Crawler problems add hours to rollback time

Crawler problems add hours to rollback time
BY WILLIAM HARWOOD
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS "SPACE PLACE"
Posted: August 28, 2006
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttl...ck/index3.html
Problems with one of NASA's ponderous crawler-transporters will force
engineers to take the shuttle Atlantis to the far side of the Vehicle
Assembly Building Tuesday if a rollback from the launch pad is ordered
because of tropical storm/hurricane Ernesto. The change in plans will add
three hours or so to the time necessary to get Atlantis out of harm's way.

If rollback is, in fact, ordered, NASA will be in a race against the clock
to get Atlantis moved before any thunderstorms develop along Florida's space
coast. NASA safety rules forbid moving a shuttle "stack" in winds above 40
knots or if lightning is present within 20 nautical miles.

At the launch pad,... etc

On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 21:36:14 GMT, "Jim Oberg"
wrote:

Crawler problems add hours to rollback time
BY WILLIAM HARWOOD
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS "SPACE PLACE"
Posted: August 28, 2006
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttl...ck/index3.html
Problems with one of NASA's ponderous crawler-transporters will force
engineers to take the shuttle Atlantis to the far side of the Vehicle
Assembly Building Tuesday if a rollback from the launch pad is ordered
because of tropical storm/hurricane Ernesto. The change in plans will add
three hours or so to the time necessary to get Atlantis out of harm's way.

If rollback is, in fact, ordered, NASA will be in a race against the clock
to get Atlantis moved before any thunderstorms develop along Florida's space
coast. NASA safety rules forbid moving a shuttle "stack" in winds above 40
knots or if lightning is present within 20 nautical miles.

At the launch pad,... etc


Okay, Discovery's 116 stack went back in High Bay 3 after Crawler
glitches, and Atlantis is going into the High Bay 2 Safe Haven...

So what's in High Bay 1?

Brian

Brian Thorn heeft uiteengezet op 28-8-2006 :
On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 21:36:14 GMT, "Jim Oberg"
wrote:

Crawler problems add hours to rollback time
BY WILLIAM HARWOOD
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS "SPACE PLACE"
Posted: August 28, 2006
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttl...ck/index3.html
Problems with one of NASA's ponderous crawler-transporters will force
engineers to take the shuttle Atlantis to the far side of the Vehicle
Assembly Building Tuesday if a rollback from the launch pad is ordered
because of tropical storm/hurricane Ernesto. The change in plans will add
three hours or so to the time necessary to get Atlantis out of harm's way.

If rollback is, in fact, ordered, NASA will be in a race against the clock
to get Atlantis moved before any thunderstorms develop along Florida's space
coast. NASA safety rules forbid moving a shuttle "stack" in winds above 40
knots or if lightning is present within 20 nautical miles.

At the launch pad,... etc


Okay, Discovery's 116 stack went back in High Bay 3 after Crawler
glitches, and Atlantis is going into the High Bay 2 Safe Haven...

So what's in High Bay 1?

Brian

Probably the stack for STS-116 (Discovery)

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On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 23:50:01 +0200, André, PE1PQX
wrote:


http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttl...ck/index3.html

Okay, Discovery's 116 stack went back in High Bay 3 after Crawler
glitches, and Atlantis is going into the High Bay 2 Safe Haven...

So what's in High Bay 1?

Brian

Probably the stack for STS-116 (Discovery)

Try again...

Brian

what if the crawler moving Atlantis breaks down in the middle of the
trip?? What then??
Brian Thorn wrote:
On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 23:50:01 +0200, André, PE1PQX
wrote:


http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttl...ck/index3.html

Okay, Discovery's 116 stack went back in High Bay 3 after Crawler
glitches, and Atlantis is going into the High Bay 2 Safe Haven...

So what's in High Bay 1?

Brian

Probably the stack for STS-116 (Discovery)

Try again...

Brian

"Brian Thorn" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 21:36:14 GMT, "Jim Oberg"
wrote:

Crawler problems add hours to rollback time
BY WILLIAM HARWOOD
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS "SPACE PLACE"
Posted: August 28, 2006
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttl...ck/index3.html
Problems with one of NASA's ponderous crawler-transporters will force
engineers to take the shuttle Atlantis to the far side of the Vehicle
Assembly Building Tuesday if a rollback from the launch pad is ordered
because of tropical storm/hurricane Ernesto. The change in plans will add
three hours or so to the time necessary to get Atlantis out of harm's way.

If rollback is, in fact, ordered, NASA will be in a race against the clock
to get Atlantis moved before any thunderstorms develop along Florida's
space
coast. NASA safety rules forbid moving a shuttle "stack" in winds above 40
knots or if lightning is present within 20 nautical miles.

At the launch pad,... etc


Okay, Discovery's 116 stack went back in High Bay 3 after Crawler
glitches, and Atlantis is going into the High Bay 2 Safe Haven...

So what's in High Bay 1?

HB 1 is the SE corner, HB 3 is the NE corner. The even numbers are on the
west side of the VAB and they can't support stacking.

Y'all shoulda seen that MLP with half an SRB on it move out and back in -
weird...

"Jim Oberg" wrote in message
...
Crawler problems add hours to rollback time
BY WILLIAM HARWOOD
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS "SPACE PLACE"
Posted: August 28, 2006
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttl...ck/index3.html
Problems with one of NASA's ponderous crawler-transporters will force
engineers to take the shuttle Atlantis to the far side of the Vehicle
Assembly Building Tuesday if a rollback from the launch pad is ordered
because of tropical storm/hurricane Ernesto. The change in plans will add
three hours or so to the time necessary to get Atlantis out of harm's way.

If rollback is, in fact, ordered, NASA will be in a race against the clock
to get Atlantis moved before any thunderstorms develop along Florida's
space
coast. NASA safety rules forbid moving a shuttle "stack" in winds above 40
knots or if lightning is present within 20 nautical miles.


I've wondered about this. What IS the highest wind speed they've moved a
shuttle stack in?

I know they generally try for early morning to minimize winds and lighting
issues.


At the launch pad,... etc

On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 23:01:46 GMT, "TimK" wrote:

Okay, Discovery's 116 stack went back in High Bay 3 after Crawler
glitches, and Atlantis is going into the High Bay 2 Safe Haven...

So what's in High Bay 1?

HB 1 is the SE corner, HB 3 is the NE corner. The even numbers are on the
west side of the VAB and they can't support stacking.

Y'all shoulda seen that MLP with half an SRB on it move out and back in -
weird...

Any idea what is in HB1? STS-116's stack started to move from HB3
around to HB2 but retreated to HB3 after the Crawler glitch, right? So
what's in HB1? Maintenance work or something?

Brian

"Brian Thorn" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 23:01:46 GMT, "TimK" wrote:

Okay, Discovery's 116 stack went back in High Bay 3 after Crawler
glitches, and Atlantis is going into the High Bay 2 Safe Haven...

So what's in High Bay 1?

HB 1 is the SE corner, HB 3 is the NE corner. The even numbers are on the
west side of the VAB and they can't support stacking.

Y'all shoulda seen that MLP with half an SRB on it move out and back in -
weird...

Any idea what is in HB1? STS-116's stack started to move from HB3
around to HB2 but retreated to HB3 after the Crawler glitch, right? So
what's in HB1? Maintenance work or something?

I've lost track of which was which but an MLP was in HB 2 as storage while
Discovery was stacked in HB3 (HB 1 is undergoing door refurb) and when
Discovery went to launch the other MLP (I think) came from HB 2 to HB 3 for
stacking and they've gotten an SRB about half stacked. In preps for
rollback should they decide to (and at latest track I bet they do) they
moved that partial stack to 1 and Atlantis will go into 3.

"TimK" wrote in message
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"Brian Thorn" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 23:01:46 GMT, "TimK" wrote:

Okay, Discovery's 116 stack went back in High Bay 3 after Crawler
glitches, and Atlantis is going into the High Bay 2 Safe Haven...

So what's in High Bay 1?

HB 1 is the SE corner, HB 3 is the NE corner. The even numbers are on
the
west side of the VAB and they can't support stacking.

Y'all shoulda seen that MLP with half an SRB on it move out and back in -
weird...

Any idea what is in HB1? STS-116's stack started to move from HB3
around to HB2 but retreated to HB3 after the Crawler glitch, right? So
what's in HB1? Maintenance work or something?

I've lost track of which was which but an MLP was in HB 2 as storage while
Discovery was stacked in HB3 (HB 1 is undergoing door refurb) and when
Discovery went to launch the other MLP (I think) came from HB 2 to HB 3
for stacking and they've gotten an SRB about half stacked. In preps for
rollback should they decide to (and at latest track I bet they do) they
moved that partial stack to 1 and Atlantis will go into 3.

Forgot to mention - there are three MLPs, hence my not knowing which was
which.