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Workers Undertake Sensor Plan
Image above: Workers look at the outside of the external tank on space shuttle Atlantis at Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
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Dec. 21
Foam removal operations are scheduled to be completed over the weekend at NASA's Kennedy Space Center as part of the plan to remedy failed readings on space shuttle Atlantis' fuel sensor system. The foam is being removed from a small section of Atlantis' external fuel tank so technicians can get to a pass-through electrical connector that testing pinpointed as the likely source of the sensor issue.
NASA mission managers will meet on Dec. 27 to further discuss plans to fix the fuel sensor system that postponed two launch attempts for mission STS-122 in early December.
The next opportunity to launch Atlantis will occur no earlier than Jan. 10.
Media Resources
› STS-122 Press Kit (15 Mb PDF)
› STS-122 Fact Sheet (7.6 Mb PDF)
› STS-122 TV Schedule
› ECO Sensor's Morning Press Briefing (Real Player Video)
Engine Cutoff (ECO) sensors graphics:
› LH2 ECO Sensor Locations
› Overall Schematic of ECO and Liquid Level (Point) Sensors
› Orbiter Avionics Bays
› Orbiter Aft Avionics Bays
› Functional Block Diagram of Point Sensor Box
› Exploded View of Point Sensor Bo
Fit Check
Mission Specialist Leland Melvin checks the fit of his gloves after donning the launch and entry suit as part of the terminal countdown demonstration test activities. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
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STS-122 Crew at Kennedy
STS-122 Launch Director Doug Lyons greets Pilot Alan Poindexter as Commander Steve Frick, Mission Specialists Leland Melvin, Rex Walheim, Hans Schlegel of the European Space Agency and Stanley Love follow. The Atlantis astronauts arrived at Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility and disembarked from a Gulfstream jet. For three busy days the crew participated in launch training exercises. The terminal countdown demonstration test or TCDT takes place about two weeks prior to liftoff. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton
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Image above: Workers look at the outside of the external tank on space shuttle Atlantis at Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Photo credit: NASA/Kim ShiflettView Hi-res Image
Dec. 21
Foam removal operations are scheduled to be completed over the weekend at NASA's Kennedy Space Center as part of the plan to remedy failed readings on space shuttle Atlantis' fuel sensor system. The foam is being removed from a small section of Atlantis' external fuel tank so technicians can get to a pass-through electrical connector that testing pinpointed as the likely source of the sensor issue.
NASA mission managers will meet on Dec. 27 to further discuss plans to fix the fuel sensor system that postponed two launch attempts for mission STS-122 in early December.
The next opportunity to launch Atlantis will occur no earlier than Jan. 10.
Media Resources
› STS-122 Press Kit (15 Mb PDF)
› STS-122 Fact Sheet (7.6 Mb PDF)
› STS-122 TV Schedule
› ECO Sensor's Morning Press Briefing (Real Player Video)
Engine Cutoff (ECO) sensors graphics:
› LH2 ECO Sensor Locations
› Overall Schematic of ECO and Liquid Level (Point) Sensors
› Orbiter Avionics Bays
› Orbiter Aft Avionics Bays
› Functional Block Diagram of Point Sensor Box
› Exploded View of Point Sensor Bo
Fit Check
Mission Specialist Leland Melvin checks the fit of his gloves after donning the launch and entry suit as part of the terminal countdown demonstration test activities. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
> View larger image
STS-122 Crew at KennedySTS-122 Launch Director Doug Lyons greets Pilot Alan Poindexter as Commander Steve Frick, Mission Specialists Leland Melvin, Rex Walheim, Hans Schlegel of the European Space Agency and Stanley Love follow. The Atlantis astronauts arrived at Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility and disembarked from a Gulfstream jet. For three busy days the crew participated in launch training exercises. The terminal countdown demonstration test or TCDT takes place about two weeks prior to liftoff. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton
> View larger image
NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center
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