STS-124: Rollout and Pad Flow Latest

[cb6785]

Countdown at hold at T-27hours

[DaveS]

Coming up later today on NASA TV is the Launch Readiness Review press conference at NET 11 am, depending when the Mission Management Team wraps up their meeting at KSC.

[Chris Bergin]

As promised, article updated with Thursday processing latest (lots, the addition was only a snippet!)

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=5434 (added into the ROMS article - rather than writing a separate article.)

[Martin FL]

As promised, article updated with Thursday processing latest (lots, the addition was only a snippet!)

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=5434 (added into the ROMS article - rather than writing a separate article.)

Great article as always. Everyone else seems to be doing articles only about the toilet At least you get quality reporting here!

[cb6785]

L-27 countdown hold ended at 10a.m. EDT

[Chris Bergin]

Great article as always. Everyone else seems to be doing articles only about the toilet At least you get quality reporting here!

Thanks, that's appreciated

[marshallsplace]

ISS toilet pump loaded onto Discovery 

[psloss]

Maybe I'm missing something here, but why was the hold at T-19hrs extended to 8hrs from 4hrs as it was in previous countdowns?

Mike Leinbach just mentioned the PRSD off-load that needs to be done for this mission (already in the L2 docs); perhaps that is one factor.

[DaveS]

Mike Leinbach just mentioned the PRSD off-load that needs to be done for this mission (already in the L2 docs); perhaps that is one factor.

And it's just for LOX, not LH2. I believe the mass number mentioned was 240 lbs of LOX.

[nashville_jimbob]

Did I miss the post-MMT news conference, or was it cancelled due to lack of issues?

[rdale]

Went on as scheduled at 11am EDT

[nashville_jimbob]

Shucks! I guess no new issues?

[rdale]

Nothing extraordinary, John44 has posted it there. Most of the discussion was regarding the toilet.

[Ford Mustang]

Shucks! I guess no new issues?

Nope.  MMT go for launch, one TAL is GO for every day of launch if necessary, and weather looks good (20% chance of prohibiting launch (Anvil Couds)).  Just check out the full recording John44 has put up.

[Ford Mustang]

ISS toilet pump loaded onto Discovery 

Pictures of this event (hi-res) are now posted in the KSC Hot Pics Gallery.

[Lawntonlookirs]

Looks like in the picture he is thinking, okay where do I put this thing.

[Chris Bergin]

Shucks! I guess no new issues?

You're up to date with latest articles. Nothing since. The six new IPRs this morning are minor, with the one fix to the SLF to come.

[Justin Wheat]

Look the Kelly twins together!, getting some brotherly advise during training! 

[cb6785]

Countdown milestones for tomorrow:

Launch-1 Day (Friday, May 30)

- Resume countdown (3 a.m.)
- Begin filling pad sound suppression system water tank (3 a.m.)
- Main engine avionics, pneumatics and controller checkout (3 a.m.)
- Close out the tail service masts on the mobile launcher platform
- Pad sound suppression system water tank filling complete (6 a.m.)
- Begin star tracker functional checks (10:50 a.m.)
- Enter planned hold at T-11 hours for 13 hours, 37 minutes (11:00 a.m.)
- Activate the orbiter's communications systems
- Move Rotating Service Structure to the park position (8:30 p.m.)
- Perform ascent switch list
- Fuel cell flow-through purge complete

Hope there aren't to many mixups in this days timeline Mark If you find anything...would be really happy to get the right ones.

At the moment countdown is at hold at T-19 hours.

[Justin Wheat]

KSC Media Gallery updated with some pictures of Mark Kelly and Ken Ham in the STA practicing landing, and also of Yoshiyuki Hasegawa during the japan news conference

http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=4