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    #61
    STS-115 Atlantis

    SHUTTLE COUNTDOWN CLOCK

    Rollback to VAB:
    Dienstag, 29. August 2006
    14:00/16:00 CEST (around 8 or 10 a.m. EDT)



    KSC, Vehicle Assembly Building and Atlantis on Launch Pad 39B
    (update every 60 seconds)




    Ernesto Forces Atlantis Rollback Preparations

    28 August 2006

    NASA mission managers announced at a midmorning briefing today
    that rollback preparations are proceeding, ensuring that Space Shuttle
    Atlantis would be safely back in the Vehicle Assembly Building before
    effects from Tropical Storm Ernesto would be felt at the Kennedy Space
    Center on Florida's east coast.


    Leroy Cain, mission management team chairman, explained, "We pretty
    much did what we said we were going to do. We got together this morning
    and talked about it and didn't see any significant change for the good."

    "We'd like to get off the pad tomorrow morning if at all possible," said
    Launch Director Mike Leinbach. "Based on tomorrow afternoon's local
    weather, we'd much rather be back in the VAB earlier rather than later."

    Shuttle Weather Officer Kathy Winters described the effects that the
    Kennedy Space Center could receive from Ernesto if the current track and
    strength holds, predicting tropical storm force winds Wednesday morning
    and hurricane force winds by 5 p.m. EDT (23:00 CEST).

    Earlier in the day, mission managers decided to scrub Tuesday's
    scheduled launch attempt, since rollback would need to start by mid-day.

    NASA's launch window extends to Sept. 13, but mission managers were
    hoping to launch by Sept. 7 to avoid a conflict with a Russian Soyuz rocket
    also bound for the International Space Station. Officials are talking with
    our Russian partners about the issue. Atlantis would require eight days of
    launch preparations once it was returned to Launch Pad 39B.


    Quelle: NASA.gov



    Mission Status Report

    MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 2006
    16:20 CEST (10:20 a.m. EDT)


    At launch pad 39B, the offloading of the liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen
    reactants from the fuel cell storage tanks beneath the payload bay of
    space shuttle Atlantis is underway. That operation should be completed
    around noon today, launch director Mike Leinbach says.

    The pad will be reopened to workers after this hazardous operation is
    finished, allowing the rest of rollback preparations to continue in earnest.
    Disconnection of ordnance will occur this afternoon.

    NASA had been targeting the 4-mile rollback of Atlantis to begin around
    2 p.m. (20:00 CEST) on Tuesday. But given the weather outlook, Leinbach
    has told the teams to look at ways to do some work in parallel so that the
    timeline could be compressed. That would allow the shuttle to begin the
    6-to-8-hour trip back to the Vehicle Assembly Building around
    8 or 10 a.m. EDT (14:00/16:00 CEST).

    Hurricane force winds are expected at Kennedy Space Center by late
    afternoon or early evening on Wednesday.


    17:00 CEST (11:00 a.m. EDT)

    Cape Canaveral is now under a hurricane watch.

    The 11 a.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center indicates
    Ernesto is down to 40 mph sustained winds as it interacts with Cuba. But it
    is expected to regain hurricane strength after emerging over water before
    striking Florida.

    The projected track, which continues the trend of shifting eastward, is
    available below.


    17:45 CEST (11:45 a.m. EDT)

    The mobile launch platform with half of one solid rocket booster intended
    for the December shuttle launch is beginning to pull out of the Vehicle
    Assembly Building right now. The platform is being transferred to clear
    this bay within the VAB for Atlantis' arrival tomorrow afternoon. The
    partially stacked SRB will be parked in the spare bay on the west side of
    the VAB.


    Quelle: spaceflightnow.com



    Tropical Storm "Ernesto"

    Coastal Watches/Warnings and 5-Day Cone

    Tropical Storm Wind Force Wind Speed Probabilities

    Images: nhc.noaa.gov



    Video Gallery

    28 August 2006

    STS-115 - Launch Status Update ... 31.8 MB


    Quelle: space-multimedia.nl.eu.org / NASA TV



    NASA TV
    Wikipedia: STS-115

    Kommentar


      #62
      STS-115 Atlantis

      Rollback to VAB!


      KSC, Vehicle Assembly Building and Space Shuttle Atlantis
      (update every 60 seconds)




      Mission Status Report

      TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2006
      11:40 CEST (5:40 a.m. EDT)


      The center of Ernesto has moved off the northern coast of Cuba and
      become slightly stronger this morning. The storm is forecast to approach
      the southern shore of Florida at or near hurricane strength tonight. A
      tropical storm warning is in effect for the Kennedy Space Center. The
      newest track is available below, which shows Ernesto churning up through
      the center of Florida and passing just west of the shuttle launch site as a
      tropical storm.

      Work to ready for the Atlantis rollback have continued overnight.
      However, no final decision has been made on actually moving the shuttle
      to the Vehicle Assembly Building.


      12:15 CEST (6:15 a.m. EDT)

      The gantry-like rotating service structure that has enclosed space shuttle
      Atlantis at launch pad 39B is swinging open right now in advance of the
      ship possibly being rolled off the seaside complex later this morning.


      12:41 CEST (6:41 a.m. EDT)

      NASA officials have decided to proceed with rollback of space shuttle
      Atlantis today because of the high wind and flying debris threats posed by
      tropical storm Ernesto. One final review of the situation will be made
      around 9 a.m. EDT (15:00 CEST), just before the shuttle begins the
      four-mile trip back to the Vehicle Assembly Building.

      This will be the fifth time in program history that a shuttle has been
      moved off the launch pad to seek shelter from tropical weather.


      Quelle: spaceflightnow.com



      Tropical Storm "Ernesto"

      Coastal Watches/Warnings and 5-Day Cone

      Tropical Storm Wind Force Wind Speed Probabilities

      Images: nhc.noaa.gov



      Image Gallery

      27 August 2006


      ISS013-E-69696 (27 August 2006)
      This oblique image of Hurricane Ernesto on the horizon was taken by the
      crew of the International Space Station on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006, from
      an altitude of about 215 miles. At that time, Ernesto was approaching
      Cuba and was expected to eventually make landfall on the coast of
      southern Florida.



      ISS013-E-69718 (27 August 2006)
      This vertical view of Hurricane Ernesto was taken by the crew of the
      International Space Station on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006, from an altitude of
      about 215 miles. At that time, Ernesto was approaching Cuba and was
      expected to eventually make landfall on the coast of southern Florida. Part
      of a Russian spacecraft, docked to the orbital outpost, is visible in upper
      left corner.



      ISS013-E-69720 (27 August 2006)
      This vertical view of Hurricane Ernesto was taken by the crew of the
      International Space Station on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006, from an altitude of
      about 215 miles. At that time, Ernesto was approaching Cuba and was
      expected to eventually make landfall on the coast of southern Florida.


      28 August 2006


      KSC-06PD-1957 (08/28/2006)
      Crawler-transporter No. 2 makes its way toward Launch Pad 39B (in the
      background). The crawler is being moved nearby in the event the mission
      management team decides to roll back Space Shuttle Atlantis due to
      Hurricane Ernesto.



      KSC-06PD-1958 (08/28/2006)
      Crawler-transporter No. 2 makes its way toward Launch Pad 39B (in the
      background). The tip of the orange external tank can be seen above the
      rotating service structure surrounding the shuttle. The crawler is being
      moved nearby in the event the mission management team decides to roll
      back Space Shuttle Atlantis due to Hurricane Ernesto. The hurricane has
      been forecast on a heading north and east from Cuba, taking it along the
      eastern coast of Florida. NASA's lighted launch window extends to
      Sept. 13, but mission managers are hoping to launch on mission STS-115
      by Sept. 7 to avoid a conflict with a Russian Soyuz rocket also bound for
      the International Space Station. The crawler is 131 feet long, 113 feet
      wide and 20 feet high. It weights 5.5 million pounds unloaded. The
      combined weight of crawler, mobile launcher platform and a space shuttle
      is 12 million pounds. Unloaded, the crawler moves at 2 mph. Loaded, the
      snail's pace slows to 1 mph. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett


      Quelle: NASA/KSC



      Shuttle Rollbacks

      "Rollback" is the term used when the Space Shuttle must be rolled back
      from the launch pad atop the Mobile Launcher Platform and
      Crawler-Transporter to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). A variety of
      factors can necessitate a rollback, ranging from the threat of severe
      weather to the need for flight hardware repairs that cannot be performed
      at the launch pad. Shuttle rollbacks to date are listed in chronological
      order:


      STS-9 * Columbia * October 19, 1983

      Columbia was rolled back to the VAB, de-stacked, and the orbiter
      returned to the Orbiter Processing Facility because of a suspect exhaust
      nozzle on the right solid rocket booster.


      STS-41-D * Discovery * July 11, 1984

      Discovery was rolled back to the VAB following a pad abort on June 26.
      The vehicle was returned to the VAB, de-stacked, and the orbiter returned
      to the Orbiter Processing Facility to remove and replace the number three
      main engine which caused the abort.


      STS-51-E/51-B * Challenger * March 5, 1985

      Challenger was rolled back due to a timing problem with the primary
      payload, the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-B. The vehicle was
      de-stacked in VAB and the orbiter returned to Orbiter Processing Facility.
      This mission, 51-E, was cancelled and the orbiter re-manifested with 51-B
      payloads.


      STS-35 * Columbia * June 12, 1990 * 1st rollback

      Columbia was rolled back twice during preparations for mission STS-35.
      The first time occurred after a hydrogen leak was detected in the external
      tank/orbiter 17-inch umbilical.


      STS-38 * Atlantis * August 9, 1990

      Atlantis was rolled back to the VAB after tests confirmed a hydrogen fuel
      leak on the external tank side of the external tank/orbiter 17-inch quick
      disconnect umbilical. The vehicle was de-stacked.


      STS-35 * Columbia * October 9, 1990 * 2nd rollback

      Columbia was rolled back a second time due to the threat of severe
      weather from Tropical Storm Klaus.


      STS-39 * Discovery * March 7, 1991

      Discovery rolled back to the VAB after significant cracks were found on all
      four lug hinges on the two external tank umbilical door drive mechanisms.
      The vehicle was de-stacked.


      STS-68 * Endeavour * August 24, 1994

      Endeavour was rolled back to the VAB after a pad abort due to an
      unacceptably high discharge temperature in the high-pressure oxidizer
      turbo pump on main engine number three. All three engines were
      replaced in the VAB.


      STS-70 * Discovery * June 8, 1995

      Discovery was rolled back to the VAB after Yellow Flicker Woodpeckers
      drilled about 195 holes on the external tank foam insulation, many of
      which were too high up on the tank to be accessed at the pad for repairs.


      STS-69 * Endeavour * August 1, 1995

      Endeavour was rolled back to the VAB due to the threat of severe weather
      from Hurricane Erin which passed through Brevard County where
      the Kennedy Space Center is located.


      STS-79 * Atlantis * July 10, 1996 * 1st rollback

      Atlantis was rolled back to the VAB due to the threat of severe weather
      from Hurricane Bertha and SRB problem.


      STS-79 * Atlantis * September 4, 1996 * 2nd rollback

      Atlantis was rolled back to the VAB due to the threat of severe weather
      from Hurricane Fran.


      STS-96 * Discovery * May 16, 1999

      Discovery was rolled back to the VAB to repair hail damage to the
      external tank foam insulation.


      STS-98 * Atlantis * January 2, 2001 * 1st rollback

      Atlantis began rollout to Launch Pad 39A, but an hour later stopped on the
      crawler path so engineers could troubleshoot a failed computer processor
      on the crawler transporter. Troubleshooting efforts were unsuccessful, so
      managers decided to roll Atlantis back into VAB high bay 3 using a
      secondary computer processor.


      STS-98 * Atlantis * January 19, 2001 * 2nd rollback

      Atlantis was rolled back to the VAB due to uncertainty involving the
      integrity of the SRB cables.


      STS-114 * Discovery * May 26, 2005

      Discovery was rolled back in order to get a new, modified external fuel
      tank in preparation for the Return to Flight mission.


      Quelle: NASA.gov



      NASA TV
      Wikipedia: STS-115

      Kommentar


        #63
        15:00 CEST (9:00 a.m. EDT)

        Space shuttle Atlantis is ready to begin the roll back to the Vehicle Assembly
        Building. The Apollo-era crawler-transporter is positioned beneath the mobile
        launch platform to haul the shuttle. But NASA leaders are receiving a final
        weather briefing right now and a final "go/no-go" decision to begin the move
        has not yet happened.

        Kommentar


          #64
          Rollback debate continues at KSC

          NASA is still debating whether to roll back or not. First motion of the crawler
          is targeted for 9:39 a.m. (15:39 CEST), and the weather briefing to
          management is still ongoing. A new estimate for the trip time is 10 hours
          instead of 12.


          Quelle: floridatoday.com

          Kommentar


            #65
            STS-115 Atlantis

            Rollback to VAB!


            KSC, Vehicle Assembly Building and Space Shuttle Atlantis
            (update every 60 seconds)




            15:41 CEST (9:41 a.m. EDT)

            It's now official. Shuttle Atlantis is heading for shelter from tropical storm
            Ernesto. The decision was made after countless weather briefings over the
            past few days about the storm's path toward the Kennedy Space Center and
            how severe conditions could become. In the end, NASA officials concluded
            they couldn't risk leaving Atlantis standing on its launch pad.

            The trip back to the Vehicle Assembly Building, which is expected to take
            about 10 hours (to VAB High Bay 2), will begin shortly. The
            crawler-transporter will hydraulically lift the shuttle's mobile launch platform
            off the launch pad pedestals in the next few minutes to complete preparations
            for the move.



            Quelle: spaceflightnow.com

            Kommentar


              #66
              STS-115 Atlantis

              Rollback to VAB!


              KSC, Launch Pad 39B and NASA TV (update every 60 seconds)


              KSC, Space Shuttle Atlantis and Vehicle Assembly Building (update every 60 seconds)



              Rollback Status Report

              TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2006
              16:45 CEST (10:45 a.m. EDT)


              The shuttle stack is now making its way down the concrete ramp toward
              the crawler way.


              17:00 CEST (11:00 a.m. EDT)

              The latest update from the National Hurricane Center puts Tropical Storm
              Ernesto 180 miles (285 km) south-southeast of Miami. Maximum sustained
              winds are near 45 mph (75 km/hr) and some strengthening is expected as
              the storm travels across the warm waters between Cuba and Florida. The
              outer rainbands of the storm are near to the Florida Keys and the
              southeast coast of the Florida peninsula.


              17:13 CEST (11:13 a.m. EDT)

              The crawler has reached the base of the pad is passing through the
              perimeter gate. So far weather conditions are excellent for the rollback
              activities.


              17:16 CEST (11:16 a.m. EDT)

              Shuttle program manager Wayne Hale will hold a telecon at noon EDT
              (18:00 CEST) to update reporters on the impact of today's rollback. We
              will provide updates during the briefing.


              18:10 CEST (12:10 p.m. EDT)

              Space shuttle program manager Wayne Hale says NASA has kicked off a
              number of studies to determine what options are available for
              rescheduling the launch of Atlantis after today's rollback for tropical storm
              Ernesto.

              "It does not make any sense to fool with Mother Nature," Hale is telling
              reporters at news telecon right now.

              "It was the prudent thing to go back to the barn."

              Atlantis is making good progress on the road off the launch pad under
              sunny skies.


              18:24 CEST (12:24 p.m. EDT)

              Among the options on the table, shuttle program manager Wayne Hale
              says, is the requirement to launch this flight in daylight for external tank
              foam photography. Relaxing that requirement would allow NASA to open
              up additional launch opportunities after the Russian Soyuz mission to the
              space station in September. The next daytime shuttle launch window
              opens October 26.


              18:50 CEST (12:50 p.m. EDT)

              In the news telecon underway, shuttle program manager Wayne Hale and
              space station program manager Mike Suffredini say September 7 remains
              the firm cutoff date for launching Atlantis before the Russian Soyuz.
              Kennedy Space Center officials say it will take eight days to ready the
              shuttle for launch after it is returned to the pad following the tropical
              storm's passage. But it seems highly unlikely Atlantis could roll out on
              Thursday to support a September 7 countdown.

              Missing this launch window would push Atlantis to the end of October, if
              NASA keeps the daylight ascent requirement in place.


              19:20 CEST (1:20 p.m. EDT)

              Atlantis has reached the point in the crawlerway where it joins up with the
              path from pad 39A.

              The crawlerway running from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the launch
              pads is 130 feet wide -- almost as broad as an eight-lane highway. Two
              40-foot-wide lanes are separated by a 50-foot-wide median strip. The
              average depth is seven feet.


              Quelle: spaceflightnow.com





              Atlantis makes its way to Vehicle Assembly Building high bay 2.



              Tropical Storm "Ernesto"

              Coastal Watches/Warnings and 5-Day Cone

              Tropical Storm Force Wind Speed Probabilities

              Images: nhc.noaa.gov



              NASA TV
              Wikipedia: STS-115

              Zuletzt geändert von STS-Chris; 29.08.2006, 19:19.

              Kommentar


                #67
                STS-115 Atlantis

                Rollback to Pad 39B!


                KSC, Launch Pad 39B and NASA TV (update every 60 seconds)


                KSC, Space Shuttle Atlantis and Vehicle Assembly Building (update every 60 seconds)



                Rollback to Pad Status Report

                TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2006
                20:50 CEST (2:50 p.m. EDT)


                NASA has cancelled its plans to shelter shuttle Atlantis in the Vehicle
                Assembly Building and is returning it to the launch pad. The latest forecast
                from the National Hurricane Center has given NASA the confidence the
                shuttle can ride out the storm at the launch pad. The worst conditions
                expected at the space center are winds of 45 knots with gusts to 60.



                21:05 CEST (3:05 p.m. EDT)

                Atlantis was about a mile from VAB when the decision was taken to
                reverse course. The shuttle started back to the launch pad at about
                2:45 p.m. EDT (20:45 CEST). The shuttle is expected to arrive back
                at the pad by 8 p.m. EDT (02:00 CEST).


                Quelle: spaceflightnow.com



                Tropical Storm "Ernesto"

                Coastal Watches/Warnings and 5-Day Cone

                Tropical Storm Force Wind Speed Probabilities

                Images: nhc.noaa.gov



                NASA TV
                Wikipedia: STS-115
                Zuletzt geändert von STS-Chris; 29.08.2006, 20:33.

                Kommentar


                  #68
                  21:35 CEST (3:35 p.m. EDT)

                  NASA is to hold a briefing at 4 p.m. (22:00 CEST) this afternoon to discuss
                  this afternoon's turn of events.


                  21:43 CEST (3:43 p.m. EDT)

                  This afternoon's news conference is now not expected to take place before
                  4:30 p.m. EDT (22:30 CEST).


                  Quelle: spaceflightnow.com

                  Kommentar


                    #69
                    STS-115 Atlantis

                    Start:
                    ~ 6. September 2006




                    Tropical Storm "Ernesto"

                    Coastal Watches/Warnings and 5-Day Cone

                    Tropical Storm Force Wind Speed Probabilities

                    GOES Satellite Visible

                    GOES Satellite Infrared

                    Images: nhc.noaa.gov



                    Shuttle Status Report

                    TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2006
                    22:54 CEST (4:54 p.m. EDT)


                    Shuttle launch director Mike Leinbach says Atlantis could be ready for
                    flight on September 6 or 7, depending on how Tropical Storm Ernesto
                    disrupts Kennedy Space Center operations. The launch team currently
                    expects to resume work on Thursday after the storm passes.


                    00:30 CEST (6:30 p.m. EDT, Tue.)

                    If shuttle Atlantis weathers tropical storm Ernesto without any major
                    problems, and if engineers can complete hurried preparations, NASA may
                    be ready to make a launch attempt as early as Sept. 6, one day before
                    the shuttle's launch window closes, officials said late today.


                    Space shuttle Atlantis arrived back on launch pad 39B this evening after
                    its extraordinary day of travels on the Complex 39 crawlerway. The
                    mobile launch platform was firmly secured in place atop the pad pedestals
                    by 8:45 p.m. EDT (02:45 CEST). The rotating service structure is
                    expected to be swung into its cocoon position around Atlantis -- providing
                    the primary access and weather protection -- about 11 p.m. tonight
                    (05:00 CEST).

                    Atlantis left the pad at 10:04 a.m. (16:04 CEST) and rolled for almost five
                    hours toward the Vehicle Assembly Building to escape the approaching
                    tropical storm Ernesto. But at 2:45 p.m. (20:45 CEST) and a mile east of
                    the VAB, the transporter went into reverse to haul the shuttle back to the
                    pad after NASA officials concluded the threat posed by the storm was no
                    longer great enough to chase Atlantis indoors.


                    Quelle: spaceflightnow.com




                    Atlantis heads back to Launch Pad 39B where it will
                    ride out Tropical Storm Ernesto. Photo credit: NASA
                    + View Larger Image

                    Atlantis has returned to Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center
                    to weather Tropical Storm Ernesto in place. Mission managers are
                    confident in the ability of the rotating service structure to protect the
                    vehicle on the pad. Depending on how the center weathers the storm, a
                    launch attempt could come as early as next week.

                    At a press conference Tuesday afternoon, Leroy Cain, launch integration
                    manager, explained that when the decision was made Tuesday morning to
                    roll back to the Vehicle Assembly Building, the "forecast was just not quite
                    good enough."


                    Quelle: NASA.gov



                    Video Gallery

                    29 August 2006

                    STS-115 - Rollback to Pad Press Briefing ... 27.3 MB


                    Quelle: space-multimedia.nl.eu.org / NASA TV



                    NASA TV
                    Wikipedia: STS-115

                    Kommentar


                      #70


                      Start der Raumfähre "Atlantis" jetzt doch möglich

                      Und sie startet doch, die Raumfähre "Atlantis". Wenn der Tropensturm
                      "Ernesto" nicht wieder zum Hurrikan wird. Aber danach sieht nicht aus, denn
                      der Sturm, der inzwischen Flordia erreicht hat, verliert weiter an Kraft. Nun
                      soll die Fähre bis spätestens zum 7. September starten.


                      Von Frank Aischmann, ARD-Hörfunkstudio Washington

                      Erst war die Nasa über den Tropensturm "Ernesto" verärgert, jetzt hat sie beschlossen, ihn nicht mehr allzu ernst zu nehmen: Die zehn Stunden dauernde Rückfahrt von SpaceShuttle "Atlantis" plus mobiler Plattform in die sturmsichere Montagehalle wurde gestern auf halber Strecke gestoppt. Und die Raumfähre stattdessen doch wieder zurück zur Startrampe geschleppt, wo es nun den Wirbelsturm überstehen muss.

                      So etwas gab es noch nie, gibt Nasa-Startdirektor Mike Lainbach zu, und: "Die Entscheidung hat durchaus einige unserer Mitarbeiter im Kennedy Space Center ziemlich überrascht, aber niemanden im Kontrollzentrum, denn wir haben dieses Manöver über Stunden ausgearbeitet."

                      Rückschlag um Rückschlag für "Atlantis"-Crew

                      Die zukünftige Besatzung der "Atlantis" hat schon einige Tiefpunkte erlebt: Freitag schlug ein Blitz in die Startrampe ein. Die nachfolgenden Systemtests machten den eigentlich für Sonntag angesetzten Flug unmöglich - und der gestrige Startversuch wurde abgesagt - um das Shuttle im Schritttempo in die Sechs-Kilometer entfernte Montagehalle zu evakuieren.

                      Aber die in Florida traditionell hurrikangeplagte US-Weltraumbehörde hat für alles Zahlen und Vorschriften - und nach denen gilt "Ernesto" nun als so harmlos, dass das Shuttle den Wind im Freien aussitzen kann. "Unsere Vorschriften erlauben Sturmspitzen von 70 Knoten, also 126 Kilometer pro Stunde. Jetzt erwarten wir weniger als 100 Kilometer pro Stunde Wind und deswegen konnten wir das Shuttle mit gutem Gefühl zurück zur Startplattform bringen", erläutert Lainbach.

                      Nasa unter Zeitdruck

                      Das spart wertvolle Rückroll- und Aufbauzeit, wenn "Ernesto" dann endlich an Cape Canaveral vorbeigeregnet und -gestürmt ist - und Zeit fehlt der Nasa grade mächtig: Hebt die "Atlantis" nicht bis zum 7. September zur Internationalen Raumstation ab, kommt das nächste Startfenster erst wieder im Oktober.

                      Schwacher Tropensturm bedeutet also gute Startchancen - allerdings muss der Tropensturm jetzt mitspielen. Größere Schäden würden alle Planungen über den Haufen werfen. Wiedermal. Aber nach jetzigen Prognosen des Hurrikanzentrums in Miami wird "Ernesto" vorerst nicht wieder den Sprung zum Hurrikan schaffen.

                      Kommentar


                        #71
                        Das klingt doch schon mal sehr positiv

                        Wollen wir hoffen, dass Ernesto ein lieber kleiner Tropensturm bleibt, damit Atlantis pünktlich loskommt
                        Für meine Königin, die so reich wäre, wenn es sie nicht gäbe ;)
                        endars Katze sagt: “nur geradeaus” Rover Over
                        Klickt für Bananen!
                        Der süßeste Mensch der Welt terra.planeten.ch

                        Kommentar


                          #72
                          STS-115 Atlantis

                          Startfenster:
                          6. - 8. September 2006




                          Tropical Storm "Ernesto"

                          Coastal Watches/Warnings and 5-Day Cone

                          Tropical Storm Force Wind Speed Probabilities

                          GOES Satellite Visible

                          GOES Satellite Infrared

                          Images: nhc.noaa.gov



                          Shuttle Status Report

                          WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2006
                          20:00 CEST (2:00 p.m. EDT)


                          NASA and Russian space managers agreed today to extend the shuttle
                          Atlantis' launch window by one day, to Sept. 8, to bolster the U.S. space
                          agency's chances of getting the weather-delayed shuttle off the ground
                          this month.


                          Quelle: spaceflightnow.com



                          30. August 2006, Mittwoch

                          ATLANTIS ist wieder auf der Startrampe. Der Startaufbau wurde gegen
                          2 Uhr MESZ vom Raupentransporter auf die Pfosten abgesetzt.
                          Bodenmannschaften begannen sofort, die drehbare Zugangsstruktur
                          (RSS) vor den Orbiter zu schwenken und die notwendigen Anschlüße
                          zwischen der Startplattform und den Rampenanlagen wiederherzustellen.
                          Die RSS schützt das Shuttle vor dem Wind und aufgewirbelten Teilchen,
                          die durch Ernesto heute abend zu erwarten sein werden.

                          Auf der Pressekonferenz gestern Abend erklärte Startdirektor Mike
                          Leinbach, man werde sich bemühen soviel Arbeit wie möglich vor dem
                          Eintreffen von Ernesto zu schaffen. Nach dem Ausreiten des Sturms werde
                          man am Donnerstag sofort mit den Vorbereitungen für den Start
                          fortfahren. Die Ladebucht werde wieder geöffnet, um die Batterien neu
                          aufzuladen. Nach der Herrichtung der Startplattform werden die
                          Sprengvorrichtungen wieder installiert und das Hauptantriebssystem und
                          die Manövriertriebwerkssysteme wieder unter Druck gesetzt. Dann könne
                          man wieder in einen vollen, drei Tage dauernden Startcountdown
                          eintreten. Sollte Ernesto keine zu großen Verzögerungen verursachen,
                          könne ein Start möglicherweise schon am 6. September erfolgen.

                          Inzwischen hat die NASA bekanntgegeben, daß das Kennedy
                          Raumfahrtzentrum (KSC) am Mittwoch geschlossen werde und nicht
                          erforderliches Personal nicht zur Arbeit erscheinen solle. Nur eine
                          Notbesatzung werde am KSC verbleiben und den Sturm ausreiten.
                          Ausgehend von den aktuellen Vorhersagen werde das Zentrum am
                          Donnerstag, 31. August, wieder geöffnet.


                          Quelle: space-science-journal.de



                          KSC reopens; launch preps resume

                          August 31, 2006


                          IMAGE NOTE: We typically provide image captures from live video
                          feeds at Kennedy Space Center, but NASA shut them down as part of the
                          agency's routine hurricane preparation plan. Nonetheless, you can click to
                          enlarge this Florida Today photo of shuttle Atlantis rolling back toward its
                          assembly building before reversing course and heading back to launch
                          pad 39B. Photo credit: Michael R. Brown, Florida Today

                          + View Larger Image

                          NASA is reopening Kennedy Space Center this morning and preparations
                          for the planned Sept. 6 launch of shuttle Atlantis on an International
                          Space Station assembly mission will resume on first shift.

                          A preliminary survey showed that Tropical Depression Ernesto did no
                          significant damage at the spaceport, so work will begin again at launch
                          pad 39B. Technicians early today will validate mechanical, electrical and
                          other connections between the launch pad and the shuttle.

                          An all-clear also has been issued at Patrick Air Force Base and Cape
                          Canaveral Air Force Station, where two Boeing Delta rockets are being
                          readied for flight at Launch Complex 17. No significant damage was done
                          at either site and normal work is resuming today.


                          Quelle: floridatoday.com



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                            STS-115 Atlantis

                            Startfenster:
                            6. - 8. September 2006



                            KSC, Launch Pad 39B and NASA TV (update every 60 seconds)


                            KSC, Space Shuttle Atlantis and Weather Satellite Image (update every 60 seconds)


                            Tropical Storm "Ernesto"

                            Coastal Watches/Warnings and 5-Day Cone

                            Tropical Storm Force Wind Speed Probabilities

                            GOES Satellite Visible

                            GOES Satellite Infrared

                            Images: nhc.noaa.gov



                            Image Gallery

                            29 August 2006


                            KSC-06PD-1966 (08/29/2006)
                            Space Shuttle Atlantis is reflected in the water near Launch Pad 39B. The
                            rotating service structure has been rolled away in anticipation of the
                            rollback of the shuttle and mobile launcher platform to the Vehicle
                            Assembly Building (VAB), approximately 4 miles away. Despite the clear
                            blue skies, the rollback is a safety precaution as the area waits for the
                            arrival of Tropical Storm Ernesto. The storm is forecast to be bringing
                            58-mph to 70-mph winds in the next 24 hours. The shuttle will be moved
                            into high bay 2, on the southwest side of the VAB, for protection from the
                            storm. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann



                            KSC-06PD-1969 (08/29/2006)
                            Launch Pad 39B, the rotating service structure has been rolled away from
                            Space Shuttle Atlantis, sitting on the mobile launcher platform. The
                            crawler-transporter, which has moved underneath, will lift and carry both
                            back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), approximately 4 miles away.



                            KSC-06PD-1970 (08/29/2006)
                            Viewed from an upper level of the fixed service structure on Launch Pad
                            39B, Space Shuttle Atlantis begins rolling back to the Vehicle Assembly
                            Building. First motion was at 10:04 a.m. EDT.



                            KSC-06PD-1971 (08/29/2006)



                            KSC-06PD-1972 (08/29/2006)
                            Viewed from across pond near Launch Pad 39B, Space Shuttle Atlantis is
                            framed by tree limbs as it begins rolling back to the Vehicle Assembly
                            Building.



                            KSC-06PD-1977 (08/29/2006)
                            On Launch Pad 39B, the crawler-transporter (below) begins rolling away
                            with its cargo above of the Space Shuttle Atlantis and mobile launcher
                            platform.



                            KSC-06PD-1979 (08/29/2006)
                            The massive mobile launcher platform and Space Shuttle Atlantis above it
                            nearly dwarf the crawler-transporter below them. The crawler alone is 20
                            feet high.



                            KSC-06PD-1980 (08/29/2006)
                            A serene scene surrounds Space Shuttle Atlantis as it begins rolling off
                            Launch Pad 39B to return to the Vehicle Assembly Building.



                            KSC-06PD-1982 (08/29/2006)
                            A darkening cloud overhead keeps vigil as Space Shuttle Atlantis moves
                            away from Launch Pad 39B on its rollback to the Vehicle Assembly
                            Building. At right are the rotating and fixed service structures.



                            KSC-06PD-1974 (08/29/2006)
                            Moved by the crawler-transporter underneath, Space Shuttle Atlantis
                            inches down the ramp from Launch Pad 39B as it rolls back to the Vehicle
                            Assembly Building. At right is the rotating service structure in its open
                            configuration and the fixed service structure with the 80-foot lightning
                            mast on top.



                            KSC-06PD-1986 (08/29/2006)
                            Engineers keep watch on the crawler-transporter as it carries Space
                            Shuttle Atlantis and the mobile launcher platform back to the Vehicle
                            Assembly Building. First motion off the pad was at 10:04 a.m. EDT. The
                            crawler is 131 feet long, 113 feet wide and 20 feet high. It weights 5.5
                            million pounds unloaded. The combined weight of crawler, mobile launcher
                            platform and a space shuttle is 12 million pounds. Unloaded, the crawler
                            moves at 2 mph. Loaded, the snail's pace slows to 1 mph. The rollback is
                            a safety precaution as the area waits for the arrival of Tropical Storm
                            Ernesto. The storm is forecast to be bringing 58-mph to 70-mph winds in
                            the next 24 hours.



                            KSC-06PD-1987 (08/29/2006)
                            NASA's Kennedy Space Center has begun making preparations for the
                            arrival of Tropical Storm Ernesto. Here workers are boarding up windows
                            on the Operations and Support Building I in the Launch Complex 39 Area.
                            The center has been in HURCON III status since Aug. 28, which means
                            winds of 58 mph are expected within 48 hours. m.
                            Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton



                            KSC-06PD-1990 (08/29/2006)
                            Space Shuttle Atlantis continues its slow crawl toward the Vehicle
                            Assembly Building from Launch Pad 39B. The rollback was a safety
                            precaution as the area waits for the arrival of Tropical Storm Ernesto. The
                            storm was forecast to be bringing 58-mph to 70-mph winds in the next 24
                            hours. After this photo was taken, a revised forecast of lesser winds
                            expected from Ernesto and its projected direction convinced Launch
                            Integration Manager LeRoy Cain and Shuttle Launch Director Mike
                            Leinbach to return the shuttle to the launch pad.
                            Photo credit: NASA/Ken Thornsley


                            Quelle: NASA/KSC



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                              #74
                              STS-115 Atlantis

                              Start:
                              Mittwoch, 6. September 2006
                              18:29 CEST (12:29 p.m. EDT)

                              Startfenster: 6. - 8. September 2006



                              KSC, Weather and NASA TV (update every 60 seconds)


                              KSC, Space Shuttle Atlantis on Launch Pad 39B (update every 60 seconds)



                              Heute hat Astronaut
                              Christopher Ferguson seinen 45. Geburtstag!


                              HAPPY BIRTHDAY!




                              Astronaut Christopher J. Ferguson, STS-115 Mission Pilot
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                              Image Gallery

                              29 August 2006


                              KSC-06PD-1991 (08/29/2006)
                              On the crawlerway, Space Shuttle Atlantis reverses direction and begins
                              rolling back out to Launch Pad 39B. It had been moved off the launch pad
                              due to concerns about the impact of Tropical Storm Ernesto, expected
                              within 24 hours. The forecast of lesser winds expected from Ernesto and
                              its projected direction convinced Launch Integration Manager LeRoy Cain
                              and Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach to return the shuttle to the
                              launch pad. Photo credit: NASA/Ken Thornsley



                              KSC-06PD-1996 (08/29/2006)
                              Inside the Launch Control Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center,
                              Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach informs the launch team of the
                              decision to reverse the rollback of Space Shuttle Atlantis and return to
                              Launch Pad 39B. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton



                              KSC-06PD-1997 (08/29/2006)
                              Equipment in areas of the Launch Control Center at NASA's Kennedy
                              Space Center are wrapped in protective covers for the arrival of Tropical
                              Storm Ernesto in Central Florida. The storm is forecast to be bringing
                              58-mph to 70-mph winds in the next 24 hours.
                              Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton



                              KSC-06PD-1998 (08/29/2006)
                              After reversing its direction to the Vehicle Assembly Building, Space
                              Shuttle Atlantis nears Launch Pad 39B. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett



                              KSC-06PD-1999 (08/29/2006)
                              The relative diminutive size of a vehicle and workers alongside the
                              crawler-transporter reveal the immensity of the mobile launcher
                              platform-Space Shuttle Atlantis stack above. The crawler is 20 feet tall;
                              the platform is 25 feet high. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett



                              KSC-06PD-2001 (08/29/2006)
                              Dark clouds silhouette Space Shuttle Atlantis as it rolls back to Launch Pad
                              39B atop the crawler-transporter. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett



                              KSC-06PD-2003 (08/29/2006)
                              A late-day sun spotlights Space Shuttle Atlantis as it rolls up the ramp to
                              Launch Pad 39B atop the crawler-transporter. The crawler has a leveling
                              system designed to keep the top of the space shuttle vertical while
                              negotiating the 5-percent grade leading to the top of the launch pad. Also,
                              a laser docking system provides almost pinpoint accuracy when the
                              crawler and mobile launcher platform are positioned at the launch pad. At
                              left are the open rotating service structure and the fixed service structure
                              topped by the 80-foot lightning mast. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett



                              KSC-06PD-2004 (08/29/2006)
                              Space Shuttle Atlantis rolls up the ramp to Launch Pad 39B atop the
                              crawler-transporter. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett



                              KSC-06PD-2005 (08/29/2006)
                              Silhouetted against a setting sun, Space Shuttle Atlantis rolls near to its
                              launch position on Launch Pad 39B. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett



                              KSC-06PD-2007 (08/29/2006)
                              After sunset, Space Shuttle Atlantis is bathed in light from the fixed
                              service structure on Launch Pad 39B. At left is the White Room, which is
                              situated on the end of the orbiter access arm and moved into place for the
                              crew to enter the shuttle. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett



                              KSC-06PD-2010 (08/29/2006)
                              After sunset, Space Shuttle Atlantis is bathed in light from the fixed
                              service structure on Launch Pad 39B. Seen on either side of Atlantis'
                              engine nozzles are the tail masts, which provide several umbilical
                              connections to the orbiter, including a liquid-oxygen line through one and
                              a liquid-hydrogen line through another. Below the mobile launcher
                              platform, on which Atlantis rests, is the crawler-transporter beginning to
                              move away from the platform. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett



                              KSC-06PD-2011 (08/29/2006)
                              The crawler-transporter that carried Space Shuttle Atlantis and the mobile
                              launcher platform back to Launch Pad 39B begins moving out from under
                              the platform. It will return to its parking spot near the Vehicle Assembly
                              Building. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett


                              Quelle: NASA/KSC



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                                #75
                                STS-115 Atlantis

                                Start:
                                Mittwoch, 6. September 2006
                                18:29 CEST (12:29 p.m. EDT)

                                Startfenster: 6. - 8. September 2006



                                KSC, Weather and NASA TV (update every 60 seconds)


                                KSC, Space Shuttle Atlantis on Launch Pad 39B (update every 60 seconds)


                                Next Events

                                September 2, Saturday

                                16:30 CEST (10:30 a.m. EDT)
                                STS-115 Crew Arrival - KSC (All Channels)
                                The Atlantis crew is scheduled to arrive back at NASA's Kennedy Space
                                Center in Florida Saturday to begin final preparations for mission
                                STS-115. Flying T-38 trainer jets, the astronauts will land at the Shuttle
                                Landing Facility about 10:30 a.m. EDT. NASA TV will broadcast the crew's
                                arrival live.


                                September 3, Sunday

                                14:00 CEST (8 a.m. EDT)
                                STS-115 Launch Countdown begins - KSC


                                September 4, Monday

                                16:00 CEST (10 a.m. EDT)
                                STS-115 Countdown Status Briefing - KSC (All Channels)

                                NET 22:00 CEST (NET 4 p.m. EDT)
                                STS-115 Launch Readiness News Conference - KSC (All Channels)
                                Time dependent on completion of Mission Management Team Meeting



                                Space Shuttle Processing Status Report
                                S-090106


                                September 1, 2006

                                Mission: STS-115 - 19th International Space Station Flight (12A) -
                                P3/P4 Truss Segment and Solar Arrays
                                Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104)
                                Location: Launch Pad 39B
                                Launch Date: Sept. 6, 2006, 12:29 p.m. EDT
                                Crew: Jett, Ferguson, Tanner, Burbank, MacLean and Stefanyshyn-Piper
                                Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

                                At Launch Pad 39B, preparations for Wednesday's launch are under way, with the launch countdown scheduled to begin on Sunday at 8 a.m. The liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen transfer lines used for filling the external fuel tank (ET) were reconnected to the mobile launch platform. The ET hydrogen vent line hook-up is complete. The ordnance was disconnected to allow for vehicle power-up and will be reconnected this weekend. The Orbiter Midbody Umbilical Unit (OMBUU) mate is complete. This is the connection point for lines that will be used to provide hydrogen and oxygen reactants for the fuel cells. Weekend work includes pressurization of the orbital maneuvering system, the reaction control system and the main propulsion system. The two doors to the aft compartment of Atlantis were removed for access to ordnance, and they will be closed during the weekend to allow for the aft confidence test on Sunday. This test involves powering up and testing all aft systems, such as the main propulsion system circuits.

                                On Tuesday, the shuttle was moved off the pad in advance of Tropical Storm Ernesto, then returned to the pad after traveling about 2 miles toward the Vehicle Assembly Building when the storm predictions became more favorable. On Thursday, engineers inspected the ET thermal protection system, post-rollback, and found three areas of minor foam damage. One area, about 3/8 inches long, is located at the midsection of the liquid oxygen tank, about 2 feet outboard of the ice frost ramps. A second area, about 1 inch long by 1/16 inch wide, is located near the ET/right SRB aft fairing, which is the attach point between the two components. Both of these resemble a scratch, are accessible and are expected to be easily repaired. The third area, a missing foam nodule from the liquid hydrogen barrel between the ET and the left SRB, about five feet below the intertank flange closeouts, will not need repair.

                                Auf der Startrampe 39B laufen die Vorbereitungen für den Start am Mittwoch; der Beginn des Startcountdowns ist für Sonntag, 14 Uhr MESZ geplant. Die Transferleitungen für flüssigen Wasserstoff und Sauerstoff, die für das Befüllen des Außentanks benötigt werden, wurden wieder an die mobile Startplattform angeschlossen.Der Anschluß der Wasserstoffentlüftungsleitung ist abgeschlossen. Die Sprengvorrichtungen wurden abgeklemmt, um ein Hochfahren der Orbitersysteme zu ermöglichen und werden an diesem Wochenende wieder angeklemmt. Die Orbitermittschiffsversorgungseinheit (OMBUU) ist verbunden. Dies ist der Anschlußpunkt der Versorgungsleitungen für das Befüllen der internen Tanks des Brennstoffzellenversorgungssystems. Die Arbeiten am Wochenende beinhalten auch, daß das Orbitalmanövriersystem (OMS), das Lageregelungstriebwerkssystem (RCS) und das Hauptantriebssystem (MPS) unter Druck gesetzt werden. Die zwei Zugangsklappen zum Heckgehäuse wurden entfernt, um Zugang zu den Sprengvorrichtungen zu erhalten, und sie werden am Wochenende wieder eingesetzt, um die Abnahmeprüfung am Sonntag zu ermöglichen. Dabei werden alle Systeme des Heckgehäuses des Orbiters eingeschaltet und getestet, wie z.B. die Stromkreise des MPS.

                                Am Dienstag war der Startaufbau wegen Tropensturm Ernesto vorsorglich von der Rampe gefahren, dann aber, nach rund drei Kilometer Fahrt in Richtung Montagegebäude, wieder zur Startrampe zurückgerollt worden, als die Wettervorhersagen günstiger wurden. Am Donnerstag haben Ingenieure das Hitzeschutzsystem des Außentanks inspiziert und drei Stellen gefunden, an denen die Schaumisolation geringfügig beschädigt war. Eine Stelle, etwa 1 cm groß befindet sich etwa im Mittelbereich des Sauerstofftanks, gut einen halben Meter neben den Eis-/Frostrampen. Eine zweite Stelle, etwa 2,5x0,2 cm groß befindet sich nahe der hinteren Anschlußstelle der Steuerbordstartrakete. Beide Beschädigungen, die eher als Kratzer zu bezeichnen sind, sind gut zugängig und leicht zu reparieren. Eine dritte Stelle, ein fehlendes Schaumteil zwischen Tank und Backbordstartrakete, etwa anderthalb Meter unterhalb der Intertankflanschverschalung, wird keine Reparatur erfordern.


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



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