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#280
by
shuttlefan
on 17 Jun, 2006 04:39
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So will the nose cones be added by early next week?
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#281
by
eeergo
on 19 Jun, 2006 09:46
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Another segment... the left forward skirt, if I'm not mistaken, and the last one!
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#282
by
DaveS
on 19 Jun, 2006 09:50
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Incorrect. It's the left forward center segment. The forward skirt includes the nosecone assembly.
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#283
by
dutch courage
on 19 Jun, 2006 13:55
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Incorrect. It's the left forward center segment. The forward skirt includes the nosecone assembly.
David, does the left forward skirt have the distinctive black band?
PS: what's the correct spelling frustum or frustrum?
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#284
by
shuttlefan
on 20 Jun, 2006 01:28
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Has anyone noticed, on the video feed ( not sure how to get there myself ), whether or not they have lifted the segment into the highbay yet?
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#285
by
Jim
on 20 Jun, 2006 01:34
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#286
by
shuttlefan
on 20 Jun, 2006 02:46
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Thanks for the link! Looks like they're about to lift.
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#287
by
mkirk
on 20 Jun, 2006 04:30
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dutch courage - 19/6/2006 8:42 AM
PS: what's the correct spelling frustum or frustrum?
I always thought there were two Rs but looking in my Shuttle Booster Systems Handbook I see it is spelled "FRUSTUM"
Mark Kirkman
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#288
by
Jim
on 20 Jun, 2006 04:42
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mkirk - 20/6/2006 12:17 AM
dutch courage - 19/6/2006 8:42 AM
PS: what's the correct spelling frustum or frustrum?
I always thought there were two Rs but looking in my Shuttle Booster Systems Handbook I see it is spelled "FRUSTUM"
Mark Kirkman
The spelling frustrum, listed as "erroneous" by the Oxford English Dictionary, is frequently encountered and might be considered a variant.
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#289
by
eeergo
on 20 Jun, 2006 19:14
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A payload canister has arrived at the ISS processing facility (I haven't seen it arriving, but when I looked a few hours ago, it wasn't there), I assume to start getting things ready for Atlantis' mission in August/September... at last some ISS hardware is being moved! Any schedule on the installation? Are they going to wait until Discovery arrives healthy at the Station, or are they starting soon?
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#290
by
DaveS
on 20 Jun, 2006 20:05
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#291
by
eeergo
on 20 Jun, 2006 20:09
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Oops sorry I didn't see it... well, if the payload is there for something not related with Atlantis, I'll delete the post...
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#292
by
shuttlefan
on 21 Jun, 2006 01:35
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When they are ready to place the nosecones on top of the boosters, will we initially see them in the live video feed of the VAB transfer aisle just like all the previous segments or are the nosecones kept in the VAB in storage?
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#293
by
norm103
on 21 Jun, 2006 02:26
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your see them in the shots like the others cus thats were the lift the from but i think they are keeped in the lowbay of the vab
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#294
by
Chris Bergin
on 21 Jun, 2006 21:34
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Mission: STS-115 - 19th International Space Station Flight (12A) -
P3/P4 Solar Arrays
Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104)
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
In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, workers are preparing Atlantis
for the Crew Equipment Interface Test with the crew of STS-115,
scheduled for Friday and Saturday. The test allows crew members to
familiarize themselves with the vehicle, perform fit checks and to
verify hardware configurations that will be used on orbit.
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#295
by
Wisi
on 21 Jun, 2006 21:57
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you missed something, chris!
From STS-115 Shuttle Update:
On Monday, workers in the Vehicle Assembly Building inadvertently bumped ET-118, the STS-115 external fuel tank, with a mobile work platform, causing an indentation in the foam insulation about 3/8 of an inch deep. The damage is on the upper part of the tank just left of the centerline. The area will be fixed and thoroughly analyzed and inspected. The repair work is not expected to affect the launch-on-need support for the STS-121 mission or STS-115.
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#296
by
astrobrian
on 21 Jun, 2006 22:36
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Wasn't the PAL ramp "patched and repaired" too??? This could prove interesting during launch.
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#297
by
DaveS
on 21 Jun, 2006 22:38
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astrobrian - 22/6/2006 12:23 AM
Wasn't the PAL ramp "patched and repaired" too??? This could prove interesting during launch.
That was at MAF, not KSC.
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#298
by
Chris Bergin
on 21 Jun, 2006 22:42
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Wisi - 21/6/2006 10:44 PM
you missed something, chris!
From STS-115 Shuttle Update:
On Monday, workers in the Vehicle Assembly Building inadvertently bumped ET-118, the STS-115 external fuel tank, with a mobile work platform, causing an indentation in the foam insulation about 3/8 of an inch deep. The damage is on the upper part of the tank just left of the centerline. The area will be fixed and thoroughly analyzed and inspected. The repair work is not expected to affect the launch-on-need support for the STS-121 mission or STS-115.
I put that on the other thread relating to ET-118
I said on there that I've gone asking ET mechs at KSC about this
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#299
by
wannamoonbase
on 22 Jun, 2006 00:36
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eeergo - 20/6/2006 2:01 PM
... at last some ISS hardware is being moved!
That has to feel good for alot of people, not just in Florida or the US but the world in general.
Go STS, GO ISS
