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#140
by
FransonUK
on 11 Jan, 2006 21:51
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Why are they Navy? Wouldn't they be USAF? I'm confused!!
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#141
by
Chris Bergin
on 11 Jan, 2006 22:14
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FransonUK - 11/1/2006 10:51 PM
Why are they Navy? Wouldn't they be USAF? I'm confused!!
The Navy has pilots too...I'm sure you've seen an aircraft carrier as one example.
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#142
by
Dobbins
on 11 Jan, 2006 22:50
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Chris Bergin - 11/1/2006 6:14 PM
FransonUK - 11/1/2006 10:51 PM
Why are they Navy? Wouldn't they be USAF? I'm confused!!
The Navy has pilots too...I'm sure you've seen an aircraft carrier as one example.
The Navy has pilots, but they don't fly aircraft.
As is often the case the Navy has different terms for common things. In the Navy a pilot is the person who steers a ship inside a harbor, and this term predates aircraft so the term they use for the people who fly aircraft is Aviators. It's a lot harder to become a Naval Aviator than an Air Force Pilot because landing a plane on an Aircraft Carrier is a lot more demanding than landing one on a nice long stationary runway.
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#143
by
Chris Bergin
on 11 Jan, 2006 23:01
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I'm Army, so that's my excuse. We don't do Navy
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#144
by
Avron
on 12 Jan, 2006 04:04
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simonbp - 11/1/2006 5:28 PM
Hehe, while the rest are Navy propheads, MacLean competed with the Canadian National Gymnastics Team from 1976 to 1977...
Simon
With so few flights left, its interesting to see that Canadian crew members are still part of the program... I just wonder if Canada will be included in CEV program?
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#145
by
Orbiter Obvious
on 12 Jan, 2006 04:06
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Avron - 11/1/2006 11:04 PM
simonbp - 11/1/2006 5:28 PM
Hehe, while the rest are Navy propheads, MacLean competed with the Canadian National Gymnastics Team from 1976 to 1977...
Simon
With so few flights left, its interesting to see that Canadian crew members are still part of the program... I just wonder if Canada will be included in CEV program?
Good point. Is he a specialist in his field maybe?
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#146
by
Hotol
on 12 Jan, 2006 12:44
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Nice to see a picture of the crew together. How far in advance do they do this? Any missions past this with the crew photo yet?
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#147
by
Avron
on 12 Jan, 2006 17:47
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(01/10/2006) --- KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. – In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1 at NASA Kennedy Space Center, engineers finish attaching the remote manipulator system, or boom, in Atlantis’ payload bay. Atlantis is the designated orbiter for mission STS-115, the 19th assembly flight to the International Space Station. The payload includes the P3/P4 solar arrays. The launch planning window has not been determined yet for STS-115.
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#148
by
Chris Bergin
on 20 Jan, 2006 20:57
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Mission: STS-115 - 19th ISS Flight (12A) - P3/P4 Solar Arrays
Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104)
Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1
Launch Date: TBD
Launch Pad: 39B
Crew: Jett, Ferguson, Tanner, Burbank, MacLean and Stefanyshyn-Piper
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
Atlantis was powered down, so a cold plate could be removed and
replaced. The cold plate change-out is complete and leak checks are
underway. Cold plates keep electronics boxes cool.
Work is scheduled to begin on the shuttle's gap fillers in early
February. Technicians will remove and replace approximately 3,000 gap
fillers in the main priority area at a rate of about 100 per day.
This work is being performed due to two gap fillers that were
protruding from the underside of Discovery during the last mission,
STS-114. New installation procedures were developed to ensure the gap
fillers stay in place and do not pose any hazard during the shuttle's
re-entry to the atmosphere.
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#149
by
DaveS
on 27 Jan, 2006 20:20
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Atlantis (OV-104)
Mission: STS-115 - 19th International Space Station Flight (12A)
Payload: P3/P4 Solar Arrays
Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1
Launch Date: TBD
Launch Pad: 39B
Crew: Jett, Ferguson, Tanner, Burbank, MacLean and Stefanyshyn-Piper
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
Power down operations continue. Cold plate removal and replacement in
the shuttle's aft were completed this week. Cold plates keep
electronics boxes cool. The mechanical release latches for the
shuttle arm (remote manipulator system) are installed, and pre-load
tests are under way.
Removal and replacement of Atlantis' gap fillers began this week in
the priority one area. One of two reaction jet drivers located in the
shuttle's aft was installed. These drivers power the reaction control
thrusters of the orbiter maneuvering system pods while in orbit.
Technicians removed mid-power control assembly #2 and #3 for
inspection. These units are part of the system that controls power
distribution in the orbiter.
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#150
by
Chris Bergin
on 01 Feb, 2006 22:28
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PRCB info relating to Atlantis, Shuttle Standup Report, as per info from SG on SDC:
OV-104
· Power-down work going well; in process of servicing water coolant loops
· Window 8 charge holder and coldplate work complete; expect to power up on 02/16/06; radiator retract hose work will tack on additional time; still on schedule
· RJD wire inspections and hotspot inspections complete; close-outs in work
· Gap filler installation up to 183; don't have full crew working on gap filler installation
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#151
by
mkirk
on 03 Feb, 2006 20:21
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From Jessica's KSC Shuttle Status Report for this week.
Mission: STS-115 - 19th ISS Flight (12A) - P3/P4 Solar Arrays
Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104)
Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1
Launch Date: TBD
Launch Pad: 39B
Crew: Jett, Ferguson, Tanner, Burbank, MacLean and Stefanyshyn-Piper
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
Preparations continue for the installation of the orbiter boom sensor system inside the payload bay. About 200 gap fillers have been removed and replaced on the underside of Atlantis. Once gap filler work is completed on Discovery, the entire gap filler team will move to Atlantis to continue the work at a rate of about 350 gap fillers per week. New installation procedures were developed to ensure the gap fillers stay in place and do not pose any hazard on re-entry to the atmosphere.
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#152
by
anik
on 10 Feb, 2006 15:06
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SHUTTLE PROCESSING MILESTONES
http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/currentglance.html"Editor's Note...
Current as of 02/09/06. Shuttle processing dates are targets only and subject to change.
05/31/06...STS-115: ET-118 delivered
07/24/06...STS-115: Rollover
07/27/06...STS-115: Payload (P3/P4 truss elements) to launch pad
07/31/06...STS-115: Rollout to launch pad
08/04/06...STS-300 (if needed)
08/08/06...STS-115: TCDT
08/28/06...Shuttle launch window opens
08/29/06...STS-115: Launch
09/14/06...Shuttle launch window closes"
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#153
by
anik
on 10 Feb, 2006 20:09
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NASA Space Shuttle Processing Status Report 10 February 2006
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=19578Atlantis is in a power-down period. More than 400 gap fillers have been removed and replaced on the shuttle underside. When gap filler work is completed on Discovery, the entire team will move to Atlantis to continue the work at approximately 350 fillers weekly. New installation procedures were developed to ensure the gap fillers stay in place and do not pose any hazard on atmosphere re-entry
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#154
by
anik
on 17 Feb, 2006 20:09
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SHUTTLE PROCESSING MILESTONEShttp://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/current.html05/31/06...STS-115: ET-118 shipped from MAF
07/24/06...STS-115: Rollover
07/27/06...STS-115: Payload (P3/P4 truss elements) to launch pad
07/31/06...STS-115: Rollout to launch pad
08/04/06...STS-300: Launch (rescue flight; if needed)
08/08/06...STS-115: TCDT
08/28/06...STS-115: Launch (if analysis of lighting permits)
08/29/06...Shuttle launch window opens
08/30/06...STS-115: Docking with ISS (if launched 08/28)
09/08/06...STS-115: Landing (if launched 8/28)
09/14/06...Shuttle launch window closes
10/26/06...Shuttle launch window opens (based on lighting)
10/30/06...Shuttle launch window closes
12/23/06...Shuttle launch window opens (based on lighting)
12/25/06...Shuttle launch window closes
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#155
by
mkirk
on 24 Feb, 2006 18:25
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Here is the KSC Shuttle Status Report for this week:
Atlantis (OV-104)
Mission: STS-115 - 19th International Space Station Flight (12A)
Payload: P3/P4 Solar Arrays
Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1
Launch Date: To be determined
Launch Pad: 39B
Crew: Jett, Ferguson, Tanner, Burbank, MacLean and Stefanyshyn-Piper
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
Preparations continue for Friday's servicing of Freon coolant loops.
Only 57 thermal protection system tile cavities remain to be filled.
More than 680 gap fillers have been removed and replaced in the
top-priority area of the vehicle. This work is being performed due to
two gap fillers that were protruding from the underside of Discovery
on the first return-to-flight mission, STS-114. New installation
procedures were developed to ensure the gap fillers stay in place and
do not pose any hazard on re-entry to the atmosphere.
Mark Kirkman
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#156
by
mkirk
on 03 Mar, 2006 19:50
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Here is the KSC Shuttle Status Report for this week:
Atlantis (OV-104)
Mission: STS-115 - 19th International Space Station Flight (12A)
Payload: P3/P4 Solar Arrays
Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1
Launch Date: No earlier than Aug. 28, 2006
Launch Pad: 39B
Crew: Jett, Ferguson, Tanner, Burbank, MacLean and Stefanyshyn-Piper
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
Technicians continue processing Atlantis in Orbiter Processing
Facility bay 1 for its mission to the International Space Station,
scheduled for no earlier than Aug. 28. The vehicle remains in a
scheduled powered-down period, with the next power-up to occur as
early as next week.
Leak checks of water coolant loop No. 1 were successfully completed.
Servicing of that loop is scheduled for the middle of next week. Work
on the shuttle's thermal protection system, or heat shield, continues
with gap filler removal and replacements.
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#157
by
mr.columbus
on 04 Mar, 2006 20:02
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Can anybody comment whether preparations are on track for August, or is it again only a question of getting the ET ready in time?
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#158
by
FransonUK
on 08 Mar, 2006 20:11
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Also, is everything ok since she was nearly bumped on to her nose?
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#159
by
Mark Max Q
on 09 Mar, 2006 01:06
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FransonUK - 8/3/2006 3:11 PM
Also, is everything ok since she was nearly bumped on to her nose?
I think it was Endeavour that nearly got bumped on to her nose.
