Tag: STS-130
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STS-130: Node 3 undergoing installation – NH3 line options protect Feb 7 target
Following a few minor delays due to poor weather at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), the arrival of STS-130’s payload to Pad 39A has taken place in the early hours of Monday. Meanwhile, engineers will have several days to play with, following the latest schedule for the arrival of backup NH3 lines to KSC, the…
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Cold weather delays STS-130 pad flow – Right SRB undergoes troubleshooting
Hypergolic loading of the STS-130 stack has suffered a slight delay due to unacceptable temperatures at Pad 39A, allowing for troubleshooting to take place with the Hydraulic Power Unit (HPU) on the right boosters. Endeavour is still tracking a February 7 launch date, although the schedule is tight, due to two Node 3 ammonia line…
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Tiger Team positive of hose solution options to keep STS-130 on track
Managers have been evaluating options for STS-130’s launch and mission duration, following the test failures of ammonia lines that are related to Endeavour’s Node 3 payload. While options to keep Node 3 alive without the installation of the troublesome lines appear positive, the Tiger Team have a potential solution for beefing up the lines, or…
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STS-130 may be postponed as Node 3 problem threatens mission swap
International Space Station (ISS) managers are conducting a series of meetings to discuss problems relating to Node 3’s associated ammonia lines, which have suffered from rupturing during proof testing. Options available to managers range from reducing STS-130 to a shortened, single EVA, mission, to potentially postponing the flight via swapping the order of the 2010…
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All three orbiters enjoying busy flows – Atlantis has her nose cap repaired
With Endeavour undergoing pad validation work – as engineers make the hundreds of connections to prepare her for launch in a month’s time – processing of her older sisters, Atlantis and Discovery, is pushing ahead. While STS-131’s boosters are being stacked inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), work has been completed on repairs to Atlantis’…
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Endeavour Arrives at Pad 39A; STS-129 IFA Review Promotes STS-130 FRRs
Endeavour has completed her 3.5-mile journey to Launch Pad 39A from the VAB ahead of her targeted February 7 launch date on the STS-130 mission. Meanwhile, managers and engineers around NASA are preparing for the multi-stage Flight Readiness Review (FRR) process for STS-130 – aided in large part by the low number of In-Flight Anomalies…
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STS-130: Endeavour starts chilly rollout Wednesday morning
With all the engineers back from the Christmas holidays, Endeavour is rolling out to Pad 39A on Wednesday morning. Call To Stations (CTS) was put into effect early, as low temperatures on the Space Coast required an extended purge requirement ahead of Endeavour’s adventure into the chilly air during her journey down the crawlerway. STS-130 Latest:…
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STS-130: Endeavour ready for rollout after late repairs on ET-134
A tiny washer has been removed from External Tank ET-134, after an engineer spotted the rouge item embedded into GO2 pressline guide rail. Engineers had to dig out the washer, prior to carrying out foam repairs to the area of the tank – which have since been completed. The STS-130 stack will remain in the…
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STS-130: PRCB sets Feb 7 launch date as Endeavour sleeps in VAB
Mating operations have been completed in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) ahead of an extended stay for Endeavour as the STS-130 stack, with the orbiter now powered down for the Christmas holidays. Meanwhile, the Program Requirements Control Board (PRCB) approved a Change Request (CR) to officially target STS-130 on a February 7 launch date, whilst…
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STS-130: Endeavour arrives in the VAB for mating
Endeavour has completed her rollover to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), ahead of mating with External Tank (ET-134) and the twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs). No issues have been worked in her recent processing flow, with only a minor requirement to replace a flash on the ET umbilical well camera being noted by engineers. STS-130:…