Author Topic: LIVE: STS-133 Flight Day 14 - EOM - RE-ENTRY and LANDING (Read 285621 times)

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #60 on:** 03/09/2011 01:18 pm »

Landing day (1) article:

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/03/live-discoverys-final-landing-1/ - by Chris Gebhardt and a bit from me.

psloss · « **Reply #61 on:** 03/09/2011 01:21 pm »

Quote from: rdale on 03/09/2011 01:17 pm

15.

Winds are almost straight down the runway and gusty from the southeast, so it's the only option.

Yes; from the PAD read up a few minutes ago, looking at a left overhead of 250 degrees into Runway 15.

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #62 on:** 03/09/2011 01:24 pm »

in the Comm attitude, bay doors closed

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #63 on:** 03/09/2011 01:26 pm »

two and a half hours till landing

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #64 on:** 03/09/2011 01:28 pm »

To the good ship Discovery:You've served us well. And we will never forget all that you have accomplished and all that you have enabled us to learn and discover.

We wish you good luck and fair skies today as you come home one last time.

robertross · « **Reply #65 on:** 03/09/2011 01:30 pm »

How cool would it be to have Aerosmith doing a landing song for them

TFGQ · « **Reply #66 on:** 03/09/2011 01:31 pm »

in the words of Rick Husband the lord has provided with a great day

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #67 on:** 03/09/2011 01:31 pm »

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #68 on:** 03/09/2011 01:33 pm »

ground calling up to ask about aft switch configuration

Crew is done with TV system, so Houston going to power it down

brodo · « **Reply #69 on:** 03/09/2011 01:40 pm »

landing time is predicted to be 18 seconds earlier, didn't catch the exact time though

chksix · « **Reply #70 on:** 03/09/2011 01:41 pm »

PAO Josh should definitely join this site

"We try to be exact here at NASA..."

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #71 on:** 03/09/2011 01:44 pm »

working block 22 IMU/IMU Alignment, go to fluid loading

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #72 on:** 03/09/2011 01:47 pm »

IMU align complete

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #73 on:** 03/09/2011 01:53 pm »

I bet he doesn't do the post landing briefing. (In fact I hope he doesn't. Want to hear about Discovery, not the mess NASA's in).

MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-051

NASA ADMINISTRATOR TO GREET DISCOVERY CREW, TALK WITH STUDENTS

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.-- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will greet
space shuttle Discovery's astronauts on Wednesday after the crew's
planned landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Bolden will make brief remarks live on NASA Television from Kennedy's
Shuttle Landing Facility about the final mission for the agency's
longest-serving shuttle and its place in space exploration history.
Discovery has two Kennedy landing opportunities Wednesday at 11:57
a.m. and 1:34 p.m. EST. The remarks will take place about an hour
after landing, following the crew's traditional walk-around under
Discovery on the shuttle runway.

Prior to his remarks at the shuttle runway, Bolden will meet with
about 50 eighth-grade students from McNair Magnet Middle School in
Rockledge, Fla., who will attend Discovery's landing. They will
discuss the accomplishments of Discovery's final flight and the
importance of careers in the fields of science, technology,
engineering and math.

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #74 on:** 03/09/2011 01:56 pm »

500kpbs feed is back up, hopefully the 1200 will be up soon

Edit: Woot, 1200 is back baby!

chksix · « **Reply #75 on:** 03/09/2011 01:58 pm »

I like the three big guys at the GC console. Like quarterbacks

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #76 on:** 03/09/2011 01:59 pm »

I wonder If they would let me use the PDRS console for coverage since it is empty

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #77 on:** 03/09/2011 02:00 pm »

polling go/no go for entry

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #78 on:** 03/09/2011 02:01 pm »

GO for deorbit burn per PAO

lcs · « **Reply #79 on:** 03/09/2011 02:01 pm »

The last opportunity to view Discovery from the ground will come over the Middle East at 15:37 UT (also over New Zealand after deorbit, but Discovery may be too low). Possibly right now there is some human who will be the last person to see her in orbit.