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#300
by
bigboy_99
on 28 Apr, 2009 23:37
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I didn't see it in the article, if they have to replace the radiator panel can they do it at the pad? I am assuming that a complete replacement of the LH4 panel/complete radiator would be the worse case scenario?
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#301
by
Davinator
on 29 Apr, 2009 02:01
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#302
by
Chris Bergin
on 29 Apr, 2009 11:58
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Call is to do a standard repair at the pad. Have notes in L2, so will update the current article (complete), and expand in the next article today.
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#303
by
bigboy_99
on 29 Apr, 2009 13:19
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Great, thanks for the update Chris.
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#304
by
MarsMethanogen
on 29 Apr, 2009 15:32
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NASA's Space Shuttle Main Page reported that (having flown in from Houston for a day) while CDR and PLT practiced A&L's in the STA, the remainder of the crew spent their time performing a payload inspection at the pad. Is the latter activity (to fly all the way in for only one day at KSC at this point prior to launch) typical, or something unique to this HST SM mission? They must, at this point be familiar with the payload cocntents, correct? So is it a briefing of some type at the pad in terms of walking them through how all the contents have been loaded into the orbiter's payload bay? It seems like they would have also known this as well. It just seems a mite superfluous. Somebody please educate me of the benefits of just a one-day trip. Did they need someplace to go to to keep their T-38 edge?
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#305
by
psloss
on 29 Apr, 2009 15:40
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NASA's Space Shuttle Main Page reported that (having flown in from Houston for a day) while CDR and PLT practiced A&L's in the STA, the remainder of the crew spent their time performing a payload inspection at the pad. Is the latter activity (to fly all the way in for only one day at KSC at this point prior to launch) typical, or something unique to this HST SM mission? They must, at this point be familiar with the payload cocntents, correct? So is it a briefing of some type at the pad in terms of walking them through how all the contents have been loaded into the orbiter's payload bay? It seems like they would have also known this as well. It just seems a mite superfluous. Somebody please educate me of the benefits of just a one-day trip. Did they need someplace to go to to keep their T-38 edge?
It's typical and it may be the first time that the crew has seen the flight hardware for the cargo elements integrated in the orbiter payload bay. (Unless they got a chance prior to last year's delay.)
It may be one of their only chances to see layout and details before they are out there executing the EVAs -- EVA time is precious and it's a lousy time to run into something unexpected.
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#306
by
MarsMethanogen
on 29 Apr, 2009 15:54
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Yes, I understand that point. But my thinking was that where a particular piece of equipment is located in the cargo bay so I know where to go and get it in order to proceed with my timelined activity would have all been part of the sims that they've been performing for months/years now. But I can't fault the value of being able to see the actual flight hardware loaded in the actual pallet in the actual cargo bay of the actual orbiter . . . so I'm good with that. Thanks for the reply.
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#307
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psloss
on 29 Apr, 2009 16:08
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But my thinking was that where a particular piece of equipment is located in the cargo bay so I know where to go and get it in order to proceed with my timelined activity would have all been part of the sims that they've been performing for months/years now.
There are more details than that.
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#308
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psloss
on 29 Apr, 2009 20:49
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They would normally be doing this a part of their emergency training with the slide baskets and the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test. I guess since they did all of that stuff when Atlantis was on the pad in September, they don't need to repeat it?
Typically yes, but remember that for both of these 125 pad flows, the payload wasn't delivered to the pad until a couple of weeks after the shuttle was there -- whereas typically in recent times, the TCDT and payload install occur during the first week or so of the pad flow. At the time of the TCDT in September, the payload had just arrived at the pad and was still in the Payload Changeout Room. It hadn't been installed in the payload bay or gone through any integration verification testing yet.
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#309
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Chris Bergin
on 30 Apr, 2009 02:22
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#310
by
Aobrien
on 30 Apr, 2009 02:52
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This is not going to work if they have to roll-back again!
Thanks Chris
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#311
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Chris Bergin
on 30 Apr, 2009 13:47
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Very unlikely, they just have to check these things out. Atlantis gets checked today. Endeavour tomorrow.
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#312
by
contra
on 30 Apr, 2009 14:31
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via NASA Twitter:
FRR; The Hubble Space Telescope Program is ready to launch pending closure of planned activities.
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#313
by
Chris Bergin
on 30 Apr, 2009 14:47
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#314
by
MarsMethanogen
on 30 Apr, 2009 14:57
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Chris, interesting that NASA is considering a Swine Flu plan for the crew. It made me think, however, that given that well over 30,000 people die of SEASONAL influenza every year, does NASA require that its crews get the annual vaccines that are made available to the public for these strains? I am aware that this is not effective for the Swine Flu strain, but I'm asking about seasonal flu propholaxis with respect to astronaut personnel in general. I thought that in writing this particular item up, that you might have some insight to this issue. If this is off thread, and should more appropriately be in Shuttle Q&A, I'm sorry and you can delete the post.
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#315
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Chris Bergin
on 30 Apr, 2009 15:08
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Chris, interesting that NASA is considering a Swine Flu plan for the crew. It made me think, however, that given that well over 30,000 people die of SEASONAL influenza every year, does NASA require that its crews get the annual vaccines that are made available to the public for these strains? I am aware that this is not effective for the Swine Flu strain, but I'm asking about seasonal flu propholaxis with respect to astronaut personnel in general. I thought that in writing this particular item up, that you might have some insight to this issue. If this is off thread, and should more appropriately be in Shuttle Q&A, I'm sorry and you can delete the post.
That's relevant, given what I wrote about
However, I don't know the answer. Someone will!
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#316
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Chris Bergin
on 30 Apr, 2009 18:56
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They are flying through the FRR. We have an article ready at its conclusion which focuses on STS-400 (Special Topics from the FRR presentations) - via Chris G. I'll be writing up processing on Friday.
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#317
by
Chris Bergin
on 30 Apr, 2009 19:38
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#318
by
Ford Mustang
on 30 Apr, 2009 20:55
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STS-125 Post FRR Briefing upcoming.
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#319
by
Ford Mustang
on 30 Apr, 2009 21:06
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Bill Gerstenmaier:
Had a very thorough review. Launch date is May 11th at 2:01 PM EDT. Went over everything on the vehicle and HST, teams were very detailed. Review is a little shorter than the last ones, but that's just a tribute to the teams. This is a different mission than we are used to, with the back to back EVAs. The EVA tasks are a bit different than the Station flights. Real tribute to the team that they were able to pull this together and get an intricate timeline. Teams are ready and we're ready to go.
