Spirit - 20/5/2006 2:14 PMWhat does APU stand for?
DaveS - 20/5/2006 8:39 AMAny idea when the hotfire will happen? Also, are they just starting the APUs or do they the aerosurface/SSME gimbal check too during the hotfire?
astrobrian - 20/5/2006 12:27 PMIs it the APU port that is seen "puffing" in the FLIR shots during landing? And somehow I never noticed the remove before flight tag, maybe just not expecting it the
HKS - 20/5/2006 1:06 PMI remember that an APU update (electronic APU's) was one of several proposed update to the space shuttles before the Columbia accident. To extend their operational time untill 2020.
DaveS - 20/5/2006 4:31 PMHas anyone heard how the hotfire went? Since there has been very little mention of it, I assume it well and they're preparing for the RSS to roll around the vehicle.
Shuttle engine test preps under way Preparations for a key prelaunch engine test are under way at Kennedy Space Center today as NASA marches toward the planned July 1 launch of Discovery on the agency's second post-Columbia test flight.The Flight Readiness Test involves gimbaling the engines and cycling valves within them........