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As part of the re-installation of the ROMS, engineers are scheduled to perform isolation valve verification tests on the right hand OMS pod piping and test the heater and thruster for the Right Reaction Control System (RRCS) during the early part of this week\u2019s flow.<\/p>\n
Over the weekend, engineers connected two anhydrous ammonia bottles to the orbiter using Quick Disconnect (QD) lines to service Discovery\u2019s ammonia boiler system. The ammonia boiler system is used on the runway prior to ground cooling and supports an emergency return and landing in the unlikely event it is needed.<\/p>\n
This work has been previously delayed due to leaks in the associated Ground Support Equipment (GSE), which was repaired for the weekend task.<\/p>\n
\u201cOV-103 (OPF Bay 3): Ammonia servicing was completed over the weekend. SSME heat shield installations were completed Friday. Splice line closeouts are scheduled to begin,\u201d noted the NASA Test Director (NTD) processing latest (L2). Orbiter Instrumentation Unit (OIU) checkout and testing was completed on Friday.<\/p>\n
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\u201cRH OMS pod isolation valve verification, RRCS thruster checks and heater tests are scheduled. IPR-0005 (Interim Problem Report) coax removal was completed Friday. Replacement cable installation is scheduled. DPS (Data Processing System) complex computer checkout is scheduled for Tuesday.\u201d<\/p>\nOver in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), engineers are working through closeouts on the mated External Tank (ET-137) and twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) in High Bay 3 (HB-3).<\/p>\n
\u201cSRB BI-144 \/ RSRM 112 \/ ET-137 (VAB HB-3): L\/R (Left\/Right) Systems Tunnel Cover closeouts are complete. L\/R Insta-Foam closeouts; L\/R work complete less Insta-foam pull test on panels,\u201d added the NTD report. \u201cL\/R ET Aft Fairing Closeouts; LH complete. RH needs engineering evaluation.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The addition of DragonEye sensor will be the third time an orbiter has provided assistance to SpaceX, following Endeavour\u2019s role with the DragonEye Detailed Test Objective (DTO) box \u2013 with flash LIDAR and data acquisition unit \u2013 during STS-127, and the delivery of the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Communication Unit (CUCU) to the International Space Station by Atlantis on STS-129.<\/p>\nThe DragonEye DTO was mounted to the Trajectory Control System-1 (TCS-1) carrier assembly on Endeavour\u2019s ODS (Orbiter Docking System) starboard location, while the CUCU has already been installed and checked-out by ISS crewmembers.<\/p>\n
DragonEye provides three-dimensional images based on the amount of time it takes for a single laser pulse from the sensor to the reach a target and bounce back, providing range and bearing information from the Dragon spacecraft to the ISS.<\/p>\n
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At the time of its debut, the SpaceX DE was one of two leading candidates for flash Light Intensification Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) relative navigation sensor to be used on the SpaceX Dragon vehicle.<\/p>\nIt\u2019s inclusion on STS-133 is likely to be a final test run ahead of being fully implemented on the Dragon spacecraft \u2013 which will undergo its own first flight test on the next Falcon 9 flight (currently late September, but may slip further).<\/p>\n
With Discovery\u2019s STS-133 launch date also slipping, currently NET (No Earlier Than) November 1, impacts to the installation of DragonEye on to Discovery \u2013 currently slipping two weeks due to a laser rod failure \u2013 is not a problem from a processing flow standpoint.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Dragoneye payload was doing testing, during (which) the thermal vacuum test, there was degradation in their laser; the laser rod went all the way to failure,\u201d noted Flight Operations and Integration (FO&I) on a recent Shuttle\/Standup Integration report (L2).<\/p>\n
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\u201cThey have replaced the laser rod and are investigating the incident, but in the meantime have asked for a two week delay in their installation. This request has been worked out. The Dragoneye team is still investigating, doing some additional mitigation and retests.\u201d<\/p>\nThe replacement laser rod is understood to have checked out with no reported issues.<\/p>\n
Discovery is no stranger to testing out navigation aids for other vehicles, with her STS-131 flight also set up a test the STORRM (Sensor Test for Orion RelNav Risk Mitigation), ahead of a full test on STS-134 \u2013 which would be used for Orion\u2019s docking to the ISS, although the vehicle has currently been demoted to the role of an ISS lifeboat.<\/p>\n
Should that remain the case, STORRM could be utilized to aid future commercial spacecraft that are set to visit the station in future years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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