STS-117 Press Kit STS-117 Press Kit ȱ ȱ ȱ CONTENTS Sectionȱ Pageȱ STS-118 MISSION OVERVIEW: BUILD THE STATION…BUILD THE FUTURE ........................... 1 TIMELINE OVERVIEW.............................................................................................................. 13 MISSION PROFILE................................................................................................................... 17 MISSION PRIORITIES............................................................................................................. 19 MISSION PERSONNEL............................................................................................................. 21 STS-118 ENDEAVOUR PROCESSING MILESTONES ................................................................. 23 STS-118 ENDEAVOUR CREW................................................................................................... 27 PAYLOAD OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................. 37 STARBOARD 5 (S5) SHORT SPACER ................................................................................................... 37 EXTERNAL STOWAGE PLATFORM-3...................................................................................................... 39 SPACEHAB’S LOGISTICS SINGLE MODULE........................................................................................... 41 MOTION CONTROL SUBSYSTEM .......................................................................................................... 43 STATION-TO-SHUTTLE POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM (SSPTS)............................................................... 44 RENDEZVOUS AND DOCKING .................................................................................................. 47 UNDOCKING, SEPARATION AND DEPARTURE....................................................................................... 50 SPACEWALKS ......................................................................................................................... 53 EDUCATOR ASTRONAUT PROJECT.......................................................................................... 61 EXPERIMENTS......................................................................................................................... 67 DETAILED TEST OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................................... 67 SHORT-DURATION RESEARCH TO BE COMPLETED DURING STS-118/13A.1......................................... 68 SPACE SHUTTLE MAIN ENGINE ADVANCED HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ........................ 75 SHUTTLE REFERENCE DATA .................................................................................................... 77 JULY 2007 CONTENTS i ȱ ȱ ȱ Sectionȱ Pageȱ LAUNCH AND LANDING ........................................................................................................... 89 LAUNCH............................................................................................................................................... 89 ABORT-TO-ORBIT (ATO)...................................................................................................................... 89 TRANSATLANTIC ABORT LANDING (TAL)............................................................................................. 89 RETURN-TO-LAUNCH-SITE (RTLS)....................................................................................................... 89 ABORT ONCE AROUND (AOA)............................................................................................................... 89 LANDING ............................................................................................................................................. 89 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ......................................................................................... 91 MEDIA ASSISTANCE ............................................................................................................... 107 PUBLIC AFFAIRS CONTACTS.................................................................................................. 109 ȱ ȱ ii CONTENTS JULY2007 ȱ ȱ ȱ STS-118 MISSION OVERVIEW: BUILD THE STATION…BUILD THE FUTURE ȱ ȱ SpaceȱShuttleȱEndeavourȱisȱonȱLaunchȱPadȱ39ȬAȱandȱreadyȱforȱlaunch.ȱAtȱfarȱleftȱisȱtheȱrotatingȱ serviceȱstructure,ȱwhichȱcanȱbeȱrolledȱaroundȱtoȱencloseȱtheȱshuttleȱforȱaccessȱduringȱprocessing.ȱ Behindȱtheȱshuttleȱisȱtheȱfixedȱserviceȱstructure,ȱtoppedȱbyȱanȱ80ȬfootȬtallȱlightningȱmast.ȱ JULY 2007 MISSION OVERVIEW 1 ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ThisȱgraphicȱdepictsȱtheȱlocationȱofȱSTSȬ118ȱpayloadȱhardware.ȱ TheȱspaceȱshuttleȱEndeavourȱisȱpoisedȱtoȱblastȱ andȱswapȱoutȱaȱfailedȱgyroscopeȱusedȱtoȱorientȱ offȱAug.ȱ7,ȱcarryingȱsevenȱastronautsȱtoȱorbitȱonȱ theȱstation.ȱ aȱcomplexȱflightȱtoȱcontinueȱtheȱassemblyȱofȱtheȱ Internationalȱ Spaceȱ Stationȱ andȱ fulfillȱ aȱ longȬ Kelly,ȱ whoȱ isȱ makingȱ hisȱ secondȱ flightȱ intoȱ standingȱhumanȱspaceflightȱlegacy.ȱ space,ȱ isȱ joinedȱ byȱ Pilotȱ Charlieȱ Hobaughȱ (HOE’baw),ȱ aȱ Marineȱ lieutenantȱ colonel,ȱ 45,ȱ Theȱ119thȱflightȱinȱspaceȱshuttleȱhistoryȱandȱtheȱ andȱmissionȱspecialistsȱTracyȱCaldwell,ȱ37,ȱRickȱ 22ndȱ toȱ theȱ stationȱ isȱ commandedȱ byȱ veteranȱ Mastracchioȱ (MuhȬSTRACK’ȬeeȬoh),ȱ 47,ȱ Dr.ȱ astronautȱ Scottȱ Kelly,ȱ aȱ Navyȱ commander,ȱ 43.ȱ DaveȱWilliamsȱofȱtheȱCanadianȱSpaceȱAgency,ȱ Endeavourȱ isȱ scheduledȱ toȱ beȱ launchedȱ fromȱ 53,ȱBarbaraȱR.ȱMorgan,ȱ55,ȱandȱAlvinȱDrew,ȱanȱ NASAȇsȱ Kennedyȱ Spaceȱ Center’sȱ Launchȱ Padȱ AirȱForceȱcolonel,ȱ44.ȱ 39ȬAȱ onȱ anȱ 11Ȭdayȱ flight.ȱ Duringȱ theȱ mission,ȱ theȱcrewȱwillȱdeliverȱaȱnewȱsegmentȱforȱtheȱstaȬ Hobaugh,ȱ Mastracchioȱ andȱ Williamsȱ areȱ allȱ tionȇsȱ backbone,ȱ installȱ aȱ spareȱ partsȱ platformȱ makingȱtheirȱsecondȱflightȱintoȱspace.ȱCaldwell,ȱ MorganȱandȱDrewȱareȱallȱfirstȬtimeȱfliers.ȱ 2 MISSION OVERVIEW JULY 2007 ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ SevenȱastronautsȱpauseȱforȱanȱinformalȱcrewȱportraitȱatȱtheȱJohnsonȱSpaceȱCenter.ȱPicturedȱfromȱtheȱ leftȱ(front)ȱareȱCanadianȱSpaceȱAgencyȱastronautȱDaveȱWilliams,ȱmissionȱspecialist;ȱScottȱKelly,ȱ commander;ȱandȱTracyȱCaldwell,ȱmissionȱspecialist.ȱBackȱrow,ȱleftȱtoȱright,ȱareȱCharlieȱHobaugh,ȱ pilot;ȱalongȱwithȱRickȱMastracchio,ȱBarbaraȱR.ȱMorganȱandȱAlvinȱDrew,ȱallȱmissionȱspecialists.ȱ ȱ Morganȱisȱtheȱfirstȱeducatorȱmissionȱspecialist,ȱ Morgan,ȱwhoȱwasȱanȱelementaryȱschoolȱteacherȱ havingȱservedȱasȱtheȱbackupȱtoȱpayloadȱspecialȬ inȱ McCall,ȱ Idaho,ȱ beforeȱ beingȱ selectedȱ asȱ istȱ Christaȱ McAuliffeȱ inȱ theȱ Teacherȱ inȱ Spaceȱ McAuliffe’sȱ backup,ȱ returnedȱ toȱ teachingȱ afterȱ Project.ȱMcAuliffeȱandȱsixȱfellowȱastronautsȱlostȱ theȱaccident.ȱSheȱwasȱselectedȱtoȱtrainȱasȱaȱmisȬ theirȱlivesȱinȱtheȱChallengerȱaccidentȱonȱJan.ȱ28,ȱ sionȱ specialistȱ inȱ 1998ȱ andȱ wasȱ namedȱ toȱ theȱ 1986.ȱ STSȬ118ȱcrewȱinȱ2002.ȱ JULY 2007 MISSION OVERVIEW 3 ȱ ȱ ȱ Sheȱwillȱbeȱinvolvedȱinȱatȱleastȱoneȱlive,ȱinteracȬ Endeavourȱ isȱ makingȱ itsȱ 20thȱ flight,ȱ andȱ firstȱ tiveȱ educationalȱ inȬflightȱ eventȱ withȱ studentsȱ sinceȱ theȱ STSȬ113ȱ missionȱ inȱ Novemberȱ 2002ȱ gatheredȱ inȱ Boise,ȱ Idaho.ȱ Ifȱ theȱ missionȱ isȱ exȬ thatȱbroughtȱtheȱfirstȱportȱsideȱtrussȱsegmentȱtoȱ tended,ȱsheȱwillȱparticipateȱinȱtwoȱotherȱeducaȬ theȱstation.ȱEndeavourȱunderwentȱanȱextensiveȱ tionalȱ eventsȱ withȱ studentsȱ inȱ Alexandria,ȱ Va.,ȱ refurbishmentȱ afterȱ thatȱ missionȱ toȱ upgradeȱ andȱLynn,ȱMass.,ȱtoȱdiscussȱherȱmissionȱandȱtheȱ andȱmodifyȱitsȱkeyȱsystems.ȱ educationalȱaspectsȱofȱhumanȱspaceflight.ȱ ȱ BarbaraȱR.ȱMorganȱspeaksȱtoȱanȱaudienceȱofȱstudentsȱandȱmediaȱȱ duringȱaȱdemonstrationȱatȱSpaceȱCenterȱHouston.ȱ 4 MISSION OVERVIEW JULY 2007 ȱ ȱ ȱ experiencedȱhighȱelectricalȱcurrentsȱandȱerraticȱ spinȱ ratesȱ inȱ Octoberȱ 2006ȱ andȱ wasȱ takenȱ offȱ line.ȱ Sinceȱ then,ȱ theȱ stationȱ hasȱ usedȱ theȱ otherȱ threeȱ gyroscopesȱ inȱ theȱ Zenithȱ 1ȱ (Z1)ȱ trussȱ toȱ maintainȱ theȱ stationȇsȱ orientation.ȱ Theȱ replaceȬ mentȱ workȱ willȱ beȱ nearlyȱ identicalȱ toȱ theȱ reȬ placementȱofȱCMGȬ1ȱonȱtheȱSTSȬ114ȱmissionȱinȱ 2005,ȱ butȱ thisȱ failedȱ CMGȱ willȱ beȱ temporarilyȱ stowedȱ onȱ theȱ newȱ spareȱ partsȱ platformȱ andȱ willȱ beȱ returnedȱ toȱ Earthȱ onȱ theȱ STSȬ122ȱ misȬ sionȱlaterȱthisȱyear.ȱ ȱ Theȱ CMGȱ replacementȱ willȱ occurȱ duringȱ theȱ ThisȱcomputerȱgraphicȱdepictsȱhowȱtheȱS5ȱ secondȱ ofȱ threeȱ plannedȱ spacewalks.ȱ Aȱ fourthȱ trussȱwillȱbeȱgrappledȱbyȱtheȱstation’sȱroboticȱ spacewalkȱ willȱ beȱ addedȱ toȱ theȱ missionȱ ifȱ theȱ arm.ȱItȱwillȱbeȱinstalledȱtoȱtheȱfarȱrightȱportionȱ flightȱ isȱ extended.ȱ Mastracchioȱ andȱ Williamsȱ ofȱtheȱintegratedȱtrussȱsystem.ȱ willȱconductȱtheȱfirstȱtwoȱspacewalks.ȱMastracȬ chioȱandȱExpeditionȱ15ȱFlightȱEngineerȱClaytonȱ Theȱ primeȱ objectiveȱ ofȱ theȱ missionȱ isȱ toȱ installȱ Andersonȱ willȱ beȱ responsibleȱ forȱ theȱ third.ȱ theȱ Starboardȱ 5ȱ (S5)ȱ trussȱ onȱ theȱ rightȱ sideȱ ofȱ AndersonȱwouldȱteamȱupȱwithȱWilliamsȱforȱtheȱ theȱ station’sȱ expandingȱ trussȱ structure.ȱ Theȱ fourthȱ spacewalk.ȱ Andersonȱ willȱ haveȱ conȬ twoȬtonȱ S5ȱ willȱ beȱ roboticallyȱ attachedȱ andȱ ductedȱ hisȱ firstȱ careerȱ spacewalkȱ priorȱ toȱ boltedȱ toȱ theȱ S4ȱ truss,ȱ whichȱ wasȱ deliveredȱ toȱ STSȬ118ȱ toȱ jettisonȱ anȱ obsoleteȱ ammoniaȱ reserȬ theȱstationȱonȱtheȱSTSȬ117ȱmissionȱinȱJune.ȱ voirȱandȱotherȱequipment.ȱ TheȱS5ȱtrussȱisȱ11ȱfeetȱlong,ȱandȱwillȱserveȱasȱaȱ “spacer”ȱ toȱ provideȱ structuralȱ supportȱ forȱ theȱ outboardȱ solarȱ arraysȱ thatȱ willȱ beȱ installedȱ onȱ theȱS6ȱtrussȱnextȱyearȱandȱtoȱprovideȱsufficientȱ spaceȱ forȱ clearanceȱ betweenȱ thoseȱ arraysȱ andȱ theȱS4ȱtrussȱsolarȱblankets.ȱ