STS-117 Processing latest (through to Rollover to VAB)

#240 by Gerald Andrew Richli on 11 Jan, 2007 21:59
Thanks
#241 by lsullivan411 on 12 Jan, 2007 00:28
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Concorde - 11/1/2007 2:49 PMThanks for the recommendation. I had thought it was "no earlier than" for March 16 but you mention a possibility for 15th which I will bear in mind. I have about a week but am travelling from England so have flights and a hotel to arrange so don't want to wait until they are booked up!
.Officially it is NET March 16, however there is talk of possibly the 15th - that's why I mentioned it for you!
#242 by Martin FL on 12 Jan, 2007 21:30
Not a patch on what we get daily on L2, but may as well add this:
Mission: STS-117 - 21st International Space Station Flight (13A) -
S3/S4 Truss Segment Solar Arrays
Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104)
Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1
Launch Date: No earlier than March 16, 2007
Launch Pad: 39A
Crew: Sturckow, Archambault, Reilly, Swanson, Forrester and Olivas
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

Final vehicle closeouts are under way in preparation for technicians
to move Atlantis to the Vehicle Assembly Building on Feb. 7. This
week, the payload bay was cleaned and the doors were closed. The
doors will be cycled one last time and the payload bay doors will be
closed for flight next week.

The external tank scheduled to fly with Atlantis, designated ET-124,
is in the checkout cell in the Vehicle Assembly Building for final
processing prior to being mated to the solid rocket boosters in high
bay 1. Space Shuttle Program managers will hold a review on Jan. 16
to determine the readiness to mate the tank with the boosters. Once
the review is complete and the "go ahead" has been given, the tank
will be attached on Jan. 19.
#243 by Concorde on 12 Jan, 2007 23:46
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lsullivan411 - 12/1/2007 1:11 AM

Officially it is NET March 16, however there is talk of possibly the 15th - that's why I mentioned it for you!

Thanks for that! I have yet to finalize my travel plans.
#244 by avitek on 13 Jan, 2007 11:57
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Alex - 9/1/2007 2:44 PM

At 6:20AM EST is there daylight yet?

There is on my site a comprehensive table of different timezones, including the calendar dates when in U.S.A. are clocks to be shifted from standard to daylight saving time and vice versa, at the bottom of the following page:

http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/TIMEZONE.HTM

(for the years up to 2009)
#245 by Chris Bergin on 13 Jan, 2007 12:48
From L2 (Friday) - only part of the info:

OV-104 (STS-117) OPF-1
WSB blanket installation and bond checks are complete.
V1032, FWD compartment closeouts continue on schedule.
V5201, MPS cavity purge system flex hose installations and leak checks worked yesterday and will continue today.
V1339, NH3 boiler closeout inspections and TCS blanket installations are in work.
APU-0700, APU Exhaust Gas Temperature (EGT) detector insulation was removed, the exhaust flange was re-torqued/safety wired, and the insulation was reinstalled.
IPR 117V-0052 (circuit breaker checkout), both redundant circuit breakers feeding DDU2 were tested and functioned nominally. They were "teased" in all axes, however the ground software never saw any indication that the DDU was turned off. Further troubleshooting to follow.
Aft AV bay closeouts continue
V1041, ECLSS GN2 servicing was completed Thursday 3rd less sampling.
The payload bay doors are closed. One more cycle of the doors is scheduled for next Thursday.
V5182.001, PRSD Vac-ion pump operation is complete.
V1165, Left hand main landing gear strut hydraulic level check is complete less pressurization for flight.
Installation of door 44 for flight is complete.
INS-0557, Right hand main landing gear wing leading edge IDS testing is complete.
#246 by kermit on 13 Jan, 2007 22:11
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avitek - 13/1/2007 7:40 AM

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Alex - 9/1/2007 2:44 PM

At 6:20AM EST is there daylight yet?

There is on my site a comprehensive table of different timezones, including the calendar dates when in U.S.A. are clocks to be shifted from standard to daylight saving time and vice versa, at the bottom of the following page:

http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/TIMEZONE.HTM

(for the years up to 2009)

The USA, except Hawaii and Arizona will be on Daylight savings time from Mar 11,2007 to Nov 4, 2007.

Don
#247 by Chris Bergin on 14 Jan, 2007 22:05
FRCS removable in work

For Pad A
Pad SCAPE ops in work
and estimate to be complete with SCAPE ops at 21:00 tonight
#248 by eeergo on 15 Jan, 2007 11:52
So that means they're finally pressing ahead with Pad A for launch of STS-117 or is it still TBD?
#249 by mkirk on 15 Jan, 2007 14:22
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Chris Bergin - 14/1/2007 4:48 PM

FRCS removable in work

For Pad A
Pad SCAPE ops in work
and estimate to be complete with SCAPE ops at 21:00 tonight

I believe the FRCS (Forward Reaction Control System) removal was a typo. That occured on Discovery not Atlantis and should be complete.

To answer the previous post, yes Pad A is still the planned launch pad for 117.

Mark Kirkman
#250 by lsullivan411 on 15 Jan, 2007 18:28
My guess is that as today (the 15th) is a Federal holiday and tomorrow the 16th is the "drop dead" date mentioned for Pad B - there should probably be official word tomorrow. Anybody else agree??
#251 by mkirk on 15 Jan, 2007 20:00
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lsullivan411 - 15/1/2007 1:11 PM

My guess is that as today (the 15th) is a Federal holiday and tomorrow the 16th is the "drop dead" date mentioned for Pad B - there should probably be official word tomorrow. Anybody else agree??

I don't see this as a big issue folks, nothing to date indicates that a switch to PAD B is going to be necessary.

Mark Kirkman
#252 by collectSPACE on 16 Jan, 2007 00:58
Bill Harwood updated his pages today to reflect a March 15 launch date:

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01/15/07: Updating launch window; calendar; updating flight plan to reflect presumed 3/15 launch for STS-117

Date: 03/15/07
Window Open: 06:37:48 AM
Launch: 06:42:48 AM
Window Close: 06:47:48 AM
Docking: Flight Day 3

Sunrise at the Kennedy Space Center on March 15 is at 7:32 a.m. EDT.

http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/currentglance.html
#253 by James Lowe1 on 16 Jan, 2007 03:12
Well I didn't expect a slightly heated debate on processing! Please keep it calm (those posts are deleted). Thanks.
#254 by nathan.moeller on 16 Jan, 2007 13:11
Has anyone heard any word on whether or not the switch to Pad B will be made?
#255 by Chris Bergin on 16 Jan, 2007 19:02
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nathan.moeller - 16/1/2007 1:54 PM

Has anyone heard any word on whether or not the switch to Pad B will be made?

They are moving forward with Pad A.
#256 by nathan.moeller on 16 Jan, 2007 20:06
Thanks for the good news Chris. One last question. Do they have a work-to date for Pad A refurbishment completion?
#257 by Austin on 17 Jan, 2007 06:05
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collectspace - 15/1/2007 6:58 PM

Bill Harwood updated his pages today to reflect a March 15 launch date:

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01/15/07: Updating launch window; calendar; updating flight plan to reflect presumed 3/15 launch for STS-117

Date: 03/15/07
Window Open: 06:37:48 AM
Launch: 06:42:48 AM
Window Close: 06:47:48 AM
Docking: Flight Day 3

Sunrise at the Kennedy Space Center on March 15 is at 7:32 a.m. EDT.

http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/currentglance.html

Since my birthday is March 15...I sure hope this holds -- that would be quite a birthday candle!

Fingers crossed.
#258 by astrobrian on 17 Jan, 2007 15:50
Mine is the 18th, but I am not gonna ask for a delay just for me The way I see it, ISS docking might be my present
#259 by nathan.moeller on 17 Jan, 2007 16:17
It'll be great to see another night launch. Ha STS-121 lifted off the day after my bday (July 3). Looks like some of us are getting nice "candles" on the cake this time around! Have they officially set the target launch date as March 15 or is that still in discussion? By official I don't mean FRR official, but as a work-to date.