Quote from: spacedog71 on 07/20/2011 02:46 ama worthy idea for others to try, but i'd already gone there -- they passed overhead a little before 4 this afternoon, and the ISS next appears about 45 minutes after sunrise/atlantis's landing tomorrow morning. They aren't landing tomorrow morning.
a worthy idea for others to try, but i'd already gone there -- they passed overhead a little before 4 this afternoon, and the ISS next appears about 45 minutes after sunrise/atlantis's landing tomorrow morning.
We're going to defer the idea for personal tributes until Atlantis safely on the ground. We have to work like MOD, and try and come with one percent of their amazing standards, given they'll have their game faces on until the crew are off the vehicle, so we should too.However, I do think it would be nice for us all to give Atlantis and the SSP a respectful, honorable and celebratory (as much as I know it's a tough word to use with the end of the program) manner. They deserve nothing less.This is likely to be the last ever full day where a Space Shuttle is on orbit and thus the last ever live coverage thread for a full day on orbit.I've always believed these threads should be interactive, and while the site's grown from 20 shuttle huggers and a few NASA guys to a monster, along with parts of the forum becoming an extension of the news site - with specific updaters and uniformed elements of coverage - this "last day" should be marked by all.So, pretty much anyone can post, as much as it needs to be on topic or an update. Feel free to make your mark, because I can assure you, people will be looking at these mission threads in years and years to come. There might be something special about seeing your "name" on one of the updates, especially in say 10 years time - as you gain a reminder of where you where in the final hours large winged spacecraft sailed in the heavens.The moderators will be very liberal over this. So don't feel you need to cram in a load of checklists and handbooks before you can post. Heck, it could just be a nice view via NASA TV, or something that was said on the loop. It could even be "I'm going to miss these amazing machines". The opportunity for people to post their feelings and tributes to the fleet - and those who have rode in them and cared for them - will come after landing, but make no mistake about how historic the next 24-36 or so will be.
PAO Rob Navias noting that the picosat deployment will now occur after the FCS and RCS checkouts.
Quote from: Alpha Control on 07/20/2011 04:07 amPAO Rob Navias noting that the picosat deployment will now occur after the FCS and RCS checkouts.And we're hoping for the last ever images of a shuttle in space at that point.