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Buckeye
23 September 2010
SCS-FA2 is ready to lift off from Pad 39A tomorrow the 24th. The second flight of a Shuttle-C vehicle, this flight will deliver the two radiator trusses and the second Cupola named the Cargo Manipulator Control Module (CMCM). The radiators will be attached to the ends of the P1 and S1 trusses. The CMCM will be docked to the aft port of the HAB module. Docking will take place about 12 hours after liftoff.
After docking, the station crew will begin with a visual inspection of the payloads. Then, unberth and install of the CMCM on the HAB 1 module starting early on the 25th.
The next day, day 2 of Docked opperations (26 sept.), the CMCM will be opened and outfitted.
Day 3 of docked ops (27th), both the robotics stations (one in Destiny, the other in the CMCM) will be used to control both station arms to install the radiator trusses. This will require the SSRMS2 to use the PDGF installed on the MP Pallet on SCS-FA2. Then the SSRMS 2 will grapple the trusses and hand them off to the SSRMS on the main truss. The SSRMS will install them in their final locations.
On the 28th, day 4 of Docked Ops, an EVA will connect the to trusses to the cooling systems, install cameras and oversee the deployment of the radiator panels. The pallet will be removed from the Shuttle-C and stowed on the station untill the next shuttle can return it to earth. Once the EVA is complete, the Shuttle-C will be readied to undock.
SCS-FA2 will be docked to the station for 5 days. After undocking, SCS-FA2 will perform the flyaround and then perfom its destructive reentry.
UPDATE: 24 Sept.
SCS-FA2 has succesfully made it to orbit and is on its way to the SSF.
UPDATE:
SCS-FA2 has now docked with Space Station Freedom. The station crew will begin robotic ops tomorrow which will start with the unberth and install of the CMCM onto the HAB module. This will be the first use of the SSRMS 2.
UPDATE: 25 Sept.
The CMCM has been successfully installed on the HAB module. The station crew has elected to begin activation and hatch opening today rather than waiting untill tomorrow. This along with moving the first EVA up to tomorrow, the crew hopes to move up the timeline by a day, and to allow for an extra EVA to attach scientific instraments to SCS-FA2. These will monitor the vehical as it re-enters the atmoshere and transmit more data then what was collected during the previous mission. The extra data will help NASA know what happends to the vehicle during its distruction. The EVA will be planned for the 29th. Following the EVA the Shuttle-C will undock from the station per the original timeline.
UPDATE: 26 Sept.
The two raidiator trusses are installed and deployed. The EVA accompleshed all of the goals. They installed two cameras on the truss, and stowed the instraments and tools that will be used for the next EVA onto Node 3. The next EVA will be on the 28th with the 27th being an off duty day for the crew.
UPDATE: 28 Sept.
SCS-FA2 has undocked and performed its flyaround of the station. It is now preparing for deorbit burn.
UPDATE:
SCV-002 has successfully been distroyed upon entry into the atmoshere. This ends mission SCS-FA2.
SCS-FA2 is ready to lift off from Pad 39A tomorrow the 24th. The second flight of a Shuttle-C vehicle, this flight will deliver the two radiator trusses and the second Cupola named the Cargo Manipulator Control Module (CMCM). The radiators will be attached to the ends of the P1 and S1 trusses. The CMCM will be docked to the aft port of the HAB module. Docking will take place about 12 hours after liftoff.
After docking, the station crew will begin with a visual inspection of the payloads. Then, unberth and install of the CMCM on the HAB 1 module starting early on the 25th.
The next day, day 2 of Docked opperations (26 sept.), the CMCM will be opened and outfitted.
Day 3 of docked ops (27th), both the robotics stations (one in Destiny, the other in the CMCM) will be used to control both station arms to install the radiator trusses. This will require the SSRMS2 to use the PDGF installed on the MP Pallet on SCS-FA2. Then the SSRMS 2 will grapple the trusses and hand them off to the SSRMS on the main truss. The SSRMS will install them in their final locations.
On the 28th, day 4 of Docked Ops, an EVA will connect the to trusses to the cooling systems, install cameras and oversee the deployment of the radiator panels. The pallet will be removed from the Shuttle-C and stowed on the station untill the next shuttle can return it to earth. Once the EVA is complete, the Shuttle-C will be readied to undock.
SCS-FA2 will be docked to the station for 5 days. After undocking, SCS-FA2 will perform the flyaround and then perfom its destructive reentry.
UPDATE: 24 Sept.
SCS-FA2 has succesfully made it to orbit and is on its way to the SSF.
UPDATE:
SCS-FA2 has now docked with Space Station Freedom. The station crew will begin robotic ops tomorrow which will start with the unberth and install of the CMCM onto the HAB module. This will be the first use of the SSRMS 2.
UPDATE: 25 Sept.
The CMCM has been successfully installed on the HAB module. The station crew has elected to begin activation and hatch opening today rather than waiting untill tomorrow. This along with moving the first EVA up to tomorrow, the crew hopes to move up the timeline by a day, and to allow for an extra EVA to attach scientific instraments to SCS-FA2. These will monitor the vehical as it re-enters the atmoshere and transmit more data then what was collected during the previous mission. The extra data will help NASA know what happends to the vehicle during its distruction. The EVA will be planned for the 29th. Following the EVA the Shuttle-C will undock from the station per the original timeline.
UPDATE: 26 Sept.
The two raidiator trusses are installed and deployed. The EVA accompleshed all of the goals. They installed two cameras on the truss, and stowed the instraments and tools that will be used for the next EVA onto Node 3. The next EVA will be on the 28th with the 27th being an off duty day for the crew.
UPDATE: 28 Sept.
SCS-FA2 has undocked and performed its flyaround of the station. It is now preparing for deorbit burn.
UPDATE:
SCV-002 has successfully been distroyed upon entry into the atmoshere. This ends mission SCS-FA2.
