STS-115
Nächste Ereignisse:
ACHTUNG: ÄNDERUNGEN!
Montag, 24. Juli 2006
Überführung der Atlantis zum VAB
Donnerstag, 27. Juli 2006
Überführung der Nutzlast zur Startrampe 39-B
Montag, 31. Juli 2006
Überführung der Atlantis zur Startrampe 39-B
Space station trusses set to go
Girder, array largest units to be added in 4 years
By Chris Kridler
FLORIDA TODAY
21 July 2006
CAPE CANAVERAL - In a big room at Kennedy Space Center, cylindrical
labs and plastic-draped trusses surround a 17-ton space girder whose
time to fly has come.
It's not particularly pretty, with its hexagonal frame, bouquets of wires
and squat batteries, but this two-truss combo is the first big piece of the
International Space Station to be brought there in nearly four years.
This morning, a super-crane will lift the linked P3/P4 truss segments --
designated "P" for their port or left-side location -- and place them in their
canister.
"I always love to see that," said Boeing site manager Chuck Hardison of
Merritt Island, who has waited a long time to see it go. "It's like a ship
going down the channel. It's so big, and it moves so gracefully."
In turn, the cargo will head to the pad for a launch aboard Atlantis
targeted for Aug. 28. The orbiter is set to roll to the Vehicle Assembly
Building at Kennedy Space Center on Monday and to the launch pad
July 31.
"The shuttle is flying again, and we're excited and anxiously awaiting our
turn at the end of August," said Robbie Ashley, NASA's manager for the
cargo.
The last true station construction mission was in late 2002, before the
2003 Columbia accident grounded the shuttles and prompted a round of
design changes.
In the interim, astronauts have taken several spacewalks, making repairs
and performing other tasks on the station, but no large equipment has
been installed.
The truss will add another set of solar panel wings. Tests gave managers
confidence that, after issues with sticky panels in the past, these will
unfold despite their long storage.
The batteries have been replaced because NASA feared they wouldn't be
able to store and distribute power as expected.
"They were never intended to be on the ground this long," Hardison said.
Perhaps one of the most impressive parts of the linked segments is the
10-foot-wide Solar Alpha Rotary Joint in the middle, which keeps the solar
panels aimed at the sun.
"The entire space station outboard of that joint will be rotating 360
degrees every orbit," Hardison said. "It'll be quite something to see, that's
for sure."
He said his team was eager to get the hardware into orbit as they waited
for the shuttle schedule to pick up again. Among the many parts awaiting
flight are the Japanese Experiment Module, Europe's Columbus Laboratory
and a starboard truss that will mirror the port pieces about to fly.
"We worked on it for so long," Hardison said.
Quelle: floridatoday.com
Image Gallery
July 21, 2006
KSC-06PD-1632 (07/21/2006)
In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane is ready to lift
the Port 3/4 truss segment and move it to a payload canister for
installation in the orbiter Atlantis. The truss is slated for launch no earlier
than Aug. 28. The truss is the next major addition to the 11-segment
integrated truss structure that will eventually span more than 300 feet on
the station. The P3/P4 truss, with its two large solar arrays, will provide
one-fourth of the total power-generation capability of the completed
station. The P3/P4 truss is expected to be loaded into Atlantis's cargo bay
around the beginning of August. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Crider
KSC-06PD-1633 (07/21/2006)
In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane moves the
Port 3/4 truss segment across the floor to the waiting payload canister for
installation in the orbiter Atlantis.
KSC-06PD-1634 (07/21/2006)
In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane lowers the
Port 3/4 truss segment toward the waiting payload canister for installation
in the orbiter Atlantis.
KSC-06PD-1635 (07/21/2006)
In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane lowers the
Port 3/4 truss segment into the waiting payload canister for installation in
the orbiter Atlantis.
KSC-06PD-1636 (07/21/2006)
In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane lowers the
Port 3/4 truss segment into the waiting payload canister for installation in
the orbiter Atlantis.
Quelle: NASA.gov
NASA's Space Shuttle Processing Status Report
July 21, 2006
Mission: STS-115 - 19th International Space Station Flight (12A)
- P3/P4 Solar Arrays
Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104)
Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1
Target Launch Date: 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, Atlantis has been placed on a
transporter that will be used to transfer the orbiter to the Vehicle
Assembly Building. Rollover of Atlantis is currently scheduled for Monday
morning. Once in the VAB, the orbiter will be lifted into high bay 3 for
mating to the external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters.
ATLANTIS wurde auf den Transporter gesetzt, der den Orbiter in das
Montagegebäude bringen soll. Die Überführung ist im Augenblick für
Montag Mittag geplant. Sobald der Orbiter im VAB angekommen ist, wird
er in die Hochmontagehalle 3 gehoben, wo er mit dem wartenden
Startaufbau aus Außentank und Feststoffstartraketen verbunden werden
soll.
Discovery (OV-103) - STS-116
Discovery is back in Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 following a 13-day
mission to the International Space Station. The orbiter is now being
processed for its next mission, STS-116. The payload bay doors have
been opened, and thermography inspections of the nose cap and
reinforced carbon-carbon panels on the wing leading edges are under
way. The orbiter's main engines and the orbiter boom sensor system will
be removed next week.
Endeavour (OV-105) - STS-118
Powered-up system testing continues on Endeavour in Orbiter Processing
Facility bay 2 following an extensive modification period. Functional testing
of the atmosphere revitalization pressure control system is under way.
This system maintains crew module pressure during flight. Tile-processing
work continues around the external tank doors and nose landing gear
doors. Gap filler removal and replacement continues in the high priority
areas of the orbiter's heat shield. Workers have installed wiring for the
station-shuttle power transfer system in the midbody. Testing of the
orbiter's air to ground communication system is complete.
Quelle: NASA.gov
Übersetzung: space-science-journal.de
NASA TV
Wikipedia: STS-115
Nächste Ereignisse:
ACHTUNG: ÄNDERUNGEN!
Montag, 24. Juli 2006
Überführung der Atlantis zum VAB
Donnerstag, 27. Juli 2006
Überführung der Nutzlast zur Startrampe 39-B
Montag, 31. Juli 2006
Überführung der Atlantis zur Startrampe 39-B
Space station trusses set to go
Girder, array largest units to be added in 4 years
By Chris Kridler
FLORIDA TODAY
21 July 2006
CAPE CANAVERAL - In a big room at Kennedy Space Center, cylindrical
labs and plastic-draped trusses surround a 17-ton space girder whose
time to fly has come.
It's not particularly pretty, with its hexagonal frame, bouquets of wires
and squat batteries, but this two-truss combo is the first big piece of the
International Space Station to be brought there in nearly four years.
This morning, a super-crane will lift the linked P3/P4 truss segments --
designated "P" for their port or left-side location -- and place them in their
canister.
"I always love to see that," said Boeing site manager Chuck Hardison of
Merritt Island, who has waited a long time to see it go. "It's like a ship
going down the channel. It's so big, and it moves so gracefully."
In turn, the cargo will head to the pad for a launch aboard Atlantis
targeted for Aug. 28. The orbiter is set to roll to the Vehicle Assembly
Building at Kennedy Space Center on Monday and to the launch pad
July 31.
"The shuttle is flying again, and we're excited and anxiously awaiting our
turn at the end of August," said Robbie Ashley, NASA's manager for the
cargo.
The last true station construction mission was in late 2002, before the
2003 Columbia accident grounded the shuttles and prompted a round of
design changes.
In the interim, astronauts have taken several spacewalks, making repairs
and performing other tasks on the station, but no large equipment has
been installed.
The truss will add another set of solar panel wings. Tests gave managers
confidence that, after issues with sticky panels in the past, these will
unfold despite their long storage.
The batteries have been replaced because NASA feared they wouldn't be
able to store and distribute power as expected.
"They were never intended to be on the ground this long," Hardison said.
Perhaps one of the most impressive parts of the linked segments is the
10-foot-wide Solar Alpha Rotary Joint in the middle, which keeps the solar
panels aimed at the sun.
"The entire space station outboard of that joint will be rotating 360
degrees every orbit," Hardison said. "It'll be quite something to see, that's
for sure."
He said his team was eager to get the hardware into orbit as they waited
for the shuttle schedule to pick up again. Among the many parts awaiting
flight are the Japanese Experiment Module, Europe's Columbus Laboratory
and a starboard truss that will mirror the port pieces about to fly.
"We worked on it for so long," Hardison said.
Quelle: floridatoday.com
Image Gallery
July 21, 2006
KSC-06PD-1632 (07/21/2006)
In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane is ready to lift
the Port 3/4 truss segment and move it to a payload canister for
installation in the orbiter Atlantis. The truss is slated for launch no earlier
than Aug. 28. The truss is the next major addition to the 11-segment
integrated truss structure that will eventually span more than 300 feet on
the station. The P3/P4 truss, with its two large solar arrays, will provide
one-fourth of the total power-generation capability of the completed
station. The P3/P4 truss is expected to be loaded into Atlantis's cargo bay
around the beginning of August. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Crider
KSC-06PD-1633 (07/21/2006)
In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane moves the
Port 3/4 truss segment across the floor to the waiting payload canister for
installation in the orbiter Atlantis.
KSC-06PD-1634 (07/21/2006)
In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane lowers the
Port 3/4 truss segment toward the waiting payload canister for installation
in the orbiter Atlantis.
KSC-06PD-1635 (07/21/2006)
In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane lowers the
Port 3/4 truss segment into the waiting payload canister for installation in
the orbiter Atlantis.
KSC-06PD-1636 (07/21/2006)
In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane lowers the
Port 3/4 truss segment into the waiting payload canister for installation in
the orbiter Atlantis.
Quelle: NASA.gov
NASA's Space Shuttle Processing Status Report
July 21, 2006
Mission: STS-115 - 19th International Space Station Flight (12A)
- P3/P4 Solar Arrays
Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104)
Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1
Target Launch Date: 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, Atlantis has been placed on a
transporter that will be used to transfer the orbiter to the Vehicle
Assembly Building. Rollover of Atlantis is currently scheduled for Monday
morning. Once in the VAB, the orbiter will be lifted into high bay 3 for
mating to the external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters.
ATLANTIS wurde auf den Transporter gesetzt, der den Orbiter in das
Montagegebäude bringen soll. Die Überführung ist im Augenblick für
Montag Mittag geplant. Sobald der Orbiter im VAB angekommen ist, wird
er in die Hochmontagehalle 3 gehoben, wo er mit dem wartenden
Startaufbau aus Außentank und Feststoffstartraketen verbunden werden
soll.
Discovery (OV-103) - STS-116
Discovery is back in Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 following a 13-day
mission to the International Space Station. The orbiter is now being
processed for its next mission, STS-116. The payload bay doors have
been opened, and thermography inspections of the nose cap and
reinforced carbon-carbon panels on the wing leading edges are under
way. The orbiter's main engines and the orbiter boom sensor system will
be removed next week.
Endeavour (OV-105) - STS-118
Powered-up system testing continues on Endeavour in Orbiter Processing
Facility bay 2 following an extensive modification period. Functional testing
of the atmosphere revitalization pressure control system is under way.
This system maintains crew module pressure during flight. Tile-processing
work continues around the external tank doors and nose landing gear
doors. Gap filler removal and replacement continues in the high priority
areas of the orbiter's heat shield. Workers have installed wiring for the
station-shuttle power transfer system in the midbody. Testing of the
orbiter's air to ground communication system is complete.
Quelle: NASA.gov
Übersetzung: space-science-journal.de
NASA TV
Wikipedia: STS-115
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