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ЦитироватьIDOLT EXERCISE PREPARES STARLINER FOR LAUNCH

Dec. 9, 2019 -- While observers take in the events of the Atlas V Starliner mission, teams from ULA and Boeing will be working to ensure that the launch unfolds without a hitch – just like they rehearsed it.


The launch team orchestrates the countdown from the Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center. Photo: United Launch Alliance

The integrated day of launch test (IDOLT) on Dec. 6 gave ULA and Boeing a chance to test all of the launch vehicle and spacecraft systems before launch day and time to refine pre-launch processes.

Similar to a "wet dress rehearsal" (WDR), the IDOLT involved rolling the rocket out to the launch pad and fueling up for a full launch vehicle and spacecraft system checkout. However, the IDOLT process is unique to human spaceflight missions and takes WDR a step further by adding the spacecraft to the mix.

"This is the full stack of flight hardware -- the real rocket, the real spacecraft -- out at the pad, and we're going to act like it's day of launch," Mission Manager Caleb Weiss said before the test. "We'll do everything except launch."

Atlas V rolls to the launch pad for the first time with Starliner. Photo: United Launch Alliance

The IDOLT focused on ensuring that Boeing and ULA teams can complete their required pre-launch tasks quickly and efficiently.

The launch team in Cape Canaveral and Denver; the tiger team, which conducts a thorough inspection of the rocket; and the blue team, who will help Boeing staff prepare the capsule for launch, worked together to spot potential issues and identify ways to improve the efficiency of launch preparations.

Several aspects of the mission, including the configuration of the rocket itself, introduce some unique challenges and concerns that the teams will take into consideration during the test and at launch.

"We've had spacecraft with super unique, super challenging requirements, but this is a whole new configuration of a vehicle that we've never flown before, and that's really what makes for a challenge on this mission," Caleb said.


Atlas V Starliner on the pad for IDOLT. Photo: United Launch Alliance

Characteristics unique to the Atlas V that will launch Starliner include;

* Payload fairing: The Atlas V Starliner doesn't have a payload fairing, which influences the aerodynamics and control of the launch vehicle.

* Dual-Engine Centaur: While most Atlas II and III missions used the dual-engine Centaur, the OFT launch will be the first time it's flown on Atlas V.

* Emergency Detection System: The emergency detection system (EDS) is a flight computer that evaluates measurements throughout the rocket thousands of times per second and will safely eject the crew if it identifies a safety concern.

"IDOLT is a risk-reduction exercise that puts us in the best position to succeed on day of launch and continue our record of mission success," Caleb said.

Now that IDOLT is complete, the rocket will undergo an additional set of evaluations leading up to launch day on Dec. 20, including the NASA Agency Flight Readiness Review.

Click here to learn more about the Commercial Crew astronauts who will fly on the Starliner's Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission and the first mission to the International Space Station.

aaa1

Насколько ладный кораблик получился у Маска, настолько же этот убоищный. На каком фоне его не снимай.

Виктор Левашов

ЦитироватьOlegIn написал:
Да впринципе все так делают.
Союзы с Прогрессами тоже на своих двигателях орбиту до 300 км. поднимают? - тоже не знал этого.
Думал, ПАО только для маневрирования, стыковки и схода с орбиты. Прогресс ещё МКС поднимает, хотя...

mihalchuk

ЦитироватьВиктор Левашов написал:
 
ЦитироватьOlegIn написал:
Да впринципе все так делают.
Союзы с Прогрессами тоже на своих двигателях орбиту до 300 км. поднимают? - тоже не знал этого.
Думал, ПАО только для маневрирования, стыковки и схода с орбиты. Прогресс ещё МКС поднимает, хотя...
Не всё. Трёхступенчатый носитель запросто выводит ПН прямиком на низкую орбиту, двухсткпенчатому сложнее - большие потери как из-за массы ступени, так и из-за избытка её тяговооружённости.

Штуцер

Какая странная юбка на переходе диаметров. Не сядет там скачок уплотнения и не будет под юбкой разряжения?
Но в виде обломков различных ракет
Останутся наши следы!

opinion

ЦитироватьШтуцер написал:
Какая странная юбка на переходе диаметров. Не сядет там скачок уплотнения и не будет под юбкой разряжения?
Они её специально добавили из-за проблем с аэродинамикой.
There are four lights

tnt22

ЦитироватьTory Bruno‏ @torybruno 14 ч. назад

Post Wet Dress Rehearsal Ops continues smoothly. Starting day 2 of the Flight Test Readiness Review. #OFT is near...

tnt22

Появилось первое извещение на зону затопления Центавра южнее Австралии

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Штуцер

Цитироватьopinion написал:
 
ЦитироватьШтуцер написал:
Какая странная юбка на переходе диаметров. Не сядет там скачок уплотнения и не будет под юбкой разряжения?
Они её специально  добавили  из-за проблем с аэродинамикой.
Интересное решение, спасибо.
Но в виде обломков различных ракет
Останутся наши следы!

tnt22

Цитировать12/11/2019 17:44 Stephen Clark

A two-day Flight Test Readiness Review concluded Tuesday with the go-ahead to continue Atlas 5 and Starliner launch preparations ahead of a Flight Readiness Review planned Thursday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

A few unresolved, or "open," items still need to be resolved over the next few days. But that was expected, and some of the open items can't be closed out until the conclusion of final joint testing ahead of the rollout of the Atlas 5 and Starliner to the launch pad next week.

Liftoff remains set for 6:36 a.m. EST (1136 GMT) Dec. 20 from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to begin a nearly eight-day unpiloted demonstration mission of the Starliner crew capsule to the International Space Station.

This week, teams are preparing to install the nose fairings on the Atlas 5's two solid-fueled boosters. Before the Atlas 5 rolls out to the launch pad Dec. 18, ground teams also planned to load hydrazine fuel for the Centaur upper stage's attitude control thrusters, and complete final avionics testing, ordnance connections and thermal closeouts on the launch vehicle.

tnt22

https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2019/12/12/flight-readiness-review-begins-for-boeings-orbital-flight-test/
https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/2019/12/12/flight-readiness-review-begins-for-boeings-orbital-flight-test/

ЦитироватьFlight Readiness Review Begins for Boeing's Orbital Flight Test

James Cawley
Posted Dec 12, 2019 at 8:00 am


The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, topped by the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, stands on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 at Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday, Dec. 6, during a wet dress rehearsal for Boeing's Orbital Flight Test. Image credit: NASA

NASA and Boeing are holding a Flight Readiness Review (FRR) today at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for Boeing's uncrewed Orbital Flight Test as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The review provides NASA and Boeing the opportunity to assess the mission status and work that needs to be completed prior to the critical flight test.

Ken Bowersox, deputy associate administrator for Human Exploration and Operations at NASA Headquarters, is leading the meeting. The senior Boeing official at the review is Jim Chilton, senior vice president, Boeing Space and Launch.

Teams have gathered from across the agency and Boeing to hear presentations from key mission managers. The FRR is an in-depth assessment on the readiness of flight for Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft and systems, mission operations, support functions and readiness of the space station program to support Starliner's maiden mission to the International Space Station. The meeting will conclude with a poll of all members of the review board.

Starliner will launch atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to rendezvous and dock with the orbiting laboratory. Launch is targeted for Friday, Dec. 20.

The flight test will provide valuable data NASA will review as part of the process to certify Boeing's crew transportation system is as safe as possible for carrying astronauts to and from the space station.

tnt22

Компания ULA обновила страницу миссии

https://www.ulalaunch.com/missions/atlas-v-oft
ЦитироватьATLAS V TO LAUNCH STARLINER



• Rocket: Atlas V
• Mission: Boeing's CST-100 Starliner, Orbital Flight Test
• Launch Date: Friday, Dec. 20, 2019
• Launch Time: Targeted for 6:36 a.m. EST
• Launch Location: Space Launch Complex-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

tnt22

Цитироватьtnt22 написал:
 
Цитироватьazvoz написал:
А где утверждается что будет  Atlas 551?
Не мне, но отвечу - на сайте ULA в разделе ' Next Launch '. Возможно, ближе к пуску исправят...
Исправили
https://www.ulalaunch.com/missions/atlas-v-oft
 

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tnt22

https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2019/12/12/teams-working-through-boeing-orbital-flight-test-review/
https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/2019/12/12/teams-working-through-boeing-orbital-flight-test-review/
ЦитироватьTeams Working Through Boeing Orbital Flight Test Review

Linda Herridge
Posted Dec 12, 2019 at 11:45 am


NASA and Boeing managers take part in the flight readiness review for Boeing's upcoming Orbital Flight Test in Operations Support Building 2 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Dec. 12, 2019. Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft will launch atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The uncrewed Orbital Flight Test will be the Starliner's first flight to the International Space Station for NASA's Commercial Crew Program. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

Boeing, International Space Station Program and Commercial Crew Program (CCP) managers are reviewing the work their teams have done to be ready for launch of Boeing's uncrewed Orbital Flight Test (OFT). The team is midway through the Flight Readiness Review, assessing various items discussed and closed to meet mission requirements.

The board had a productive discussion with the Boeing, CCP and station engineering communities regarding the flight plan and redundancies built into the spacecraft systems and procedures. They also discussed how the data from this flight test will help the teams prepare for the first crewed flight of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft with NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Nicole Mann, and Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson.

This afternoon, the board will hear more detailed briefings focused on special topics for consideration and discuss human health and performance. The space station program also will have the opportunity to speak with the teams. Toward the end of the review, Kathy Lueders, manager for NASA's Commercial Crew Program, and Kirk Shireman, manager for the International Space Station Program, will lead a concluding discussion amongst the participants. A readiness poll will be led by Ken Bowersox, deputy associate administrator for Human Exploration and Operations at NASA Headquarters.

Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft will launch atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Launch is targeted for Friday, Dec. 20.