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NASA Shuttle Specific Sections => Endeavour (Post-STS-134, T&R) => Topic started by: Chris Bergin on 05/17/2011 11:59 pm
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LIVE and interactive coverage of STS-134's Flight Day 3:
Main links of use:
Endeavour's forum section for other threads - including non FD specific coverage:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=4.0
L2 Members:
STS-134 Special Section - heading into Internal NASA Flight Day coverage:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=48.0 or
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?action=tags&tags=STS-134
Coverage will be centralized on this site, via these live threads and news articles, but I will ''tweet" important updates via http://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight
All STS-134 News Articles can be found on this link:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/tag/sts-134/
Recent Articles:
L-1 Article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/05/sts-134-issp-approves-ddo-soyuz-flyabout-returns-to-mission-planning/
Launch Day and APU Heater Overview Article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/05/live-sts-134-attempt-2-updates/
Mission Timeline Article - by Chris Gebhardt:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/05/sts-134-endeavour-packed-mission-overview/
Docking Article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/05/endeavour-outstanding-shape-iss-for-docking/
Post-Docking/TPS damage Article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/05/sts-134-nasa-managers-reviewing-endeavours-tps-dings/
FD3 Docking, ELC3 Robotic Install
– Rendezvous, RPM & Docking
- Docking
– STORRM data collection during rendezvous, prox ops, and docking
– ELC3 unberth from the payload bay and install on P3 UCCAS-1
- SRMS Unberth > Handoff to SSRMS > Install
- Although lower priority than AMS, ELC-3 is installed first due to Orbiter EOM CG constraints
and any time deorbit capability
– Downlink of RPM photos via ISS assets
– N2/O2 transfer Init
– MT translate overnight (WS7→WS2)
Please note, this is interactive, but all posts need to be on topic. If you post images, no more than two per post.
Click to enlarge for updated Flight Plan timeline:
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NASA TV schedule (click to enlarge)
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Just under two hours to crew wakeup.. if I heard PAO just now correctly, endeavour and ISS are roughtly 50 miles apart...
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Wakeup in 10 minutes
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Shift change to orbit 1 team taking place
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Crew Wakeup
Wakeup song - "Drops of Jupiter" by Train - for Greg
"I love that song and I love being in space!!"
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Decent song! Two in a row, very good!
Ok, so I should be sleeping, but wrote another article instead ;D Lots of L2 goodies in this one, will take us up to docking:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/05/endeavour-outstanding-shape-iss-for-docking/
Back after a quick nap.
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Shuttle moving to attitude to do a waste/excess water dump (I guess our girl needs to use the lew just like her passengers after waking up... :) )
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Terminal initiation burn scheduled for 2:38 AM central time
Docking targeted for 5:16 AM central time
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waste water dump taking place - had a high temp alert on the nozzles at one point..
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Endeavour about 145 miles behind ISS currently.. I guess I heard wrong earlier... (off to bed for a few hours sleep before docking)...
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Decent song! Two in a row, very good!
Ok, so I should be sleeping, but wrote another article instead ;D Lots of L2 goodies in this one, will take us up to docking:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/05/endeavour-outstanding-shape-iss-for-docking/
Back after a quick nap.
Thanks Chris! I think you earned a well deserved break.
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Crew is now into the rendezvous timeline. Mark Kelly just called for a quick tag-up on progress so far.
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cool sunset
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putting block 7A in work, next wil be NC4 PAds
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Ground called up NC4 burn PAD, on 4-9 of rendezvous checklist located here:
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/539933main_RNDZ_134_F_A_2.pdf
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Crew doing com checks for the big loop
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starting STORRM rendezvous ops activation
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Drew is unable to see information on STORRM on is laptop,but the ground can see data, going to talk it over, decides to reboot laptop
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Deselecting IMU 2, STORRM reboot successful
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RPOP and TCS activation part one complete
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Deselecting IMU 2,
still selected at this time.
IMU 2 will be deselected for the star tracker pass, which is after NC4
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Starting maneuver to the NC4 burn attitude
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Deselecting IMU 2,
still selected at this time.
IMU 2 will be deselected for the star tracker pass, which is after NC4
good to see you here this morning
chart showing the current attitude in white and NC4 attitude in pink
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looks like Endeavour is in the NC4 burn attitude
Edit: Cubelab 7 deactivation complete
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good config for NC4 burn
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good config for NC4 burn
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Good burn no trim required
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NCC is next, I believe...
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block 11A complete working on 10A, will wait till at the attitude
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IMU 1 is the onboard selected IMU
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Current look at the quad from ISS
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NCC ground solution:
dvx 0
dvy +0.3
dvz +0.5
dvtot +0.6
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NCC ground solution:
dvx 0
dvy +0.3
dvz +0.5
dvtot +0.6
are the goign to call up the rest?
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On the RNDZ PRPLT PAD cue card (CC 9-4) that was called up,
1-8 were n/a
9 was 48
10 was 16
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NCC ground solution:
dvx 0
dvy +0.3
dvz +0.5
dvtot +0.6
are the goign to call up the rest?
The others are generally not called. They're computed onboard, the crew can see them, and the ground sees them on the downlist.
NCC prelim was DVX +0.25, DVY +0.73, DVZ -0.08. NCC intermediate was DVX +0.38, DVY +0.15, DVZ -0.73.
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NCC ground solution:
dvx 0
dvy +0.3
dvz +0.5
dvtot +0.6
are the goign to call up the rest?
Might only need the one.
On the RNDZ PRPLT PAD cue card that was called up,
1-8 were n/a
9 was 48
10 was 16
Well here is the NCC with the numbers
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About 10 minutes to NCC TIG.
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STORRM Update: Currently at 239,500 feet from ISS, will fire up all sensors/cameras at 213,000
http://twitter.com/#!/NASAMPCV
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putting 10B in work
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NCC final DVX +0.13, DVY +0.23, DVZ -0.02
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GO to burn onboard NCC solutions
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Good NCC burn
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Big picture (well, intermediate big picture) from execute package
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BLock 13A in work
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STORMM has now been activated per MPCV twitter feed
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Section of 4-13 they're in on the timeline
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Ti prelim:
DVX +8.7
DVY -0.1
DVZ +0.3
DVT 8.7
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Putting KU ops step one in work
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BLock 13B in work
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ground does no see docking camera on for sTORRM, asking crew to turn it on manually
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intermediate targeting for TI in work, STORRM docking camera now on
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Calling up final TI solutions
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Ti ground targeting (in fps)
dvx +8.2
dvy -0.7
dvz +0.2
Ti Delay ground targeting
dvx +11.5
dvy -0.1
dyz +0.4
dvtot +8.3
Other changes to the prelim PAD in the execute package:
Weight 246530 lbs
TIG slip: If Ti not started by nominal TIG +4 min, go to Ti DELAY, 5-7
Max Ti delay: TIG slip 5 min, do not update TIG
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Ti intermediate (onboard)
DVX +8.6
DVY -0.1
DVZ +0.3
DVT 8.6
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Station and orbiter approaching sunrise, not shown here
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station cameras have Endeavour
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polling for TI burn
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can now make out Endeavour's profile
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Range now about 50000 ft
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Ti final (onboard)
DVX +8.6
DVY -0.1
DVZ +0.1
DVT 8.6
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Go for Ti Go to burn onboard solutions
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Range 48000 ft; about 9 minutes to Ti
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Endeavour in TI attitude
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Station Ku handover (I think)...video back...
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View of Tripoli and Libya
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good config for TI burn
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TI burn, good burn
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB72O-oq_gk
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Lost station video temporarily
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next up is block 16A, confirmed by crew
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About 16 minutes to MC1
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MC1 prelim:
DVX +0.1
DVY 0.0
DVZ +0.4
DVT 0.4
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On 4-17 in timeline, crew calls down 16A in work, ground concurs ready for filter to prop (FLTR TO PROP)
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Check out the rendezvous chart on the right
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I didn't see that anyone posted it. If possible, I do it
Execute Package FD 03
http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/549368main_PAO_FD03_ExPkg.pdf (http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/549368main_PAO_FD03_ExPkg.pdf)
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Think that was Box asking about out of plane null...ground says to re-evaluate after MC1
Edit: and thanks Alboita for posting the pointer to the execute package.
Edit2: station video back
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ku returns on the station side
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MC1 intermediate:
DVX 0.0
DVY +0.1
DVZ +0.6
DVT 0.6
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Think that was Box asking about out of plane null...ground says to re-evaluate after MC1
It's small and the predicted time is wandering around.
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Thanks, Jorge.
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view from STORRM camera (not much at this time) Is the dot in the center station?
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NTV briefly showed the STORRM camera image from SSV...now back to data...
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STORRM Update: We have verified that we're receiving images from the docking camera http://twitpic.com/4z5v9m
http://twitter.com/#!/NASAMPCV
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STORRM Update: We have verified that we're receiving images from the docking camera http://twitpic.com/4z5v9m
http://twitter.com/#!/NASAMPCV
Cool, thanks for the play-by-play and pulling all these sources, Ron.
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go to burn onboard MC1
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MC1 final:
DVX 0.0
DVY +0.1
DVZ +0.7
DVT 0.7
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good MC1 burn
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Range 45000 ft
PAO Kyle Herring noting into MC2 targeting
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MC2 prelim:
TIG 1/19:34:39 (slip +3:00)
DVX -0.1
DVY -0.1
DVZ +0.3
DVT 0.3
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one last view of Endeavor before Ku was lost, about 39,000 feet away per PAO
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MC2 intermediate:
TIG 1/19:35:22 (slip +3:43)
DVX -0.1
DVY 0.0
DVZ +0.6
DVT 0.6
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Over on the Station side, Cady asking about RPM start time...currently looking at 9:15 GMT
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Station now on Russian attitude control as ku returns
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Endeavour calling station for comm checks, 34000 feet away
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SSOR activation, Mark calls ISS
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sunset and the shuttle as a white dot
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sunset and the shuttle as a white dot
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Per PAO, SM thrusters moving ISS to docking attitude
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DNS cameras on STORRM set up, TCS activation 2-4 complete
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On 4-19 in timeline
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block 18A
Edit and 18B
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DNS cameras on STORRM set up, TCS activation 2-4 complete
Nit: VNS
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go to bun the onboard MC2 solutions, filter to prop
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MC2 final:
TIG 1/19:35:45 (slip +4:06)
DVX -0.1
DVY 0.0
DVZ +0.9
DVT 0.9
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Currently no station video, MC2 coming up
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Good MC2 burn
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next up is MC3, with Block 19B
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MC3 prelim:
DVX -0.1
DVY -0.2
DVZ -0.1
DVT 0.2
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Still dark outside, but Station video back
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STORRM Update: VNS is in active mode (laser is firing)
http://twitter.com/#!/NASAMPCV
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With PET now past 1 hour, should now be on 4-21 in Rendezvous timeline
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About 7 mins to orbital day
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shuttle from station?
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shuttle from station?
Think so...guess we'll find out shortly with more light...
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go to burn onboard MC3 solutions
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MC3 final:
DVX -0.1
DVY -0.1
DVZ 0.1
DVT 0.2
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MC3 no burn (not needed)
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TCS tracking
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shuttle tallyho with station
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Range 4600 ft
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Handheld laser (HHL) call of range 3920 ft, matching TCS
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next steps are blocks 20 A and B
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Bottom in STORRM VNS image
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View from STORRM of the station
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Go to burn onboard MC4
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MC4 prelim:
DVX +1.5
DVY +0.2
DVZ +1.0
DVT 1.8
MC4 final:
DVX +1.5
DVY +0.1
DVZ +1.1
DVT 1.9
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Good MC4 burn
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Yay, PAO using the correct term for the RPM, the Rbar pitch maneuver
1600 feet away by laser, matches TCS
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GO for RPM, go to proceed within 600 feet
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View of station from the ODS centerline camera
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Lost Station video temporarily, centerline camera on SSV (not shown)
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loss of Ku on station side
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Station video now back
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HHL says range of 844 feet
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laser is at 844 feet, lost TCS lock
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Shuttle crew on the APPROACH cue card (front side, CC 9-7)
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Range about 700 feet
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range approximately 700 feet
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amazing view from the STORRM camera, go for RPM at 650 feet
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Box calls station at 650, 640 feet, orbiter on the R-bar
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RPM start
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Shots at RPM start
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Temporarily lost Station video
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and lost station ku
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Box with the end photos call
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Are they on timeline?
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Are they on timeline?
Yes -- if you mean within the flight data file, they're on the APPROACH cue card.
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RPM has ended,
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Temporarily lost Station video
pretty long time without KU, in the ZOE?
Shuttle moving up to the Vbar
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467 feet by laser
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Short bit of video before losing it again, now back
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station Ku returns
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Station team polling for docking
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moving close to the V bar
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amazing views
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Well into TORVA, HHL of 453, agrees with TCS
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slipping behind the Kibo exposed section
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On Station side, I think that was Paolo calling down that the RPM photos are on a couple of the Station computers (SSCs; one for 1000 mm, one for 300 mm, if I heard correctly).
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Camera can't seem to decide on an exposure.. *chuckle*
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Camera can't seem to decide on an exposure.. *chuckle*
Yeah, approaching sunset, some structure in shade, orbiter in the sun
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heading into sunset with the moon visible
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shuttle control room polling for docking, ODS is being powered up
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PAO Kyle Herring noting that Mark Kelly has positioned the orbiter on the V-bar
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Go for docking
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Megan calls on the big loop, go for docking; looks like another camera being panned over
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Inside 300 feet on the V-bar
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STORRM screenshots within 300 feet
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loss of KU on station side
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HHL 224 matches TCS
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Box calls HHL 240 feet (might have misheard), agrees with TCS, Block D (CONFIGURE FOR DOCKING) complete
Should be on the VBAR APPROACH cue card (back, CC 9-8)
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Range 200 feet
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What about digital camera?
Don't use D3, but which?
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HHL range call from Box of 168 feet, agrees with TCS
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28 minutes till sunrise per PAO, 168 f eet on HHL agrees with the TCS
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150 feet
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On Station side, information call to crew that the orbiter is inside 150 feet.
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Ku mode from radar back to COmm on orbiter, station ku returns but jsut black
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Station video back; Kyle Herring says should get orbiter video via Ku in about 11 minutes (less than that now)
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up close view
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View from STORRM, within 100 feet
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I wonder, They say the STORRM has a HD camera, If we will see the footage from it after docking.
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On Station side, ground verifying that Ron and Dima are working PMA-2 arrival.
And just called up that the orbiter is inside 100 feet.
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HHL at 77 feet matches TCS
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loss of station Ku
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On Station side, ground calls up orbiter inside 50 feet; no video currently.
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40 feet,
Edit: actually looks like Ku through shuttle
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40 feet,
Edit: actually looks like Ku through shuttle
Yes, SSV is being used for STORRM.
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At 30 feet, 1 degree of yaw fly out
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initiating final approach
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40 feet,
Edit: actually looks like Ku through shuttle
Yes, SSV is being used for STORRM.
I may be wrong -- SSV may be ODS centerline camera now, sure looks like it.
Edit: may be multi-use...
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15 feet
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10 feet
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Station video back
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Hope NASA TV sticks with this view, It's superb.
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5 feet
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contact/capture! station free drift confirmed
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Ground calls ISS free drift and the Station bells were rung
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There go the bells!
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Go for Step 4 in DOCKING SEQUENCE cue card.
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seeing some oscillation
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Go for Step 6.
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Go for Step 8.
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ODS ring being retracted according to PAO
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Ring is being retracted.
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Ground (MMACS) seeing good alignment
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Ring fully retracted, hooks driving
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One more, and then I'm going to pause for a bit
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ODS being powered down
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graphic of stack, and inside Node 2 as station crew prepare for the shuttle
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Node 2 CBM forward hatch now open
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf5MlQYbsCc
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starting the post docking hatch leak check on Shuttle, 6 minutes remaining
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lost KU, with structural blockage this should happen quite a bit, but ith two KU antennas should get more NET coverage
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Paolo called the shuttle on hardline, but no answer so asking the ground
Edit: Ku returns
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station downlinking in HD
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post hatch leak check complete, go for vestibule pressurization
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Go to equalize the station with the ODS vestibule, loss of KU
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continuing working on the hardline, station/shuttle changing attitude
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comm fixed, proceeding on the checklist
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ODS vestibule pressurized, go to begin leak check
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going to deactivate STORRM except the PGSC
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This definitely is trouble, Charlie Hobaugh "Scorch" coming on console for orbit 2 as CAPCOM
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another 20 minutes of ratty comm
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KU returns
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Endeaovur going to free drift,ISS crew lining up in Node 2, need four minutes of pause for settling
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ready for auto on the DAP
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300-500 photos in 1-2 minutes by 3 crew members? Yikes, That's over a photo a second. Nice work!
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station crew go for APAS HAtch opening
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APAS hatch is open, go for equalization of Shuttle with station
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shuttle crew opening the ODS hatch, KU LOS for next 5 minutes
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view down the hachway
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ku is back
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APAS HAtch closed for go for STORMM photography
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There go the bells!
Well done!!!! Very smooth docking, CAPT Kelly knows his business.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFp8z5iNqp0
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I think I may have found a place for more storage on station
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STORRM photos complete, going to reopen the APAS hatch
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I think I may have found a place for more storage on station
Looks like dark matter to me. Can't really credit AMS with that find.
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STORRM photos available for downlink
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Lost Ku, but looks like it should be a short structure blockage (or actually handover)
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KU returns
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MArk Kelly asking about starting the arilock fan and ISS air samples in the ODS, but ground asks him to wait on the fan.
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RPM hi-res images up on L2 ;)
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here they come!
Edit: lost KU
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here they come!
aaaand KU drops after kelly enters :P
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Yeah. At least I woke up early enough to see Mark Kelly board ISS. If I didn't have to go to work today I would have been awake for the RPM and ISS docking.
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back, Mark Kelly noting how it hasnt changed much, doing safety briefing
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And you're stuck with me for a spell of coverage now ;) Huge thanks to Ron, Philip and Jorge (and everyone else who chipped in) with this opening part of FD3.
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Paolo laying down the law with the safety brief.
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Off on a Station tour
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Was a hot mic for a while, but they've turned it off.
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Few Ku dropouts as they are shown around the Station on the safety brief.
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Apologies for the unflattering view of Greg C.
Now out of Ku for a while.
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Should be a MSB at the top of the hour.
Hopefully a short one as robotic ops is scheduled to begin in just under 45 minutes with ELC-3.
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Robotics should last about 1hr 15 minutes:
SRMS GRAPPLE & UNBERTH ELC 3 FROM ENDEAVOUR. SRMS HANDOFF ELC 3 TO SSRMS. SSRMS INSTALLS ELC 3 ONTO ISS P3 TRUSS
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MSB confirmed for the top of the hour.
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Safety Brief coming to a close.
Running ahead of schedule.
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To follow the ELC-3 activities:
1. The unberthing of ELC-3 is described in the STS-134 PDRS document in the Flight Data Files.
2. The handoff and install of ELC-3 should be similar to the robotics on STS-129. L2 subscribers should refer to the "RoboticsFS-ULF3" document.
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ELC-3:
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CGI shots of the upcoming tasks between ELC-3 and the two arms.
SRMS handoff of ELC-3 to SSRMS:
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SSRMS Translate ELC-3 to P3:
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Shuttle N2 to ISS N2 tank transfer being worked.
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One flying Italian :D
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Greg J having fun.
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All we need now is Super Clay's cape.
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Mike working on the RMS set up for ELC-3 removal
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STS-134 - Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6716
STS-134 - Endeavour - ISS Docking
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6717
STS-134 - Endeavour - ISS Crew Hatch Opening and Welcome Ceremony
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6718
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PDRS Ops picking up.
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Hope this doesn't overlap too much. Will note items of interest.
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Endeavour go for ELC unberth and Handoff (using ISS feed)
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Overview:
Both EMUs on Endeavour are in good shape.
All RNDZ tools and STORRM tools were checked out.
All ops through to docking was silky smooth. No anomalies.
Paused at 30 feet for minor alignment adjustment. No issues with mate.
Remainder of the work is ELC-3 robotic ops.
When Endeavour crew are sleeping, ISS crew will translate MT.
Notes docking camera was ok after a little trouble.
Great day in space.
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Questions - can't really hear them.
Claire asking about Mark/Gabby.
FD Horlacher: Mark is performing very well, and is in touch with the ground.
Philip's there :) On the docking/mate alignment change.
FD Horlacher: In the past we've seen some motion. Some play inbetween them during soft dock. ISS is a big vehicle and the gravity is wanting to tilt down like a pendulum. After last flight we took a look at the impacts of motion. Made a minor change to the docking proc.
Can now continue driving hooks with a bit of misalignment. Today went so smooth we never had the gravity affect, so never got to test the change in proc, but confident it would have worked just fine.
Gina on Mark/Gabby.
FD Horlacher: All crew have personal touch with surgeons on the ground. Good support structure.
Gina on wacky sleep schedule (;D)
FD Horlacher: I wasn't affected by it. The overlap is different than we usually have in the past, but not significant.
Claire on STORRM actually being used during Docking.
FD Horlacher: Not integrated with Endeavour so not involved.
Philip again. On prelim STORRM data.
FD Horlacher: Went past the guys earlier. STORRM folks are really happy.
Marcia on AMS.
FD Horlacher: 16 countries involved, long time coming to get here. So they are very excited to get to orbit and about to be installed for the long term science. Expect good things from AMS.
Marcia on being bothered about all the focus on Gabby/Mark.
FD Horlacher: Public concentrate on what they want to. AMS is going to be around for a long time.
Todd on STORRM.
FD Horlacher: Being able to gain acquisition from 20,000 feet is very impressive. The technology behind it grows day by day. Improvements from the last 10+ years is very impressive. Looking forward to it being installed into a spacecraft.
Todd on current acquisition range.
FD Horlacher: Been using TCS for many years now. 6,000 to 10,000 feet and tracks all the way to docking. STORRM is two fold better from that standpoint. Further out the better on acquisition.
Will use the sensor information over the coming days to see what needs improving for the test at undocking.
Over.
Nice moment where Mr Horlacher missed a question, asked for it to be repeated and responded with "Ah yes, copy that". :)
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ROE PRLA's hae been released on ELC3
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edit Nevermind, loss of KU
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ELC3 is being lifted from the bay
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CLear of the OBSS
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at the hover position, waiting on the SSRMS operator to move camera
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SRMS going to continue with robo ops
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SRMS in motion to handoff position
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Has anyone picked up on how that item on the ELC, that was struggling with the prolonged stay at the pad, is doing?
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complete with setting up the o2 transfer system
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SRMS/ELC3 at the handoff position, SSRMS go for grapple
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SSRMS moving to pregrapple position
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veiw of the PDGF from the SSRMS at the pregrapple position
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SSRMS moving in to grapple the ELC3
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ssrms capture complete, go fo SRMS ungrapple which is starting
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Has anyone picked up on how that item on the ELC, that was struggling with the prolonged stay at the pad, is doing?
A reference to this?
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/05/sts-134-countdown-vader-payload-struggles-launch-delay/
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Has anyone picked up on how that item on the ELC, that was struggling with the prolonged stay at the pad, is doing?
A reference to this?
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/05/sts-134-countdown-vader-payload-struggles-launch-delay/
Yes. Sorry my mistake, not on the ELC at all (Edit: or is it, now I can't tell?). Anyway, do you know how it's doing?
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Yes. Sorry my mistake, not on the ELC at all (Edit: or is it, now I can't tell?). Anyway, do you know how it's doing?
L2 info notes that they have added a task to EVA3 to save science due to the launch slip. It's an Air Force payload so I doubt we'd ever hear regardless, but maybe when EVA3 comes around PAO will add some info.
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Yes. Sorry my mistake, not on the ELC at all (Edit: or is it, now I can't tell?). Anyway, do you know how it's doing?
L2 info notes that they have added a task to EVA3 to save science due to the launch slip. It's an Air Force payload so I doubt we'd ever hear regardless, but maybe when EVA3 comes around PAO will add some info.
Thank you. I'll watch EVA 3 with interest then. Not that I wouldn't have anyway :)
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camera on ELC3?
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ssrms backing away
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camera on ELC3?
Someone better phone Benjamin Sisko as the prophets have opened the worm hole to watch proceedings ;)
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loss of ku, handover
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srms wrist rolling
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SRMS is out of the way, go for ELC3 berthing
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loss of KU on station side, Shuttle Ku still sending
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ku returns on the station side for half a second
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Sorry to interrupt.
Is there only one handoff of the ELC palate, from the Shuttle arm to the Station arm? Or is there a second hand over to berth it? And what anchors the palate to the station?
Thanks!
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comfortable with ELC alignment, proceeding to within 90
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maneuver to RTL complete, working first stage capture
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Sorry to interrupt.
Is there only one handoff of the ELC palate, from the Shuttle arm to the Station arm? Or is there a second hand over to berth it? And what anchors the palate to the station?
Thanks!
There is only one handoff in this case. Robotics designers would prefer not to have any handoffs, but ELC-3 had to be removed from the shuttle PLB by the SRMS.
ELC-3 is attached to the truss using a UCCAS. For more information on the UCCAS see:
http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/115/p3p4boeing.html
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good first stage capture, go for second stage capture
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Just to update from L2. The RPM images show some small dings on Endeavour's belly. One is a *potential* FI candidate, we're told (starboard elevon), but don't get carried away, it'll probably be downgraded to cosmetic as DAT evaluate.
DAT are very methodical with TPS and overall she's very clean. Also, given so many of the recent flights have been very clean, even these very small dings find themselves highlighted. It's all a sign of how far they've come.
I'll include it in the next article I'll start shortly.
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ku returns
Edit: for just a second
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SRMS is done for the day, shutting down
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ELC-3 has been installed, go for SSRMS brakes on
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and with that I am signing off coverage today, hope you enjoyed
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and with that I am signing off coverage today, hope you enjoyed
Thanks a lot Ron.
Thread open to others to cover nice shots, calls of interest.
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Thanks Ron, now get over on L2 you have some belly stitchin' to do ;)
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Thanks Ron and everyone!
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and with that I am signing off coverage today, hope you enjoyed
Very much so! :)
Thanks Ron, now get over on L2 you have some belly stitchin' to do ;)
;D
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Next up will be some playback of docking by the crew.
51 minutes past the hour on the schedule.
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Congrats being passed around on the successful installation of ELC-3.
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Endeavour's crew set to go to sleep at 1:56 pm Central. So we're not far off pre-sleep.
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Had to do a bit of troubleshooting on the playback, but here comes some playback already. Ahead of schedule.
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Could do with some Jaws music for this ;)
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For context on how smooth and paced this is, both vehicles are doing 17,500mph.
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This will be where they paused and realigned.
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Some transfer items being called down.
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Can't get any more video down due to Ku not coming back strong and for a viable duration until hours after crew sleep. So no FD highlights etc.
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For context on how smooth and paced this is, both vehicles are doing 17,500mph.
Not to mention the fact that Shuttle (Endeavour) is out "in front" of the ISS and actually slows down to let the much larger Station catch up to and dock to her.
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For context on how smooth and paced this is, both vehicles are doing 17,500mph.
Not to mention the fact that Shuttle (Endeavour) is out "in front" of the ISS and actually slows down to let the much larger Station catch up to and dock to her.
Very true Mr G ;)
Speaking of the stack:
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ISS FCR:
I'm missing the random fruit on the FD console, which we saw during STS-133's mission.
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ISS FCR:
I'm missing the random fruit on the FD console, which we saw during STS-133's mission.
Any Atomic Fireballs on the FDO console yet ? ;)
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ISS FCR:
I'm missing the random fruit on the FD console, which we saw during STS-133's mission.
Any Atomic Fireballs on the FDO console yet ? ;)
*Chuckles*
View of ELC-3. Crew into pre-sleep.
2.5 hours to the post MMT presser. So if you need to run to the shops or write an article - or both - now's the time :D
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Orbit 2 to 3 handover
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Sorry to interrupt.
Is there only one handoff of the ELC palate, from the Shuttle arm to the Station arm? Or is there a second hand over to berth it? And what anchors the palate to the station?
Thanks!
There is only one handoff in this case. Robotics designers would prefer not to have any handoffs, but ELC-3 had to be removed from the shuttle PLB by the SRMS.
ELC-3 is attached to the truss using a UCCAS. For more information on the UCCAS see:
http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/115/p3p4boeing.html
Thank you dsmillman. Now back to your regularly scheduled pre-sleep coverage :)
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ELC activation complete
Ground ready to activate the Space Test Program Huston 3 payload in about 15 mins
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STORRM and Payload Bay floodlights being turned off
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ELC has been released
Next up the arm will be moved ready for tomorrow
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Crew have finished all there activities so ground is leaving them alone and there off to bed
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkDZN5-dMuI
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Any Atomic Fireballs on the FDO console yet ? ;)
There are ALWAYS Atomic Fireballs on the FDO console!
It's part of the Lead FDO checklist... ;D
And I'm only partially joking. ;)
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Video file at the top of the hour. One hour to go until the post-MMT presser.
Presentations on L2.
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Good stuff.....enjoyed it !!
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I've written up the next article (mainly about the Focused Inspection meeting taking place - by the way, they have that meeting for every mission), but want to wait for the MMT presser for important context.
She has seven dings on her belly, most very small and cosmetic, one on her inboard elevon being the one of interest.
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10 minutes to the presser. By the way, her RCC has been cleared for entry :)
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Mr. Cain is in the building, but not in the briefing room yet, so may be a little late.
Edit: correction, in the room, probably a couple of minutes to set up.
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Thanks Philip.
STS-134 are now about an hour into their sleep..........or they should be! I think it was Greg who just called down and got the "shouldn't you be asleep" response :)
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So I'll do notes. Aaron will be doing more on the transcribing side, so combined we don't miss anything.
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Mr Cain:
Another spectacular day for Endeavour and crew.
Things have gone very well so far. Endeavour performing very well.
All RPM photos on the ground. Good bit of that assessment to complete yet.
WLE IDS - no reportable items during monitoring periods. Will be active during Soyuz undock.
RCC cleared WLE.
Making good progress on the SRBs. Expect to get video tomorrow.
Ascent quick look - vehicle performance was very very good.
Few very minor system issues, no mission impact.
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DAT status: Yellow of greater interest.
Area 1:
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Area 2 and 3 (3 being the one I've talked about).
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More work will be required. We don't have any need for concerns or alarms. We have a FI placeholder on FD6, and we've taken it to the next level to not preclude being able to do that.
Overall the vehicle is very clean.
Will talk tomorrow about the Soyuz Flyabout. Shuttle MMT tomorrow afternoon will weigh in. Station MMT on Friday.
The team is doing great. Vehicle performance is very good.
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Awesome to see slides hours before the press events on L2 :)
More than those screenshots too.
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Awesome to see slides hours before the press events on L2 :)
More than those screenshots too.
Pay the man, Chris! ;)
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Questions:
Philip on the TPS.
Mr Cain: The team is very good at this. We're very disiplined on the process so don't want to get ahead of ourselves. The three tiles are unique, different areas and specific function/capabilities.
Each damage areas is different and all play into the function of the tile. It gets pretty involved on their flows etc. Need to work on the depth and the thermal effects.
Until we do some more anaylsis, we may change our mind on which area is of greater interest.
Work will be done in the next 24/48 hours. 3D work, experts in photo lab will help us with dimensions. Thermal folk too.
Gina on historical database.
Mr Cain: We do have a large database. Heating is in the 1000s of degrees. We'll talk more about that at the meetings.
Claire on ET-122
Mr Cain: Not surprised ET-122 performed well. We knew what areas we could expect some foam losses from. Pretty much better than our expectations.
Bill on the TPS events.
Mr Cain: Not yet, not been able to map damage sites to ascent footage.
Bill on STS-118 event (Landing Gear door).
Mr Cain notes one of areas (not yellow) is the same tile (but a new tile) as previous damage area. More detail when they go forward.
Irene on change of command on ISS
Mr Cain: Question for Gerst.
On end of program:
Mr Cain: If you immersed yourself into the teams at Houston, you wouldn't know. During this entire process, they have maintained a very high level of dedication and integrity.
Notes how important this mission is. Dedicated and determined to finish strong. So far I think this mission is consistant with that.
On Mission Extension:
Mr Cain: Always a possibility. So far we're not looking at doing that, but we have a capability to do that.
Todd on TPS, "if it needs FI, repair or endanger the crew"
Mr Cain: Don't have enough data yet to know if we need a FI. This is not a cause for alarm. If we need more data, we have a plan and it's in the timeline to do that.
I don't want to speculate. I don't have any reason to do that at this time. Not fair on the team working on these assessments. I am not concerned and we're not alarmed. My confidence is in the very professional team, we've been through this before. We'll take it one day at a time.
I don't want to speculate on the other part of your question today (clearly did not like the crew endanger part of the question, Todd notes he understands).
Nice story about how many station elements were on the ground during RTF.
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Right, I'll get our article on shortly.
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LeRoy Cain
Another spectacular day on orbit
R&D was flawless
ELC operations went very well
Vehicle continues to perform well
In MMT:
All RPM photos are on ground
WLE sensors - no items. Will be turned on again during Soyuz undock
Leading edge support system (RCC team) have looked at data and determined they have no regions of interest, so it’s cleared
Making good progress on SRB’s should have video this time tomorrow or earlier
Team did ascent quick look today, vehicle performance was very very good
Have a few minor systems issues, nothing that will impact mission
DAT
In processes of assessing areas
No reasons for concern or alarm
Have time for a FI on FD6 if needed
Overall vehicle is pretty clean
Wrapped up with a discussion of Soyuz undock plans
Talking to station MMT tomorrow morning about flyabout procedure and photography
Then will talk to the shuttle team in the afternoon
Will go back to station MMT on Friday (when there doing the standard undock go / no go poll)
Questions
Q: Is there any thermal clock that is critical to transfer of AMS. Or could it stay longer on the arm if necessary?
A: There is a clock but theres no real credible scenarios that would cause a concern. Have right actions in place if they get into robotics contingency
Q: What makes the 3 items you’ve shown a priority for assessment? (Phillip)
A: Team doing assessment is very through and disciplined and will stay with processes. Each tile is unique and very specific in terms of capabilities. Each damage area is unique in size and all of these things play into function of tile and if theres anything to be studied in terms of if theres anything of greater interest in one area or the net . Look at what happens aerodynamically thermodynamically and the overall interaction of one site to the next (what happens to the flow) take each one individually and then as a whole system. These areas we believe have a little more depth to the damage areas and or there in areas we have greater interest because of thermal effects. Until we do some more analysis we may change our mind on which areas are of greater interest. This work will be done in the next 24 / 48 hours. There’s some 3D analysis that will happen. Photo lab experts will do some analyse to look at dimensions. Aero and thermal will do work to see if they need more detail.
Q: Is damage similar to previous damage?
A: Premature to try and compare don’t know enough. Experts will look at it. Teams will leverage previous experience.
Q: What is heating on rentry ?
A: Different at different places. In thousands of degrees.
Q: Given the history of the ET are you surprised Endeavour is so clean?
A: Not surprised. Did lots of work on the tank. Tank performance was outstanding. We knew what areas were likely to have some foam loss, this is the case.
Q: Time of impacts?
A: Don’t know yet. Will work on that
Q: Ding on starboard wing landing gear door looks similar to 118, you cleared this issue is there anything special on this area?
A: One of the white blocks on graphic was also damaged on 118. Don’t know enough about damage on landing gear door to talk any more about it
Q: Isn’t change of command on ISS meant to go American to Russian and vice versa, why isn’t it this time?
A: Doesn’t know need to ask station people
Q: Are you getting a sense of wrapping things up at the shuttle mission control?
A: During a mission you wouldn’t know anything was going on. It would be the same as going and sitting with them 10 years ago. This team needs to be heralded for maintaining high levels of professionalism and integrity. Dedication is unwavering. This is the same at all centres. Are dedicated and determined to finish strong.
Q: Any possibility of extending mission past 16 days?
A: Always a possibility. Try to take things from one day to the next. Can plug and play the days. Not looking at extending the mission at this point.
Q: Significance of the tile dings?
A: Haven’t done enough work yet to say if we need a FI. Are going to stay with processes to do the work. This is not cause for concern we know how to deal with these things. And if we need more data we have a plan for it and we know how to do it. Doesn’t want to speculate on risk to crew, wouldn’t be fair on team that are working hard on the assessments. The team is concerned by what they’ve seen. Are taking it one day at a time.
Q: Describe what the wall of EVA’s looked like at the beginning of station assembly and now it’s nearly finished.
A: Went to SSPF prior to RTF and it was full of station hardware. Made me think about the task in front of us. Most of the hardware in the SSPF involved one or more spacewalks to install. It seemed to be a daunting task. Since we’ve done one mission at a time and the station people have done a great job working with the shuttle teams. Looked at every possible contingency but they nearly all came off without a hitch. Spacewalking is one of the hardest things we do. Not surprised but makes me think about what we’ve done, it’s the result of a lot of hard work by a lot of people.
Q: Any discussion of using space walks to look at Endeavours tiles?
A: Not there yet. On Step 10 / 1000. FI is step 700. Doesn’t anticipate needing to go look at the tiles
Q: How difficult are the robotic operations tomorrow?
A: Not the most challenging we’ve ever done. Team go to a lot of effort to make sure there are points we can stop and evaluate. It’s a challenging operation any time you move large masses from shuttle to station there are a number of challenges. Like different camera views that are needed. It’s pretty involved and complex. This operation will be very exciting for the team and lots of folks around the world are interested in it.
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Nice work Aaron!
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Mr. Cain was nice enough to stay after for a little more informal Q&A and show us his copy of the L2 slides (kidding).
I asked again about possible common cause for the damage areas and he said it was unlikely, but it's possible that a single event caused more than one of them.
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Nice one Mr. P ;)
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Thanks psloss--I noticed Mr. Cain didn't quite answer your second question, so nice to have that bit of info.
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Article on the TPS and her status - via, yep you guessed it, L2.
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/05/sts-134-nasa-managers-reviewing-endeavours-tps-dings/
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Great article Chris. Amazed at your typing skills to get that out so fast after the MMT media event!
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Folks, if you aren't on L2, now would be a good time. The RPM imagery on L2 right now (referenced in Chris' article) is just jaw-dropping.
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Great article Chris. Amazed at your typing skills to get that out so fast after the MMT media event!
Thanks! Although I can't tell if you're joking or not on the article turnaround, because I noted on the other page I had already written it ahead of the presser :)
I held it until the MMT because I wanted to hear what Mr Cain had to say for context. Imagine if I had run an article about TPS damage and potential Focused Inspections, only for Mr Cain to say they would be clearing the damage by the end of the night. I'd look a bit of a muppet, but more importantly we really pride ourselves on accuracy here.
Clearly the FI angle was correct, so put it on after the presser.
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Folks, if you aren't on L2, now would be a good time. The RPM imagery on L2 right now (referenced in Chris' article) is just jaw-dropping.
Best RPM ever! :)
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Thanks psloss--I noticed Mr. Cain didn't quite answer your second question, so nice to have that bit of info.
Well, he did; in answering a subsequent question during the briefing he noted that they hadn't "matched" the different tile areas to ascent debris events.
But then after the briefing, the discussion kind of went that way, so I asked again. :)
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Time to set up the FD4 thread.
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coming up
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more live shots while everyone sleeps
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First, thanks to everyone posting here and over on L2. Such a great site!
Second, are the Flight Day 3 Highlights available somewhere other than Youtube? Unfortunately Youtube blocks the video in my country for copyright infringement (probably the wake-up music, I assume). Such a shame...
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First, thanks to everyone posting here and over on L2. Such a great site!
Second, are the Flight Day 3 Highlights available somewhere other than Youtube? Unfortunately Youtube blocks the video in my country for copyright infringement (probably the wake-up music, I assume). Such a shame...
If you go to about page three here I think you can download the FD3 highlights.
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=22591.0
Yes:
STS-134 - Flight Day 3 Highlights
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6721
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Thank you very much!
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Alignment bump.