{"id":41950,"date":"2006-09-07T22:38:45","date_gmt":"2006-09-07T14:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/nasa-to-proceed-with-friday-attempt\/"},"modified":"2006-09-07T22:38:45","modified_gmt":"2006-09-07T14:38:45","slug":"nasa-to-proceed-with-friday-attempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/nasa-to-proceed-with-friday-attempt\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA to proceed with Friday attempt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NASA\u2019s Management Mission Team (MMT) meeting has concluded with the approval to proceed with a launch attempt on Friday for STS-115.  <\/p>\n<p>  There will be one more meeting during the launch countdown, however, pending motor 2 phase analysis. The final Go\/No Go confirmation for Shuttle Atlantis is expected to come after that analysis is presented.\n<\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"129\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"5\" src=\"http:\/\/forum.nasaspaceflight.com\/forums\/get-attachment.asp?action=view&amp;attachmentid=9981\" width=\"600\" align=\"left\" vspace=\"5\" border=\"0\"><\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">**L2 STS-115 Coverage: L-2 and L-1 MMT Notes. ALL related handbooks, from Final Flight Plan to EVA Presentations (550mb of 115 presentations downloadable)**<\/font><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/font><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"125\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"5\" src=\"http:\/\/forum.nasaspaceflight.com\/forums\/get-attachment.asp?action=view&amp;attachmentid=9361\" width=\"125\" align=\"left\" vspace=\"5\" border=\"0\"><\/font><font size=\"2\">**STS-115:&nbsp;MMT Troubleshooting&nbsp;Update Page**<\/font><\/font><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">&nbsp;\u2013 One stop LIVE&nbsp;updates.<\/font><em><br \/><\/em><br \/><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\">KEY EVENTS: (Colour code: <font color=\"#ff0000\">Red \u2018No Go\u2019<\/font> \u2013&nbsp;<font color=\"#00cc00\">Green: \u2018Go\u2019<\/font><\/font><\/font><font color=\"#000000\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">)<\/font><br \/><font color=\"#00ff00\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><em>External Tank&nbsp;<font color=\"#ff0000\"><font color=\"#00ff00\">Weather<\/font> <\/font><font color=\"#ff0000\"><font color=\"#00ff66\">Orbiter<\/font>&nbsp;<\/font><\/em><\/font><\/font><font face=\"Arial\" color=\"#33ff00\" size=\"2\"><em>Range.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><font color=\"#000000\">60-plus presentations from MMT meetings&nbsp;now available, plus 10 new images of FC1, and&nbsp;the \u2018engineering-ly brilliant\u2019 e-mail from STS-93 EGIL Tim North and&nbsp;OVERVIEW FOR MMT.&nbsp; Sept 8 Launch Overview Spreadsheet available.<\/font><br \/><\/font><\/font><br \/><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Key Points\/Newsflashes: Meetings taking place (Central Time): Decision pending. GO for launch \u2013 pending 12am EDT&nbsp;meeting. MMT review article and launch countdown article to follow early AM UK time.<\/p>\n<p><em><u>Main Article<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The test will \u2018analytically verify steady state operations of running H2 motor on 2 phases indefinitely,\u2019 noted a NASA memo. However, Shuttle manager&nbsp;Wayne Hale expects that \u2018small test\u2019 to pass.<\/p>\n<p>The main issue, the phase issue with Fuel Cell 1 \u2013 which is a 30 year old hardware component \u2013&nbsp;has now been classed as acceptable to fly with, although there were some dissenting voices during the MMT.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The team came to the conclusion today that the issues with Fuel Cell number 1 are probably acceptable to fly with,\u2019 noted Hale.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Today we had another fun and interesting MMT meeting \u2013 and if you ever want to see the new NASA compared to the old NASA you should have been over there today. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018There was a chance for everyone to participate, all the data was laid out on the table for everyone to examine, from the top of the agency to the junior engineers. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018We had a vigorous debate and we had many people give their opinions and arguments and at the end of the day when the MMT was polled it was not quite&nbsp;unanimous, but nearly unanimous that we go ahead and attempt to fly.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Target launch time is 11:40:47 EDT. 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