LIVE: STS-117: Launch and Flight Day 1 - June 8

• LIVE: STS-117: Launch and Flight Day 1 - June 8 by Chris Bergin on 08 Jun, 2007 12:34
• Ok, here we go folks.
  
  STS-117 LIVE: Launch Time: 7:38 p.m. EDT (11:38 GMT / 00:38 UK).
  
  http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=5126
  
  L2 LIVE already started (this from the "guys at the consoles" chair, with hard data as it happens and presentations, memos etc.)
  
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• #1 by Chris Bergin on 08 Jun, 2007 12:35
• Some key milestones overnight:
  
  FC/PRSD FUEL CELL ACTIVATION
  
  1. Flow through Purge & Pulse Purge, Completed 159:07:33:00
  
  2. FC-1 Activation, Start 159:08:22:35, Completed 159:09:01:00
  
  3. FC-2 Activation, Start 159:09:07:00, Completed 159:09:44:00
  
  4. FC-3 Activation, Start 159:09:47:42, Completed 159:10:26:35
  
  All three Fuel Cells are operating nominal.
• #2 by Chris Bergin on 08 Jun, 2007 12:40
• Engineerings working an IPR (In Process Review) on a GSE (Ground Support Issue)
  
  He bottle fill primary regulator adjustment required. Regulator is out of limits, it could be adjusted at the pad prior to tanking.
• #3 by Chris Bergin on 08 Jun, 2007 12:51
• Adjustment at the pad on the above IPR now not required.
• #4 by psloss on 08 Jun, 2007 12:56
• Any word on the tanking meeting, Chris?
  
• #5 by Chandonn on 08 Jun, 2007 13:00
• I see the beanie cap is down.  We should be ready for a go/no-go on tanking soon...
  
  

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• #6 by psloss on 08 Jun, 2007 13:02
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  Chandonn - 8/6/2007  9:00 AM
  
  I see the beanie cap is down.  We should be ready for a go/no-go on tanking soon...
  

  FYI, that's usually done in the RSS rollback timeframe...it was done overnight well before pad clear...
  
• #7 by Chandonn on 08 Jun, 2007 13:03
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  psloss - 8/6/2007  9:02 AM
  
  

  Quote

  Chandonn - 8/6/2007  9:00 AM
  
  I see the beanie cap is down.  We should be ready for a go/no-go on tanking soon...
  

  FYI, that's usually done in the RSS rollback timeframe...it was done overnight well before pad clear...
  

  
  I should have stuck with the RSS rollback footage longer, apparently...
• #8 by Chris Bergin on 08 Jun, 2007 13:03
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  psloss - 8/6/2007  1:56 PM
  
  Any word on the tanking meeting, Chris?
  

  
  Pending, as they were going to hold back for that pad work on the He GSE. Now (and literally just now as it was from L2 Live) they've decided they are ok to proceed without pad work, ET folks will be polling.
  
  Will update when we know. We will get note of slow fill.
• #9 by Chris Bergin on 08 Jun, 2007 13:05
• GO for tanking.
• #10 by Chris Bergin on 08 Jun, 2007 13:12
• Sample from L2 as it's good:  
  
  Tanking to begin at 0900 CDT.  MSBLS, O2 He OMRS waivers. (OPO must have just given it a waiver, will go after documentation)
  
  POLL:
  
  Go for tanking.
  ET Go for tanking
  RSRM Go for tanking
  ORB  MSBLS#3 self-test failure.  no action for vehicle.
  
  HOU network green.  no issues.  GO for tanking.
• #11 by Chris Bergin on 08 Jun, 2007 13:30
• Full green board so far. All issues have been cleared.
• #12 by Chandonn on 08 Jun, 2007 13:42
• .. and the count has resumed.
• #13 by Chris Bergin on 08 Jun, 2007 14:03
• Everything on the timeline. Waiting for confirmation of slow fill with the ET. Slow fill it to five percent.
  
  ECO sensors will be the thing to watch here.
• #14 by Chandonn on 08 Jun, 2007 14:05
• Per the schedule posted on CBS, STS-117 crew should be waking up about now.
• #15 by DaveS on 08 Jun, 2007 14:13
• Tanking has started. It takes some time to chilldown the transfer and MPS lines.
• #16 by psloss on 08 Jun, 2007 14:15
• You're also not likely to see much venting (especially from a distance) in the early part of tanking.
  
• #17 by xlr82v2 on 08 Jun, 2007 14:16
• Which tanking occurs first, LH2 or LOX?  I would assume LH2...
• #18 by kneecaps on 08 Jun, 2007 14:22
• According to the timeline LH2 slow fill starts first with LOX slow fill approx  beginning 30 minutes after. It appears that both tanks begin stable replenishment at the same time.
  
  EDIT: I corrected my previous post, as my brain seemed to have failed
• #19 by Felix on 08 Jun, 2007 14:42
• Should have wet ECO sensors by now and should be in fast fill within the next ten minutes. Still waiting for confirmation