I know this is traditionally Jason's topic, but I figured I had the information, so I may as well post it:
STATUS REPORT: S-136
SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT
Discovery (OV-103)
Critical path work continues to progress well in the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) for Discovery's Return to Flight mission, designated STS-114, to the International Space Station. The three Space Shuttle Main Engines will be moved from the Main Engine Shop into the OPF for installation on Discovery early next week.
Installation of the new wing leading edge sensors and cable continues
on both the right and left wings. The sensors and relay boxes are being added for Return to Flight on the backside of the Reinforced Carbon-Carbon panels, and should detect any temperature increase or impact data during the launch.
Atlantis (OV-104)
Final power-down work on the wiring for the Return to Flight modifications is almost complete in the Orbiter Processing Facility in preparation for the scheduled power up of Atlantis early next week. The payload bay doors of Atlantis were closed last week in support of scheduled maintenance work to be performed in the bay. Following the successful completion of the maintenance, the doors were reopened and processing work began.
Fuel cells No. 1 and 3 were installed for flight, with No. 2 scheduled to be installed today. Fuel cells use oxygen and hydrogen to provide electrical power during a mission. All four Rudder Speed Brake (RSB) actuators were inspected and installed on Atlantis. Technicians are currently beginning to install the RSB panels and seals.
Endeavour (OV-105)
Space Shuttle Endeavour is in its Orbiter Major Modification period, which began in December 2003. Electrical modifications continue in the crew module. Three-String Global Positioning System wire routing in the avionics bay and flight deck continues.
While the Reinforced Carbon-Carbon panels are removed from the vehicle for inspections, technicians are preparing the wing leading edge for their reinstallation. Following the removal of miniscule corrosion, the right-hand wing leading edge is being prepared for painting. The External Tank doors are being installed in preparation for Endeavour?s roll-over for a temporary stay in the Vehicle Assembly Building. Endeavour will be moved so that maintenance can be performed in the bay.
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Its ok i have that report too just hadn't had a chance to post it yet.
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12.10.04
Melissa Mathews
Headquarters, Washington
(Phone: 202/358-1272)
June Malone
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
(Phone: 256/544-0034)
Jessica Rye
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
(Phone: 321/867-2468)
RELEASE: 97-04
SPACE SHUTTLE MILESTONE: NASA INSTALLS MAIN ENGINES ON DISCOVERY
The three Main Engines that will help launch Space Shuttle Discovery on its Return to Flight mission
were installed in the Shuttle this week at the Orbiter Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space
Center in Florida.
Installation of the engines, clustered at the aft, or tail, of the orbiter to provide power to
launch the Shuttle into low-Earth orbit, was completed Dec. 8.
"This milestone concludes the assembly, processing, inspection, data review and tests required for
acceptance of engines," said Gene Goldman, Space Shuttle Main Engine project manager at NASA's
Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.
The Return to Flight mission, designated as STS-114, is currently targeted for May or June 2005.
The seven-member Discovery crew will fly to the International Space Station primarily to test and
evaluate new procedures for flight safety, including Space Shuttle inspection and repair
techniques.
Returning the Space Shuttle to flight is the first step in realizing the Vision for Space
Exploration, which calls for a "stepping-stone" strategy of human and robotic missions to achieve
the nation's new exploration goals, starting with returning the Shuttle safely to flight and
completing the International Space Station.
Installed on Discovery were engines number 2057, 2056 and 2054. STS-114 will be the first flight
for engine 2057, the third for engine 2056 and the fifth for engine 2054.
"Although there is still much work to be done, the engines are the last big components to install
on the orbiter prior to rolling over to the Vehicle Assembly Building," said Stephanie Stilson,
NASA's Discovery vehicle manager. "This shows we're moving in the right direction for Return to
Flight."
"This milestone concludes the assembly, processing, inspection, data review and tests required for
acceptance of engines," said Gene Goldman, Space Shuttle Main Engine project manager at NASA's
Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.
Weighing slightly more than 7,000 pounds, the Main Engine is the world's largest reusable liquid
rocket engine. After the Space Shuttle orbiter returns to Earth following a mission, the engines
are taken to the Space Shuttle Main Engine Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center for
post-flight inspections and maintenance. They are then sent to NASA's Stennis Space Center, Miss.,
for a pre-flight acceptance test.
During lift-off, each of the three engines consumes 132,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen and 49,000
gallons of liquid oxygen fuel. That's a total of more than half a million gallons of fuel during an
8-minute, 30-second launch. In fact, if the three engines pumped water instead of fuel, they could
drain an average-sized home swimming pool in 25 seconds.
At full power, the three engines combined generate as much energy as 23 Hoover Dams and operate at
temperatures that range from minus 423 degrees Fahrenheit to 6,000 degrees Fahrenheit, hotter than
the boiling point of iron.
The Rocketdyne Propulsion and Power division of The Boeing Co. of Canoga Park, Calif., manufactures
the Main Engines. Pratt and Whitney, a United Technologies Company of West Palm Beach, Fla., builds
the high-pressure turbo pumps. Marshall manages the Space Shuttle Main Engine Project for the Space
Shuttle Propulsion Program.
NASA Television will feed b-roll and soundbites related to the engine installation beginning today
at 3 p.m. ET. NASA TV is available on AMC-6, Transponder 9, at 3880 MHz, vertical polarization,
with audio at 6.8 MHz. In Alaska and Hawaii, NASA TV is on AMC-7, Transponder 17 at 4040 MHz,
vertical polarization with audio at 6.8 MHz.
For more information on NASA TV, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html Photos of engine installation can be found at the
following URL:
http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=42 For more information on Return to Flight on the
Internet, visit:
Melissa Mathews
Headquarters, Washington
(Phone: 202/358-1272)
June Malone
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
(Phone: 256/544-0034)
Jessica Rye
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
(Phone: 321/867-2468)
RELEASE: 97-04
SPACE SHUTTLE MILESTONE: NASA INSTALLS MAIN ENGINES ON DISCOVERY
The three Main Engines that will help launch Space Shuttle Discovery on its Return to Flight mission
were installed in the Shuttle this week at the Orbiter Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space
Center in Florida.
Installation of the engines, clustered at the aft, or tail, of the orbiter to provide power to
launch the Shuttle into low-Earth orbit, was completed Dec. 8.
"This milestone concludes the assembly, processing, inspection, data review and tests required for
acceptance of engines," said Gene Goldman, Space Shuttle Main Engine project manager at NASA's
Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.
The Return to Flight mission, designated as STS-114, is currently targeted for May or June 2005.
The seven-member Discovery crew will fly to the International Space Station primarily to test and
evaluate new procedures for flight safety, including Space Shuttle inspection and repair
techniques.
Returning the Space Shuttle to flight is the first step in realizing the Vision for Space
Exploration, which calls for a "stepping-stone" strategy of human and robotic missions to achieve
the nation's new exploration goals, starting with returning the Shuttle safely to flight and
completing the International Space Station.
Installed on Discovery were engines number 2057, 2056 and 2054. STS-114 will be the first flight
for engine 2057, the third for engine 2056 and the fifth for engine 2054.
"Although there is still much work to be done, the engines are the last big components to install
on the orbiter prior to rolling over to the Vehicle Assembly Building," said Stephanie Stilson,
NASA's Discovery vehicle manager. "This shows we're moving in the right direction for Return to
Flight."
"This milestone concludes the assembly, processing, inspection, data review and tests required for
acceptance of engines," said Gene Goldman, Space Shuttle Main Engine project manager at NASA's
Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.
Weighing slightly more than 7,000 pounds, the Main Engine is the world's largest reusable liquid
rocket engine. After the Space Shuttle orbiter returns to Earth following a mission, the engines
are taken to the Space Shuttle Main Engine Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center for
post-flight inspections and maintenance. They are then sent to NASA's Stennis Space Center, Miss.,
for a pre-flight acceptance test.
During lift-off, each of the three engines consumes 132,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen and 49,000
gallons of liquid oxygen fuel. That's a total of more than half a million gallons of fuel during an
8-minute, 30-second launch. In fact, if the three engines pumped water instead of fuel, they could
drain an average-sized home swimming pool in 25 seconds.
At full power, the three engines combined generate as much energy as 23 Hoover Dams and operate at
temperatures that range from minus 423 degrees Fahrenheit to 6,000 degrees Fahrenheit, hotter than
the boiling point of iron.
The Rocketdyne Propulsion and Power division of The Boeing Co. of Canoga Park, Calif., manufactures
the Main Engines. Pratt and Whitney, a United Technologies Company of West Palm Beach, Fla., builds
the high-pressure turbo pumps. Marshall manages the Space Shuttle Main Engine Project for the Space
Shuttle Propulsion Program.
NASA Television will feed b-roll and soundbites related to the engine installation beginning today
at 3 p.m. ET. NASA TV is available on AMC-6, Transponder 9, at 3880 MHz, vertical polarization,
with audio at 6.8 MHz. In Alaska and Hawaii, NASA TV is on AMC-7, Transponder 17 at 4040 MHz,
vertical polarization with audio at 6.8 MHz.
For more information on NASA TV, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html Photos of engine installation can be found at the
following URL:
http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=42 For more information on Return to Flight on the
Internet, visit:
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AC Intermediate 1996
ASA 1998
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Adult Alumni Camp 2008
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Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
(321) 867-6185
STATUS REPORT: S2-03
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 12 - June 3, 2005
Launch Pad: 39B
Crew: Collins, Kelly, Noguchi, Robinson, Thomas, Lawrence and Camarda
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
Processing continues in the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) for
Discovery's Return to Flight mission, designated STS-114, to the
International Space Station. Testing of the thousands of systems
onboard Discovery is 80 percent complete. Preparations for leak tests
of the crew module were performed yesterday. Main Propulsion System
leak checks are complete.
Following final checkout, testing and installation of the avionics
box, the new Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) was transferred from
the Remote Manipulator System lab in the Vehicle Assembly Building
(VAB) to the OPF Thursday. The boom is scheduled to be installed into
the starboard side of Discovery's payload bay early next week. 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.
In integrated operations in the VAB, the team is working final
closeouts of the stacked Solid Rocket Boosters for the STS-114
mission. The External Tank (ET) is located in the checkout cell, and
technicians have completed the aft hard-point closeout foam spray.
The aft hard-point is an area of the tank where the ET is mated to
the transporter. Foam is not applied to that area at the Michoud
Assembly Facility in Louisiana to avoid damage to the foam during
travel to Kennedy Space Center.
Mission: STS-121 - 18th ISS Flight (ULF1) - Multi-Purpose Logistics
Module/Crew Rotation
Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104)
Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1
Launch Date: Launch Planning Window July 12 - August 3, 2005
Launch Pad: 39B
Crew: Lindsey, Kelly, Sellers, Fossum, Nowak and Wilson
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
Technicians continue processing Atlantis for its mission to the
International Space Station. Orbiter system testing is well under
way. The airlock was installed on Monday, and the hatch functional
test was successfully completed.
The left inboard, left outboard and right inboard body flap actuators
are installed for flight. Fuel cell electrical connections are
nearing completion. Fuel cells use oxygen and hydrogen to provide
electrical power and water during a mission. Atlantis' Forward
Reaction Control System was moved to the OPF Wednesday for
installation on the vehicle. Freon coolant loop No. 2 servicing is
complete. Wing leading edge sensor installation and wiring
modifications for the External Tank camera continue.
Endeavour (OV-105)
Space Shuttle Endeavour is in its Orbiter Major Modification period,
which began in December 2003.
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Jessica Rye
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
(321) 867-6185
STATUS REPORT: S2-03
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 12 - June 3, 2005
Launch Pad: 39B
Crew: Collins, Kelly, Noguchi, Robinson, Thomas, Lawrence and Camarda
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
Processing continues in the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) for
Discovery's Return to Flight mission, designated STS-114, to the
International Space Station. Testing of the thousands of systems
onboard Discovery is 80 percent complete. Preparations for leak tests
of the crew module were performed yesterday. Main Propulsion System
leak checks are complete.
Following final checkout, testing and installation of the avionics
box, the new Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) was transferred from
the Remote Manipulator System lab in the Vehicle Assembly Building
(VAB) to the OPF Thursday. The boom is scheduled to be installed into
the starboard side of Discovery's payload bay early next week. 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.
In integrated operations in the VAB, the team is working final
closeouts of the stacked Solid Rocket Boosters for the STS-114
mission. The External Tank (ET) is located in the checkout cell, and
technicians have completed the aft hard-point closeout foam spray.
The aft hard-point is an area of the tank where the ET is mated to
the transporter. Foam is not applied to that area at the Michoud
Assembly Facility in Louisiana to avoid damage to the foam during
travel to Kennedy Space Center.
Mission: STS-121 - 18th ISS Flight (ULF1) - Multi-Purpose Logistics
Module/Crew Rotation
Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104)
Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1
Launch Date: Launch Planning Window July 12 - August 3, 2005
Launch Pad: 39B
Crew: Lindsey, Kelly, Sellers, Fossum, Nowak and Wilson
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
Technicians continue processing Atlantis for its mission to the
International Space Station. Orbiter system testing is well under
way. The airlock was installed on Monday, and the hatch functional
test was successfully completed.
The left inboard, left outboard and right inboard body flap actuators
are installed for flight. Fuel cell electrical connections are
nearing completion. Fuel cells use oxygen and hydrogen to provide
electrical power and water during a mission. Atlantis' Forward
Reaction Control System was moved to the OPF Wednesday for
installation on the vehicle. Freon coolant loop No. 2 servicing is
complete. Wing leading edge sensor installation and wiring
modifications for the External Tank camera continue.
Endeavour (OV-105)
Space Shuttle Endeavour is in its Orbiter Major Modification period,
which began in December 2003.
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01.28.05
Jessica Rye
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
(321) 867-6185
STATUS REPORT: S2-04
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 12 - June 3, 2005
Launch Pad: 39B
Crew: Collins, Kelly, Noguchi, Robinson, Thomas, Lawrence and Camarda
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
In Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 3, processing continues to
progress well for Discovery's Return to Flight mission, designated
STS-114, to the International Space Station. Orbiter Maneuvering
System redundant electrical circuit verification testing is complete.
Rudder Speed Brake cove panel installation is complete, and work is
under way to complete the seal and Thermal Protection System blanket
installation.
On Jan. 24, the new Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) was installed
into the starboard side of Discovery's payload bay. Measurements of
the boom and Remote Manipulator System camera clearance checks are
complete. 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.
In the Vehicle Assembly Building, the Solid Rocket Boosters for the
STS-114 mission are stacked on the Mobile Launcher Platform and final
closeouts continue. Right-hand External Tank attach ring foam
application is complete. The Return to Flight External Tank, ET-120,
is located in the checkout cell and technicians are nearly complete
with the electrical checkouts. The External Tank is scheduled to be
moved to the integration cell and mated with the Solid Rocket
Boosters on Feb. 9.
Mission: STS-121 - 18th ISS Flight (ULF1) - Multi-Purpose Logistics
Module/Crew Rotation
Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104)
Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1
Launch Date: Launch Planning Window July 12 - August 3, 2005
Launch Pad: 39B
Crew: Lindsey, Kelly, Sellers, Fossum, Nowak and Wilson
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
Technicians continue to process Atlantis in Orbiter Processing
Facility bay 1 for its mission to the International Space Station.
Preparations are under way to service water coolant loop No. 1, with
servicing scheduled for this weekend. The body flap actuator
installation continues with three of the four actuators installed.
The left-hand Orbiter Maneuvering System (OMS) pod was removed
Thursday and will be moved to the Hypergol Maintenance Facility early
next week. The pod was removed so that inspections could be performed
on the thrusters. Following thorough inspections of the thrusters on
another OMS pod, it will be transferred to the bay for installation
on the vehicle. The aft flight desk mission and event timer was
installed on Wednesday. The drive shafts for the Manipulator
Positioning Mechanisms that will support the new Orbiter Boom Sensor
System were installed on the starboard side of Atlantis' payload bay.
Endeavour (OV-105)
Space Shuttle Endeavour is in its Orbiter Major Modification period,
which began in December 2003.
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STATUS REPORT: S2-04
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 12 - June 3, 2005
Launch Pad: 39B
Crew: Collins, Kelly, Noguchi, Robinson, Thomas, Lawrence and Camarda
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
In Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 3, processing continues to
progress well for Discovery's Return to Flight mission, designated
STS-114, to the International Space Station. Orbiter Maneuvering
System redundant electrical circuit verification testing is complete.
Rudder Speed Brake cove panel installation is complete, and work is
under way to complete the seal and Thermal Protection System blanket
installation.
On Jan. 24, the new Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) was installed
into the starboard side of Discovery's payload bay. Measurements of
the boom and Remote Manipulator System camera clearance checks are
complete. 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.
In the Vehicle Assembly Building, the Solid Rocket Boosters for the
STS-114 mission are stacked on the Mobile Launcher Platform and final
closeouts continue. Right-hand External Tank attach ring foam
application is complete. The Return to Flight External Tank, ET-120,
is located in the checkout cell and technicians are nearly complete
with the electrical checkouts. The External Tank is scheduled to be
moved to the integration cell and mated with the Solid Rocket
Boosters on Feb. 9.
Mission: STS-121 - 18th ISS Flight (ULF1) - Multi-Purpose Logistics
Module/Crew Rotation
Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104)
Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1
Launch Date: Launch Planning Window July 12 - August 3, 2005
Launch Pad: 39B
Crew: Lindsey, Kelly, Sellers, Fossum, Nowak and Wilson
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
Technicians continue to process Atlantis in Orbiter Processing
Facility bay 1 for its mission to the International Space Station.
Preparations are under way to service water coolant loop No. 1, with
servicing scheduled for this weekend. The body flap actuator
installation continues with three of the four actuators installed.
The left-hand Orbiter Maneuvering System (OMS) pod was removed
Thursday and will be moved to the Hypergol Maintenance Facility early
next week. The pod was removed so that inspections could be performed
on the thrusters. Following thorough inspections of the thrusters on
another OMS pod, it will be transferred to the bay for installation
on the vehicle. The aft flight desk mission and event timer was
installed on Wednesday. The drive shafts for the Manipulator
Positioning Mechanisms that will support the new Orbiter Boom Sensor
System were installed on the starboard side of Atlantis' payload bay.
Endeavour (OV-105)
Space Shuttle Endeavour is in its Orbiter Major Modification period,
which began in December 2003.
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SC 1991
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AC Intermediate 1996
ASA 1998
Corporate Space Camp 2005
AC Counselor Summer 07 callsign Boomerang
Adult Alumni Camp 2007
Adult Alumni Camp 2008
Official Space Camp Ambassador
SC 1991
SA Level 1 1993
AC Intermediate 1996
ASA 1998
Corporate Space Camp 2005
AC Counselor Summer 07 callsign Boomerang
Adult Alumni Camp 2007
Adult Alumni Camp 2008
Official Space Camp Ambassador
02.18.05
Jessica Rye
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
(321) 867-6185
STATUS REPORT: S2-07
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
At today's Space Flight Leadership Council, NASA managers met and
refined the launch planning window for orbiter Discovery's Return to
Flight mission, designated STS-114, to the International Space
Station to May 15 - June 3, 2005. This is to accommodate for daylight
launch attempts and to ensure the most detailed and clear photography
of the External Tank.
Orbiter system testing is approximately 90 percent complete on
Discovery in Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, work continued on the
Auxiliary Power Unit controller checkout and drain system checks.
Orbiter Maneuvering System heat shields were installed and controller
checkouts were completed.
Thermal Protection System blanket bonding continues on the vertical
stabilizer, which is the tail of the orbiter. Checkout work is
progressing with the new Orbiter Boom Sensor System on the starboard
side of Discovery's payload bay. Testing on one of the boom sensor
packages is complete.
Manipulator Positioning Mechanism (MPM) adjustments were completed and
closeouts continue. The MPMs are the pedestals that hold and latch
the boom in the payload bay.
In the Vehicle Assembly Building, all final closeouts have been
completed on the External Tank (ET) in the checkout cell prior to the
tank being mated, or attached, to the Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs).
The SRBs for the STS-114 mission are stacked on the Mobile Launcher
Platform and closeouts and preps for ET attaching, or mating,
continue. SRB alignment optics were completed this week in
preparation for the ET mating. Repairs continue on the SRB aft
inactive stub ring, an attach ring surrounding the booster located
about 10 feet below the ET attach point. The paint replacement on the
stub ring is complete, and pull tests are planned for this weekend.
The ET is scheduled to be moved to the integration cell and mated
with the SRBs no earlier than Feb. 25.
Mission: STS-121 - 18th ISS Flight (ULF1) - Multi-Purpose Logistics
Module/Crew Rotation
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
Processing and system testing continues on Atlantis in Orbiter
Processing Facility bay 1 for its mission to the International Space
Station. The body flap installation was completed this week, and the
left-hand Orbiter Maneuvering System pod was also installed. Water
coolant loop No. 1 servicing is under way, and water coolant loop No.
2 is scheduled for de-servicing over the weekend. The Rudder Speed
Brake installation is nearly complete, while seal installation and
Thermal Protection System blanket bonding on the vertical stabilizer
is ongoing. Fuel cell No. 3 mechanical mates and re-pressurization
are complete and leak checks have been successfully performed on all
three fuel cells. Preparations are under way for the installation of
the Forward Reaction Control System next week.
Mobile Launch Platform No. 3 was moved into High Bay 3 of the VAB this
week, in preparation for STS-121 stacking.
Endeavour (OV-105)
Space Shuttle Endeavour is in its Orbiter Major Modification period,
which began in December 2003.
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STATUS REPORT: S2-07
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
At today's Space Flight Leadership Council, NASA managers met and
refined the launch planning window for orbiter Discovery's Return to
Flight mission, designated STS-114, to the International Space
Station to May 15 - June 3, 2005. This is to accommodate for daylight
launch attempts and to ensure the most detailed and clear photography
of the External Tank.
Orbiter system testing is approximately 90 percent complete on
Discovery in Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, work continued on the
Auxiliary Power Unit controller checkout and drain system checks.
Orbiter Maneuvering System heat shields were installed and controller
checkouts were completed.
Thermal Protection System blanket bonding continues on the vertical
stabilizer, which is the tail of the orbiter. Checkout work is
progressing with the new Orbiter Boom Sensor System on the starboard
side of Discovery's payload bay. Testing on one of the boom sensor
packages is complete.
Manipulator Positioning Mechanism (MPM) adjustments were completed and
closeouts continue. The MPMs are the pedestals that hold and latch
the boom in the payload bay.
In the Vehicle Assembly Building, all final closeouts have been
completed on the External Tank (ET) in the checkout cell prior to the
tank being mated, or attached, to the Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs).
The SRBs for the STS-114 mission are stacked on the Mobile Launcher
Platform and closeouts and preps for ET attaching, or mating,
continue. SRB alignment optics were completed this week in
preparation for the ET mating. Repairs continue on the SRB aft
inactive stub ring, an attach ring surrounding the booster located
about 10 feet below the ET attach point. The paint replacement on the
stub ring is complete, and pull tests are planned for this weekend.
The ET is scheduled to be moved to the integration cell and mated
with the SRBs no earlier than Feb. 25.
Mission: STS-121 - 18th ISS Flight (ULF1) - Multi-Purpose Logistics
Module/Crew Rotation
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
Processing and system testing continues on Atlantis in Orbiter
Processing Facility bay 1 for its mission to the International Space
Station. The body flap installation was completed this week, and the
left-hand Orbiter Maneuvering System pod was also installed. Water
coolant loop No. 1 servicing is under way, and water coolant loop No.
2 is scheduled for de-servicing over the weekend. The Rudder Speed
Brake installation is nearly complete, while seal installation and
Thermal Protection System blanket bonding on the vertical stabilizer
is ongoing. Fuel cell No. 3 mechanical mates and re-pressurization
are complete and leak checks have been successfully performed on all
three fuel cells. Preparations are under way for the installation of
the Forward Reaction Control System next week.
Mobile Launch Platform No. 3 was moved into High Bay 3 of the VAB this
week, in preparation for STS-121 stacking.
Endeavour (OV-105)
Space Shuttle Endeavour is in its Orbiter Major Modification period,
which began in December 2003.
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Adult Alumni Camp 2007
Adult Alumni Camp 2008
Official Space Camp Ambassador
SC 1991
SA Level 1 1993
AC Intermediate 1996
ASA 1998
Corporate Space Camp 2005
AC Counselor Summer 07 callsign Boomerang
Adult Alumni Camp 2007
Adult Alumni Camp 2008
Official Space Camp Ambassador
Jessica Rye
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
(321) 867-6185
STATUS REPORT: S2-08
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
In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, orbiter system testing is 96
percent complete on Discovery for its mission, designated STS-114, to
the International Space Station. Final work and closeouts are
progressing well in preparation for Discovery's roll over to the
Vehicle Assembly Building mid-March.
The payload bay doors are scheduled to be closed on Monday for
installation of a few remaining door-hinge carrier panels. The
payload bay doors will then be opened to verify correct placement of
the carrier panels. Once this is complete, the payload bay doors will
be closed the final time next week for flight. Work continues on seal
installation on the main and nose landing-gear doors, and will be
followed by functional tests to ensure the proper compression of the
doors.
In the Vehicle Assembly Building, paint and cork repairs are complete
on the Solid Rocket Boosters' (SRBs) aft inactive stub ring, an
attach ring surrounding the booster located about 10 feet below the
External Tank (ET) attach point. The ET is scheduled to be moved from
the checkout cell to the integration cell and mated, or attached, to
the twin SRBs on Monday.
Mission: STS-121 - 18th ISS Flight (ULF1) - Multi-Purpose Logistics
Module/Crew Rotation
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 to process Atlantis in Orbiter Processing
Facility (OPF) bay 1 for its mission, designated STS-121, to the
International Space Station. Powered-up system testing continues with
water coolant loop No. 1 servicing and No.2 deservicing, fuel cell
leak checks, as well as Global Positioning System and orbiter docking
system testing.
The Remote Manipulator System, or Space Shuttle arm, was delivered to
the bay Thursday for installation into Atlantis' payload bay this
weekend. The Forward Reaction Control System was installed on the
vehicle Monday, and work continues on bolt installations. Rudder
Speed Brake installation is nearly complete, while seal installation
and Thermal Protection System blanket bonding on the vertical
stabilizer is ongoing.
Endeavour (OV-105)
On Tuesday, orbiter Endeavour moved from the OPF to the Florida Space
Authority's Reusable Launch Vehicle hangar at Kennedy Space Center.
While in the hangar, Endeavour will be tested to see how orbiters
respond to a new radar system that will be used to detect debris
during launch. In the OPF, work includes modifications to the bay and
platform validation. Endeavour will remain in the hangar for
approximately 30 days, then return to the OPF.
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STATUS REPORT: S2-08
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
In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, orbiter system testing is 96
percent complete on Discovery for its mission, designated STS-114, to
the International Space Station. Final work and closeouts are
progressing well in preparation for Discovery's roll over to the
Vehicle Assembly Building mid-March.
The payload bay doors are scheduled to be closed on Monday for
installation of a few remaining door-hinge carrier panels. The
payload bay doors will then be opened to verify correct placement of
the carrier panels. Once this is complete, the payload bay doors will
be closed the final time next week for flight. Work continues on seal
installation on the main and nose landing-gear doors, and will be
followed by functional tests to ensure the proper compression of the
doors.
In the Vehicle Assembly Building, paint and cork repairs are complete
on the Solid Rocket Boosters' (SRBs) aft inactive stub ring, an
attach ring surrounding the booster located about 10 feet below the
External Tank (ET) attach point. The ET is scheduled to be moved from
the checkout cell to the integration cell and mated, or attached, to
the twin SRBs on Monday.
Mission: STS-121 - 18th ISS Flight (ULF1) - Multi-Purpose Logistics
Module/Crew Rotation
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 to process Atlantis in Orbiter Processing
Facility (OPF) bay 1 for its mission, designated STS-121, to the
International Space Station. Powered-up system testing continues with
water coolant loop No. 1 servicing and No.2 deservicing, fuel cell
leak checks, as well as Global Positioning System and orbiter docking
system testing.
The Remote Manipulator System, or Space Shuttle arm, was delivered to
the bay Thursday for installation into Atlantis' payload bay this
weekend. The Forward Reaction Control System was installed on the
vehicle Monday, and work continues on bolt installations. Rudder
Speed Brake installation is nearly complete, while seal installation
and Thermal Protection System blanket bonding on the vertical
stabilizer is ongoing.
Endeavour (OV-105)
On Tuesday, orbiter Endeavour moved from the OPF to the Florida Space
Authority's Reusable Launch Vehicle hangar at Kennedy Space Center.
While in the hangar, Endeavour will be tested to see how orbiters
respond to a new radar system that will be used to detect debris
during launch. In the OPF, work includes modifications to the bay and
platform validation. Endeavour will remain in the hangar for
approximately 30 days, then return to the OPF.
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Jason original callsign Loverboy
SC 1991
SA Level 1 1993
AC Intermediate 1996
ASA 1998
Corporate Space Camp 2005
AC Counselor Summer 07 callsign Boomerang
Adult Alumni Camp 2007
Adult Alumni Camp 2008
Official Space Camp Ambassador
SC 1991
SA Level 1 1993
AC Intermediate 1996
ASA 1998
Corporate Space Camp 2005
AC Counselor Summer 07 callsign Boomerang
Adult Alumni Camp 2007
Adult Alumni Camp 2008
Official Space Camp Ambassador