STS-122 Atlantis

SpaceNut · 2008-02-01 20:08:22

Ok I will take your word on the video content as I have dialup and it would take forever to view it.
Word has the possibility of a March launch looking more real as a result of the coolant hose issue.

cIclops · 2008-02-02 10:10:04

Dialup? OMG hey this is 2008 ... snapshot from the video above

Status report - 1 Feb 2008

Mission: STS-122 - 24th International Space Station Flight - Columbus laboratory
Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104)
Location: Launch Pad 39A
Launch Date: Feb. 7
Crew: Frick, Poindexter, Schlegel, Eyharts, Love, Melvin, Walheim
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
Launch Pad 39A
- Launch countdown preparations continue.
- Call to stations is scheduled for Feb. 4 at 4:30 p.m.
- Payload bay door radiator retract hose issue fix under way
- Hose located on starboard aft
- X-rays show hose is in good condition and no leaks were detected
- Engineers designed tool to guide flex hose back into storage box
- Technician performing work tested the method Thursday with success
- Payload bay doors scheduled to close using method on Sunday
- Orbiter aft closeout was completed Thursday
- Leak check was performed at the purge port of fuel cell No. 2, where no leaks were detected
- Flight crew stow operations were conducted

SpaceNut · 2008-02-02 21:26:02

Ya it is a money thing as I am not working AGAIN.... sure would be nice to keep a steady but in the Bush economy it seems not to be the case.

Nice image of the urethane foam, hopefully all will be well with the fixes...

cIclops · 2008-02-06 03:08:22

Feb. 5
It's two days and counting for the launch of space shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station.
Liftoff is scheduled for Thursday at 2:45 p.m. EST.
Mission Management Team Chairman Leroy Cain said Atlantis and its European-built Columbus laboratory look good for the mission.
"The team is in great shape and we're ready to move forward," Cain said.
Weather remains a concern with a forecast that still gives a 40 percent chance of acceptable conditions at launch times.

LAUNCH READINESS NEWS CONFERENCE - (video 41:31 mins) - 5 Feb 2008

cIclops · 2008-02-07 14:24:48

Mission to the Space Station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member crew lifted off at 2:45 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 7 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center to begin the STS-122 mission to the International Space Station.
During the 11-day flight, Commander Steve Frick and his six crewmates will install the European Space Agency's Columbus laboratory on the station. Columbus will expand the research facilities of the station and provide scientists around the world with the ability to conduct a variety of life, physical and materials science experiments. The mission will include three spacewalks, delivery of a new crew member to the station and the return of another astronaut after nearly four months aboard the complex.
Shortly before launch, Frick thanked the teams that helped make the launch possible.
"We're looking forward to a great flight and coming back to see our families in two weeks," Frick said. "It looks like today's a good day, and we're ready to go fly."
Joining Frick on STS-122 are pilot Alan Poindexter and mission specialists Leland Melvin, Rex Walheim, Stanley Love and European Space Agency astronauts Hans Schlegel and Leopold Eyharts. Eyharts will replace current station resident Dan Tani, who has lived on the outpost since October. Eyharts will return to Earth on shuttle Endeavour's STS-123 mission, which is currently targeted for launch on March 11, 2008.
During the countdown, a newly-designed connector in the shuttle's fuel sensor system performed normally. The STS-122 mission was twice delayed in December 2007 after false readings occurred in that system while Atlantis' external fuel tank was being filled. Tests revealed that open circuits in the external tank's feed through connector were the most likely cause. A modified connector, designed with pins and sockets soldered together, was installed for the mission. The sensor system is one of several that protects the shuttle's main engines by triggering their shut down if fuel runs unexpectedly low.

Atlantis is GO!

SpaceNut · 2008-02-08 23:11:22

Not just a go but as of this mornings paper it is in orbit...

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The good part is Shuttle inspection turns up no damage; Atlantis due to reach space station with Europe's $2 billion lab Saturday

cIclops · 2008-02-11 14:30:40

(02/10/2008) --- KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The solid rocket booster retrieval ship Freedom Star is temporarily docked at Port Canaveral while the booster it was towing is moved alongside for the remainder of the trip upriver to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Freedom Star retrieved the booster after the launch of space shuttle Atlantis' STS-122 mission. The space shuttle's solid rocket booster casings and associated flight hardware are recovered at sea. The boosters impact the Atlantic Ocean approximately seven minutes after liftoff.The splashdown area is a square of about 6 by 9 nautical miles located about 140 nautical miles downrange from the launch pad. The retrieval ships are stationed approximately 8 to 10 nautical miles from the impact area at the time of splashdown. As soon as the boosters enter the water, the ships accelerate to a speed of 15 knots and quickly close on the boosters. The pilot chutes and main parachutes are the first items to be brought on board. With the chutes and frustum recovered, attention turns to the boosters. The ship's tow line is connected and the booster is returned to the Port and, after transfer to a position alongside the ship, to Hangar AF at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. There, the expended boosters are disassembled, refurbished and reloaded with solid propellant for reuse.

cIclops · 2008-02-20 08:43:59

With Commander Steve Frick and Pilot Alan Poindexter at the controls, space shuttle Atlantis descended to a smooth landing at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The STS-122 crew concluded their successful assembly mission to the International Space Station when the shuttle touched down at 9:07 a.m. EST.
The STS-122 crew began its mission Feb. 7 and arrived at the station Feb. 9. Crew members added the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Columbus laboratory to the station, increasing the orbital outpost’s scientific capabilities. They also delivered a new crew member to the ISS and replaced an expended Nitrogen Tank Assembly on the station’s P1 Truss.
Mission Specialists Rex Walheim, Hans Schlegel and Stanley Love conducted a total of three spacewalks to install and prepare the Columbus module and replace the nitrogen tank.
ESA astronaut Leopold Eyharts officially joined the Expedition 16 crew, trading places with NASA astronaut Daniel Tani, who returned to Earth aboard Atlantis after almost four months on the station.
STS-122 is the 121st shuttle mission and the 24th mission to visit the space station.

Post landing crew conference - (video 16:49 mins) - 20 Feb 2008

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