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Title: Atlantis Rollover - live images and updates
Post by: Chris Bergin on 07/20/2005 09:39 am
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.
Title: RE: Atlantis Rollover - live images and updates
Post by: FransonUK on 07/20/2005 10:48 am
Very cool!
Title: RE: Atlantis Rollover - live images and updates
Post by: Space101 on 07/20/2005 12:30 pm
Wow, it's all happening. What happens if say Discovery has to rollback for any reason, can they fit two shuttles in the VAB?
Title: RE: Atlantis Rollover - live images and updates
Post by: SimonShuttle on 07/20/2005 01:35 pm
Excellent. Do you know what time she's due out of the OPF?
Title: RE: Atlantis Rollover - live images and updates
Post by: Chris Bergin on 07/20/2005 01:48 pm
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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.
Title: RE: Atlantis Rollover - live images and updates
Post by: Chris Bergin on 07/20/2005 04:01 pm
Was due for noon EDT (now), but rain is delaying the process.
Title: RE: Atlantis Rollover - live images and updates
Post by: FransonUK on 07/20/2005 05:32 pm
Hope they give some good notice to the move then we can follow it.
Title: RE: Atlantis Rollover - live images and updates
Post by: Rocket Guy on 07/20/2005 06:39 pm
Definately not rain, all clear skies here today. Guy on space.com says it was a tire pressure problem.
Title: RE: Atlantis Rollover - live images and updates
Post by: Chris Bergin on 07/20/2005 08:31 pm
7pm EDT and 11pm UK time is the targetted rollover time.
Title: RE: Atlantis Rollover - live images and updates
Post by: Chris Bergin on 07/20/2005 08:31 pm
7pm EDT and 11pm UK time is the targetted rollover time.
Title: RE: Atlantis Rollover - live images and updates
Post by: Chris Bergin on 07/21/2005 12:42 am
Delayed until at least 10pm EDT.
Title: RE: Atlantis Rollover - live images and updates
Post by: Rocket Guy on 07/21/2005 01:21 am
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.
Title: RE: Atlantis Rollover - live images and updates
Post by: Chris Bergin on 07/21/2005 06:33 pm
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. "
Title: RE: Atlantis Rollover - live images and updates
Post by: Chris Bergin on 07/22/2005 03:18 pm
Atlantis on the rollout!