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#100 by psloss on 09 Feb, 2007 21:17
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Yeah, that was after the cutoff the night before due to the spike in the hazardous gas collector readings in the MPS a few seconds before engine start...interestingly, I would have been in the general area that day and at the visitor's center earlier, but I don't remember seeing anything that bad. The weather was also probably different enough in Titusville or Cocoa at the time. A water spout or funnel cloud would have been memorable in a soil-the-trousers way for a tornado newbie like me.
Wow. That's a close one and no protection from the RSS.
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#101 by shuttlefan on 10 Feb, 2007 15:10
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Is there a chance Chris could provide a little snippet from the internal status report, covering events such as when the vehicle is to be powered up for the interface test in the vab, etc.?
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#102 by Chris Bergin on 10 Feb, 2007 17:37
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Is there a chance Chris could provide a little snippet from the internal status report, covering events such as when the vehicle is to be powered up for the interface test in the vab, etc.?
That wouldn't be something such things on L2 cover by way of those reports. Daily Ops reports outline what happened over the previous shift and the shift to come, for instance, from one of those last week:
"OV-104 (STS-117)/VAB HB-1
First Motion for Atlantis from OPF Bay 1 occurred at 0619 hrs. Following a successful journey, Atlantis was spotted in the VAB at 0727 hrs.
S0004 Status:
Operations are currently tracking about 4 hours down from the original timeline mostly due to a timeout called for a fall abatement issue with the 1268 stand. The issue was resolved and operations have continued well since.
Sling Mate to the Orbiter was completed at 1455 hrs.
Orbiter Lift to Vertical and Aft spreader beam removal were completed at 1849 hrs.
BCI Photos of the Left and Right hand wing RCC panels were completed at 2025 hrs.
Orbiter lift up and over into position for mate was completed at 0118 hrs.
AFT Soft Mate is currently in-work and is expected to be completed by 0700 hrs.
CCF reported a GN2 leak at the High Pressure GN2 Pipeline valve yard. The leak was located at a 4 inch line near a relief valve. ALAC GN2 high pressure supply to the VAB, PAD A and PAD B was been shut off due to this leak. A Nitrogen recharger was used to pump up the facility GN2 pressures at all three facilities. Leak repair will be worked today.
SRB AFT BSM TPS Trimming will be continuing today; there are 2 issues that the SRB element is working to resolve:
On the right stack, dimension in one area on the top of one nozzle (measured from the outer edge of the nozzle inward) is 0.800 (approx.) should be 0.815 in.
Difficulty getting measurements of BTA thickness over the retaining ring. The surface of the nozzle is not as flat as other areas, which is causing the micrometer to rock. TPS Ops and Quality Assurance personnel were evaluating issues and how to address them yesterday.
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#103 by shuttlefan on 10 Feb, 2007 23:51
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Anyone know what time tomorrow powerup for the Shuttle Interface Test is scheduled?
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#104 by Chris Bergin on 11 Feb, 2007 13:29
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Anyone know what time tomorrow powerup for the Shuttle Interface Test is scheduled?
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#105 by Chris Bergin on 11 Feb, 2007 13:32
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No new webcam images (what's the bloody point in having this if they freeze them!) So here's some random Sunday morning images from 39B (wrong pad I know), etc.
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#106 by nathan.moeller on 11 Feb, 2007 14:19
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As we say here...no news is usually good news and we have to keep the threads alive somehow. We'll look forward to seeing Pad B back in action (to some extent) sometime later next year. Here's to 1400...
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#107 by mkirk on 11 Feb, 2007 15:42
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Anyone know what time tomorrow powerup for the Shuttle Interface Test is scheduled?
Powerup should be this afternoon around 3pm Eastern for the Interface Test (S0008).
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#108 by shuttlefan on 11 Feb, 2007 17:30
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Thanks, Mark!!Quoteshuttlefan - 10/2/2007 6:51 PM
Anyone know what time tomorrow powerup for the Shuttle Interface Test is scheduled?
Powerup should be this afternoon around 3pm Eastern for the Interface Test (S0008).
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#109 by Gerald Andrew Richli on 11 Feb, 2007 20:48
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What time will the S3/S4 payload be moved to Pad 39A Monday?
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#110 by DaveS on 11 Feb, 2007 21:17
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shuttlefan - 11/2/2007 7:30 PM
CTS is usually 30 minutes prior to the op. So CTS for S0008 would be at 2:30 pm EST.
Approx. how many people would be staffing the Firing Room consoles for the powerup today?QuoteGerald Andrew Richli - 11/2/2007 10:48 PM
They usually tries to get the PL transported before 6 am EST.
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#111 by Gerald Andrew Richli on 12 Feb, 2007 10:01
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Are they still transporting the STS-117 payload to Pad 39A or is it being Delayed?
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#112 by Chris Bergin on 12 Feb, 2007 10:04
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Gerald Andrew Richli - 12/2/2007 11:01 AM
It is raining in KSC according to Murphy's Law. Are they still transporting the STS-117 payload to Pad 39A or is it being Delayed?
I'm trying to find out..... will update when I know more
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#113 by DaveS on 12 Feb, 2007 10:53
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I thought I noticed the Payload Transportation Canister earlier at 1:41 am EST on Camera 1 here: http://webcams.ksc.nasa.gov/ImgCap/camera1/Camera1Java.htmQuoteGerald Andrew Richli - 12/2/2007 11:01 AM
Are they still transporting the STS-117 payload to Pad 39A or is it being Delayed?
I'm trying to find out..... will update when I know more
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#114 by DaveS on 12 Feb, 2007 11:53
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Crawler on the move from the refurbishment and maintenance area:
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#115 by Gerald Andrew Richli on 12 Feb, 2007 12:17
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Crawler on its way to VAB for Wednesday's rollout of STS-117?
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#116 by Chris Bergin on 12 Feb, 2007 12:17
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Going on a morning drive:
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#117 by Chris Bergin on 12 Feb, 2007 12:23
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Heading round the corner. Should be infront of HB1 in 10-20 mins.
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#118 by UK Shuttle Clan on 12 Feb, 2007 12:24
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If no one was watching, he could pull of a good handbrake turn around that corner in the wet
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#119 by nathan.moeller on 12 Feb, 2007 12:30
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UK Shuttle Clan - 12/2/2007 7:24 AM
If no one was watching, he could pull of a good handbrake turn around that corner in the wet
Haha true. A little wetness and a lot of mass can do wonders
