kennedy orbiter processing facility sts 126

The fit check of the Global Positioning Satellite antennas is complete. Work is continuing on installing Thermal Protection System tiles on the External Tank door and main engine's Dome Heat Shield. NASA Washington, DC, United States In Orbiter Processing Facility 2 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, STS-126 crew members are lowered inside space shuttle Endeavour's payload bay to. The nose cap fit check, which is a pre-installation inspection to see whether all components fit together properly, was successfully completed.

Electrical modifications continue in the crew module. Space Shuttle Endeavour is in its Orbiter Major Modification period, which began last December. On May 17 those technicians said farewell as shuttle Atlantis ventured out of its home in Orbiter Processing Facility-1 for. Four left-hand carrier panels have been installed. NASAs space shuttle Endeavour recently returned to the Orbiter Processing Facility OPF at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida after its successful mission to the International Space Station. Thermal Protection System blankets continue being installed in the nose cap, with installation of the nose cap scheduled for next week. The chin panel, the smile-shaped section of Reinforced Carbon-Carbon that fits directly below the nose cap to provide a thermal barrier during reentry, has been installed. Body flap and actuator removal is scheduled for next week. Body flap removal preparations have begun. The vehicle remains in a scheduled four-month power-down period for Return to Flight modifications, which are progressing well. In the Orbiter Processing Facility, technicians continue processing Atlantis for its future mission to the International Space Station. 2 is reassembled and leak checks on loops No. Final installation for flight is scheduled for next week.įreon Coolant Loop No. The right-hand Orbital Maneuvering System pod has been transferred to the Orbiter Processing Facility, with final inspection scheduled for today. Work continues to progress well on Discovery for its Return to Flight mission, STS-114, to the International Space Station. The order the Space Shuttles are listed in this report does not necessarily reflect the chronological order of future missions. The Space Shuttle fleet is housed and processed at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Fla.

Kennedy orbiter processing facility sts 126