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DaveS · « **Reply #440 on:** 09/06/2007 02:09 pm »

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ksc_houston - 6/9/2007 3:53 PM

Is there any webcam with the mating process ? Or I am behind schedule ?

Hardmate was done sometime earlier this morning. And there's no webcameras of HB-1.

Chandonn · « **Reply #441 on:** 09/06/2007 02:33 pm »

Per NASA's shuttle site. The hard mate is complete.

EDIT: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html

Lee Jay · « **Reply #442 on:** 09/06/2007 02:40 pm »

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DaveS - 6/9/2007 8:09 AM

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ksc_houston - 6/9/2007 3:53 PM

Is there any webcam with the mating process ? Or I am behind schedule ?
Hardmate was done sometime earlier this morning. And there's no webcameras of HB-1.

But this is a good place to watch:

http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=4

Chandonn · « **Reply #443 on:** 09/06/2007 02:40 pm »

... Of course there's still a fair amount of work before Discovery's rollover and mate on the 19th...

Lee Jay · « **Reply #444 on:** 09/06/2007 03:01 pm »

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Lee Jay - 6/9/2007 8:40 AM
But this is a good place to watch:

http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=4

And just as I say that, the pictures are up.

STSFan10 · « **Reply #445 on:** 09/06/2007 09:43 pm »

Not long now until a new thread for rollover and VAB ops! Timeline really has been saved with the tank repair.

Chandonn · « **Reply #446 on:** 09/06/2007 09:58 pm »

I think we're still looking to:

- Rollover: September 12 (I thought this had been changed)
- Mission Briefings: September 14 (I'm hoping the Press Kit will not be far behind!)
- Orbiter/ET-SRB mating: September 19
- Rollout: September 27th.

All dates per http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/spacesked.html

psloss · « **Reply #447 on:** 09/06/2007 10:20 pm »

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Chandonn - 6/9/2007 5:58 PM

I think we're still looking to:

- Rollover: September 12 (I thought this had been changed)
- Mission Briefings: September 14 (I'm hoping the Press Kit will not be far behind!)
- Orbiter/ET-SRB mating: September 19
- Rollout: September 27th.

All dates per http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/spacesked.html

The rollover target is either out of date or a typo; it's the 19th in all the recent documentation...it would be a little strange for the orbiter to stay in the VAB transfer aisle for a week between rollover and lift to mate...

DaveS · « **Reply #448 on:** 09/06/2007 10:36 pm »

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psloss - 7/9/2007 12:20 AM
it would be a little strange for the orbiter to stay in the VAB transfer aisle for a week between rollover and lift to mate...

Strange, yes but not unprecedented. Discovery was mated to OTS in the transfer aisle while the new STS-114 ET/SRB stack was being readied for her after she was demated from her original stack. Spent 5 days waiting in the transfer aisle(June 2 05-June 7 05).

James Lowe1 · « **Reply #449 on:** 09/06/2007 10:43 pm »

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Chandonn - 6/9/2007 4:58 PM

I think we're still looking to:

- Rollover: September 12 (I thought this had been changed)

You will of known this is wrong by reading the articles and information on this site, not other sites. www.nasaspaceflight.com

Chandonn · « **Reply #450 on:** 09/06/2007 10:48 pm »

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psloss - 6/9/2007 6:20 PM

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Chandonn - 6/9/2007 5:58 PM

I think we're still looking to:

- Rollover: September 12 (I thought this had been changed)
- Mission Briefings: September 14 (I'm hoping the Press Kit will not be far behind!)
- Orbiter/ET-SRB mating: September 19
- Rollout: September 27th.

All dates per http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/spacesked.html
The rollover target is either out of date or a typo; it's the 19th in all the recent documentation...it would be a little strange for the orbiter to stay in the VAB transfer aisle for a week between rollover and lift to mate...

That's what I thought. The CBS site is generally more up to date than that, that's why I posted my comment above. Thanks!

Chandonn · « **Reply #451 on:** 09/06/2007 10:50 pm »

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James Lowe1 - 6/9/2007 6:43 PM

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Chandonn - 6/9/2007 4:58 PM

I think we're still looking to:

- Rollover: September 12 (I thought this had been changed)

You will of known this is wrong by reading the articles and information on this site, not other sites. www.nasaspaceflight.com

Actually, I will "have known", but if you read my comment above, you'd understand that I thought I had read here that it was the 19th. CBS is generally more up to date on that list, that's why I posted my comment.

EDIT: sorry about my grammar pet peeve. I originally wrote the 19th in my post, but then rechecked it and couldn't find anything going back a few days in the current thread, that's why I checked CBSNews.

psloss · « **Reply #452 on:** 09/06/2007 10:52 pm »

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DaveS - 6/9/2007 6:36 PM

Strange, yes but not unprecedented. Discovery was mated to OTS in the transfer aisle while the new STS-114 ET/SRB stack was being readied for her after she was demated from her original stack. Spent 5 days waiting in the transfer aisle(June 2 05-June 7 05).

No rollover in that case.

DaveS · « **Reply #453 on:** 09/06/2007 11:22 pm »

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psloss - 7/9/2007 12:52 AM

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DaveS - 6/9/2007 6:36 PM

Strange, yes but not unprecedented. Discovery was mated to OTS in the transfer aisle while the new STS-114 ET/SRB stack was being readied for her after she was demated from her original stack. Spent 5 days waiting in the transfer aisle(June 2 05-June 7 05).
No rollover in that case.

No, but a rollback from the pad. Same deal. Moved orbiter before stack was ready for mate.

psloss · « **Reply #454 on:** 09/07/2007 01:42 am »

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DaveS - 6/9/2007 7:22 PM

No, but a rollback from the pad. Same deal. Moved orbiter before stack was ready for mate.

It's trivial, but I disagree...different alternatives and that was a fairly unique situation -- anywhere besides the transporter probably meant backing out of some closeouts, which would then need to be redone. The current situation is more typical.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #455 on:** 09/07/2007 04:53 am »

Is it just me, or do the Ice Frost Ramps look different on this tank than all the previous ones? Was there a redesign? I thought that was coming in 2008?

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #456 on:** 09/07/2007 08:32 pm »

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=5223 includes some Discovery processing latest.

jacqmans · « **Reply #457 on:** 09/07/2007 09:38 pm »

Mission: STS-120 - 23rd International Space Station Flight -
U.S. Node 2
Vehicle: Discovery (OV-103)
Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3
Launch Date: Targeted for Oct. 23, 2007
Launch Pad: 39A
Crew: Melroy, Zamka, Parazynski, Wheelock, Wilson, Nespoli and Tani
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

In Orbiter Processing Facility bay No. 3, forward and aft closeout
work continues. Work is under way to test for orbiter structural
leakage and positive pressure. Final orbiter power down is scheduled
for next week.

In the Vehicle Assembly Building, external tank No. 120 was
transferred on Wednesday from its checkout cell to high bay No. 1 for
mating to the solid rocket boosters. Closeout work is now under way,
including mechanical and electrical connections of the tank and
boosters.

shuttlefan · « **Reply #458 on:** 09/09/2007 01:41 pm »

Has something ocurred at Pad-39-A? I'm looking on the KSC Live Video Feeds and it looks like a huge object made of concrete is laying on its side. I assume it's Pad A because I can see another pad with the MLP on it in the background.

DaveS · « **Reply #459 on:** 09/09/2007 01:53 pm »

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shuttlefan - 9/9/2007 3:41 PM

Has something ocurred at Pad-39-A? I'm looking on the KSC Live Video Feeds and it looks like a huge object made of concrete is laying on its side. I assume it's Pad A because I can see another pad with the MLP on it in the background.

I can't see anything unusual at the pad. Are you talking about the rectangular object with a circular hole in it? That's a camera. There's a second one right next to it.