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fredag, maj 14, 2010

STS-132 Atlantis till Internationella rymdstationen ISS

STS-132/Atlantis

Launch Date: May 14

Launch Time: 2:20 p.m. EDT (20:20 vår tid)

Landing Date: May 26

Landing Time: 8:44 a.m. EDT /NASA

Besättning: USA Kenneth T. Ham befälhavare. Tidigare rymdfärder STS-124,-- USA Dominic A. Antonelli pilot. Tidigare rymdfärder STS-119,-- USA Stephen G. Bowen uppdrasspecialist. Tidigare rymdfärder STS-126,-- USA Michael T. Good uppdragsspecialist. Tidigare rymdfärder STS-125,-- USA Piers J. Sellers uppdragsspecialist. Tidigare rymdfärder STS-112, STS-121,--
USA Garrett Reisman uppdrasspecialist. Tidigare rymdfärder Expedition 17.

Befälhavaren: Kenneth T. Ham (lieutenant commander, USN). NASA astronaut (pilot).
Born December 12, 1964 in Plainfield, New Jersey. Married to the former Linda J. Hautzinger of Salem, Wisconsin. They have two children, Ryan and Randy. His parents, Ed and Marion Ham, reside in Brunswick, Maine. Her parents, Dick and Dolores, reside in Salem, Wisconsin. Recreational interests include running, weight lifting, all sports, general aviation, snow and water skiing, and sky and scuba diving.
Education:
Arthur L. Johnson Regional High School, Clark, New Jersey, 1983.
B.S., Aerospace Engineering, U.S. Naval Academy, 1987.
M.S., Aeronautical Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School, 1996.
Organizations: Society of Experimental Test Pilots, U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association.
Special honors:Distinguished Graduate U.S. Naval Test Pilot School.

Bilden: At NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A, space shuttle Atlantis is revealed Thursday evening after retraction of the pad's rotating service structure. Image credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller

Video om vad STS-132 Atlantis skall göra i rymden. Instruktivt (toppen!):  http://vodpod.com/watch/3548293-om-vad-sts-132-atlantis-ska-gra-i-rymden


Program; källa CBS-News:

07:55 AM (13:55 snt) ......Begin 2-hour 30-minute built-in hold (T-minus 3 hours)
07:55 AM......Closeout crew to white room
07:55 AM......External tank in stable replenish mode
08:10 AM......Astronaut support personnel comm checks
08:40 AM......Pre-ingress switch reconfig
09:00 AM......NASA TV launch coverage begins
09:55 AM......Final crew weather briefing
10:00 AM......Crew suit up begins
10:25 AM......Resume countdown (T-minus 3 hours)
10:30 AM (16:30 snt) ......Crew departs O&C building
11:00 AM......Crew ingress
11:50 AM......Astronaut comm checks
12:15 PM......Hatch closure
12:45 PM......White room closeout
01:05 PM (07:05 snt)......Begin 10-minute built-in hold (T-minus 20m)
01:15 PM......NASA test director countdown briefing
01:15 PM......Resume countdown (T-minus 20m)
01:16 PM......Backup flight computer to OPS 1
01:20 PM......KSC area clear to launch
01:26 PM......Begin final built-in hold (T-minus 9m)
01:56:09 PM...NTD launch status verification
02:11:09 PM...Resume countdown (T-minus 9m)
02:15:09 PM...Orbiter access arm retraction
02:15:09 PM...Launch window opens
02:15:09 PM...Hydraulic power system (APU) start
02:15:14 PM...Terminate LO2 replenish
02:16:09 PM...Purge sequence 4 hydraulic test
02:16:09 PM...IMUs to inertial
02:16:14 PM...Aerosurface profile
02:16:39 PM...Main engine steering test
02:17:14 PM...Liquid oxygen tank pressurization
02:17:34 PM...Fuel cells to internal reactants
02:17:39 PM...Clear caution-and-warning memory
02:18:09 PM...Crew closes visors
02:18:12 PM...Hydrogen tank pressurization
02:19:19 PM...Booster joint heater deactivation
02:19:38 PM...Shuttle computers take control of countdown
02:19:48 PM...Booster steering test
02:20:02 (20:20 snt) PM...Main engine start (T-6.6 seconds)

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