile in place under space shuttle Atlantis. The tiles are part of the Orbiter Thermal Protection System, thermal shields to protect against temperatures as high as 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit, which are produced during descent for landing. Atlantis is being prepared for the STS-135 mission, which will deliver the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module packed with supplies, logistics and spare parts to the International Space Station.
Is the mission duration 12+0+2 ? or 11+1+2 ?