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Chris Bergin · « **on:** 01/02/2007 06:44 pm »

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=4979

There's a lot of information from the re-baselining of the mission PRCB Re-baseline STS-120 (ISS-10A) in the FDRD Presentation (on L2), which I'm including in this article....and thus there's a few images I'm adding in full size here:

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #1 on:** 01/02/2007 06:46 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #2 on:** 01/02/2007 06:47 pm »

Seattle Dave · « **Reply #3 on:** 01/03/2007 03:26 am »

What happens to poor Michael Foreman?

svenge · « **Reply #4 on:** 01/03/2007 03:53 am »

According to Wikipedia's entry for STS-123, he's slated for that mission. Of course, I'm not an L2 member (too poor) so I could be misinformed...

James Lowe1 · « **Reply #5 on:** 01/03/2007 04:28 am »

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svenge - 2/1/2007 10:36 PM

According to Wikipedia's entry for STS-123, he's slated for that mission. Of course, I'm not an L2 member (too poor) so I could be misinformed...

L2 has Foreman listed as STS-123, so you are correct

eeergo · « **Reply #6 on:** 01/03/2007 10:45 am »

In the last image, there's a module in the zenith port of Node 2... I can't read very well the letters printed on it, but I'd assume it's the now cancelled centrifuge module. Why are they putting it into recent documentation? Just for informative purposes, maybe some plan to ressucitate it...?

Jim · « **Reply #7 on:** 01/03/2007 10:58 am »

It says CAM.

They are just using an old figure.

kneecaps · « **Reply #8 on:** 01/03/2007 01:53 pm »

Where will the Orbiter be docked for the installation of the Node? It attaches to PMA2 where the Orbiter is normally docked?

martynwilliams · « **Reply #9 on:** 01/03/2007 02:10 pm »

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kneecaps - 3/1/2007 2:36 PM

Where will the Orbiter be docked for the installation of the Node? It attaches to PMA2 where the Orbiter is normally docked?

I “think” the shuttle will dock to PMA 3 (i'm sure there's a video on the NASA HSF website which shows this paticular event in the assembly sequence), which is the earth facing port on Node 1. They’ll use the SSRMS to unlatch PMA 2 from Destiny, attach Node 2 then re-attach PMA 2 to the front facing port of Node 2.

I hope that makes sense!

Jorge · « **Reply #10 on:** 01/03/2007 02:47 pm »

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kneecaps - 3/1/2007 8:36 AM

Where will the Orbiter be docked for the installation of the Node? It attaches to PMA2 where the Orbiter is normally docked?

Node 2 will not be installed while the orbiter is present. It will be berthed temporarily to the Unity port CBM. After undocking, PMA-2 will be relocated to the end of Node 2, then the Node 2/PMA-2 assembly will be installed on the Destiny forward CBM.

There are no plans to use PMA-3 for future shuttle dockings.
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JRF

Firestarter · « **Reply #11 on:** 01/04/2007 10:40 pm »

Also interesting to hear about the array relocation. That's got to be a tricky task.

Stowbridge · « **Reply #12 on:** 01/05/2007 01:20 am »

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Firestarter - 4/1/2007 5:23 PM

Also interesting to hear about the array relocation. That's got to be a tricky task.

Remember, the panels are reacted before they are moved.

MKremer · « **Reply #13 on:** 01/05/2007 02:30 am »

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Firestarter - 4/1/2007 5:23 PM

Also interesting to hear about the array relocation. That's got to be a tricky task.

Not so much for the relocation itself, but the process to first untorque/back off the Z1 connection bolts (after about 7 years) will be the critical step before that happens.

anik · « **Reply #14 on:** 01/27/2007 07:50 am »

Images of preparation of STS-120 crew were published at Kennedy Media Gallery...

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #15 on:** 02/12/2007 02:01 pm »

Launch date change. Standing by for more details (it's all happening this morning!)

nathan.moeller · « **Reply #16 on:** 02/12/2007 07:21 pm »

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Chris Bergin - 12/2/2007 9:01 AM

Launch date change. Standing by for more details (it's all happening this morning!)

Hopefully to the left!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #17 on:** 02/13/2007 03:50 am »

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=5020 on the date move.

jacqmans · « **Reply #18 on:** 03/14/2007 06:30 pm »

Later this year, ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli will serve as Mission Specialist on the STS-120 mission to the International Space Station. Together with the rest of the Shuttle crew, Nespoli is training intensively ahead of this complex ISS assembly mission.

Read more:
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMUKDQ08ZE_index_0.html

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #19 on:** 03/23/2007 08:58 pm »

This flight is moving to Discovery in major manifest changes occuring today. On L2, will write up an article.

Lots of orbiter changes.