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#240
by
ChrisGebhardt
on 05 May, 2011 01:38
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Per L2: KSC *are* rescheduling STS-135 for a rollover of May 16, with a *potential* launch slip to..........July 4 (oh my word, what a way for the program to go out if they go with it).
Still NET June 28 right now, however.
Now THAT would be the BEST 4th of July FIREWORKS show ever, 2 SRB's and 3 SSME's.... awesome. 
Anyone know what time launch would be? Maybe a night launch for the nations birthday? Now that is how you go out in style?
ROUGHLY 1306 EDT on July 4th.
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#241
by
redsoxjayhawk
on 05 May, 2011 01:42
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Per L2: KSC *are* rescheduling STS-135 for a rollover of May 16, with a *potential* launch slip to..........July 4 (oh my word, what a way for the program to go out if they go with it).
Still NET June 28 right now, however.
Now THAT would be the BEST 4th of July FIREWORKS show ever, 2 SRB's and 3 SSME's.... awesome.
Anyone know what time launch would be? Maybe a night launch for the nations birthday? Now that is how you go out in style?
ROUGHLY 1306 EDT on July 4th.
Dang it. Thanks anyways
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#242
by
Thorny
on 05 May, 2011 01:53
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The tour doesn't go to the north side of the VAB.
The last time I took the tour, in Dec 2006, it did. Had a good look at all three OPF bays, the Crawler parking area, and one of the MLPs being serviced. Here's one photo.
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#243
by
ChrisGebhardt
on 05 May, 2011 02:00
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The tour doesn't go to the north side of the VAB.
The last time I took the tour, in Dec 2006, it did. Had a good look at all three OPF bays, the Crawler parking area, and one of the MLPs being serviced. Here's one photo.
That would be the west side of the VAB, not the north.
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#244
by
Thorny
on 05 May, 2011 02:51
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That would be the west side of the VAB, not the north.
I considered the view of OPF 1 and 2 to be most relevant to the chances of seeing a rollover. Here is a photo on the north side of the VAB...
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#245
by
stuart_wildcat
on 05 May, 2011 02:52
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The tour doesn't go to the north side of the VAB.
The last time I took the tour, in Dec 2006, it did. Had a good look at all three OPF bays, the Crawler parking area, and one of the MLPs being serviced. Here's one photo.
That would be the west side of the VAB, not the north.
Hadn't looked at pictures or the KSC map to actually figure out the specifics of everything.
Guess I'd have to hang out at the LC-39 observation gantry watching this site on my phone until Atlantis peeks her nose out of the OPF!
Of course the Today and Tomorrow tour stops on the south side of VAB and lets you out. Problem is I don't know how much you could see and you can't just "hang out" there as long as you want.
Thanks,
Stuart
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#246
by
Rocket Guy
on 05 May, 2011 03:26
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The location of the first photo above, from the west side of the VAB on the main bus tour as it heads to the Saturn V Center, is the way to catch a glimpse.
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#247
by
Lewis007
on 05 May, 2011 07:42
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Crew doing CEIT, standing in front of Rafaello in the SSPF
Video of the Crew Equipment Interface Test on May 2.
The KSC media gallery has also posted some pix.
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#248
by
Skylon
on 06 May, 2011 02:00
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#249
by
Space Pete
on 06 May, 2011 13:34
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Some interesting pics were posted in this gallery of the crew undergoing fit checks Russian Sokol pressure suits on pg 32 and 33 of JSC's STS-135 gallery: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-135/ndxpage32.html
I'm guessing the suits and seat liners will be aboard Atlantis?
I asked that to CDR Chris Ferguson via Twitter, and he replied to me that only one Sokol will launch aboard Atlantis, which will be for the first person to come home. The other three Sokol suits would be launched on Soyuzes/Progresses if needed.
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#250
by
asmolenski
on 06 May, 2011 13:50
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With what sounds like a NET 5/16 launch for STS-134 now, I thought I saw it meant a delay to the rollover of Atlantis to the VAB (if 134 was 14th or later). Would the NET 6/28 still be probable or would the rollover delay rule that out (closer to the 7/4 discussion/rumor we've been seeing.)
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#251
by
ChrisGebhardt
on 06 May, 2011 14:19
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With what sounds like a NET 5/16 launch for STS-134 now, I thought I saw it meant a delay to the rollover of Atlantis to the VAB (if 134 was 14th or later). Would the NET 6/28 still be probable or would the rollover delay rule that out (closer to the 7/4 discussion/rumor we've been seeing.)
NET launch date for Atlantis, at this point, is highly depended on A) the investigation in Endeavour's LCA-2 box failure (i.e. determining root cause or acceptable flight rationale) and B) when Endeavour actually launches.
Those two things have to be determined first.
Now, if Endeavour slips beyond May 14, Atlantis's rollover to the VAB will have to be "reevaluated."
Aside from that, the only piece of information we have on L2 is that there are talks/discussions about moving STS-135's NET launch date to July 4.
At this point, I would say there is really no way to answer your question because of the indeterminate nature of things right now.
Sorry. I wish I could be more helpful, but aside from just a quick round-up of where things stand, there's really nothing else to go off of. It's a very fluid situation right now.
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#252
by
Skylon
on 06 May, 2011 19:42
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#253
by
Space Pete
on 06 May, 2011 19:49
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I just want to add the latest photos on the JSC site are pretty nifty. Maybe because they were taken by someone from the Houston Chronicle.
Yup, they were taken by Smiley Pool, who's tagging along with the STS-135 crew during their training and blogging it at the Houston Chronicle here:
http://blog.chron.com/finalmission
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#254
by
Space Pete
on 07 May, 2011 20:31
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Waiting to find out how the 134 delay will affect 135. It appears that there will be some delay...still not sure how long.
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#255
by
drmduval
on 07 May, 2011 21:33
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Waiting to find out how the 134 delay will affect 135. It appears that there will be some delay...still not sure how long.
Me too!!
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#256
by
psloss
on 09 May, 2011 17:12
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#257
by
Chris Bergin
on 09 May, 2011 19:41
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Per Mike Moses, STS-135 is now slipping to the second week of July. No new launch date yet, however.
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#258
by
psloss
on 09 May, 2011 19:58
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Per Mike Moses, STS-135 is now slipping to the second week of July. No new launch date yet, however.
To add (hopefully), they will wait until after the 134 launch to roll over from OPF-1 to the VAB, but looking like 1-2 days after the launch for that.
They are bookkeeping 14 days to turn the launch pad around before it would be ready for the STS-135 vehicle rollout from the VAB to the pad, but then they may need to deconflict the 134 landing and the 135 rollout.
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#259
by
lucspace
on 09 May, 2011 20:02
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Earlier, the CBS website reported a Beta angle cutout from Aug 1st to Aug 15th. Is that still valid?
