Tuča stukla space shuttle Atlantis


Vidljiva oštećenja od tuče na Atlantisu

'To je najgora šteta od tuče koju smo ikada vidjeli na pjeni vanjskog rezervoara', kažu u NASA-i. Space shuttle je trebao poletjeti prema ISS-u sredinom travnja, kasnit će mjesec dana.

WASHINGTON - NASA je objavila je da će zbog tuče koja je oštetila zaštitnu pjenu na vrhu vanjskog rezervoara raketoplana Atlantis, lansiranje predviđeno za drugu polovicu travnja biti odgođeno za najmanje mjesec dana.

Atlantis će morati natrag u hangar, kako bi se otklonila oštećenja nastala nakon oluje s tučom, koja je u ponedjeljak zahvatila područje Svemirskog centra Kennedy u Cape Canaveralu na Floridi.

"To je najgora šteta od tuče koju smo ikada vidjeli na pjeni vanjskog spremnika za gorivo", rekao je voditelj programa space shuttleova Wayne Hale. "Proći će mjesec dan prije no što budemo mogli govoriti o povratku na lansirnu rampu."

Posada Atlantisa vratit će se u Centar Kennedy nekoliko dana prije polijetanja misije STS-117 na Međunarodnu svemirsku stanicu, navodi se u priopćenju NASA-e.

Izvor: NetPortal

   Atlantis to Roll Back


NASA officials have made the decision that Space Shuttle Atlantis will roll back to the Vehicle Assembly Building for repair early next week.

Monday's severe thunderstorm with hail caused what could be 1,000 to 2,000 divots in the giant tank's foam insulation and minor surface damage to about 26 heat shield tiles on the shuttle's left wing.

Further evaluation of the tank is necessary to get an accurate accounting of foam damage and must be done in the Vehicle Assembly Building, where the entire tank can be more easily accessed.

Once an up-close look at the damage is complete, the type of repair required and the time needed for that work can be determined.

A new target launch date has not been determined, but teams will focus on preparing Atlantis for liftoff in late April.

The two-day Flight Readiness Review at NASA's Kennedy Space Center conducted by top-level NASA officials, space shuttle program managers, engineers and contractors will continue as planned.

Mission STS-117 to the International Space Station will be scheduled sometime after a Russian Soyuz spacecraft returns from the station. The Soyuz is delivering new station crew members and returning others back to Earth in late April. Adequate time is needed between the Soyuz undocking and the shuttle's arrival to the station.

During the 11-day mission, the six-member crew will install a new truss segment, retract a set of solar arrays and unfold a new set on the starboard side of the station. Lessons learned from two previous missions will provide the astronauts with new techniques and tools to perform their duties.

STS-117 Commander Rick Sturckow, Pilot Lee Archambault and Mission Specialists Jim Reilly, Patrick Forrester, Steven Swanson and John "Danny" Olivas will continue training at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, as they await a new target launch date.

The Atlantis flight crew will return to Kennedy Space Center in Florida few days before launch.

stvarno su"Bu...."...zanju na kakvom području drže ovaj "space shuttle"...a nisu mogli da naprave jednu strehu...

A protivgradna zastita, nista, ccc...

pa nisu predvideli, oluja je nepredvidiva, a uz to ovaj satl je treba da bude lansiran martu a mora da stoju napolju zbog proba

.....hehehe pa ovdje govorimo o amerima koji sve predvide....bar se tako hvale........

Ma da, nisu predvideli, poslacemo im mi neki radar za pracenje oblaka i protivgradne rakete, nemaju jadni 

Mislis, protivtucna zastita. Kad sam pogledao naslov, pomislio, pobili se neki austonauti pa napravili kurslus u kabini.

i ja isto