STS-122: Rollout and Pad Processing Latest

• #220 by DaveS on 26 Nov, 2007 18:30
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  nathan.moeller - 26/11/2007  8:10 PM
  The new foam patches just haven't darkened as much as the foam around them.  Not really that uncommon

  Not only that, they're of different type of foam(BX-265 vs NCFI). NCFI is sprayed on by a large robotic device at MAF so it is applied evenly. BX-265 is applied by hand.
• #221 by ShuttleDiscovery on 26 Nov, 2007 18:58
• It would be pretty awkward to get a foam sraying robot in the VAB without it getting in the way if minor repairs needed to be done!  
• #222 by rdale on 26 Nov, 2007 20:10
• They don't - as noted above, the repairs are manual.
• #223 by nathan.moeller on 26 Nov, 2007 20:27
• Thanks for the added info Dave.  What does the 'NC' in NCFI stand for?
• #224 by rdale on 26 Nov, 2007 21:06
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  nathan.moeller - 26/11/2007  4:27 PM
  
  What does the 'NC' in NCFI stand for?

  
  Don't forget that Google is your friend :>
  
  NC = North Carolina.
  
  http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/rtf/otte/et_thermal_protection_fact_sheet.doc
  
• #225 by gocamels on 26 Nov, 2007 22:05
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  rdale - 26/11/2007  5:06 PM
  
  

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  nathan.moeller - 26/11/2007  4:27 PM
  
  What does the 'NC' in NCFI stand for?

  
  Don't forget that Google is your friend :>
  
  NC = North Carolina.
  
  http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/rtf/otte/et_thermal_protection_fact_sheet.doc
  

  
  Huh...oh...thought we had done something wrong here in the Tar Heel State.  Waiting with baited breath to crank up the Cheerleading and PAO/Media Comment threads.
• #226 by eeergo on 27 Nov, 2007 19:11
• The post-FRR briefing is coming up on Friday afternoon: 4 pm EDT, per NASA's site.
  
  http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html (No permalink, but until Friday I suppose it'll be good)
• #227 by rdale on 27 Nov, 2007 20:36
• 1) Incorrect time - it's 4pm EST (21Z)
  
  2) NET 4pm means it won't be any earlier than 4pm, but could be later
  
  3) No need to permalink :> http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/MM_NTV_Breaking.html
  
  
• #228 by ChrisC on 28 Nov, 2007 02:48
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  rdale - 26/11/2007  5:06 PM
  http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/rtf/otte/et_thermal_protection_fact_sheet.doc
  

  For those of us who long ago developed a healthy fear of opening MS Word doc files from the web (they can carry viruses), here's the Google translation of it (click on "View as HTML"):
  http://www.google.com/search?q=http%3A%2F%2Fspaceflight.nasa.gov%2Fshuttle%2Frtf%2Fotte%2Fet_thermal_protection_fact_sheet.doc
  
  

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  gocamels - 26/11/2007  6:05 PM
  Waiting with baited breath to crank up the Cheerleading and PAO/Media Comment threads.

  FYI, it's "bated breath".  The etymological source is "abated breath", like "held breath" ...
  
• #229 by Ford Mustang on 28 Nov, 2007 23:05

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• #230 by on 28 Nov, 2007 23:47
• Is Mike Lienbach going to be the Launch Director?
• #231 by DaveS on 28 Nov, 2007 23:54
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  Justin Wheat - 29/11/2007  1:47 AM
  
  Is Mike Lienbach going to be the Launch Director?

  1) It's Leinbach.
  2) Most likely. As far as I know, the notes of Doug Lyons in all the press releases being the Launch Director is a mistake and they forgot to add Assistant before Launch Director.
  
  Just took a look at the press kit and it states the Mike Leinbach is the KSC Launch Director. Jeff Spaulding will the be NTD with George Diller as the Pre-launch PAO.
  
  Rob Navias will the ascent PAO while also serving as the Entry PAO. The various mission PAOs is as following
  
  Orbit 1: Nicole Lemasters
  Orbit 2: Pat Ryan
  Orbit 3: TBD in the press kit
• #232 by on 29 Nov, 2007 00:04
• Thanks for your help Dave, just clarifying and clearing things up for me.
• #233 by Chandonn on 29 Nov, 2007 02:53
• From the above, it should be clear the STS-122 press kit is out!!!
  
  http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html
• #234 by ChrisGebhardt on 29 Nov, 2007 03:12
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  Chandonn - 28/11/2007  10:53 PM
  
  From the above, it should be clear the STS-122 press kit is out!!!
  
  http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html

  
  Oh thank god. I've been waiting for this.
• #235 by eeergo on 29 Nov, 2007 09:00
• The Press Kit is hugely interesting, I recommend reading it to everyone interested in Columbus. Answers some interesting questions like future exposure experiments and the exact payloads and experiments to be carried out in the racks.
• #236 by Chris Bergin on 29 Nov, 2007 14:24
• Endeavour's assests on target to support STS-122 LON requirements:
  http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=5296
• #237 by Chris Bergin on 29 Nov, 2007 14:33
• Just to note, there is some troubleshooting going on at the pad. We're working it on L2 as far as constraint to launch (but not likely). No showstoppers.
  
  Waiting for Mr Hale's standup meeting to finish then we'll write up anything interesting.
• #238 by ShuttleDiscovery on 29 Nov, 2007 15:12
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  Chandonn - 29/11/2007  3:53 AM
  
  From the above, it should be clear the STS-122 press kit is out!!!
  
  http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html

  
  Yay!!
  
  
  Let's try and find some typos!
  
  *Page 59 (Wrong mission on caption!)
  *Page 61 (Wrong module on photo caption again!)
  *Page 62 (and again!)
  
• #239 by jacqmans on 29 Nov, 2007 17:49

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