STS-115: Atlantis Launch Day 1 - SCRUB

• STS-115: Atlantis Launch Day 1 - SCRUB by Chris Bergin on 05 Sep, 2006 21:58
• Ok guys, time for this to start. God Speed Atlantis.
  
  This is a live event update thread. Only live and relevant information into here. All non related posts will be deleted. No "Hi, I'm new here" - no pretty pictures which aren't live, etc.etc.
• #1 by Svetoslav on 05 Sep, 2006 22:35
• Oh, let's write some news cause tomorrow I may not be allowed to
  
  Here's some of the most important activities for tomorrow and timeline:
  
  02:33 AM. T-minus 6 hours and COUNTING. Countdown resumes after a 2 hour built-in hold.
  02:43 AM. LH2 slow fill
  03:03 AM. LO2 slow fill
  03:23 AM. L02 fast fill
  03:33 AM. LH2 fast fill
  04:48 AM. LH2 topping
  05:28 AM. LH2 replenish
  05:33 AM. LO2 replenish
  05:33 AM. 3 hour built-in hold.
  08:33 AM. Countdown resumes- T minus 3 hours
  08:39 AM. Crew departs OC Building
  09:09 AM. Crew ingress
  09:58 AM. Astronaus comm check
  10:23 AM. Hatch CLOSED!
  11:13 AM. 10 minute hold. Countdown briefing
  11:23 AM. Resume countdown.
  11:28 AM. KSC cleared for launch.
  11:34 AM. FINAL HOLD. Launch status verification.
  12:19:49 PM. Resume countdown, t minus 9 min.
  12:21:19 PM. arm retraction
  12:23:00 PM. Launch window opens
  12:25:19 PM. Main engine steering test
  12:26:49 PM. Crew closes visors
  12:28:19 PM. Shuttle GPS take control of countdown
  12:28:28 PM. SRB Steering test.
  12:28:42 PM. Main engine start T minus 6.6
  12:28:49 PM. SRB ignition and liftoff.
  
  
  Rotating structure AWAY, all astronauts at bed. At 1:30 AM they'll be awakened to begin morning activities.
  
• #2 by Martin FL on 05 Sep, 2006 22:44
• Are they all Eastern Daylight Times?
• #3 by Svetoslav on 05 Sep, 2006 22:53
• Yes, they are all EDT. I hope this timeline will be useful.
  
  Also, I'm giving you the launch windows:
  
  09/06/06 - Open- 12:23:49 PM, Close - 12:22:49 PM.
  09/07/06 - Open -11:58:07 AM, Close - 12:03:07 PM.
  09/08/06 - Open -11:35:35 AM, Close - 11:40:35 AM.
  
  We do hope there'll be an additional day if the shuttle fails to launch till Friday.
• #4 by Chris Bergin on 05 Sep, 2006 23:10
• View from the VAB:

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• #5 by Joffan on 05 Sep, 2006 23:12
• We come out of the T-11 hold in 40 minutes or so?
• #6 by Austin on 05 Sep, 2006 23:22
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  Joffan - 5/9/2006  3:59 PM
  
  We come out of the T-11 hold in 40 minutes or so?

  
  The count will resume at 7:34 PM. EDT
• #7 by jupiter on 05 Sep, 2006 23:31
• still T -11 Hours and holding

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• #8 by Felix on 05 Sep, 2006 23:48
• T - 11 hours and counting (7:34 p.m.)
  
   Activate the orbiter's fuel cells (8:45 p.m.)
   Clear the blast danger area of all non-essential personnel
   Switch Atlantis' purge air to gaseous nitrogen (9:20 p.m.)
• #9 by Austin on 05 Sep, 2006 23:51
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  jupiter - 5/9/2006  4:18 PM
  
  still T -11 Hours and holding

  
  The countdown clock is running
• #10 by nathan.moeller on 06 Sep, 2006 00:00
• Time for Atlantis to renounce her title of the "Penguin!"  Time to spread her wings and send her off on the wings of the eagles.  Goodluck and God Speed Atlantis!!
• #11 by astrobrian on 06 Sep, 2006 00:09
• God Speed Atlantis and crew. Good luck to all those who support her on the ground....
  Let's light this candle! ! !    
• #12 by Felix on 06 Sep, 2006 00:19

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• #13 by Avron on 06 Sep, 2006 00:42
• Next hold is at  T-6 hour mark (12:34 a.m.) EDT  for two hours for:
  * Launch team verifies no violations of launch commit criteria prior to cryogenic loading of the external tank*
  * Clear pad of all personnel
  
  It good to see that clock counting down...
  
  http://countdown.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/countdown/cdt/cdt2_only.html
  
  
  
  
• #14 by Norm Hartnett on 06 Sep, 2006 01:09
• Avron you beat me to it Here are some other useful links
  
  http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html
  
  http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/countdown/video/
  
  http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/weather/weather.html
  
  http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/rrg2.pl?encoder/wx.rm
  
  
• #15 by mkirk on 06 Sep, 2006 01:35
• Here are a couple of nice pictures from just after RSS rollback.
  
  Currently the Fuel Cell activation is getting underway, the ASP (astronaut support personnel)/Cape Crusaders (i.e. astronauts that support KSC ground operations) are in the crew cabin completing the cockpit configurations such as equipment stowage, switch lists, commander and pilot seat adjustments, removal of NON-Flight Items and so on.
  
  Abort Advisory Checks are coming up - this is where the abort light in the cockpit is cycled by the Flight Director & FIDO (Flight Dynamics Officer) consoles in the MCC (Mission Control Center).  The OMS Gimbal Test is also coming up in a couple of hours.  
  
  A test of the ET level sensors (you have probably heard of some of these - such as ECO sensors) will be conducted at around 10:00 eastern time.  Those sensors will also recieve some additional routine tests as the count and cryo loading progress
  
  Mark Kirkman

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• #16 by Norm Hartnett on 06 Sep, 2006 01:46
• And speaking of links this is new isn't it?
  
  http://countdown.ksc.nasa.gov/elv/public/
  
  Is this going to be functional for the launch?
• #17 by mkirk on 06 Sep, 2006 01:50
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  Norm Hartnett - 5/9/2006  8:33 PM
  
  And speaking of links this is new isn't it?
  
  http://countdown.ksc.nasa.gov/elv/public/
  
  Is this going to be functional for the launch?

  
  No, that is for ELVs...it works pretty well for those unless too many people are overloading the server.
  
  Mark Kirkman
• #18 by MKremer on 06 Sep, 2006 01:51
• That's not for Shuttle, it's only for ELV launches from Canaveral and Vandenberg.
  
  The Shuttle countdown page is here: http://countdown.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/countdown/cdt/
  
• #19 by jupiter on 06 Sep, 2006 01:55
• the countdown clock its not work on my computer ¨!