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For Release:
Joel Wells
September 21, 1998
(407) 867-2468
KSC Release No. 106-98
ATLANTIS SCHEDULED TO RETURN TO KSC AFTER 10 MONTHS IN PALMDALE, CA
Space Shuttle Atlantis is expected to arrive at KSC's Shuttle
Landing Facility on Thursday, Sept. 24 riding atop NASA's modified Boeing
747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA). Atlantis returns home after a 10-month
stay in the Palmdale, CA, orbiter processing facility undergoing extensive
inspections and modifications.
Atlantis arrived in Palmdale Nov. 14 for its second Orbiter
Maintenance Down Period (OMDP), a scheduled action that removes an orbiter
from flight operations for a periodic overhaul. This time orbiter Atlantis
sustained about 130 modifications that include several upgrades enabling it
to support International Space Station (ISS) missions.
Along with detailed nose-to-tail inspections and replacement of
dated flight hardware, workers outfitted Atlantis with an external airlock
equipping it for ISS docking missions. Installing thinner, lighter thermal
protection blankets reduced the orbiter's weight by about 1,000 pounds. The
weight savings allows the orbiter to haul heavier cargo like ISS components
into space.
The Multifunctional Electronic Display System (MEDS) or "glass
cockpit," also installed during this OMDP, brings Atlantis into the 1990's
with respect to flight crew interaction. MEDS replaced the cockpit's four
cathode ray tube screens, mechanical gauges, and instruments with full-color
flat panel displays like those currently in use on modern commercial jet
airliners or military aircraft. The previous electro-mechanical devices were
becoming obsolete and more expensive to maintain.
NASA's SCA and orbiter will depart Palmdale at first light Wednesday
morning and stop in Ft. Hood, TX, to refuel. The flight plan carries
Atlantis on to Ft. Campbell, KY, for an over night stay. On. Sept. 24, the
ferry flight resumes in the afternoon and Atlantis is scheduled to return to
KSC before sundown. All ferry flight plans are subject to weather and
alternate landing sites maybe selected en route if necessary. The SCA and
orbiter cannot fly through precipitation, thick clouds or high turbulence.
NOTE: There will be a photo opportunity of Atlantis' return to KSC.
Interested news media should contact the KSC Press Site at 407-867-2468
Thursday morning for an update on the progress of the ferry flight.
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