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#340
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Ronsmytheiii
on 25 Aug, 2008 18:47
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http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=180
Some pix of the lift to mate there, now, too...attached a low-res illustration here; the full-res pix are at the above link...
Just to add to that, more mate images:
Also, I would like to take this opportunity to apologize to the PAO, these are some spectacular shots!
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#341
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ChrisGebhardt
on 25 Aug, 2008 19:27
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Remember with the PAO stuff, too, that this was a weekend. Atlantis moved Friday night. The pics went up Monday. That's pretty standard.
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#342
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Ronsmytheiii
on 25 Aug, 2008 19:28
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Remember with the PAO stuff, too, that this was a weekend. Atlantis moved Friday night. The pics went up Monday. That's pretty standard.
I figured that would happen, my only gripe is that the VAB webcams were not online to watch the roll over. I knew from the start that photographs would not be available until today.
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#343
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gordo
on 25 Aug, 2008 22:01
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Not to wanting to turn this into the KSC PAO are crap there, but these people are paid to fulfil NASA remit of educating and informing the public. If they can work and extra shift on a key day to ensure webcams are working or pics are published in lieu of a day off then they should get out of the media business.
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#344
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rdale
on 25 Aug, 2008 22:10
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Not to wanting to turn this into the KSC PAO are crap there, but these people are paid to fulfil NASA remit of educating and informing the public. If they can work and extra shift on a key day to ensure webcams are working or pics are published in lieu of a day off then they should get out of the media business.
You're missing some critical letters / punctuation marks / etc. -- but in any case, you are way off-base in your criticism. Totally inappropriate.
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#345
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psloss
on 25 Aug, 2008 22:18
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Not to wanting to turn this into the KSC PAO are crap there, but these people are paid to fulfil NASA remit of educating and informing the public.
Which they did; as noted, the last rollover occurred on a Saturday perhaps a shift later than this one and even with all the stuff going on in the area this time, PAO still published on approximately the same schedule as the last rollover.
If they can work and extra shift on a key day to ensure webcams are working or pics are published in lieu of a day off then they should get out of the media business.
PAO gets its primary feedback from "the media business;" there's not enough interest in real-time or near real-time coverage of a rollover to justify the expense for either "the media" or NASA.
The "webcams" aren't necessarily operated by PAO, either.
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#346
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Ford Mustang
on 26 Aug, 2008 01:36
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http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=180
Some pix of the lift to mate there, now, too...attached a low-res illustration here; the full-res pix are at the above link...
This picture has to be one of the most amazingly beautiful pictures I've ever seen for a mate!
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#347
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James Lowe1
on 26 Aug, 2008 04:44
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We're heading into the business end of processing, so we can drop anything other than that now, thanks.
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#348
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Chris Bergin
on 26 Aug, 2008 13:00
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Problem relating to LH2 umbilical mating is now a bigger issue as there's damage on the orbiter side. Writing up L2 processing info this morning, and we're following evaluations in there to update.
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#349
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shuttlefan
on 26 Aug, 2008 13:31
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So this could delay rollout?
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#350
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Chris Bergin
on 26 Aug, 2008 13:40
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So this could delay rollout?
It's not helping, put it that way. They've backed Atlantis' LH2 umbilical connection to the tank and evaluations are taking place all day.
There is the potential for an orbiter/ET demate to repair Atlantis' LH2 umbilical plate, and that's a delay for sure. It's very live info, so no way to know yet.
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#351
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Chris Bergin
on 26 Aug, 2008 14:55
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#352
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Stowbridge
on 26 Aug, 2008 16:27
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Very informative article. Can they repair in the VAB?
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#353
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Chris Bergin
on 26 Aug, 2008 16:59
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Very informative article. Can they repair in the VAB?
Still being evaluated. The hope is they can do something in the VAB, depends on if they can sand down the gouge. We're following on L2 and I'll make additions to the article as we go.
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#354
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chezbippy12
on 26 Aug, 2008 18:52
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Thanks for the update Chris...Now that I got my LTT tickets, i am hoping very much the launch date doesnt change.
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#355
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Chris Bergin
on 26 Aug, 2008 19:26
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Thanks for the update Chris...Now that I got my LTT tickets, i am hoping very much the launch date doesnt change.
It's one of the usual challenges they get with every flow. These birds like to make things interesting
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#356
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jeff2space
on 26 Aug, 2008 20:37
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Thanks for the update Chris...Now that I got my LTT tickets, i am hoping very much the launch date doesnt change.
It's one of the usual challenges they get with every flow. These birds like to make things interesting
Guess we got spoiled with how 'clean' the processing went for STS-124. Too bad Atlantis and Endeavour can't play as friendly as their big sister Discovery. Very interesting to follow though!
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#357
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shuttlefan
on 27 Aug, 2008 00:34
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So this could delay rollout?
It's not helping, put it that way. They've backed Atlantis' LH2 umbilical connection to the tank and evaluations are taking place all day.
There is the potential for an orbiter/ET demate to repair Atlantis' LH2 umbilical plate, and that's a delay for sure. It's very live info, so no way to know yet.
Chris can they still begin the Shuttle Interfact Test, with a call-to-stations at 2300 as noted in your article, despite the umbilical plate problem?
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#358
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Chris Bergin
on 27 Aug, 2008 01:48
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So this could delay rollout?
It's not helping, put it that way. They've backed Atlantis' LH2 umbilical connection to the tank and evaluations are taking place all day.
There is the potential for an orbiter/ET demate to repair Atlantis' LH2 umbilical plate, and that's a delay for sure. It's very live info, so no way to know yet.
Chris can they still begin the Shuttle Interfact Test, with a call-to-stations at 2300 as noted in your article, despite the umbilical plate problem?
They were taking molds of the damage - or trying to as the gap on demate was 2 inches and they needed six inches. That was the last we heard. I don't think it's a constraint to the test, but not sure.
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#359
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Chris Bergin
on 27 Aug, 2008 11:48
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Rollout delayed to Sunday (at least). Still ranging from repairing the damage to demating the stack - will depend on the results of the repair. Engineering Review Board on forward plan today.
