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#100
by
rdale
on 27 Feb, 2007 19:48
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psloss - 27/2/2007 3:35 PM
What was the general direction of movement of the cell?
Just a little south of east at 30mph.
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#101
by
Chris Bergin
on 27 Feb, 2007 19:49
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ET-117 status now looked at as confidence in ability to repair ET-124 in VAB is not hopeful (remember, first assess).
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#102
by
Michael22090
on 27 Feb, 2007 19:52
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STS-117 Status Briefing is about to be live on NASA TV, just to remind everyone.
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#103
by
nathan.moeller
on 27 Feb, 2007 19:52
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landofgrey - 27/2/2007 2:47 PM
A minor note about the crawler on the crawlerway, I (think) it was already on the roadbed prior to yesterday's storm. I may be wrong, but that's what I remember anyway.
Yeah it has been there for about a week. It's getting ready to haul MLP-1 off Pad B.
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#104
by
Chris Bergin
on 27 Feb, 2007 19:54
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Michael22090 - 27/2/2007 8:52 PM
STS-117 Status Briefing is about to be live on NASA TV, just to remind everyone.
Good call and this will start soon as the managers are already in the room.
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#105
by
nathan.moeller
on 27 Feb, 2007 19:55
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Images of the left wing on the L2 thread.
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#106
by
jmjawors
on 27 Feb, 2007 20:00
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nathan.moeller - 27/2/2007 2:42 PM
I read that already. I asked because I don't understand all the NASA-speak. What is chine? What is substrate? I don't know where either are located. Wing tip can mean upper or lower side. I wouldn't have asked if knew those answers.
Chine:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chines :laugh:
In all seriousness though, Chris has done an outstanding job on this (as always). Look forward to this briefing so that maybe I can get some images of the wing as well (no L2 for me right now)!
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#107
by
Chris Bergin
on 27 Feb, 2007 20:09
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Appreciate it.
The way we run this media site is to have the open/free area better than anyone else, with L2 even better than that
Here's two wing images (you have to blow them up and go searching). Not as bad as you would assume, but on visibility.
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#108
by
Almurray1958
on 27 Feb, 2007 20:32
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Basically a chine is a change in angle between hull sections (boat building). In the case of the orbiter, a chine is the change of angle in the wing sections (steep to shallow). Substrate is "the stuff beneath" the outer surface coating (coating is built-up over the substrate).
So the translation would be : "The hail seems to have damaged the outer surface but not penetrated to the inner core material near the location where the angle of the wing changes."
The results of the detailed inspection may render this discussion mute.
Hope this helps.
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#109
by
Thorny
on 27 Feb, 2007 20:36
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nathan.moeller - 27/2/2007 2:39 PM
HKS - 27/2/2007 2:35 PM
Chris Bergin - 27/2/2007 9:29 PM
Wing damage is "pretty bad" - source. Which is ambigous, but working on getting images.
If the damage is bad, and Atlantis is in for some R&R an a longer stay in the OPF, can it be an option for NASA to swap orbiters? Fly S3/S4 with Endeavour in June?
That's actually a really interesting point. But I don't think Endeavour will be ready to fly before the end of June. But if Atlantis is in OPF-1 passed the planned time, I would guess calling up Endeavour would be a possibility.
Endeavour's LON for STS-117 is June 9.
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#110
by
Michael22090
on 27 Feb, 2007 20:46
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Well, it is now confirmed that they will take the payload out of Atlantis' cargo bay, perhaps as soon as tomorrow.
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#111
by
Skinny
on 27 Feb, 2007 20:48
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#112
by
mkirk
on 27 Feb, 2007 20:53
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#113
by
jmjawors
on 27 Feb, 2007 21:01
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Gerald Andrew Richli - 27/2/2007 3:59 PM
New space shuttle launch schedule is: STS-117 is NET June 15, 2007; and STS-118 is NET August 26, 2007. What say ya?
You're betting that they will not be able to repair the ET in the VAB, then?
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#114
by
nathan.moeller
on 27 Feb, 2007 21:02
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Gerald Andrew Richli - 27/2/2007 3:59 PM
New space shuttle launch schedule is: STS-117 is NET June 15, 2007; and STS-118 is NET August 26, 2007. What say ya?
Aye! What time are they looking at rolling the stack off the pad on Sunday?
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#115
by
Chris Bergin
on 27 Feb, 2007 21:08
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jmjawors - 27/2/2007 10:01 PM
You're betting that they will not be able to repair the ET in the VAB, then?
Lockheed didn't seem too hopeful, although right now that'd be the plan. Some of the things mentioned the presser were a bit off...such as the plan of five flights still being planned for 2007 - when the other week the fifth flight had already moved - documented - into Jan, as predicted a few months ago. Found that strange.
For everyone's sake, let's hope that they can repair in the VAB and not have to swap tanks.
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#116
by
shuttlefan
on 27 Feb, 2007 21:10
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nathan.moeller - 27/2/2007 4:02 PM
Gerald Andrew Richli - 27/2/2007 3:59 PM
New space shuttle launch schedule is: STS-117 is NET June 15, 2007; and STS-118 is NET August 26, 2007. What say ya?
Aye! What time are they looking at rolling the stack off the pad on Sunday?
I don't believe they've determined an exact time yet, Nathan. In fact they are still looking at the weekend or early nest week time frame....
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#117
by
jmjawors
on 27 Feb, 2007 21:11
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Chris Bergin - 27/2/2007 4:08 PM
Lockheed didn't seem too hopeful, although right now that'd be the plan. Some of the things mentioned the presser were a bit off...such as the plan of five flights still being planned for 2007 - when the other week the fifth flight had already moved - documented - into Jan, as predicted a few months ago. Found that strange.
For everyone's sake, let's hope that they can repair in the VAB and not have to swap tanks.
I took note of that as well. The characterization of the "7000 divots" was interesting as well at the very end.
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#118
by
EirikV
on 27 Feb, 2007 21:35
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#119
by
svenge
on 27 Feb, 2007 21:56
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How many flights will be pushed back due to this?
