Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Operations Team New Employee Orientation Training KLASS
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Kennedy Space CenterShuttle Operations Team
New Employee Orientation TrainingKLASS
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KSC Home to Shuttle
Space Shuttles Call Kennedy Space Center Home
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Be familiar with other Shuttle operations:
• Ferry Flight Operations and Constraints
• Guppy Operations
• NASA Marine Operations
Understand Shuttle launch operationsand launch-related requests
Today’s Objectives
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KSC Operations
•Guppy Flights•Pad Operations•Segment Moves•Rollover (OPF - VAB)•Rollout/back (VAB - Pad)•Ships–SRB Recovery–ET Barge Operations
•Payload Lift•RSS Retract
•Tanking•Crew Ingress•Launch--User Constraints•Landing
–RTLS–End of Mission
•Ferry Flight•Post Landing Operations
–Mate / Demate–Roll
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Guppy Flights
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Solid Rocket Booster Segment Arrival
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SRB Segment Move Constraints:(1-hour forecast) • LTG within 5NM• Forecast LTG within 5 NM > 25%• Wind > 34 Kts steady-state, peak 52 Kts
Solid Rocket Booster Segment Move
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ET Barge Operations “Concerns”:
• Seas > 8 ft - Possible damage to ET barge• Wind forecast > 15 Kts for barge transfer from Port Canaveral to KSC via Banana River
External Tank Barge Ops
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ET Barge Ops
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Stack ET in VAB
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Transport Constraints:
• Pad Wind > 34 Kts sustained• LTG within 5NM
Payload Transport and Lifting Ops
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Lift Constraints:• Pad Wind > 17 Kts steady-state, Peak 26 kts @ 60’ level• LTG within 5NM
Payload Lift Ops
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Rollover Constraints: (2 - hour forecast) • LTG within 5NM• Temp < 36F• Any Precip• On transporter: Wind > 30 Kts Peak• On landing gear: Wind > 42 P 64 Kts
Rollover
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Rollout/back Constraints:(12 - hour forecast)• LTG within 20 NM• Forecast LTG within 20NM > 10%• Wind 40 P 60Kts
Rollout /Rollback
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Rollout / Rollback
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Pad Ops Constraints: Generally (Shuttle not necessarily on pad)• LTG within 5NM• Wind>17Kts (many thresholds)• Heavy Precipitation• Hail--any• Cold Temperatures• Severe Weather
Weather Constraints covered by45 WS wx warnings/advisories
Pad Operations
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Hurricanes
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Rollback!
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Pre-Launch Ops
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Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test
Crew Ingress TCDT
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Barge Move
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Depart ~24 Hours Before Launch
SRB Recovery Ships
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RSS Retract Constraints (1 hr forecast):• Pad wind > 40 kts steady-state @ 60' level• LTG within 5NM• Forecast LTG within 5NM > 20%• Heavy Rain (worker safety issue)• Potential Severe Wx or any hail• Orbiter exposed--Orbiter, tiles, or ET could be damaged
Rotating Service Structure Retract
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Tanking Constraints:• Pad Wind > 42 Kts @ 60’ level• LTG within 5NM• 24 hr average temp < 41F
Tanking
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Provides weather support to rescue aircrews supporting Shuttle launch
Patrick AFB Forecaster
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Launch
Crew Ingress Constraints No Ltg within 5NM
Crew Ingress
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Monitors Pad
and SLF
~L - 3:00
NASA T-38
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~L - 1:40
Shuttle Training Aircraft
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Ice on ET
L-3, 2, 1 Day Forecasts (LWO)
Ice Team performs inspection of ET after tanking
Ice Team
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5,000 ft5,000 ft
4,000 ft4,000 ft
6,000 ft6,000 ft
8,000 ft8,000 ft
7,000 ft7,000 ft
RTLS (SLF)
< 500 ft Thick
> 500 ft Thick
Launch (PAD)
GO
Conditional
NO GO
Shuttle Ceiling Constraints
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DO NOT launch if precipitation (visible rain, virga, or minimum discernible weather radar echo) exists in the flight path.
DO NOT launch if precipitation (visible rain, virga, or minimum discernible weather radar echo) exists in the flight path.
OK
Shuttle Precipitation Rule
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VALUES IN TABLE ARE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN %
Key:
Green - i.e., no violation
Conditional - i.e., Green or Red depending upon relative humidity
Red - i.e., violation of minimum air temp criteria
48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 0 to 1
2 3 4
5 7 8 14
Ambient Air Temp, Deg F
SustainedWind Speed
(Kts)
Shuttle Temperature Rules
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DO NOT launch if peak winds exceed wind criteria listed in NSTS 16007
Criteria determined by SSMEs: - One or More Block II SSMEs
vs. Three Non-Block II SSMEs
- Pad Peak Wind Speed range: 24 - 34 knots, depending upon wind direction
DO NOT launch if peak winds exceed wind criteria listed in NSTS 16007
Criteria determined by SSMEs: - One or More Block II SSMEs
vs. Three Non-Block II SSMEs
- Pad Peak Wind Speed range: 24 - 34 knots, depending upon wind direction
Shuttle Pad Wind Constraints
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Launch!
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SRB Recovery “Concerns”
• Seas > 10 ft (@ 10 ft seas recovery forces crew into survival mode)
• Steady-state wind forecast > 26 Kts (higher probability of booster damage upon impact)
SRB Recovery
SRB Recovery Ops
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SRB Recovery Ops
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Not recovered
External Tank
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SMG provides daily forecasts for KSC, EDW, NOR
On-Orbit
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SMG=Spaceflight Meteorology GroupFD = Flight DirectorTD = Touch downhrs = hoursLWO = Launch Weather Officer
SMG provides continuous Wx updates until landing
45 WS LWO supports SMG and provides LD updates for post-landing preparation
Landing
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Post-Flight Processing Constraints:(1 hour desired lead time)• Lightning within 5NM• Surface winds > 40 P 60 Kts• Hail, Any Size• Any precip
Post Flight Ops
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Ferry Flight Ops
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This Could Be You!!
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Mate / Demate Ops
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Pathfinder
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Rolling shuttle in after landing while rolling out the next mission!
Here we go again!
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Terminology/Acronyms
Flight DirectorTouch DownHours
Launch Weather OfficerSpace Flight Meteorology Group at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas
EdwardsAir Force Base
Space Station Processing FacilityRotation Processing & Surge Facility
FD -TD -
HRS -LWO -SMG -
EDW -
AFB -SSPF -
RPSF -
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Terminology Acronyms
Space Meteorology GroupAuxiliary Power UnitNautical Miles
LightingWeather
National Hurricane CenterOrbiter Weather Protection
SMG -APU -NM -
LTG -
WX -NHC -
OWP -