Jacques van Oene
March 25th 05, 10:07 PM
Jessica Rye
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
(321) 867-6185
STATUS REPORT: S2-12
SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT
Note: NASA's Kennedy Space Center issues Space Shuttle Processing
Status Reports each week, and is the source for information regarding
processing activities associated with the vehicles and payloads. This
report does not necessarily reflect the chronological order of future
Space Shuttle missions. If you are a member of the media and would
like further information, visit
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/news/index.html.
Mission: STS-114 - 17th ISS Flight (LF1) - Multi-Purpose Logistics
Module
Vehicle: Discovery (OV-103)
Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3
Launch Date: Launch Planning Window May 15 - June 3, 2005
Launch Pad: 39B
Crew: Collins, Kelly, Noguchi, Robinson, Thomas, Lawrence and Camarda
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
Technicians in Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 make final
preparations for Discovery's rollover to the Vehicle Assembly
Building (VAB) on Monday, March 28. The work is completed in the
payload bay on the fasteners in the wire trays that were causing
minor chafing on the tubing surrounding the wires. The wire tray
covers were removed, the chafe protection added, and then borescope
inspections were performed to ensure there was clearance between the
fasteners and the wires.
The payload bay doors were closed today, following payload bay
cleaning, final radiator inspections and completion of closeout
photography. The payload bay doors will be reopened at the launch pad
for the installation of the payload, the Italian-built Multi-Purpose
Logistics Module (MPLM) Raffaello.
Discovery will be powered down tomorrow in preparation for its
rollover. The aft area of the vehicle where the Space Shuttle Main
Engines and Main Propulsion System are located is closed out for
flight. Over the weekend, technicians will remove the ground support
equipment stands from the vehicle and take final vehicle weight and
center of gravity measurements. Discovery will be loaded on the
Orbiter Transporter System on Sunday.
Once Discovery arrives in the VAB, a sling will lift and lower the
vehicle between its twin Solid Rocket Boosters and Discovery will be
mated, or attached, to its redesigned External Tank. Once mated, the
fully assembled Space Shuttle stack will undergo final closeouts
including installation of the new digital camera in the orbiter,
electrical and mechanical attachments, umbilical checks, and the
interface verification test.
In the Space Station Processing Facility, cargo stowage installation
into the MPLM Raffaello continues in preparation for MPLM hatch
closure scheduled for mid-April. Raffaello will carry supplies such
as food, clothing and spare parts to the International Space Station.
The STS-114 crew participated in the Payload Crew Equipment Interface
Test on March 18. The crew performed equipment interface fit checks
of the Thermal Protection System repair sample box, the Control
Moment Gyroscope and the External Stowage Platform-2 in preparation
for the mission's three scheduled spacewalks. The crew also inspected
the resupply stowage containers installed in Raffaello.
Mission: STS-121 - 18th ISS Flight (ULF1) - Multi-Purpose Logistics
Module
Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104)
Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1
Launch Date: Launch Planning Window July 12 - July 31, 2005
Launch Pad: 39B
Crew: Lindsey, Kelly, Sellers, Fossum, Nowak and Wilson
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
Technicians continue work in OPF bay 1 for Atlantis' mission,
designated STS-121, to the International Space Station. On orbiter
Endeavour, wiring was found in a cable tray in the payload bay that
showed the fasteners were causing minor chafing on the tubing
surrounding the wires. Rework on Discovery is complete and borescope
inspections of wire trays on Atlantis continue.
Atlantis' new Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) arrived at Kennedy
Space Center last week and was transported to the Remote Manipulator
System lab in the VAB for checkout and final testing before
installation in the vehicle. The boom is scheduled to arrive in the
bay on April 4 for installation on April 6. The four Manipulator
Positioning Mechanisms that will hold Atlantis' OBSS on the starboard
side of the payload bay are installed. The 50-foot-long OBSS will
attach to the Remote Manipulator System, or Shuttle robotic arm, and
is one of the new safety measures for Return to Flight, equipping the
orbiter with cameras and laser systems to inspect the Shuttle's
Thermal Protection System while in space.
Next week Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) stacking will begin for Atlantis'
launch. The right aft booster is scheduled to be moved from the
Rotation Processing and Surge Facility to the VAB and lifted onto the
Mobile Launch Platform. The External Tank (ET) remains in the
checkout cell for final testing. Following the completion of SRB
stacking, the ET will be moved and attached to the SRBs in late
April.
Endeavour (OV-105)
Endeavour is in its Orbiter Major Modification period, which began in
December 2003.
Previous Space Shuttle processing status reports are available on the
Internet at:
http://www.nasa.gov/returntoflight
-end-
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
(321) 867-6185
STATUS REPORT: S2-12
SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT
Note: NASA's Kennedy Space Center issues Space Shuttle Processing
Status Reports each week, and is the source for information regarding
processing activities associated with the vehicles and payloads. This
report does not necessarily reflect the chronological order of future
Space Shuttle missions. If you are a member of the media and would
like further information, visit
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/news/index.html.
Mission: STS-114 - 17th ISS Flight (LF1) - Multi-Purpose Logistics
Module
Vehicle: Discovery (OV-103)
Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3
Launch Date: Launch Planning Window May 15 - June 3, 2005
Launch Pad: 39B
Crew: Collins, Kelly, Noguchi, Robinson, Thomas, Lawrence and Camarda
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
Technicians in Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 make final
preparations for Discovery's rollover to the Vehicle Assembly
Building (VAB) on Monday, March 28. The work is completed in the
payload bay on the fasteners in the wire trays that were causing
minor chafing on the tubing surrounding the wires. The wire tray
covers were removed, the chafe protection added, and then borescope
inspections were performed to ensure there was clearance between the
fasteners and the wires.
The payload bay doors were closed today, following payload bay
cleaning, final radiator inspections and completion of closeout
photography. The payload bay doors will be reopened at the launch pad
for the installation of the payload, the Italian-built Multi-Purpose
Logistics Module (MPLM) Raffaello.
Discovery will be powered down tomorrow in preparation for its
rollover. The aft area of the vehicle where the Space Shuttle Main
Engines and Main Propulsion System are located is closed out for
flight. Over the weekend, technicians will remove the ground support
equipment stands from the vehicle and take final vehicle weight and
center of gravity measurements. Discovery will be loaded on the
Orbiter Transporter System on Sunday.
Once Discovery arrives in the VAB, a sling will lift and lower the
vehicle between its twin Solid Rocket Boosters and Discovery will be
mated, or attached, to its redesigned External Tank. Once mated, the
fully assembled Space Shuttle stack will undergo final closeouts
including installation of the new digital camera in the orbiter,
electrical and mechanical attachments, umbilical checks, and the
interface verification test.
In the Space Station Processing Facility, cargo stowage installation
into the MPLM Raffaello continues in preparation for MPLM hatch
closure scheduled for mid-April. Raffaello will carry supplies such
as food, clothing and spare parts to the International Space Station.
The STS-114 crew participated in the Payload Crew Equipment Interface
Test on March 18. The crew performed equipment interface fit checks
of the Thermal Protection System repair sample box, the Control
Moment Gyroscope and the External Stowage Platform-2 in preparation
for the mission's three scheduled spacewalks. The crew also inspected
the resupply stowage containers installed in Raffaello.
Mission: STS-121 - 18th ISS Flight (ULF1) - Multi-Purpose Logistics
Module
Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104)
Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1
Launch Date: Launch Planning Window July 12 - July 31, 2005
Launch Pad: 39B
Crew: Lindsey, Kelly, Sellers, Fossum, Nowak and Wilson
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
Technicians continue work in OPF bay 1 for Atlantis' mission,
designated STS-121, to the International Space Station. On orbiter
Endeavour, wiring was found in a cable tray in the payload bay that
showed the fasteners were causing minor chafing on the tubing
surrounding the wires. Rework on Discovery is complete and borescope
inspections of wire trays on Atlantis continue.
Atlantis' new Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) arrived at Kennedy
Space Center last week and was transported to the Remote Manipulator
System lab in the VAB for checkout and final testing before
installation in the vehicle. The boom is scheduled to arrive in the
bay on April 4 for installation on April 6. The four Manipulator
Positioning Mechanisms that will hold Atlantis' OBSS on the starboard
side of the payload bay are installed. The 50-foot-long OBSS will
attach to the Remote Manipulator System, or Shuttle robotic arm, and
is one of the new safety measures for Return to Flight, equipping the
orbiter with cameras and laser systems to inspect the Shuttle's
Thermal Protection System while in space.
Next week Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) stacking will begin for Atlantis'
launch. The right aft booster is scheduled to be moved from the
Rotation Processing and Surge Facility to the VAB and lifted onto the
Mobile Launch Platform. The External Tank (ET) remains in the
checkout cell for final testing. Following the completion of SRB
stacking, the ET will be moved and attached to the SRBs in late
April.
Endeavour (OV-105)
Endeavour is in its Orbiter Major Modification period, which began in
December 2003.
Previous Space Shuttle processing status reports are available on the
Internet at:
http://www.nasa.gov/returntoflight
-end-
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info