**The most comprehensive collection of Shuttle, Ares, Orion and ISS related presentations and mission documentation, plus expansive daily processing documentation and updates are available to download on L2<\/em><\/font> **<\/em><\/font><\/font><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n Extensive STS-120 Special Section on L2 now live, including Flight Plans, Handbooks, Manuals, documentation and presentations. STS-122 to STS-127 documentation already available.<\/p>\n STS-120 L2 Special includes 19 MOD Flight Readiness Review Presentations. Vast information on the strut issue, including large selection of strut repair images from STS-98 and presentations on STS-120 repair effort.<\/p>\n **LIVE news updates on Discovery STS-120 Processing**<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n **LIVE news updates on Endeavour STS-118 Post Flight and STS-123 Processing**<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n Space Shuttle (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/p>\n **LIVE news updates on Atlantis STS-122 Processing**<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n Article:<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n STS-120\/Discovery status<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n With Discovery now confirmed to be rolling out of OPF-3 (Orbiter Processing Facility) around dawn on Sunday morning, STS-120\u2019s ability to launch on October 23 remains tight, but feasible. Had the repairs to the leaky strut on the RH MLG taken the scheduled amount of time, STS-120 would have slipped around five days. <\/p>\n Those repair efforts from United Space Alliance and Goodrich engineers<\/font> earned praise from shuttle manager Wayne Hale, who \u2018was pleased to hear about the progress on the landing gear strut leak.\u2019 <\/p>\n Classing the fast turnaround of the issue as \u2018remarkable,\u2019 Discovery will head to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) on Sunday with one remaining day of contingency in the flow towards the October 23 launch. <\/p>\n \u2018Landing gear strut changeout effort has been remarkable. Goodrich changed strut very quickly,\u2019 noted the latest Shuttle Stand-up\/Integration report. \u2018Lower piston changed, and sent seals to lab. GN2 pressurization completed. Are in middle of 43 hour check; strut not leaking yet. Found damaged brake seal. Logistics is changing brake seal Friday. <\/p>\n \u2018Have plan to roll over Sunday with one margin day. Mr. Hale said it has been great work on the landing gear strut.\u2019<\/p>\n Discovery will soon be placed on the OTS (Orbiter Transport System) for her short journey to the VAB. After a short stay in the transfer aisle, she\u2019ll be hoisted over to High Bay 1 for mating with the awaiting ET-120 and twin Solid Rocket Boosters.<\/p>\n \u2018The orbiter is now scheduled to Rollover this Sunday with a first motion targeted at 0530,\u2019 added processing information. \u2018The current schedule still supports an October 23rd launch date.\u2019<\/p>\n STS-122\/Atlantis status:<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n STS-122 continues to work towards the December 6 launch date, with Atlantis herself working no issues inside OPF-1. The only timeline constraint relates to the stacking of the boosters and ET-125, which will be carried out in High Bay 3 at the same time as Discovery is stacked in the next door High Bay 1. <\/p>\n \u2018Flow in OPF on vehicle is green. Hooking up LH OMS crossfeed; then can resume work on rest of vehicle,\u2019 added the Stand-up. \u2018Getting HB3 ready to accept vehicle, tracking to September 22. MLP rolling in Friday, and plan to start stacking Tuesday. Vehicle flow to December 6 launch date is yellow, but looks doable.\u2019<\/p>\n Other work relates to ET-125, which will undergo a trim on some of its LO2 Feedline Brackets, although this work is not deemed as major, along with one bracket already repaired at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) prior to shipping, due to a crack that was found in its foam.<\/p>\n \u2018Scaffolding going up on ET in test cell for trimming on brackets planned to start next week,\u2019 confirmed processing information. \u2018Scaffolding Installation to support LO2 Feedline Support Bracket Rework and LO2 Ogive Repairs is in work. <\/p>\n \u2018Three levels complete and the remainder completed Friday. STS-122 SRB Stacking. MLP (Mobile Launch Platform) Preps will be in work today following the move of MLP-1 to VAB HB-3.\u2019 <\/p>\n **Book your flight and\/or hotel for STS-120 and\/or STS-122\u2019s launch, call today 1-877-291-0068**<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n Hale summed up the dual processing flow, which would see two launches in six weeks, as on track \u2013 which would allow for four launches in a year for the first time since the loss of Columbia. <\/p>\n \u2018Appears we are back on track for STS-120 launch on October 23 and STS-122 launch on December 6,\u2019 he noted. \u2018This is a busy but great time.\u2019<\/p>\n L2 members<\/font>: All documentation \u2013 from which the above article has quoted snippets \u2013 is available in full in the related L2 sections, updated live.<\/em><\/p>\n **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> -. Following the \u201cremarkable\u201d efforts of engineers working on Discovery\u2019s Right Hand Main Landing Gear Strut this week, NASA have confirmed they are on track to launch two more shuttle missions this year. 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