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**STS-Chris** · 20.08.2005, 08:07

STS-115 Image Gallery

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JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Houston

May 22, 2002

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September 6, 2002

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Astronaut Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, STS-115 mission specialist, attired in a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suit, is about to begin a training session in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center (JSC).

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September 26, 2002

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October 21, 2002

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October 31, 2002

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December 3, 2002

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Members of the STS-115 crew are briefed by United Space Alliance (USA) crew trainer David Pogue (standing) during an emergency egress training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). From the left are astronauts Christopher J. Ferguson, Brent W. Jett, Jr., pilot and mission commander, respectively; Daniel C. Burbank, Joseph R. (Joe) Tanner, Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, and Steven G. MacLean, all mission specialists. The crew is wearing training versions of the shuttle launch and entry suit. MacLean represents the Canadian Space Agency.

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December 16, 2002

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The STS-115 crewmembers participate in a training session in the virtual reality lab at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). This type of computer interface paired with virtual reality training hardware and software helps to prepare the entire team for dealing with shuttle and station elements. Crewmembers pictured are astronauts Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, Joseph R. (Joe) Tanner, Daniel C. Burbank, mission specialists. Several unidentified trainers are also pictured.

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Cape Canaveral

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January 13, 2003

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STS-115 Mission Specialist Joseph Tanner (center) works a piece of equipment during Crew Equipment Interface Test activities in the Space Station Processing Facility. On the right is Mission Specialist Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper. The mission will deliver the second port truss segment, the P3/P4 Truss, to attach to the first port truss segment, the P1 Truss, as well as deploy solar array set 2A and 4A. Launch on Space Shuttle Endeavour is scheduled for May 23, 2003.

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July 18, 2003

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March 31, 2005

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April 1, 2005

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May 12, 2005

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In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, the P3/P4 Truss is prepared to be rotated to the upper deck position in preparation for installation of the upper deck solar array wing. The truss is scheduled to launch on mission 12A, STS-115, to the International Space Station. The wing was removed to replace aging flight batteries. New batteries are being installed to ensure that the batteries do not exceed their lifetime expectancy prior to their planned logistics resupply on-orbit. The new batteries have a lifetime expectancy of approximately 7 years.

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In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, the P3/P4 Truss has been rotated to the upper deck position in preparation for installation of the upper deck solar array wing. The truss is scheduled to launch on mission 12A, STS-115, to the International Space Station. The wing was removed to replace aging flight batteries. New batteries are being installed to ensure that the batteries do not exceed their lifetime expectancy prior to their planned logistics resupply on-orbit. The new batteries have a lifetime expectancy of approximately 7 years.

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**STS-Chris** · 12.09.2005, 13:49

STS-115 Image Gallery

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Cape Canaveral

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September 2, 2005

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In the Vehicle Assembly Building, Space Shuttle Atlantis is lifted from its External Tank/Solid Rocket Booster stack. The orbiter will be lowered into the transfer aisle and rolled back to Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1. Once in the OPF, processing will begin for mission STS-115, the 19th flight to the International Space Station. The tank, ET-120, is the first redesigned ET to arrive at KSC and will undergo further testing before Return to Flight mission STS-121 next year.

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In the Vehicle Assembly Building, Space Shuttle Atlantis is lowered into the transfer aisle after being demated from its External Tank/Solid Rocket Booster stack.

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In the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), Space Shuttle Atlantis is positioned horizontally as it is lowered into the transfer aisle. The vehicle was just demated from its External Tank/Solid Rocket Booster stack in one of the VAB's high bays.

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In the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), Space Shuttle Atlantis rests on its landing gear on the floor of the transfer aisle.

September 6, 2005

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Atlantis rolls into NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, where processing will begin for mission STS-115, the 19th flight to the International Space Station. Originally designated for mission STS-121, Atlantis has been swapped with the orbiter Discovery for that flight.

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**STS-Chris** · 26.01.2006, 19:46

STS-115 Image Gallery

STS-115 (engl. Space Transportation System) ist die
Bezeichnung für einen geplanten Flug des US-amerikanischen
Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104) der NASA.

Der Starttermin ist noch unbekannt.

Space Shuttle Status - January 26, 2006

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Cape Canaveral

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November 7, 2005

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In the Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 at NASA Kennedy Space Center, a crane is lowered toward the remote manipulator system boom in Atlantis’ payload bay. The boom is being removed from Atlantis and will be temporarily stored. The RMS includes the electromechanical arm that maneuvers a payload from the payload bay of the orbiter to its deployment position and then releases it. It can also grapple a free-flying payload, maneuver it to the payload bay of the orbiter and berth it in the orbiter. The RMS arm is 50 feet 3 inches long and 15 inches in diameter. It weighs 905 pounds, and the total system weighs 994 pounds. The RMS has six joints that correspond roughly to the joints of the human arm, with shoulder yaw and pitch joints; an elbow pitch joint; and wrist pitch, yaw and roll joints. The end effector is the unit at the end of the wrist that actually grabs, or grapples, the payload.

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November 30, 2005

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The Forward Reaction Control System (FRCS) of space shuttle Atlantis sits in the transfer aisle of Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 in anticipation of being installed. The FRCS provides the thrust for attitude (rotational) maneuvers (pitch, yaw and roll) and for small velocity changes along the orbiter axis (translation maneuvers). Processing of Atlantis is under way for mission STS-115, the 19th flight to the International Space Station.

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December 1, 2005

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In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1, technicians work on the Forward Reaction Control System (FRCS) of space shuttle Atlantis as it sits in the transfer aisle prior to installation. The FRCS provides the thrust for attitude (rotational) maneuvers (pitch, yaw and roll) and for small velocity changes along the orbiter axis (translation maneuvers).

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December 6, 2005

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December 7, 2005

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In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1, workers are installing the forward reaction control system on Atlantis. The control system fits just behind the nose cone and provides the thrust for attitude (rotational) maneuvers (pitch, yaw and roll) and for small velocity changes along the orbiter axis (translation maneuvers).

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December 10, 2005

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In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1 at NASA Kennedy Space Center, engineers finish attaching the remote manipulator system, or boom, in Atlantis’ payload bay. Atlantis is the designated orbiter for mission STS-115, the 19th assembly flight to the International Space Station. The payload includes the P3/P4 solar arrays. The launch planning window has not been determined yet for STS-115.

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January 16, 2006

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NASA rings in the new year by taking steps toward returning the space shuttle fleet to flight.

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**Spocky** · 20.02.2006, 16:43

Atlantis wird 2008 ausgemustert

Das Space Shuttle Atlantis soll 2008 ausgemustert werden. Nach ursprünglichem Plan wäre das shuttle 2008 für eine Generalüberholung angestanden, die ca. 1-2 Jahre dauert (im Moment befindet sich gerade die Endeavor in der Endphase). Da die Shuttles aber nur noch bis 2010 in Betrieb bleiben sollen, würde sich diese Überholung nicht mehr rentieren. Die dann noch bleibenden Flüge können alleine mit verbleibenden Shuttles bewältigt werden. Die Atlantis wird bis zu ihrer Ausmusterung wohl noch auf 5 Flüge kommen, wenn alles nach Plan verläuft.

Irgendwie schade, wenn es so langsam Abscied zu nehmen gilt von den Shuttles

**STS-Chris** · 20.02.2006, 20:34

Ja es ist schon irgendwie ein merkwürdiges Gefühl. Die Space Shuttles flogen bereits 2 Jahre vor meiner Geburt und nun soll in knapp 5 Jahren Schluss sein. Allerdings bin ich auch froh, wenn die verbliebenen Raumfähren überhaupt bis 2010 noch ihre Flüge erfolgreich absolvieren können. Mit viel Pech könnte das Ende aller Raumfähren schon viel früher kommen, aber daran wollen wir jetzt lieber nicht denken.

Jedenfalls, wenn dann die Atlantis 2008 ausgemustert wird, dann werde ich sie in einem entsprechenden "Atlantis Special" verabschieden.

**Spocky** · 21.02.2006, 14:19

Na darauf bin ich dann schon gespannt

Aber daran, was noch alles passieren könnte möchte ich lieber gar nicht denken. Wenns ectrem dumm käme, könnte der letzte Flug gar schon gewesen sein, aber wenn der nächste Start wieder so problematisch wird, dann könnte das der letzte sein.

**STS-Chris** · 09.04.2006, 17:00

STS-115 Image Gallery

STS115-S-001 - high res - low res
This is the STS-115 insignia. This mission continues the assembly of the
International Space Station (ISS) with the installation of the truss
segments P3 and P4. Following the installation of the segments utilizing
both the shuttle and the station robotic arms, a series of four space walks
will complete the final connections and prepare for the deployment of the
station’s second set of solar arrays. To reflect the primary mission of the
flight, the patch depicts a solar panel as the main element. As the Space
Shuttle Endeavour launches towards the ISS, its trail depicts the symbol
of the Astronaut Office. The starburst, representing the power of the sun,
rises over the Earth and shines on the solar panel. The shuttle flight
number 115 is shown at the bottom of the patch, along with the ISS
assembly designation 12A (the 12th American assembly mission). The
blue Earth in the background reminds us of the importance of space
exploration and research to all of Earth’s inhabitants.

Station configuration at 12A after P3/P4 Solar array installation (GIF-animation)

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Cape Canaveral

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April 3, 2006

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In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the
orbiter boom sensor system is lifted off a transporter. The boom will be
installed in Atlantis' payload bay. The 50-foot-long boom attaches to the
shuttle arm and is one of the new safety measures added prior to Return
to Flight last year. It equips the orbiter with cameras and laser systems to
inspect the shuttle's heat shield while in space. Photo credit: NASA/Jim
Grossmann

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In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the
orbiter boom sensor system is lowered into Atlantis' payload bay for
installation. The 50-foot-long boom attaches to the shuttle arm and is one
of the new safety measures added prior to Return to Flight last year. It
equips the orbiter with cameras and laser systems to inspect the shuttle's
heat shield while in space. Atlantis is scheduled to launch on mission
STS-115 no earlier than Aug. 28. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

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**captainslater** · 15.04.2006, 18:55

Wow, wenn diese Mission klappt, wächst die ISS ganz schön.
Ich hoffe der August-Starttermin kann gehalten werden.

**STS-Chris** · 07.06.2006, 14:10

Nächste Ereignisse:

Dienstag, 25. Juli 2006
Überführung der Atlantis zum VAB

Donnerstag, 27. Juli 2006
Überführung der Nutzlast zur Startrampe 39-B

Dienstag, 1. August 2006
Überführung der Atlantis zur Startrampe 39-B

STS-115 Image Gallery

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Cape Canaveral

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June 2, 2006

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In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, a
crane lifts a solid rocket booster segment off its transporter. The segment
is being lifted up into high bay 3 and will be placed on mobile launcher
platform No. 2 for use on mission STS-115. The mission will deliver a
truss and other key components to the International Space Station.
Launch is currently scheduled for late August.
Photo credit: NASA/Charisse Nahser

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In high bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space
Center, a solid rocket booster segment is placed on mobile launcher
platform No. 2 for use on mission STS-115. The mission will deliver a
truss and other key components to the International Space Station.
Launch is currently scheduled for late August.
Photo credit: NASA/Charisse Nahser

June 6, 2006

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In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, workers are installing a new
window in Atlantis. The orbiter is being processed for launch in late August
on mission STS-115. It will carry a truss and other key components on the
Space Shuttle Program's 19th mission to the International Space Station.
Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton

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**STS-Chris** · 13.06.2006, 10:04

Nächste Ereignisse:

Dienstag, 25. Juli 2006
Überführung der Atlantis zum VAB

Donnerstag, 27. Juli 2006
Überführung der Nutzlast zur Startrampe 39-B

Dienstag, 1. August 2006
Überführung der Atlantis zur Startrampe 39-B

STS-115 Image Gallery

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Cape Canaveral

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June 9, 2006

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Tug boats maneuver the Pegasus barge next to the dock in the turn basin
at the Launch Complex 39 Area. The barge holds the redesigned external
fuel tank, designated ET-118, that will launch Space Shuttle Atlantis on the
next shuttle mission, STS-115. The tank was shipped from the Michoud
Assembly Facility in New Orleans.

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The redesigned external fuel tank, designated ET-118, that will launch
Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-115 is offloaded from the Pegasus
barge that carried it from the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.

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The redesigned external fuel tank, designated ET-118, turns the corner
toward the Vehicle Assembly Building, seen at right. The tank, which
arrived at KSC aboard the Pegasus barge after a journey from the
Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, will be moved into the VAB and
lifted into a checkout cell for further work.

June 10, 2006

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In the transfer aisle of NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building, the redesigned
external fuel tank that will launch Space Shuttle Atlantis on the next
shuttle mission, STS-115, is lifted off its transporter and will be raised to a
vertical position.

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In NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building, the suspended external fuel tank
that will launch Space Shuttle Atlantis on the next shuttle mission,
STS-115, is moved toward the checkout cell where it will undergo further
work. Designated ET-118, the tank will fly with many major safety
changes, including the removal of the protuberance air load ramps.

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**STS-Chris** · 26.06.2006, 19:02

Nächste Ereignisse:

Dienstag, 25. Juli 2006
Überführung der Atlantis zum VAB

Donnerstag, 27. Juli 2006
Überführung der Nutzlast zur Startrampe 39-B

Dienstag, 1. August 2006
Überführung der Atlantis zur Startrampe 39-B

STS-115 Image Gallery

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Cape Canaveral

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June 23, 2006

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In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-115 crew members examine tiles
on the orbiter Atlantis, the designated launch vehicle for their mission.
From left are Pilot Christopher Ferguson and Commander Brent Jett. The
crew is at the center for Crew Equipment Interface Test activities, which
involves equipment familiarization, a routine part of astronaut training and
launch preparations. The mission will deliver the second port truss
segment, the P3/P4 Truss, to attach to the first port truss segment, the P1
Truss, as well as deploy solar array set 2A and 4A. Launch on Space
Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled for late August.
Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

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In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-115 crew members examine tiles
on the orbiter Atlantis, the designated launch vehicle for their mission.
From left are Mission Specialists Joseph Tanner, Daniel Burbank and
Steven MacLean, who represents the Canadian Space Agency.
Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

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In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-115 crew members examine the
edge of the wing on the orbiter Atlantis, the designated launch vehicle for
their mission. From left are Mission Specialists Steven MacLean, who
represents the Canadian Space Agency, and Joseph Tanner.
Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

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In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-115 Mission Specialist Joseph
Tanner takes a closer look at the orbiter Atlantis, the designated launch
vehicle for the mission.. Looking on (from left) are Mission Specialists
Daniel Burbank, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Steven MacLean, who
represents the Canadian Space Agency.
Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

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In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-115 Mission Specialist Joseph
Tanner practices using a camera that is a mockup of one the crew will use
to take photographs on-orbit. With him are Mission Specialists Steven
MacLean, who represents the Canadian Space Agency, and Heidemarie
Stefanyshyn-Piper. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

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**STS-Chris** · 11.07.2006, 12:52

STS-115 Atlantis

STS-115: Launch of Atlantis on August 28, 2006

For readers looking ahead to Atlantis' launch on mission STS-115,
here's the latest processing schedule (some dates under review and
subject to change):

DATE ........ EVENT

07/17/06 ... Discovery lands (STS-121)
07/25/06 ... Atlantis rollover to Vehicle Assembly Building (may change)
07/27/06 ... Payload to launch pad (may change)

08/04/06 ... Shuttle stack rollout to launch pad (may move up a few days)
08/07/06 ... Crew flies to Kennedy Space Center
08/08/06 ... Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test begins
08/09/06 ... Astronaut Q & A at launch pad
08/10/08 ... TCDT ends with dress-rehearsal countdown
08/11/06 ... Pre-flight briefings at the Johnson Space Center
08/15/06 ... Flight readiness review begins
08/16/06 ... FRR ends; official launch date announced
08/25/06 ... Countdown begins
08/28/06 ... Launch (current estimate: 4:04 p.m. EDT)
09/13/06 ... Shuttle launch window closes

"The assembly sequence is set to proceed fast and furious here," Phil
Engelauf, chief of NASA's flight directors office, said. "We're only six to
seven weeks out from the next mission. The big thing on our plate now, I
think, is seeing how well everything worked here, we have a green flag to
press ahead and that's where our attention is focused."

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**STS-Chris** · 19.07.2006, 01:20

STS-115

Nächste Ereignisse:

Dienstag, 25. Juli 2006
Überführung der Atlantis zum VAB

Donnerstag, 27. Juli 2006
Überführung der Nutzlast zur Startrampe 39-B

Dienstag, 1. August 2006
Überführung der Atlantis zur Startrampe 39-B

Atlantis is next

Up next: Launch of Atlantis and six astronauts on a mission to deliver a
15-ton truss segment that will double as an electrical power tower.

If all goes well, the launch will be the last governed by post-Columbia
safety rules that call for liftoff to take place in daylight and at times when
the shuttle's tank would be jettisoned on the sunlit side of Earth.

The restrictions, coupled with the mid-September launch of a new station
crew on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, limit NASA to a launch window that
now extends from Aug. 28 through Sept. 7.

NASA Launch Director Mike Leinbach is confident the agency can get the
mission off the ground despite the relatively short window -- and despite
the potential for seasonal afternoon thunderstorms and even hurricanes at
that time of year.

"We proved on this last mission we only needed four days to launch in the
middle of the afternoon in July. So I wouldn't expect it to be a heck of a
lot different at the end of August," Leinbach said. "Give me four or five
days and we'll be good to go."

Quelle: floridatoday.com

Image Gallery

July 6, 2006

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In the Vehicle Assembly Building, external tank No. 118 is lifted off its
transporter before being raised to vertical and into high bay 3 for mating
with solid rocket boosters stacked there. The tank is designated to fly on
mission STS-115 with Atlantis. It will fly with many major safety changes,
including the removal of the protuberance air load ramps. The mission will
deliver the second port truss segment, the P3/P4 Truss, to attach to the
first port truss segment, the P1 Truss, as well as deploy solar array set 2A
and 4A. Launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled for late August.
Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

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In the Vehicle Assembly Building, external tank No. 118 is suspended
vertically above the transfer aisle. The tank will be lifted into high bay 3
for mating with solid rocket boosters stacked there.
Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

July 7, 2006

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In high bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building, external tank No. 118 is
lowered between the twin solid rocket boosters on the mobile launcher
platform. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

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In high bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building, external tank No. 118 has
been lowered between the twin solid rocket boosters on the mobile
launcher platform. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

KSC-06PD-1518 (07/07/2006)
In high bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building, a United Space Alliance
worker attaches external tank No. 118 to one of the solid rocket boosters
on the mobile launcher platform. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

Quelle: NASA.gov

NASA's Space Shuttle Processing Status Report

July 17, 2006

Mission: STS-115 - 19th International Space Station Flight (12A)
- P3/P4 Solar Arrays
Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104)
Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1
Launch Date: No earlier than Aug. 28, 2006
Launch Pad: 39B
Crew: Jett, Ferguson, Tanner, Burbank, MacLean and Stefanyshyn-Piper
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, workers are making final preparations
for the rollover of Atlantis to the Vehicle Assembly Building, currently
scheduled for July 25. Forward closeouts continue and T-0 umbilical
disconnects are scheduled to be completed today. The T-0 umbilical is the
connection point for ground power to the orbiter. Final orbiter "power
down" for rollover is scheduled for today. Final tire pressure for flight is
under way. Procedures this week include orbiter jackdown, weight and
center-of-gravity operations, which occur prior to the vehicle's transfer to
the transporter. Atlantis will be placed on its transporter on Wednesday.

14. Juli 2006, Freitag

In der Halle 1 des Orbiterabfertigungswerkes sind die Mechaniker vollauf
mit den Vorbereitungen für die Überführung der ATLANTIS in das
Montagegebäude beschäftigt, die zur Zeit für die letzte Juliwoche
vorgesehen ist. Abschließende Arbeiten an Spaltfüllstreifen und
Hitzeschutzkacheln sind im Gange. Die Nutzlastbucht wurde geschlossen.
Die Haupttriebwerke und die Manövriertriebwerksysteme sind für die
Überführung hergerichtet. Die Verschlußarbeiten am Buggehäuse gehen
weiter. Am Montag wird ATLANTIS für die Überführung von der
Stromversorgung abgeklemmt.

In der Hochmontagehalle 3 des Montagegebäudes sind die
Verschlußarbeiten im Gange für die Montage des Außentanks von
STS-115, ET-118, zwischen die Feststoffstartraketen.

Quelle: NASA.gov
Übersetzung: space-science-journal.de

NASA TV
Wikipedia: STS-115

**STS-Chris** · 19.07.2006, 21:41

In einem anderen Forum wurde mir folgende Frage gestellt und ich möchte die Antwort darauf einfach auch nochmal hier reinstellen, da sich das manche von euch vielleicht ja auch fragen.

Welches Shuttle steht eigentlich bereit für eine STS-300 Mission, also die Rettung aus dem All? Die Discovery ist doch sicher nicht fertig bis Ende August! Ist die Endeavour denn schon fertig mit der Generalüberholung?

Ich wollte eigentlich sowieso noch im ISS-Thread den aktuellen
Shuttle-Flugplan (Excel-Tabelle) und das Shuttle Location Log reinsetzen,
aber das dauert noch ne Weile.

Also es sieht momentan folgendermaßen aus:

STS-300 war eine mögliche Rettungsmission für die Discovery (STS-121),
die von der Atlantis ausgeführt werden sollte, wenn es nötig gewesen
wäre. Das war es aber ja zum Glück nicht. Die Atlantis hätte dann
frühestens am 17. August zu diesem Rettungsflug starten können.

Die Rettungsmission für die Atlantis (STS-115) wird von der Discovery
ausgeführt, wenn nötig. Die Endeavour ist noch nicht einsatzbereit und ihr
erster Flug nach dem Columbia-Unglück wird erst STS-118 im nächsten
Jahr sein.

Diese Rettungsmission für STS-115 erhielt die Nummer STS-301 und das
bleibt auch so. STS-301 (Discovery) kann frühestens am 11. November
starten. Solange müssten dann die gestrandeten Atlantis-Astronauten auf
der ISS bleiben.

Der neueste STS-Flugplan der NASA zeigt, dass sie weitere
Rettungsmissionen für die nächsten Flüge zugewiesen hat - und auch mit
einem neuen Nummernsystem:

Für STS-116 (Discovery) soll die Atlantis als Rettungsshuttle dienen.
Dieser Flug trägt dann die Nummer STS-317. Diese neue
Nummerierungsmethode macht insofern auch mehr Sinn, weil die Atlantis
ja zu diesem Zeitpunkt eigentlich auf ihren zugewiesenen Flug STS-117
zur ISS vorbereitet wird. Also ändert sich in einem solchen Notfall nur die
erste Ziffer von 1 auf 3.

Hier mal eine Übersicht zum besseren Verständnis:

"LON" steht für "Launch on need" (Rettungsflug)

1 - August 28, 2006 - STS-115 - 12A - Atlantis - P3/P4
(November 11, 2006 - STS-301 - LON for STS-115 - Discovery)

2 - December 14, 2006 - STS-116 - 12A.1 - Discovery - P5, Spacehab-SM, ICC
(February 9, 2007 - STS-317 - LON for STS-116 - Atlantis]

3 - February 22, 2007 - STS-117 - 13A - Atlantis - S3/S4
(May 8, 2007 - STS-318 - LON for STS-117 - Endeavour)

4 - June 11, 2007 - STS-118 - 13A.1 - Endeavour - S5, Spacehab-SM, ESP3
(July 26, 2007 - STS-320 - LON for STS-118 - Atlantis)

5 - August 9, 2007 - STS-120 - 10A - Atlantis - Node 2, PDGF

6 - September 27, 2007 - STS-122 - 1E - Discovery - Columbus, MPESS

7 - November 29, 2007 - STS-123 - 1J/A - Endeavour - JEM ELM-PS, SLP-D1 with SPDM Dextre

8 - February 7, 2008 - STS-124 - 1J - Atlantis - JEM PM, JEM RMS

9 - April 11, 2008 - STS-125 - HST SM-04 - Discovery
(LON STS-325 or STS-199 - Single Pad - Discovery/Endeavour Lifeboat and Rescue - under consideration)

10 - June 19, 2008 - STS-119 - 15A - Endeavour - S6

11 - August 21, 2008 - STS-126 - ULF2 - Atlantis - MPLM Leonardo (last flight of OV-104)

12 - October 30, 2008 - STS-127 - 2J/A - Discovery - JEM EF, JEM ELM-ES, SLP-D2

13 - January 22, 2009 - STS-128 - 17A - Endeavour - MPLM Donatello, LMC

14 - April 30, 2009 - STS-129 - ULF3 - Discovery - ELC1, ELC2 (last flight of OV-103)

15 - July 16, 2009 - STS-130 - 19A - Endeavour - MPLM Donatello, LMC
(October 22, 2009 - STS-131 - ULF4/CLF - Discovery - ELC3, ELC4)

16 - January 21, 2010 - STS-132 - 20A - Endeavour - Node 3 with Cupola (last flight of OV-105)
(July 15, 2010 - STS-133 - ULF5/CLF - Endeavour - ELC5, ELC1).

Bitte keine Fragen zur Rettungsmission für den Hubble-Flug
STS-125. Ich habe keine Ahnung was das bedeuten soll.

Ich gebe euch natürlich bescheid, wenn ich dazu mehr weiß.

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