**The most comprehensive collection of Shuttle, Ares, Orion and ISS related presentions and mission documentation, plus expansive daily processing documentation and updates are <\/em>available to download on L2<\/em><\/font> **<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n L2 Members: All documentation used in this article is available to download on the L2 section. Special STS-118 L2 Section NOW LIVE, with breaking processing news and mission documentation.<\/font><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n **LIVE news updates on Atlantis STS-122 Processing**<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n **LIVE news updates on Endeavour STS-118 ROLLOUT**<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n **LIVE news updates on Discovery STS-120 (LON-320) Processing**<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n NASA educational resources (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/p>\n Article: <\/u><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n The damage to ET-117 is minor and unlikely to be an issue, although it is being classed as the first \u2018mishap\u2019 of tank processing in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) \u2013 after a platform was retracted ahead of rollout. <\/p>\n During that process, the platform caused minor scratches to the foam surrounding the Minus-Y and Plus-Y ET Bipod struts. Engineers are carrying out evaluations on the scratches. <\/p>\n Inside the VAB, Shuttle Interface Verification Testing has been completed and Endeavour has been powered up. A long list of IPRs (In Process Reviews) were created over the weekend, mainly relating to electrical issues with the SRBs. <\/p>\n \u2018During Ignition Sep PIC Test, SRB Ignition Fire 1 and Fire 2 failed; could not continue testing Saturday night,\u2019 noted Monday\u2019s processing information on one of the IPRs. \u2018Will try to work this after Stray Voltage tests (completed over Sunday).\u2019 <\/p>\n Other IPRs are deemed no constraint to rollout, while another will be worked at the pad, allowing Endeavour to continue on track with the first launch attempt on August 7.<\/p>\n Endeavour and the STS-118 stack were due to start first motion out of the VAB just after midnight Monday. However, storm activity in the area led to the one day delay.<\/p>\n \u2018Rollout has been cancelled. Stand down due to unfavorable weather, which is predicted to arrive before arrival at pad,\u2019 noted United Space Alliance information.<\/p>\n \u2018Call to stations 6pm tonight. 1st motion 10pm. 4am to 5am arrival at pad Wednesday.\u2019<\/p>\n Preparations for the launch are proceeding on the timeline, with more waves of tankers, filled with LH2, arriving at Pad 39A, ready to be tanked into ET-117 just prior to launch. 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