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#40
by
shuttlefan
on 28 Jul, 2006 17:02
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Shutlebuf: "Yeah, launching again in six weeks is a real treat!"
Do you remember when STS-70 was launched only six DAYS after STS-71 returned in 1995?
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#41
by
shuttle_buff
on 28 Jul, 2006 17:07
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An more information on the rollout being/not being live on the public channel Monday?
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#42
by
shuttle_buff
on 28 Jul, 2006 17:18
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#43
by
punkboi
on 28 Jul, 2006 17:23
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shuttle_buff - 28/7/2006 9:48 AM
And the tile due lighten in color a little with each re-entry?
shuttle_buff
Yep. Just think of charcoal after having a barbecue
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#44
by
Jim
on 28 Jul, 2006 17:38
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punkboi - 28/7/2006 1:10 PM
shuttle_buff - 28/7/2006 9:48 AM
And the tile due lighten in color a little with each re-entry?
shuttle_buff
Yep. Just think of charcoal after having a barbecue
The tiles aren't consumed. The discoloration is from the waterproofing.
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#45
by
Mark Dave
on 28 Jul, 2006 18:02
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Yep, the older they are the lighter they are. The same with the RCC, as it oxidizes it gets darker. You can see this in the STS-114 photo book.
For a model of the shuttle, the tile decals would fit in well, but if you wish to scrib the tiles on for a full on 3D feel, after the black pain is dry, then dry brush light gray over it. (model builders know this- dry brushing is a light dab into the overcoat pain and lightly brush over the surface.) For example, adding rust to a model ship.
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#46
by
jacqmans
on 28 Jul, 2006 20:22
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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: Vehicle Assembly Building
Launch Date: No earlier than Aug. 27, 2006
Launch Pad: 39B
Crew: Jett, Ferguson, Tanner, Burbank, MacLean and Stefanyshyn-Piper
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
On Monday, Atlantis rolled from Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1 to
the Vehicle Assembly Building, where it was lifted into high bay 3
for mating to the external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters.
Mating operations and checkouts are under way. The shuttle is
scheduled to roll to Launch Pad 39B on July 31, with first motion
targeted for 12:01 a.m. EDT. The STS-115 payload was transferred to
the launch pad on Wednesday and is scheduled to be installed in
Atlantis' payload bay on Aug. 2. Mission managers made the decision
to move the opening of Atlantis' launch planning window to Aug. 27.
The decision was made after it was determined that lighting
conditions for launch and external tank separation were sufficient to
support imagery analysis.
The payload for STS-115 is the Port 3/4 truss segment, the next major
addition to the 11-segment integrated truss structure that will
eventually span more that 300 feet. The P3/P4 truss, with its two
large solar arrays, will provide one-fourth of the total power
generation capability of the completed station.
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#47
by
shuttlefan
on 29 Jul, 2006 16:49
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Does anyone have a processing schedule for Monday when Atlantis arrives at the pad? Will they hotfire test the APUs first or move the RSS around the vehicle right away? Also, how's the weather for tomorrow night's rollout?
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#48
by
mkirk
on 29 Jul, 2006 17:10
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shuttlefan - 29/7/2006 11:36 AM
Does anyone have a processing schedule for Monday when Atlantis arrives at the pad? Will they hotfire test the APUs first or move the RSS around the vehicle right away? Also, how's the weather for tomorrow night's rollout?
APU Hotfire/Confidence Run is required for this flow but I haven't seen the Pad Flow Schedule yet.
Mark Kirkman
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#49
by
punkboi
on 29 Jul, 2006 17:11
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shuttlefan - 29/7/2006 9:36 AM
Does anyone have a processing schedule for Monday when Atlantis arrives at the pad? Will they hotfire test the APUs first or move the RSS around the vehicle right away? Also, how's the weather for tomorrow night's rollout?
Don't know the answer to the first three....but go to weather.com to check the forecast (type in 32899 as the zip code...though Orlando will come up as the city). The weather for the day will be same as usual... scattered T-storms
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#50
by
rdale
on 29 Jul, 2006 19:05
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Ignore weather.com as that's a completely automated and fairly useless forecast for specifics.
Hit the Launch Weather page, even when there's nothing on the pad they still do detailed forecasts for the complex on the left-hand bar.
https://www.patrick.af.mil/45og/45ws/launch.htm
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#51
by
DaveS
on 30 Jul, 2006 19:45
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Has anyone heard if the roll is still on for 12:01 am EDT tommorow? The latest weather forecast isn't too good if there has been a delay to later into the day as it's a 70% chance of lightning in the afternoon,
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#52
by
shuttlefan
on 30 Jul, 2006 21:12
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Yeah, I understand it's the weekend for the PAO folks down there but it would be nice if they could issue some sort of a status on the rollout...
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#53
by
Jim
on 30 Jul, 2006 21:24
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The workers aren't even at work, so there is no status. So what if it slips a day
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#54
by
shuttlefan
on 30 Jul, 2006 21:54
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I just read that is still set to begin at 12:01am eastern.
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#55
by
rdale
on 30 Jul, 2006 22:40
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You read that here? Or another reputable space place?
Or did you type that in notepad ;>
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#56
by
punkboi
on 30 Jul, 2006 22:49
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#57
by
astrobrian
on 30 Jul, 2006 22:51
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I feel a live event thread coming down the runway
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#58
by
DaveS
on 30 Jul, 2006 22:56
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#59
by
shuttlefan
on 30 Jul, 2006 23:21
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There are some reports on the websites of the local TV stations( WESH,etc. ) and also on the Florida Today site.
