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Author:	Spawn of Blagman [ 26 Aug 06, 1:35 ]
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If you want to watch the launch or watch the crew do their 7 hour long space walks tune into Nasa TV here http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html At this point its 1 day 20 hours till lift off i watched the last mission from lift off to landing. its incredible to watch them float around and to see wiered light anomolies fly round the cabin which Nasa will never comment on

Author:	Calrissian [ 26 Aug 06, 15:12 ]
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Calrissian, Blagman, copy that. --- *chances of flight tomorrow are not so good with the afternoon storms. If they don't get off by Monday, there is the problem of 'Ernesto'. Whenever though, it should be a blast watching them install new set of solar arrays, and those will make the station much more visible at night. Calrissian: waiting for the beanie cap to be retracted

Author:	larry [ 27 Aug 06, 0:57 ]
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Latest from NASA Mission: STS-115 - 19th International Space Station Flight (12A) - P3/P4 Truss Segment and Solar Arrays Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104) Location: Launch Pad 39B Launch Date: Aug. 28, 2006, 4:04 p.m. EDT Crew: Jett, Ferguson, Tanner, Burbank, MacLean and Stefanyshyn-Piper Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles The Mission Management Team decided today to postpone the launch of Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-115 for 24 hours. Launch is now scheduled for 4:04 p.m. Eastern time on Monday, Aug. 28. On Friday, at about 1:49 p.m., a lightning strike occurred on the pad's lightning protection system. Managers determined additional time was required to be assured all systems on the shuttle and the pad were not affected. Mission managers will meet again Sunday morning to further assess launch readiness. The countdown clock is currently in an extended hold at T-11 hours. At Launch Pad 39B, launch preparations continue. Loading of the fuel for the power reactant storage and distribution system was completed Friday night, following a six-hour weather delay. Closeouts of the pad systems and final stowage of flight crew items is under way. U.S. Air Force weather officers are forecasting a 20-percent chance of weather prohibiting a launch attempt on Monday. The primary weather concern is for the probability of showers within 20 nautical miles of the Shuttle Landing Facility.

Author:	larry [ 27 Aug 06, 1:10 ]
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Also for Satellite TV coverage keep an eye on ESA TV Transmission details:Eutelsat Atlantic Bird at 12.5 degrees West Transponder F5, channel C (SCPC) horizontal, F=12.643 MHz MHz, SR=6.1113 Ms/sec, FEC=3/4 Also Eutelsat at 10E id UP4 - United Press 10970MHz Verticle ,SR 4167 ,FEC 5/6. Recent NASA TV reports NASA TV,10.0°E Channel data : 10e,11180v,6111,3/4 Channel Name : SCOPUS-NET-TECH Date :25/08 Time : 16:56 Sat Name : Eutelsat W1 Sat Pos : 10.0°E Event Type : NASA TV A general purpose digital receiver is needed (not Sky) and ideally a motorised dish.

Author:	larry [ 27 Aug 06, 17:44 ]
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Latest from ESA The launch at Space Shuttle mission STS-115 has been postponed by at least 24 hours to gather information and investigate potential effects from a lightning strike at the launch pad on Friday. At this point, there are no indications of damage, and the Mission Management Team will meet at 22:00 GMT today and decide whether to set the launch for Monday at 20:04 GMT. If it is determined that all systems are go for a Monday launch, the weather presents an 80 percent chance of "go" according forecasts made at Cape Canaveral. In case of a launch on 28 August, the ESA TV Service will put the satellite details online around noon that day. The transmission will be from 19:45-22:15 GMT on Atlantic Bird 1. For further information and a daily update of the transmission schedule, visit our website at http://television.esa.int. For all enquires, contact Claus Habfast, Tel +31 71 565 3838, Fax +31 71 565 6340, e-mail claus.habfast@esa.int. With kind regards, ESA TV Service

Author:	larry [ 28 Aug 06, 16:24 ]
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Latest from ESA NASA will not launch space shuttle Atlantis on 28 nor on 29 August as tropical storm Ernesto approaches Florida, NASA spokesman Dean Acosta told journalists at KSC. NASA's hurricane guidelines call for a Shuttle to be returned from launch pad to the Vehicle Assembly Building if wind speeds are forecast to reach 125 km/h. This must happen before the winds actually reach 75 km/h. Therefore, preparations have already begun to move Atlantis away from the launch pad. The Shuttle and the launch pad had been cleared yesterday of any lightning-related problems. When a new launch date is fixed, the ESA-TV details for the Mission STS-115 launch coverage will be posted

Author:	Spawn of Blagman [ 30 Aug 06, 15:09 ]
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Atlantis has returned to Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center to weather Tropical Storm Ernesto in place. Mission managers are confident in the ability of the rotating service structure to protect the vehicle on the pad. Depending on how the center weathers the storm, a launch attempt could come as early as next week.

Author:	Spawn of Blagman [ 31 Aug 06, 23:31 ]
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New Launch Date Set for STS-115 As launch preparations resumed at NASA's Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39B on Thursday, mission managers set Sept. 6 as the new date for the launch of Atlantis on Mission STS-115 to the International Space Station. Liftoff time would be 12:29 p.m. EDT

Author:	larry [ 01 Sep 06, 8:26 ]
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08.31.06 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 Bruce Buckingham Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 06-308 NASA ANNOUNCES SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS LAUNCH DATE Following a detailed inspection of NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., the six-member crew has a new launch date to begin the STS-115 mission to the International Space Station. The lift-off from Kennedy is set for 12:29 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 6. Shuttle managers decided on the launch date after assessing conditions at Kennedy following Tropical Depression Ernesto. The center's facilities and Atlantis, which sits on Launch Pad 39-B, sustained no damage during the storm. If weather or other issues prevent Atlantis' launch on Sept. 6, opportunities are available on Sept. 7 and 8. All dates allow for completion of the mission's objectives and allow for shuttle undocking from the station by Sept. 17. This is necessary so the Russian Soyuz taking the next space station crew up to the orbiting laboratory can launch Sept. 18. Many of the standard launch preparations were completed before the shuttle's partial move to the center's landmark Vehicle Assembly Building and return to the launch pad on Tuesday. During the next several days, teams will focus on completing pre-launch tasks, so an official countdown can begin Sunday at 8 a.m. EDT.

Author:	larry [ 02 Sep 06, 0:03 ]
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Mission: STS-115 - 19th International Space Station Flight (12A) - P3/P4 Truss Segment and Solar Arrays Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104) Location: Launch Pad 39B Launch Date: Sept. 6, 2006, 12:29 p.m. EDT Crew: Jett, Ferguson, Tanner, Burbank, MacLean and Stefanyshyn-Piper Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles At Launch Pad 39B, preparations for Wednesday's launch are under way, with the launch countdown scheduled to begin on Sunday at 8 a.m. The liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen transfer lines used for filling the external fuel tank (ET) were reconnected to the mobile launch platform. The ET hydrogen vent line hook-up is complete. The ordnance was disconnected to allow for vehicle power-up and will be reconnected this weekend. The Orbiter Midbody Umbilical Unit (OMBUU) mate is complete. This is the connection point for lines that will be used to provide hydrogen and oxygen reactants for the fuel cells. Weekend work includes pressurization of the orbital maneuvering system, the reaction control system and the main propulsion system. The two doors to the aft compartment of Atlantis were removed for access to ordnance, and they will be closed during the weekend to allow for the aft confidence test on Sunday. This test involves powering up and testing all aft systems, such as the main propulsion system circuits. On Tuesday, the shuttle was moved off the pad in advance of Tropical Storm Ernesto, then returned to the pad after traveling about 2 miles toward the Vehicle Assembly Building when the storm predictions became more favorable. On Thursday, engineers inspected the ET thermal protection system, post-rollback, and found three areas of minor foam damage. One area, about 3/8 inches long, is located at the midsection of the liquid oxygen tank, about 2 feet outboard of the ice frost ramps. A second area, about 1 inch long by 1/16 inch wide, is located near the ET/right SRB aft fairing, which is the attach point between the two components. Both of these resemble a scratch, are accessible and are expected to be easily repaired. The third area, a missing foam nodule from the liquid hydrogen barrel between the ET and the left SRB, about five feet below the intertank flange closeouts, will not need repair. LAUNCH COUNTDOWN BEGINS SEPT. 3 FOR SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS NASA will begin the countdown once again for the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-115 Sept. 3 at 8 a.m. EDT, at the T-43 hour point. During this mission, Atlantis' crew will resume the construction of the International Space Station, which is the goal of the space shuttle flights remaining in the program. The Kennedy Space Center launch team will conduct the countdown from the newly renovated Firing Room 4 of the Launch Control Center. The countdown includes 33 hours, 24 minutes of built-in hold time leading to a preferred launch time at about 12:29 p.m. on Sept. 6 with a launch window extending about five minutes. COUNTDOWN MILESTONES all times are Eastern Launch-3 Days (Sunday, Sept. 3) Prepare for the start of the STS-115 launch countdown Perform the call-to-stations (7:30 a.m.) Countdown begins at the T-43 hour mark (8 a.m.) Begin final vehicle and facility close-outs for launch Check out backup flight systems Review flight software stored in mass memory units and display systems Load backup flight system software into Atlantis' general purpose computers Remove flight-deck platforms (4:30 p.m.) Complete preparation to load power reactant storage and distribution system (7 p.m.) Activate and test navigational systems (9 p.m.) Flight deck preliminary inspections complete (midnight) Launch-2 Days (Monday, Sept. 4) Enter first built-in hold at T-27 hours for duration of 4 hours (midnight) Clear launch pad of all non-essential personnel Perform test of the vehicle's pyrotechnic initiator controllers Resume countdown (4 a.m.) Begin operations to load cryogenic reactants into Atlantis' fuel cell storage tanks (4 a.m.) Enter 10-hour built-in hold at T-19 hours (noon) Demate orbiter mid-body umbilical unit (12:30 p.m.) Resume orbiter and ground support equipment close-outs Resume countdown (10 p.m.) Final preparations of the shuttle's three main engines for main propellant tanking and flight (10 p.m.) Begin filling pad sound suppression system water tank (midnight) Launch-1 Day (Tuesday, Sept. 5) Pad sound suppression system water tank filling complete (3 a.m.) Close out the tail service masts on the mobile launcher platform Begin star tracker functional checks (5:50 a.m.) Enter planned hold at T-11 hours for 13 hours, 34 minutes (6 a.m.) Activate orbiter's inertial measurement units Activate the orbiter's communications systems Install film in numerous cameras on the launch pad (6:55 a.m.) Flight crew equipment late stow (11:10 a.m.) Move Rotating Service Structure (RSS) to the park position (3 p.m.) Perform ascent switch list Fuel cell flow-through purge complete Resume countdown at T-11 hours (7:34 p.m.) Activate the orbiter's fuel cells (8:45 p.m.) Clear the blast danger area of all non-essential personnel Switch Atlantis' purge air to gaseous nitrogen (9:20 p.m.) Launch Day (Wednesday, Sept. 6) Enter planned 2-hour built-in hold at the T-6 hour mark (12:34 a.m.) Launch team verifies no violations of launch commit criteria prior to cryogenic loading of the external tank Clear pad of all personnel Resume countdown (2:34 a.m.) Chilldown of propellant transfer lines (2:34 a.m.) Begin loading the external tank with about 500,000 gallons of cryogenic propellants (about 2:44 a.m.) Complete filling the external tank with its flight load of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen propellants (about 5:34 a.m.) Final Inspection Team proceed to launch pad Enter planned 3-hour built-in hold at T-3 hours (5:34 a.m.) Perform inertial measurement unit preflight calibration Align Merritt Island Launch Area (MILA) tracking antennas Perform open loop test with Eastern Range Resume countdown at T-3 hours (8:34 a.m.) Crew departs Operations and Checkout Building for the pad (8:38 a.m.) Complete close-out preparations in the white room Check cockpit switch configurations Flight crew begins entry into the orbiter (about 9:10 a.m.) Astronauts perform air-to-ground voice checks with Launch and Mission Control Begin to close Atlantis' crew hatch (about 10 a.m.) Begin Eastern Range final network open loop command checks Perform hatch seal and cabin leak checks Complete white room close-out Close-out crew moves to fallback area Primary ascent guidance data is transferred to the backup flight system Enter planned 10-minute hold at T-20 minutes (11:14 a.m.) NASA Test Director conducts final launch team briefings Complete inertial measurement unit preflight alignments Resume countdown at T-20 minutes (11:24 a.m.) Transition the orbiter's onboard computers to launch configuration Start fuel cell thermal conditioning Close orbiter cabin vent valves Transition backup flight system to launch configuration Enter estimated 40-minute hold at T-9 minutes (11:35 a.m.) Launch Director, Mission Management Team and NASA Test Director conduct final polls for go/no go to launch Resume countdown at T-9 minutes (about 12:21 p.m.) Start automatic ground launch sequencer (T-9:00 minutes) Retract orbiter crew access arm (T-7:30) Start mission recorders (T-6:15) Start Auxiliary Power Units (T-5:00) Arm SRB and ET range safety safe and arm devices (T-5:00) Start liquid oxygen drainback (T-4:55) Start orbiter aerosurface profile test (T-3:55) Start main engine gimbal profile test (T-3:30) Pressurize liquid oxygen tank (T-2:55) Begin retraction of the gaseous oxygen vent arm (T-2:55) Fuel cells to internal reactants (T-2:35) Pressurize liquid hydrogen tank (T-1:57) Deactivate Bi-pod heaters (T-1:52) Deactivate SRB joint heaters (T-1:00) Orbiter transfers from ground to internal power (T-0:50 seconds) Ground Launch Sequencer go for auto sequence start (T-0:31 seconds) SRB gimbal profile (T-0:21 seconds) Ignition of three space shuttle main engines (T-6.6 seconds) SRB ignition and liftoff (T-0) SUMMARY OF STS-115 LAUNCH DAY CREW ACTIVITIES Wednesday, Sept. 6 1:30 a.m. -- Crew wake up 3:00 a.m. -- Breakfast 6:55 a.m. -- Television coverage from crew quarters 7:58 a.m. -- Weather briefing 8:08 a.m. -- Don flight suits 8:38 a.m. -- Depart for launch pad 9:08 a.m. -- Arrive at white room and begin ingress 10:23 a.m. -- Close crew hatch 12:29 p.m. -- Launch Televised events (times may vary slightly) All times Eastern

Author:	larry [ 05 Sep 06, 23:55 ]
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ESA BROADCAST CENTRE The next transmission of the ESA TV Service will be: 06-Sep-06 16:15 - 16:45 GMT Launch of Shuttle Mission STS-115 ESA TV Live Background information on the transmission: The countdown is ticking for Space Shuttle Atlantis for lift off tomorrow on mission STS-115 to deliver the second of four sets of power-generating solar arrays that will power laboratories, living quarters and all other ISS systems. Atlantis and its six astronauts are set to lift off at 16:29 GMT from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and to land again at KSC on 17 September at approx 11:59 GMT. NASA managers today agreed to make three consecutive attempts to get the Shuttle off the ground if bad weather or technical problems prevent a launch on Wednesday. The forecast calls for an 80 percent chance of good weather Wednesday, decreasing to 70 percent on Thursday and Friday. If Atlantis is not launched by Friday, the flight will most probably ahve to be delayed to late October. ESA TV will provide extensive mission coverage - beginning with live coverage of the launch. The detailed schedule will be posted after lift-off. The line-up time for this SCPC feed is 5 minutes. More background information can be found on http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/M ... aking.html. Transmission details:Eutelsat Atlantic Bird at 12.5 degrees West Transponder F5, channel D (SCPC) horizontal, F=12.652 MHz MHz, SR=6.1113 Ms/sec, FEC=3/4 For further information, visit our website at http://television.esa.int. For other enquires, contact Claus Habfast, Tel +31 71 565 3838, Fax +31 71 565 6340, e-mail claus.habfast@esa.int. With kind regards ESA TV Service

Author:	larry [ 07 Sep 06, 1:25 ]
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09.06.06 Tracy Young/Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 06-311 NASA POSTPONES SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS LAUNCH NASA has delayed Wednesday's launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on its STS-115 mission to the International Space Station. Shuttle Program managers made the decision early Wednesday morning due to a problem that occurred during the activation of one of the shuttle's three electricity-producing fuel cells. Teams are evaluating data on what might have caused a voltage spike in the fuel cell's coolant pump that cools the fuel cell system. Mission managers will hold a meeting at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday to assess the issue. There will be a news conference on NASA TV at the conclusion of the meeting. Atlantis' crew, Commander Brent Jett, Pilot Chris Ferguson and Mission Specialists Dan Burbank, Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper, Joe Tanner and Steve MacLean, a Canadian Space Agency astronaut, remains at Kennedy Space Center. For the latest information about the STS-115 mission and its crew, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle

Author:	Calrissian [ 08 Sep 06, 0:03 ]
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woo hoo... STS-115 is 'okay to go'. Launch Friday afternoon Calrissian: one of the few that loved 'contact'

Author:	larry [ 08 Sep 06, 0:59 ]
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Just caught the end of the press conference ,so the Shuttle is good to fly without the fuel cell that had the problem. Is the time still 1541 GMT for launch ? I need to preset a timer to record the events. I need to choose whether to go for the offical ESA transmission or take a chance of which of the other two known transponders that cover NASA TV. First being the Associated Press Television News transponder at 10 East (ID UP4) or The SCOPUS-NET-TECH transponder also at 10 East. Guess I'll have to play safe and get the dish etc at 12,5W for the ESA transmission. If I wasn't working I'd be monitoring for early reports of signals with the recorder ready to go. I could if I could be bothered record both transponders off 10E ,one to DVD and the other to tape but I'll play safe.

Author:	larry [ 08 Sep 06, 19:32 ]
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One of four engine cutoff sensors which did not show the correct reading, has forced NASA to postpone today's Shuttle launch. The external tank will now be drained and another countdown performed tomorrow in view of a launch at 15:15 GMT. This is an extension of the launch window that was announced today. For this reason, it is not know whether the ESA TV Service will be able to provide a rebroadcast of the launch. Once the necessary bookings have been confirmed, the details will be put online and a amiling made. For further information and a daily update of the transmission schedule, visit our website at http://television.esa.int. For all enquires, contact Claus Habfast, Tel +31 71 565 3838, Fax +31 71 565 6340, e-mail claus.habfast@esa.int. With kind regards, ESA TV Service

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