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#200
by
generic_handle_42
on 12 May, 2009 21:22
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Cain: Mission going exceedingly well. Very pleased. Looking forward to catching up to Hubble tomorrow.
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#201
by
robertross
on 12 May, 2009 21:23
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Awesome...Mark Carreau getting first recognition again.
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#202
by
generic_handle_42
on 12 May, 2009 21:23
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Q: Explain where photo of divots came from.
Cain: Using shuttle model to show chine area. Chine area is tile not RCC. Inspections today were performed by OBSS to inspect RCC and tiles. Belly tile survey was new to this mission as there is no RPM. Chines were included in this belly tile inspection. It was those pictures that found the divots. Coating damage to 4 tiles.
Follow-up: What makes you believe this is not major damage, and what more do you want to know?
Cain: DAT are the experts not me. Imagery guys are early in their assessment. Don't want to speculate, but did ask for early assessment of severity. Those areas appear to be shallow in depth. Heating profile is not critical as RCC would be. Not a very large area of damage. Probably will not need FI. But if DAT wants a FI, then we'll do that.
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#203
by
generic_handle_42
on 12 May, 2009 21:31
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Q: What do you think debris is and how big?
Cain: Too early. Didn't discuss that. Video shows debris source. Only FD 2, too early to have discussed yet. Will do our best to figure it out.
Follow-up: Talk about the team working overnight.
Cain: DAT comprised of engineers and imagery analysts, and experts on vehicle systems. They evaluate through a screening process. Determine whether anything is on a specific tile. Process gets passed through "screens" to determine what is under the tile, and how much heating is in the area.
Team was created for RTF, evolves over time from lessons learned. Proud to say we have world-class team, high confidence in team to get answers quickly. They give answers during the mission, and post-mission results tend to confirm their findings.
Slot for Hubble mission determined so that DAT had experience on several missions to ISS first.
Team has evolved to a point to pull this off in a short period of time.
That is team that will work overnight. By about 5pm central tomorrow, decision will be made on FI.
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#204
by
generic_handle_42
on 12 May, 2009 21:36
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Q: Inspection is longer today. When is final clearance of vehicle anticipated?
Cain: Discussion tomorrow, with decision on FI then. By this time Thursday (FD 4 or 5) final results should be known, pending late inspections after Hubble deploy.
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#205
by
generic_handle_42
on 12 May, 2009 21:38
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Q: On most missions, damage has been seen like this. Characterize significance of damage compared to other missions.
Cain: "Vehicle is very, very clean." We continue to improve. This vehicle in same category as last 5/6 missions. Very clean.
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#206
by
generic_handle_42
on 12 May, 2009 21:40
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KSC Questions.
Q: Was flame trench debris any concern? Will you look at 39-B also?
Cain: No debris above pad level. All debris was below pad area. Atlantis not in danger of being struck by debris.
127 still planned from 39-A, damaged area can be fixed in short-order. Will be ready for 127. Pad B had been assessed previously. Can launch from B is necessary.
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#207
by
generic_handle_42
on 12 May, 2009 21:41
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Q: Have odds for STS-400 been reduced?
Cain: Don't know what it means significantly. Since vehicle looks the way it does today, chances are exceedingly low.
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#208
by
Chris Bergin
on 12 May, 2009 21:41
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Loving Leroy's facial expressions to some of the questions
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#209
by
generic_handle_42
on 12 May, 2009 21:43
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From HQ:
Q: 9 or 10 nicks I counted, how many did you count? Belly or top of chine?
Cain: Didn't count, and probably won't. DAT will count and tell me if they are important. After tomorrow we will know dimensions to fractions of an inch.
Located on "transition area" between belly and top. It is a curved area on the forward portion of wing. Tiles are "kinda on the edge". It is TILE not RCC.
Follow-up: One or multiple pieces of debris?
Cain: Don't know yet. I only see one. DAT will determine. Did not discuss yet.
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#210
by
generic_handle_42
on 12 May, 2009 21:47
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Q: Total number of debris events?
Cain: Yesterday, some of the team viewed prelim data. May have been 3 or 4 debris events. It's "few-ish"
Q: Lightning at 39-B?
Cain: Don't know if it was on new lightning towers. Suspect it was not. We have new lightning monitoring system. Use this to detect strikes in vicinity. From that, we look on GSE and Vehicle side to determine what was powered, and evaluate data from those systems for interruptions, etc. Then determine whether to go on from there.
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#211
by
generic_handle_42
on 12 May, 2009 21:49
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Q: Status on Endeavour for STS-400 in terms of prep. Has debris strike changed anything.
Cain: Right on timeline. Could launch on Monday. Have not seen anything that makes us think that is necessary. Will not do anything to accelerate timeline, but we are ready should need arise.
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#212
by
generic_handle_42
on 12 May, 2009 21:49
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#213
by
generic_handle_42
on 12 May, 2009 21:55
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Back to MCC and shots from Atlantis.
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#214
by
kneecaps
on 12 May, 2009 21:55
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Some data for the burn.
R OMS
Tig: 01/04:25:23.0
V TOT 7.3 fps
TGO 10 seconds
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#215
by
Chris Bergin
on 12 May, 2009 21:58
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HST Appature (sp) closing in two minutes.
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#216
by
generic_handle_42
on 12 May, 2009 22:04
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HST Control Center. The "STOCC".
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#217
by
generic_handle_42
on 12 May, 2009 22:10
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Sequential still video of the re-berthed OBSS.
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#218
by
DaveS
on 12 May, 2009 22:20
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About 6 minutes to the NC-3 burn.
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#219
by
generic_handle_42
on 12 May, 2009 22:21
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Playback of video is complete for now. Atlantis is bathed in orbital night.
