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March 10 2011
The next mission to Space Station Freedom is the third Shuttle-C flight. This mission is to deliver connector truss (CTs) segments that will allow for the installation of the last truss segments. Also on this flight is a MPLM that is carrying equipment racks and supplies that will be used durring the first flight of a manned Dragon Capsule that is scheduled for June. The MPLM will be retreived on the next shuttle flight STS-FA7-E. The station crew will be installing the CTs and relocating the Port 3 Solar Array Truss to its final location. After the station crew unloads the SCV, ground controlers will undock and perform a shuttle-standard flyaound of the station. Pictures from the onboard cameras will document the station in its current configuration. After another day in orbit the SCV will be deorbited over the Pacific ocean and distroyed. Total MET will be about five days.
UPDATE March 12:
SCS-FA3 has docked will PMA 1 on the SSF. The station crew will begin unloading the CTs tomarrow.
UPDATE March 13:
The station crew has removed both CTs and has berthed the MPLM to Node 3, this compleats a long day of robotic opperations.
UPDATE March 14:
The SSF now is under the power of three solar arrays. The crew have moved the Port 3 truss to its final location on the end of the Port truss, and the array redeployed without a problem after being closed for nearly six months on orbit. Ground controlers are planing to undock from the station shortly.
UPDATE:
SCS-FA3 has undocked from the SSF and has performed its flyaround of the station. Deorbit will be tomorrow.
UPDATE March 15:
SCV-003 is confermed distroyed over the Pacific. This ends SCS-FA3.
The next mission will be the second to last assembly flight for the SSF. Space Shuttle Atlantis has been charged with delivering the final Solar array to the station and bringing the MPLM back to earth. Mission STS-FA7-E is scheduled for launch on April 25 2011.
The next mission to Space Station Freedom is the third Shuttle-C flight. This mission is to deliver connector truss (CTs) segments that will allow for the installation of the last truss segments. Also on this flight is a MPLM that is carrying equipment racks and supplies that will be used durring the first flight of a manned Dragon Capsule that is scheduled for June. The MPLM will be retreived on the next shuttle flight STS-FA7-E. The station crew will be installing the CTs and relocating the Port 3 Solar Array Truss to its final location. After the station crew unloads the SCV, ground controlers will undock and perform a shuttle-standard flyaound of the station. Pictures from the onboard cameras will document the station in its current configuration. After another day in orbit the SCV will be deorbited over the Pacific ocean and distroyed. Total MET will be about five days.
UPDATE March 12:
SCS-FA3 has docked will PMA 1 on the SSF. The station crew will begin unloading the CTs tomarrow.
UPDATE March 13:
The station crew has removed both CTs and has berthed the MPLM to Node 3, this compleats a long day of robotic opperations.
UPDATE March 14:
The SSF now is under the power of three solar arrays. The crew have moved the Port 3 truss to its final location on the end of the Port truss, and the array redeployed without a problem after being closed for nearly six months on orbit. Ground controlers are planing to undock from the station shortly.
UPDATE:
SCS-FA3 has undocked from the SSF and has performed its flyaround of the station. Deorbit will be tomorrow.
UPDATE March 15:
SCV-003 is confermed distroyed over the Pacific. This ends SCS-FA3.
The next mission will be the second to last assembly flight for the SSF. Space Shuttle Atlantis has been charged with delivering the final Solar array to the station and bringing the MPLM back to earth. Mission STS-FA7-E is scheduled for launch on April 25 2011.
