Any increased temperatures from the fire would have felt like a tickle to Endeavour, given she had just raced through the thousands of degrees of heat during re-entry.
After coming to a stop, Endeavour – panting like a racehorse and breathing fire through her Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) vents near her Rudder Speed Brake (RSB) – was run through the post landing check-list by her crew.This resulted in the sober sound of her three APUs being shutdown one by one, as the vehicle fell silent one final time.
Sad she isn't flying again, well being the youngest of the fleet, she has more potential to continue flying.
Quote from: MarkD on 06/04/2011 05:30 pmSad she isn't flying again, well being the youngest of the fleet, she has more potential to continue flying. Technically all three have more flights in them. Discovery would have needed some work, but Atlantis and Endeavour could have gone on for some years with mini-OMDPs on a stretched manifest.
More on Endeavour's post mission safing and the investigation into the brake fire:http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/06/sts-134-brake-fire-proving-mystery/
Quote from: Chris Bergin on 06/12/2011 01:09 amMore on Endeavour's post mission safing and the investigation into the brake fire:http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/06/sts-134-brake-fire-proving-mystery/Okay, I've looked at the fire from all the angles now, and it was definitely on the left main gear, but it doesn't show up *at all* on the infrared replay. The APU exhaust shows up like crazy, so now I'm totally perplexed. Looks like a fire on visual, no heat signature. How is that possible?
The Canadian robotic arm on one of NASA's space shuttles is heading back north after the shuttles retire, CBC News has learned.The space shuttle Canadarms have been used to support astronauts on spacewalks, like this one to service the Hubble telescope in 1993.The space shuttle Canadarms have been used to support astronauts on spacewalks, like this one to service the Hubble telescope in 1993. (NASA)Each of NASA's three shuttles is equipped with a Canadarm, designed and built in Canada. After the shuttle program ends with the final flight of Atlantis in June, NASA plans to keep the robotic arms on Discovery and Atlantis for itself, but the Canadarm on the Endeavour has been earmarked for Canada.
I thought that was dead in the water, does commercial shuttle actually still have a chance?