STS-129: Borescope inspections completed – aggressive instrumentation plan

• STS-129: Borescope inspections completed – aggressive instrumentation plan by Chris Bergin on 06 Nov, 2009 04:25
• Long article based on FRR and ERB presentations, borescope images and videos on L2.
  
  http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2009/11/sts-129-borescope-inspections-completed-aggressive-instrumentation-plan/
• #1 by Captain Scarlet on 06 Nov, 2009 12:10
• Top stuff Chris, great read. So despite the lack of comments so far, this could slip the launch out of November?
• #2 by Chris Bergin on 06 Nov, 2009 12:33
• Quote from: Captain Scarlet on 06 Nov, 2009 12:10

  Top stuff Chris, great read. So despite the lack of comments so far, this could slip the launch out of November?
  

  
  Thanks, and yes. November 11 is the next key day for this.
  
  Still needs flight rationale, but I would say it should be forthcoming.
• #3 by Longhorn John on 06 Nov, 2009 14:38
• Really good summary of this. Thanks for writting it up.
• #4 by Chris Bergin on 06 Nov, 2009 15:02
• Thanks John, "it's what I do"
  
  Update so far is they'll probably avoid the BHS mic due to time constraints and go with instrumentation on the stinger area and the MLP's TSMs. Confidence increasing on the loads model results due on the 11th - which is good.
• #5 by Edward Carlson on 06 Nov, 2009 17:15
• Thanks for the article and the images that help show the areas being talked about. Always find it heartwarming how much effort they put into things that probably aren't even a problem.
• #6 by Chris Bergin on 08 Nov, 2009 02:17
• Update:
  http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2009/11/sts-129-atlantis-ordnance-mei-evaluations-continuing/