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NASA Shuttle Specific Sections => Discovery (Post-STS-133, T&R) => Topic started by: Bejowawo on 06/12/2008 11:08 am
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Not to much to see or do today, except one PAO event.
Moreover, FD13 Execute Package is available:
http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/245819main_fd13_exec_pkg.pdf
Just noted a few small errors in the FD -> check the fluid loading table!
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The Exec Pkg is from STS-122 for some reason.
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The Exec Pkg is from STS-122 for some reason.
Yeah, just noticed that too after a closer look at the daily schedule and the weather briefing.
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The Exec Pkg is from STS-122 for some reason.
Seems like a cut and paste error on nasa.gov...
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts124/news/execute_packages.html
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Just for fun I've made a small and short time-lapse movie of orbital sunset from the ISS using the NASA TV feed.
A couple of points of interest are the starboard solor array motionless (of course) and movement of radiators (top right).
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Finally the right FD13 Execute Package:
http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/245821main_fd13_exec_pkg.pdf
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nasa tv schedule:
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Per L2, Discovery's TPS cleared for re-entry.
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Onboard the ISS with Greg Chamitoff inside Kibo
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PAO: Weather promising for Saturday's landing opportunity.
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Great view:
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Updated: http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=5446
(Will add a bit more later, rather than doing a couple of paragraphs, as we've got the Ariane 5 launch tonight, likely a major Constellation article tomorrow, then the landing day article on Saturday).
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Interesting that ESPN will do an interview. I wonder what they will ask.
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Gregory Chamitoff talking to Munich
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PAO event with ESPN's - Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg
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Ken Ham is a big ESPN fan, and there's some info on the NASA website about the upcoming interview here:
http://blogs.nasa.gov/cm/blog/NASA%20EDGE%20BLOG.blog/posts/post_1211996086878.html
Also a video where Mike and Mike discuss the upcoming interview here:
http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?videoId=3415288
Mike and Mike are pretty funny so I expect a good-natured interview.
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Orbit 2 taking over from Orbit 1 in the FCR.
Matt Abbott completing his final tour in MCC-H, according to PAO Rob. Sure we wish him all the best.
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/stseducation/stories/Matt_Abbott_Profile.html
Sorry I couldn't grab a better screenshot.
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Crew in the final hour of their off duty time, but only have to do routine maintainance and PAO events for the rest of the day.
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The Landings on Saturday correct?
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Always has been.
Matt Abbott getting a round of applause in the FCR.
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The Landings on Saturday correct?
Saturday, June 14
Orbit 217 (KSC)
TIG 9:10:17 a.m. CDT
Landing: 10:15:18 a.m. CDT
Orbit 218 (KSC)
TIG 10:46:32 a.m. CDT
Landing: 11:50:44 a.m. CDT
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CAPCOM Nick Patrick signing off with his best wishes. Gets a nice message back from Commander Kelly.
I know it happens, where the crew send down a nice message of thanks to the guys in MCC-H (we know some guys on here who've personally gained such thanks), but it's still really nice to hear.
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ESPN interview coming up. Elmarko will be hoping for Hockey questions. I'll take a "soccer" reference. Expecting a NASCAR reference or two ;)
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Still scheduled for 6:33 ish, right? Or have I missed it?
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Still scheduled for 6:33 ish, right? Or have I missed it?
Yep, coming up in a few minutes. Seatbelts on.
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Interview's started. ESPN's Mike and Mike.
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Looks like they aren't doing it live.
Baseball references.
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Baseball references is fine for me :)
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That was a nice event. Got some facts about the mission inbetween the sports (mainly baseball) stuff.
Mike and Mike seemed a bit in awe and didn't get silly, as I feared, so nice!
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Ken Ham is a Naval Academy graduate....they asked him about Navy beating Notre Dame (finally, after 43 years). Also asked about the food and "how do you go to the bathroom in space"?
Now ABC News is coming up.
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That was a pretty good interview to be honest, understanding the target audience of course :) There was some great humour, and enough serious stuff to get across what the crew is doing up there on this mission.
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ABC asking hair questions :) (Though fair enough, as Karen has a lot!)
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Mike and Mike seemed a bit in awe and didn't get silly, as I feared, so nice!
I didn't think it'd be that silly to be honest, as I understand it he's a fan of the show and NASA/ESPN have been doing other stuff on their show. I enjoyed it.
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Mike Fossum talking about using Scouting knots to tie tethers into a bag.
Other questions about Kibo, the "glamorous" side of the job, advice Garrett gave about living on ISS, Ron's EVA experience. Brief discussion about when the astronauts first entered Kibo, and the emotions of the experience.
Now it "looks like a real space station". The interview ended on that note.
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That was a nice event. Got some facts about the mission inbetween the sports (mainly baseball) stuff.
Mike and Mike seemed a bit in awe and didn't get silly, as I feared, so nice!
Yeah, it was ok. I was worried about Mike and Mike as they are very unfunny.
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Nice sunset from the orbiter just now.
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I played a little bit with autostitch. I hope you like it.
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Request to delay the water dump by 10 minutes to get imagery of a night time dump denied as they want to get the water dump out of the way ahead of the orbit adjust.
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Looks like they aren't doing it live.
Mike and Mike are a morning Radio/TV Show.
Can't wait to watch the recap of it as I like their show
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OBSS now in its cradle.
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Canadarm now released from OBSS.
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Can't wait to watch the recap of it as I like their show
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUj3X8AGe04
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looks like a bit of insulation/thermal cover is loose on the Canadarm??
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looks like a bit of insulation/thermal cover is loose on the Canadarm??
Nope. That's the so called Shoulder brace, released during initial deploy activities of the RMS. Only needed for launch.
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Getting set to berth The Canadarm.
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Now some live feed from Station - Nice shots just crossing over the Baja Peninsula. Nice and clear.
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Good Night Canadarm - Arm in its cradle and power down upcoming momentarily.
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Some cool Water dump playback happening right now..
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Ahhhh. that feels better... :) - water dump complete
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Leroy Cain now speaking about damage to pad.
5300 bricks missing in east flame trench.
No impacts to bottom of MLP - therefore no evidence of flying debris.
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No problem to repair and be ready for Hubble Mission, says Cain.
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Good pad thread in General:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=13405.0
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Beta Cut Out??
Excuse the ignorance.
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Orbit Adjustment Burn comming up shortly
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Shuttle and station relative position before Orbit Adjustment burn.
Good config at TI-30
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Good burn - no trim required.
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Some more great shots from Shuttle - Here are a couple of what is an ancient meteor impact site in Quebec Canada that has a Ring Lake around it - Quite distinctive from orbit.
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Some more great shots from Shuttle - Here are a couple of what is an ancient meteor impact site in Quebec Canada that has a Ring Lake around it - Quite distinctive from orbit.
That is the Manicouagan Crater and a nice shot of it!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manicouagan_Reservoir
Jeff
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Anyone know if some flyaround images have been released?
I'm eager to see the new look of ISS. This flyaround they finally had all the arrays at about the same position to make for some very nice looking views :)
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"Anyone know if some flyaround images have been released?"
I've been looking for those myself. I keep hitting Refresh on the spaceflight.nasa.gov gallery page but alas no new images from Flight Day 12. The wait will be worth it, I know.
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"Anyone know if some flyaround images have been released?"
I've been looking for those myself. I keep hitting Refresh on the spaceflight.nasa.gov gallery page but alas no new images from Flight Day 12. The wait will be worth it, I know.
They have a few of the shuttle from station that are pretty nice, but no station from shuttle yet.
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Beta Cut Out??
Excuse the ignorance.
There's a good explanation at http://sci.tech-archive.net/Archive/sci.space.shuttle/2006-08/msg00226.html
The quick and dirty version is, beta angle cut-out is those periods when the ISS orbit is oriented with regard to the sun so that there isn't enough orbital night to keep the orbiter AND ISS radiators cool.
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"Anyone know if some flyaround images have been released?"
I've been looking for those myself. I keep hitting Refresh on the spaceflight.nasa.gov gallery page but alas no new images from Flight Day 12. The wait will be worth it, I know.
They have a few of the shuttle from station that are pretty nice, but no station from shuttle yet.
Well remember that when the two separated, the shuttle ku-band was prioritized for OBSS scans, while the station really did not have too much competition over ku.
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I played a little bit with autostitch. I hope you like it.
Absolutely!
Here's your same mosaic slightly rotated to the left. I hope you don't mind.
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I played a little bit with autostitch. I hope you like it.
Absolutely!
Here's your same mosaic slightly rotated to the left. I hope you don't mind.
Absolutely no problem, i like it even better!
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"Anyone know if some flyaround images have been released?"
I've been looking for those myself. I keep hitting Refresh on the spaceflight.nasa.gov gallery page but alas no new images from Flight Day 12. The wait will be worth it, I know.
They have a few of the shuttle from station that are pretty nice, but no station from shuttle yet.
Well remember that when the two separated, the shuttle ku-band was prioritized for OBSS scans, while the station really did not have too much competition over ku.
Not correct. During fly around, the ISS Ku was parked during part of it to prevent radiating the pyro bolts on the orbiter. The STS Ku had a mask to prevent it from reflecting back from ISS structure. But other than that - there were no restrictions - both had plenty of TDRS Ku time.