STS-118 - Space Shuttle Endeavour

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[HiroP]

Oh-oh-oh, da hat jemand wohl was nicht verstanden.
...

Ah...uups.
Wer lesen kann, ist deutlich im Vorteil...

Na ja, war bloß ein generelles Statement meinerseits.

[STS-Chris]

Und dabei ist die Endeavour, glaube ich, mit einer Dienstzeit von 15 Jahren die jüngste der Flotte...

Wird echt Zeit für eine neue Orbiter-Generation...

Oh-oh-oh, da hat jemand wohl was nicht verstanden.

Es geht überhaupt nicht um die Orbiter, sondern um den Externen Tank!!

Übrigens, meiner Meinung nach wird STS-120 fliegen, ob mit dem Tank im jetzigen Zustand oder modifiziert, aber STS-118 war mit Sicherheit nicht der letzte Shuttle-Flug.

[Dax]

Tja wenns dumm läuft war das sogar das letzte SpaceShuttle das geflogen ist.
Die Nasa hat wiedermal gesagt sie wolle erst dann wieder starten wenn das Problem mit den abfliegenden Teilen unter kontrolle ist.

Offensichtlich bekommen sie das aber nicht in den Griff, denn das haben sie auch schon nach der Columbia Katastrophe gesagt und seit dem ist bei jedem Start was abgebröckelt.

Hoffen wir das beste!

Sagt wer? Auf der NASA-Seite steht eigentlich, dass STS-120 wie geplant starten wird.

[HiroP]

Und dabei ist die Endeavour, glaube ich, mit einer Dienstzeit von 15 Jahren die jüngste der Flotte...

Wird echt Zeit für eine neue Orbiter-Generation...

[Steve Coal]

Tja wenns dumm läuft war das sogar das letzte SpaceShuttle das geflogen ist.
Die Nasa hat wiedermal gesagt sie wolle erst dann wieder starten wenn das Problem mit den abfliegenden Teilen unter kontrolle ist.

Offensichtlich bekommen sie das aber nicht in den Griff, denn das haben sie auch schon nach der Columbia Katastrophe gesagt und seit dem ist bei jedem Start was abgebröckelt.

Hoffen wir das beste!

[STS-Chris]

STS-118 Endeavour


Loch im Hitzeschild vergrößerte sich bei Landung

22. August 2007

Der Schaden am Hitzeschild des Shuttles hat sich bei der Rückkehr zur
Erde etwas vergrößert. Offenbar wurde die darunterliegende
Aluminiumkonstruktion aber nicht beschädigt. Die Astronauten bestaunten
das Loch. Experten wollen die "Endeavour" nun genauer Untersuchen.

Cape Canaveral - "Gratulation und willkommen zu Hause", begrüßte Ex-Astronaut Chris Ferguson von der Nasa-Bodenzentrale aus die fünf Männer und zwei Frauen an Bord des Shuttles "Endeavour". Die Raumfähre war am Dienstagabend um 18.32 Uhr Uhr MESZ im Kennedy Space Center in Florida gelandet.

Die Rückkehr der sieben Astronauten war mit besonderer Spannung erwartet worden, nachdem sich beim Start der Raumfähre ein Stück Isolierschaumstoff oder Eis vom Außentank gelöst und zwei Hitzekacheln am Unterboden beschädigt hatte. Die Nasa sah sich nach der Landung in ihrer Einschätzung bestätigt, dass eine Reparatur im Weltall nicht notwendig gewesen sei. Die beschädigte Stelle sei beim Wiedereintritt in die Atmosphäre nicht extrem heiß geworden, sagte Nasa-Vizedirektor Bill Gerstenmaier. Das Loch in den beiden Kacheln habe sich jedoch etwas vergrößert.

Durch die extremen Reibungskräfte herrschen nach Angaben der US-Weltraumbehörde beim Eintritt in die Atmosphäre Temperaturen von stellenweise mehr als 1000 Grad Celsius. Ein Schaden am Hitzeschild hatte am 1. Februar 2003 zum Auseinanderbrechen der "Columbia" geführt. Dabei kamen alle sieben Astronauten ums Leben.

Astronauten inspizierten Schäden

Die nicht einmal zehn Zentimeter lange Furche im Hitzeschild der "Endeavour" befindet sich glücklicherweise an einer Stelle nahe des Rumpfs, an der die Temperaturen nicht über 200 Grad Celsius steigen, wie Nasa-Experten vor der Landung berechnet hatten. Deshalb hielten sie eine Landung auch ohne Reparatur im All für unproblematisch.

Nach einer ersten medizinischen Untersuchung umrundeten sechs der sieben Besatzungsmitglieder als Dankes-Ritual die Raumfähre zu Fuß. Die 55 Jahre alte Astronautin Barbara Morgan, die als erste Lehrerin ins Weltall geflogen war, wurde noch medizinisch behandelt.

Die Astronauten inspizierten auch die Unterseite des rund hundert Tonnen schweren Gefährts, um sich selbst ein Bild von dem Schaden am Hitzeschild zu machen. Kommandant Scott Kelly zeigte sich fast schon enttäuscht von dem Riss: "Wir wussten, wie er aussieht. Wir kannten die Größe. Aber wenn man ihn sieht, wirkt er eher klein."

Bei der Nasa hofft man nun, dass das Problem von herabfallendem Isolierschaum und von sich lösendem Eis durch einen neuen Außentank gelöst werden kann, der statt Aluminiumträgern solche aus Titan nutzt. Möglicherweise spielt auch die seit dem "Columbia"-Unglück um eine Stunde vorgezogene Betankung eine Rolle. Mit diesem Schritt wollten die Techniker zusätzliche Zeit gewinnen, um nach sich bildenden Eisbrocken zu suchen. Durch die frühere Betankung könnte sich aber auch zusätzliches Eis bilden, das nicht entdeckt wird. Bislang steht nicht fest, ob herabfallender Isolierschaum oder Eis das Loch in die Hitzekacheln der "Endeavour" geschlagen hat.

hda/AP/dpa

Quelle: spiegel.de



Image Gallery


KSC-07PD-2315 (21 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
With landing wheels down, Endeavour glides toward a landing on runway
15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center after traveling nearly 5.3 million
miles on mission STS-118.


KSC-07PP-2353 (21 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Under a blue sky washed with clouds, Endeavour has wheels down for a
landing on runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.


KSC-07PP-2350 (21 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Seen from behind, Endeavour is ready to touch down on runway 15 at
NASA's Kennedy Space Center.


KSC-07PD-2320 (21 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Endeavour passes the air traffic control tower (left) next to the Shuttle
Landing Facility as it touches down on runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy
Space Center after traveling nearly 5.3 million miles on mission STS-118.
Behind Endeavour is the Vehicle Assembly Building.


KSC-07PD-2312 (21 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Endeavour rolls down runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center after
traveling nearly 5.3 million miles on mission STS-118. On the horizon is
Launch Pad 39B.


KSC-07PD-2326 (21 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Endeavour touches down on runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center
as after traveling nearly 5.3 million miles on mission STS-118. The Space
Shuttle Endeavour crew, led by Commander Scott Kelly, completes a
13-day mission to the International Space Station. The STS-118 mission
began Aug. 8 and installed a new gyroscope, an external spare parts
platform and another truss segment to the expanding station. Endeavour's
main gear touched down at 12:32:16 p.m. EDT.


KSC-07PP-2358 (21 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
With drag chute sailing behind, Endeavour rolls down runway 15 at NASA's
Kennedy Space Center. Nose gear touchdown was at 12:32:29 p.m. and
wheel stop was at 12:33:20 p.m. Endeavour landed on orbit 201. STS-118
was the 119th space shuttle flight, the 22nd flight to the station, the 20th
flight for Endeavour and the second of four missions planned for 2007.
This was the 65th landing of an orbiter at Kennedy.
Photo credit: NASA/Chuck Tintera


KSC-07PD-2333 (21 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
On the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, officials
gather to look for damaged tiles on the underside of Endeavour, just
returned from mission STS-118.


KSC-07PD-2305 (21 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
This is a view of the underside of Endeavour taken after its landing on
runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The damage to the tiles
occurred from a piece of foam on the external tank during launch of Space
Shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-118 on Aug. 8. After extensive
engineering analysis of such images and testing on the ground, the Mission
Management Team decided the tile did not pose a risk to the crew during
re-entry.


KSC-07PD-2344 (21 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Concluding their successful return to Earth on mission STS-118, the
STS-118 crew pose for a photo alongside Endeavour after checking out
the orbiter. From left are Mission Specialists Dave Williams, Rick
Mastracchio, Tracy Caldwell and Alvin Drew, Commander Scott Kelly and
Pilot Charlie Hobaugh. Not pictures is Mission Specialist Barbara R.
Morgan. On the mission, the crew installed a new gyroscope, an external
spare parts platform and another truss segment to the expanding station.


Quelle: NASA/Kennedy Space Center



Video Gallery

STS-118 - Endeavour/ISS Farewell Ceremony (Sat 18 August 2007) ... 14.4 MB

STS-118 - Mission Status Briefing Day 11 (Sat 18 August 2007) ... 74.6 MB

STS-118 - Flight Day 11 Highlights (EVA 4) (Sat 18 August 2007) ... 83.2 MB

STS-118 - Endeavour/ISS Undocking (Sun 19 August 2007) ... 17.2 MB

STS-118 - Flight Day 12 Highlights (Sun 19 August 2007) ... 33.6 MB

STS-118 - Flight Day 13 Highlights (Mon 20 August 2007) ... 45.7 MB

STS-118 - Landing at KSC (Tue 21 August 2007) ... 17.2 MB

STS-118 - Landing Replays (Tue 21 August 2007) ... 59.3 MB

STS-118 - ISS External Camera Views of Hurricane Dean (Tue 21 August 2007) ... 31.9 MB

STS-118 - Post-Landing News Conference (Tue 21 August 2007) ... 87.1 MB

STS-118 - Entry Flight Control Team Video Replay (Tue 21 August 2007) ... 17.9 MB

STS-118 - Crew Post-Landing News Conference (Tue 21 August 2007) ... 50.0 MB


Quelle: space-multimedia.nl.eu.org / NASA TV



Audio Gallery

Flight Day 11
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 11 --
'Learn to Fly' by the Foo Fighters played for
Mission Specialist Alvin Drew. (1.1 M) MP3

Flight Day 12
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 12 --
'Teacher, Teacher' by .38 Special played for
Mission Specialist Barbara Morgan. (0.8 M) MP3

Flight Day 13
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 13 --
'Flying' by the Long John Baldry Trio played for
Mission Specialist Dave Williams. (1.6 M) MP3

Flight Day 14
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 14 --
'Homeward Bound' by Simon and Garfunkel played for
the entire STS-118 crew. (0.9 M) MP3


Quelle: spaceflight.nasa.gov



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[STS-Chris]

STS-118 Endeavour


Image Gallery


S118-E-09191 (18 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Astronaut Charlie Hobaugh (left), STS-118 pilot, and cosmonaut Fyodor N.
Yurchikhin, Expedition 15 commander representing Russia's Federal Space
Agency, enjoy a light moment during a farewell ceremony in the Zvezda
Service Module of the International Space Station. Hatches were closed
between the station and Space Shuttle Endeavour at 4:10 p.m. on Aug. 18.


S118-E-09265 (18 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Astronauts Barbara R. Morgan (left) and Tracy Caldwell, both STS-118
mission specialists, pose with a photo of astronauts Clay Anderson and
Sunita Williams, both Expedition 15 flight engineers, near a hatch on the
International Space Station while Space Shuttle Endeavour remains
docked with the station.


S118-E-09279 (18 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Astronaut Scott Kelly, STS-118 commander, looks over procedures
checklists on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Endeavour during flight
day 11 activities.


S118-E-09283 (18 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Canadian Space Agency's astronaut Dave Williams (right), and astronaut
Rick Mastracchio (left), both STS-118 mission specialists, along with
Charlie Hobaugh (left, partially out of frame), pilot, work on the middeck
of Space Shuttle Endeavour as the crew prepares for their return home.
Hatches were closed between the International Space Station and
Endeavour at 4:10 p.m. on Aug. 18.


S118-E-09301 (18 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Astronauts Charlie Hobaugh (left), STS-118 pilot; Tracy Caldwell and
Canadian Space Agency's Dave Williams, both mission specialists, work on
the middeck as the crew makes preparations for their return home.
Hatches were closed between the International Space Station and Space
Shuttle Endeavour at 4:10 p.m. on Aug. 18.


S118-E-09416 (19 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Backdropped by a blue and white Earth, the International Space Station
moves away from Space Shuttle Endeavour. Earlier the STS-118 and
Expedition 15 crews concluded nearly nine days of cooperative work
onboard the shuttle and station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred
at 6:56 a.m. (CDT) on Aug. 19, 2007.


S118-E-09435 (19 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Backdropped by a blue Earth, the International Space Station moves away
from Space Shuttle Endeavour. Earlier the STS-118 and Expedition 15
crews concluded nearly nine days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle
and station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 6:56 a.m. (CDT)
on Aug. 19, 2007.


S118-E-09448 (19 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Backdropped by a colorful Earth, the International Space Station moves
away from Space Shuttle Endeavour. Earlier the STS-118 and Expedition
15 crews concluded nearly nine days of cooperative work onboard the
shuttle and station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 6:56 a.m.
(CDT) on Aug. 19, 2007.


S118-E-09467 (19 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Backdropped by Earth's horizon and the blackness of space, the
International Space Station appears to be very small as it moves away
from Space Shuttle Endeavour. Earlier the STS-118 and Expedition 15
crews concluded nearly nine days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle
and station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 6:56 a.m. (CDT)
on Aug. 19, 2007. The lower portion of Italy is visible at left.


Quelle: spaceflight.nasa.gov



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[STS-Chris]

STS-118 Endeavour

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Hurrikan "Dean" zwingt Raumfähre zu früher Heimreise

18. August 2007

Der im Atlantik heranziehende Hurrikan "Dean" setzt die
US-Weltraumbehörde Nasa unter Zeitdruck. Die Raumfähre "Endeavour"
wird wegen des Wirbelsturms bereits einen Tag früher als geplant die
Heimreise zur Erde antreten. Schon beim letzten Außeneinsatz mussten
sich die Astronauten beeilen.

Washington - Die Raumfähre "Endeavour" wird wegen des
auf die USA zusteuernden Hurrikans "Dean" bereits am Dienstag zur Erde zurückkehren, einen Tag früher als vorgesehen. Das gab die US-Raumfahrtbehörde Nasa heute in Cape Canaveral in Florida bekannt. Wegen der geänderten Flugplanungen wurde der vierte letzte Außenbordeinsatz an der Internationalen Weltraumstation ISS vor der Rückkehr der "Endeavour" zur Erde heute um fast zwei auf fünf Stunden verkürzt. Dies war notwendig, weil die Verbindungsluken zwischen Shuttle und Weltraumstation noch im Laufe des Tages geschlossen werden.




Infrared Satellite Image


"Dean" wütete heute als starker Hurrikan der Kategorie 4 in der Karibik. Sollte "Dean" nach Texas kommen, könnte er die Nasa zur Evakuierung des Kontrollzentrums in Houston zwingen, sagte ein Nasa-Sprecher. Von dort wird die Shuttle-Mission gesteuert. Die Zentrale müsste dann vorübergehend nach Cape Canaveral in Florida verlegt werden und wäre in ihrer Arbeit eingeschränkt.

Die Astronauten Dave Williams und Clay Anderson konnten während ihres verkürzten Außenbordeinsatzes in 344 Kilometern Höhe über der Karibik das Auge des Hurrikans "Dean" sehen. Nach drei Stunden des fünfstündigen Einsatzes ertönte plötzlich ein Feueralarmsignal in der Raumstation. Das Kontrollzentrum in Houston gab jedoch rasch Entwarnung - es handelte sich um einen Fehlalarm. Bereits vor einigen Wochen hatte es schon einmal falschen Feueralarm auf der Station gegeben.


Quelle: spiegel.de



Image Gallery


S118-E-07111 (14 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Backdropped by a colorful Earth, the Space Shuttle Endeavour's Remote
Manipulator System (RMS) robotic arm moves an external stowage
platform (ESP-3) for a hand-off to the station's robotic arm (out of frame)
while docked with the International Space Station. Astronauts Tracy
Caldwell and Barbara R. Morgan, both STS-118 mission specialists, were
inside at Endeavour's controls as the shuttle's robotic arm lifted the
storage platform from the cargo bay to hand it over to the station's robotic
arm, also known as Canadarm2. Astronauts Charlie Hobaugh, pilot, and
Clay Anderson, Expedition 15 flight engineer, then used Canadarm2 to
attach the 13-by-7-foot platform to the station's Port 3 truss.


S118-E-07190 (14 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Astronaut Dave Williams, STS-118 mission specialist representing the
Canadian Space Agency, watches a bubble float freely, after having
squeezed it from his beverage container, on the middeck of Space Shuttle
Endeavour while docked with the International Space Station.


ISS015-E-22539 (15 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Astronaut Rick Mastracchio, STS-118 mission specialist, participates in the
mission's third planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as
construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station.
During the 5-hour, 28-minute spacewalk, Mastracchio and astronaut Clay
Anderson (out of frame), Expedition 15 flight engineer, relocated the
S-Band Antenna Sub-Assembly from Port 6 (P6) to Port 1 (P1) truss,
installed a new transponder on P1 and retrieved the P6 transponder.


ISS015-E-22574 (15 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Backdropped by a blue and white Earth and the blackness of space, Space
Shuttle Endeavour, docked to the Destiny laboratory of the International
Space Station, is featured in this image photographed by a crewmember
during the STS-118 mission's third planned session of extravehicular
activity (EVA). The shuttle's Canadian-built Remote Manipulator System
(RMS) robotic arm and station's Canadarm2 are also featured in the
scene. The SPACEHAB pressurized logistics module is visible in
Endeavour's payload bay.


S118-E-07326 (15 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Astronaut Clay Anderson, Expedition 15 flight engineer, participates in the
mission's third planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as
construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station.
During the 5-hour, 28-minute spacewalk, Anderson and astronaut Rick
Mastracchio (out of frame), STS-118 mission specialist, relocated the
S-Band Antenna Sub-Assembly from Port 6 (P6) to Port 1 (P1) truss,
installed a new transponder on P1 and retrieved the P6 transponder. The
blackness of space and Earth's horizon provide the backdrop for the
scene.


ISS015-E-22822 (16 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Cosmonauts Fyodor N. Yurchikhin (right) and Oleg V. Kotov, Expedition 15
commander and flight engineer, respectively, representing Russia's
Federal Space Agency, are photographed on the middeck of Space Shuttle
Endeavour while docked with the International Space Station.


ISS015-E-23031 (17 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
The Expedition 15 and STS-118 crewmembers assemble in the Destiny
laboratory on the International Space Station to greet and answer
questions from news media representatives on the ground. ISS
crewmembers on the front row, from the left: astronaut Clayton C.
Anderson, flight engineer; along with cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikhin,
commander; and Oleg Kotov, flight engineer, both with Russia's Federal
Space Agency. STS-118 crew members on the middle row, from the left:
astronauts Alvin Drew, Barbara R. Morgan and the Canadian Space
Agency's Dave Williams, all mission specialists, along with Scott Kelly,
commander. STS-118 crewmembers on the back row, from the left:
astronaut Charlie Hobaugh, pilot, along with astronauts Rick Mastracchio
and Tracy Caldwell, both mission specialists.


Quelle: spaceflight.nasa.gov



Video Gallery

STS-118 - Flight Day 1 Highlights (Wed 8 August 2007) ... 45.7 MB

STS-118 - Flight Day 2 Highlights (Thu 9 August 2007) ... 46.6 MB

STS-118 - Flight Day 3 Highlights (Fri 10 August 2007) ... 88.3 MB

STS-118 - Flight Day 4 Highlights (EVA 1) (Sat 11 August 2007) ... 79.6 MB

STS-118 - Flight Day 5 Highlights (Sun 12 August 2007) ... 55.4 MB

STS-118 - Flight Day 6 Highlights (EVA 2) (Mon 13 August 2007) ... 86.9 MB

STS-118 - Flight Day 7 Highlights (Tue 14 August 2007) ... 108 MB

STS-118 - Flight Day 8 Highlights (EVA 3) (Wed 15 August 2007) ... 76.2 MB

STS-118 - Flight Day 9 Highlights (Thu 16 August 2007) ... 75.9 MB

STS-118 - Flight Day 10 Highlights (Fri 17 August 2007) ... 106 MB

STS-118 - Mission Status Briefing Day 11 (Sat 18 August 2007) ... 74.6 MB

STS-118 - Flight Day 11 Highlights (EVA 4) (Sat 18 August 2007) ... 83.2 MB


Quelle: space-multimedia.nl.eu.org / NASA TV



Audio Gallery

Flight Day 2
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 2 --
'Where My Heart Will Take Me' by Russell Watson played for
Mission Specialist Richard Mastracchio. (0.9 M) MP3

Flight Day 3
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 3 --
'Mr. Blue Sky' by Electric Light Orchestra played for
Commander Scott Kelly. (0.8 M) MP3

Flight Day 4
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 4 --
'Gravity' by John Mayer played for
Pilot Charlie Hobaugh. (0.9 M) MP3

Flight Day 5
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 5 --
'Up!' by Shania Twain played for
Mission Specialist Dave Williams. (1.2 M) MP3

Flight Day 6
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 6 --
'Outta Space' by Billy Preston played for
Mission Specialist Alvin Drew. (0.5 M) MP3

Flight Day 7
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 7 --
'Happy Birthday' performed by Mission Specialist Tracy Caldwell's nieces
and nephews and played for Caldwell. (0.9 M) MP3

Flight Day 8
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 8 --
'Good Morning World' performed by Mission Specialist
Barabara Morgan's son Adam and played for Morgan. (0.9 M) MP3

Flight Day 9
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 9 --
'Times Like These' by the Foo Fighters played for
Mission Specialist Rick Mastracchio. (0.6 M) MP3

Flight Day 10
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 10 --
'Black Horse and the Cherry Tree' by KT Tunstall played for
Mission Specialist Tracy Caldwell. (0.8 M) MP3

Flight Day 11
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 11 --
'Learn to Fly' by the Foo Fighters played for
Mission Specialist Alvin Drew. (1.1 M) MP3


Quelle: spaceflight.nasa.gov



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EDIT (autom. Beitragszusammenführung) :
STS-Chris schrieb nach 7 Stunden, 59 Minuten und 44 Sekunden:

STS-118 Endeavour



NASA TV Schedule (REV P - Aug. 19)


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Next Events

Sun 19 August 2007
9:00 p.m. EDT (03:00 CEST, Mon 20)
Flight Day 12 Highlights (NASA TV)

Mon 20 August 2007
4:36 a.m. EDT (10:36 CEST)
Endeavour Crew Wake-up (begins FD 13)

9:26 a.m. EDT (15:26 CEST)
Crew Deorbit Preparation Briefing

2:30 p.m. EDT (20:30 CEST)
Mission Status Briefing Day 13

5:00 p.m. EDT (23:00 CEST)
Post-MMT Briefing

8:36 p.m. EDT (02:36 CEST, Tue 21)
Endeavour Crew Sleep begins

9:00 p.m. EDT (03:00 CEST, Tue 21)
Flight Day 13 Highlights (NASA TV)


EDT = Eastern Daylight Time (Cape Canaveral, Florida)
CEST = Central European Summer Time

All times could change at short notice.
Changes are indicated in red.



Image Gallery


S118-E-07701 (17 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Astronaut Tracy Caldwell, on the mid deck of the Space Shuttle
Endeavour, brushes her hair as she prepares to participate in the shuttle
crew's supply transfer chores. Tomorrow the mission specialist is
scheduled to orchestrate the intravehicular support for the crew's final
spacewalk, a role she has filled on three previous occasions on this her
first space flight.


S118-E-07813 (17 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Astronaut Barbara R. Morgan, mission specialist, is surrounded by supplies
in SPACEHAB, located in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
Supply transfer was one of the main activities on the agenda Aug. 17 for
the STS-118 crewmembers, who learned their anticipated departure from
the International Space Station will come a day earlier due to possible
weather issues back home.


S118-E-07918 (18 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
A still photo close-up of the eye of Category 4 Hurricane Dean.
Crewmembers on the Space Shuttle Endeavour captured this image
around Noon CDT of Hurricane Dean in the Caribbean. At the time the
shuttle and International Space Station passed overhead, the Category 4
storm was moving westerly at 17 mph nearing Jamaica carrying sustained
winds of 150 mph.


S118-E-07920 (18 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Crewmembers on the Space Shuttle Endeavour captured this image
around Noon CDT of Hurricane Dean in the Caribbean. At the time the
shuttle and International Space Station passed overhead, the Category 4
storm was moving westerly at 17 mph nearing Jamaica carrying sustained
winds of 150 mph.


S118-E-07937 (18 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Crewmembers on the Space Shuttle Endeavour captured this image
around Noon CDT of Hurricane Dean in the Caribbean. At the time the
shuttle and International Space Station passed overhead, the Category 4
storm was moving westerly at 17 mph nearing Jamaica carrying sustained
winds of 150 mph.


Quelle: spaceflight.nasa.gov



Video Gallery

STS-118 - Flight Day 8 Highlights (EVA 3) (Wed 15 August 2007) ... 76.2 MB

STS-118 - Flight Day 9 Highlights (Thu 16 August 2007) ... 75.9 MB

STS-118 - Flight Day 10 Highlights (Fri 17 August 2007) ... 106 MB

STS-118 - Endeavour/ISS Farewell Ceremony (Sat 18 August 2007) ... 14.4 MB

STS-118 - Mission Status Briefing Day 11 (Sat 18 August 2007) ... 74.6 MB

STS-118 - Flight Day 11 Highlights (EVA 4) (Sat 18 August 2007) ... 83.2 MB

STS-118 - Endeavour/ISS Undocking (Sun 19 August 2007) ... 17.2 MB


Quelle: space-multimedia.nl.eu.org / NASA TV



Audio Gallery

Flight Day 8
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 8 --
'Good Morning World' performed by Mission Specialist
Barabara Morgan's son Adam and played for Morgan. (0.9 M) MP3

Flight Day 9
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 9 --
'Times Like These' by the Foo Fighters played for
Mission Specialist Rick Mastracchio. (0.6 M) MP3

Flight Day 10
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 10 --
'Black Horse and the Cherry Tree' by KT Tunstall played for
Mission Specialist Tracy Caldwell. (0.8 M) MP3

Flight Day 11
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 11 --
'Learn to Fly' by the Foo Fighters played for
Mission Specialist Alvin Drew. (1.1 M) MP3

Flight Day 12
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 12 --
'Teacher, Teacher' by .38 Special played for
Mission Specialist Barbara Morgan. (0.8 M) MP3


Quelle: spaceflight.nasa.gov



NASA TV
STS-118 (NASA)
STS-118 (Wikipedia)
Integrated Truss Structure S5 (Wikipedia)

[STS-Chris]

STS-118 Endeavour

NASA TV Schedule (REV N - Aug. 16)


NASA TV (update every 60 seconds) and the STS-118 crew



Next Events

Fri 17 August 2007
10:00 p.m. EDT (04:00 CEST, Sat 18)
Flight Day 10 Highlights (NASA TV)

Sat 18 August 2007
3:30 a.m. EDT (09:30 CEST)
ISS Flight Director Update Day 10 (NASA TV)

Sat 18 August 2007
10:01 a.m. EDT (16:01 CEST)
EVA 4 begins

Sat 18 August 2007
4:31 p.m. EDT (22:31 CEST)
EVA 4 ends


EDT = Eastern Daylight Time (Cape Canaveral, Florida)
CEST = Central European Summer Time

All times could change at short notice.
Changes are indicated in red.



Keine "Endeavour"-Reparatur im All

17. August 2007

Der US-Shuttle wird mit beschädigtem Hitzeschild zur Erde
zurückkehren. Die US-Raumfahrtbehörde Nasa beschloss: Der Schaden
vom Start stellt kein Risiko dar, im All repariert werden muss er nicht.
Einstimmig war dieser Beschluss aber nicht.

Houston - Die Nasa hat sich gegen eine Reparatur des Hitzeschildes der Raumfähre "Endeavour" entschieden. Die riskante Reparatur im All sei nicht notwendig, teilte die US-Raumfahrtbehörde am Donnerstag (Ortszeit) mit. Eine Woche lang hatten die Experten am Boden über den kleinen Schaden am Hitzeschild gegrübelt. "Er stellt kein Risiko für die Besatzung dar, und wir erwarten nicht, dass er irgendeinen Schaden an der Struktur der Fähre verursachen wird", sagte Nasa-Manager John Shannon jetzt.

Der Riss hat nach Angaben der US-Raumfahrtbehörde Nasa eine Größe von knapp neun Zentimetern mal fünf Zentimetern. Am Hitzeschild des Shuttles hatte beim Start der Mission zur Internationalen Raumstation ISS vor einer Woche ein Stück Isolierschaum Teile zweier Kacheln aus dem Hitzeschild gerissen.

Nasa-Missionschef John Shannon hatte sich bereits am Mittwoch optimistisch gezeigt, dass eine Reparatur wohl nicht nötig sein werde. Die Entscheidung war wegen fehlender Testergebnisse jedoch zunächst vertagt worden. Die "Endeavour" soll mit ihren sieben Astronauten am kommenden Mittwoch zur Erde zurückkehren.

Eine Reparatur im All hätte bedeutet, dass zwei Astronauten ins All ausgestiegen und das Loch im Hitzeschild mit einer hitzebeständigen Paste füllen würden. Technisch wäre das möglich: Die Raumfahrer könnten sich mit dem Roboterarm des Shuttles genau zur schadhaften Stelle hieven lassen. Shannon sagte, dass Nasa-Experten ausgiebige Tests mit Modellen der schadhaften Kacheln durchgeführt haben. Die Entscheidung sei allerdings nicht einstimmig gefallen.


Erste Schulstunde im All

Unterdessen hat die frühere Lehrerin Barbara Morgan eine jahrzehntealte Idee in die Tat umgesetzt: Die 55-jährige Astronautin gab Schülern aus ihrem US-Heimatstaat Idaho am Dienstag von der ISS aus eine Unterrichtsstunde. 25 Minuten lang beantwortete sie Fragen der Kinder wie zum Beispiel "Wie schnell fliegt ein Baseball im Weltall?" oder "Wie trinkt man in der Schwerelosigkeit?". Die erste Schulstunde im All war bereits 1986 angesetzt gewesen. Die US-Raumfähre "Challenger" mit der Lehrerin Christa McAuliffe und sechs weiteren Menschen an Bord verunglückte jedoch. Morgan, die seit 1998 Astronautin ist, hatte bei der Katastrophe als Ersatzfrau bereitgestanden.

In der von der Nasa live übertragenen Schulstunde machten Morgan und drei ihrer Astronauten-Kollegen praktische Demonstrationen. Aus einer Trinkflasche ließen sie zum Beispiel Tropfen einer roten Flüssigkeit kurz durch die ISS fliegen und schluckten sie dann rasch herunter. Auf die Frage, wie sie sich im All fit halte, packte Morgan zwei Kollegen und hob sie hoch.


Quelle: spiegel.de



Image Gallery


S118-E-06891 (12 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
The docked Soyuz 14 (TMA-10) (foreground) and Progress 26 resupply
vehicle are featured in this image photographed by a STS-118
crewmember from a window on the International Space Station while
Space Shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station. The blackness
of space and a blue and white Earth provide the backdrop for the scene.


ISS015-E-22323 (13 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Backdropped by the blackness of space and Earth's horizon, Space Shuttle
Endeavour's orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods and vertical
stabilizer are featured in this image photographed by a crewmember while
docked with the International Space Station during STS-118 flight day six
activities.


ISS015-E-22364 (13 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Astronaut Dave Williams, STS-118 mission specialist representing the
Canadian Space Agency, participates in the mission's second planned
session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance
continue on the International Space Station. During the 6-hour, 28-minute
spacewalk, Williams and astronaut Rick Mastracchio (out of frame),
mission specialist, removed a faulty control moment gyroscope (CMG-3)
and installed a new CMG into the station's Z1 truss. The failed CMG will
remain at its temporary stowage location on the station's exterior until it is
returned to Earth on a later shuttle mission. The new gyroscope is one of
four CMGs that are used to control the station's attitude in orbit.


ISS015-E-22410 (13 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Backdropped by a blue and white Earth, a Materials International Space
Station Experiment (MISSE) on the exterior of the station is featured in
this image photographed by a crewmember during the STS-118 mission's
second planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA). MISSE collects
information on how different materials weather in the environment of
space.


S118-E-06968 (13 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Astronaut Rick Mastracchio, STS-118 mission specialist, participates in the
mission's second planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as
construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station.
During the 6-hour, 28-minute spacewalk, Mastracchio and astronaut Dave
Williams (out of frame), mission specialist representing the Canadian
Space Agency, removed a faulty control moment gyroscope (CMG-3) and
installed a new CMG into the station's Z1 truss. The failed CMG will remain
at its temporary stowage location on the station's exterior until it is
returned to Earth on a later shuttle mission. The new gyroscope is one of
four CMGs that are used to control the station's attitude in orbit.


S118-E-06984 (13 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
While anchored to the foot restraint on the Canadarm2, astronaut Dave
Williams, STS-118 mission specialist representing the Canadian Space
Agency, participates in the mission's second planned session of
extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on
the International Space Station. During the 6-hour, 28-minute spacewalk,
Williams and astronaut Rick Mastracchio (out of frame), mission specialist,
removed a faulty control moment gyroscope (CMG-3) and installed a new
CMG into the station's Z1 truss. The failed CMG will remain at its
temporary stowage location on the station's exterior until it is returned to
Earth on a later shuttle mission. The new gyroscope is one of four CMGs
that are used to control the station's attitude in orbit.


S118-E-06998 (13 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
While anchored to the foot restraint on the Canadarm2, astronaut Dave
Williams, STS-118 mission specialist representing the Canadian Space
Agency, participates in the mission's second planned session of
extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on
the International Space Station. During the 6-hour, 28-minute spacewalk,
Williams and astronaut Rick Mastracchio (out of frame), mission specialist,
removed a faulty control moment gyroscope (CMG-3) and installed a new
CMG into the station's Z1 truss. The failed CMG will remain at its
temporary stowage location on the station's exterior until it is returned to
Earth on a later shuttle mission. The new gyroscope is one of four CMGs
that are used to control the station's attitude in orbit.


S118-E-07019 (13 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Astronaut Rick Mastracchio, STS-118 mission specialist, participates in the
mission's second planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as
construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station.
During the 6-hour, 28-minute spacewalk, Mastracchio and astronaut Dave
Williams (out of frame), mission specialist representing the Canadian
Space Agency, removed a faulty control moment gyroscope (CMG-3) and
installed a new CMG into the station's Z1 truss. The failed CMG will remain
at its temporary stowage location on the station's exterior until it is
returned to Earth on a later shuttle mission. The new gyroscope is one of
four CMGs that are used to control the station's attitude in orbit.


Quelle: spaceflight.nasa.gov



Video Gallery

STS-118 - Flight Day 1 Highlights (Wed 8 August 2007) ... 45.7 MB

STS-118 - Flight Day 2 Highlights (Thu 9 August 2007) ... 46.6 MB

STS-118 - Flight Day 3 Highlights (Fri 10 August 2007) ... 88.3 MB

STS-118 - Flight Day 4 Highlights (EVA 1) (Sat 11 August 2007) ... 79.6 MB

STS-118 - Flight Day 5 Highlights (Sun 12 August 2007) ... 55.4 MB

STS-118 - Flight Day 6 Highlights (EVA 2) (Mon 13 August 2007) ... 86.9 MB

STS-118 - Flight Day 7 Highlights (Tue 14 August 2007) ... 108 MB

STS-118 - Mission Status Briefing Day 8 (Wed 15 August 2007) ... 93.9 MB

STS-118 - Flight Day 8 Highlights (EVA 3) (Wed 15 August 2007) ... 76.2 MB

STS-118 - ISS Flight Director Update Day 8 (Thu 16 August 2007) ... 12.8 MB

STS-118 - Mission Status Briefing Day 9 (Thu 16 August 2007) ... 72.7 MB

STS-118 - Flight Day 9 Highlights (Thu 16 August 2007) ... 75.9 MB

STS-118 - ISS Flight Director Update Day 9 (Fri 17 August 2007) ... 10.2 MB


Quelle: space-multimedia.nl.eu.org / NASA TV



Audio Gallery

Flight Day 2
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 2 --
'Where My Heart Will Take Me' by Russell Watson played for
Mission Specialist Richard Mastracchio. (0.9 M) MP3

Flight Day 3
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 3 --
'Mr. Blue Sky' by Electric Light Orchestra played for
Commander Scott Kelly. (0.8 M) MP3

Flight Day 4
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 4 --
'Gravity' by John Mayer played for
Pilot Charlie Hobaugh. (0.9 M) MP3

Flight Day 5
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 5 --
'Up!' by Shania Twain played for
Mission Specialist Dave Williams. (1.2 M) MP3

Flight Day 6
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 6 --
'Outta Space' by Billy Preston played for
Mission Specialist Alvin Drew. (0.5 M) MP3

Flight Day 7
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 7 --
'Happy Birthday' performed by Mission Specialist Tracy Caldwell's nieces
and nephews and played for Caldwell. (0.9 M) MP3

Flight Day 8
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 8 --
'Good Morning World' performed by Mission Specialist
Barabara Morgan's son Adam and played for Morgan. (0.9 M) MP3

Flight Day 9
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 9 --
'Times Like These' by the Foo Fighters played for
Mission Specialist Rick Mastracchio. (0.6 M) MP3

Flight Day 10
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 10 --
'Black Horse and the Cherry Tree' by KT Tunstall played for
Mission Specialist Tracy Caldwell. (0.8 M) MP3


Quelle: spaceflight.nasa.gov



NASA TV
STS-118 (NASA)
STS-118 (Wikipedia)
Integrated Truss Structure S5 (Wikipedia)

[STS-Chris]

STS-118 Endeavour

NASA TV Schedule (REV K - Aug. 14)


NASA TV (update every 60 seconds) and the STS-118 crew



Next Events

Tue 14 August 2007
11:00 p.m. EDT (05:00 CEST, Wed 15)
Flight Day 7 Highlights (NASA TV)

Wed 15 August 2007
11:01 a.m. EDT (17:01 CEST)
EVA 3 begins
(P6 SASA Relocation and MISSE 3 & 4 Removal)

Wed 15 August 2007
5:31 p.m. EDT (23:31 CEST)
EVA 3 ends

Wed 15 August 2007
10:00 p.m. EDT (04:00 CEST, Thu 16)
Flight Day 8 Highlights (NASA TV)

EDT = Eastern Daylight Time (Cape Canaveral, Florida)
CEST = Central European Summer Time

All times could change at short notice.
Changes are indicated in red.



Image Gallery


ISS015-E-21944 (11 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Backdropped by the blackness of space and Earth's horizon, the Space
Shuttle Endeavour, docked to the Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA-2) on
the International Space Station, is featured in this photograph taken by a
crewmember during the mission's first planned session of extravehicular
activity (EVA).


ISS015-E-21945 (11 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
The Canadarm2 (center) and solar array panel wings on the International
Space Station are featured in this image photographed by a crewmember
during the mission's first planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA)
while Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-118) was docked with the station.
The blackness of space and Earth's horizon provide the backdrop for the
scene.


ISS015-E-21957 (11 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Astronaut Dave Williams, STS-118 mission specialist representing the
Canadian Space Agency, participates in the mission's first planned session
of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction continues on the
International Space Station. During the 6-hour, 17-minute spacewalk,
Williams and astronaut Rick Mastracchio (out of frame), mission specialist,
attached the Starboard 5 (S5) segment of the station's truss, retracted the
forward heat-rejecting radiator from the station's Port 6 (P6) truss, and
performed several get-ahead tasks.


S118-E-06268 (11 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Astronaut Tracy Caldwell, STS-118 mission specialist, uses a
communication system on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Endeavour
during flight day four activities.


S118-E-06285 (11 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Astronaut Dave Williams, STS-118 mission specialist representing the
Canadian Space Agency, participates in the mission's first planned session
of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction continues on the
International Space Station. During the 6-hour, 17-minute spacewalk,
Williams and astronaut Rick Mastracchio (out of frame), mission specialist,
attached the Starboard 5 (S5) segment of the station's truss, retracted the
forward heat-rejecting radiator from the station's Port 6 (P6) truss, and
performed several get-ahead tasks.


S118-E-06313 (11 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Canadian Space Agency's Dave Williams
(out of frame), both STS-118 mission specialists, participate in the
mission's first planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as
construction continues on the International Space Station. During the
6-hour, 17-minute spacewalk Mastracchio and Williams attached the
Starboard 5 (S5) segment of the station's truss, retracted the forward
heat-rejecting radiator from the station's Port 6 (P6) truss, and performed
several get-ahead tasks.


ISS015-E-22143 (12 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Astronaut Barbara R. Morgan, STS-118 mission specialist, pauses for a
photo while working the controls on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle
Endeavour while docked with the International Space Station. Astronaut
Tracy Caldwell (partially out of fame), mission specialist, is visible at right.


ISS015-E-22164 (12 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Astronaut Scott Kelly, STS-118 commander, looks over procedures
checklists on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Endeavour while docked
with the International Space Station.


Quelle: spaceflight.nasa.gov



Video Gallery

STS-118 - Flight Day 1 Highlights (Wed 8 August 2007) ... 45.7 MB

STS-118 - Flight Day 2 Highlights (Thu 9 August 2007) ... 46.6 MB

STS-118 - Flight Day 3 Highlights (Fri 10 August 2007) ... 88.3 MB

STS-118 - Flight Day 4 Highlights (EVA 1) (Sat 11 August 2007) ... 79.6 MB

STS-118 - Flight Day 5 Highlights (Sun 12 August 2007) ... 55.4 MB

STS-118 - Flight Day 6 Highlights (EVA 2) (Mon 13 August 2007) ... 86.9 MB


Quelle: space-multimedia.nl.eu.org / NASA TV



Audio Gallery

Flight Day 2
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 2 --
'Where My Heart Will Take Me' by Russell Watson played for
Mission Specialist Richard Mastracchio. (0.9 M) MP3

Flight Day 3
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 3 --
'Mr. Blue Sky' by Electric Light Orchestra played for
Commander Scott Kelly. (0.8 M) MP3

Flight Day 4
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 4 --
'Gravity' by John Mayer played for
Pilot Charlie Hobaugh. (0.9 M) MP3

Flight Day 5
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 5 --
'Up!' by Shania Twain played for
Mission Specialist Dave Williams. (1.2 M) MP3

Flight Day 6
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 6 --
'Outta Space' by Billy Preston played for
Mission Specialist Alvin Drew. (0.5 M) MP3

Flight Day 7
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 7 --
'Happy Birthday' performed by Mission Specialist Tracy Caldwell's nieces
and nephews and played for Caldwell. (0.9 M) MP3


Quelle: spaceflight.nasa.gov



NASA TV
STS-118 (NASA)
STS-118 (Wikipedia)
Integrated Truss Structure S5 (Wikipedia)

[STS-Chris]

STS-118 Endeavour

NASA TV Schedule (REV G - Aug. 12)


NASA TV (update every 60 seconds) and the STS-118 crew



Next Events

Mon 13 August 2007
11:31 a.m. EDT (17:31 CEST)
EVA 2 begins
(Removal of failed CMG-3 and installation of the new CMG-3)

Mon 13 August 2007
6:01 p.m. EDT (00:01 CEST, Tue 14)
EVA 2 ends

Mon 13 August 2007
7:30 p.m. EDT (01:30 CEST, Tue 14)
Mission Status Briefing, Flight Day 6

EDT = Eastern Daylight Time (Cape Canaveral, Florida)
CEST = Central European Summer Time

All times could change at short notice.
Changes are indicated in red.



Managers Add Three Days to Shuttle Mission

12 August 2007

Mission managers decided Sunday to extend the STS-118 mission by
three days. The decision came after the successful operation of the new
Station-to-Shuttle Power Transfer System (SSPTS).

Endeavour is now scheduled to undock from the International Space
Station on Aug. 20 and land Aug. 22. In addition to the extra time at the
orbital outpost, managers added a fourth spacewalk that is scheduled to
take place Aug. 17.

The SSPTS reroutes power from the space station to the shuttle during
docked operations, allowing the orbiter to conserve materials needed to
generate power and spend more time in space.

Crew Concludes Heat Shield Inspection, Prepares for Next Spacewalk

The STS-118 crew completed Sunday’s focused inspection of Space
Shuttle Endeavour’s heat shield and has turned its attention to Monday’s
spacewalk. Using the shuttle robotic arm and 50-foot-long Orbiter Boom
Sensor System (OBSS), the crew collected imagery of five areas on
Endeavour’s underside that may have been damaged during the climb to
orbit on Aug. 8.

STS-118 Mission Specialists Tracy Caldwell and Barbara Morgan and
Commander Scott Kelly operated the shuttle’s robotic arm. STS-118 Pilot
Charles Hobaugh and Expedition 15 Flight Engineer Clay Anderson were at
the controls of the International Space Station’s robotic arm.

The data collected during the inspection will be analyzed by experts and
engineers at the Mission Control Center in Houston.

Mission Specialists Dave Williams and Rick Mastracchio are preparing for
their second spacewalk. The preparations include spacesuit and tool
checkouts. The crew members will review the excursion’s timeline Sunday
before the spacewalkers begin the overnight campout in the station’s
Quest Airlock.

The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at 11:31 a.m. EDT Monday. The
primary task is the replacement of a faulty control moment gyro in the
station’s Z1 truss. The station has four gyros that are used to control the
station’s attitude.


Quelle: NASA.gov



Image Gallery


S118-E-05503 (9 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Astronaut Tracy Caldwell, STS-118 mission specialist, works the controls
on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Endeavour during flight day two
activities.


S118-E-05506 (9 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Astronaut Barbara R. Morgan, STS-118 mission specialist, smiles for the
camera while working on the middeck of Space Shuttle Endeavour during
flight day two activities.


S118-E-05513 (9 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Backdropped by the blackness of space and Earth's horizon, the
SPACEHAB pressurized logistics module in Space Shuttle Endeavour's
payload bay, vertical stabilizer and the shuttle's Remote Manipulator
System/Orbiter Boom Sensor System (RMS/OBSS) are featured in this
image photographed by an STS-118 crewmember during flight day two
activities.


ISS015-E-21674 (10 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
A view of the Space Shuttle Endeavour as the STS-118 crew puts the
spacecraft though a rendezvous pitch maneuver, allowing the
crewmembers on the nearby International Space Station to document the
vehicle's thermal protection system condition.


ISS015-E-21386 (10 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
This photo of the underside of the Space Shuttle Endeavour was taken
from the International Space Station during a back flip and careful survey
by crewmembers onboard the orbital outpost. After ground studies,
mission managers suspect debris came off Endeavour's external fuel tank
one minute after liftoff on Wednesday and struck tiles on the shuttle's
underside, near the right main landing gear door.


ISS015-E-21732 (10 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
This view of the Space Shuttle Endeavour, clearly shows its payload bay
and upper surfaces. The image was photographed by one of the
Expedition 15 crewmembers aboard the International Space Station
shortly before the two vehicles docked in Earth orbit. Endeavour is
contributing toward space station construction by delivering a third
starboard truss segment, S5, and supplies inside the SPACEHAB module
(in the center of the bay) and the external stowage platform 3.


S118-E-05968 (10 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
A crewmember on the Space Shuttle Endeavour took this picture as the
spacecraft approached the International Space Station, surrounded by the
blackness of space and getting closer by the second.


Quelle: spaceflight.nasa.gov



NASA TV
STS-118 (NASA)
STS-118 (Wikipedia)
Integrated Truss Structure S5 (Wikipedia)


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EDIT (autom. Beitragszusammenführung) :
STS-Chris schrieb nach 9 Stunden und 44 Sekunden:

Image Gallery


S118-E-05984 (10 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
A crewmember on the Space Shuttle Endeavour took this picture of a
portion of the International Space Station or the STS-118 crewmembers'
home for the next several days during rendezvous and docking activities.
The Canadarm2 or robot arm supporting the space station is the focal
feature in the frame.


S118-E-06097 (10 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Barbara R. Morgan, STS-118 mission specialist, participates in what looks
like a photographers' convention in the Destiny lab onboard the
International Space Station. Her two "fellow delegates" are astronaut Alvin
Drew (center), STS-118 mission specialist, and astronaut Clay Anderson,
Expedition 15 flight engineer. The photo was taken not long after the
hatches were open on the orbital outpost, an action that allowed the
station's population to surge from three to ten in short order.


S118-E-06105 (10 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
A shuttle crewmember took a picture of the reunion of two commanders
soon after hatch opening on the International Space Station as the orbital
outpost's population immediately expanded from three to ten. In the
foreground are astronaut Scott Kelly, STS-118 commander, and
cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, Expedition 15 commander representing
Russia's Federal Space Agency. Looking in the background are astronauts
Dave Williams (left), representing the Canadian Space Agency, and Alvin
Drew, both STS-118 mission specialists.


S118-E-06135 (11 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Canadian Space Agency's Dave Williams
(out of frame), both STS-118 mission specialists, participate in the
mission's first planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as
construction continues on the International Space Station. During the
6-hour, 17-minute spacewalk Mastracchio and Williams attached the
Starboard 5 (S5) segment of the station's truss, retracted the forward
heat-rejecting radiator from the station's Port 6 (P6) truss, and performed
several get-ahead tasks.


S118-E-06142 (11 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Astronaut Tracy Caldwell, STS-118 mission specialist, refers to a
procedures checklist while working the controls of the shuttle's remote
manipulator system (RMS) robotic arm from the aft flight deck of Space
Shuttle Endeavour in support of the mission's first planned session of
extravehicular activity (EVA) while docked with the International Space
Station.


S118-E-06229 (12 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Using the shuttle robotic arm and 50-foot-long Orbiter Boom Sensor
System (OBSS), the STS-118 crew photographed this close-up view of
damaged tile on the underside of the Space Shuttle Endeavour during a
focused inspection of the shuttle's heat shield while docked with the
International Space Station.


Quelle: spaceflight.nasa.gov



Video Gallery

External tank foam loss: + View video (528 KB)
Debris strike: + View video (983 KB)


Quelle: NASA.gov



Audio Gallery

Flight Day 2
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 2 --
'Where My Heart Will Take Me' by Russell Watson played for
Mission Specialist Richard Mastracchio. (0.9 M) MP3

Flight Day 3
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 3 --
'Mr. Blue Sky' by Electric Light Orchestra played for
Commander Scott Kelly. (0.8 M) MP3

Flight Day 4
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 4 --
'Gravity' by John Mayer played for
Pilot Charlie Hobaugh. (0.9 M) MP3

Flight Day 5
STS-118 crew wake-up call, Flight Day 5 --
'Up!' by Shania Twain played for
Mission Specialist Dave Williams. (1.2 M) MP3


Quelle: spaceflight.nasa.gov



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STS-118 (Wikipedia)
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[STS-Chris]

STS-118 Endeavour



Shuttle Countdown Clock

NASA TV Schedule (REV A - Aug. 3)

Launch:
Wed 8 August 2007
6:36 p.m. EDT (00:36 CEST, Thu 9 August)

Launch Window: Tue 7 - Thu 23 August 2007


NASA TV and Space Shuttle Endeavour on Launch Pad 39A (update every 60 seconds)


Weather and Space Shuttle Endeavour on Launch Pad 39A (update every 60 seconds)



Next Events

Wed 8 August 2007
6:36 p.m. EDT (00:36 CEST, Thu 9 August)
Launch

Fri 10 August 2007
12:44 p.m. EDT (18:44 CEST
Endeavour's Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver begins

Fri 10 August 2007
1:53 p.m. EDT (19:53 CEST)
Endeavour/ISS Docking

EDT = Eastern Daylight Time (Cape Canaveral, Florida)
CEST = Central European Summer Time

All times could change at short notice.
Changes are indicated in red.



STS-118 Status

8. August 2007, Mittwoch

19:01 Uhr MESZ, T-3:00 Std.(angehalten):
Die Mitglieder des Inspektionsteams befinden sich auf der Startplattform
und beobachten mit Teleskopen und Infrarotgeräten jeden
Quadratzentimeter des Außentanks und des Orbiters. Mit Photos werden
diese Beobachtungen dokumentiert.

19:15 Uhr MESZ, T-3:00 Std.(angehalten):
Die Feststoffstartraketen-Bergungsschiffe LIBERTY STAR und FREEDOM
STAR haben Position draußen vor der Küste von Jacksonville bezogen. Die
Schiffe waren gestern abend aus dem Hafen von Port Canaveral
ausgelaufen. Wenn nach dem Start die ausgebrannten Hülsen der
Startraketen im Meer niedergehen, werden sie sie aus dem Meer fischen,
an den Haken nehmen und nach Port Canaveral zurückschleppen, wo sie
zerlegt und für die Rücküberführung zum Hersteller ATK Thiokol in Utah
hergerichtet werden. Bei ATK werden die Segmente überholt und neu
befüllt, bevor sie für eine neue Mission per Bahn zum KSC transportiert
werden.


Quelle: Space-Science-Journal.de



Image Gallery


KSC-07PD-2221 (7 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Space Shuttle Endeavour is revealed on Launch Pad 39A after rollback of
the rotating service structure, or RSS, at left of the pad. Rollback started
at 9 p.m. EDT Aug. 7 and was complete at 10:40 p.m. Beneath the shuttle
is the mobile launcher platform. The RSS provides protected access to the
orbiter for changeout and servicing of payloads at the pad. Rollback of the
pad's RSS is one of the milestones in preparation for the launch of mission
STS-118 at 6:36 p.m. EDT on Aug. 8.


KSC-07PD-2223 (7 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Space Shuttle Endeavour is revealed on Launch Pad 39A after rollback of
the rotating service structure, or RSS, at left of the pad. Rollback started
at 9 p.m. EDT Aug. 7 and was complete at 10:40 p.m. Beneath the shuttle
is the mobile launcher platform, which spans the flame trench below. The
flame deflector system includes an inverted, V-shaped steel structure that
receives and deflects the flames from the orbiter main engines on one
side; the opposite side deflects the flames from the solid rocket boosters.


KSC-07PD-2228 (7 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
The orbiter access arm is positioned against Space Shuttle Endeavour
after rollback of the rotating service structure, or RSS, on Launch Pad
39A. At the end of the arm is a clean room from which the astronauts
enter the crew compartment of the orbiter for launch.


Quelle: NASA's Kennedy Space Center



NASA TV
STS-118 (NASA)
STS-118 (Wikipedia)
Integrated Truss Structure S5 (Wikipedia)


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EDIT (autom. Beitragszusammenführung) :
STS-Chris schrieb nach 3 Stunden, 34 Minuten und 13 Sekunden:

STS-118
ISS-Bau und Unterricht im All
von Stefan Deiters
astronews.com
7. August 2007

In der Nacht von Mittwoch auf Donnerstag soll die US-Raumfähre
Endeavour zu ihrer Mission zur Internationalen Raumstation ISS starten.
Der Besuch bei der ISS ist ein wenig mehr als nur ein weiterer Besuch
zum Aufbau der Raumstation. An Bord der runderneuerten Raumfähre
befindet sich auch eine zur Astronautin ausgebildete Lehrerin.

Vor 22 Jahren wurde Barbara Morgan im Rahmen des Teacher in
Space-Projektes ("Lehrer im Weltraum") der amerikanischen
Weltraumbehörde NASA ausgewählt. Doch sie war nur die Nummer 2 und
sollte als Ersatzfrau dienen, falls die "Nummer 1" Christa McAuliffe aus
irgendwelchen Gründen nicht mitfliegen kann. McAuliffe konnte und
Morgan musste mit ansehen, wie sich die Raumfähre Challenger 1986 von
der Startrampe löste und wenig später über Florida explodierte. Keiner der
Besatzungsmitglieder überlebte die Katastrophe. Das Teacher in
Space-Programm wurde erst einmal gestoppt.

Doch Morgan hielt Kontakt zur NASA und besuchte in den Monaten nach
der Katastrophe die Schulen, die eigentlich McAuliffe hätte besuchen
sollen. Sie sprach mit Lehrern und Schülern und gab ihren Traum einmal
selbst ins All zu fliegen nicht auf. Es sollte sich auszahlen: 1998 erhielt sie
von der NASA das Angebot, sich zur richtigen Astronautin ausbilden zu
lassen. Eine Chance, die Morgan natürlich sofort ergriff. Ab 2002 wurde sie
zur Missionsspezialistin ausgebildet. Im Rahmen des Nachfolgeprogramms
von Teacher in Space, dem Educator Astronaut-Programm, soll sie nun am
Donnerstag an Bord der Endeavour ins All fliegen.


STS-118 Educator Astronaut Barbara Morgan (Photo: NASA)

Das Educator Astronaut-Programm hat die gleichen Ziele wie das alte
Teacher in Space-Projekt: Schüler und Studenten soll ein Gefühl für die
Faszination der Raumfahrt gegeben werden, Lehrern auf der Erde
Anregungen und Inspiration für ihren Unterricht. Morgan wird daher
während der Mission STS-118 verschiedene Aktionen durchführen, die
Bildungszwecken dienen.

Hauptaufgabe von Morgan und der übrigen insgesamt siebenköpfigen
Crew ist aber der Weiterbau der Internationalen Raumstation ISS. "Diese
Mission hat ein wenig von allem", so Shuttle-Flugdirektor Mark Abbott. "Da
gibt es ein bisschen Weiterbau, ein wenig Reparatur, einiges an
Nachschublieferung und einige sehr prominent gestaltete Schulungs- und
Öffentlichkeitsarbeits-Aktionen."


Barbara Morgan und Dave Williams (Photo: NASA)

Für den Weiterbau der ISS haben die Astronauten einen weiteres Bauteil
an Bord, ein Segment mit dem Namen "S5". Es ist relativ klein und dient
als eine Art Abstandshalter zwischen den Sonnensegeln, die an der
Hauptstruktur befestigt sind. Trotzdem wird die Montage alles andere als
eine Kleinigkeit sein und die gesamte Crew beschäftigen.

Die Versorgung der Station nimmt auch einen relativ großen Stellenwert
ein, ist die Mission der Endaevour doch die letzte Shuttle-Mission für zwölf
bis 15 Monate, die ausdrücklich auch für Proviantlieferungen genutzt
werden soll. In den nächsten Monaten wird diese Aufgabe ausschließlich
von Sojus-Raumschiffen und dem neuen europäischen
Versorgungsraumschiff übernommen werden. Die Shuttle werden dann
nur noch zum Weiterbau eingesetzt. So hat die Endeavour einiges an
Essen, Kleidung und wissenschaftlichen Experimenten an Bord. Alles muss
in die ISS gebracht und verstaut werden. Für den Rückweg steht auf der
ISS fast genauso viel an Material bereit, das wieder auf die Erde soll.

Zudem muss die Mannschaft ein Gyroskop der Station austauschen, den
die ISS zur Lagekontrolle benötigt. Er war im Oktober des vergangenen
Jahres abgeschaltet worden. Die Mannschaft der Endeavour hatte also
nicht einmal ein Jahr Zeit, um sich auf diese Aufgabe vorzubereiten und
die nötigen Handgriffe zu lernen. "Alles andere auf dem Programm sind
auch Herausforderungen, aber davon haben wir lange vorher gewusst, der
Austausch des Gyroskops ist neu. Diese Aufgabe kam zusätzlich dazu als
wir schon mitten im Training waren", so ISS-Flugdirektor Joel Montalbano.
Allerdings ist es nicht das erste Mal, dass ein Gyroskop ausgetauscht
werden soll: Während der Mission STS-114 im Jahr 2005 war dies schon
einmal erfolgreich praktiziert worden.


Die ISS in der momentanen Konfiguration (Image: NASA)

Das Programm für den Aufenthalt der Endeavour bei der ISS ist also gut
gefüllt. Der ISS-Besuch kann sogar - bei Bedarf - verlängert werden und
zwar um einen deutlich längeren Zeitraum als bei früheren Missionen.
Grund ist ein neues System, was mit der Endeavour erstmals erprobt
wird: Die Raumfähre kann Strom von der Raumstation beziehen. Dadurch
könnten die Missionsmanager die elftägige Mission um drei weitere Tage
und einen weiteren Arbeitseinsatz im All verlängern. Wenn alle
Sonnensegel der Station installiert sind, werden sogar sechs Extratage
möglich sein.

Für die Endeavour ist es der erste Flug seit der Columbia-Tragödie. Die
Raumfähre ist in den letzten viereinhalb Jahren gründlich überholt worden
und hat dabei alle die zusätzlichen Sicherheitsmerkmale bekommen, über
die Atlantis und Discovery schon verfügen. Der Start ist zur Zeit für
Donnerstag, 9. August, um 0.36 Uhr MESZ vorgesehen.


Quelle: astronews.com



Photo Credit: NASA


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EDIT (autom. Beitragszusammenführung) :
STS-Chris schrieb nach 6 Stunden und 14 Sekunden:

STS-118 Endeavour

NASA TV Schedule (REV A - Aug. 3)


NASA TV (update every 60 seconds) and the STS-118 crew


The Payload for STS-118:
Spacehab Module, the S5 Truss and External Stowage Platform 3 (ESP-3)



Next Events

Thu 9 August 2007
12:51 p.m. EDT (18:51 CEST)
OBSS Starboard Wing Survey begins

Thu 9 August 2007
6:00 p.m. EDT (00:00 CEST, Fri 10 August)
Mission Status Briefing

Fri 10 August 2007
12:44 p.m. EDT (18:44 CEST)
Endeavour's Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver begins

Fri 10 August 2007
1:53 p.m. EDT (19:53 CEST)
Endeavour/ISS Docking

EDT = Eastern Daylight Time (Cape Canaveral, Florida)
CEST = Central European Summer Time

All times could change at short notice.
Changes are indicated in red.



STS-118 Status

9. August 2007, Donnerstag

1:27 Uhr MESZ, T+50 Min(laufend):
Die Besatzung beginnt jetzt mit den Prozeduren für den Zeitraum nach der
Einbringung in die Umlaufbahn. Dazu gehören die Abarbeitung der
Sicherheitscheckliste, die sicherstellen soll, daß die ENDEAVOUR den
Orbitalbetrieb aufnehmen kann. Sobald die Missionsleitzentrale grünes
Licht gibt, werden die Ladebuchttore geöffnet, so daß über die Radiatoren
an den Innenseiten der Tore überschüssige Wärme abgestrahlt werden
kann.

1:50 Uhr MESZ, T+1:13 Std.(laufend):
Während der Pressekonferenz bestätigt Bill Gerstenmaier, der
beigeordnete Administrator für Raumflug, daß auf den Videoaufnahmen
der Tankkamera vier Ereignisse von kleinen Stücken abplatzenden
Isolierschaums beobachtet wurden. Alle Ereignisse lagen aber weit nach
der 95 Sekunden Grenze, vor der solche Ereignisse als kritisch erachtet
werden. Nach dieser Zeit ist es kaum möglich, daß ein Stück den Orbiter
treffen könnte.

2:19 Uhr MESZ, T+1:32 Std.(laufend):
Die Ladebuchttore wurden geöffnet und die Radiatoren entfaltet. Die
Astronauten haben grünes Licht für den Beginn des Orbitalbetriebes
bekommen.


Quelle: Space-Science-Journal.de



Image Gallery


KSC-07PD-2229 (8 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
The STS-118 crew enjoys a traditional meal before suiting up for launch.
Seated left to right are Mission Specialists Alvin Drew and Dave Williams,
Pilot Charlie Hobaugh, Commander Scott Kelly, and Mission Specialists
Tracy Caldwell, Rick Mastracchio and Barbara R. Morgan, the
teacher-turned-astronaut.


KSC-07PD-2246 (8 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
The STS-118 crew waves to spectators as they head for the Astrovan.
From left are Mission Specialists Alvin Drew, Barbara R. Morgan, Dave
Williams and Rick Mastracchio, Pilot Charlie Hobaugh, Mission Specialist
Tracy Caldwell and Commander Scott Kelly. The Astrovan will take them
to Launch Pad 39A for final suit preparations before climbing into Space
Shuttle Endeavour for launch at 6:36 p.m. EDT.


KSC-07PD-2259 (8 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Framed by the trees across the water, Space Shuttle Endeavour roars into
the sky as it rises from clouds of smoke and steam billowing across
Launch Pad 39A. Liftoff of Endeavour from Launch Pad 39A on mission
STS-118 was on time at 6:36 p.m. EDT. The mission is the 22nd shuttle
flight to the International Space Station. It will continue space station
construction by delivering a third starboard truss segment, S5, and other
payloads such as the SPACEHAB module and the external stowage
platform 3.


KSC-07PD-2257 (8 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Emerging from the billows of smoke below, Space Shuttle Endeavour
hurtles into the sky on mission STS-118.


KSC-07PD-2252 (8 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Emerging from the billows of smoke below, Space Shuttle Endeavour
hurtles into the sky on mission STS-118. Liftoff from Launch Pad 39A was
on time at 6:36 p.m. EDT.


KSC-07PD-2249 (8 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
The launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour lights up the sky at sunset as it
lifts off on time at 6:36 p.m. EDT on mission STS-118.


KSC-07PD-2250 (8 August 2007) [Low Res | High Res]
Space Shuttle Endeavour appears to sit atop a long column of smoke as it
hurtles into space on mission STS-118.


Quelle: NASA's Kennedy Space Center



NASA TV
STS-118 (NASA)
STS-118 (Wikipedia)
Integrated Truss Structure S5 (Wikipedia)

[STS-Chris]

STS-118 Endeavour



Shuttle Countdown Clock

NASA TV Schedule (REV A - Aug. 3)

Launch:
Wed 8 August 2007
6:36 p.m. EDT (00:36 CEST, Thu 9 August)

Launch Window: Tue 7 - Thu 23 August 2007


NASA TV and Space Shuttle Endeavour on Launch Pad 39A (update every 60 seconds)


Weather and Space Shuttle Endeavour on Launch Pad 39A (update every 60 seconds)



Next Events

Wed 8 August 2007
6:36 p.m. EDT (00:36 CEST, Thu 9 August)
Launch

EDT = Eastern Daylight Time (Cape Canaveral, Florida)
CEST = Central European Summer Time

All times could change at short notice.
Changes are indicated in red.



STS-118 Status

3. August 2007, Freitag

Die Missionsleitung hat heute beschlossen, den Start der Raumfähre
ENDEAVOUR um einen Tag zu verschieben. Dies soll den Arbeitern auf der
Startrampe zusätzliche Zeit geben die routinemäßigen Arbeiten zur
Vorbereitung des Starts abzuschließen. Die Arbeiten waren in Verzug
geraten, da ein fehlerhaftes Kabinendruckventil ausgetauscht werden
mußte. Der Countdown soll jetzt am Montag Morgen um 2 Uhr MESZ
beginnen. Der Start ist nun für 9. August 2007, 0:36 Uhr MESZ
vorgesehen.


6. August 2007, Montag

Alle Countdownvorbereitungen auf der Startrampe 39A verlaufen nach
Plan für einen pünktlichen Start der Raumfähre ENDEAVOUR. Die
Verantwortlichen für den Start werden um 16 Uhr MESZ eine
Pressekonferenz zum Status des Countdowns abhalten.

Im Startkontrollraum 4 des Startleitzentrums am Kennedy
Raumfahrtzentrum der NASA begann heute Nacht um 2 Uhr MESZ die
Countdownuhr rückwärts laufen für einen Start um 0:36 Uhr in der Nacht
von Mittwoch auf Donnerstag.

Die Wetteraussichten für den Starttag sehen vielversprechend aus. Zur
Zeit wird nur mit einer 30%-igen Wahrscheinlichkeit gerechnet, daß
isolierte Schauer und Amboßwolken den Start verhindern könnten.
Dieselben Aussichten gelten auch bei einer 24-stündigen Verschiebung.

Die sieben Astronauten des Fluges sind weiterhin rundum beschäftigt mit
letzten Startvorbereitungen. Am Sonntag Morgen haben Kommandant
Scott Kelly und Pilot Charles Hobaugh mit dem
Shuttle-Trainingsflugzeug (STA), einer umgebauten Lockheed Gulfstream
II, die das Flugverhalten des Orbiters simuliert, mehrere Übungslandungen
auf der Shuttle-Landeeinrichtung durchgeführt.


7. August 2007, Dienstag

Die Abwicklung des Countdowns verläuft weiter nach Plan. In der Nacht,
von 23:30 - 4:00 Uhr MESZ wurden die Tanks des
Brennstoffzellenversorgungssystems (PRSDS) über die mittschiffs
angebrachten Versorgungsleitungen (OMBUU) mit Wasserstoff und
Sauerstoff befüllt. Nach Beendigung des Befüllvorgangs wurde die OMBUU
um 6:30 Uhr MESZ vom Orbiter abgekoppelt.

Die Schutzabdeckungen wurden von den Triebwerken und den APUs
entfernt. Die Öffnungen der Steuertriebwerke wurden mit Papier
überklebt. Dies soll das Eindringen von Regen in die Triebwerke
verhindern. Beim Start wird das Papier dann vom Fahrtwind abgerissen.

Die Flugkabine wurde gründlich gesaugt.


Quelle: Space-Science-Journal.de



NASA TV
STS-118 (NASA)
STS-118 (Wikipedia)
Integrated Truss Structure S5 (Wikipedia)