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\u201cGH2 blank off plate installation was completed Friday and GO2 blank off plate installation was completed Saturday. LOX storage tank replenishment was completed Friday (4 waves of tankers).<\/p>\n
\u201cS0024 SRB HPU fuel load was completed on Sunday. HPU cart load is scheduled for today to prepare for transfer to Pad B for Ares I-X HPU load.\u201d<\/p>\n
Outside of the nominal pad flow have been evaluations into numerous lightning strikes on the pad last week. An initial meeting by the Engineering Review Board (ERB) found no issues with the pad or shuttle\u2019s electrical systems, though another meeting will take place on Monday to finalize the review of the data.<\/p>\n
\u201cERB met Friday to discuss the lightning strike that occurred at the pad Wednesday. No lightning event is declared at this time, however, the team will continue to review the data,\u201d added Monday processing information.<\/p>\n
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\u201cNo additional retest required at this time other than what has already been performed per S0018. Another ERB will be held 1400 today to discuss the data analysis further and to determine if a lightning event will be declared and\/or any additional testing will be required.\u201d<\/p>\n
Two issues \u2013 or Interim Problem Reports (IPRs) \u2013 were added on Monday, both of which related to Ground Support Equipment (GSE) and hold no impact to the overall pad flow.<\/p>\n
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\u201cNew IPR to APU (Auxiliary Power Unit). During L (Left) Rock system load (Solid Rocket Booster), the APU cart scale was not reading properly and could not determine how much fuel had been loaded,\u201d processing information added. \u201cFuel was drained back into the cart to troubleshoot.<\/p>\n\u201cTroubleshooting revealed that two of the three flexhoses were incorrectly connected to the Tilt system. No fuel was loaded into the Tilt system. The hoses were disconnected, and reconnected to the Rock system.<\/p>\n
\u201cNew IPR to APU for a minor QD (Quick Disconnect) leak during RH (Right Hand) Tilt system fill. The leak was controlled with an aspirator. Troubleshooting revealed that the leak was due to the side load on the QD.\u201d<\/p>\n
Preparations for Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) began on Monday, ahead of the scheduled test that was to take in Tuesday and Wednesday. However, despite the STS-129 crew arriving at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) today, plans are being looked into that would result in a delay part of the test until November 2-3.<\/p>\n
STS-129 Launch Date Slip:<\/p>\n
The change to the TCDT timeline relates to the slip of STS-129\u2019s opening launch attempt \u2013 which came after the Atlas V rocket launch of Intelsat 14 in the early morning hours of November 14 won priority from the Eastern Range.<\/p>\n
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Opening information relating to the problem with finding space for Atlantis to launch \u2013 due to issues the availability of slots on the Eastern Range were first noted last week by Space Shuttle Manager John Shannon.<\/p>\nGiven the late afternoon launch time of Atlantis on November 12 (4:04P.M.), and 36 to 48 hours necessary to reconfigure the Eastern Range to support the Atlas V, Atlantis has seen her opening attempt slip to November 16. With the Delta IV\u2019s WGS satellite on November 18, only the 16th is available to STS-129 \u2013 with the potential to negotiate the 17th as a second launch day being evaluated.<\/p>\n
The news came after Monday\u2019s Stage Operations Readiness Review (SORR) meeting, which was only able to confirm the 16th as a launch date.<\/p>\n
\u201cRange constraints on either side of the original launch window have closed it tighter. (We) don\u2019t know yet is how many attempts are allowed. Just one try on 11\/16, but the way the range constraints line up, there could be another on 11\/17,\u201d noted the SORR memo.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis launch date does take us to or just over Thanksgiving day. Please make sure that you have enough personnel over the holiday to offer adequate support.\u201d<\/p>\n
With the Soyuz TMA-15 spacecraft (which was launched in May 2009) scheduled to undock from the International Space Station on December 1, and the Soyuz TMA-17 launch of a new three person ISS crew subset slated for December 21, a small window in December could be arranged \u2013 should Atlantis fail to launch on November 16 (and\/or potentially November 17).<\/p>\n
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