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STS-134 Endeavour
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OK so back on track.This thread has grown quite a bit large, could we stay on topic before it spirals downhill please
STS-134 Countdown begins on Friday 13 at 12:00 Irish time following the call to stations at 11:30.
The Crew are due to arrive at the KSC tomorrow Thursday 12 at 14:00 Irish time which will be covered live on NASA TV.
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So, if STS-134 doesn't get to launch in May, does it revert to STS-135's original launch date of June 28th?
If so, then I'll be hoping for bad weather/technical hitches all May! I already booked my travel, accommodation, etc. for the week of June 27th to see STS-135 launch, it would be great to see any launch after all
Still, I'll be doing the KSC tours and the Astronaut Training Experience, so should be a great week anyway. Would Atlantis be out on the pad by then if it's going on July 12th, or still in the VAB?
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As far as I know if Endeavour cannot launch before the end of May it will take Atlantis's launch window at the end of June. However I thing that window opens around June 23rd. So we could get a launch as early as the 23rd for Endeavour.So, if STS-134 doesn't get to launch in May, does it revert to STS-135's original launch date of June 28th?
If so, then I'll be hoping for bad weather/technical hitches all May! I already booked my travel, accommodation, etc. for the week of June 27th to see STS-135 launch, it would be great to see any launch after all Still, I'll be doing the KSC tours and the Astronaut Training Experience, so should be a great week anyway. Would Atlantis be out on the pad by then if it's going on July 12th, or still in the VAB?
[P.S. Don't hate me for wishing Endeavour delayed!]
As Justaddwater said it will depend on the launch of Endeavour but yes Atlantis should be rolled out to the pad in early June.
Best of luck with getting to see the launch. Fingers crossed for you:)0 -
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recording of what might be Endeavours last ever Pre launch Press Conference;
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6694
And the compulsory embedded YouTube video of same for the lazy.:P
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Looks like the Soyuz flyabout is back on for 134. This is great news as we might finally get some iconic photos of the ISS and Shuttle docked:)
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/05/sts-134-issp-approves-ddo-soyuz-flyabout-returns-to-mission-planning/
The family portrait! Yayyyyyyy(pity the HTV is gone but still:))
not even mentioned at the Press Conference
,Proof if it was needed that Chris Bergin is actually GOD!
aint nothing but repeats on these days :rolleyes:lord lucan wrote: »And the compulsory embedded YouTube video of same for the lazy.:Plord lucan wrote: »If the recent MMT briefings are anything to go by i'm expecting the final one for STS-135 to be sponsored by Kleenex such is the sadness from the team.
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The heaters and LCA have been tested and are fine.
The Ice team have found some ice but too early to say if it is going to be a problem,as i'm typing i hear close-out crew reporting ready for Crew ingress.
Pics below are of Closeout crew and ice team at work.The Final Inspection Team is out at the launch pad to scan the vehicle for any ice or debris concerns following fueling operations. The team is responsible for checking the shuttle and launch pad one last time prior to liftoff.
The team is comprised of engineers and safety officials from NASA, United Space Alliance and tank-builder Lockheed Martin. At the conclusion of their two-hour tour-of-duty, the team will have walked up and down the entire fixed service structure and mobile launcher platform.
The team is on the lookout for any abnormal ice or frost build-up on the vehicle and integrity of the external tank foam insulation.
The team uses a portable infrared scanner that gathers temperature measurements on the surface area of the shuttle and can spot leaks. The scanner will be used to obtain temperature data on the external tank, solid rocket boosters, space shuttle orbiter, main engines and launch pad structures. The scanner can also spot leaks of the cryogenic propellants, and due to its ability to detect distinct temperature differences, can spot any dangerous hydrogen fuel that is burning.
The team wears the highly visible day-glow orange coveralls that are anti-static and flame resistant. Each member also has a self-contained emergency breathing unit that holds about 10 minutes of air.0 -
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-D0tzfXJ9Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCJNZ3xSUfQ
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