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#660
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Chris Bergin
on 11 May, 2007 19:42
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Another meeting on Monday with the tank - and again at the FRR.
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#661
by
Mark Max Q
on 11 May, 2007 19:55
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Wow, Todd comes across really loud on the teleconference. A decent question about COPV at last.
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#662
by
Chris Bergin
on 11 May, 2007 19:56
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Mark Max Q - 11/5/2007 8:55 PM
Wow, Todd comes across really loud on the teleconference. A decent question about COPV at last.
He must have an excellent phone!
Yeah, that's a useful question. Some of the others have been utter drivel (especially AP - but Wayne dispatched it nicely).
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#663
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Chris Bergin
on 11 May, 2007 19:59
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Three contingency days with the 16th Rollout.
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#664
by
stockman
on 11 May, 2007 20:04
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I could not get on in time to listen. Was there any discussion on the seriousness of the Foam issue not being even/level, whatever? It appears by the discussion so far that it may not be a major concern??
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#665
by
Chris Bergin
on 11 May, 2007 20:08
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stockman - 11/5/2007 9:04 PM
I could not get on in time to listen. Was there any discussion on the seriousness of the Foam issue not being even/level, whatever? It appears by the discussion so far that it may not be a major concern??
Absolutely no mention (bar the documentation we have). No one asked though!
Fascinating stuff on the aerodynamic envioment the tank goes through on ascent just now though.
Also, John44 will be recording this and will have it for playback soon.
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#666
by
spaceshuttle
on 11 May, 2007 20:27
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shuttlepilot - 11/5/2007 2:39 PM
But as the guy said - dalmation is not problem 
And it looks funny.
I thought they were sanding down the entire ogive on the tank?
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#667
by
DaveS
on 11 May, 2007 21:04
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spaceshuttle - 11/5/2007 10:27 PM
shuttlepilot - 11/5/2007 2:39 PM
But as the guy said - dalmation is not problem And it looks funny.
I thought they were sanding down the entire ogive on the tank?
No. Only a few select areas got the "sand&blend" repair method.
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#668
by
John44
on 11 May, 2007 21:09
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#669
by
jacqmans
on 11 May, 2007 21:19
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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, repairs to the
foam on the hail-damaged external fuel tank ET-124 are nearly
complete, and technicians and engineers are preparing Atlantis for
its rollout to Launch Pad 39A, currently scheduled for May 16.
Atlantis' three main engines, which were removed last week to allow
for inspection of the flow liners, have all been reinstalled, and
final checkout and testing are under way.
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#670
by
Mark Dave
on 11 May, 2007 21:30
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So what's the news? Is everything given a Go? Also for rollout what time is it scheduled for? I heard on NASA TV it's very early in the morning.
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#671
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DaveS
on 11 May, 2007 21:41
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MarkD - 11/5/2007 11:30 PM
So what's the news? Is everything given a Go? Also for rollout what time is it scheduled for? I heard on NASA TV it's very early in the morning.
Yes. There's a final pre-rollout meeting on Monday but first motion is planned for 4 am EDT on Wednesday.
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#672
by
STS-500Cmdr
on 11 May, 2007 22:04
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Mike Leinbach says depending on how things go they could be out the door on Tuesday--we'll see
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#673
by
psloss
on 11 May, 2007 22:07
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They just ran b-roll of recent repair work in the public channel Video File...FWIW. (The items run in a loop, so maybe it will run again during this hour.)
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#674
by
DaveS
on 11 May, 2007 22:16
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psloss - 11/5/2007 12:07 AM
They just ran b-roll of recent repair work in the public channel Video File...FWIW. (The items run in a loop, so maybe it will run again during this hour.)
It will. The videofile clips are carefully edited so that all clips fills exactly 30 minutes. And with the loop, it will be 60 minutes.
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#675
by
DaveS
on 11 May, 2007 23:13
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Here's some stats about the present STS-117/13A flow:
Atlantis has been in HB1 for 72 days. With rollout planned for May 16, that will lead to a total VAB stay-time of 76 days. And for a June 8 launch, the pad time will be 24 days.
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#676
by
Mark Dave
on 12 May, 2007 03:26
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Given the time, will it be shown LIVE on the public channel? I ask as I wish to record it, being a shuttle buff.
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#677
by
John44
on 12 May, 2007 06:15
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#678
by
DaveS
on 12 May, 2007 08:28
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#679
by
MKremer
on 12 May, 2007 09:38
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Refer to an earlier post:
Chris Bergin - 8/5/2007 9:45 PM
Rounded up the info on L2 today:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=5095
The likihood this will be a new looking ET-124 comes from MAF sources who claim it won't rollout with the repaired areas showing. We'll see, but the final sprays certainly suggest this is possible too.
Just wondering why your sources would suggest this when everything we know about the foam and the reason for the changing color prove otherwise (not to mention yesterday's conference took pains to state that this tank would look quite different and the repairs would definitely be noticeable.)
And it looks funny.