Author Topic: STS-135: Pad Flow Latest (Rollout to S0007)  (Read 287162 times)

Online Chris Bergin

Coverage of Atlantis' trip to Pad 39A for STS-135.

This is the one stop shop for her rollout, pad flow - through to S0007 (Launch Countdown) operations.

Resource links:

STS-135 articles to date:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/tag/sts-135/

New L2 STS-135 Special Section available here:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=35.0

The L2 section already includes numerous mission baseline presentations, exclusive photos from engineers, videos, daily internal processing, JSC Sims, Orbiter Rollout Review presentations and so on - also includes the mission presentations and about to move into the Flight Readiness Review (FRR) presentations.

Atlantis' centralized forum section:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=3.0


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Rollout scheduled for 8pm local.

Two articles for Atlantis' Rollout:

STS-135: Atlantis preparing for rollout amid pride and disappointment:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/05/sts-135-atlantis-preparing-rollout-amid-pride-disappointment/

STS-135: Atlantis rollout – Tanking Test and debris investigation on tap:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/05/sts-135-atlantis-rollout-tanking-test-debris-investigation/

Many articles to follow for Atlantis' pad flow.
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Re: STS-135: Pad Flow Latest (Rollout to S0007)
« Reply #1 on: 05/31/2011 08:42 pm »
Took a lot of work to get 135 to even happen from the guys at NASA and with lots of ups and down I'm glad its happening. I'm going to be sad though tonight, we'll never witness the crawler take a shuttle to the pad again.. something a lot of us has grown up watching. Godspeed Space Shuttle Program & Atlantis.

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Re: STS-135: Pad Flow Latest (Rollout to S0007)
« Reply #2 on: 05/31/2011 11:24 pm »
There she is
« Last Edit: 05/31/2011 11:25 pm by stockman »
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Re: STS-135: Pad Flow Latest (Rollout to S0007)
« Reply #3 on: 05/31/2011 11:24 pm »

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Re: STS-135: Pad Flow Latest (Rollout to S0007)
« Reply #4 on: 05/31/2011 11:35 pm »
Looks like they've swung the Pad A water tank camera over to the VAB, too...

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« Last Edit: 05/31/2011 11:42 pm by Carl G »
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Re: STS-135: Pad Flow Latest (Rollout to S0007)
« Reply #6 on: 05/31/2011 11:42 pm »

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Re: STS-135: Pad Flow Latest (Rollout to S0007)
« Reply #7 on: 05/31/2011 11:43 pm »

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Re: STS-135: Pad Flow Latest (Rollout to S0007)
« Reply #8 on: 05/31/2011 11:47 pm »
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Re: STS-135: Pad Flow Latest (Rollout to S0007)
« Reply #10 on: 05/31/2011 11:55 pm »
Lets roll...:)
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Re: STS-135: Pad Flow Latest (Rollout to S0007)
« Reply #11 on: 05/31/2011 11:56 pm »
"The laws of physics are unforgiving"
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Re: STS-135: Pad Flow Latest (Rollout to S0007)
« Reply #12 on: 06/01/2011 12:01 am »
rollout started!
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Re: STS-135: Pad Flow Latest (Rollout to S0007)
« Reply #13 on: 06/01/2011 12:01 am »
Lets roll...:)

Autobots, roll out! errr wait... that was Discovery who's getting the movie fame. #blast!
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Re: STS-135: Pad Flow Latest (Rollout to S0007)
« Reply #14 on: 06/01/2011 12:03 am »
nice - lucky person
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Re: STS-135: Pad Flow Latest (Rollout to S0007)
« Reply #15 on: 06/01/2011 12:03 am »
« Last Edit: 06/01/2011 12:03 am by Ronsmytheiii »

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Re: STS-135: Pad Flow Latest (Rollout to S0007)
« Reply #16 on: 06/01/2011 12:05 am »

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Re: STS-135: Pad Flow Latest (Rollout to S0007)
« Reply #17 on: 06/01/2011 12:05 am »
Chris,

Do you know if NASA PR is attempting to somehow photo both landing and rollout into one pic?  If's it's even possible?  Maybe by Heli or Aircraft?

Thx.
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Re: STS-135: Pad Flow Latest (Rollout to S0007)
« Reply #18 on: 06/01/2011 12:06 am »
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Re: STS-135: Pad Flow Latest (Rollout to S0007)
« Reply #19 on: 06/01/2011 12:07 am »
« Last Edit: 06/01/2011 12:07 am by Ronsmytheiii »

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