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\u201cNew Air Force process changes: Entire launch window screened against the entire debris catalog instead of only \u2018mannable\u2019 satellites,\u201d notes the Flight Director\u2019s MOD FRR presentation \u2013 available for download on L2.<\/p>\n
Under the new screening procedure, \u201cactive satellites\u201d will be screened using a 8x30x30 km \u201cellipsoid for shuttle only\u201d as well as the potential screening of debris using a 2.56 km sphere.<\/p>\n
The new screening procedure will result in higher safety margins for the Shuttle orbiter immediately following insertion into their preliminary orbit.<\/p>\n
While the entire debris catalogue will now be screened for post-insertion conjunction threats, the actual effect to the STS-132\/ULF-4 launch window is expected to be minimal.<\/p>\n
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In all, the new procedure should not result in more than \u201c~4 cutouts where launch would be prohibited.\u201d<\/p>\n
No change to the pre-flight MOD processes where required to accommodate this change and full screening will still be maintained for in-plane, +15-, and +30-second screening operations.<\/p>\n
Nonetheless, a \u201cwaiver process is still in development between the Launch Integration Manager and the 45th Space Wing.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The second special topic in the Ascent\/Entry category pertained to the use of the Moron, Spain runway in the event that a Transoceanic Abort Landing (TAL) became necessary during Atlantis\u2019 launch.<\/p>\n\u201cMORON Runaway Construction: (Start: April 12 \u2013 Complete: May 1, 2010),\u201d notes the MOD FRR presentation.<\/p>\n
Construction at the north end of the Moron runway (MRN 20) began on April 12 and displaced the threshold of the runway by 1,000 ft. As a result, the PAPIs (Precision Approach Path Indicators) and \u201cBall Bar\u201d setup for a Space Shuttle landing became unavailable.<\/p>\n
Since the \u201cBall Bar\u201d is mandatory for Space Shuttle TAL runway support, Moron is currently No Go to support a Shuttle landing.<\/p>\n
While this work on the Moron runway is expected to be completed by May 1, a review of the situation at Moron was presented in the MOD FRR just in case the work is not complete by the time Atlantis makes her opening launch attempt in mid-May.<\/p>\n
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However, MRN 20 was not the only runway to gain mention during the MOD FRR; the recently modified Edwards Air Force Base runway also gained note \u2013 mostly due to the fact that the permanent runway will be back in operation and ready to support STS-132.<\/p>\n\u201cEdwards Permanent runway will be available for landing operations,\u201d notes the Flight Director\u2019s presentation.<\/p>\n
As NASASpaceFlight.com\u2019s Phillip Sloss reported prior to the launch of Discovery\/STS-131 earlier this month, the Dryden Flight Research Center personnel\u2019s plan at Edwards Air Force Base was to move all landing aides back to the permanent runway once Discovery\/STS-131 landed safely.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur plans right now are, we land (STS-131) on the 18th (of April), the MSBLS (Microwave Scanning Beam Landing System) guys come back in and start their move on the 19th, we\u2019ll have it relocated and back on the main runway in time for the STAs (Shuttle Training Aircrafts),\u201d stated George Grimshaw, head of NASA\u2019s Shuttle and Flight Ops Support Office at the Dryden Flight Research Center.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe 132 crew will [then] come back and fly [the STAs] on the 26th of April and then we send some data back to the landing folks at KSC, They\u2019ll get that to the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) and then, on the 1st and 2nd of May, the FAA will come out and fly the certification and we\u2019ll be ready to go for STS-132.\u201d<\/p>\nThe MOD FRR affirms these dates, with the final FAA certification occurring on May 1 and 2, with backup opportunities on May 8 and 9.<\/p>\n
After these certifications are complete, the Air Force will officially transfer operations back to the permanent runway at Edwards on May 10.<\/p>\n
The final Ascent\/Entry topic from the MOD FRR relates to the Spaceflight Meteorology Group.<\/p>\n
\u201cGOES-13 replaces GOES-12 (weather satellite) as the operational satellite on April 14,\u201d notes the presentation.<\/p>\n
Data from the GOES-13 satellite has already been tested and no issues were identified, nor are any expected for STS-132.<\/p>\n
Additionally, an AWIPS (Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System) terminal server and console is being replaced now that STS-131 is complete. The terminal\/console in question is an administrative console and thus carries a low risk of interfering with STS-132 weather forecasting operations.<\/p>\n
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New Operations:<\/p>\n
Also contained within the MOD FRR Flight Director\u2019s presentation were three (3) new operations debuting during and immediately following STS-132.<\/p>\n
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The first new operation pertains to Atlantis and the MRM-1 (Mini-Russian Research Module -1). Specially, the MRM-1 module will be powered up in Atlantis\u2019 Payload Bay shortly after Atlantis reaches orbit on Flight Day 1 (FD-1).<\/p>\nPower will be fed to MRM-1 by Atlantis through the use of a ROEU (Remotely Operated Electrical Umbilical) from activation on FD-1 through the MRM-1 powerdown prior to unberth on FD-5.<\/p>\n
This ROEU will provide MRM-1 power for \u201cTerminal Computer Unit (TCU), Thermal Control System (TCS) Cooling Pumps, and Cabin Fan\/Smoke Detectors,\u201d notes the MOD FRR presentation.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, \u201cMRM-1 Command and Telemetry interface [will be] provided through Orbiter via Orbiter Interface Units (OIU)\/Payload Signal Processor (PSP), and Payload MDMs (Multiplexer\/Demultiplexers).\u201d<\/p>\n
Moreover, INCO (INstrumentation and Communication Officer) in Mission Control Center (MCC) Houston will send commands to MRM-1 (while the module is in Atlantis\u2019 Payload Bay) on behalf of MCC-Moscow via \u201capproved protocols\/processes.\u201d<\/p>\n
The second new operation during STS-132 will occur from the ISS side during the docked phase of the mission.<\/p>\n
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\u201cMRM-1 module operations while on SSRMS (Space Station Remote Manipulator System): MRM-1 repower on SSRMS will reactivate Terminal Computer Unit (TCU), Thermal Control System (TCS) Cooling Pump, and Cabin Fan\/Smoke Detector power, all powered via SNTs (different power source than when in payload bay),\u201d notes the presentation.<\/p>\nFollowing MRM-1\u2019s removal from Atlantis\u2019 Payload Bay via the SRMS (Shuttle Remote Manipulator System), and handoff to the SSRMS, the MRM-1\u2019s Automated Docking System (ADS) will be powered up. This will occur once the SSRMS has positioned MRM-1 in the \u201cpre-docking\u201d position \u2013 150cm from the docking interface.<\/p>\n
Following powerup of the ADS, the MRM-1 docking probe will be extended and an internal MRM-1 docking camera will be activated \u2013 all while the module is attached only to the SSRMS.<\/p>\n
Crewmembers inside the ISS will perform final alignments of the MRM-1 at a distance of 90cm from the docking interface.<\/p>\n
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Then, \u201cOnce contact sensors indicate positioning for installation, the MRM-1 TCU will execute an automated docking routine to draw the interfaces together, close hooks, and return the docking probe to a fully retracted position.\u201d<\/p>\nAdditionally, MRM-1 will be the first permanent ISS module to be installed via use of the Robotic Works Station (RWS) in the newly arrived Cupola viewing module \u2013 a module brought up to the ISS on the STS-130\/20A mission in February of this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cMRM-1 install and EVA support planned from Cupola RWS in Cupola. Cupola location of RWS not mandatory, but Cupola windows provided enhanced situational awareness for robotics,\u201d notes the MOD FRR presentation.<\/p>\n
The third and final new operation noted by the MOD FRR pertains to the ISS Stage immediately following the STS-132 mission \u2013 known internally as the ULF-4 stage.<\/p>\n
This new operation relates to the Sabatier, which uses hydrogen from the Oxygen Generation System (OGS) and Carbon Dioxide from the Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) to make water.<\/p>\n
New regeneration ECLESS (Environmental Control and Life Support System) equipment for this system was flown up to the ISS on the STS-131\/19A flight earlier this month and checkout procedures of the new system will be ongoing once Atlantis\u2019 mission at the ISS is complete.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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