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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-7 - Arrival, ISS mission and EOM - Updates
« Reply #60 on: 04/22/2017 09:54 am »
Couple minutes wait for DSN cutouts.
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-7 - Arrival, ISS mission and EOM - Updates
« Reply #61 on: 04/22/2017 09:55 am »
Estimated capture time in about 16 minutes.
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-7 - Arrival, ISS mission and EOM - Updates
« Reply #62 on: 04/22/2017 09:58 am »
Go for Cygnus capture sequence.
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Go for capture!
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-7 - Arrival, ISS mission and EOM - Updates
« Reply #64 on: 04/22/2017 10:00 am »
Latching end effector is armed for capture.
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-7 - Arrival, ISS mission and EOM - Updates
« Reply #65 on: 04/22/2017 10:04 am »
"Peggy you can press"
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-7 - Arrival, ISS mission and EOM - Updates
« Reply #67 on: 04/22/2017 10:04 am »
Arm is moving. Capture in about two minutes. 4 m away.
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-7 - Arrival, ISS mission and EOM - Updates
« Reply #68 on: 04/22/2017 10:05 am »
3 m and closing.
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-7 - Arrival, ISS mission and EOM - Updates
« Reply #69 on: 04/22/2017 10:05 am »
1 m away from capture.
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CAPTURE!
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-7 - Arrival, ISS mission and EOM - Updates
« Reply #71 on: 04/22/2017 10:06 am »
Trigger initiated. Snares closed.

Capture right on time!
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-7 - Arrival, ISS mission and EOM - Updates
« Reply #72 on: 04/22/2017 10:07 am »
Have a good capture and ready for safing.
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-7 - Arrival, ISS mission and EOM - Updates
« Reply #73 on: 04/22/2017 10:07 am »
Great flying and we are go for safing.
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-7 - Arrival, ISS mission and EOM - Updates
« Reply #74 on: 04/22/2017 10:08 am »
Arm is safe. Giving congratulations from Pesquet on ISS.
« Last Edit: 04/22/2017 10:09 am by Steven Pietrobon »
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Chris Gebhardt's article updated:
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/04/s-s-john-glenn-oa-7-cygnus-arrival-station/

Thanks AGAIN to Steven for coverage.
« Last Edit: 04/22/2017 10:11 am by Chris Bergin »
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-7 - Arrival, ISS mission and EOM - Updates
« Reply #76 on: 04/22/2017 10:10 am »
Capture was over Germany.
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-7 - Arrival, ISS mission and EOM - Updates
« Reply #77 on: 04/22/2017 10:12 am »
Ground controllers will move Cygnus into berthing position.

Berthing coverage at 6:30 am CST (11:30 UTC).
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-7 - Arrival, ISS mission and EOM - Updates
« Reply #78 on: 04/22/2017 10:22 am »
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-7 - Arrival, ISS mission and EOM - Updates
« Reply #79 on: 04/22/2017 10:31 am »
A few photos from cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy

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