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IAC Late-Breaking News Analysis of STS-118 Tile Damage

IAC Late-Breaking News Analysis of STS-118 Tile Damage Utilizing the Tools and Techniques Developed Since Return to Flight. William H. Gerstenmaier Associate Administrator for Space Operations NASA Headquarters. STS-118 / ISS-13A.1 Crew and Mission Summary. Mission Duration:

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IAC Late-Breaking News Analysis of STS-118 Tile Damage

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  1. IAC Late-Breaking News Analysis of STS-118 Tile Damage Utilizing the Tools and Techniques Developed Since Return to Flight William H. Gerstenmaier Associate Administrator for Space Operations NASA Headquarters

  2. STS-118 / ISS-13A.1 Crew and Mission Summary • Mission Duration: • August 8 – 21, 2007 • Mission Highlights: • First flight of educator-astronaut Barbara Morgan • First flight of the Station-Shuttle Power Transfer System (SSPTS) • First flight of the Advanced Vehicle Health Monitoring System in active mode on three Space Shuttle Main Engines • First flight of 3-string Global Positioning System (GPS) replacing Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) system • Delivered and instaledl the two-ton S5 truss segment • Delivered and robotically installed External Stowage Platform (ESP)-3 onto the P3 truss • Transport SPACEHAB logistics single module • approximately 5,000 lbm of hardware and logistics up • approximately 4,800 lbm of spent hardware and logistics down • Transferred approximately 6,000 lbm of hardware and logistics to ISS and returned approximately 4,800 lbm of spent hardware and logistics • Four EVAs successfully completed • Performed internal maintenance activities, including removal/replacement of Russian BOK3 computer and cabling • Undocked and returned one day early due to threat of Hurricane Dean to mission operations at JSC STS-118 Endeavour Crewmembers, from left: Rick Mastracchio Mission Specialist 2 (EV1) Barbara Morgan Mission Specialist 4 Charles Hobaugh Pilot Scott Kelly Commander Tracy Caldwell Mission Specialist 1 Dave Williams Mission Specialist 3 (EV2) Al Drew Missian Specialist 5 Expedition 15 Crewmembers, from left: Clayton Anderson Flight Engineer Fyodor Yurchikhin Commander Oleg Kotov Flight Engineer

  3. New Capabilities Developed Since Return to FlightSTS-118 Flight Day 3 – Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver (RPM)

  4. New Capabilities Developed Since Return to FlightSTS-118 Flight Day 4 – RPM Initial Imagery of Tile Damage

  5. New Capabilities Developed Since Return to FlightSTS-118 Flight Day 5 – Focused Inspection Imagery

  6. New Capabilities Developed Since Return to FlightSTS-118 Flight Day 5 – LOX Bracket Imagery Comparisons Ground Imagery (orientation for comparison with ascent imagery) Ground Imagery (orientation for comparison with ascent imagery) Ground Imagery (orientation for comparison with ascent imagery) Ascent Imagery Ascent Imagery Ascent Imagery

  7. New Capabilities Developed Since Return to FlightSTS-118 Flight Day 5 –LOX Bracket and ET Thrust Struts

  8. New Capabilities Developed Since Return to FlightSTS-118 Flight Day 7 – LOX Bracket Debris Trajectory

  9. New Capabilities Developed Since Return to FlightSTS-118 Flight Day 6 – Tile Damage Cavity Modeling

  10. New Capabilities Developed Since Return to FlightSTS-118 Flight Day 7 – Heat-Flow Modeling

  11. New Capabilities Developed Since Return to FlightSTS-118 Flight Day 8 – Arc-Jet Test Results Test Unit with Manufactured Damage, Pre-test Post-Test

  12. New Capabilities Developed Since Return to FlightSTS-118 Flight Day 8 – EVA Tile Repair Worksite Location

  13. New Capabilities Developed Since Return to FlightSTS-118 Post-Flight On-Orbit Photo Post-Flight Photo

  14. STS-120 Mission Overview • Launch Window: • October 23 – November 13 • Mission Duration: • 14 days nominal + 0 extension + 2 weather contingency • Mission Highlights: • Transport and installation of Node 2 pressurized element on Node 1 port CBM • Crew rotation: Daniel Tani up, Clay Anderson down • Relocate P6 truss segment to P5 and redeploy solar array wings and radiators • Deploy and fill S1 radiators • On-orbit test of STA-54 ablator tile material repair tools and techniques in the cargo bay • Five planned EVAs (four conducted by Shuttle astronauts, one by ISS crew) STS-118 Endeavour Crewmembers, from left: Scott Parazynski Mission Specialist Douglas Wheelock Mission Specialist Stephanie Wilson Mission Specialist George Zamka Pilot Pamela Melroy Commander Daniel Tani Expedition 16 Flight Engineer Paolo Nespoli Mission Specialist (ESA) Expedition 16 Crewmembers, from left: Clay Anderson Commander Peggy Whitson Flight Engineer Yuri Malenchenko Flight Engineer

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