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#380 by jacqmans on 14 Jul, 2006 17:21
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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 busy preparing
Atlantis for rollover to the Vehicle Assembly Building, currently
scheduled for the last week of July. Final gap filler and tile work
is under way. The payload bay doors are closed for flight. The
orbiter main engine and maneuvering systems are configured for
rollover. Close-out work in the forward section of the orbiter
continues. On Monday, Atlantis will be powered down for rollover.
In high bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building, close-out work is
under way to mate the solid rocket boosters to ET-118, the external
fuel tank for STS-115.
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#381 by anik on 14 Jul, 2006 18:30
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anik - 13/7/2006 9:54 PM
The rumour: my source has told me today that the launch window for STS-115 was shortened recently... Now it is from August 28 till September 7... If Atlantis will be launched on September 7, then its undocking from ISS will be on September 16/17... Because of it Russia was compelled to postpone the launch of Soyuz TMA-9 from September 14 till September 18...
My source has specified the information today: if STS-115 will be launched from August 28 till September 3, then Soyuz TMA-9 launch date is September 14; if STS-115 will be launched from September 4 till September 8, then Soyuz TMA-9 launch date is September 18... -
#382 by Tahii on 14 Jul, 2006 20:30
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jacqmans - 15/7/2006 5:08 AM
So I take it that they arn't going to bother with a payload for this mission
The payload bay doors are closed for flight.
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#383 by psloss on 14 Jul, 2006 20:53
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anik - 14/7/2006 2:17 PM
Thanks for keeping us informed...Bill Harwood has written a story today about this, some info on vehicle processing:
My source has specified the information today: if STS-115 will be launched from August 28 till September 3, then Soyuz TMA-9 launch date is September 14; if STS-115 will be launched from September 4 till September 8, then Soyuz TMA-9 launch date is September 18...
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts121/060714sts115soyuz/
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#384 by norm103 on 14 Jul, 2006 20:53
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no the paylord is going in at the pad like the last 2 have been.
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#385 by anik on 14 Jul, 2006 20:57
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psloss - 15/7/2006 12:40 AM
Thanks for keeping us informed...Bill Harwood has written a story today about this
Very nice that the information from my source is confirmed officially...
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#386 by anik on 15 Jul, 2006 18:06
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Today my source has told me that the opening of STS-115 launch window possibly will be on August 26, but another source has heard only August 27 date...
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#387 by mainengine on 16 Jul, 2006 20:25
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and the next will tell you aug 25, and the next aug 29 and so on ....
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#388 by Avron on 17 Jul, 2006 03:45
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mainengine - 16/7/2006 4:12 PM
and the next will tell you aug 25, and the next aug 29 and so on ....
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#389 by Chris Bergin on 17 Jul, 2006 16:52
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Rollover review on Friday. Possible rollover Mon or Tues.
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#390 by Avron on 17 Jul, 2006 18:01
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Chris Bergin - 17/7/2006 12:39 PM
Rollover review on Friday. Possible rollover Mon or Tues.
A week of contingency now worked.
Looking like we will now have to ramp up for a new launch, with very little down time...
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#391 by Chris Bergin on 17 Jul, 2006 21:52
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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 making final
preparations for the rollover of Atlantis to the Vehicle Assembly
Building, currently scheduled for July 25. Forward closeouts continue
and T-0 umbilical disconnects are scheduled to be completed today.
The T-0 umbilical is the connection point for ground power to the
orbiter. Final orbiter "power down" for rollover is scheduled for
today. Final tire pressure for flight is under way. Procedures this
week include orbiter jackdown, weight and center-of-gravity
operations, which occur prior to the vehicle's transfer to the
transporter. Atlantis will be placed on its transporter on Wednesday.
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#392 by astrobrian on 17 Jul, 2006 22:15
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Hale has said that a rollover review this week and rollover probably July 25th with the hope of a day oe two earlier
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#393 by shuttlefan on 17 Jul, 2006 23:05
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Are they all finished establishing the electrical and mechanical connections between the SRBs and ET?
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#394 by astrobrian on 18 Jul, 2006 00:15
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I kinda got the impression from Wayne Hale that it seemed more just loose ends and paper work. He never really mentioned anything critical that was left. If anyone else can add more fire away
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#395 by Chris Bergin on 18 Jul, 2006 01:06
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She's ready to roll (literally).
This thread will soon be closed and we'll move to a live rollover thread - and so on, as we did with 121. -
#396 by astrobrian on 18 Jul, 2006 02:40
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Chris Bergin - 17/7/2006 7:53 PM She's ready to roll (literally). This thread will soon be closed and we'll move to a live rollover thread - and so on, as we did with 121.
Music to my ears! [and probably everyone else here too
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#397 by Chris Bergin on 19 Jul, 2006 12:39
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Encouraging to see this thread has had over 17,000 views despite all the attention being on her sister, Discovery.
We will move to a rollover thread after the decision is made (on Friday) for when this will occur (Monday or Tuesday). -
#398 by eeergo on 19 Jul, 2006 16:16
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Looks like P3 truss segment is already being prepared!
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#399 by Jim on 19 Jul, 2006 16:51
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eeergo - 19/7/2006 12:03 PM
Looks like P3 truss segment is already being prepared!
That is a piece of MGSE. It is the payload strongback. It is used to lift large payloads or a whole complement of the orbiter payload bay. the ISS trusses are to the right of the photo and are completed and waiting for flight..
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