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)
Nächstes Ereignis
Heute, 26./27. August 2006
01:30 CEST (7:30 p.m. EDT, Aug 26)
Rollback of the Rotating Service Structure (RSS)
Saturday evening at Launch Pad 39B, the rotating service structure is
scheduled to move away from the shuttle at about 7:30 p.m. EDT and
Atlantis will stand ready for liftoff.
NASA TV
Heute, 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-082506
25 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, final launch preparations continue. The payload bay doors were closed for flight last night, and loading of the fuel for the power reactant storage and distribution system is now under way. Weather delays interrupted the PRSD loading earlier this afternoon, but the task is expected to be completed later this evening. No impact to the remaining schedule is expected. Also, the Tyvek ring covers have been installed on the forward reaction control system thrusters. These covers protect the thrusters from inclement weather. They are designed to release from the orbiter shortly after launch, as the shuttle clears the tower.
Mission managers met at KSC this afternoon to further discuss progress made and give final approval to continue with launch activities. No problems were discussed that would prevent an on-time launch on Sunday.
Weather forecasters indicate the launch day probability of weather prohibiting launch is 40 percent. A Bermuda high pressure ridge located over the Florida Straits is creating a southwesterly flow over Central Florida, bringing afternoon thunderstorms for the next two days. The primary concerns on Sunday are anvil clouds, showers and thunderstorms within 20 nautical miles of the Shuttle Landing Facility.
Die Nutzlastbuchttore wurden am frühen Morgen für den Flug geschlossen und das Befüllen der Tanks des Brennstoffzellenversorgungssystems (PRSD) ist jetzt im Gange. Am späten Nachmittag hatte zwar schlechtes Wetter die PRSD-Betankung verzögert, aber es wird erwartet, daß der Vorgang in der Nacht abgeschlossen sein wird. Dies wird keine Auswirkungen auf den Rest des Countdown haben. Ebenso wurden die Tyvek-Ringabdeckungen am vorderen Manövriertriebwerkssystem angebracht. Diese Abdeckungen schützen die Steuerdüsen vor rauhem Wetter. Sie sind so ausgelegt, daß sie sich kurz nach dem Start, wenn das Shuttle die Startrampe hinter sich läßt, vom Orbiter lösen.
Die Missionsleitung hat sich am Abend zusammengefunden, um den bisherigen Fortschritt zu besprechen, und hat ihre Zustimmung gegeben, mit den Startvorbereitungen fortzufahren. Es wurden keine Probleme erörtert, die einen pünktlichen Start am Sonntag Abend verhindern könnten.
Die Meteorologen sehen zur Zeit eine Wahrscheinlichkeit von 40% für schlechtes Wetter zum Startzeitpunkt. Eine Bermuda-Hochdruckfront über der Straße von Florida erzeugt eine südwestlich gerichtete Luftströmung über Zentralflorida, die die nachsten zwei Tage für Nachmittagsgewitter sorgt. Die Hauptsorge am Sonntag stellen Amboßwolken, Schauer und Gewitter innerhalb des Bereiches von 32 Kilometern um die Shuttle-Landeeinrichtung dar.
Quelle: NASA.gov
Übersetzung: space-science-journal.de
Tropical Storm "Ernesto"
Image: nhc.noaa.gov
U.S. Air Force First Lt. Kaleb Nordgren of the 45th Weather Squadron at
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station provided an update on the prospects for
launch-day weather issues. As of Friday evening, he reported that there is
still only a 40 percent change of "no go" due to weather for Sunday's launch.
Video Gallery
25 August 2006
1. STS-115 - Crew Training ... 16.3 MB
2. STS-115 - Countdown Status Briefing ... 20.4 MB
3. STS-115 - Launch Readiness News Conference ... 61.3 MB
Quelle: space-multimedia.nl.eu.org / NASA TV
Image Gallery
24 August 2006
KSC-06PD-1915 (08/24/2006)
On Launch Pad 39B, the cargo in Space Shuttle Atlantis' payload bay is
seen before the closing of the bay doors. The cargo is the
17-and-a-half-ton P3/P4 truss segment for the International Space
Station.
KSC-06PD-1918 (08/24/2006)
Workers on Launch Pad 39B examine the bottom of the starboard payload
bay door as it closes around the cargo in Space Shuttle Atlantis' payload
bay.
KSC-06PD-1919 (08/24/2006)
The payload bay doors on Space Shuttle Atlantis have closed around the
orbiter's cargo, the 17-and-a-half-ton P3/P4 truss segment for the
International Space Station.
25 August 2006
KSC-06PD-1920 (08/25/2006)
STS-115 Mission Specialist Steven MacLean has his launch suit checked
for fit before the launch on Aug. 27. MacLean, who represents the
Canadian Space Agency, will be making his second flight on a shuttle.
KSC-06PD-1926 (08/25/2006)
STS-115 Mission Specialist Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper waves in
confidence about the launch on Aug. 27. Piper is making her first flight on
a shuttle.
KSC-06PD-1933 (08/25/2006)
STS-115 Mission Specialist Joseph Tanner adjusts his helmet. Tanner is
making his fourth flight on a shuttle. He and other crew members are
checking their launch suits and apparatus before the launch on Space
Shuttle Atlantis on Aug. 27.
Quelle: NASA.gov
NASA TV
Wikipedia: STS-115
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)
Nächstes Ereignis
Heute, 26./27. August 2006
01:30 CEST (7:30 p.m. EDT, Aug 26)
Rollback of the Rotating Service Structure (RSS)
Saturday evening at Launch Pad 39B, the rotating service structure is
scheduled to move away from the shuttle at about 7:30 p.m. EDT and
Atlantis will stand ready for liftoff.
NASA TV
Heute, 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-082506
25 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, final launch preparations continue. The payload bay doors were closed for flight last night, and loading of the fuel for the power reactant storage and distribution system is now under way. Weather delays interrupted the PRSD loading earlier this afternoon, but the task is expected to be completed later this evening. No impact to the remaining schedule is expected. Also, the Tyvek ring covers have been installed on the forward reaction control system thrusters. These covers protect the thrusters from inclement weather. They are designed to release from the orbiter shortly after launch, as the shuttle clears the tower.
Mission managers met at KSC this afternoon to further discuss progress made and give final approval to continue with launch activities. No problems were discussed that would prevent an on-time launch on Sunday.
Weather forecasters indicate the launch day probability of weather prohibiting launch is 40 percent. A Bermuda high pressure ridge located over the Florida Straits is creating a southwesterly flow over Central Florida, bringing afternoon thunderstorms for the next two days. The primary concerns on Sunday are anvil clouds, showers and thunderstorms within 20 nautical miles of the Shuttle Landing Facility.
Die Nutzlastbuchttore wurden am frühen Morgen für den Flug geschlossen und das Befüllen der Tanks des Brennstoffzellenversorgungssystems (PRSD) ist jetzt im Gange. Am späten Nachmittag hatte zwar schlechtes Wetter die PRSD-Betankung verzögert, aber es wird erwartet, daß der Vorgang in der Nacht abgeschlossen sein wird. Dies wird keine Auswirkungen auf den Rest des Countdown haben. Ebenso wurden die Tyvek-Ringabdeckungen am vorderen Manövriertriebwerkssystem angebracht. Diese Abdeckungen schützen die Steuerdüsen vor rauhem Wetter. Sie sind so ausgelegt, daß sie sich kurz nach dem Start, wenn das Shuttle die Startrampe hinter sich läßt, vom Orbiter lösen.
Die Missionsleitung hat sich am Abend zusammengefunden, um den bisherigen Fortschritt zu besprechen, und hat ihre Zustimmung gegeben, mit den Startvorbereitungen fortzufahren. Es wurden keine Probleme erörtert, die einen pünktlichen Start am Sonntag Abend verhindern könnten.
Die Meteorologen sehen zur Zeit eine Wahrscheinlichkeit von 40% für schlechtes Wetter zum Startzeitpunkt. Eine Bermuda-Hochdruckfront über der Straße von Florida erzeugt eine südwestlich gerichtete Luftströmung über Zentralflorida, die die nachsten zwei Tage für Nachmittagsgewitter sorgt. Die Hauptsorge am Sonntag stellen Amboßwolken, Schauer und Gewitter innerhalb des Bereiches von 32 Kilometern um die Shuttle-Landeeinrichtung dar.
Quelle: NASA.gov
Übersetzung: space-science-journal.de
Tropical Storm "Ernesto"
Image: nhc.noaa.gov
U.S. Air Force First Lt. Kaleb Nordgren of the 45th Weather Squadron at
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station provided an update on the prospects for
launch-day weather issues. As of Friday evening, he reported that there is
still only a 40 percent change of "no go" due to weather for Sunday's launch.
Video Gallery
25 August 2006
1. STS-115 - Crew Training ... 16.3 MB
2. STS-115 - Countdown Status Briefing ... 20.4 MB
3. STS-115 - Launch Readiness News Conference ... 61.3 MB
Quelle: space-multimedia.nl.eu.org / NASA TV
Image Gallery
24 August 2006
KSC-06PD-1915 (08/24/2006)
On Launch Pad 39B, the cargo in Space Shuttle Atlantis' payload bay is
seen before the closing of the bay doors. The cargo is the
17-and-a-half-ton P3/P4 truss segment for the International Space
Station.
KSC-06PD-1918 (08/24/2006)
Workers on Launch Pad 39B examine the bottom of the starboard payload
bay door as it closes around the cargo in Space Shuttle Atlantis' payload
bay.
KSC-06PD-1919 (08/24/2006)
The payload bay doors on Space Shuttle Atlantis have closed around the
orbiter's cargo, the 17-and-a-half-ton P3/P4 truss segment for the
International Space Station.
25 August 2006
KSC-06PD-1920 (08/25/2006)
STS-115 Mission Specialist Steven MacLean has his launch suit checked
for fit before the launch on Aug. 27. MacLean, who represents the
Canadian Space Agency, will be making his second flight on a shuttle.
KSC-06PD-1926 (08/25/2006)
STS-115 Mission Specialist Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper waves in
confidence about the launch on Aug. 27. Piper is making her first flight on
a shuttle.
KSC-06PD-1933 (08/25/2006)
STS-115 Mission Specialist Joseph Tanner adjusts his helmet. Tanner is
making his fourth flight on a shuttle. He and other crew members are
checking their launch suits and apparatus before the launch on Space
Shuttle Atlantis on Aug. 27.
Quelle: NASA.gov
NASA TV
Wikipedia: STS-115
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