STS-124 Processing Latest

[Chris Bergin]

Next flight of Discovery, and it's a biggy. Processing latest starts here with STS-120 post flight processing into STS-124 pre-flight.

NET April 24. Discovery will be carrying JEM PM with JEM RMS.

Baseline Presentations already on L2, from which the below are taken from:

[Chris Bergin]

Additional:

STS-124 Patch, for those of you into that sort of thing: http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=10541&posts=10&start=1

STS-124 Crew, and other info: http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=7207&start=1

[hyper_snyper]

JEM PM is the biggest ISS module right?  How will 1J rank in terms of heaviest shuttle payloads?

[psloss]

hyper_snyper - 7/11/2007  7:11 PM

How will 1J rank in terms of heaviest shuttle payloads?

Overall, not close to Chandra/AXAF + IUS, but that went to 28.5.  To 51.6 it's in the ballpark of the power modules (P3/P4 or S3/S4), but not quite as heavy/massive at launch.

[HKS]

STS-124 will also be the first mission to use the External Tank (ET-128) with design-modfications (i.e new Ice Frost Ramps)

[Lee Jay]

Isn't this also the one flying without an OBSS on-board at launch, because of clearances?

[Jim]

psloss - 7/11/2007  7:22 PM

Overall, not close to Chandra/AXAF + IUS, but that went to 28.5.  

It wasn't the heaviest either

[psloss]

Jim - 7/11/2007  8:09 PM

psloss - 7/11/2007  7:22 PM

Overall, not close to Chandra/AXAF + IUS, but that went to 28.5.  

It wasn't the heaviest either

Is that one of those ones that you can't say anything about?

[nathan.moeller]

Very exciting.  Besides Kibo itself, the JEM EF/ES looks to be quite a monster as well!  Looks like the 2J/A flight will be quite busy, too.  That's STS-127, correct?

[Chris Bergin]

Lee Jay - 8/11/2007  12:57 AM

Isn't this also the one flying without an OBSS on-board at launch, because of clearances?

Yep.

The mission baseline on L2 (by the way, we got another just a week or so ago, added a day to the mission) shows they pick up the OBSS and do inspections afterwards. No FD2 inspections.

[Lee Jay]

Chris Bergin - 7/11/2007  7:27 PM

Lee Jay - 8/11/2007  12:57 AM

Isn't this also the one flying without an OBSS on-board at launch, because of clearances?

Yep.

The mission baseline on L2 (by the way, we got another just a week or so ago, added a day to the mission) shows they pick up the OBSS and do inspections afterwards. No FD2 inspections.

Found it!  (L2 is a bit like drinking from a fire hose).

Funny quote regarding that extra day, in light of recent events:

"Provides real-time flexibility for un-expected anomalies"

 :laugh:

[MKremer]

nathan.moeller - 7/11/2007  7:48 PM

Very exciting.  Besides Kibo itself, the JEM EF/ES looks to be quite a monster as well!  Looks like the 2J/A flight will be quite busy, too.  That's STS-127, correct?

Both the EF and ES themselves shouldn't be much larger than an ESP. It's the extra added experiment modules hanging off the edges that make them look a lot larger.

[nathan.moeller]

MKremer - 7/11/2007  10:23 PM

nathan.moeller - 7/11/2007  7:48 PM

Very exciting.  Besides Kibo itself, the JEM EF/ES looks to be quite a monster as well!  Looks like the 2J/A flight will be quite busy, too.  That's STS-127, correct?

Both the EF and ES themselves shouldn't be much larger than an ESP. It's the extra added experiment modules hanging off the edges that make them look a lot larger.

Ah yes I see.  Thanks I'm excited to see these labs in operation.

[Maverick]

Lee Jay - 7/11/2007  9:56 PM

Found it!  (L2 is a bit like drinking from a fire hose).

They should use that quote! The cloud makes it easy though, especially when the are adding cool stuff faster than you can read it! CLick cloud, click STS-124, click "PRCB: STS-124 Mission Duration Change in the FDRD - Oct 25, 07." download

[nathan.moeller]

Maverick - 7/11/2007  11:14 PM

Lee Jay - 7/11/2007  9:56 PM

Found it!  (L2 is a bit like drinking from a fire hose).

They should use that quote! The cloud makes it easy though, especially when the are adding cool stuff faster than you can read it! CLick cloud, click STS-124, click "PRCB: STS-124 Mission Duration Change in the FDRD - Oct 25, 07." download

I never try to keep up anymore.  I just enjoy the snippets that come along.  I don't have time for it all

[Justin Space]

Sure is a big module. Is it the same size as anything else on the ISS?

[ShuttleDiscovery]

Justin Space - 8/11/2007  6:20 PM

Sure is a big module. Is it the same size as anything else on the ISS?

In terms of US style modules, I think is Desiny is shorter by 1 rack, is that correct?

[Analyst]

They both have 6 racks side by side for a total of 23 (Destiny has the window in one position, Kibo a docking interface). Kibo is longer because is has a scientific airlock at its port end (and the RMS is mounted there too). Kibo is the longest module of the non Russian ISS part.

Analyst

[DaveS]

Does anyone know if Discovery is inside the OPF yet(I suppose she is)?

[geminy007]

DaveS - 9/11/2007  12:27 PM

Does anyone know if Discovery is inside the OPF yet(I suppose she is)?

Yes, she´s!