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#380 by mainengine on 26 Aug, 2006 08:40
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what shall we do with this stupid press con photos we've seen a thousand times before?
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#381 by jacqmans on 26 Aug, 2006 10:12
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Mission: STS-115 - 19th International Space Station Flight (12A) -
P3/P4 Truss Segment and Solar Arrays
Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104)
Location: Launch Pad 39B
Launch Date: Aug. 27, 2006, 4:30 p.m. EDT
Crew: Jett, Ferguson, Tanner, Burbank, MacLean and Stefanyshyn-Piper
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
At Launch Pad 39B, final launch preparations continue. The payload bay
doors were closed for flight last night, and loading of the fuel for
the power reactant storage and distribution system is now under way.
Weather delays interrupted the PRSD loading earlier this afternoon,
but the task is expected to be completed later this evening. No
impact to the remaining schedule is expected. Also, the Tyvek ring
covers have been installed on the forward reaction control system
thrusters. These covers protect the thrusters from inclement weather.
They are designed to release from the orbiter shortly after launch,
as the shuttle clears the tower.
Mission managers met at KSC this afternoon to further discuss progress
made and give final approval to continue with launch activities. No
problems were discussed that would prevent an on-time launch on
Sunday.
Weather forecasters indicate the launch day probability of weather
prohibiting launch is 40 percent. A Bermuda high pressure ridge
located over the Florida Straits is creating a southwesterly flow
over Central Florida, bringing afternoon thunderstorms for the next
two days. The primary concerns on Sunday are anvil clouds, showers
and thunderstorms within 20 nautical miles of the Shuttle Landing
Facility.
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#382 by rdale on 26 Aug, 2006 10:55
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mainengine - 26/8/2006 4:27 AM
what shall we do with this stupid press con photos we've seen a thousand times before?
Are there no real news on the mission ?
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#383 by gocamels on 26 Aug, 2006 12:25
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For what it's worth, here's the most recent model run forecast tracks on Ernesto...
http://thestormtrack.com/images/tropical/aal052006/track5day.png
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#384 by rdale on 26 Aug, 2006 12:38
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Ernesto will not affect prelaunch preps...
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#385 by psloss on 26 Aug, 2006 13:08
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The weather forecast has hit the press:
http://www.floridatoday.com/floridatoday/blogs/spaceteam/2006/08/weather-forecast-worsens-again.html
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#386 by jacqmans on 26 Aug, 2006 14:16
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#387 by Avron on 26 Aug, 2006 14:17
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Good morning - T-11 hold
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#388 by jacqmans on 26 Aug, 2006 14:19
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#389 by Avron on 26 Aug, 2006 14:19
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todays work:
Comms
Late stow
Rss
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#390 by Avron on 26 Aug, 2006 14:23
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"We are in good shape, we are ready to go"
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#391 by jacqmans on 26 Aug, 2006 14:24
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one mid-deck late stow at 5 pm, some experiments...
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#392 by Avron on 26 Aug, 2006 14:27
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Weather should be good for RSS retract..
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#393 by jacqmans on 26 Aug, 2006 14:27
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#394 by Avron on 26 Aug, 2006 14:27
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60% chance of weather prohibit...
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#395 by jacqmans on 26 Aug, 2006 14:29
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sea breeze could bring in bad weather....
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#396 by jacqmans on 26 Aug, 2006 14:30
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weather for tanking should be good
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#397 by Avron on 26 Aug, 2006 14:30
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#398 by jacqmans on 26 Aug, 2006 14:31
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TAL sites are go for weather.....
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#399 by psloss on 26 Aug, 2006 14:34
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jacqmans - 26/8/2006 10:16 AM
Sort of -- if they're Easterlies, they usually push the storms inland and away. The problem for Sunday is that they aren't forecast to have "set up" or be that strong and may not push the storms far enough west of the SLF to be go for RTLS.
sea breeze could bring in bad weather....