STS-122 (1E) Updates

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emerrill

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Now that OV-104 (Atlantis) is back at KSC, it is now in the STS-122 workflow, so here is a thread to follow that. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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MeteorWayne

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Latest "official" word.<br /><br />07.06.07<br />George Diller<br />Kennedy Space Center, Fla.<br />321-867-2468<br />STATUS REPORT: S-070607<br />NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT<br /><br />Note: NASA's Kennedy Space Center issues Space Shuttle Processing <br />Status Reports periodically and is the source for information <br />regarding processing activities associated with the vehicles and <br />payloads. If you are a member of the media and would like further <br />information, visit: <br />http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/news/index.html <br /><br /><br />Mission: STS-122 - 24th International Space Station Flight (1E) - <br />Columbus Module <br />Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104) <br />Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 <br />Launch Date: Targeted for Dec. 6, 2007 <br />Launch Pad: 39A <br />Crew: Frick, Poindexter, Schlegel, Eyharts, Love, Melvin and Walheim <br />Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles <br /><br />Atlantis returned to Kennedy Space Center from the Dryden Flight <br />Research Center landing site on Tuesday at 8:24 a.m. aboard the <br />Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, a modified Boeing 747 airplane. The orbiter <br />was demated from the aircraft and towed to Orbiter Processing <br />Facility bay 1, arriving just after 5 p.m. on Wednesday following <br />several weather delays. Operations are under way to remove the tail <br />cone, which was installed for protection during the ferry flight. <br />Window inspections are complete and soft covers have been installed. <br />Workers are inspecting the orbiter's thermal protection system, <br />including the wing leading edge reinforced carbon-carbon panels, as <br />well as the chin panel and nose cap.<br /><br /> <br />-end-<br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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MeteorWayne

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Latest official Status<br /><br />07.13.07<br />George Diller<br />Kennedy Space Center, Fla.<br />321-867-2468<br />STATUS REPORT: S-071307<br />NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT<br /><br /><br />Mission: STS-122 - 24th International Space Station Flight - Columbus <br />Laboratory Module <br />Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104) <br />Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 <br />Launch Date: Targeted for Dec. 6, 2007 <br />Launch Pad: 39A <br />Crew: Frick, Poindexter, Schlegel, Eyharts, Love, Melvin and Walheim <br />Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles <br /><br />In Orbiter Processing Facility bay No. 1, overall inspection of the <br />orbiter's thermal protection system is about 80 percent complete. <br />This includes thermography inspection of the left and right wing <br />reinforced carbon-carbon panels, along with the chin panel and nose <br />cap. The main landing gear tires have been removed, the strongbacks <br />were installed on the payload bay doors, and the doors have been <br />opened. The forward reaction control system thruster and vernier <br />inspection began this week, as did removal of the main engine dome <br />heat shields. Preparations for engine removal are under way.<br /><br /><br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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MeteorWayne

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07.20.07<br />George Diller<br />Kennedy Space Center, Fla.<br />321-867-2468<br />STATUS REPORT: S-072007<br /><br />NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT<br />Mission: STS-122 - 24th International Space Station Flight - Columbus <br />Laboratory Module <br />Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104) <br />Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 <br />Launch Date: Targeted for Dec. 6, 2007 <br />Launch Pad: 39A <br />Crew: Frick, Poindexter, Schlegel, Eyharts, Love, Melvin and Walheim <br />Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles <br /><br />In Orbiter Processing Facility bay No. 1, the orbiter's dome heat <br />shields and main engines have been removed. The checkout of the <br />forward reaction control system is complete. Windows No. 5 and 6 were <br />removed and replaced. The orbiter boom sensor system has been removed <br />and inspected, with reinstallation set for next week.<br /><br />To subscribe to the list, send a message to: <br />ksc-subscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov<br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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MeteorWayne

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07.27.07<br />George Diller<br />Kennedy Space Center, Fla.<br />321-867-2468<br />George.H.Diller@nasa.gov<br />STATUS REPORT: S-072707<br />NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT<br /><br />Mission: STS-122 - 24th International Space Station Flight - Columbus <br />Module <br />Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104) <br />Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 <br />Launch Date: Targeted for Dec. 6, 2007 <br />Launch Pad: 39A <br />Crew: Frick, Poindexter, Schlegel, Eyharts, Love, Melvin and Walheim <br />Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles <br /><br />In Orbiter Processing Facility bay No. 1, the orbiter boom sensor <br />system has been removed, inspected and reinstalled in the orbiter. <br />Windows No. 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 have been removed and replaced. The <br />external tank door push test, which measures actuator performance, is <br />complete. Technicians are performing hypergolic fuel system testing <br />on the orbital maneuvering system pods.<br /><br /> <br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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MeteorWayne

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What is that, a few days worth of work? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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MeteorWayne

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Thanx for the detail. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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holmec

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Looking forward for Columbus to get in place. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><font color="#0000ff"><em>"SCE to AUX" - John Aaron, curiosity pays off</em></font></p> </div>
 
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MeteorWayne

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Latest Release:<br /><br />08.10.07<br />George Diller<br />Kennedy Space Center, Fla.<br />321-867-2468<br />george.h.diller@nasa.gov<br />STATUS REPORT: S-081007<br />NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT<br /><br />Note: NASA's Kennedy Space Center issues Space Shuttle Processing <br />Status Reports periodically and is the source for information <br />regarding processing activities associated with the vehicles and <br />payloads. If you are a member of the media and would like further <br />information, visit: <br />http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/news/index.html <br /><br /><br />Mission: STS-122 - 24th International Space Station Flight - Columbus <br />Module <br />Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104) <br />Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 <br />Launch Date: Targeted for Dec. 6, 2007 <br />Launch Pad: 39A <br />Crew: Frick, Poindexter, Schlegel, Eyharts, Love, Melvin and Walheim <br />Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles <br /><br />In Orbiter Processing Bay No. 1, workers are installing new, stronger <br />tiles, known as BRI tiles, around the main landing gear doors. <br />Hydraulic positioning of the body flap and elevons is complete. The <br />main landing gear tires were installed. Removal and replacement of <br />fuel cell No. 3 due to abnormal voltage readings is under way.<br /><br /> <br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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dragon04

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Looks like I may have to eat my words. NASA may well get those 4 missions in after all.<br /><br />That would restore some of my faith in them. <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <em>"2012.. Year of the Dragon!! Get on the Dragon Wagon!".</em> </div>
 
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dragon04

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<font color="yellow">How about saying the NASA/contractor team will do the job !</font><br /><br />Okay! Okay! my bad...... <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /><br /><br />Go Team, GO!<br /><br />Of course, there's downside to this. Contractors were never on my Criticism Radar before. I just always blamed and credited NASA. <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <em>"2012.. Year of the Dragon!! Get on the Dragon Wagon!".</em> </div>
 
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MeteorWayne

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Latest Release:<br /><br />08.17.07<br />George Diller<br />Kennedy Space Center, Fla.<br />321-867-2468<br />george.h.diller@nasa.gov<br />STATUS REPORT: S-081707<br />NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT<br /><br /><br /><br />Mission: STS-122 - 24th International Space Station Flight - Columbus <br />Module <br />Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104) <br />Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 <br />Launch Date: Targeted for Dec. 6, 2007 <br />Launch Pad: 39A <br />Crew: Frick, Poindexter, Schlegel, Eyharts, Love, Melvin and Walheim <br />Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles <br /><br />In Orbiter Processing Facility bay No. 1, work began this week on <br />modifications to the orbiter's engine cutoff sensor wiring, which <br />involves rerouting new wires and installing new resistors. Workers <br />also continued installing new, stronger tiles, known as BRI tiles, <br />around the main landing gear doors. Installation of the main <br />propulsion system tanks is under way. Removal of the left-hand <br />orbital maneuvering system pod to allow for a valve replacement is <br />scheduled for later today.<br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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MeteorWayne

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Thanx for sneaking this in while Uplink was up and linking <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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NASA update<br /><br />08.24.07<br />George Diller<br />Kennedy Space Center, Fla.<br />321-867-2468<br />george.h.diller@nasa.gov<br />STATUS REPORT: S-082407<br />NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT<br /><br />Note: NASA's Kennedy Space Center issues Space Shuttle Processing <br />Status Reports periodically and is the source for information <br />regarding processing activities associated with the vehicles and <br />payloads. <br /><br /><br />Mission: STS-122 - 24th International Space Station Flight - Columbus <br />Module <br />Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104) <br />Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 <br />Launch Date: Targeted for Dec. 6, 2007 <br />Launch Pad: 39A <br />Crew: Frick, Poindexter, Schlegel, Eyharts, Love, Melvin and Walheim <br />Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles <br /><br />In Orbiter Processing Facility bay No. 1, technicians continue making <br />modifications to the orbiter's engine cutoff sensor wiring. This work <br />involves rerouting new wires and installing new resistors. Workers <br />also continued installing new, stronger tiles, known as Boeing <br />Reusable Insulation (BRI) tiles, around the main landing gear doors. <br />Installation of the main propulsion system tanks is complete, with <br />leak checks planned next week. Waterproofing of the orbiter's thermal <br />protection system is planned for Sunday. The left-hand orbital <br />maneuvering system pod was removed to allow for a valve replacement.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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MeteorWayne

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Weekly status report<br /><br />08.31.07<br />George Diller<br />Kennedy Space Center, Fla.<br />321-867-2468<br />george.h.diller@nasa.gov<br />STATUS REPORT: S-083107<br />NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT<br />Note: NASA's Kennedy Space Center issues Space Shuttle Processing <br />Status Reports periodically and is the source for information <br />regarding processing activities associated with the vehicles and <br />payloads. <br />Mission: STS-122 - 24th International Space Station Flight - Columbus <br />Module <br />Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104) <br />Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 <br />Launch Date: Targeted for Dec. 6, 2007 <br />Launch Pad: 39A <br />Crew: Frick, Poindexter, Schlegel, Eyharts, Love, Melvin and Walheim <br />Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles <br /><br />In Orbiter Processing Facility bay No. 1, workers continue making <br />modifications to the orbiter's engine cutoff sensor wiring. This work <br />involves rerouting new wires and installing new resistors. <br />Inspections of the main propulsion system flow liners are complete, <br />and the drag chute door has been installed. Orbiter power system <br />validation will begin next week after the vehicle is powered up. <br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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MeteorWayne

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NASA Update<br /><br />09.07.07<br />George Diller<br />Kennedy Space Center, Fla.<br />321-867-2468<br />george.h.diller@nasa.gov<br />STATUS REPORT: S-090707<br />NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT<br /><br /><br />Mission: STS-122 - 24th International Space Station Flight - Columbus <br />Module <br />Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104) <br />Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 <br />Launch Date: Targeted for Dec. 6, 2007 <br />Launch Pad: 39A <br />Crew: Frick, Poindexter, Schlegel, Eyharts, Love, Melvin and Walheim <br />Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles <br /><br />In Orbiter Processing Facility bay No. 1, modifications are finished <br />on the orbiter's engine cutoff sensor wiring. This involved rerouting <br />new wires and installing new resistors. Orbiter power system <br />validation is complete. Technicians finished waterproofing the <br />orbiter's thermal protection system last weekend. Checkout and <br />verification of the orbiter's remote manipulator system, also known <br />as the shuttle arm, is under way. <br /><br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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MeteorWayne

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Sorry to hear that.<br /><br />But IIRC, as long as it gets off in December, you have some beer bets to be paid off in your favor <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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MeteorWayne

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Status Report:<br /><br />09.14.07<br /><br />George Diller<br />Kennedy Space Center, Fla.<br />321-867-2468<br />george.h.diller@nasa.gov<br />STATUS REPORT: S-091407<br />NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT<br />Note: NASA's Kennedy Space Center issues Space Shuttle Processing <br />Status Reports periodically and is the source for information <br />regarding processing activities associated with the vehicles and <br />payloads. <br /><br /><br />Mission: STS-122 - 24th International Space Station Flight - Columbus <br />Module <br />Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104) <br />Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 <br />Launch Date: Targeted for Dec. 6, 2007 <br />Launch Pad: 39A <br />Crew: Frick, Poindexter, Schlegel, Eyharts, Love, Melvin and Walheim <br />Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles <br /><br />In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, checkout and verification of the <br />orbiter's remote manipulator system, also known as the shuttle arm, <br />are complete. Technicians are reinstalling the left orbital <br />maneuvering system pod, which was removed for a valve repair. System <br />testing continues in the vehicle. Technicians are checking out the <br />water spray boiler system.<br /><br />ET-125, the external fuel tank for mission STS-122, arrived at Kennedy <br />via barge at 12:30 p.m. today. The tank was then offloaded and <br />transported to the Vehicle Assembly Building, where it will be lifted <br />into a checkout cell on Saturday to allow for processing. <br /><br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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rybanis

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Bryan's Query Time (TM):<br /><br />Can the Canada Arm move under its own power when on the ground? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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rybanis

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Ahh, thanks. Its amazing what such frail things can do when they are free from gravity <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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MeteorWayne

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Weekly update:<br /><br />09.21.07<br />George Diller<br />Kennedy Space Center, Fla.<br />321-867-2468<br />george.h.diller@nasa.gov<br />STATUS REPORT: S-092107<br />NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT<br /><br />Note: NASA's Kennedy Space Center issues Space Shuttle Processing <br />Status Reports periodically and is the source for information <br />regarding processing activities associated with the vehicles and <br />payloads. <br /><br />Mission: STS-122 - 24th International Space Station Flight - Columbus <br />Module <br />Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104) <br />Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 <br />Launch Date: Targeted for Dec. 6, 2007 <br />Launch Pad: 39A <br />Crew: Frick, Poindexter, Schlegel, Eyharts, Love, Melvin and Walheim <br />Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles <br /><br />In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay No. 1, workers have reinstalled the <br />left orbital maneuvering system pod, which was removed for a valve <br />repair, and interface verification is under way. Technicians continue <br />checkout of the water spray boiler system. Preparations for engine <br />installation, which is scheduled for next week, are also in progress. <br />Checkout of the orbiter docking system is complete.<br /><br />ET-125, the external fuel tank for STS-122, was lifted into a checkout <br />cell in the Vehicle Assembly Building last weekend, and processing of <br />the tank is under way. A mobile launch platform was moved into high <br />bay No. 3 of the assembly building this week, and stacking of the <br />STS-122 solid rocket boosters is scheduled to begin next week. <br /><br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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SpaceKiwi

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<img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /><br /><br />It indicates Diller is based at KSC. You should collar him next time you see him around the place and set him straight, SG.<br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em><font size="2" color="#ff0000">Who is this superhero?  Henry, the mild-mannered janitor ... could be!</font></em></p><p><em><font size="2">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</font></em></p><p><font size="5">Bring Back The Black!</font></p> </div>
 
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erioladastra

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"When will the NASA PAO understand that the ET is the External Propellant tank not the external fuel tank???? "<br /><br />Not before they stop calling the RPM the Rotating Pitch Maneuver instead of the correct R-BAR Pitch Maneuver. I talked to them about it - they do it on purpose because they feel people won't understand.
 
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PistolPete

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Maybe this is why Americans are so dumb. Because the people in charge think the average American is too dumb to understand simple science, so they dumb it down, making Americans <i>actually</i> dumb in the process. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><em>So, again we are defeated. This victory belongs to the farmers, not us.</em></p><p><strong>-Kambei Shimada from the movie Seven Samurai</strong></p> </div>
 
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SpaceKiwi

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I do have some sympathy for the PAO's dilemma. Taking the RPM example, Rotating Pitch Maneuver is obviously more intuitive the R-BAR Pitch Maneuver, even if the former is not the accurate expansion of the acronym. The PAO folks have to walk a fine line between making this stuff accessible to a mildly interested general public (at best) and being correct.<br /><br />If the bottom line is that more people become interested in the space program by taking a few liberties with the lingo, then I think they can be forgiven. If you can switch people onto what NASA, ESA, JAXA, etc, are doing, and those people go away and learn everything there is to readily know, then it's a win for everybody ultimately.<br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em><font size="2" color="#ff0000">Who is this superhero?  Henry, the mild-mannered janitor ... could be!</font></em></p><p><em><font size="2">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</font></em></p><p><font size="5">Bring Back The Black!</font></p> </div>
 
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