STS-115 - Space Shuttle Atlantis

[STS-Chris]

STS-115

Start:
Sonntag, 27. August 2006
22:30 CEST (4:30 p.m. EDT)


Click to enlarge
Webcam: Atlantis auf Startrampe 39B
GIF-Animation: Atlantis am 2. und 3. August





Video Gallery

3 August 2006

1. KSC-06-S-00184 (08/03/2006)

Mission STS-115 marks the resumption of construction of the International
Space Station. During three scheduled spacewalks, the crew of Space
Shuttle Atlantis will deliver and install the integrated P3/P4 truss segment
with its two solar arrays.


Quelle: NASA.gov





Image Gallery

3 August 2006


JSC2006-E-30906 (August 2006)
JSC2006-E-30907 (August 2006)
JSC2006-E-30908 (August 2006)
Computer generated image of the STS-115/12A configuration. The next
shuttle mission by Atlantis, targeted for late August, will resume assembly
of the ISS with the delivery of the P3/P4 pre-integrated truss and the
second set of U.S. solar arrays.


28 July 2006


JSC2006-E-31530 (28 July 2006)
Astronaut Daniel C. Burbank (left), STS-115 mission specialist, checks out
Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue (SAFER) equipment during a training
session in the virtual reality lab at Johnson Space Center. EVA systems
lead Roger Lottridge assisted Burbank.



JSC2006-E-31532 (28 July 2006)
Astronauts Daniel C. Burbank (left) and Steven G. MacLean (center)
representing the Canadian Space Agency, both STS-115 mission
specialists, participate in a training session in the virtual reality lab at
Johnson Space Center. EVA systems lead Roger Lottridge (right) and
Ryan Lee (background) assisted MacLean and Burbank.



JSC2006-E-31543 (28 July 2006)
Astronaut Steven G. MacLean, STS-115 mission specialist representing the
Canadian Space Agency, uses virtual reality hardware in the Space
Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center to rehearse some of
his duties on the upcoming mission to the International Space Station.
This type of virtual reality training allows the astronauts to wear a helmet
and special gloves while looking at computer displays simulating actual
movements around the various locations on the station hardware with
which they will be working.


Quelle: NASA.gov



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Wikipedia: STS-115

[STS-Chris]

STS-115

Start:
Sonntag, 27. August 2006
22:30 CEST (4:30 p.m. EDT)


Click to enlarge
Webcam: Atlantis auf Startrampe 39B



Video Gallery

4 August 2006

1. STS-115 - Crew Training - Spacewalks ... 2.9 MB

2. Space Shuttle Status Report


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



Image Gallery

2 August 2006


KSC-06PD-1731 (08/02/2006)
Like a fantasy movie scene, the fog on Launch Pad 39B is pierced by
lights on vehicles and the service structures as Space Shuttle Atlantis
approaches. Atlantis left the Vehicle Assembly Building 1:05 a.m. and
arrived at the pad nearly 8 hours later. Atlantis' launch window begins
Aug. 27 for an 11-day mission, STS-115, to the International Space
Station. The mission crew of six astronauts will continue construction of
the station and install their cargo, the Port 3/4 truss segment with its two
large solar arrays. Photo credit: NASA/Ron Ostoski


Quelle: NASA.gov



Space Shuttle Processing
Status Report S-080406

4 August 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: No earlier than Aug. 27, 2006
Launch Pad: 39B
Crew: Jett, Ferguson, Tanner, Burbank, MacLean and Stefanyshyn-Piper
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

Early on Wednesday, Space Shuttle Atlantis rolled from high bay 3 in the
Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B. Early Thursday, the
orbiter's auxiliary power units were successfully test fired. Also on
Thursday morning, the rotating service structure was moved to the mate
position and is now surrounding the orbiter as it sits on the mobile launch
platform. Functional tests and checkout of the shuttle and pad systems are
under way.

The STS-115 payload is scheduled to be installed in Atlantis' payload bay
on Saturday. The payload for STS-115 is the Port 3/4 truss segment, the
next major addition to the 11-segment integrated truss structure that will
eventually span more that 300 feet. The P3/P4 truss, with its two large
solar arrays, will provide one-fourth of the total power generation
capability of the completed station.

Mission managers made the decision to move the opening of Atlantis'
launch planning window to Aug. 27. The decision was made after it was
determined that lighting conditions for launch and external tank separation
were sufficient to support imagery analysis.

Next week, the STS-115 crew will visit KSC for a launch dress rehearsal,
called the terminal countdown demonstration test.


Am Mittwoch Morgen ist die Raumfähre ATLANTIS von der
Hochmontagehalle 3 des Montagegebäudes zur Startrampe 39B überführt
worden. Am Donnerstag Morgen wurden die APUs erfolgreich getestet.
Ebenfalls am Donnerstag Morgen wurde die drehbare Zugangs- und
Wartungsstruktur vor den Startaufbau geschwenkt und umgibt nun den
Orbiter, während er auf der mobilen Startplattform ruht. Funktionstests
und Überprüfung der Systeme des Shuttles und der Startrampe sind im
Gange.

Die Nutzlast von STS-115 soll am Samstag in den Frachtraum der
Raumfähre verladen werden. Nutzlast ist das Backbordsegment 3/4
(P3/P4) der Tragwerkstruktur, die einmal fast 100 Meter überspannen soll.
Deren zwei große Solarzellenflächen sollen ein Viertel der gesamten
Stromerzeugung der vollständigen Raumstation bereitstellen.

Die Missionsleitung hat die Entscheidung gefällt, den Beginn des
Startplanungsfensters auf den 27. August vorzuziehen. Diese
Entscheidung wurde getroffen, nachdem feststand, daß die
Lichtbedingungen während des Starts und der Abtrennung des Außentanks
ausreichend für das Anfertigen von Aufnahmen für die anschließende
Bildanalyse sein werden.

In der nächsten Woche wird die Besatzung zum KSC kommen, um die
obligatorische abschließende Countdown-Generalprobe (TCDT)
durchzuführen.


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



NASA TV
Wikipedia: STS-115

[STS-Chris]

STS-115

Start:
Sonntag, 27. August 2006
22:30 CEST (4:30 p.m. EDT)


Click to enlarge
Webcam: Atlantis auf Startrampe 39B



Video Gallery

STS-115/12A Assembly Flight - Installation Video



This animation shows the shuttle remote manipulator system (SRMS)
removing the P3/P4 truss segment from the shuttle’s cargo bay and
handing it off to the space station remote manipulator system (SSRMS)
which installs it on the station’s port truss structure. This engineering
imagery is provided by the Manipulator Analysis Graphics and Interactive
Kinematics (MAGIK) Team that analyzes proposed robotic International
Space Station assembly tasks.


Quelle: NASA.gov



Image Gallery

2 August 2006


JSC2006-E-31889 (2 August 2006)
Astronaut Joseph R. Tanner, STS-115 mission specialist, and United Space
Alliance (USA) suit technician Robert Webb shake hands as they pose for
a photo during a training session at the Sonny Carter Training Facility
near Johnson Space Center. Tanner is wearing a training version of the
Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit and is about to be submerged
in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL).



JSC2006-E-31900 (2 August 2006)
Astronauts Joseph R. Tanner and Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper
(partially obscured), both STS-115 mission specialists, are about to be
submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near
Johnson Space Center. Tanner and Stefanyshyn-Piper are attired in
training versions of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit.
SCUBA-equipped divers are in the water to assist the crewmembers in
their rehearsal, intended to help prepare them for work on the exterior of
the International Space Station.



JSC2006-E-31904 (2 August 2006)
Astronaut Steven G. MacLean (seated), STS-115 mission specialist
representing the Canadian Space Agency, observes training activities of
his crewmates from the simulation control area in the Neutral Buoyancy
Laboratory (NBL) at the Sonny Carter Training Facility (SCTF) near
Johnson Space Center. EVA instructor John V. Ray stands nearby to offer
assistance.


7 August 2006


KSC-06PD-1743 (08/07/2006)
STS-115 Pilot Christopher Ferguson arrives at KSC's Shuttle Landing
Facility aboard a T-38 jet aircraft. The STS-115 crew has flown to NASA's
Kennedy Space Center to take part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration
Test activities. The TCDT is a pre-launch preparation that includes
practicing emergency egress from the pad, driving an M-113 armored
personnel carrier, and simulating the launch countdown. Launch of
STS-115 is currently scheduled for Aug. 27.
Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton



KSC-06PD-1746 (08/07/2006)
STS-115 Commander Brent Jett introduces his crew to waiting media at
KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility after their arrival from Houston. At right is
Mission Specialist Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper.



KSC-06PD-1747 (08/07/2006)
STS-115 Commander Brent Jett introduces his crew to waiting media at
KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility after their arrival from Houston. At left are
Mission Specialists Daniel Burbank, Steven MacLean and Joseph Tanner;
at right are Mission Specialist Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Pilot
Christopher Ferguson. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton



KSC-06PD-1748 (08/07/2006)
After their arrival at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility, the STS-115 crew
poses for a photo after talking to the media. From left are Mission
Specialists Daniel Burbank, Steven MacLean, Joseph Tanner and
Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper; Commander Brent Jett; and Pilot
Christopher Ferguson. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton


Quelle: NASA.gov



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Wikipedia: STS-115

[STS-Chris]

STS-115

Start:
Sonntag, 27. August 2006
22:30 CEST (4:30 p.m. EDT)


Click to enlarge
Webcam: Atlantis auf Startrampe 39B



NASA TV

Freitag, 11. August 2006
15:00 CEST (9:00 a.m. EDT)
Program and ISS Assembly Overview Briefing

16:30 CEST (10:30 a.m. EDT)
STS-115 Mission Overview Briefing

18:00 CEST (12:00 p.m. EDT)
STS-115 Spacewalk Overview Briefing

19:00 CEST (1:00 p.m. EDT)
NASA TV Video File

20:00 CEST (2:00 p.m. EDT)
STS-115 Crew News Conference


STS-115 crew

00:00 CEST (6:00 p.m. EDT)
STS-115 Canadian Space Agency Briefing
with Mission Specialist Steve MacLean (for Canadian media)



Image Gallery

8 August 2006


KSC-06PD-1750 (08/08/2006)
The STS-115 crew members are ready to climb into the M-113 armored
personnel carrier with Capt. George Hoggard (back to camera), who is
astronaut rescue team leader. The astronauts seen, left to right, are
Mission Specialist Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Commander Brent Jett,
Mission Specialists Dan Burbank, Steven MacLean and Joe Tanner, and
Pilot Christopher Ferguson. MacLean represents the Canadian Space
Agency.The STS-115 crew are at NASA's Kennedy Space Center for
Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities such as the M-113
training. They will also practice emergency egress from the launch pad
and take part in a simulated launch countdown. Liftoff of mission STS-115
aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled in a window beginning Aug. 27.
Photo credit: NASA/Cory Husten



KSC-06PD-1751 (08/08/2006)
Sitting inside the M-113 armored personnel carrier, the STS-115 crew
members get instructions from Capt. George Hoggard, who is astronaut
rescue team leader. The astronauts at left are Mission Specialist
Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Pilot Christopher Ferguson. At right are
Commander Brent Jett and Mission Specialists Joseph Tanner and Daniel
Burbank.



KSC-06PD-1752 (08/08/2006)
STS-115 Pilot Christopher Ferguson is ready to practice driving the M-113
armored personnel carrier.



KSC-06PD-1753 (08/08/2006)
STS-115 Pilot Christopher Ferguson takes the wheel to practice driving the
M-113 armored personnel carrier. Passengers on the carrier are (from
left) Mission Specialists Daniel Burbank and Heidemarie
Stefanyshyn-Piper, Capt. George Hoggard, who is astronaut rescue team
leader, and Mission Specialist Steven MacLean.



KSC-06PD-1754 (08/08/2006)
STS-115 Mission Specialist Steven MacLean is ready to practice driving
the M-113 armored personnel carrier. MacLean represents the Canadian
Space Agency.



KSC-06PD-1756 (08/08/2006)
STS-115 Mission Specialist Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper is ready to
practice driving the M-113 armored personnel carrier.



KSC-06PD-1761 (08/08/2006)
STS-115 Commander Brent Jett is ready to practice driving the M-113
armored personnel carrier. Behind him are seen Mission Specialists
Joseph Tanner and Steven MacLean, who represents the Canadian Space
Agency.



KSC-06PD-1763 (08/08/2006)
After successfully completing their driving practice on the M-113 armored
personnel carrier behind them, the STS-115 crew poses for a photo. From
left are Pilot Christopher Ferguson, Mission Specialists Steven MacLean,
Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Joseph Tanner and Daniel Burbank, and
Commander Brent Jett.



KSC-06PD-1764 (08/08/2006)
The STS-115 crew members are checking the fit of their launch and entry
suits before tomorrow's simulated launch countdown. In the chair is
Mission Specialist Joseph Tanner. The simulation is the culmination of
Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities at NASA's Kennedy
Space Center. The crew is getting ready for their launch on Space Shuttle
Atlantis, scheduled to take place in a window that opens Aug. 27. During
the 11-day mission to the International Space Station, the STS-115 crew
will continue construction of the station and install their cargo, the Port 3/4
truss segment with its two large solar arrays.
Photo credit: NASA/Cory Husten



KSC-06PD-1767 (08/08/2006)
The STS-115 crew members are checking the fit of their launch and entry
suits before tomorrow's simulated launch countdown. In the chair is
Mission Specialist Daniel Burbank.


Quelle: NASA.gov



NASA TV
Wikipedia: STS-115

[STS-Chris]

STS-115 Atlantis

Start:
Sonntag, 27. August 2006
22:30 CEST (4:30 p.m. EDT)


Kennedy Space Center, Launch Complex 39B Webcams



Video Gallery

9 August 2006

STS-115 - Crew Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test Pad Q & A ... 21.8 MB


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



Image Gallery

9 August 2006


KSC-06PD-1768 (08/09/2006)
The STS-115 crew poses for the media before a press conference on
Launch Pad 39B. Seen left to right are Mission Specialist Steven MacLean,
Commander Brent Jett, Mission Specialist Daniel Burbank, Pilot Chris
Ferguson, and Mission Specialists Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and
Joseph Tanner. MacLean is with the Canadian Space Agency. The mission
crew is at KSC for Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities that
are preparation for launch on Space Shuttle Atlantis, scheduled to take
place in a window that opens Aug. 27. Behind the crew is the shuttle,
surrounded by the fixed and rotating service structures, with the orange
external tank and while solid rocket boosters showing. The TCDT
culminates in a simulated launch countdown. During their 11-day mission
to the International Space Station, the STS-115 crew will continue
construction of the station and attach the payload elements, the Port 3/4
truss segment with its two large solar arrays.
Photo credit: NASA/Cory Husten



KSC-06PD-1769 (08/09/2006)
The STS-115 crew responds to questions from the media at a press
conference on Launch Pad 39B. Seen left to right are Commander Brent
Jett, Mission Specialist Steven MacLean, Pilot Chris Ferguson, and Mission
Specialists Daniel Burbank, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Joseph
Tanner.



KSC-06PD-1772 (08/09/2006)



KSC-06PD-1773 (08/09/2006)
The STS-115 crew is in the White Room on the orbiter access arm on
Launch Pad 39B to get instruction on using the emergency egress system.
From left are Pilot Chris Ferguson, Commander Brent Jett, and Mission
Specialists Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Joseph Tanner, Steven
MacLean and Daniel Burbank. MacLean is with the Canadian Space
Agency. The White Room provides access into the orbiter through the
crew access hatch.



KSC-06PD-1774 (08/09/2006)



KSC-06PD-1776 (08/09/2006)
The STS-115 crew gets instructions about using the slidewire baskets for
emergency egress from the space shuttle on the pad. Seen here are
Mission Specialists Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Daniel Burbank,
Pilot Chris Ferguson, Mission Specialist Steven MacLean and Commander
Brent Jett. MacLean is with the Canadian Space Agency. Not seen is
Mission Specialist Joseph Tanner.



KSC-06PD-1778 (08/09/2006)
The STS-115 crew gets instructions about using the slidewire baskets for
emergency egress from the space shuttle on the pad. At center,
foreground, is Commander Brent Jett. The others, from left are Mission
Specialists Joseph Tanner, gesturing, Steven MacLean, Daniel Burbank
and Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper.



KSC-06PD-1780 (08/09/2006)
The STS-115 crew gets instructions about using the slidewire baskets for
emergency egress from the space shuttle on the pad. From left are
Commander Brent Jett and Mission Specialists Steven MacLean,
Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Joseph Tanner, and Pilot Chris
Ferguson. MacLean is with the Canadian Space Agency. Not pictured is
Mission Specialist Daniel Burbank.



KSC-06PD-1781 (08/09/2006)
The STS-115 crew pauses for a photo during training on Launch Pad 39B.
From left are Mission Commander Brent Jett, Pilot Chris Ferguson, and
Mission Specialists Daniel Burbank, Steven MacLean, Heidemarie
Stefanyshyn-Piper and Joseph Tanner. The mission crew is at KSC for
Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities that are
preparation for launch on Space Shuttle Atlantis, scheduled to take place
in a window that opens Aug. 27.



KSC-06PD-1783 (08/09/2006)
The STS-115 crew gets instructions on landing the slidewire baskets, used
during emergency egress from the launch pad. From left are Mission
Specialists Joseph Tanner and Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper,
Commander Brent Jett, and Mission Specialists Daniel Burbank, Chris
Ferguson and Steven MacLean, who is with the Canadian Space Agency.



KSC-06PD-1784 (08/09/2006)
The STS-115 crew gets instructions on landing the slidewire baskets, used
during emergency egress from the launch pad. Visible from left are Pilot
Chris Ferguson, Mission Specialist Joseph Tanner, Commander Brent Jett,
Mission Specialist Steven MacLean, who is with the Canadian Space
Agency. Partially hidden behind them are Mission Specialists Heidemarie
Stefanyshyn-Piper and Daniel Burbank.



KSC-06PD-1788 (08/09/2006)
The STS-115 crew practices exiting from the slidewire basket, used during
emergency egress from the launch pad. At left is Pilot Chris Ferguson; at
right is Mission Specialist Steven MacLean, who is with the Canadian
Space Agency.



KSC-06PD-1789 (08/09/2006)
The STS-115 crew learn about use of the bunker in the event of an
emergency at the launch pad. Seen in the photo are, from left,
Commander Brent Jett, Mission Specialists Daniel Burbank and Steven
MacLean, Pilot Chris Ferguson and Mission Specialist Joseph Tanner. Not
pictured is Mission Specialist Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper.



KSC-06PD-1792 (08/09/2006)
STS-115 crew members take another look at an M-113 armored
personnel carrier that could be used to move quickly away from the
launch pad in the event of an emergency. From left are Commander Brent
Jett, Pilot Chris Ferguson and Mission Specialists Heidemarie
Stefanyshyn-Piper and Joseph Tanner. In the foreground are Mission
Specialists Daniel Burbank and Steven MacLean, who is with the Canadian
Space Agency.


Quelle: NASA.gov



NASA TV
Wikipedia: STS-115

[STS-Chris]

STS-115 Atlantis

Start:
Sonntag, 27. August 2006
22:30 CEST (4:30 p.m. EDT)


Kennedy Space Center, Launch Complex 39B Webcams



NASA TV

HEUTE, 11. August 2006

15:00 CEST (9:00 a.m. EDT)
Program and ISS Assembly Overview Briefing

16:30 CEST (10:30 a.m. EDT)
STS-115 Mission Overview Briefing

18:00 CEST (12:00 p.m. EDT)
STS-115 Spacewalk Overview Briefing

19:00 CEST (1:00 p.m. EDT)
NASA TV Video File

20:00 CEST (2:00 p.m. EDT)
STS-115 Crew News Conference

00:00 CEST (6:00 p.m. EDT)
STS-115 Canadian Space Agency Briefing
with Mission Specialist Steve MacLean (for Canadian media)



Launch Dress Rehearsal Concludes

10 August 2006

Mission STS-115 training exercises culminated today in Florida with a
launch dress rehearsal and simulated countdown with the look and feel of
a real launch day. The astronauts suited up in their familiar bright-orange
launch and entry suits before leaving for the launch pad aboard the
"Astrovan," just as they will on launch day. At the pad, they were
strapped in their seats aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis as the launch
team took them through the mock countdown.

After the countdown rehearsal, the crew members had a chance to check
the mission payload, already stowed in Atlantis' cargo bay, before
departing in T-38 jets from the Shuttle Landing Facility for their trip back
to Houston.

Earlier in the week, the astronauts practiced emergency escape methods
involving the baskets and slidewires and the M-113 armored personnel
carriers that could rapidly take them away from the launch pad area in
the event of an emergency. Commander Brent Jett and Pilot Chris
Ferguson practiced landings at the Shuttle Landing Facility using the
training aircraft. The crew paused during the week's activities to hold a
question-and-answer session for representatives from the news media.

The STS-115 crew consists of Commander Brent W. Jett Jr., Pilot
Christopher J. Ferguson and Mission Specialists Heidemarie M.
Stefanyshyn-Piper, Joseph R. Tanner, Daniel C. Burbank and Steven G.
MacLean, who represents the Canadian Space Agency.

During their 11 days in space, the astronauts will install the integrated
P3/P4 truss segment with its two large solar arrays that will provide
one-fourth of the total power generation capability of the completed
station.

STS-115 Press Kit (PDF 3.2 MB)



Video Gallery

STS-115 - Space Station Grows

STS-115 - P3/P4 Truss Overview


Quelle: NASA.gov



Image Gallery

10 August 2006


KSC-06PD-1815 (08/10/2006)
The STS-115 crew walks out of the Operations and Checkout Building to
head for Launch Pad 39B. Leading the way on the left is Pilot Christopher
Ferguson; behind him are Mission Specialists Steven MacLean and
Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper. Leading on the right is Commander Brent
Jett; behind him re Mission Specialists Daniel Burbank and Joseph Tanner.
MacLean is with the Canadian Space Agency. They are taking part in a
simulated launch countdown as part of the preparation for the liftoff of
Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-115, scheduled to take place in a
window that opens Aug. 27. The mission crew has been at KSC for
Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities, which include
emergency egress training and the simulation. During their 11-day
mission to the International Space Station, the crew will continue
construction of the station and attach the payload elements, the Port 3/4
truss segment with its two large solar arrays.
Photo courtesy of Scott Andrews/Nikon



KSC-06PD-1814 (08/10/2006)
The STS-115 crew walks out of the Operations and Checkout Building to
head for Launch Pad 39B. From left are Mission Specialists Heidemarie
Stefanyshyn-Piper, Steven MacLean, Joseph Tanner and Daniel Burbank,
Pilot Christopher Ferguson and Commander Brent Jett.



KSC-06PD-1818 (08/10/2006)
The STS-115 crew members complete their suitup in the White Room
before entering Space Shuttle Atlantis on Launch Pad 39B for a simulated
launch countdown. Shown here is Pilot Christopher Ferguson. The White
Room, which is located at the end of the orbiter access arm, allows entry
into the orbiter through the crew access hatch. The mission crew is at KSC
for Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities that are
preparation for launch.



KSC-06PD-1819 (08/10/2006)
The STS-115 crew members complete their suitup in the White Room
before entering Space Shuttle Atlantis on Launch Pad 39B for a simulated
launch countdown. Shown here is being helped by the closeout crew is
Mission Specialist Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper.



KSC-06PD-1822 (08/10/2006)
The STS-115 crew members complete their suitup in the White Room
before entering Space Shuttle Atlantis on Launch Pad 39B for a simulated
launch countdown. Shown here are Mission Specialists Daniel Burbank
(left) and Steven MacLean.



KSC-06PD-1825 (08/10/2006)
Inside Atlantis' cockpit, STS-115 Mission Specialist Joseph Tanner is taking
part in a simulated launch countdown, the culmination of Terminal
Countdown Demonstration Test activities.



KSC-06PD-1827 (08/10/2006)
Inside Atlantis' cockpit, STS-115 Mission Specialists Heidemarie
Stefanyshyn-Piper and Joseph Tanner are taking part in a simulated
launch countdown, the culmination of Terminal Countdown Demonstration
Test activities.



KSC-06PD-1829 (08/10/2006)
STS-115 Mission Specialists Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (front) and
Daniel Burbank head for the slidewire baskets on Launch Pad 39B,
practicing emergency egress procedures. The activity follows a simulated
launch countdown, part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test
activities.



KSC-06PD-1835 (08/10/2006)
STS-115 Pilot Christopher Ferguson (left) and Commander Brent Jett
(right) settle into the slidewire basket on Launch Pad 39B, practicing
emergency egress procedures.



KSC-06PD-1838 (08/10/2006)
Following a simulated launch countdown and emergency egress practice,
the STS-115 crew gathers on the 215-foot level of the fixed service
structure on Launch Pad 39B. From left are Mission Specialists Joseph
Tanner and Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Commander Brent Jett, Pilot
Christopher Ferguson, and Mission Specialists Steven MacLean and Daniel
Burbank. MacLean is with the Canadian Space Agency. Behind them loom
the top of Space Shuttle Atlantis' external tank and one of the solid rocket
boosters.



KSC-06PD-1839 (08/10/2006)
Following a simulated launch countdown and emergency egress practice,
the STS-115 crew gathers on the 215-foot level of the fixed service
structure on Launch Pad 39B. From left are Pilot Christopher Ferguson,
Mission Specialists Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Joseph Tanner,
Commander Brent Jett, and Mission Specialists Steven MacLean and
Daniel Burbank. MacLean is with the Canadian Space Agency. Behind
them loom the top of Space Shuttle Atlantis' external tank and one of the
solid rocket boosters.



KSC-06PD-1840 (08/10/2006)



KSC-06PD-1842 (08/10/2006)
In the payload changeout room on Launch Pad 39B, STS-115 crew
members look over the mission payload one more time before launch.



KSC-06PD-1844 (08/10/2006)



KSC-06PD-1847 (08/10/2006)



KSC-06PD-1849 (08/10/2006)



KSC-06PD-1850 (08/10/2006)



KSC-06PD-1853 (08/10/2006)


Quelle: NASA.gov



NASA TV
Wikipedia: STS-115

[STS-Chris]

STS-115 Atlantis

Start:
Sonntag, 27. August 2006
22:30 CEST (4:30 p.m. EDT)


Kennedy Space Center, Launch Complex 39B Webcams



Space Shuttle Processing
Status Report S-081106

11 August 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: No earlier than Aug. 27, 2006 at about 4:30 p.m. EDT
Launch Pad: 39B
Crew: Jett, Ferguson, Tanner, Burbank, MacLean and Stefanyshyn-Piper
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

At Launch Pad 39B, functional tests and checkout of the shuttle and pad
systems are under way. Installation of the elbow camera of the orbiter's
remote manipulator system (robotic arm) is complete. This weekend,
hypergolic propellant loading will begin for the orbiter's reaction control
system, orbital maneuvering system pods and the auxiliary power units,
and for the hydraulic power units of the solid rocket boosters.

The STS-115 payload was installed in Atlantis' payload bay last Saturday.
The payload for STS-115 is the Port 3/4 truss segment, the next major
addition to the 11-segment integrated truss structure that will eventually
span more that 300 feet. 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 STS-115 crew visited KSC this week for a launch dress rehearsal,
called the terminal countdown demonstration test. The demonstration test
provided the crew an opportunity to participate in various simulated
countdown activities, and included equipment familiarization and
emergency egress training.

Mission managers will meet next week for a 2-day Flight Readiness
Review, during which they will thoroughly assess the status of Space
Shuttle Atlantis for launch. This meeting will yield a number of key
decisions about STS-115, including selection of an official launch date.


Quelle: NASA.gov



ISS Animation and STS-115 Press Kit


ISS Assembly Sequence ... Flash Animation (August 2006)

STS-115 Press Kit ... PDF 3.2 MB


Quelle: NASA.gov



Video Gallery

11 August 2006

1. STS-115 - Rehearsal

2. STS-115 - Program and ISS Assembly Overview Briefing ... 96.9 MB

3. STS-115 - Mission Overview Briefing ... 82.9 MB

4. STS-115 - Spacewalk Overview Briefing ... 56.1 MB

5. STS-115 - Preflight Briefing B-Roll Feed ... 46.6 MB


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



Image Gallery

11 August 2006


JSC2006-E-34241 (11 August 2006)
The STS-115 crew posed for photos following its August 11 preflight press
briefing at the Johnson Space Center. From the left are astronauts Joseph
R. Tanner, Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, Brent W. Jett Jr.,
Christopher J. Ferguson, Steven G. MacLean (Canadian Space Agency)
and Daniel C. Burbank.


Quelle: NASA.gov



NASA TV
Wikipedia: STS-115

[STS-Chris]

STS-115 Atlantis

Start:
Sonntag, 27. August 2006
22:30 CEST (4:30 p.m. EDT)


Kennedy Space Center, Launch Complex 39B Webcams



NASA TV

NASA TV Landing Page

Mittwoch, 16. August 2006

20:00 CEST (2 p.m. EDT)
STS-115 Post-Readiness Review Press
Conference - KSC (Media Channel)


Freitag, 18. August 2006

13:00 - 15:00 CEST (7 - 9 a.m. EDT)
STS-115 Live Interviews with Deputy
Mission Operations Director Paul Hill - JSC (Media Channel)


Donnerstag, 24. August 2006

13:00 - 15:00 CEST (7 - 9 a.m. EDT)
STS-115 Live Interviews with STS-115 Lead
Space Station Flight Director John McCullough (Media Channel)



Video Gallery

11 August 2006

5. STS-115 - Preflight Briefing B-Roll Feed ... 46.6 MB

6. STS-115 - Crew News Conference ... 61.8 MB


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



Die Crew, Teil 1

STS-115 Mission Commander Brent Jett (CDR)


vergrößern

Astronaut Brent W. Jett, Jr., Mission Commander
NASA Biographical Data
Wikipedia (deutsch)


Bisherige Flüge:

STS-72 Endeavour
11 - 20 Jan 1996

STS-72 Crew
Brent Jett, Mission Pilot


STS-81 Atlantis
12 - 22 Jan 1997

STS-81 Crew
Brent Jett, Mission Pilot


STS-81 Pilot Brent Jett discusses white room equipment with closeout
crew member Chris Meinert as the astronaut prepares to enter the Space
Shuttle Atlantis at Launch Pad 39B with the help of the closeout crew.
(Photo Release Date: 1/12/97)


STS-97 Endeavour
30 Nov - 11 Dec 2000

STS-97 Crew
Brent Jett, Mission Commander


S97-E-5078 (8 December 2000) --- Astronauts Brent W. Jett, Jr. (left) and
William M. Shepherd participate in an old Navy tradition of ringing a bell to
announce the arrival or departure of someone to a ship. The bell is
mounted on the wall in the Unity node of the International Space Station
(ISS). The bell-ringing took place shortly after an in-space reunion on
STS-97 Flight Day 9. Shepherd, Expedition 1 mission commander, is a
U.S. Navy captain; and Jett, STS-97 mission commander, is a U.S. Navy
commander. The photograph was taken with a digital still camera.


All photos: NASA



NASA TV
Wikipedia: STS-115

[STS-Chris]

STS-115 Atlantis

Start:
Sonntag, 27. August 2006
22:30 CEST (4:30 p.m. EDT)


Kennedy Space Center, Launch Complex 39B Webcams (update every 60 seconds)



NASA TV


HEUTE, 16. August 2006

20:00 CEST (2 p.m. EDT)
STS-115 Post-Readiness Review Press
Conference - KSC (Media Channel)


Freitag, 18. August 2006

13:00 - 15:00 CEST (7 - 9 a.m. EDT)
STS-115 Live Interviews with Deputy
Mission Operations Director Paul Hill - JSC (Media Channel)


Donnerstag, 24. August 2006

13:00 - 15:00 CEST (7 - 9 a.m. EDT)
STS-115 Live Interviews with STS-115 Lead
Space Station Flight Director John McCullough (Media Channel)



Video Gallery

16 August 2006

STS-115 - Crew Interviews


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




Space Shuttle Processing
Status Report S-081406

14 August 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: No earlier than Aug. 27, 2006 at about 4:30 p.m. EDT
Launch Pad: 39B
Crew: Jett, Ferguson, Tanner, Burbank, MacLean and Stefanyshyn-Piper
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

At Launch Pad 39B, functional tests and checkout of the shuttle and pad systems are under way. Hypergolic propellant loading continues this week. Ordnance installation is scheduled for Thursday and Friday. The Orbiter Boom Sensor System sensor package has been installed and checkouts are complete. T-0 instrumentation installation is under way. The T-0 umbilicals are connection points on the aft of the orbiter through which electrical power, fuel and systems data flow. The instrumentation will provide data during launch.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, mission managers will meet for the Flight Readiness Review, during which they will thoroughly assess the status of Space Shuttle Atlantis for launch. This meeting will yield a number of key decisions about STS-115, including selection of an official launch date.


Die Funktionstests und Überprüfungen von Shuttle- und Rampensystemen gehen weiter. Das Betanken der hypergolen (kontaktendzündlichen) Treibstoffe wird fortgesetzt. Der Einbau der Sprengvorrichtungen ist für Donnerstag und Freitag vorgesehen. Das Sensorpaket für den Robotarmausleger wurde installiert und die Nachprüfungen sind abgeschlossen. Der Einbau der T-0 Instrumentierung ist im Gange. T-0-Verbindungen sind Anschlußpunkte am Heck des Orbiters, durch die Strom, Treibstoff und Daten fließen. Die Instrumentierung wird Daten während des Starts zur Verfügung stellen.
Am Dienstag und Mittwoch kommen die Mitarbeiter der Missionsleitung für die Flugbereitschaftsabnahmebesprechung zusammen, während der eingehend der Zustand der Raumfähre ATLANTIS bezüglich des anstehenden Starts erörtert wird. Daraus werden sich eine Reihe von Schlüsselentscheidungen ergeben, darunter der offizielle Starttermin von STS-115.


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





Die Crew, Teil 2

STS-115 Mission Pilot Chris Ferguson (PLT)


vergrößern

Astronaut Christopher J. Ferguson, Mission Pilot
NASA Biographical Data
Wikipedia (deutsch)


Bisherige Flüge:

keine



JSC2005-E-13772 (5 April 2005)
Astronaut Christopher J. Ferguson, STS-115 pilot, attired in a training
version of the shuttle launch and entry suit, awaits the start of an
emergency egress training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at
the Johnson Space Center.



KSC-06PD-1786 (9 August 2006)
The STS-115 crew practices exiting from the slidewire basket, used during
emergency egress from the launch pad. Sitting in the basket is Pilot Chris
Ferguson.



KSC-06PD-1818 (10 August 2006)
The STS-115 crew members complete their suitup in the White Room
before entering Space Shuttle Atlantis on Launch Pad 39B for a simulated
launch countdown. Shown here is Pilot Christopher Ferguson. The White
Room, which is located at the end of the orbiter access arm, allows entry
into the orbiter through the crew access hatch.


All photos: NASA



NASA TV
Wikipedia: STS-115

[STS-Chris]

STS-115 Atlantis

Start:
Sonntag, 27. August 2006
22:30 CEST (4:30 p.m. EDT)


Kennedy Space Center, Launch Complex 39B Webcams (update every 60 seconds)



NASA TV

Freitag, 18. August 2006

13:00 - 15:00 CEST (7 - 9 a.m. EDT)
STS-115 Live Interviews with Deputy
Mission Operations Director Paul Hill - JSC (Media Channel)


Donnerstag, 24. August 2006

13:00 - 15:00 CEST (7 - 9 a.m. EDT)
STS-115 Live Interviews with STS-115 Lead
Space Station Flight Director John McCullough (Media Channel)

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

17:30 CEST (11:30 a.m. EDT)
STS-115 Crew Arrival - KSC (All Channels)


Freitag, 25. August 2006

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

22:00 CEST (4 p.m. EDT)
STS-115 Launch Readiness News Conference - KSC (All Channels)



Video Gallery

7/8 August 2006

1. STS-115 - Atlantis Crew Participates in Countdown Rehearsal ... 28.5 Mb


Sitting inside the M-113 armored personnel carrier, the STS-115 crew
members get instructions from Capt. George Hoggard, who is astronaut
rescue team leader.


16 August 2006

1. STS-115 - Crew Interviews UPDATE August 17!

2. STS-115 - Post-Readiness Review Press Conference ... 59.9 Mb


At a press conference following the Flight Readiness Review, a thorough
assessment of preparations for the mission, NASA Administrator Mike
Griffin is amused by a question from the media. Next to Griffin on the dais
are Bill Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for Space Operations, and
Wayne Hale, Space Shuttle Program manager. Also present at the
conference, but not pictured, is Mike Leinbach, NASA launch director.


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




Space Shuttle Processing
Status Report S-081606

16 August 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: No earlier than Aug. 27, 2006 at about 4:30 p.m. EDT
Launch Pad: 39B
Crew: Jett, Ferguson, Tanner, Burbank, MacLean and Stefanyshyn-Piper
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

At Launch Pad 39B, functional tests and checkout of the shuttle and pad systems continue. Hypergolic propellant loading continues and should be complete by Thursday. Ordnance installation is scheduled for Thursday and Friday. Replenishing of both the liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen storage tanks at Pad 39B is under way. The fuel from these storage tanks will be transferred to the shuttle's external fuel tank on launch day.

Das Betanken der hypergolen Treibstoffe geht weiter und sollte am Donnerstag abgeschlossen sein. Die Installation der Sprengvorrichtungen soll Donnerstag und Freitag vorgenommen werden. Zur Zeit werden an der Rampe 39B die Lagertanks für flüssigen Wasserstoff und Sauerstoff aufgefüllt. Der Treibstoff aus diesen Tanks wird am Starttag zur Befüllung des Außentanks verwendet.
Heute ist die Flugbereitschaftsabnahme beendet worden. Die Missionsleitung hat den Starttermin 27. August 2006, 22:30 Uhr bestätigt. Alle Verantwortlichen haben grünes Licht für einen Start gegeben. Bis auf ein Problem mit der Befestigung der Ku-Band-Antenne verlaufe alles nach Plan, erklärte die NASA auf der anschließenden Pressekonferenz.

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





Die Crew, Teil 3

STS-115 Mission Specialist Joe Tanner (MS1)


vergrößern

Astronaut Joseph R. (Joe) Tanner, Mission Specialist 1
NASA Biographical Data
Wikipedia (deutsch)


Bisherige Flüge:

STS-66 Atlantis
3 - 14 Nov 1994

STS-66 Crew
Joe Tanner, Mission Specialist


STS-82 Discovery
11 - 21 Feb 1997

STS-82 Crew
Joe Tanner, Mission Specialist


STS082-E-5560 On Discovery's aft flight deck, astronaut Joseph R. Tanner
keeps up with the progress of his crew's third EVA to service the Hubble
Space Telescope (HST). Earlier, wearing an extravehicular mobility unit
(EMU), he participated in the second space walk, and he will join Gregory
J. Harbaugh on the fourth tomorrow.


STS-97 Endeavour
30 Nov - 11 Dec 2000

STS-97 Crew
Joe Tanner, Mission Specialist


STS097-376-013 (7 December 2000) --- Planet Earth, some 235 statute
miles away, forms the backdrop for this 35mm photo of astronaut Joseph
R. Tanner, mission specialist, taken during the third of three STS-97 space
walks to perform work on the International Space Station (ISS). The
photo was taken by astronaut Carlos I. Noriega, mission specialist.


All photos: NASA



NASA TV
Wikipedia: STS-115

[STS-Chris]

STS-115 Atlantis

Start:
Sonntag, 27. August 2006
22:30 CEST (4:30 p.m. EDT)


Kennedy Space Center, Launch Complex 39B Webcams (update every 60 seconds)



NASA TV

Donnerstag, 24. August 2006

13:00 - 15:00 CEST (7 - 9 a.m. EDT)
STS-115 Live Interviews with STS-115 Lead
Space Station Flight Director John McCullough (Media Channel)

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

17:30 CEST (11:30 a.m. EDT)
STS-115 Crew Arrival - KSC (All Channels)


Freitag, 25. August 2006

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

22:00 CEST (4 p.m. EDT)
STS-115 Launch Readiness News Conference - KSC (All Channels)



Space Shuttle Processing
Status Report S-081806

18 August 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: Aug. 27, 2006, 4:30 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, hypergolic propellant loading is being completed today. Following a decision by Space Shuttle Program managers to remove and replace two Ku-band antenna actuator bolts in the forward section of the orbiter payload bay, workers are preparing access platforms and will complete the task over the weekend. The bolts will be replaced with longer versions to ensure adequate thread engagement. Ordnance installation is now scheduled for Sunday evening, pending completion of the bolt replacement.

Earlier this week, flight crew systems workers installed extravehicular maneuvering units in the crew cabin. The suits are worn by shuttle crew members for spacewalks.

In Houston, the STS-115 crew is completing its final prelaunch physicals and a final flight data file review today, before heading into quarantine this weekend for the Aug. 27 launch.

Auf der Startrampe 39B wird heute das Befüllen der an Bord des Orbiters befindlichen Tanks mit hypergolen Treibstoffen beendet. Nach einer Entscheidung der Missionsleitung, zwei Schraubbolzen am Aktuatorgehäuse der Ku-Band-Antenne auszutauschen, bereiten Mechaniker jetzt Zugangsstege vor und werden die Arbeit am Wochenende ausführen. Die Schrauben werden mit längeren Ausführungen ersetzt, da die ursprünglichen zu kurz waren und die Mutter nur zwei Gänge tief aufgeschraubt werden konnte. Obwohl dieser Konstruktionsfehler bereits vor über 25 Jahren entstanden war und ATLANTIS mit der so befestigten Antenne 26 Mal geflogen ist, entschied man, die Schrauben jetzt zu ersetzen. Der Einbau der Sprengvorrichtungen ist jetzt für Sonntag Abend vorgesehen, Abhängig vom Abschluß dieser Zusatzarbeit.

Mechaniker für Flugbesatzungssysteme haben in dieser Woche die Außenbordmanövriereinheiten (EMU) in der Flugkabine verstaut. Die Raumanzüge werden von Besatzungsmitgliedern während der Außeneinsätze getragen.

In Houston beendet die Flugbesatzung ihr letztes Training vor dem Start und hat eine letzte Flugdatenbesprechung heute, bevor sie am Wochenende in die Quarantäne für den Start am 27. August geht.

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





Die Crew, Teil 4

STS-115 Mission Specialist Dan Burbank (MS2)


vergrößern

Astronaut Daniel C. Burbank, Mission Specialist 2
NASA Biographical Data
Wikipedia (deutsch)


Bisherige Flüge:

STS-106 Atlantis
8 - 20 Sep 2000

STS-106 Crew
Dan Burbank, Mission Specialist


KSC-00PP-1259 (September 2000) --- During suitup in the
Operations and Checkout Building, STS-106 Mission Specialist Daniel C.
Burbank smiles in anticipation of launch. This is Burbank’s first space
flight. Space Shuttle Atlantis is set to lift off 8:45 a.m. EDT on the fourth
flight to the International Space Station. During the 11-day mission, the
seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies
and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service
Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed Expedition One, is due to
arrive at the Station in late Fall.


STS106-375-008 (8-20 September 2000) --- Astronaut
Daniel C. Burbank, mission specialist, prepares to photograph the
International Space Station through the overhead windows on the aft flight
deck of the Space Shuttle Atlantis.


All photos: NASA



NASA TV
Wikipedia: STS-115

[STS-Chris]

STS-115 Atlantis

Start:
Sonntag, 27. August 2006
22:30 CEST (4:30 p.m. EDT)


Kennedy Space Center, Launch Complex 39B Webcams (update every 60 seconds)



NASA TV

Donnerstag, 24. August 2006

13:00 - 15:00 CEST (7 - 9 a.m. EDT)
STS-115 Live Interviews with STS-115 Lead
Space Station Flight Director John McCullough (Media Channel)

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

17:30 CEST (11:30 a.m. EDT)
STS-115 Crew Arrival - KSC (All Channels)


Freitag, 25. August 2006

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

22:00 CEST (4 p.m. EDT)
STS-115 Launch Readiness News Conference - KSC (All Channels)



Space Shuttle Processing
Status Report S-082106

21 August 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: Aug. 27, 2006, 4:30 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, workers have completed hypergolic propellant loading of the orbiter and solid rocket boosters. Following a decision by Space Shuttle Program managers to remove and replace two Ku-band antenna actuator bolts in the forward section of the orbiter payload bay, workers spent the weekend preparing access platforms, performing the bolt replacement and then removing the temporary access equipment. The bolt replacement was completed early Sunday. Later on Sunday, the orbiter's payload bay doors were closed and ordnance installation was initiated, with completion early on Monday. Technicians are now closing out the orbiter's aft compartments and pressurization of the orbiter's maneuvering system, reaction control system and main propulsion system will begin tomorrow. Stowage of flight crew equipment in the crew module is ongoing.

In Houston, the STS-115 crew began their health stabilization period in preparation for the Aug. 27 launch.

Auf der Startrampe 39B haben die Mechaniker das Befüllen der hypergolen Betriebsstoffe in den Orbiter und die Feststoffstartraketen (SRB) abgeschlossen. Nachdem die Missionsleitung entschieden hatte, zwei Befestigungsschrauben des Ku-Band-Antennenaktuators im vorderen Teil der Ladebucht der ATLANTIS auszutauschen, haben Mechaniker das Wochenende mit der Vorbereitung der Zugangsplattformen, dem Austausch der Schrauben und dem Wiederabbau des Zugangsgerüstes verbracht. Der Austausch der Schrauben war am Sonntag Morgen beendet. Am Sonntag Nachmittag wurden dann die Ladebuchttore geschlossen und mit dem Einbau der Sprengvorrichtungen (Sprengbolzen, u.a. für die Abtrennung der SRBs und des Außentanks) begonnen, der am Montag Morgen abgeschlossen war. Die Techniker sind nun mit den Versiegelungsarbeiten am Heckgehäuse beschäftigt, und das Unterdrucksetzen des Orbitalmanövriersystems (OMS), des Manövriertriebwerkssystems (RCS) und des Hauptantriebssystems (MPS) soll morgen beginnen. Das Verstauen der Ausrüstung der Flugbesatzung in der Flugkabine ist im Gange.
In Houston hat für die STS-115-Besatzung die Quarantänezeit in Hinblick auf den geplanten Start am 27. August begonnen.


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





Die Crew, Teil 5

STS-115 Mission Specialist Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper (MS3)


vergrößern

Astronaut Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, Mission Specialist 3
NASA Biographical Data
Wikipedia (deutsch)


Bisherige Flüge:

keine



JSC2002-E-37419 (6 September 2002) --- 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).


JSC2005-E-13783 (5 April 2005) --- Astronaut Heidemarie M.
Stefanyshyn-Piper, STS-115 mission specialist, dons a training version of
the shuttle launch and entry suit prior to the start of an emergency egress
training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space
Center. Suit technician Janice Battle assisted Stefanyshyn-Piper.


JSC2005-E-47398 (12 Dec. 2005) --- Astronaut Heidemarie M.
Stefanyshyn-Piper, STS-115 mission specialist, attired in a training
version of the shuttle launch and entry suit, awaits the start of post
insertion training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the
Johnson Space Center.


All photos: NASA



NASA TV
Wikipedia: STS-115

[STS-Chris]

STS-115 Atlantis

Start:
Sonntag, 27. August 2006
22:30 CEST (4:30 p.m. EDT)


Kennedy Space Center, Launch Complex 39B Webcams (update every 60 seconds)



NASA TV

Donnerstag, 24. August 2006

13:00 - 15:00 CEST (7 - 9 a.m. EDT)
STS-115 Live Interviews with STS-115 Lead
Space Station Flight Director John McCullough (Media Channel)

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

17:30 CEST (11:30 a.m. EDT)
STS-115 Crew Arrival - KSC (All Channels)


Freitag, 25. August 2006

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

22:00 CEST (4 p.m. EDT)
STS-115 Launch Readiness News Conference - KSC (All Channels)



Video Gallery

21 August 2006

NASA Space Shuttle Status Report

Quelle: NASA.gov



Bau der ISS geht weiter

von Stefan Deiters
astronews.com
23. August 2006

Mit dem für Sonntag geplanten Start der amerikanischen Raumfähre
Atlantis soll der durch die Columbia-Katastrophe unterbrochene Ausbau
der Internationalen Raumstation ISS endlich weitergehen. Die sechs
Astronauten sollen die Raumstation mit einem zweiten Satz an
Sonnensegeln ausstatten.


vergrößern
Während der Mission der Atlantis soll ein neues
Paar Sonnensegel an die ISS montiert werden
(im Vordergrund). Bild: NASA

Nach zwei "Return to Flight"-Flügen der Discovery im Juli dieses und des vergangenen Jahres soll der reguläre Ausbau der Internationalen Raumstation ISS mit dem Flug der Raumfähre Atlantis wieder aufgenommen werden. Die sechsköpfige Besatzung der Atlantis soll während ihrer auf elf Tage angesetzten Mission ein zweites Paar Sonnensegel mitsamt neuer Verbindungsstrukturen an die Internationale Raumstation montieren. "Das wird ein sehr arbeitsreicher Flug", glaubt Kommandant Brent Jett. "Wir mussten noch nie so viele Aufgaben an aufeinander folgenden Tagen bewältigen."

Die Mission der Atlantis wird auch all die neuen Sicherheitschecks und -kontrollen beinhalten, die schon die Discovery als Antwort auf die Columbia-Katastrophe durchlaufen musste. Dazu gehören eine Untersuchung des Hitzeschutzschildes im Orbit mit Hilfe des Roboterarmes der Atlantis sowie eine Drehung des Shuttles bei Annäherung an die Station, um noch einmal die Hülle der Atlantis untersuchen zu können.

Dies sind aber nur die neuen Standardsicherheits-Prozeduren: Die Crew der Atlantis wird außerdem während dreier Arbeitseinsätze im All mit dem Weiterbau der ISS beginnen. Gleich nach dem Andocken an der ISS am dritten Tag wird die Besatzung mit dem Ausladen der neuen Sonnensegel beginnen, die zusammengefaltet etwa die Größe eines kleinen Busses haben. Für sieben Tage gibt es dann kaum eine Ruhepause für Jett und seinen Crew.

"Am zweiten Flugtag müssen wir viele Inspektionen durchführen", fasst der Kommandant zusammen. "Also vom Start geht es gleich am zweiten Flugtag zu den Inspektionen, dann Andocken, Auspacken, erster Weltraumspaziergang, zweiter Weltraumspaziergang, Sonnensegel ausbringen, ein weiterer Weltraumspaziergang. Das Programm ist schon eine Herausforderung."

Und es gibt viele Dinge, die das Programm gehörig durcheinander bringen können - etwa die riesigen Sonnensegel. Schon bei der Installation der ersten Sonnensegel im November 2000 hatten diese den Astronauten einige Schwierigkeiten bereitet. Die jetzt zu installierenden Segel sollten ursprünglich schon im Mai 2003 installiert werden. Da sie so groß sind, kann man sie nur zusammengefaltet transportieren. Sie wurden zwar regelmäßig überprüft, doch hoffen alle, dass es beim Entfalten nicht doch noch zu einer bösen Überraschung kommt. Zur Not wurde auch das Entfalten per Hand trainiert.

Und noch ein ganz anderer Aspekt macht die Mission zu einer Herausforderung: Durch die Installation des neuen Bauteils wird sich nicht nur das Aussehen der Station ändern, sondern auch ihre Balance. Im Kontrollzentrum auf der Erde muss man also darauf achten, dass sich die ISS nicht neigt und eventuell gegensteuern. "Man rechnet alles durch", so Shuttle-Flugdirektor Paul Dye, "aber letztlich kann man nur hoffen, dass die Rechnungen auch mit der realen Welt übereinstimmen."

Eines dürfte also klar sein: Auch wenn mit dem Flug der Atlantis der reguläre Ausbau der Raumstation weitergeht, ist die kommende Mission alles andere als ein Routineflug ins All.


Quelle: astronews.com





Die Crew, Teil 6

STS-115 Mission Specialist Steve MacLean (MS4)


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Astronaut Steven G. MacLean, Mission Specialist 4
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Bisherige Flüge:

STS-52 Columbia
22 Oct - 1 Nov 1992

STS-52 Crew
Steve MacLean, Payload Specialist



JSC2002-E-44130 (31 October 2002) --- Astronaut Steven G. MacLean,
STS-115 mission specialist, participates in a mission training session in
one of the high fidelity trainer/mockups in the Space Vehicle Mockup
Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). MacLean, who represents the
Canadian Space Agency, is attired in a training version of the shuttle
launch and entry suit.


KSC-06PD-1837 (08/10/2006) --- KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. – The
STS-115 crew members conclude their emergency egress procedures on
Launch Pad 39B. In the foreground is Mission Specialist Steven MacLean,
who is with the Canadian Space Agency. At right is Mission Specialist
Joseph Tanner. At far left is Mission Specialist Heidemarie
Stefanyshyn-Piper.


All photos: NASA



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[STS-Chris]

STS-115 Atlantis

Start:
Sonntag, 27. August 2006
22:30 CEST (4:30 p.m. EDT)


Kennedy Space Center, Weather and Launch Complex 39B (update every 60 seconds)



NASA TV

Heute, 24. August 2006

13:00 - 15:00 CEST (7 - 9 a.m. EDT)
STS-115 Live Interviews with STS-115 Lead
Space Station Flight Director John McCullough (Media Channel)

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

17:15 CEST (11:15 a.m. EDT)
STS-115 Crew Arrival - KSC (All Channels)


Freitag, 25. August 2006

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


Samstag, 26. August 2006

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

17:00 CEST (11 a.m. EDT)
STS-115 Prelaunch Webcast (All Channels)

19:00 CEST (1 p.m. EDT)
Exploration Systems Update Briefing - KSC (All Channels)


Sonntag, 27. August 2006

16:30 CEST (10:30 a.m. EDT)
STS-115 Launch Coverage Begins - KSC (All Channels)



Space Shuttle Processing
Status Report S-082306

23 August 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: Aug. 27, 2006, 4:30 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, closeout of the orbiter's aft compartments continues, with aft door installation expected later today. Once the doors are installed, workers will begin aft confidence testing. This involves powering up and testing all of the aft systems, such as the main propulsion system circuits. Pressurization of the orbiter's maneuvering system, the reaction control system and the main propulsion system has been completed. Stowage of flight crew equipment in the crew module is ongoing, and the crew cabin and White Room are being prepared for launch. Technicians will open the payload bay doors today to allow for the charging of the payload batteries. The payload bay doors will be closed for flight on Thursday. Final closeouts on the solid rocket boosters and the external fuel tank will be completed today.

Die Arbeiten zum Verschließen des Heckgehäuses des Orbiters werden fortgesetzt und das Einsetzen der Zugangsklappen soll heute Nachmittag erfolgen. Sobald die Klappen eingesetzt sind, werden die Techniker mit den Abnahmeprüfungen für den Heckbereich beginnen. Dies beinhaltet das Einschalten und Testen aller Systeme im Heckgehäuse, wie z.B. die Stromkreise des Hauptantriebssystems. Die Druckbeaufschlagung des Orbitalmanövriersystems (OMS) des Lageregelungs- und Steuertriebwerkssystems (RCS) und des Hauptantriebssystems (MPS) ist abgeschlossen. Das Verstauen der Ausrüstung der Flugbesatzung in der Flugkabine ist weiter im Gange und die Kabine und der Weißraum werden für den Start vorbereitet. Mechaniker werden heute die Ladebucht öffnen, um die Ladebuchtbatterien aufladen zu können. Die Ladebuchttore werden am Donnerstag für den Flug geschlossen. Letzte Verschlußarbeiten an den Feststoffstartraketen und dem Außentank werden heute noch beendet sein.


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



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[STS-Chris]

STS-115 Atlantis

SHUTTLE COUNTDOWN CLOCK

Start:
Sonntag, 27. August 2006
22:30 CEST (4:30 p.m. EDT)


Kennedy Space Center, Weather and Launch Complex 39B (update every 60 seconds)



NASA TV

Heute, 25. August 2006

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


Samstag, 26. August 2006

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

17:00 CEST (11 a.m. EDT)
STS-115 Prelaunch Webcast (All Channels)

19:00 CEST (1 p.m. EDT)
Exploration Systems Update Briefing - KSC (All Channels)


Sonntag, 27. August 2006

16:30 CEST (10:30 a.m. EDT)
STS-115 Launch Coverage Begins - KSC (All Channels)



Space Shuttle Processing Status Report
S-082406

24 August 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: Aug. 27, 2006, 4:30 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, closeout of the orbiter's aft compartments is complete and the aft doors have been installed. Technicians have finished performing the aft confidence test, which involves powering up and testing all of the aft systems, such as the main propulsion system circuits. The payload bay doors will be closed today for flight.

The start of the launch countdown was moved from 6 p.m. to noon Eastern time today to allow for earlier loading of fuel for the power reactant storage and distribution system. The goal is to finish the system loads before the predicted afternoon thunderstorms on Friday. Additional hold time will be added at the T-19 hour mark, extending the hold from four hours to 10 hours. After T-19, the schedule will proceed as normal, culminating in a launch on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time.

The STS-115 crew arrived at 11:30 a.m. today at the Shuttle Landing Facility from Johnson Space Center in Houston. They will spend the next days prior to launch going over their flight plans.

U.S. Air Force weather officers are forecasting a 30-percent chance of weather prohibiting a launch attempt on Sunday. The primary weather concerns are anvil clouds, showers and thunderstorms within 20 nautical miles of the Shuttle Landing Facility.

Die Verschlußarbeiten am Heckgehäuse des Orbiters sind abgeschlossen und die Zugangsklappen sind eingesetzt. Techniker haben die Abnahmeprüfung für die Hecksysteme durchgeführt. Die Ladebuchttore werden heute für den Flug geschlossen.

Der Beginn des Countdowns wurde von Mitternacht auf heute 18 Uhr MESZ vorverlegt, um ein früheres Befüllen der Brennstoffzellenversorgungstanks zu ermöglichen. Der Grund dafür ist, daß man den Vorgang abgeschlossen haben möchte, bevor die für Freitag Nachmittag erwarteten Gewitter eintreffen. Dafür wird die Countdownunterbrechung bei T-19 Std. um sechs auf zehn Stunden verlängert. Ab der T-19-Std.-Marke wird der Countdown wieder wie ursprünglich geplant weiterlaufen und in einem Start am Sonntag, 22:30 Uhr MESZ münden.

Die STS-115-Flugbesatzung ist heute um 17:30 Uhr MESZ vom Johnson Raumfahrtzentrum bei Houston, Texas, kommend auf der Shuttle-Landeeinrichtung (SLF) des KSC eingetroffen. Sie wird die nächsten Tage vor dem Start mit weiterer Durchsicht der Flugpläne verbringen.

Meteorologen der US-Luftwaffe sehen zur Zeit nur eine Wahrscheinlichkeit von 30%, daß schlechtes Wetter den Start verhindern könnte. Die Hauptsorge gilt dabei Amboßwolken, Regenschauern und Gewittern, die in den Bereich von 32 Kilometern um die SLF eindringen könnten.


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



Video Gallery

24 August 2006

1. STS-115 - Countdown Status Briefing ... 24.2 MB

2. STS-115 - Crew Arrival at Shuttle Landing Facility ... 6.5 MB


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



Image Gallery

24 August 2006


KSC-06PD-1888 (08/24/2006)
Three T-38 jet aircraft with STS-115 crew members aboard approach
NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility. The crew is
arriving to prepare for launch on Aug. 27 to the International Space
Station.



KSC-06PD-1889 (08/24/2006)
One of three T-38 jet aircraft with STS-115 crew members aboard lands
at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility.



KSC-06PD-1894 (08/24/2006)
The crew of mission STS-115 arrives at NASA Kennedy Space Center's
Shuttle Landing Facility to prepare for launch on Aug. 27 to the
International Space Station. Seen here are (left to right) Mission Specialist
Steven MacLean and Pilot Christopher Ferguson being greeted by KSC
Associate Director Jim Hattaway and Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach.



KSC-06PD-1896 (08/24/2006)
The crew of mission STS-115 arrives at NASA Kennedy Space Center's
Shuttle Landing Facility to prepare for launch on Aug. 27 to the
International Space Station. Seen here are Commander Brent Jett (left)
and Mission Specialist Daniel Burbank. Jett will be making his fourth flight
on the shuttle and Burbank is second.



KSC-06PD-1897 (08/24/2006)
The crew of mission STS-115 arrives at NASA Kennedy Space Center's
Shuttle Landing Facility to prepare for launch on Aug. 27 to the
International Space Station. They have paused to talk to the media before
heading to crew quarters in the Operations and Checkout Building. From
left are Mission Specialists Steven MacLean, Joseph Tanner and
Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Commander Brent Jett, Pilot Christopher
Ferguson and Mission Specialist Daniel Burbank. MacLean represents the
Canadian Space Agency.



KSC-06PD-1898 (08/24/2006)
The crew of mission STS-115 has arrived at NASA Kennedy Space
Center's Shuttle Landing Facility to prepare for launch on Aug. 27 to the
International Space Station. They talk to the media before heading to
crew quarters in the Operations and Checkout Building. At the microphone
is Mission Specialist Joseph Tanner. On the left is Commander Brent Jett;
on the right is Pilot Christopher Ferguson.



KSC-06PD-1900 (08/24/2006)
The crew of mission STS-115 stop to talk to the media after arriving at
NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility to prepare for
launch on Aug. 27 to the International Space Station. Seen here, left to
right, are Mission Specialists Steven MacLean and Daniel Burbank, Pilot
Christopher Ferguson, Commander Brent Jett, and Mission Specialists
Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Joseph Tanner.



KSC-06PD-1901 (08/24/2006)
Workers on Launch Pad 39B prepare to close Space Shuttle Atlantis'
payload bay after closeout of the orbiter's aft compartments and
installation of the aft doors. Inside is seen the orbiter's cargo, the
17-and-a-half-ton P3/P4 truss segment for the International Space
Station. Prior to the closing, technicians finished performing the aft
confidence test, which involves powering up and testing all of the aft
systems, such as the main propulsion system circuits.



KSC-06PD-1903 (08/24/2006)
Scheduled to launch Aug. 27, Atlantis will fly on mission STS-115 with a
crew of six to deliver and install the P3/P4 segment to the port side of the
integrated truss system on the orbital outpost. The truss includes a new
set of photovoltaic solar arrays. When unfurled to their full length of 240
feet, the arrays will provide additional power for the station in preparation
for the delivery of international science modules over the next two years.
STS-115 is expected to last 11 days and includes three scheduled
spacewalks. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann


Quelle: NASA.gov



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