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| Andy P. Jung |
 Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:12 pm |
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How would this work if it happens during the final Space Shuttle flight in
2010? Will an extra ET be built just for this scenario and another shuttle
prepped to be launched only as a rescue mission? If it never happens, all
that unused hardware including the external tank should probably be sent to
Johnson Space Center and displayed along with all the other unused space
hardware (Saturn V rocket, etc).
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Andy P. Jung
Metairie, Louisiana U.S.A.
(on the Western side of the now infamous 17th Street Canal)
http://www.JungWorld.com/
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| Greg D. Moore (Strider) |
| Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:08 pm |
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"Andy P. Jung" <@.> wrote in message
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Quote: How would this work if it happens during the final Space Shuttle flight in
2010? Will an extra ET be built just for this scenario and another shuttle
prepped to be launched only as a rescue mission? If it never happens, all
that unused hardware including the external tank should probably be sent
to Johnson Space Center and displayed along with all the other unused
space hardware (Saturn V rocket, etc).
There is one extra ET reserved for te rescue mission.
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Andy P. Jung
Metairie, Louisiana U.S.A.
(on the Western side of the now infamous 17th Street Canal)
http://www.JungWorld.com/
To reply via e-mail, please visit my web site.
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Greg Moore
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| Brian Gaff |
| Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:58 am |
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The tank already has been made I understand, and yet there has been some
talk of flying one more mission if there are no more mishaps in order to get
some of the still stranded hardware up there.
Myself I doubt this will happen, more likely the left over stack will be
safed and put on show, probably in a dedicated building of some kind.
Brian
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"Andy P. Jung" <@.> wrote in message
news:MoDGj.47718$097.1601@newsfe21.lga...
Quote: How would this work if it happens during the final Space Shuttle flight in
2010? Will an extra ET be built just for this scenario and another shuttle
prepped to be launched only as a rescue mission? If it never happens, all
that unused hardware including the external tank should probably be sent
to Johnson Space Center and displayed along with all the other unused
space hardware (Saturn V rocket, etc).
--
Andy P. Jung
Metairie, Louisiana U.S.A.
(on the Western side of the now infamous 17th Street Canal)
http://www.JungWorld.com/
To reply via e-mail, please visit my web site. |
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| Brian Thorn |
| Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:39 am |
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On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:58:20 GMT, "Brian Gaff"
<Briang1@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
Quote: The tank already has been made I understand,
No, not yet. They're still building tanks for this years' flights,
which is why STS-125 and STS-126 are likely to be delayed.
STS-124 has been delayed a few days, but that is probably as much to
do with avoiding launching on Memorial Day weekend and deconflicting
with the Mars Phoenix landing as with Tank delays.
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| Greg D. Moore (Strider) |
| Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:00 am |
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"Brian Thorn" <bthorn64@suddenlink.net> wrote in message
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Quote: On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:58:20 GMT, "Brian Gaff"
Briang1@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
The tank already has been made I understand,
No, not yet. They're still building tanks for this years' flights,
which is why STS-125 and STS-126 are likely to be delayed.
STS-124 has been delayed a few days, but that is probably as much to
do with avoiding launching on Memorial Day weekend and deconflicting
with the Mars Phoenix landing as with Tank delays.
Brian
Huh, I thought the final STS-300 mission was going to use a tank that is in
storage (a SLWT I think?)
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| Brian Thorn |
| Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:31 pm |
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On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:00:06 -0400, "Greg D. Moore \(Strider\)"
<mooregr_deleteth1s@greenms.com> wrote:
Quote: "Brian Thorn" <bthorn64@suddenlink.net> wrote in message
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On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:58:20 GMT, "Brian Gaff"
Briang1@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
The tank already has been made I understand,
No, not yet. They're still building tanks for this years' flights,
which is why STS-125 and STS-126 are likely to be delayed.
Huh, I thought the final STS-300 mission was going to use a tank that is in
storage (a SLWT I think?)
No, it will be ET-138. Here's a list of all the Tanks from Columbia
onward...
ET-93 (STS-107)
ET-94
ET-95 (Never built)
ET-96 (STS-91, first SLWT)
ET-97 (STS-8
ET-98 (STS-95)
ET-99 (STS-93)
ET-100 (STS-96)
ET-101 (STS-103)
ET-102 (STS-101)
ET-103 (STS-106)
ET-104 (STS-92)
ET-105 (STS-97)
ET-106 (STS-9
ET-107 (STS-102)
ET-108 (STS-100)
ET-109 (STS-104)
ET-110 (STS-105)
ET-111 (STS-108)
ET-112 (STS-109)
ET-113 (STS-111)
ET-114 (STS-110)
ET-115 (STS-112)
ET-116 (STS-113)
ET-117 (STS-118)
ET-118 (STS-115)
ET-119 (STS-121)
ET-120 (STS-120)
ET-121 (STS-114)
ET-122
ET-123 (STS-116)
ET-124 (STS-117)
ET-125 (STS-122)
ET-126 (STS-123)
ET-127 (planned for STS-125)
ET-128 (planned for STS-124)
ET-129 (planned for STS-126)
ET-130 (planned for STS-119)
ET-131 (planned for STS-127)
ET-132 (planned for STS-128)
ET-133 (planned for STS-129)
ET-134 (planned for STS-130)
ET-135 (planned for STS-131)
ET-136 (planned for STS-132)
ET-137 (planned for STS-133)
ET-138 (backup)
ET-94 and ET-122 are not scheduled to fly. ET-94, the last LWT, was
the foam test article post-Columbia. ET-122 was damaged during
Hurricane Katrina. Both are still at Michoud. |
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