Author Topic: LIVE: STS-135 Flight Day 10-11 - Transfers, MPLM Return, Farewells/Hatch Closure  (Read 130136 times)

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NASA TV replayed the just-shown PAO interview with ISS Flight Director Courtenay McMillan.

Orbit 1 team about to assume operational control.

NASA TV replaying the STS-135 wake-up song - "Celebration" by Kool and the Gang.
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Sandy Magnus giving congratulations to the FIFA Women's Cup, for the two teams going into the finals on Sunday July 17th.  JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa joins her.

Sandy cheers "Go USA!"

Satoshi cheers "Go Japan!"
Space launches attended:
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Mike Fossum offering to downlink previously recorded video.  The video will be transmitted via LAB MPC and will not go out directly over NASA TV.  PAO to review the video and make the call on that. Downlink in progress.

Rob Navias now the PAO. Ten total crew members awake for about an hour, and getting ready for their final full day of joint docked operations.
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PAO Ron Navias: ISS Orbit 1 team on duty. Final full day on orbit. 9,400 lbs of MPLM supplies were transferred to ISS during this mission.

GPC-4 is in good shape.

Ron Navias notes that this flight marks the end of the shuttle era.
He calls it "A revolutionary vehicle for a revolutionary age"

The special video of "Launching our Dreams" is now showing.

I have seen this several times. Each time chokes me up.

David

Space launches attended:
Antares/Cygnus ORB-D1 Wallops Island, VA Sept 2013 | STS-123 KSC, FL March 2008 | SpaceShipOne Mojave, CA June 2004

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"Launching our Dreams" video replay concluded. Many Kleenexes used.

Space launches attended:
Antares/Cygnus ORB-D1 Wallops Island, VA Sept 2013 | STS-123 KSC, FL March 2008 | SpaceShipOne Mojave, CA June 2004

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PAO notes that today (Sunday July 17) will be the final of the Women's World Cup - USA versus Japan.

Teases that Sandy and Sakoshi may need to be kept apart from each other. :)

Also, Ron Navias notes that July 15 marks the 36th anniversary of the launch of the Apollo/Soyuz Test Project mission - the first international manned space mission.
Space launches attended:
Antares/Cygnus ORB-D1 Wallops Island, VA Sept 2013 | STS-123 KSC, FL March 2008 | SpaceShipOne Mojave, CA June 2004

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"Launching our Dreams" video replay concluded. Many Kleenexes used.



It's a lovely video, It had me thinking about looking forward to the next launch.. *hits head* It hasn't sank in for me yet..  :(
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Ron Navias noting that during the twelve MPLM flights that occurred during the shuttle era a total of 140 tons of cargo was delivered to the ISS.
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"Launching our Dreams" video replay concluded. Many Kleenexes used.



It's a lovely video, It had me thinking about looking forward to the next launch.. *hits head* It hasn't sank in for me yet..  :(

It hasn't sunk in for me either. :( 

I am not looking forward to 'Wheels Stop' later this week.
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Antares/Cygnus ORB-D1 Wallops Island, VA Sept 2013 | STS-123 KSC, FL March 2008 | SpaceShipOne Mojave, CA June 2004

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All quiet on-board Atlantis and the ISS right now (1:36am EDT)  I am jumping off for tonight.

Thanks,
David
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Antares/Cygnus ORB-D1 Wallops Island, VA Sept 2013 | STS-123 KSC, FL March 2008 | SpaceShipOne Mojave, CA June 2004

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NASA played back the video from last nights Dinner in the Russian Segment and it included a lovely half ish tour!

Some HD caps:
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Last load of caps from that video.
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They are installing CPAs at the moment.

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The controller panel assemblies are being installed on the MPLM by Sandy & Fergie.  Glacier swap-out coming up.

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Wish I could figure out how to do the screen-caps, but I'm not the most technically inclined (I use my phone for talking).

Earlier Mike found a copper colored hooked tube and wanted to know if he could stow it in the MPLM.  He said if Pettit (Don) were here he'd play it like a didgeridoo while Stevie Ray suggested it looked like the case for a 5 iron.  It turned out to be a Node 1, Overhead 2 air duct.  They had him stow it in Node 2, Overhead 1 for contingency use.
There's a PAO event coming up within the hour.
A couple of hours ago there was stuff everywhere inside Raffaello, but it looks quite tidy now.  It was mostly Sandy & Rex, with Mike, Satoshi, and Chris helping.  Sandy now taking photos of the configuration now that she & Chris are done.
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All 4 of them are currently installed:

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The PAO event is part of the NASA's Summer of Innovation Programs.  It will be done in Kibo by Chunky & Rex.  They encouraged them to read the questions ahead in case of low talkers, and to have some food handy to play with.

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Dan Tani, during the video checks with Satoshi, tells him he looks pretty happy up there, at least for a little while until Japan loses to the U.S. in soccer.

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