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#580
by
DaveS
on 04 May, 2007 11:27
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uko - 4/5/2007 1:06 PM
Any status updates on the foam repairs, especially of the BX-265 foam application?
BX-265 foam application and trimmings on the ogive area were completed yesterday. BX-265 foam application for the pencil sharpner area is targeted either for Saturday or Sunday.
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#581
by
DaveS
on 04 May, 2007 15:01
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Image of the aft ogive area repair:
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#582
by
nathan.moeller
on 04 May, 2007 16:04
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I hereby dub thee the 'Dalmation Tank!'
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#583
by
Skinny
on 04 May, 2007 18:46
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nathan.moeller - 4/5/2007 11:04 AM I hereby dub thee the 'Dalmation Tank!'
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#584
by
ShuttleDiscovery
on 04 May, 2007 19:10
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Nice one skinny!
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#585
by
astrobrian
on 04 May, 2007 20:50
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Dalmation? Thought she was a penguin? them mad scientists at NASA splicing genes again are they. hmmmmmmm
just kidding guys, should be fun seeing what it looks like in the sunliight
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#586
by
jacqmans
on 04 May, 2007 21:16
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Mission: STS-117 - 21st International Space Station Flight (13A) -
S3/S4 Truss Segment Solar Arrays
Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104)
Location: Vehicle Assembly Building
Launch Date: Targeted for June 8, 2007
Launch Pad: 39A
Crew: Sturckow, Archambault, Reilly, Swanson, Forrester, Olivas and
Anderson
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
In high bay No. 1 of the Vehicle Assembly Building, technicians and
engineers continue repairing foam on the hail-damaged STS-117
external fuel tank, ET-124. Spray foam repairs began this week, and
an area on the "ogive pencil point" (at the top of the tank) is
scheduled to undergo a spray foam repair this weekend.
Atlantis' three main engines were removed this week for flow liner
contamination inspections, which are now complete. A small piece of
RepliSet found in the engine No. 2 flow liner has been removed. The
silicon rubber RepliSet is used in making 3-D impressions that help
to detect cracks in the main propulsion system fuel line flow liners.
Engine No. 3 has been reinstalled, and engineers are reinstalling
engines No. 1 and 2.
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#587
by
nathan.moeller
on 04 May, 2007 23:02
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I think I like the grey tank
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#588
by
Mark Dave
on 05 May, 2007 00:25
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My guess is the ET will resemble the look of the ET after ET sep, with some pock marks where foam came off.
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#589
by
Chandonn
on 05 May, 2007 16:17
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MarkD - 4/5/2007 8:25 PM
My guess is the ET will resemble the look of the ET after ET sep, with some pock marks where foam came off.
I'm sure pock marks would hurt the aerodynamics of the tank. I fully expect the repairs on the tank to not be very noticeable.
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#590
by
Gekko0481
on 05 May, 2007 16:56
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Well, I imagine the repairs to be fairly noticeable, given that the foam darkens when expoosed to sunlight, and the repairs will use foam which wont have darkened as much as the original foam.
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#591
by
Austin
on 05 May, 2007 18:16
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nathan.moeller - 4/5/2007 4:02 PM
I think I like the grey tank
As long as we don't go back the all white tank used on the first few missions. Talk about a sight for sore eyes!
: )
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#592
by
shuttlefan
on 05 May, 2007 19:39
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Austin - 5/5/2007 1:16 PM
nathan.moeller - 4/5/2007 4:02 PM
I think I like the grey tank
As long as we don't go back the all white tank used on the first few missions. Talk about a sight for sore eyes!
: )
I would sort of like to see a white ET fly again. Why is it an eyesore?
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#593
by
MKremer
on 05 May, 2007 22:02
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Chandonn - 5/5/2007 11:17 AM
I'm sure pock marks would hurt the aerodynamics of the tank. I fully expect the repairs on the tank to not be very noticeable.
Not talking about "pockmarks", but the innumerable small lighter-colored dots and larger area foam re-spray repairs which will be *quite* visible from rollout through launch.
(I prefer to think of it as the tank is going through puberty)
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#594
by
Mark Dave
on 06 May, 2007 00:53
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A good nic would be the Zit or pimple tank.
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#595
by
Chris Bergin
on 06 May, 2007 01:41
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Quick look:
STS 117 / OV 104 / VAB HB1
104 powered down
Next power up Monday
Engine #2 installation complete
ECP ESP swap complete
Heat shield wrap placement and milk? stool installation in progress
ET access reconfig in progress
Environmental enclosure in place
Conethane application will pick up 1st shift Sunday
Spraying will begin 2nd shift Sunday
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#596
by
nathan.moeller
on 06 May, 2007 05:12
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shuttlefan - 5/5/2007 2:39 PM
Austin - 5/5/2007 1:16 PM
nathan.moeller - 4/5/2007 4:02 PM
I think I like the grey tank
As long as we don't go back the all white tank used on the first few missions. Talk about a sight for sore eyes!
: )
I would sort of like to see a white ET fly again. Why is it an eyesore?
Just remember that it took over 600 lbs. of paint to make that sucker white
Also, talk about a debris hazard!
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#597
by
shuttlefan
on 06 May, 2007 13:26
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#598
by
DaveS
on 06 May, 2007 13:46
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It wasn't paint. It was a Fire Retardant Latex(FRL). The FRL was to protect the ET from aerodynamic heating during ascent. After STS-2 NASA decided to stop using the FRL as the regular SOFI provided adequate protection.
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#599
by
spaceshuttle
on 06 May, 2007 15:18
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shuttlefan - 5/5/2007 2:39 PM
Austin - 5/5/2007 1:16 PM
nathan.moeller - 4/5/2007 4:02 PM
I think I like the grey tank
As long as we don't go back the all white tank used on the first few missions. Talk about a sight for sore eyes!
: )
I would sort of like to see a white ET fly again. Why is it an eyesore?
IT HURTS THE EYES...all that white! J/K, but yeah, it was fluorescent, and a bit tacky...
I'd take the usual gold...orange...caramel...rust ANY DAY over that nasty white.
