**The most comprehensive collection of Shuttle, Ares, Orion and ISS related presentations and mission documentation, plus expansive daily processing documentation and updates are <\/em>available to download on L2<\/em><\/font> **<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n STS-122 L2 Special NOW LIVE. **Click here for sample of L2 menu and content**<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n <\/font>**STS-122 Special: 12 MOD Flight Readiness Review (FRR) Presentations, Baselines and Mission Overviews. 17 Shuttle FRR Presentations. Payload Presentations and vast amounts of live, uploaded images and presentations. Installation Movies (several) \u2013 already 900 megabytes strong** **LIVE news updates on Atlantis STS-122 Pad Processing**<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n <\/u><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Spaceflight (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/p>\n<\/p>\n **LIVE news updates on Endeavour STS-123 Processing**<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n **Click here for FRR overview articles: Article 1 \u2013 Article 2**<\/p>\n Article:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n <\/em> <\/p>\n Small amounts of troubleshooting have been carried out on the stack at pad 39A, in what has been an extremely smooth pre-launch flow for Atlantis, leaving managers with only standard notes of interest for discussion at the FRR. <\/p>\n \u2018WLE (Wing Leading Edge) sensors would not communicate with the PGSC (Payload and General Support Computer). The technical community believes the most likely cause may be dead batteries in the sensor side relays,\u2019 noted processing information on the only remaining open item. <\/p>\n \u2018Are troubleshooting problems with WLESS at pad. Laptop is having trouble communicating with system. Team is looking at the legs of the fault tree to determine if problem is with laptop or sensor. There is one path, with the new firmware, where we may have drained the batteries. Cannot get to the batteries at pad. <\/p>\n \u2018Troubleshooting today (Friday) will try to establish direct communication with the sensors by getting better proximity to the sensors thus bypassing the relays.\u2019 <\/p>\n Another issue, when the left OMS pod did not get a crossover oxidizer valve to function during a test Monday, was cleared, following retesting via 10 cycles, from which point it worked perfectly. OPO (Orbiter Project Office) decided to fly as is and changeout during Atlantis\u2019 next flow. <\/p>\n \u2018Discussed the 1-2 crossfeed valve at OPO Tech Tagup. It has been fixed now in terms of the relay. Only one relay was a problem, and even if it were to fail, everyone was happy that it could fly as is,\u2019 added Stand-up\/Integration report information. \u2018Community reached concurrence that there is no issue, even if the problem reoccurs.\u2019<\/p>\n Meanwhile, processing at the pad is on schedule, with the S0007 Launch Countdown Call to Stations scheduled for 1830 local time on Monday. <\/p>\n \u2018EMUs were installed early in the week, and the checkout completed. Completed ordnance installation and are into closeout. Orbiter Aft Closeouts continue and scheduled to be completed on Sunday,\u2019 noted processing information.<\/p>\n \u2018Payload Ground Support Computer (PGSC) testing was performed yesterday. After some troubleshooting, the intermittent communication problem appeared to cease. Engineering evaluation to continue today.LOX\/LH2 Dewpoints and Conditioning was competed yesterday with no issues. Airlock was closed out for flight. <\/p>\n \u2018Hyper\/MPS Pressurization and Closeouts are in work. 1st Stage Press will occur over night today into Saturday morning and 2nd Stage Press will occur 3rd shift Sunday. Payload bay doors were opened yesterday morning for final closeouts and are scheduled to be closed for flight on Monday.\u2019 <\/p>\n Post STS-120 work also spotted a potential problem with antenna cables, which are used as part of the EMU radio system. This has led to extra cables being manifested for the ride uphill with Atlantis. <\/p>\n \u2018Have been doing a lot of on-orbit preps for the coming mission, EVA-11 configurations, resizes, and battery maintenance. Had a late manifest change to STS-122, to add three antenna cables for the EMU radio. Worked with EV to do additional inspections of three antenna cables,\u2019 noted acquired information. <\/p>\n \u2018During the post-flight processing of STS-120 suits, one of the cables came apart. All the suits on orbit and onboard STS-122 have checked out their pre-flight checks. Will have another comm check on-orbit before EVA. Will get some checks on FD2 during EMU checkout. Believe all systems are \u2018Go\u2019. In long-term, will be working a redesign of that cable.\u2019 <\/p>\n Achieving the go ahead to proceed towards a December 6 launch date involved several key elements during the flow, starting with the mitigation plan on High Bay use during Solid Rocket Booster stacking in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). <\/p>\n Regardless, work on the ISS was also a constraint for what is a short launch window (December 6-13), following the P6 4B solar array repair, that was carried out during STS-120, moving one of the mission\u2019s spacewalks into the stage between Discovery\u2019s departure and Atlantis\u2019 scheduled arrival. <\/p>\n Expedition 16 ably caught up on the work required to finalize work on Node 2 \u2018Harmony\u2019 \u2013 carried by Discovery \u2013 ahead of Atlantis\u2019 arrival with Columbus. Only one issue was reported during the stage, with a failed leak check on the vestibule between the module and the PMA. <\/p>\n While the cause for the failed leak check is unknown, a second test showed the problem to possibly been related to a sensor, rather than an actual leak. <\/p>\n \u2018ISS did a leak check the night before last on the vestibule, and it didn\u2019t pass. Saw three times what they expected (about four pounds of air per day). This was just one sensor,\u2019 noted Stand-up information. <\/p>\n \u2018Did the same test last night, and this morning they did not see the same pressure expected if it had been leaking. Still is very early. First leak check did not pass, second one did. Unknown why the same leak did not appear.\u2019 <\/p>\n Meanwhile, shuttle manager Wayne Hale once again heaped deserved praise on his workforce, as the program closes in on the fourth launch in a year, for the first time since 2002. <\/p>\n \u2018This is a very exciting time to be involved in this Program. Thanks to everybody for their hard work this year,\u2019 noted the latest Stand-up\/Integration report. <\/p>\n \u2018Back in February 2007, when we had the hailstorm, people weren\u2019t confident we would be able to get flights off this year. Now we are wrapping up four flights this year. This is a credit to all the hard work. <\/p>\n \u2018Mr. Hale asked management to tell all their folks how much he appreciates their work this year. Bouncing back from all that has really burnished the reputation of NASA as a \u2018Can Do!\u2019 organization.<\/p>\n \u2018Next week will be really exciting for us with the launch on Thursday. Many people are traveling down Monday. Are looking forward not only to STS-122, but a great upcoming year.\u2019 **STARLIGHT: NEW STS-117 MISSION REVIEW MUSIC VIDEO** \u2013 STS-118 Mission review video also available.<\/font><\/em><\/font> <\/em><\/font><\/p>\n **ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE: STS-117 MISSION REVIEW MUSIC VIDEO \u2013 AS SEEN BY THE STS-117 CREW!!**<\/font> -. Shuttle Atlantis has been cleared by the Flight Readiness Review (FRR) for her December 6 launch target, at 4:31 p.m. EST. STS-122 will be the fourth mission of 2007 by an agency described by shuttle manager Wayne Hale as a \u201cCan Do!\u201d NASA. 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