STS-129: Discovery's (now Atlantis') Logistics Mission Baselined By PRCB

• STS-129: Discovery's (now Atlantis') Logistics Mission Baselined By PRCB by Chris Bergin on 17 Oct, 2008 01:08
• http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/10/sts-129-baselined-by-prcb/
  
  By Chris Gebhardt, via the excellent PRCB presentation on L2.
  
  See below for an orbiter swap on this mission.
• #1 by Paul Howard on 18 Oct, 2008 06:28
• Very good article.
• #2 by ShuttleDiscovery on 18 Oct, 2008 19:28
• Thanks Chris
• #3 by ChrisGebhardt on 20 Oct, 2008 14:27
• Quote from: ShuttleDiscovery on 18 Oct, 2008 19:28

  Thanks Chris
  

  
  You're welcome.
• #4 by Shuttle Scapegoat on 25 Oct, 2008 20:06
• The image in the article almost makes it look like there's 12 seat capsules Has that ever been considered, where they could take passengers in the payload bay?
• #5 by ShuttleDiscovery on 26 Oct, 2008 20:35
• Quote from: Shuttle Scapegoat on 25 Oct, 2008 20:06

  The image in the article almost makes it look like there's 12 seat capsules Has that ever been considered, where they could take passengers in the payload bay?
  

  
  Those would be pretty large seats!
  
  Carrying crew in the payload bay has never been an option, as it's obviously needed for payloads. Plus that would mean a tunnel linking it with the main crew quaters and it would be dangerous as the crew would not all be in the same place in the event of an emergency and/or the crew needed to bail out for whatever reason. Also the shuttle dosen't need to carry anymore than 7 crew members, so it's unnecessary.
  
  
• #6 by rdale on 26 Oct, 2008 21:25
• Quote from: Shuttle Scapegoat on 25 Oct, 2008 20:06

  Has that ever been considered, where they could take passengers in the payload bay?
  

  
  Yes... but rejected.
  
  http://www.spacefuture.com/archive/space_tourism_a_flight_of_fantasy_or_the_next_major_space_product.shtml
• #7 by Chris Bergin on 06 Nov, 2008 15:00
• Looks like 129 is becoming the last mission of the year:
  http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/11/nasa-realign-five-2009-missions-ares-ix-oct-09/
• #8 by Chris Bergin on 24 Nov, 2008 05:50
• Will be re-baselined.
  http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/11/sts-119discovery-rollover-2009-shuttle-schedule-realigns/
• #9 by Chris Bergin on 04 Dec, 2008 12:57
• Moving this to the right orbiter section, following the latest changes to the manifest:
  
  
  http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2008/12/sts-125s-tank-manifest-meeting-ares-i-x-iss-food-shortage-2/
• #10 by Ronsmytheiii on 11 Feb, 2009 16:07
• An image of one of the ELC's in the SSPF:

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• #11 by Maverick on 19 Feb, 2009 17:44
• Thanks for these write ups, they help alonside the presentation.
• #12 by Ronsmytheiii on 09 Apr, 2009 00:21
• Sorry to bump, but nice upclose view of one of the ELC's:
  
  

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• #13 by Ronsmytheiii on 09 Apr, 2009 17:48
• looks like working on attach points:

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• #14 by MKremer on 09 Apr, 2009 17:59
• Quote from: Ronsmytheiii on 09 Apr, 2009 00:21

  Sorry to bump, but nice upclose view of one of the ELC's:
  
  

  
  The lightbulb just came on - now I understand what the large stand with the rotating center section was built for a few months ago (you can see it at bottom in the Ch. 9 pic below). It's to flip the ELCs, since both sides need to be processed.
  
  

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• #15 by Ronsmytheiii on 10 Apr, 2009 14:04
• looks like 4 have been attached

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• #16 by MKremer on 10 Apr, 2009 14:07
• Those appear to be the battery mounting plates.
  
• #17 by eeergo on 10 Apr, 2009 14:40
• One of the payloads for the Express carrier (a CMG):
  
  
  http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/detail.cfm?mediaid=40617
  
  For more, search "STS-129" in KSC's Media Gallery.
• #18 by Ronsmytheiii on 14 Apr, 2009 17:08
• looks like they are working on the other side:

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