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#320 by Chris Bergin on 24 Jan, 2007 09:03
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"Lads, we've put the tank on the wrong way around"
More snippets from the expansive processing reports on L2: This one from the Daily Ops (Jan 23):
OV-104 (STS-117) OPF-1
V1032, Final roll preparations, are in work with LO2 and LH2 purge flex hoses and continues with bay-6 platform and mid-deck blow-down preps.
IPR 117V-0056 - During the installation of the vendor wire harness identified by this IPR, a bent pin on the cabin fan assembly delta pressure sensor was discovered. Due to the severity of the bent pin and the availability of a spare sensor it was decided to R&R the part. NSLD will remove the damaged sensor and replace it with a spare sensor. Due to this, the vehicle was not powered up yesterday but is scheduled for power up this morning. Retest will follow after power up.
V1098 - Path to landing gear functional.
Bonding of Main Landing Gear Door (MLGD) seals 1 & 3 was completed yesterday. Bonding of seals 2 and 4 should be done today, in the hope that the 72 hour cure will be complete Friday morning. Another stop bolt measurement and door closure is currently scheduled for Friday. If all the measurements are satisfactory, tile operations will continue. The current plan is for TPS to work through the weekend and be ready for V1098 on Monday next.
FWD-6143, Evaluation of the hydraulic closure friction tests is complete. The evaluation determined that a total of 11 patches will be required; 10 primaries and 1 OML. Two high pull locations will require massaging. Patch rework along the centerline is minimized to avoid adverse affects to centerline stop bolt gaps.
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#321 by Concorde on 25 Jan, 2007 13:05
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NASA.gov launch schedule updated with March 15. Thanks to the heads up earlier on this forum I'll be in Fl. from the 14th !! :-)
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#322 by nathan.moeller on 25 Jan, 2007 14:01
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Welcome to the site Concorde. Yeah any information NASA plans on distributing, whether it be schedule changes or crew assignments or whatever, chances are you'll find it here first. L2 especially. Definitely worth the money.
EDIT: Any updates on how to fix our "bottoms-up" tank?
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#323 by Chris Bergin on 25 Jan, 2007 14:33
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I don't know if the ATK people who write the powerpoint come here, but good news on the tank on the Jan 25th report on L2, they've sorted it out
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#324 by punkboi on 25 Jan, 2007 17:24
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rdale - 23/1/2007 1:53 PM
Quotepunkboi - 23/1/2007 3:37 PM Atlantis launch may be moved up to March 15...according to Space.com
Mentioned in this thread and on L2 about two weeks ago...I'm not big on research
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#325 by Chris Bergin on 25 Jan, 2007 18:19
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punkboi - 25/1/2007 6:24 PM
Quoterdale - 23/1/2007 1:53 PM
Quotepunkboi - 23/1/2007 3:37 PM Atlantis launch may be moved up to March 15...according to Space.com
Mentioned in this thread and on L2 about two weeks ago...I'm not big on research
Mentioned in articles on the news site also, and on this very thread, two weeks ago. I turned the change of launch date around the same day. I believe it was when Hubble was moved to Atlantis on the FAWG and Launch Schedules. -
#326 by Chris Bergin on 26 Jan, 2007 01:41
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Some pad news for you all:
"PAD A
G2108, LOX tank replenish was worked with 4 waves of tankers yesterday and 4 more waves will be worked today."
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#327 by jacqmans on 26 Jan, 2007 18:34
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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: Targeted for March 15, 2007
Launch Pad: 39A
Crew: Sturckow, Archambault, Reilly, Swanson, Forrester and Olivas
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
On Wednesday, the Space Shuttle Program signed a change request moving
the STS-117 targeted launch date to March 15, one day earlier than
originally planned. Final vehicle closeouts are under way in
preparation for technicians to move Atlantis to the Vehicle Assembly
Building on Feb. 7.
Technicians completed the flight deck closeout and are working to
finish closing out the forward area. The final vehicle power down and
main landing gear functional test are scheduled for Jan. 29. Aft
structural leak test preparations began today, and the test will
begin early next week. On Jan. 31, technicians will perform the final
weight and center-of-gravity measurements on the vehicle, and the
orbiter transporter system will be brought into the bay on Feb. 1.
Last week, the external tank scheduled to fly with Atlantis,
designated ET-124, was moved from the checkout cell in the Vehicle
Assembly Building to be mated to the solid rocket boosters in high
bay 1. Technicians are completing the final foam application and
strut closeouts in preparation for attaching the orbiter on Feb. 7.
At Pad A, technicians performed a payload canister fit check. The
canister will be used to transport the payload for the mission, the
S3/S4 solar arrays, scheduled to go to the pad on Feb. 18.
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#328 by Mark Dave on 27 Jan, 2007 18:04
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When is Atlantis set to rollout to the pad?
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#329 by Chris Bergin on 27 Jan, 2007 19:14
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MarkD - 27/1/2007 7:04 PM
When is Atlantis set to rollout to the pad?
Read the site Mark. Questions can be founding using the search function.
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=5002QuoteCurrently, Atlantis is targeting a rollover and arrival in the VAB (Vehicle Assembly Building) on February 7, for mating with ET-124 and SRBs, with the stack rolling out to Pad 39A a week later on the 14th, ahead of the March 15 (target) No Earlier Than (NET) launch date.
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#330 by Rocket Guy on 27 Jan, 2007 19:23
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#331 by marsguy on 28 Jan, 2007 23:10
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jacqmans - 26/1/2007 2:34 PM
At Pad A, technicians performed a payload canister fit check. The
canister will be used to transport the payload for the mission, the
S3/S4 solar arrays, scheduled to go to the pad on Feb. 18.QuoteChris Bergin - 27/1/2007 3:14 PM
Doesn't this mean that the payload will arrive at the pad after the shuttle?QuoteCurrently, Atlantis is targeting a rollover and arrival in the VAB (Vehicle Assembly Building) on February 7, for mating with ET-124 and SRBs, with the stack rolling out to Pad 39A a week later on the 14th, ahead of the March 15 (target) No Earlier Than (NET) launch date.
I believe that all of the recent shuttle flights have had the payload arrive at the pad before the shuttle.
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#332 by Chris Bergin on 28 Jan, 2007 23:22
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marsguy - 28/1/2007 12:10 AM
Quotejacqmans - 26/1/2007 2:34 PM
At Pad A, technicians performed a payload canister fit check. The
canister will be used to transport the payload for the mission, the
S3/S4 solar arrays, scheduled to go to the pad on Feb. 18.QuoteChris Bergin - 27/1/2007 3:14 PM
Doesn't this mean that the payload will arrive at the pad after the shuttle?QuoteCurrently, Atlantis is targeting a rollover and arrival in the VAB (Vehicle Assembly Building) on February 7, for mating with ET-124 and SRBs, with the stack rolling out to Pad 39A a week later on the 14th, ahead of the March 15 (target) No Earlier Than (NET) launch date.
I believe that all of the recent shuttle flights have had the payload arrive at the pad before the shuttle.
Does this create any sort of conflict?
Won't be a problem, but you are right that it's not the norm:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=4999QuoteIn an uncommon move, Atlantis' payload, the S3/S4 truss elements, will be heading to the launch pad four days after the vehicle arrives at the launch pad.
'The Payload customer has formally requested a schedule change for transporting the Payload to the Pad in order to change out a rotary motor controller,' noted the January 18th NASA Operations Presentation. 'The payload is currently scheduled to arrive at the Pad on the 8th of February; the new date is February 18th.'
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#333 by Rocket Guy on 29 Jan, 2007 00:33
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I don't think that's correct, here is an image of STS-110's canister being lifted after rollout:
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#334 by George CA on 29 Jan, 2007 01:00
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Chris Bergin - 28/1/2007 6:22 PM
Quotemarsguy - 28/1/2007 12:10 AM
Quotejacqmans - 26/1/2007 2:34 PM
At Pad A, technicians performed a payload canister fit check. The
canister will be used to transport the payload for the mission, the
S3/S4 solar arrays, scheduled to go to the pad on Feb. 18.QuoteChris Bergin - 27/1/2007 3:14 PM
Doesn't this mean that the payload will arrive at the pad after the shuttle?QuoteCurrently, Atlantis is targeting a rollover and arrival in the VAB (Vehicle Assembly Building) on February 7, for mating with ET-124 and SRBs, with the stack rolling out to Pad 39A a week later on the 14th, ahead of the March 15 (target) No Earlier Than (NET) launch date.
I believe that all of the recent shuttle flights have had the payload arrive at the pad before the shuttle.
Does this create any sort of conflict?
Won't be a problem, but you are right that it's not the norm:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=4999QuoteIn an uncommon move, Atlantis' payload, the S3/S4 truss elements, will be heading to the launch pad four days after the vehicle arrives at the launch pad.
'The Payload customer has formally requested a schedule change for transporting the Payload to the Pad in order to change out a rotary motor controller,' noted the January 18th NASA Operations Presentation. 'The payload is currently scheduled to arrive at the Pad on the 8th of February; the new date is February 18th.'
The last time a shuttle payload went to the pad after the rollout was on STS-93 in July 1999.
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#335 by Firestarter on 29 Jan, 2007 04:35
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Me too. Nice quoting off memos there
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#336 by Chris Bergin on 31 Jan, 2007 01:31
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Copying some L2 snippets into here, dated today:
OV-104 (STS-117) OPF-1
Atlantis completed its final power down yesterday with no anomalies. Rollout to the VAB is scheduled for Wednesday February 7th.
Aft compartment structural leak tests were completed successfully last night. Crew compartment positive pressure testing was also completed successfully.
Landing gear functional completed last night with no additional tile issues.
RWNG-4740 RH #9 LESS tile initial prefit was completed last night; tile sent back to TPSF for densification. Further prefits if required will occur later this week. -
#337 by Michael22090 on 31 Jan, 2007 02:22
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It is good to hear that everything is going well for Atlantis and that processing is on track. I am looking forward to this mission.
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#338 by Gerald Andrew Richli on 31 Jan, 2007 18:00
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From KSC photo album, Pad 39A RSS has swung open to receive STS-117 Altantis Shuttle. See Kennedy space center website.
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#339 by stefan1138 on 31 Jan, 2007 18:48
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Do you have a link? Could not find it!
Thank you!
Stefan
