kkeenan 14 #1 February 7, 2007 For all you space fans, who are interested in more than the antics of the Crazy Astro Stalker Chick, here's some info on the next shuttle mission, STS-117. The orbiter Atlantis moved today from its hanger to the Vehicle Assembly Bldg. at Kennedy Space Ctr., where it will be mated to the External Tank and Solid Rocket Boosters. Also today, the next piece of the International Space Station was loaded into the Payload Canister for transportation to the launch pad. This component, (see photo) called the S3/S4 Truss, is about the size of a school bus and weighs about 25,000 lbs. The payload will be loaded into Atlantis' payload bay next week at the launch pad. This piece will attach to the starboard (right) end of the Truss structure of ISS and contains a large set of solar panels just like the ones that were attached to the other side late last year. Atlantis is scheduled for launch on March 15 from Pad 39A at KSC._____________________________________ Dude, you are so awesome... Can I be on your ash jump ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #2 February 7, 2007 Wow thanks. Can you explain the picture a little more? (if you have time) are the bottom parts of the pic pieces of the canister? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 235 #3 February 7, 2007 Kevin, you should talk to the people over there, bail the crazy chick out of trouble and use her as a sort of tabloid promotion for NASA operations. For Example: A real life drama involving a shuttle team and their pursuit to gain entry to the next shuttle launch, complete with personal challenges, eliminations, and members voting each other out of the competition. Come on dude, get with the times!"I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willard 0 #4 February 7, 2007 Can I ride along? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SansSuit 1 #5 February 8, 2007 QuoteCan I ride along? Sure ! Just stowaway in a wheel well.Peace, -Dawson. http://www.SansSuit.com The Society for the Advancement of Naked Skydiving Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mouth 0 #6 February 8, 2007 My kids all want to know why everyone is in protective clothing? I told them it was standard operating procedures but really didn't know why. -- Hot Mama At least you know where you stand even if it is in a pile of shit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Grips 0 #7 February 8, 2007 Cool Pic! Thanks for sharing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites John4455 0 #8 February 8, 2007 QuoteAtlantis is scheduled for launch on March 15 from Pad 39A at KSC. Can we jump it??? How do ya like it Johnny? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kkeenan 14 #9 February 8, 2007 This is actually a great shot to show a lot of our International Space Station (ISS) stuff. This is a very large cleanroom, which is in the Space Station Processing Facility. It is about 5 stories high, and kept to strict temp and humidity levels. The air is filtered and kept very clean. Anyone who is working on the flight hardware wears the cleanroom garments, or "bunny suits", to avoid contaminating any components. In the foreground of the photo, on the right, is the Node 2 module. It is a connection point for other modules, and will be launched in August. On the left is the European Laboratory module, Columbus, which is scheduled for launch in October. In the photo, the S3/S4 Truss segment is moving down the center of the processing bay toward the Payload Canister, which is at the far end of the photo. The canister is a large container that is the same size as the shuttle payload bay, and has big doors on the top like the shuttle. Once the payload is locked into the canister, the doors are closed and the whole thing is kept at the same temp, humidity, and cleanliness conditions as the cleanroom. Then the big door at the far end is opened for it to go to the pad. There is a lot of info on the KSC website. The part that shows ISS payloads is here: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/stationpayloads/issprocessing.html There is also a huge amount of info on shuttle launch. landing and every other thing you could possibly be interested in. Kevin_____________________________________ Dude, you are so awesome... Can I be on your ash jump ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cocheese 0 #10 February 8, 2007 Cool thanks. It looked like the Truss track didn't go all the way back to what i thought was the payload canister. ( just trying to help you guys out.) May have met you in Deland a few years ago. Would love to work there even if its just a dusting job. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
SansSuit 1 #5 February 8, 2007 QuoteCan I ride along? Sure ! Just stowaway in a wheel well.Peace, -Dawson. http://www.SansSuit.com The Society for the Advancement of Naked Skydiving Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mouth 0 #6 February 8, 2007 My kids all want to know why everyone is in protective clothing? I told them it was standard operating procedures but really didn't know why. -- Hot Mama At least you know where you stand even if it is in a pile of shit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grips 0 #7 February 8, 2007 Cool Pic! Thanks for sharing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John4455 0 #8 February 8, 2007 QuoteAtlantis is scheduled for launch on March 15 from Pad 39A at KSC. Can we jump it??? How do ya like it Johnny? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkeenan 14 #9 February 8, 2007 This is actually a great shot to show a lot of our International Space Station (ISS) stuff. This is a very large cleanroom, which is in the Space Station Processing Facility. It is about 5 stories high, and kept to strict temp and humidity levels. The air is filtered and kept very clean. Anyone who is working on the flight hardware wears the cleanroom garments, or "bunny suits", to avoid contaminating any components. In the foreground of the photo, on the right, is the Node 2 module. It is a connection point for other modules, and will be launched in August. On the left is the European Laboratory module, Columbus, which is scheduled for launch in October. In the photo, the S3/S4 Truss segment is moving down the center of the processing bay toward the Payload Canister, which is at the far end of the photo. The canister is a large container that is the same size as the shuttle payload bay, and has big doors on the top like the shuttle. Once the payload is locked into the canister, the doors are closed and the whole thing is kept at the same temp, humidity, and cleanliness conditions as the cleanroom. Then the big door at the far end is opened for it to go to the pad. There is a lot of info on the KSC website. The part that shows ISS payloads is here: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/stationpayloads/issprocessing.html There is also a huge amount of info on shuttle launch. landing and every other thing you could possibly be interested in. Kevin_____________________________________ Dude, you are so awesome... Can I be on your ash jump ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #10 February 8, 2007 Cool thanks. It looked like the Truss track didn't go all the way back to what i thought was the payload canister. ( just trying to help you guys out.) May have met you in Deland a few years ago. Would love to work there even if its just a dusting job. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
