Post STS-117: Atlantis Post Flight Processing at Edwards - SCA Ferry to KSC Latest

• #480 by Speedracer on 03 Jul, 2007 16:21
• Looks like it's raining at KSC.  Watching the webcams there.  Atlantis is still outside.
• #481 by Zachstar on 03 Jul, 2007 16:26
• Why did they zoom out the camera so? You cant make out whats going on with the Orbiter now.
  
  The radar shows rain real close
  
  Edit: Seriously who is running camera 81?
• #482 by Zachstar on 03 Jul, 2007 16:28
• Nevermind it looks like it's rained already  
  
  DARN!

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• #483 by stockman on 03 Jul, 2007 16:30
• Besides the tiles absorbing water am I correct in assuming there is no real damage that can be inflicted on her? Since they are in the early stages of processing my impression is that any absorbed water will have plenty of time to be burned off under some high powered lights.
• #484 by psloss on 03 Jul, 2007 16:34
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  stockman - 3/7/2007  12:30 PM
  
  Besides the tiles absorbing water am I correct in assuming there is no real damage that can be inflicted on her? Since they are in the early stages of processing my impression is that any absorbed water will have plenty of time to be burned off under some high powered lights.

  FWIW, even though it didn't happen at Edwards this time, the orbiter is mostly exposed there just like it is right now.
  
• #485 by lsullivan411 on 03 Jul, 2007 17:27
• http://www.weather.com/weather/map/interactive/USFL0339?from=36hour_map_large&zoom=7&interactiveMapLayer=radar
  
  Interactive weather map, you can zoom in and see SLF, launch pads, etc. I find it's fairly accurate, at least judgeing by around me.  If it's accurate it hasn't seemed to rain yet at the SLF, but it's on the way.
• #486 by Rocket Guy on 03 Jul, 2007 18:03
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  DaveS - 3/7/2007  7:47 AM
  
  No. That is why Atlantis got soaked during rainstorm Edwards following the landing there after STS-104. She had to be dried out in the OPF using heat-lamps.

  
  By the way, just to note, it was after STS-98 in prep for 104 which was delayed a few weeks as a result of this.
• #487 by Zachstar on 03 Jul, 2007 18:21
• And now they switched the camera away.
• #488 by johng on 03 Jul, 2007 18:26
• It wasn't raining at the MDD at of a few minutes ago. I was out there snapping pics. But, while I was there they called everyone down off the MDD - I assume because of the lightning warnings that are the rule around here.
  
       
• #489 by Zachstar on 03 Jul, 2007 18:29
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  johng - 3/7/2007  1:26 PM
  
  It wasn't raining at the MDD at of a few minutes ago. I was out there snapping pics. But, while I was there they called everyone down off the MDD - I assume because of the lightning warnings that are the rule around here.
  
       

  
  Could you post a few of those photos?
• #490 by Zachstar on 03 Jul, 2007 18:49
• uhhhhhh  

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• #491 by rdale on 03 Jul, 2007 19:14
• Edge of a pretty heavy rainshower just passed by the shuttle, they got about 45 minutes of some light rain (but looked to miss the worse, just to the west.)
• #492 by johng on 03 Jul, 2007 19:34
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  Zachstar - 3/7/2007  2:29 PM
  
  

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  johng - 3/7/2007  1:26 PM
  
  It wasn't raining at the MDD at of a few minutes ago. I was out there snapping pics. But, while I was there they called everyone down off the MDD - I assume because of the lightning warnings that are the rule around here.
  
       

  
  Could you post a few of those photos?

  
  Note the sky in the background.....

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• #493 by Chris Bergin on 03 Jul, 2007 19:53
• Nice work John! (Didn't realize there was a car park so close by until I checked again on Google Earth!)

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• #494 by Zachstar on 03 Jul, 2007 20:08
• Anyone know if they have managed to lift the Orbiter off the SCA yet?
  
  Running blind as NASA has NO public camera views of that area currently.
• #495 by SpaceNutz SA on 03 Jul, 2007 21:17
• Isn't that sad All I see on CNN and SKY is Iraq,  the terror threat in the UK and Scooter Libby!!  Sure these things require a lot of news but one would think the major news networks could spare 15-20 minutes to cover something less depressing (and far more interesting).
• #496 by psloss on 03 Jul, 2007 21:28
• FYI, more pix up on KSC Media Gallery:
  http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=4
  
  (This attachment is only "medium" res -- go to the link for high res versions.)
  

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• #497 by ChrisGebhardt on 03 Jul, 2007 21:59
• I realize that all of this is weather dependant but, how long does it normally take to get the shuttle off the SCA once it arrives the MDD? Also, do we know when they're planning on towing Atlantis to her OPF?
• #498 by SpaceNutz SA on 03 Jul, 2007 22:00
• Where is the SCA's homebase?  KSC?  If not when can we expect to see her fly again?  And where to?
• #499 by DaveS on 03 Jul, 2007 22:06
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  SpaceNutz SA - 3/7/2007  12:00 AM
  
  Where is the SCA's homebase?  KSC?  If not when can we expect to see her fly again?  And where to?

  I would expect 905 to fly back out to Edwards pretty soon after Atlantis have been demated to support STS-118.