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11 May 2009
T-9 minutes and counting
Terwijl ze in Florida de volgende punten afhandelen, kunt u ondertussen afstemmen op NASA TV.
- Start automatic ground launch sequencer
- Retract orbiter access arm (T-7 minutes, 30 seconds)
- Start auxiliary power units (T-5 minutes)
- Arm solid rocket booster range safety safe and arm devices (T-5 minutes)
- Start main engine gimbal profile test (T-3 minutes, 55 seconds)
- Retract gaseous oxygen vent arm, or 'Beanie Cap" (T-2 minutes, 55 seconds)
- Crew members close and lock their visors (T-2 minutes)
- Orbiter transfers from ground to internal power (T-50 seconds)
- Ground launch sequencer is go for auto sequence start (T-31 seconds)
- Activate launch pad sound suppression system (T-16 seconds)
- Activate main engine hydrogen burnoff system (T-10 seconds)
- Main engine start (T-6.6 seconds)
T-9 minutes and holding
Dit is de laatste ingebouwde hold en de duur is afhankelijk van de missie. Vandaag 40 minuten.
- The Launch Director, Mission Management Team and Shuttle Test Director poll their teams for a go/no go for launch.
T-20 minutes and counting
- Transition the orbiter's onboard computers to launch configuration
- Start fuel cell thermal conditioning
- Close orbiter cabin vent valves
- Transition backup flight system to launch configuration
T-20 minutes and holding
Nu gaat het opschieten. Deze hold duurt maar 10 minuten.
- Shuttle Test Director conducts final launch team briefings
- Complete inertial measurement unit preflight alignments
T-3 hours and counting
Zoveel te doen. Er is nog zoveel te doen.
- Complete close-out preparations in the launch pad's White Room
- Check cockpit switch configurations
- Astronauts perform air-to-ground voice checks with Launch Control (Kennedy Space Center) and - Mission Control (Johnson Space Center)
- Close the orbiter's crew hatch and check for leaks
- Complete White Room close-out
- Close-out crew retreats to fallback area
Crew verlaat O&C buiding
De crew verlaat het O&C-building om in de Astrovan te stappen. Deze brengt ze naar launchpad 39A
STS-125 bemanning met vlnr:
STS-125 bemanning met vlnr:
- Gregory Johnson (Pilot)
- John Grunsfeld (Mission Specialist)
- Megan McArthur (Mission Specialist)
- Michael Good (Mision Specialist)
- Scott Altman (Commander)
- Mike Massimo (Mission Specialist)
- Drew Feustel (Mission Specialist)
T-3 hours and holding
Deze hold duurt twee-en-half uur. Wat staat er op de 'To do-list'
- Perform inertial measurement unit preflight calibration
- Align Merritt Island Launch Area (MILA) tracking antennas
- Final Inspection Team proceeds to the launch pad to conduct a detailed analysis of the vehicle as the team walks up and down the entire launch tower
- Closeout Crew proceeds to the launch pad to configure the crew module for countdown and launch and assist the astronauts with entry into the orbiter
Traditie
Rise and shine
06.00 uur lokale tijd en de crew van STS-125 wordt wakker geschud. Een mooie tijd. Lekker voor de spits naar je werk. Over een half uur krijgen we hopelijk een wake-up call in onze suite waarvoor we het astronomische bedrag van 27 dollar per nacht betalen. Momenteel slapen we nog lekker. Jullie dachten toch niet dat wij de wekker zouden zetten om dit suffe blogje up-to-date te houden?
T-6 hours and counting
- Finish filling the external tank with its flight load of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen propellants
T-6 hours and holding
Deze hold duurt twee uur.
- Launch team verifies no violations of launch commit criteria before loading the external tank with propellants
- Clear pad of all personnel
- Chill-down of propellant transfer lines
- Begin loading the external tank with about 500,000 gallons of cryogenic propellants
T-11 hours and counting
- Activate the orbiter's fuel cells
- Clear the blast danger area of all nonessential personnel
- Switch the orbiter's purge air to gaseous nitrogene
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