Tag: STS-130
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STS-130 completes Flight Day 2 inspections following impressive launch
Endeavour and her crew of six have enjoyed their first full day on orbit following a stunning night-time launch from the Kennedy Space Center at 04:14:08 EST on Monday, February 8. The launch of Endeavour followed two flawless countdowns, with the only real concern for both launch attempts being the weather. Endeavour’s crew spent the…
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STS-130 Endeavour beats the weather and launches, SSME improvements
Shuttle Endeavour has launched on the second launch to start STS-130, following a 24 hour scrub due to unacceptable cloud cover on Sunday morning. The youngest orbiter in the fleet behaved well on the pad with no issues ahead of her 4:14 Eastern liftoff. Meanwhile, another key element of the Flight Readiness Review (FRR) covered…
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SCRUB: Weather delays Endeavour 24 hours – ET-134 sports final tank mods
Clouds over the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) have scrubbed Endeavour’s launch by 24 hours. Earlier, tanking was delayed tanking by 30 minutes to allow engineers to clear the pad after working on a cabin pressure issue, prior to a smooth countdown. Meanwhile, External Tank (ET-134) – which will be flying with Endeavour on STS-130 – is sporting…
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Endeavour on track as FD Alibaruho rallies troops in an Adama-style address
Endeavour is continuing to enjoy a smooth pad flow as she is prepared for Sunday morning’s STS-130 launch – a welcome switch of attention, as workforce opposition to President Obama’s proposed forward plan for NASA shows no signs of abating. The concerns have seen several managers address their teams, though none are as impressive as…
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STS-130: Managers ask worried workforce to focus as countdown begins
STS-130 has moved into S0007 (Launch Countdown) operations, ahead of Endeavour’s Sunday morning launch from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The mission comes shortly after NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden’s presentation of the FY2011 budget proposal, which has caused a large amount of unrest in the NASA and contractor workforce – leading to managers calling for the…
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Shuttle Program assesses SRB and RSRM Readiness for STS-130
With just under one week to go before the opening launch attempt for Space Shuttle Endeavour and the STS-130 crew, the Flight Readiness Reviews (FRR) have thoroughly reviewed all open and nonconformance outstanding issues with the Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) and Reusable Solid Rocket Motors (RSRMs) ahead of the first shuttle mission of the year.…
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STS-130: Damage on left booster cleared, LCC flooded – FRR summary
A Problem Report (PR) has been cleared for what is being described as a “scratch” on Endeavour’s left Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) – following a Focused Inspection at Pad 39A. However, the Launch Control Center (LCC) has suffered from flooding after a pipe bust on the fourth floor. STS-130 remains in a good stance for launch at this time,…
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STS-130: Final mission planning going smoothly for Endeavour
As NASA managers prepare to meet on Wednesday for the final Flight Readiness Review (FRR) ahead of Endeavour’s penultimate mission, workers throughout the agency are hard at work performing final preparations for the youngest orbiter’s scheduled February 7 launch to the International Space Station (ISS). Last week, representatives throughout the Space Shuttle Program (SSP) met…
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STS-130: Endeavour tracking no major FRR topics as launch pace heats up
With less than two weeks until STS-130’s launch with Endeavour, managers are already setting up the readiness meetings for STS-131 – which is scheduled to launch the following month with Discovery. With Flight Readiness Reviews (FRRs) overlapping the missions, engineers and managers will be working at full pace for several weeks. STS-130: Managers are over…
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STS-130: Crew and Endeavour ready for TCDT – MEI sensor data update
The STS-130 crew are undertaking the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) this week, which will be used as the dress rehearsal launch countdown for the real thing on February 7. Endeavour will be the second orbiter to fly with a suite of sensors relating to Main Engine Ignition (MEI) Acoustic and SSME (Space Shuttle Main Engine)…