STS-125 Hubble Repair Mission (Atlantis) [May 2009?]

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<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/271560main_08pd2730.jpg <br />Posted by SM4_Engineer</DIV></p><p>A beautiful picture, thank you. </p><p>&nbsp;I am actually in this picture. I had gotten off of work at 0700 hrs and picked up Sandra to take her to see this view, except as seen from the north. (That is the closest I can get non badged people.). We are in that little rain shower looking at the rainbow and the helicopter hovering south of pad A</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Any new news on the timeline front?Thanks &nbsp; <br />Posted by emerrill</DIV></p><p>The problem has been repaired and the payload was lifted into the PCR (Payload Changeout Room)&nbsp; a few hours ago. That puts the payload installation into the Orbiter about 24 hours down on the schedule. We will have to wait and see if they can make that time up.</p><p>The hallway rumor is that the launch date will move to Sunday&nbsp;Oct 12th during the Flight Readinees Riview which is this coming Thursday and friday.<br /></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>I am actually in this picture.</DIV></p><p>I wish I know, which pixel you are. :) </p>
 
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shuttle_guy

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<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>The problem has been repaired and the payload was lifted into the PCR (Payload Changeout Room)&nbsp; a few hours ago. That puts the payload installation into the Orbiter about 24 hours down on the schedule. We will have to wait and see if they can make that time up.The hallway rumor is that the launch date will move to Sunday&nbsp;Oct 12th during the Flight Readinees Riview which is this coming Thursday and friday. <br />Posted by shuttle_guy</DIV></p><p>Update: The FRR is Wednesday and&nbsp;Thursday this week. The launch day target will be selected at that time. The official word is a 2 to 5 day slip from Oct 10th.</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>I wish I know, which pixel you are. :) <br />Posted by cello</DIV></p><p>We are the pixel with the rain covered Honda CRV<img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-smile.gif" border="0" alt="Smile" title="Smile" /></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>We are the pixel with the rain covered Honda CRV <br />Posted by shuttle_guy</DIV></p><p>It is a beautiful picture!</p><p><br />With two shuttles on&nbsp;adjacent pads, is there any increased danger of losing both in the even of a horrible catastrophe during launch?&nbsp; I could imagine in the worst case that shrapnel and debris could easily go further than a mile.</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature" align="center"><em><font color="#0000ff">- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</font></em> </div><div class="Discussion_UserSignature" align="center"><font color="#0000ff"><em>I really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function.</em></font> </div> </div>
 
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<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>It is a beautiful picture!With two shuttles on&nbsp;adjacent pads, is there any increased danger of losing both in the even of a horrible catastrophe during launch?&nbsp; I could imagine in the worst case that shrapnel and debris could easily go further than a mile. <br />Posted by silylene</DIV></p><p>There is increased risk to the second Shuttle above the risk of it being 3 miles away in the VAB.</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>The problem has been repaired and the payload was lifted into the PCR (Payload Changeout Room)&nbsp; a few hours ago<br /> Posted by shuttle_guy</DIV></p><p>What was broken?</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>What was broken? <br />Posted by bobw</DIV></p><p>As I understand the problem: Rollers on the payload cannister jammed in the guide rails of the Payload Changeout Room at the pad.<br /></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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Busted roller, no biggie :) Thanks. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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<p>From spaceflightnow:</p><p>http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts125/080923tcdt/</p><p>"Reviewing emergency procedures at the Kennedy Space Center, Atlantis commander Scott Altman said today his crew lost a week of training time because of Hurricane Ike, "so you come to the question of either slipping the launch or cutting out events." </p><p>"We're still working with the whole system to balance that," he told reporters at the launch pad. "In the end, I think we're going to try to do most of our training and that, of course, may mean a bit of a slip. But it's being evaluated and we're kind of standing by." </p> <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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<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>&nbsp;Check out Oct 14 - that is where my money is for the launch date. <br />Posted by erioladastra</DIV></p><p>Well, you probably know best since the long pole appears to be crew praining. KSC can support anytime starting the 13th. We should get the target date from the FRR on Thursday<br /></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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WASHINGTON -- The target launch date for space shuttle Atlantis' <br />STS-125 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope has been reset <br />to Oct. 14 at 10:19 p.m. EDT. A news conference is scheduled for <br />Friday, Oct. 3, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to announce <br />an official launch date.<br /><br />With the delay of Atlantis' launch from Oct. 10 to Oct. 14, shuttle <br />Endeavour's STS-126 supply mission to the International Space <br />Station, also will move from Nov. 12 to Nov. 16 at 7:07 p.m. EST. The <br />target launch date adjustments were made Wednesday during the Space <br />Shuttle Program's Flight Readiness Review, which concludes Thursday. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>WASHINGTON -- The target launch date for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope has been reset to Oct. 14 at 10:19 p.m. EDT. A news conference is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 3, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to announce an official launch date.With the delay of Atlantis' launch from Oct. 10 to Oct. 14, shuttle Endeavour's STS-126 supply mission to the International Space Station, also will move from Nov. 12 to Nov. 16 at 7:07 p.m. EST. The target launch date adjustments were made Wednesday during the Space Shuttle Program's Flight Readiness Review, which concludes Thursday. <br />Posted by bobble_bob</DIV><br /><br />Thanx bbbbb, I'll just post this in case there's any additional info. I don't see much...</p><p><span class="bold">NASA Announces New Target Launch Dates, Status News Conference </span></p><p>WASHINGTON -- The target launch date for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope has been reset to Oct. 14 at 10:19 p.m. EDT. A news conference is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 3, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to announce an official launch date. <br /><br />With the delay of Atlantis' launch from Oct. 10 to Oct. 14, shuttle Endeavour's STS-126 supply mission to the International Space Station, also will move from Nov. 12 to Nov. 16 at 7:07 p.m. EST. The target launch date adjustments were made Wednesday during the Space Shuttle Program's Flight Readiness Review, which concludes Thursday. <br /><br />Detailed assessments were presented Wednesday by Mission Operations, Flight Crew Operations, and training divisions affected by the closure of the NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, as a result of Hurricane Ike. While vehicle processing at Kennedy continues on schedule, the lost week of training and mission preparation due to the impacts of the storm led to the decision to slip the dates. <br /><br />The Oct. 3 news conference will follow the Flight Readiness Review, a meeting to assess preparations for the STS-125 mission to Hubble, and will begin no earlier than 4 p.m. EDT. <br /><br />The briefing participants are: <br />- Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier <br />- Deputy Associate Administrator for Programs, Science Mission Directorate Mike Luther <br />- Space Shuttle Program Manager John Shannon <br />- STS-125 Launch Director Ed Mango <br /><br />NASA Television and the agency's Web site will broadcast the briefing live. <br />For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and scheduling information, visit: </p><p align="center">http://www.nasa.gov/ntv </p><p><br />For more about the two remaining shuttle missions of 2008, visit: </p><p align="center">http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle</p> <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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<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Well, you probably know best since the long pole appears to be crew praining. KSC can support anytime starting the 13th. We should get the target date from the FRR on Thursday <br />Posted by shuttle_guy</DIV></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Partially training...ops products in general just couldn't make it.<br /></p>
 
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<p>This is all I know now, the below e-mail was written late Sunday night by KSC&nbsp;planners:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;.............Side A of the CUSDF in&nbsp;HST went into safe hold last night, this means science operations have stopped.&nbsp; The spacecraft is still operational but unable to operate the instruments.&nbsp; Attempts to recover the A side have failed so the project is now working to transfer science operations to the B side, this requires transferring the whole spacecraft from Side A to Side B so its a significant operation.&nbsp;&nbsp;Side B side has not been operated on orbit, for HST's entire on orbit service life it has operated on Side A.&nbsp; However, the B side was fully tested before launch.</font></p><div></div><div><span class="265043800-29092008"><font face="Arial" size="2">The plan as of now is to complete the transfer to the B side later this week.&nbsp; The details for this will be provided later by the project, I am just preparing a brief summary until then.</font></span></div><div><span class="265043800-29092008"></span></div><div><span class="265043800-29092008"><font face="Arial" size="2">If the B side comes up fine we could still launch on time so I propose that we do not postpone the FRR at this time.&nbsp; I do suggest that at smaller group of us get together at the FRR when we have a better understanding of the recovery efforts.&nbsp; </font></span></div><div><span class="265043800-29092008"></span></div><div><span class="265043800-29092008"><font face="Arial" size="2">If the B side does not come on line then we clearly have no mission as there is no way to get science data down.&nbsp; However, the project has a spare CUSDF unit on the ground that has been tested but would have to go through some amount of retest prior to flight and we would probably need some crew training among other things before it could be manifested; again the project has to work this out.&nbsp; So even if the B side does not come up we can recover HST at a date later than the current servicing mission.&nbsp; The question is how long can we postpone the mission; I suspect that this is a hard question because the delay could be months.</font></span></div><div><span class="265043800-29092008"></span></div><div><span class="265043800-29092008"><font face="Arial" size="2">Last there is always the possibility that we would decide to replace the CUSDF period.</font></span></div><div><span class="265043800-29092008"></span></div><p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Posted by shuttle_guy</DIV></p><p>Thanx for the info s_g<br /><br />Can anyone decode CUSDF. It's not on my decoder ring...I'm trying to find it.</p><p>MW</p> <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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<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Thanx for the info s_gCan anyone decode CUSDF. It's not on my decoder ring...I'm trying to find it.MW <br /> Posted by MeteorWayne</DIV></p><p>It appears to be the science data 'main computer' from what I'm reading - but I can't find what CUSDF specifically stands for. </p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Thanx for the info s_gCan anyone decode CUSDF. It's not on my decoder ring...I'm trying to find it.MW <br /> Posted by MeteorWayne</DIV></p><p>Science Instrument Command and Data Handler. </p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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<p>Actually, it's Control Unit/Science Data Formatter <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-laughing.gif" border="0" alt="Laughing" title="Laughing" /></p><p>I found it buried in the PDF link in the Flame Trench article.</p><p>BTW, that's a great PDF about the Hubble, it's a keeper on my hard drive now!</p><p>Here's a direct link to the PDF on the Hubble Systems.</p><p>http://www.floridatoday.com/content/blogs/space/HST%20SYSTEMS.pdf</p><p>Thanx, Wayne</p> <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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