STS-127 Shuttle Mission to the International Space Station Launches Wednesday 23:03pm

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Mission Overview:

Endeavour sets sail on its 23rd mission with the Kibo Japanese Experiment Module Exposed Facility and Experiment Logistics Module Exposed Section. The facility will provide a type of "front porch" for experiments in the exposed environment, and a robotic arm that will be attached to the Kibo Pressurized Module and used to position experiments outside the station. The mission will include five spacewalks. STS-127 is the 29th shuttle mission to the International Space Station.
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I’m sure that many of you will want to watch this. Scheduled for launch at 07.17am EDT (11.17 GMT, 12.17 BST) on Saturday June 13th, here is the standard NASA TV link.

Here is a better stream: 1200kbps




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STS-127 Preflight Video and Animations are here:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts127/news/animations.html


The Mission Press Kit is here:

http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/358018main_sts127_press_kit.pdf


The Mission Summary is here:

http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/358628main_STS127 Mission Summary v3.pdf


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At the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour at Launch Pad 39A.

The mission will last 17 days and end on the 29th of June. There are 5 planned spacewalks.
 
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Thanks for the links, I watched STS-125 in awe and look forward to doing it again for this mission.
 
If you don’t follow the **Brand New Youtube Thread** or NASA Television on YouTube then you may have missed the following videos:

STS-127 Preflight Briefing Video Feed
STS-127 Spacewalk Overview Briefing

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14169284&postcount=2227

STS 127 Endeavour Rollover
Shuttle Endeavour Prepare For STS 127
Shuttle Endeavour’s Rollout to Launch

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14181499&postcount=2239

STS 127 PostFRR Briefing

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=14214241&postcount=2283


SPACEWALKS

Each will last approximately 6.5 hours.

• On flight day 4: Wolf and Kopra will prepare connecting mechanisms for Kibo and the exposed facility, which the station's robotic arm will install later in the day. They also will release bolts on an ammonia tank assembly as get-ahead work for the next shuttle mission, STS-128. Then, both will work to deploy a cargo carrier on the port truss that was jammed and couldn't be done on STS-119. Finally, the spacewalkers will deploy an attachment system that will be used to hang spare parts on the station's truss, or backbone.

• On flight day 6: Wolf and Marshburn will transport spare parts from a cargo carrier to a stowage platform on the station's truss. These parts include: an antenna, a pump module and a rail mechanism that allows a transporter to move up and down the truss. They also will relocate a grapple bar as a get-ahead for the STS -129 mission, targeted for November. Lastly, they will install a camera that will provide video of experiments on the forward end of the exposed facility.

• On flight day 8: Wolf and Cassidy will prepare the exposed facility for experiment transfers and replace four out of the six batteries on the port side truss where they are housed to provide power for the truss.

• On flight day 10: Cassidy and Marshburn will replace the final two batteries on the port truss. Also, they will install a second camera that will provide video of experiments on the aft end of the exposed facility.

• On flight day 13: Cassidy and Marshburn will remove covers from the Dextre robotic arm, reconfigure cables on a panel for some circuit breakers and deploy two additional payload attachment systems. Finally, they will replace an aging camera system on the starboard truss.
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mattheman said:
went they go to mars or build a moon base then ill watch.
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I thourght there was something odd about this post but had to look twice.

Why would they build a "Moon" base on Mars?



Anyway, will deffinetly be watching this, missed the last one due to work, but not this time, thanks for the info.
 
Looking forward to this :)

Its going to be sad when they retire, watching a rocket launch isn't quite the same.
 
eXor said:
Is it just me or is there always just one, token, woman? :p
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There's a theory to this....

Its incase the world decides to blow itself up whilst they are off the planet. This way they recreate the human race by 'getting it on', a lot.

This could be BS though. :D
 
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Latest news:

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:07:46 PM UTC+0100

The countdown for Saturday's launch at 7:17 a.m. EDT remains on schedule. The launch pad's rotating service structure was rolled away at 11 a.m. today, revealing Endeavour poised for liftoff. The mission management team will meet at 9:15 p.m. to give the "go/no-go" to begin loading the shuttle's external tank with propellants. If the go-ahead is given, the loading process, called "tanking," is scheduled to start at 9:52 p.m.
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leaskovski said:
There's a theory to this....

Its incase the world decides to blow itself up whilst they are off the planet. This way they recreate the human race by 'getting it on', a lot.

This could be BS though. :D
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Wouldn't it make more sense to have more women though, seeing as how men don't have a year wait between their reproductive capability? :p
 
eXor said:
Is it just me or is there always just one, token, woman? :p
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It's just you. :p

No women: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts119/119_overview.html

Two women: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts126/126_overview.html

Besides, Julie Payette is, to use her own words, awesome. I'm even prepared to overlook her French Canadian origins. She was CAPCOM for several previous missions and I really liked her. Much better than Shannon Lucid at any rate (all IMO of course). :)

PS - seaviewuk - got your email. Thankyou. :)
 
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Launch scrubbed for today due to a hydrogen leak. :(

This is the exact same fault that caused a delay to STS-119. On that occasion, the leak resulted in a four-day delay to liftoff. However, on this occasion that would put STS-127 launch in conflict with LRO, so managers will need to decide what to do. If STS-127 does not launch by about June 21, it will be delayed into July.
 
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