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#360
by
wingod
on 02 Jul, 2007 18:52
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spacequestioner - 2/7/2007 11:04 AM
From NASA PAO with plane: No SCA landing sites between KY and KSC.
Except for MSFC of course.
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#361
by
psloss
on 02 Jul, 2007 18:59
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hornet - 2/7/2007 2:49 PM
Is there a hit to the processing flow now? I remember at the end of the missionthey said they have about a week before it starts to impact. Because it has nearly been a week and a half now. Thanks
Yeah, at the post landing press conference, Mike Leinbach said they had budgeted about 130 days in the OPF for Atlantis. There were some gives and takes with having to get ready to ferry, but 130 days is still quite a bit more than what they were shooting for last year with ~110 day OPF flow for STS-116 (which I believe ended up being accelerated).
Based on his comments, it didn't seem to be an issue (the availability of the VAB integration cell for stacking the 122 boosters may be a bigger deal in September).
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#362
by
joncz
on 02 Jul, 2007 20:14
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Redstone AAF is unusable. It was doable with Enterprise, but I can't see how they could get an operational shuttle in there.
Longest: 7300 × 150 ft
Now, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson-Whoelse'sNameCanWePutHere has a nice long runway:
Longest: 11890 × 150 ft
NASA's welcome to drop on in!
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#363
by
johng
on 02 Jul, 2007 21:48
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joncz - 2/7/2007 4:14 PM
Now, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson-Whoelse'sNameCanWePutHere has a nice long runway:
Longest: 11890 × 150 ft
It's been done before. I remember as a kid being allowed to stand behind the captain in a 727 as we taxied past the SCA/orbiter that was parked in the Hartsfield cargo area. My recollection was that it was the initial delivery flight as there were boatloads of missing tiles. However, my search for any record of the shuttle using Atlanta does not turn up. Well, I would have been 10-11 years old, so who knows. Might have been one of the initial ferry flights from back Edwards (DFRC).
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#364
by
psloss
on 02 Jul, 2007 21:52
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They've also stopped a bit farther down I-75 at Robins AFB in the past, too.
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#365
by
mkirk
on 03 Jul, 2007 00:12
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johng - 2/7/2007 4:48 PM
joncz - 2/7/2007 4:14 PM
Now, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson-Whoelse'sNameCanWePutHere has a nice long runway:
Longest: 11890 × 150 ft
It's been done before. I remember as a kid being allowed to stand behind the captain in a 727 as we taxied past the SCA/orbiter that was parked in the Hartsfield cargo area. My recollection was that it was the initial delivery flight as there were boatloads of missing tiles. However, my search for any record of the shuttle using Atlanta does not turn up. Well, I would have been 10-11 years old, so who knows. Might have been one of the initial ferry flights from back Edwards (DFRC).
I grew up in Atlanta and remember around 79-80 Enterprise came through for a day...that was a big deal for me even back then (I was about the same age) and I still have the faded pictures. The place was a zoo with a 2-3 hour long wait just to get one of the shuttle busses out to the ramp for close up pictures.
Mark Kirkman
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#366
by
spacequestioner
on 03 Jul, 2007 00:52
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C9 takeoff scheduled for 6:05a Eastern. SCA takeoff scheduled for 6:15a Eastern.
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#367
by
spacequestioner
on 03 Jul, 2007 01:08
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Landing at KSC at 8:26am
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#368
by
DesertCop
on 03 Jul, 2007 03:25
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They've been as far north as St.Paul, MN in the past.
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#369
by
Chris Bergin
on 03 Jul, 2007 07:53
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One more leg to go then!
Flight NASA905 has filed a flight plan from HOP to TTS, departing at 05:15 AM CDT (P1015Z).
Route of flight:
HOP..BNA..ATL..MCN..AMG..CRG..OMN..TTS/0220
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#370
by
Rocket Guy
on 03 Jul, 2007 08:48
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And it looks like they just canceled.
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#371
by
Chris Bergin
on 03 Jul, 2007 08:50
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Ben - 3/7/2007 9:48 AM
And it looks like they just canceled.
Uggg
Weather problems?
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#372
by
landofgrey
on 03 Jul, 2007 09:03
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Well, there's very dynamic weather right off the coast of Florida. I can see lightning to the East (of Melbourne).
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#373
by
Rocket Guy
on 03 Jul, 2007 09:08
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Now the flight tracker says a new flight has been filed!
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#374
by
marktowler
on 03 Jul, 2007 09:09
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Ben - 3/7/2007 4:08 AM
Now the flight tracker says a new flight has been filed!
Yep, that is right and it is 1 minute later than the previous annoucement. Hopefully it can manage to arrive KSC by today
Departing at 05:16 CDT and arriving at KSC at 08:36 EDT
Expected route: BNA ATL MCN TAY GNV ORL
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#375
by
fernad
on 03 Jul, 2007 09:12
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Sure hope so. There is fog in the area of KSC from heavy showers yesterday, and forecast for slow-moving showers today from a developing surface low. Early this morning is the only chance to get back today.
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#376
by
Chris Bergin
on 03 Jul, 2007 09:41
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All looks good for the short trip home.
Dave Finny and Frank Marlow are SCA pilots
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#377
by
Chris Bergin
on 03 Jul, 2007 09:43
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Flight NASA905 has filed a flight plan from HOP to TTS, departing at 04:39 AM CDT (P0939Z).
Route of flight:
HOP..BNA..ATL..MCN..TAY..GNV..ORL..TTS/0220
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#378
by
DaveS
on 03 Jul, 2007 09:45
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Chris Bergin - 3/7/2007 11:43 AM
Flight NASA905 has filed a flight plan from HOP to TTS, departing at 04:39 AM CDT (P0939Z).
Route of flight:
HOP..BNA..ATL..MCN..TAY..GNV..ORL..TTS/0220
That means that they should be in the air now or very soon as it is 04:46 AM CDT now.
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#379
by
psloss
on 03 Jul, 2007 09:54
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Huh...it's just barely getting light out here in Atlanta and probably a bit less so there -- sunrise not until 5:35 am local (another 45 minutes or so). Would they leave with that little light?
Weather problems?