Author Topic: LIVE: STS-135 Flight Day 2 - TPS Inspections and Rendezvous Prep (Read 91615 times)

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #60 on:** 07/09/2011 12:55 pm »

As Rob notes, Atlantis doesn't have SSPTS like her sisters, so the cryo margins are very much orbiter management, given she can't suckle (heh, taking that a bit too far?

off the ISS when docked.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #61 on:** 07/09/2011 01:19 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #62 on:** 07/09/2011 01:19 pm »

One more sweep for the Starboard maybe.

LendMeYourYears · « **Reply #63 on:** 07/09/2011 01:22 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 07/09/2011 12:50 pm

Quote from: Longhorn John on 07/09/2011 12:49 pm
Can you imagine the view on the flight deck from that attitude!

Yep, looking out into deep space. If the moon's in field of view, that'd be stunning.

Isn't the heads up attitude (the one maintained just before ET sep) better for the mid-deck? Her current one probably is the best for people on the flight deck..? in terms of Line of sight radially away from Earth..

Edit: the SSMEs towards Earth attitude - apparently, she shifted in the time of three posts

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #64 on:** 07/09/2011 01:23 pm »

Well it'll be based on thermal conditions and lighting conditions for the survey.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #65 on:** 07/09/2011 01:24 pm »

30 minutes ahead of the timeline now!

"Real pleasure watching you guys work" - Steve Robinson, CAPCOM.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #66 on:** 07/09/2011 01:24 pm »

10 mins to go on this starboard survey.

Then crew meal.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #67 on:** 07/09/2011 01:31 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #68 on:** 07/09/2011 01:33 pm »

Starboard wing survey - complete!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #69 on:** 07/09/2011 01:34 pm »

Atlantis attitude change for the nose cap survey, prior to the meal as a get-ahead.

vanoord · « **Reply #70 on:** 07/09/2011 01:37 pm »

45 minutes ahead of timeline, according to the PAO?

DaveS · « **Reply #71 on:** 07/09/2011 01:37 pm »

Quote from: vanoord on 07/09/2011 01:37 pm

45 minutes ahead of timeline, according to the PAO?

Yes. He got that from the Flight Activities Officer(FAO).

robertross · « **Reply #72 on:** 07/09/2011 01:46 pm »

pretty graphics

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #73 on:** 07/09/2011 01:47 pm »

This is really superb. A four person crew beating the timeline!

Boom transitioning to the nose cap survey position.

Stardust9906 · « **Reply #74 on:** 07/09/2011 01:47 pm »

OBSS moving to nose cap

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #75 on:** 07/09/2011 01:48 pm »

Nice...FRCS region (a bit above).

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #76 on:** 07/09/2011 01:49 pm »

Here's the FRCS:

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #77 on:** 07/09/2011 01:50 pm »

Signs of previous missions on her TPS:

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #78 on:** 07/09/2011 01:50 pm »

Nose cap.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #79 on:** 07/09/2011 01:53 pm »

At the nose cap. Refining position, will then break and go for a meal....

.....oh now they aren't. They want to press ahead