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#560 by Chris Bergin on 06 Jul, 2011 11:55
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Per L2 S0007 proceeding well.
T-27 hours, in the four hour BIH.
Latest task relateed to preps for PRSD load - which have been completed. Air to GN2 transition is scheduled to begin at 0745. No IPRs.
On page 4 of 16 of the S0007 barchart presention, L2. Screenshot of where we are on critical path below - click to enlarge:
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#561 by Chris Bergin on 06 Jul, 2011 14:31
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KSC:
The Mission Management Team met today and voted unanimously to proceed toward Atlantis' scheduled liftoff at 11:26 amET Friday.
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#562 by Chris Bergin on 06 Jul, 2011 15:34
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Presser.
Mr Moses - All going great, heading into Friday. Laughed at a hire car company phoning him up thinking they won't bother cause the weather is bad?
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#563 by Chris Bergin on 06 Jul, 2011 15:35
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Mr L:
Nothing preventing on time lift off. RSS retract tomorrow at 2pm is possible issue.
Kathy doesn't sound very optimistic.
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#564 by Chris Bergin on 06 Jul, 2011 15:44
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Kathy:
70 percent no go for Friday.
60 percent no go for Saturday.
Some fella from the BBC (they have a lot there for this) joking about how we only talk about the weather (he's not wrong) leading into how Kathy works the forecast.
Marcia asking if the team would like a number of big scrubs to help keep people in a job.
Won't stop tanking regardless of the forecast, unless it's 100 percent no go.
Mark Kirkman's there. Talking about PRSD if they go after Friday.
Mikes Moses: Would be four hour short if they scrub Friday for the extension day, but that's still something they might be able to buy back.
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#565 by Chris Bergin on 06 Jul, 2011 15:54
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Blimey, another BBC fella there...that's at least four then.
David S is one of the big guns too.
Big note is if they get inside T-4 hours and scrub, it may be 48 hour scrub.
No chance of hail in this bad weather.
Bill Harwood on mood. Mike L notes it's getting more and more sober. Millions of people have lived with the Shuttle as part of Americana. Hopes for definition on the next program soon.
39A will remain in Shuttle shape. 39B is becoming a clean pad.
Mike notes Atlantis will be home for the remainder of her life. Want to see Atlantis come home to KSC not California. Looking forward to celebrating her service. Lovely tribute if you play back the video from John 44 later.
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#566 by psloss on 06 Jul, 2011 16:03
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Always fun how much good-natured grief Mike Leinbach gives Kathy Winters.
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#567 by Chris Bergin on 06 Jul, 2011 16:17
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Mike L notes lots of people, not least from other centers, have taken time to see the vehicles on all of the last three missions and pay tribute to them.
Really wants to see the facilities like the VAB and OPF to be used by commercial vehicles.
Questions about MFV, no concern:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/06/sts-135-engineers-mfv-et-138-stringer-inspections-completed/
Got emotional seeing Atlantis at the pad. Remembers being hired as a structural engineer and seeing the facilities he's worked on. Feels very proud.
Hey it's our friend Matt P from New Zealand! Asking about international notes of recognition.
Mike Moses notes that's an example of how it's not just a US space shuttle, and appreciates the support from around the world.
Mike L hopes Kathy has blown the forecast after seeing Endeavour only for 22 seconds after launch
Mike L notes, firmly, that his team appreciated his post S0044 comments:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/06/managers-sls-announcement-after-sd-hlv-victory/
Mike M notes going straight to Mars isn't the right plan. ISS is great for life support learning curve. NEOs is a good idea and the moon is a NEO, could do a flyaround before all the tech is ready. Ultimate focus is Mars.
Mike L: Shuttle program was an evolutionary step. It was a good step. Want to think about living OFF this planet. Moon is a good destination to learn how to live off planet.
500-750K expected Friday. More for Saturday. Interest is pride in the program, pride in America. Wish it was there before as we've lost some of the public interest.
No funding concerns if they slip.
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#568 by sdsds on 06 Jul, 2011 16:22
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Known as S0007 Operations, Call-to-Stations (CTS) occured at at 1230 EDT – with the clocks ticking 30 minutes later – ahead of Friday’s launch window
Hurray! Time for a new thread title? Also, is there any indication that Delta IV might be working issues that would lead them to yield the range on July 11/12? -
#569 by Chris Bergin on 06 Jul, 2011 16:37
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Known as S0007 Operations, Call-to-Stations (CTS) occured at at 1230 EDT – with the clocks ticking 30 minutes later – ahead of Friday’s launch window
Hurray! Time for a new thread title? Also, is there any indication that Delta IV might be working issues that would lead them to yield the range on July 11/12?
Na, what we do is stay on this thread until pre-tanking, as we have for the past 10 missions. We then go to the launch day live update thread.
No indications on D IV-H having any probs, and as Mike Moses explained, they won't even talk to ULA until they are in a stance were they might like those window options. -
#570 by DaveS on 06 Jul, 2011 16:45
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Update from the pad: PRSD LO2 servicing is complete and the tanker has been disconnected and left the pad. The GO for flowing LH2 into the orbiter PRSD tanks have been given.
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#571 by DaveS on 06 Jul, 2011 16:48
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No indications on D IV-H having any probs, and as Mike Moses explained, they won't even talk to ULA until they are in a stance were they might like those window options.
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#572 by MrSweets on 06 Jul, 2011 19:22
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PRSD LH2 Servicing is complete. The Tanker just left the Pad.
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#573 by el_nino on 06 Jul, 2011 19:32
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39A will remain in Shuttle shape. 39A is becoming a clean pad.
Can someone explain what this means? By "clean" do they mean it will be there ready for use just in case or does this mean something else? Thanks! -
#574 by Mapperuo on 06 Jul, 2011 19:35
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39A will remain in Shuttle shape. 39A is becoming a clean pad.
Can someone explain what this means? By "clean" do they mean it will be there ready for use just in case or does this mean something else? Thanks!
They're taking it down to just the concrete base.
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#575 by padrat on 06 Jul, 2011 19:42
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I believe that's a typo. Chris prob meant 39B. As far as I know there are no plans currently to demo Pad A
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#576 by psloss on 06 Jul, 2011 20:38
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"Final space shuttle to feature 'nose art'"
FWIW:
http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-060611a.html
Looks like ET-138 gets a logo on the flight intertank access door, too.
http://www.collectspace.com/archive/archive-0711.html#0706111407
Sounds like that didn't work out.
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#577 by padrat on 06 Jul, 2011 20:48
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"Final space shuttle to feature 'nose art'"
FWIW:
http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-060611a.html
Looks like ET-138 gets a logo on the flight intertank access door, too.
http://www.collectspace.com/archive/archive-0711.html#0706111407
Sounds like that didn't work out.
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#578 by TFGQ on 06 Jul, 2011 21:46
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T-19hrs and Holding
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#579 by Chris Bergin on 06 Jul, 2011 21:47
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And back on to far more important things.
STS-135: Enabling a new era of robotic satellite refuelling in space - by Pete Harding:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/07/sts-135-enabling-new-era-robotic-satellite-refuelling-space/
Absolutely awesome article. Great interview, great content!
