Space Shuttle STS - 135 [Ultima missione della flotta Shuttle]

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Space shuttle Atlantis is targeted to launch at about 11:40 a.m. EDT (17:26 CEST) on July 8, on its STS-135 mission to the International Space Station. It is the final launch of a space shuttle before the program is retired.



DATI DI MISSIONE
Orbiter: Atlantis (OV-104)
Incremento ISS:
Lancio:8 Luglio 2011
Rampa di lancio:39A
Atterraggio:20 Luglio 2011
Durata:12+1+1
EVA programmate: 0
Altitudine iniziale: 225 km
Inclinazione orbita:51.6 gradi
Equipaggio:Christopher Ferguson (CMD), Douglas Hurley (PLT), Sandra Magnus (MS1), Rex Walheim (MS2)

Payload principale:
modulo MPLM Raffaello

Link utili
NASATV:
NASA - NASA TV
Programmazione NASATV:
NASA - Shuttle Mission TV Schedule
Meteo:
Human Space Flight - Weather Forecasts
Multimedia:
NASA Human Space Flight Gallery
Video NASATV:
SPACE-MULTIMEDIA
Materiale informativo:
NASA - Space Shuttle News Resources
NASA Data Files:
NASA - Flight Data Files
TLE e dati orbitali:
Human Space Flight (HSF) - Realtime Data
Osservazione visuale:
Heavens-Above Home Page

Link comodi per la diretta
NASA HD (USTREAM): NASA HD-TV, Ustream.TV
Real Media: NASA - NASA TV
Windows Media: http://www.nasa.gov/55644main_NASATV_Windows.asx
Real Audio: NASA - NASA TV

Dati e immagini ottenuti dal sito ForumAstronautico.it - Astronautica e Scienze Aerospaziali - Indice
e da Spaceflight Now

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Configurazione ISS finale:

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Panorami immersivi:
(Aspettare che l'immagine si carichi,poi tenendo premuto il pulsante sinistro del mouse muoverlo per ruotare le immagini)

- STS-135 Atlantis - Lift & Mate - Vertical in the Transfer Aisle, Symetrical View.
- STS-135 Atlantis - Lift & Mate - Vertical in the Transfer Aisle.
- STS-135 Atlantis - Lift & Mate - At the Body Flap: Thermal Protection System.
- STS-135 Atlantis - Lift & Mate - At the Left Wing Tip.
- STS-135 Atlantis - Lift & Mate - Vertical in the Transfer Aisle #2.

- STS-135 Atlantis - On Pad 39A - By the flame trench.
- STS-135 Atlantis - On Pad 39A - At the 235 level of the FSS.
- STS-135 Atlantis - On Pad 39A - At the 215 level of the FSS.
- STS-135 Atlantis - On Pad 39A - At the 235 level of the RSS #2.

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L'equipaggio è arrivato al KSC:

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Lo shuttle sulla rampa.























Fonte: Gallery: Atlantis, the Last Shuttle on the Launchpad

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Venerdì 8 luglio 2011, a partire dalle ore 16.00, il team di AstronautiCAST sarà pronto sul canale “live” della trasmissione AstronautiCAST Live per commentare in diretta le fasi di lancio di STS-135, fissato per le ore 17.26 italiane.

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Attività del countdown di Mer 06/07/11:

HH...MM...SS...CEST.......EVENTO
60...21...00...05:00......Fuel cell reactant load preps

54...51...00...10:30......MEC/SRB power up
54...21...00...11:00......Clear crew module

54...21...00...11:00......Begin 4-hour built-in hold
54...21...00...11:00......Clear blast danger area
53...36...00...11:45......Orbiter pyro-initiator controller test
53...26...00...11:55......SRB PIC test
52...26...00...12:55......Master events controller pre-flight BITE test
50...21...00...15:00......Resume countdown

48...51...00...16:30......Fuel cell oxygen loading begins
46...21...00...19:00......Fuel cell oxygen load complete
46...21...00...19:00......Fuel cell hydrogen loading begins
43...51...00...21:30......Fuel cell hydrogen loading complete
42...51...00...22:30......Pad open; ingress white room

42...21...00...23:00......Begin 4-hour built-in hold
41...51...00...23:30......OMBUU demate