**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 Special STS-118 L2 Section continues with post flight documentation (over 1,700mb of MMT level documentation already uploaded into the section \u2013 which includes processing memos, mission notes, videos, handbooks, checklists.)<\/p>\n Re-live very special live updates of actual NASA mission notes direct from mission control, allowing you to follow the mission at the same time as NASA, along with real NASA\/USA engineers helping update and explain status live. All totally unavailable anywhere else on the net.<\/p>\n **LIVE news updates on Endeavour STS-118 Post Flight and STS-123 Processing**<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n **LIVE news updates on Atlantis STS-122 Processing**<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n Rocket launch schedules (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/p>\n **LIVE news updates on Discovery STS-120 Processing**<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n Over 1,200mb of Hi Res Extended Launch and Landing video now available to download from L2.<\/p>\n Article:<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n The evaluations were called after a small piece of foam liberated from a bracket on ET-117, 58 seconds into ascent during STS-118, before unluckily bouncing off the aft strut of the tank, bouncing up and causing a gouge in Endeavour\u2019s TPS (Thermal Protection System). <\/p>\n While the Mission Management Team (MMT) concluded that a repair wasn\u2019t required on Endeavour, they ordered inspections of ET-120 \u2013 the next tank set to fly, with Discovery on STS-120. These inspections started this week, including the use of X-Rays. <\/p>\n \u2018Preliminary results on ET-120 LO2 Feedline X-Rays see linear indications in the Super Lightweight Ablative (SLA) insulation on stations 1623, 1377, and 1129 similar to a crack seen on a test article,\u2019 noted processing information on Thursday. \u2018X-Ray of three Locations is complete. X-ray of the final two locations is in work.\u2019<\/p>\n Further meetings took place on Thursday, including what appears to be confirmation that the liberation from ET-117 during STS-118\u2019s ascent is edging towards it being a piece of SLA. <\/p>\n \u2018STS-118\/ET-117 LO2 Feedline Bracket foam loss, at (station) Xt1624 potentially included SLA (~5x higher density material than foam) X-ray of LO2 feedline bracket test article at MAF (Michoud Assembly Facility) showed cracked SLA,\u2019 noted Lockheed Martin information.<\/p>\n \u2018ET Project continuing to evaluate x-rays and re-assessing repair options\/verification requirements. Recommendations to SSP (Space Shuttle Program) planned for 08\/24 (Friday).\u2019<\/p>\n The results will go some way to evaluate the status of ET-120\u2019s mating with the twin SRBs (Solid Rocket Boosters), which was due three days ago. <\/p>\n There is some flexibility in the schedule, with the rollout target \u2013 currently mid September \u2013 slightly earlier than normal, so as to allow the processing of the STS-122 stack inside the VAB (Vehicle Assembly Building).<\/p>\n Late on Thursday, NASA announced that Shuttle manager Wayne Hale will conduct a news telecon at 3pm Central time, to \u2018discuss a review held prior to the mating of the next shuttle mission\u2019s solid rocket booster and external fuel tank.\u2019<\/p>\n The results of this review will be collated on Friday morning.<\/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**<\/font><\/em><\/font> <\/em><\/font><\/p>\n **ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE: BRAND NEW STS-117 MISSION REVIEW MUSIC VIDEO \u2013 AS SEEN BY THE STS-117 CREW!!**<\/font> -. **NASASpaceflight.com Job Opportunities**<\/em><\/font> X-Rays checks on ET-120\u2019s LOX 17 inch Feedline brackets have found \u201clinear indications\u201d or \u201ccrack-like\u201d signatures in the foam \u2013 which will lead to a requirement to trim or even remove and replace the foam on the three brackets. 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\u2018MAF requested X-rays of the ET-120 LO2 feedline support brackets to assess SLA integrity. X-rays of Xt 1129, Xt1377 and Xt1623 complete. Preliminary indicates that \u2018crack-like\u2019 indications are present. \u2018Crack\u2019 signature different than observed on test article bracket. Enhanced analysis in work. X-ray of Xt1871 in work.<\/p>\n
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