Atlantis Rollover - live images and updates

[Chris Bergin]

Atlantis joins the fun and games today when she is rolled out of her OPF to the VAB. She'll have some OPF work done in the VAB (according to SG on SDC) and have one of her SSME's replaced.

I'll do the same as we've done before, with live images and updates on this thread.

[FransonUK]

Very cool!

[Space101]

Wow, it's all happening. What happens if say Discovery has to rollback for any reason, can they fit two shuttles in the VAB?

[SimonShuttle]

Excellent. Do you know what time she's due out of the OPF?

[Chris Bergin]

SimonShuttle - 20/7/2005  2:35 PM

Excellent. Do you know what time she's due out of the OPF?

That's all I've heard so far...waiting for more.

[Chris Bergin]

Was due for noon EDT (now), but rain is delaying the process.

[FransonUK]

Hope they give some good notice to the move then we can follow it.

[Rocket Guy]

Definately not rain, all clear skies here today. Guy on space.com says it was a tire pressure problem.

[Chris Bergin]

7pm EDT and 11pm UK time is the targetted rollover time.

[Chris Bergin]

7pm EDT and 11pm UK time is the targetted rollover time.

[Chris Bergin]

Delayed until at least 10pm EDT.

[Rocket Guy]

The rollover has long been postponed until at least tomorrow while they swap out one of Atlantis' nose gear tires.

The 10pm time was slipped to midnight and now later, a while ago.

[Chris Bergin]

Via SG off SDC:

The OV-104 roll out is TBD due to this issue in the pad leader log:

"13:48 hrs Note: contacted by midbody shop, while performing tire pressure top off a door edge tile was damaged. TPS engr and management notified, PR to be written. "

[Chris Bergin]

Atlantis on the rollout!