Author Topic: LIVE: STS-135 Flight Day 2 - TPS Inspections and Rendezvous Prep (Read 104073 times)

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #40 on:** 07/09/2011 12:02 pm »

Starboard OMS Pod.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #41 on:** 07/09/2011 12:13 pm »

In position for a starboard wing sweep.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #42 on:** 07/09/2011 12:14 pm »

6:40am Central time for the official start time, so not far off the timeline.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #43 on:** 07/09/2011 12:17 pm »

And we now have the LDRI view, scanning the WLE

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #44 on:** 07/09/2011 12:19 pm »

Sounds like they don't need the spare ethernet cable, as they've tied up the old one and that's working out.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #45 on:** 07/09/2011 12:23 pm »

ET-138 looks like a very clean tank, by the way. Couple of liberations, but very clean. Hi res "dumped set" everything the crew sent to the ground, about 300mb, available on L2 (ET Handheld, ET Umbilical Door, OMS Pod).

Of course, as with STS-134, they have to check the TPS as ice can be a factor, with ice the cause of the damage which required a FI on Endeavour's mission.