**The most comprehensive collection of STS-117 onwards related presentions and mission documentation are <\/em>available to download on L2<\/font><\/em> <\/em>**<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n **LIVE news updates on Atlantis STS-117 VAB Flow**<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n **LIVE news updates on Endeavour STS-118 (LON-318) Processing**<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n **LIVE news updates on Discovery STS-122 (LON-322) Processing**<\/font><\/em><\/font> <\/font>Related documentation on L2<\/font>: Major STS Flight Schedule Changes (New FAWGs) \u2013 March 27 \u2013 NASA White Paper on Manifest Changes \u2013 March 27 \u2013 Shuttle Flight Preparation Status Charts to STS-124. ET Repair Documentation \u2013 from start of March to April \u2013 plus more.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n **Previous articles related to the ET damage events: <\/font><\/em>Article 1<\/em><\/font> \u2013 <\/em><\/font>Article 2<\/em><\/font> \u2013 <\/em><\/font>Article 3<\/em><\/font> \u2013 <\/em><\/font>Article 4<\/em><\/font> \u2013 <\/em><\/font>Article 5<\/em><\/font> \u2013 <\/em><\/font>Article 6<\/em><\/font> \u2013 <\/em><\/font>Article 7<\/em><\/font> \u2013 <\/em><\/font>Article 8<\/em><\/font> \u2013 <\/em><\/font>Article 9<\/em><\/font><\/font><\/font> \u2013 Article 10<\/font><\/font> \u2013 <\/font>Article 11<\/font> \u2013 Article 12<\/font> \u2013 Article 13<\/font> \u2013 Article 14<\/font>**<\/font> Click for <\/em>more screenshots of the damage.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n The meeting, which lasted longer than expected, worked on the rationale of being able to repair ET-124 to within the high standards that would satisfy NASA Safety and NASA Engineering requirements.<\/font> \u2018As of right now we\u2019re going to stick with ET-124. We could get a surprise that would change our opinion, with a launch date of about the second week in June,\u2019 said Shuttle manager Wayne Hale, who also noted that the current target is to rollout Atlantis to the launch pad May 6th. <\/p>\n \u2018We hope the second flight (STS-118) will be sometime in August,\u2019 added Hale, pointing towards two launches in the space of two months. The potential of four flights in 2007 is a possibility, but will depend on STS-117\u2019s eventual launch date and orbiter processing throughout the year.<\/p>\n <\/font><\/p>\n <\/font><\/p>\n <\/font><\/p>\n Work on ET-124 is proceeding well, with the latest update showing that hundreds of holes created by the hail storm have now been filled with replacement foam. However, no \u2018sand and blend\u2019 repairs have taken place at this time.<\/p>\n <\/font> <\/font><\/p>\n Further articles will follow. Please refer to the live update pages on L2 (for NASA presentations, memos, emails and images) and on Atlantis\u2019 section (open to all)<\/em>.<\/font><\/p>\n **INFINITY: 10 minute STS MUSIC VIDEO**<\/font><\/em><\/font> \u2013 **NASASpaceflight.com Job Opportunities**<\/em><\/font><\/em> <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n <\/font><\/em><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" NASA managers have decided to continue repairs on ET-124, as opposed to swapping with ET-117, after engineering analysis showed positive results for being able to complete complex foam repairs on the hail damaged tank. A new launch schedule will be drawn up in six days time, although the earliest launch opportunity for Atlantis will be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41749"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41749"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41749\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nWhile repairs have been taking place on the tank over the past couple of weeks, the \u2018non standard\u2019 areas of repair became the key factor on the decision to continue with the effort inside the VAB (Vehicle Assembly Building) \u2013 or if it would be best to swap with ET-117.<\/font>
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\nET-117, now on dock at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, is primarily set to fly with Endeavour on STS-118. However, the option remained \u2013 and will continue to be on standby \u2013 to swap with ET-124, in order to fly with Atlantis and keep within the June target<\/font>.<\/font>
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\nThe new tank, which arrived at the end of last week, will remain inside its barge until April 16, allowing ET workers at KSC to concentrate on the repair effort on ET-124.<\/p>\n<\/font>**Ride home through the fire and plasma of re-entry with Atlantis on STS-115 \u2013 And now also with Discovery on STS-116 \u2013 TWO Stunning high quality 2hr, 355mb videos \u2013 from deorbit burn to post landing**<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n
\n\u2018Engineering evaluation of each hole to determine desired PDL injection size is being performed prior to Conathane application,\u2019 noted Tuesday\u2019s Launch Ops report. \u2018As of 2300 hrs last night: 210 of 658 items have PDL applied and in cure. Conathane\/PDL application to another 96 items was in work on 3rd shift last night and will continue today.\u2019<\/font>
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\nMeanwhile, both Atlantis and Endeavour are undergoing SSME (Space Shuttle Main Engine) removal, to check for the \u2018RepliSet contamination\u2019 issue which arose last week. The process \u2013 from removal to reinstallation and testing \u2013 will only take a couple of weeks.<\/p>\n<\/font><\/p>\n
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