Author Topic: LIVE: STS-133 Flight Day 14 - EOM - RE-ENTRY and LANDING (Read 285955 times)

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #20 on:** 03/09/2011 10:45 am »

PAO: If we dont land today, would probably land at Edwards tomorrow due to potential for hail at KSC

Edit: Education channel is up

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #21 on:** 03/09/2011 10:56 am »

going to need to change attitude, at the very beginning of the deorbit prep

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #22 on:** 03/09/2011 11:01 am »

below 5 hours till first landing opportunity

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #23 on:** 03/09/2011 11:08 am »

already worked shuttle cold soak

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #24 on:** 03/09/2011 11:10 am »

For those who want to follow along, the entry check list and pocket entry list are available here:

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/flightdatafiles/index.html

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #25 on:** 03/09/2011 11:13 am »

ground talking about some comm issues, will reconfigure systems if it happens again but fine right now

John44 · « **Reply #26 on:** 03/09/2011 11:32 am »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 03/09/2011 07:42 am

All the yahoo feeds are down for NTV at the moment (including the one NASA.gov use), by the way.

Ustream

http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3616

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/ustream.html

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #27 on:** 03/09/2011 11:35 am »

From the HYTHIRM Team:

Quote

Team on console @ MCC, land systems in place, P3 wheels up @6:30CT...HYTHIRM is ready to be the first to see Discovery on her final descent.

http://twitter.com/#!/spacegirly

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #28 on:** 03/09/2011 11:43 am »

working block 10 on the Deorbit prep, AUTO MNVR TO COMM ATT

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #29 on:** 03/09/2011 11:47 am »

Crew working payload deactivation, looks like go for payload bay door closing just waiting for one more checkout on the RAD BYPASS/FES C/O

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #30 on:** 03/09/2011 11:49 am »

Kennedy looking nice, crossing fingers

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #31 on:** 03/09/2011 11:52 am »

payload deactivation is complete

Flight aware now tracking the HYTHIRM P-3

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/NASA500

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #32 on:** 03/09/2011 11:56 am »

Working block 7, CONFIG FOR PLBD CLOSING

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #33 on:** 03/09/2011 11:59 am »

block 7 complete, payload bay is ready for door closure

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #34 on:** 03/09/2011 12:06 pm »

radiator bypass is complete, going to close the payload bay doors on time

handover will happen one minute before burn

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #35 on:** 03/09/2011 12:10 pm »

talking about adjustments and the HYTHIRM DTO, ground says they are in good shape but mixes it up with the landing DTO at first

also talking about TDRSS coverage during entry, will manually select

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #36 on:** 03/09/2011 12:12 pm »

Block 9 in work, plbd closing procedures

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #37 on:** 03/09/2011 12:16 pm »

Per PAO, port door is closing

Port closed, now Starboard door closing

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #38 on:** 03/09/2011 12:20 pm »

Centerlines are driving, payload bay is closed

artist impression and the telemetry view

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #39 on:** 03/09/2011 12:21 pm »

working block 11, go for OPS3