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NASA Shuttle Specific Sections => Atlantis (Post STS-135, T&R) => Topic started by: Chris Bergin on 05/11/2009 06:29 am
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LIVE coverage and updates on Atlantis launch countdown (final leg of S0007) launch attempt 1.
This is interactive, but needs to be kept on updates. Use the other threads for items such as viewing the launch, weather and general woo hooing cheerleading posts. The site will get very busy as we get closer to launch, so please appreciate the thread needs to run on updates, not random posts.
Pre-launch article: http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2009/05/live-sts-125-launch-updates/
(Article based on latest processing info from L2 (main one due in about 6am Eastern and followed up during the day via live MMT level coverage - such as we'll live tanking updates via console. However, items of interest etc will be summarize into this thread and the pre-launch article.) The article itself is also based on the power systems such as APUs, Fuel Cells and the SSMEs flying with Atlantis, via MMT L-1 (day) documentation, rather than writing up another mission outline for the 54th time. We'll also outline the GUCP get-wells (from 119) again, although this should not be a problem for 125.
Previous STS-125 articles:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/tag/sts-125/ (and there's more articles, pre-site change, which you can find by searching STS-125 http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/?s=STS-125). Easily over 100 articles.
Should Atlantis launch, this thread will continue for Flight Day 1 updates. With new threads for each of the upcoming Flight Days.
Godspeed Atlantis, go fix that telescope.
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Right now 15 minutes into a planned 2 hour hold at T-6 hours.
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And here's a snapshot:
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One hour to the projected start time for tanking.
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Just to get those timezones and the launch time correct: the launch is at 14:01 EDT - that is 18:01 GMT (without daylight savings), or 20:01 Central European Time (with daylight savings).
Right? ;)
Oh, and how long is the launch window for this launch, as it is (the last in the shuttle program) due-east launch and not an ISS mission?
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62 minute launch window, targeting 20 minutes in due to MPS performance reasons.
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We're now out of the T-6 hour hold. Next hold will be at T-3 hours which will have a hold duration of 2 hours and 30 minutes.
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Launch day article, first rev:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2009/05/live-sts-125-launch-updates/
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Tanking has started. Will update any key items here.
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First word on the ECO sensors soon.
Couple of live shots:
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Flight crew wakeup in 30 min.
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All ok so far with tanking and the ECO sensors. Atlantis behaving very well on the milestones. Only concern noted is TAL weather.
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Tanking has started. Will update any key items here.
Both of kriogenic fuel? How is going the progress (in %)?
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The beast is beginning to breathe.
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We are currently at L-7hrs48min, T-4:26:07 and counting
Those interested in tracking HST may do so here:
http://www.heavens-above.com/orbit.aspx?satid=20580&lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=CET
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Dawn approaches:
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Does anyone know the latest on the TAL weather? - is there a % chance of it prohibiting launch today?
Thanks,
Ian
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Looks like the start of a lovely day to go fix a telescope.
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Does anyone know the latest on the TAL weather? - is there a % chance of it prohibiting launch today?
No significant changes to the forecast so far. There's a weather thread:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=16870.0
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Interesting...they've pushed up the volume on the pad audio on NASA TV.
Edit: and then it was gone...probably just testing for later.
Edit 2: it's back, just mixed at lower volume.
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Given the closer shot from OTV 070, can see a little GOX coming out of the vents from the GOX vent hood...getting close to the top...
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Sunrise over Atlantis:
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Astro_MikeFinal check with the doctors, getting ready for breakfast. We launch today!!
http://twitter.com/Astro_Mike
Some sort of convoy heading to the pad:
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Some sort of convoy heading to the pad:
Probably the teams (orbiter closeout, final inspection) getting the vehicles set up at the roadblock, waiting for clearance from the Launch Team to go to the pad when the vehicle reaches stable replenish.
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Atlantis is now alive and breathing (aka fueled and ready to go)
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Just to get those timezones and the launch time correct: the launch is at 14:01 EDT - that is 18:01 GMT (without daylight savings), or 20:01 Central European Time (with daylight savings).
Right? ;)
Oh, and how long is the launch window for this launch, as it is (the last in the shuttle program) due-east launch and not an ISS mission?
Correct for the launch time. 14:01:56 EDT = 18:01:56 GMT
Launch window is from 13:41:56 to 14:43:47 EDT.
Chris - might it be worth adding at least the launch time in the top post on this thread, which is no doubt one of the first places people look?
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KSC Loops saying tank is in stable replenish and still holding for launch!
EDIT: Thanks Chris, perhaps I misunderstood.. was trying to get ready for school, etc. Good to hear all went well with tanking.
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Final Inspection Team is poised for entry, awaiting clearance.
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KSC Loops saying tank is in stable replenish and still holding for launch!
MAF ET console still has LOX filling, so only LH2 is in stable replenish at this time.
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Just to get those timezones and the launch time correct: the launch is at 14:01 EDT - that is 18:01 GMT (without daylight savings), or 20:01 Central European Time (with daylight savings).
Right? ;)
Oh, and how long is the launch window for this launch, as it is (the last in the shuttle program) due-east launch and not an ISS mission?
Correct for the launch time. 14:01:56 EDT = 18:01:56 GMT
Launch window is from 13:41:56 to 14:43:47 EDT.
Chris - might it be worth adding at least the launch time in the top post on this thread, which is no doubt one of the first places people look?
Good idea. A little "mission parameters" paragraph containing launch time, launch window and maybe a few other pieces of info for quick reference. :)
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Misspoke earlier about stable replenish...as Ford noted, not there yet on the LOX side. Heard NTD checking in with the closeout crew; still staging at OSB II.
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Tanking now complete.
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Astrovan in position to pick up the crew.
Pad cleared for entry by Red team.
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replenish mode
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Astrovan in position to pick up the crew.
Pad cleared for entry by Red team.
Did you mean final inspection team? Red team only goes out to fix "stuff."
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inspection team at work:
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inspection team at work:
Yes, just reported in from the 255 foot level of the FSS.
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Almost a nice two-shot, but the Pad A RSS obscures the Pad B structures (well, the non-lightning tower ones):
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Should we launch today (pending TAL weather), this should come in handy:
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Continuing inspection:
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Ah hah, it speaks at last! Just had the PAO(?) doing a "lip sync mike test".
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NASA TV coverage begins in 10 minutes.
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Ah hah, it speaks at last! Just had the PAO(?) doing a "lip sync mike test".
Yes, we heard that too here. Thought it was just broadcast at the Press Site. Humorous that it went out live to everyone. Oh well, just making sure everything is operating for actual launch coverage.
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Ah hah, it speaks at last! Just had the PAO(?) doing a "lip sync mike test".
George Diller, who will be providing countdown commentary today.
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hmm, seems new
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Now that was a dramatic opening sequence!
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hmm, seems new
Had the same for STS-119, they just changed titles and some graphics. It's a quite nice improvement from their old one!
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Now that was a dramatic opening sequence!
no kidding, that was awesome
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Dont see any ice on the umbilicals ^
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processing overview
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processing overview
FWIW, this is the same video that ran at the end of yesterday's countdown status briefing.
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rollover:
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Now that was a dramatic opening sequence!
no kidding, that was awesome
looking forward for the video!! I don't have video available therefore this forum is my launch blog...
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all in all, a good review for those who have not followed along
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Is anybody having a problem with the Real player stream? I got it in Windows Media Player and on TV and it is fine. Just wondering if it is me.
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Might post this in a separate thread - there are dozens of NASA TV streams online so hard to troubleshoot, let alone in this thread.
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Overview of components:
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Inspection continues, and traffic increases:
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Talking about inspection team:
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GUCP plate and forward attatchment
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The Astronaut Support Person, or ASP, is inside Atlantis' cockpit configuring all the switches to the correct position for launch.
http://twitter.com/NASA
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Hour left in the hold, team out 30-45 minutes
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I'm going to put my spacesuit on, next stop: Earth Orbit!!
http://twitter.com/Astro_Mike
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Conditions clear for SRB recovery
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Something's smelly in HB1, calling the plumbers, seems to be the only issue right now :D Very, very smooth count.
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inspection team on the MLP
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Wayne Hale talking about STS-400!
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Per Wayne Hale....STS-400 7 days from launch and crew is going into quarantine today.
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Good GUCP plate
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Commander Scott Altman, pilot gregg johnson
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Michael T. Good
Andrew J. Feustel
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John M. Grunsfeld
Megan McArthur
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Mike Massimino
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The Astronaut Support Person, or ASP, is inside Atlantis' cockpit configuring all the switches to the correct position for launch.
The PAO twitter feed is probably going to be behind the "feeds" that we get from the insiders today.
Kay Hire is the ASP today and she's been doing comm checks and the pre-ingress switch reconfig in the crew module. Some of those switches won't be configured for launch until after the crew is strapped in.
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STS-125 - Launch Day Activities and Interviews Part 1
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4933
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Inspection team has nothing to report
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ASP reports crew module is ready for crew ingress
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Crew breakfast image:
http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=4
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T-minus 3 hours and counting
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Crew leaving O&C crew quarters
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Three Conjunctions - all short - cut offs in the launch window. That's good news.
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At the crew van, looks like the Imax crew is hogging the apron
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And they are heading out to the pad
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Somebody needs to tell PAO to move his mic down a little so we don't always hear him breathing....he is sounding like darth vader
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Somebody needs to tell PAO to move his mic down a little so we don't always hear him breathing....he is sounding like darth vader
Amen to that. He's rather old and I thought had retired form commentary. But he is WAY WAY better than the younger ones, Allarad Beutel and that ditz Candrea Thomas.
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At the crew van, looks like the Imax crew is hogging the apron
Are the filming an IMAX movie about this flight? That explains the large boom mic. I was wondering why the heck we were looking at an overhead shot of them boarding and couldn't see the walkout like we usually do!
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letting off some of the launch team
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Now the long ride down the crawlerway to LC-39A
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At the crew van, looks like the Imax crew is hogging the apron
Are the filming an IMAX movie about this flight? That explains the large boom mic. I was wondering why the heck we were looking at an overhead shot of them boarding and couldn't see the walkout like we usually do!
Yes, with a release date for 2010. I was wondering why they did not show the ground level shot as well.
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Passing my the LC-39 observation gantry
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now at the pad:
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Sorry for butting in, but why is the nasa.gov flight data file page still on STS-119? No checklists for STS-125? Would have loved to see the EVA checklist.
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crew looking over atlantis:
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Re-airing the walkout from ground level.
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Sorry for butting in, but why is the nasa.gov flight data file page still on STS-119? No checklists for STS-125? Would have loved to see the EVA checklist.
NASA.gov didn't publish any, not even the flight plan. L2 usually picks up the unpublished ones for each mission, and they've got a 350mb set of them for STS-125 that have/are being uploaded now. The EVA checklist is 800 pages! :o
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seems walk out had technical issues
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now at the pad:
15 minutes ON THE DOT form the time the van started moving from O & C to stopped at the pad, 10:17-10:32 exactly. Crew looked at the vehicle at 10:33-34, boarded the pad elevator at 10:35.
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Scott Altman in the white room:
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Commander now onboard, Andrew J. Feustel next
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Man they are fast today!
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Drew Feustel entering the orbiter, Pilot Greg Johnson is next
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Man they are fast today!
Let's hope the EVAs are just as fast...so we can get ACS completed :)
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Greg Johnson getting ready in the white room:
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John Grunsfeld in white room, enters Atlantis:
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CDR comm checks
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Greg Johnson now onboard
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Full complement of Astronaut Greg Johnsons on comm today. Box is CapCom for the Ascent Team and Ray Jay is the PLT.
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Michael Good in white room
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Red crew being sent in to verify flame deflector
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Oh Massimino...:
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It would be funny to see him tweeting in the white room. :D
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Mike Entering Atlantis:
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Megan McArthur in white room:
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PLT comm checks
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Michael Good entering the orbiter:
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STS-125 - Launch Day Activities and Interviews Part 2
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4934
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MS5 drew Feustel doing comm checks
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MS4 Mike Massimino doing comm checks
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It's nice that the PAO's are pausing, and not "talking over" the coms with the orbiter.
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MS3 John Grunsfeld comm Check
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MS1 Mike Good comm check
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Megan McArthur last on, everyone now onboard
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...180 separate tools, just for Hubble. whew
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red crew leaving, everything alright with flame deflector
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STA taking off to check weather around the SLF
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MS2 Megan McArthur comm check
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ready to start crew module close out, now in work
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The astronaut doing the commentary with George Diller is about the sharpest, most knowledgeable astronaut they've ever had on there. She's very informative! And I appreciate her pausing as to not talk over the crew and launch control!!!
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Atlantis doing comm checks:
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The astronaut doing the commentary with George Diller is about the sharpest, most knowledgeable astronaut they've ever had on there. She's very informative! And I appreciate her pausing as to not talk over the crew and launch control!!!
That's Janice Voss. The questions that George Diller asked were good lead-ins, too.
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Weather still green at KSC
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The astronaut doing the commentary with George Diller is about the sharpest, most knowledgeable astronaut they've ever had on there. She's very informative! And I appreciate her pausing as to not talk over the crew and launch control!!!
That's Janice Voss.
Agreed, she's great. What mission was she talking about where they had FC problems and turned the whole mission around in 84 days and launched again?
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Agreed, she's great. What mission was she talking about where they had FC problems and turned the whole mission around in 84 days and launched again?
STS-83. Reflown as STS-94. Believe she was Payload Commander for that.
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Why does air-to-air always sound clearer? you would think they'd prefer to use that comm for launch. Anyone know?
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white room closing out crew module
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Why does the Air/Air comm check have the quindar tones? A/G 1 and A/G 2 do not. And, what is the Air/Air channel?
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Why does the Air/Air comm check have the quindar tones? A/G 1 and A/G 2 do not. And, what is the Air/Air channel?
Air/Air is VHF. It can be used to communicate on standard civillian and military aviation frequences (the other do not operate on those frequencies).
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All non-flight items removed from the crew module
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STS-83. Reflown as STS-94. Believe she was Payload Commander for that.
I remember that - there was a Hokie on the crew of that mission! :)
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/PS/crouch.html
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Janice Voss is rly great.. woah love her laughter ;)
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Vent cover for LOX
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Go to close and lock hatch
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Weather looking well in Moron, still a few pockets though.
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Weather looking well in Moron, still a few pockets though.
I think George Diller called it marginal, but improving.
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I think he was just going through his thesaurus - there is nothing marginal about Moron weather at this time ;)
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Preparing carrier panel for instillation, completed seal check:
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Hatch closed and latched for flight at this time, doing cabin leak check
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Comm checks in progress for SLF convoy, runway ground check will take place as soon as that is complete.
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Already noted at the start of the thread, but George Diller also announced that the preferred T-0 is 14:01:56 local or 18:01:56 GMT.
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putting the probe on
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Expected master alarm due to pressurization spike during leak checks.
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inspecting hatch
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Ice seems to be on the LH2 umbilical
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Ice seems to be on the LH2 umbilical
The MAF ET guys say they can see it on the cameras and don't think it's too big a deal. Just don't want it to show a pattern of growth. However, it's not really their call, it'll be down to the guys at KSC if they want to send out the crew to take some close up photos.
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PAO had his mike open there for a while. Noticed the whisper sound?
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Did someone else also notice strange whisper just while ago?
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If RTLS is required, it will be on Runway 15.
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OMS engines pressurised? What for? No OMS Assist on this, I thought?
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Moron is currently go and forecast go
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Go on the TAL sites via Weather Briefing :)
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seems walk out had technical issues
Not really. They were just savoring the moment and giving us media types some great photo ops.
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OMS engines pressurised? What for? No OMS Assist on this, I thought?
Even if not, they're pressurized in case they need to do an abort OMS dump.
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ChrisG - the walkout was covered only from an overhead shot, they reaired it a few minutes later and you can hear the camera guy talking about his connection.
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OMS engines pressurised? What for? No OMS Assist on this, I thought?
Even if not, they're pressurized in case they need to do an abort OMS dump.
*smacks head*
Thanks.
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L-75 minutes.
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Sounds like they holding up some wrapups in case of another inspection team.
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Final air to ground comm checks taking place.
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Standard ascent checklist updates at this time from CapCom.
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Are the clouds building up, or is it just me?
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ChrisG - the walkout was covered only from an overhead shot, they reaired it a few minutes later and you can hear the camera guy talking about his connection.
Ah. Ok. I thought the post was in reference to something with astros. Thanks for clarifying.
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T-minus 20 hold
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Ice Crew going back out.
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Ice crew taking a closer look at the ice on the LH2 umbilical. Can't work out its mass via pad cameras.
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Are the clouds building up, or is it just me?
Off to the west, yes. That's part for the sea breeze. Off to the east it's relatively crystal clear. ;)
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Ice team arriving to look at LH2 umbilical
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Ready for white room close out:
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Checked L2 but couldn't find it - is it safe to assume this is a high-Q ascent trajectory?
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inspecting ice:
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NTD performing standard T-20 min briefing, which we get to hear this time.
Window open: 17:44:28 GMT
Window close: 18:43:46 GMT
Preferred T-0: 18:01:56 GMT
LOX drainback hold time is 5 minutes, 00 seconds, based on performance. There are cutouts and a COLA during the window.
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t-minus 20 and counting
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BFS to OPS 1 in work. ASC CL 1-9.
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ice team leaving
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Launch team is 'comfortable' with what they have been told re: the ice but will still want to look at the photos taken by the Ice Team.
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The thermal imagers the Ice Team used look like the ones my fire fighters on JOHN F. KENNEDY used, a great piece of gear!
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Launch Director up on 212...standing by for NTD...
Asking about current constraints...LH2 umbilical is one...didn't catch the other, but noted the IPR numbers I believe...
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Nice shot from camera 009 of the aft securing point/umbilicals between Atlantis and the ET there. :)
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Almost to the 9 minute hold!
T-00:11:00 :)
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LH2 umbilical ice is now violating LCC ICE-001.
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LH2 umbilical ice is now violating LCC ICE-001.
I assume that the go/no go decision will be made during the T-9:00 hold. What can be done to mitigate this problem, if that is judged necessary? I presume that you can't just send some poor fool up there with a hammer and chisel. :P
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STS-125 - Launch Day Activities and Interviews Part 3
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4935
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Have to love those engines
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Have to love those engines
You said it! :)
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HST will be almost directly over KSC at the time of lift off.
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all constraints cleared
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Medical request for person down at the press site, possibly heat related, next to the clock.
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Thirty-two minutes left in the built-in hold. Still green weather wise.
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LH2 umbilical ice is now violating LCC ICE-001.
I assume that the go/no go decision will be made during the T-9:00 hold. What can be done to mitigate this problem, if that is judged necessary? I presume that you can't just send some poor fool up there with a hammer and chisel. :P
Go/no go decision will be made approximately 16-minutes before T-0.
And I don't believe there are an mitigation tactics they can use for ice. If it were deemed unacceptable for flight I believe they would have to scrub.
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Ice team finishing inspection.
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Not to interfere with the count, but what is that discolouration on the one engine bell? Is that frost or anything of importance?
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Not to interfere with the count, but what is that discolouration on the one engine bell? Is that frost or anything of importance?
Sunlight. You can see it on either side of the bell and the shadow of the tail in between, as the sun is almost directly overhead.
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The ice should not be a problem, providing it's not showing signs of growth. OPO and DAT making the call in five minutes.
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Its sunlight
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Hatch closed and latched for flight at this time, doing cabin leak check
That 042 is a great view looking up. Always baffles me why we see 001, 034, 042 and others during the countdown but never during launch and never on the loop of launch replays. Wish they'd show more!
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Final launch window determination in work.
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18:01:56 ZULU is the prefered launch time.
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No changes to LOX drainback.
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5:00:00 is LOX drainback time barring any issues.
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NTD announcing no changes to the window and LOX drainback hold times; as planned, targeting preferred T-0.
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inspection team on the way:
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Final Inspection Team has cleared the checkpoint, only the crew at the pad.
All RTLS convoy units are in position.
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The ice should not be a problem, providing it's not showing signs of growth. OPO and DAT making the call in five minutes.
Its so hot today I'm surprised the ice is even becoming an issue.
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The ice should not be a problem, providing it's not showing signs of growth. OPO and DAT making the call in five minutes.
Its so hot today I'm surprised the ice is even becoming an issue.
Liquid Hydrogen in the tank is a few degrees from absolute zero.
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The Discover Science Channel is starting their live coverage.
The Science Channel have been hyping this mission continuously for over a month.
I'm curious how they will cover it.
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Hardware caution and warning being cleared. This is so new C&W messages(if any) are not confused with previous messages.
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Interview with astronauts now on Science Channel.
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Hem - is this rebranded Sky News coverage on Science Channel? I see a blurred out logo...
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The ice should not be a problem, providing it's not showing signs of growth. OPO and DAT making the call in five minutes.
Its so hot today I'm surprised the ice is even becoming an issue.
Liquid Hydrogen in the tank is a few degrees from absolute zero.
And to add to that, it's the water vapour in the air condensing against the cold surfaces...like on a nice cold beer :)
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The Discover Science Channel is starting their live coverage.
The Science Channel have been hyping this mission continuously for over a month.
I'm curious how they will cover it.
I'm watching it... thanks for the heads up.
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The ice should not be a problem, providing it's not showing signs of growth. OPO and DAT making the call in five minutes.
Its so hot today I'm surprised the ice is even becoming an issue.
I think it has more to do with the humidity. The more saturated the air (with water vapor), the thicker ice can build up as condensate freezes.
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A note to all, after coming out of the T-9 minute hold, only the designated posters may post until close to MECO. This keeps updates on track, avoids duplicates and out of sync posts.
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Leinbach being briefed on the ice situation. Expect a decision in a few minutes.
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Fantastic! Another great little feature of NSF I didn't know about. Thanks!
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Currently on NASA-TV, a guy from the HST science team is making some poor lady from the PAO go cross-eyed by explaining what the new instruments actually do in context.
Gee... I never realised that watching BBC's 'Sky at Night' program would prepare me for dealing with a science team PAO briefing. ;D
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HDNet has also started their high definition coverage. Currently interviewing astronaut Stan Love.
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Launch window now open (1:41:49 EDT). Closes at 2:43:41 EDT.
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Do we have another loop up or is this still on 212?
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Currently on NASA-TV, a guy from the HST science team is making some poor lady from the PAO go cross-eyed by explaining what the new instruments actually do in context.
Gee... I never realised that watching BBC's 'Sky at Night' program would prepare me for dealing with a science team PAO briefing. ;D
That's Dr. David Leckrone. He's the Hubble director, if memory serves me correctly. Eleven minutes left in the built-in hold.
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Can faintly hear that the other issue had to do with a tank pressure, I think, but doesn't sound like either one will things up.
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Launch window now open (1:41:49 EDT). Closes at 2:43:41 EDT.
Those are out of date; they were updated overnight and then again a few minutes ago.
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Waiver on the ice. Excellent!
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Do we have another loop up or is this still on 212?
Just fixed the audio, so the answer was the 212 audio was borked in the live mix.
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Ice constraint removed, go for launch!
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Ice is smaller, less dense and should melt, so we can remove the constraint 119
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Waiver on the ice. Excellent!
Awesome.
My last before out of hold.
Thanks for the coverage guys!
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IPR 119 removed/cleared. Sounded like an ice constraint.
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concern over clouds in the north building up
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Winters briefing Leinbach on a cloud build-up to the north. Currently green. I'm out for the rest of the count. Godspeed Atlantis - fair winds and smooth sailing on this milestone journey!
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Looking at the images from camara 042. It is shots like this that remind you how very big the orbiters are.
FINAL POLL NOW UNDERWAY!
I'll shut up now until after MECO. Thanks for the patience with an interested amateur, guys.
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V10 Recorder activation in work.
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NTD completed her poll, all positions go...Launch Director poll in work.
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Polling to come out of the T-9 minute hold.
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Polling in work.
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Good to hear the ice constraint has been removed. Now for the Clouds. Good idea Chris on restricting the post to only a few. Less clutter.
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Good day to go fly!
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As for every shuttle launch, Sky News and BBC News will cover the launch live as per their tickers.
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My apologies for interupting ... can someone post the exact launch time with seconds please? Many thanks!
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Quoting Kennedy's "do the other things, not because they are easy but because they are hard" speech. LET'S GO ATLANTIS!
V10 recorder activated.
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Firex pumps should be coming up to operating pressure (these are on the pad and used in the event of a RSLS (on pad) abort).
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wont be able to record this mission, but will post screen grabs
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Best response to a launch director I have ever heard.
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2 minutes until coming out of the BIH.
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My apologies for interupting ... can someone post the exact launch time with seconds please? Many thanks!
I believe it is 2:01:56 EDT.
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concern over clouds in the north building up
Only 10 minutes left for them to get in the way...
Ugh...my stream isn't giving me sound. I'm having to play separate streams for each.
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T-9 Minutes and COUNTING. Let's do this!
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GLS Autosequence controlling the count.
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GLS controlling.
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ESS to Fuel Cells. 1-11
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OAA retract in work.
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T-7 mins.
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APU prestart in work. This prepares the APUs for a timely start at T-5:00.
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APU Prestart in work.
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3 Gray TBs...means APUs ready to start.
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Go APU start.
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APU starting.
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PLT reports 3 good APUs.
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T-4 minutes. Aerosurface checks.
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Engine gimbal check profile running.
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SSME Gimbal checks in work.
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T-3 minutes. SSMEs in start position.
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Engines gimbaling.
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LO2 press in progess.
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Clear caution and warning memory.
Keep the screenshots coming please!
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PLT clearing Caution and Warning memory.
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Close and lock your visors. Initiate O2 flow.
"We are ready".
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Beanie cap retracting.
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T-60 seconds.
Godspeed Atlantis!
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Fill and drain valves closed.
T-31 seconds.
Go for Autosequence start!
No birds in the flight path.
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GO for auto sequence start.
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T-60 seconds. Godspeed Atlantis!
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Go for SSME start!
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LAUNCH!!!
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Into first stage flight and into the roll, heads down, wings level. Roll complete.
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LIFTOFF! GO ATLANTIS GO!
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Sounds like a transient - but no action required.
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SSME's throttling down to 2/3s of rated performance, preparing for Max Q.
No action on the MPS.
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In the bucket, supersonic, flying through Max Q...SSMEs throttling back up to 104 percent of rated performance.
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Three good SSMEs. Two minor transients - NO action required.
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Go at throttle up!
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Staging!
SRB sep.
Into second stage flight.
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18 miles altitude, 23 miles downrange, 2500 mph.
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35 miles downrange at T+2 mins 10 seconds.
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SRB sep!
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Looks like a very clean tank during the critical part of flight.
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Two engine Moron.
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3300 mph. Everything in good shape.
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T+4 minutes.
Negative return.
Disregard MPS H2 outfeed on the left.
Press to ATO.
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Calls we were hearing was due to bad transducer.
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Press to ATO.
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Problem is a transducer, minor.
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Single engine OPS3
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Go for +X and go for Pitch.
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Rolling heads up.
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Nominal shutdown plan.
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Nearing MECO.
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Most Online Today: 1515. Most Online Ever: 1515 (Today at 06:08 PM)
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MECO confirmed.
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Launch looked great from Merritt Island. Nice and clean from my viewing site.
Nice and loud too :)
Ross.
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RTLS crew at KSC standing down, but remaining in place as they are primary AOA. 20 gallons of JP4 spilled at the SLF.
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On to POST OMS 1 , page 3-2.
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NASA TV switched to JSC.
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OMS1 not required.
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Great work. Really was thrown by that transient at T+10 seconds or so!
Site being hit 370 times a second :o
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Great work. Really was thrown by that transient at T+10 seconds or so!
Site being hit 370 times a second :o
Totally off topic but "Users Online 1030 Guests, 502 Users "
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Chris, that probably has something to do with the fact that this site kicks ass :)
Ross.
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Great work. Really was thrown by that transient at T+10 seconds or so!
Site being hit 370 times a second :o
And I am experiencing occasional "can't connect" errors while refreshing the page on my browser.
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Atlantis pitching over for ET photography.
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Great work. Really was thrown by that transient at T+10 seconds or so!
Site being hit 370 times a second :o
And I am experiencing occasional "can't connect" errors while refreshing the page on my browser.
Blame the F5 key for that... I'm on it :)
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Nominal MECO. OMS-1 not required.
When will we learn more about the MPS transducer malfunction? I understand that it was related to the engines. Will this affect the mission in any way?
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NASA tv online was extra low quality this time so I'm happy I had this site for info and pictures!
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Great work. Really was thrown by that transient at T+10 seconds or so!
Got my heart going for sure! Great coverage all, that was my 9th launch on-site, and each gets better than the last!
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Atlantis trying to get visual on the tank. Go for APU/HYD shutdown...go for everything upto 3-4.
Prelim OMS 2 TIG: 43:30
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Nominal MECO. OMS-1 not required.
When will we learn more about the MPS transducer malfunction? I understand that it was related to the engines. Will this affect the mission in any way?
No impact to the mission or the ascent. We may hear something about that at the post launch press conference.
Launch replays coming up.
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Nominal MECO. OMS-1 not required.
When will we learn more about the MPS transducer malfunction? I understand that it was related to the engines. Will this affect the mission in any way?
Negative....no mission impact from this. (Side thread for explanations?)
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Replays coming up.
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Anyone note if the umbilical cameras worked this time ??
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MCC planning to uplink OMS 2 Targets. No changes to checklist through 3-8.
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Anyone note if the umbilical cameras worked this time ??
I think we only noticed off the bat from the lack of flashes noticed from the ET cam after sep. We didn't have ET cam after sep live this time.
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Can someone please explain spreading for me? I've always forgotten to ask.
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Anyone note if the umbilical cameras worked this time ??
I think we only noticed off the bat from the lack of flashes noticed from the ET cam after sep. We didn't have ET cam after sep live this time.
Yes, we'll find out later today what the crew can see from a "data inventory" once the laptops/network are set up on board.
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Great work. Really was thrown by that transient at T+10 seconds or so!
Site being hit 370 times a second :o
And I am experiencing occasional "can't connect" errors while refreshing the page on my browser.
Yes, looking at the servers, the webmaster said it was for about 80 seconds, during the period of 370 page requests a second (that's a huge number) and intermittent - so not everyone would have experienced it. It became nominal for all immediately after that 80 second period.
Remember, we can cope with the large numbers, but no site can cope with hundreds and hundreds of people refreshing at the same time. Also note the "read" counter at the top of the thread is only the uniques it "decides" to count. This thread is over 100,000 pages views already!
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Small grass fire near the LH2 transfer line, but it pretty much self-extinguished.
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Great and LOUD launch, combined with awesome coverage = we overloaded the site ;) That MPS alarm was unsettling, no doubt. I assume it could have signalled an RTLS abort if it had been a real issue?
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I don't know if it was me or what, but the ET seperation did not look the same as in other flights.
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Go for LOAD of the targets. New tig: 00/43:45
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I don't know if it was me or what, but the ET seperation did not look the same as in other flights.
Well, for one we couldn't see it ;) But agreed, the increased altitude made for quite different ET camera views.
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My tv coverage is still "s-band" stills. I guess the HD broadcast killed the normal users bandwidth :(
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We saw a small brush fire near the pad in one of the pad camera images (not on the NASA TV feed). Can anyone at KSC confirm? The grassy areas near the pad looked pretty dry and brown in the images.
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Great work. Really was thrown by that transient at T+10 seconds or so!
Site being hit 370 times a second :o
And I am experiencing occasional "can't connect" errors while refreshing the page on my browser.
Yes, looking at the servers, the webmaster said it was for about 80 seconds, during the period of 370 page requests a second (that's a huge number) and intermittent - so not everyone would have experienced it. It became nominal for all immediately after that 80 second period.
Its certainally better than it used to be (when you had the old forum software).
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Good solution, go to attitude on time.
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Replays showing on NTV.
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We saw a small brush fire near the pad in one of the pad camera images (not on the NASA TV feed). Can anyone at KSC confirm? The grassy areas near the pad looked pretty dry and brown in the images.
Its already been mentioned.
Small grass fire near the LH2 transfer line, but it pretty much self-extinguished.
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Are there any issues onboard atlantis as comms seem a little err... not quite right
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STS-125 - LAUNCH ATLANTIS
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4940
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Great coverage again, folks!
Watching the replays, it's so unusual not seeing the roll continue to the ISS orbit heading.
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Camera Site 2 replay was amazing!
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Frakkin' awesome! You all will have a nice press site video to watch this evening. :)
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What was the initial call from the crew regarding the transient? Silly PAO stepped on them.
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ET doors are closed.
OMS-2 14 minutes away.
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MCC requesting a recheck of the FES & Heater procedure.
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What was the initial call from the crew regarding the transient? Silly PAO stepped on them.
Check page 21 of this thread.
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Frakkin' awesome! You all will have a nice press site video to watch this evening. :)
So say we all!
160mb 1200kps launch video on L2 - replays will be uploaded within a few minutes of them ending on NTV.
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What was the initial call from the crew regarding the transient? Silly PAO stepped on them.
Check page 21 of this thread.
I did before I posted. Nothing there as it pertains to my question.
Let me rephrase - Word for word, what did the crew say ?
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MNVR EXEC display will be used in MM 105 to burn and manuver to attitude.
(Obviously the actualy display says OMS 2 :)))
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Why do they keep cutting off the replays if the thing runs into a cloud or goes out of frame for a second?! Be patient and shows us the whole thing! Grrrr. An irritating quirk easily fixed. Anyone else bothered by that or observing it?
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Didn't see any debris events (to within my eye accuracy and feed quality!) up to SRB jettison, but noticed a slight roll/yaw a few seconds before they were separated... thrust assymetry again or just nominal tail-off transients?
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Here's a basic question for those in the know... the Hubble orbit is about 100 miles higher than the space station, so extra fuel is required. I assume that the SRBs have standard loads, so can I assume that the external tank has extra hydrogen+oxygen?
Also, is the loss of signal from the external tank camera due to the higher altitude, or from a different orientation, or something else?
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I did before I posted. Nothing there as it pertains to my question.
Let me rephrase - Word for word, what did the crew say ?
Based on what I'm hearing, the CDR call was "Houston, Atlantis, roll program with the FCS channel."
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I assume that the SRBs have standard loads, so can I assume that the external tank has extra hydrogen+oxygen?
Less payload mass available ;)
Also, is the loss of signal from the external tank camera due to the higher altitude, or from a different orientation, or something else?
Due to the different inclination, they lost signal in the tracking station (Merritt Island, it was?) earlier than with ISS flights.
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Around 3 minutes to OMS 2.
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Didn't see any debris events (to within my eye accuracy and feed quality!) up to SRB jettison, but noticed a slight roll/yaw a few seconds before they were separated... thrust assymetry again or just nominal tail-off transients?
I noticed the slight motion prior to sep also and had the same thoughts.
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MCC calls 'Good config for the burn'.
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Based on what I'm hearing, the CDR call was "Houston, Atlantis, roll program with the FCS channel."
thank you!
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There's a full analysis of SRB tail-off experience on L2; I'm sure they'll be looking at this one too and hopefully we'll see the results eventually.
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Didn't see any debris events (to within my eye accuracy and feed quality!) up to SRB jettison, but noticed a slight roll/yaw a few seconds before they were separated... thrust assymetry again or just nominal tail-off transients?
I noticed the slight motion prior to sep also and had the same thoughts.
Noticed it, too. Easier to see during daylight launches, but we'll have to wait to see if there's anything unusual or not.
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Why do they keep cutting off the replays if the thing runs into a cloud or goes out of frame for a second?! Be patient and shows us the whole thing! Grrrr. An irritating quirk easily fixed. Anyone else bothered by that or observing it?
Give them credit for good stuff too, the view from CS-2/TV-7A following up looking right up at the wings was neat as hell and unique; we almost never see that.
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I assume that the SRBs have standard loads, so can I assume that the external tank has extra hydrogen+oxygen?
Less payload mass available ;)
Also, is the loss of signal from the external tank camera due to the higher altitude, or from a different orientation, or something else?
Due to the different inclination, they lost signal in the tracking station (Merritt Island, it was?) earlier than with ISS flights.
Antigua for this launch, IIRC.
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MCC says no trim required.
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Antigua for this launch, IIRC.
I think it was reported as such many months ago, but don't think that turned out to be the case and it was just MILA.
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PLT will be working the OMS/RCS post burn reconfig on 5-2.
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watching John44's video something fell off after SRB separation.
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Antigua for this launch, IIRC.
Reviewing the launch, the PAO guy says Merritt Island, don't know if he's accurate.
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Negative AOA - all reentry assets are released.
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Negative AOA - all reentry assets are released.
A good OMS-2 will do that. ;D
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Great launch. I assume that everything is good in orbit. I was just surprised that we ddin't see the ET separation as we have for the ISS missions.
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Waiting for the go for OPS 106.
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Lawton - lack of ET live imagery was covered in L2 and in articles well ahead of launch day.
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Atlantis reports going to OPS 106 and moving into Post Insertion timeline and checklist. No deltas to procedures at this time.
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JUST FYI:
The “GH2 OUT P” refers to the gaseous hydrogen outlet pressure. There is an idication for each main engine. We trained the crews – particularly the PLT – to use this is in conjunction with the "GO2 OUT T" as a crosscheck (backup indication) for the throttle settings of the SSMEs (space shuttle main engines). It is found on the SYSS SUMM (system summary) display and can be called is usually called up on the center CRTs (CRT2 or 3) by the Pilot.
Mark Kirkman
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The orbit pocket check lists will be unstowed around this time.
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Great launch. I assume that everything is good in orbit. I was just surprised that we ddin't see the ET separation as we have for the ISS missions.
Already answered here and has been noted -- even Bill Gerstenmaier said so at the post FRR briefing a couple of weeks ago.
This was the first ET camera to go due east.
Edit -- first and (very likely) last.
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Great launch!
Thanks for the great coverage
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http://playlist.yahoo.com/makeplaylist.dll?id=1368163 does not seem to work any more
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For those of you keeping track, the official launch time today was, apparently, 14:01:56 EDT. It looks like Atlantis got off her pad right when they expected her to.
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First up is CONFIG GPCs FOR OPS 2 on 1-2. A dual G2 set will be used.
GPCs 1 and 2 will run the OPS 2 guidance software. GPC 3 will be freeze dried and GPC 4 will be loaded with the SM software.
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OMS-2 burn complete and reported as 'good'.
Out of interest, what is the average g-loading from the OMS engines?
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KSC reports fire on the north side of D(?) road right outside of the fenced area.
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I think MCC are forgetting Atlantis is LOS at the moment :)
(or they just came back!)
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watching John44's video something fell off after SRB separation.
Seeing that! Looks small, and definitively didn't hit the vehicle.
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MCC confirming GPC setup Dual G2 and as per written procedure.
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This was the first ET camera to go due east.
Edit -- first and (very likely) last.
We sure hope so, don't we?
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The first thing is to assign the busses that GPC 3 (which will be freeze dried) is currently commanding to a different bus. It is important to do this before halting GPC 3.
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watching John44's video something fell off after SRB separation.
It appears debris did come off the tank, but far and away from the orbiter. Nowhere near it.
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Liftoff images:
http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=4
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OMS-2 burn complete and reported as 'good'.
Out of interest, what is the average g-loading from the OMS engines?
F/M=a
2 x 6klb/250klb= .05 g
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Atlantis calls about to 'contract' the current set of 4 guidance computers into a set of only 2 computers (GPCs 1 & 2)
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Grass fire on the north side of the fenced area betweeon LOX & Hydrogen lines.
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This was the first ET camera to go due east.
Edit -- first and (very likely) last.
We sure hope so, don't we?
Um, yes.
Additional launch replays while waiting for post launch presser in 15. Started with OTV 009.
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From KSC: "Site 1 and Site 4 on MLP are complete with no discrepancies, on each pad surface there is a lot of debris, we don't know what it is but there's a bunch of debris."
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Oooo! Engineering camera video replays!
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Next the SM software will be loaded into GPC 4.
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This could be the ice they were talking about:
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From KSC: "Site 1 and Site 4 on MLP are complete with no discrepancies, on each pad surface there is a lot of debris, we don't know what it is but there's a bunch of debris."
Hopefully not the remains of the IMAX camera. ;)
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Lawton - lack of ET live imagery was covered in L2 and in articles well ahead of launch day.
Missed it sorry.
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This could be the ice they were talking about:
More than likely. Going back in the thread, you can see the F.I.T. going back out and they are shown on OTV-009. That's also the general direction they were shooting.
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From KSC: "Site 1 and Site 4 on MLP are complete with no discrepancies, on each pad surface there is a lot of debris, we don't know what it is but there's a bunch of debris."
Hopefully not the remains of the IMAX camera. ;)
Maybe the MPS transducer "dropped out" more literally than launch control thought [/only_kidding]
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More than likely. Going back in the thread, you can see the F.I.T. going back out and they are shown on OTV-009. That's also the general direction they were shooting.
Think the question is if those were the targets on the LH2 umbilical or if they were different ones. The general location (the LH2 umbilical) was known pre-launch.
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Lost power on S-O-One ?
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Lost power on S-O-One ?
I believe that was ASA 1, not quite sure what it is/does.
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Briefing participants are arriving. Will start soon.
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I believe that was ASA 1, not quite sure what it is/does.
Stands for "Aerosurface Servoamplifier"
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/shutref/orbiter/avionics/gnc/asa.html
Kyle Herring noting they saw a different current draw in the data from that ASA channel in the liftoff timeframe; too early to know what it means.
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absolutely beautiful!
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Gerst: Teams gave us a great vehicle. Tank looked good.
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Moses: Really good launch. Proud of team and how they worked. All the lessons we've learned since RTF paid off today. Some issues, nothing serious, demonstrated team's ability. Ice and weather were late and on top of one another. All showed maturity of team.
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I believe that was ASA 1, not quite sure what it is/does.
Stands for "Aerosurface Servoamplifier"
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/shutref/orbiter/avionics/gnc/asa.html
Kyle Herring noting they saw a different current draw in the data from that ASA channel in the liftoff timeframe; too early to know what it means.
In summary the ASAs are the bridge between the GPCs commanding the aerosurfaces and the hydraulically driven hardware.
As with most things on the Orbiter there is redundancy so loss of a single ASA won't cause any loss of control. (Also remember the aero surfaces are not used for control during ascent).
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Moses: Weather at Moron originally predicted "no go." As time passed, weather turned out to be fine at Moron. While we were talking that, cumulus clouds developed near pad. Clouds near pad started dissipating close to launch.
ACA-1 feedback systems failed (one of four system). Looks that the power failed. System bypassed itself so no concern at all for launch. Crew not in any rush to do anything.
H2 out pressure flashed transient (two or three times). Just an alarm. No problem to ascent, just alarms. Teams in Houston did a great keeping the crew informed.
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A launch team loop video of this launch would be very interesting with the issues they had during launch.
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That comes out at 530pm EDT
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Leinbach: Countdown was extremely clean. Went into tanking with no issues being worked or tracked. Ice was the first hiccup in the count. Ice Team was sent back to pad. Pictures showed good data and little concern. He asked the team to go back and talk for five-ten minutes because he thought things were getting a little rushed. Team came back with same recommendation that ice was no problem. We had a great liftoff. Team Atlantis is really happy to have her on-orbit finally and on her way to Hubble.
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As with most things on the Orbiter there is redundancy so loss of a single ASA won't cause any loss of control. (Also remember the aero surfaces are not used for control during ascent).
True, but they are driven during first stage (used for load relief) and you certainly want to maintain the commanded positions for the aerosurfaces during the Max-Q period.
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STIS and ACS are dead instruments right now. Weiler cautions everyone to remember that if they don't get repaired, nothing's been lost.
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Payload bay door opening should be in work about now according to timeline.
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That comes out at 530pm EDT
where?
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Moses: Don't want to plan and EVA longer than 6.5 hours. Could go longer is consumables permit and task(s) mandate. Would have to be a call on the EVA day.
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That comes out at 530pm EDT
where?
NASA TV
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STS-125 clearing the tower, as seen from the Clarion Inn in Florida, of course. Taken by Larry Sullivan. Awesome photo.
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Go for on-orbit ops, ready to deploy Ku antenna.
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Shuttle volunteered to work step 12, star tracker doors, a little early. Houston okayed.
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Ku antenna deployed, preparing for activation.
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Block 11 now in work.
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Very strange not seeing the ODS in that angle, but very cool!!!
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A little jarring not to see that docking ring after so many ISS missions.
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For the rest of the mission, NavySpaceFan and I will say exactly the same thing at the same time.
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For the rest of the mission, NavySpaceFan and I will say exactly the same thing at the same time.
"Great minds" ...
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqLKs1xLgzA
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Initial observations did not observe anything of concern, ascent/entry team signing off.
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Track Hubble and Atlantis
http://www.n2yo.com/?s=20580|34907
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Are there any diagrams or other descriptions of the orbital maneuvers required to rendezvous with HST?
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Did they put a microphone on the ET camera for this launch? I heard the launch sounds past SRB sep, almost right up to "Press ATO".
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Did they put a microphone on the ET camera for this launch? I heard the launch sounds past SRB sep, almost right up to "Press ATO".
I think they just forgot to turn off the microphone at the launch site and you could hear the wind howling.
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Any further word on that violent shimmy just post SRB jettison? I've never seen anything like that before and I've had to have seen at least a half-dozen launches from the ET camera to date.
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Any further word on that violent shimmy just post SRB jettison? I've never seen anything like that before and I've had to have seen at least a half-dozen launches from the ET camera to date.
Forgive me for posting this...but I'm sure you can thank ATK & NASA for that one. My personal beef on mixing old propellant with new castings. I'm sure that's what we're seeing.
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=16874.0
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What would explain that happening when the SRB's are not attached?
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Any further word on that violent shimmy just post SRB jettison? I've never seen anything like that before and I've had to have seen at least a half-dozen launches from the ET camera to date.
Forgive me for posting this...but I'm sure you can thank ATK & NASA for that one. My personal beef on mixing old propellant with new castings. I'm sure that's what we're seeing.
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=16874.0
I'm not totally sure...it seemed to be after SRB Sep. It could have just been second stage guidance kicking in. We'll find out in due course :)
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What would explain that happening when the SRB's are not attached?
Vehicle goes into attitude hold during the SRB sep sequence and then second stage closed-loop guidance initiates after sep. The vehicle remains in attitude hold until guidance converges.
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There have been some temperature alarms in the starbord side of the orbiter's payload bay. Just confirmed it's not the OBSS, coming from some other piece of equipment. Not sure if there'll be an impact or just another tricky transducer.
Eventful mission no doubt.
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NC1 burn info.
Weight 254376
tig 00/03:47:53.2
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STS-125 - PAYLOAD BAY DOOR OPENING
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4938
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RMS:
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For the rest of the mission, NavySpaceFan and I will say exactly the same thing at the same time.
"Great minds" ...
True enough!!!
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Ascent team replays on NTV.
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Ascent team replays on NTV.
Nice...a lot less editing during the final part of count and first stage.
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Ascent team replays on NTV.
Nice...a lot less editing during the final part of count and first stage.
Indeed, this is fantastic!
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All that was missing from the ascent team video was the James Horner soundtrack.
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Ascent team replays on NTV.
Wow, they are such professionals being able to remain that calm while diagnosing the vehicle! It amazes me every time I see it.
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Ascent team replays on NTV.
Wow, they are such professionals being able to remain that calm while diagnosing the vehicle! It amazes me every time I see it.
Have you seen the STS-93 video...if not proceed to L2 and watch it!
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All that was missing from the ascent team video was the James Horner soundtrack.
You'd get a wall of sound by just bringing up more audio loops than the flight director's. Listening to the GNC and Booster loops would have been interesting, too.
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All that was missing from the ascent team video was the James Horner soundtrack.
You'd get a wall of sound by just bringing up more audio loops than the flight director's. Listening to the GNC and Booster loops would have been interesting, too.
Certaintly, this should get the STS 93 treatment. A number of tricky issues on seperate systems to work! (Not qute 93 tricky..but still).
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is there a link to listen to the flight controller loop later, after the broadcast on NASA TV?
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Ascent team replays on NTV.
Wow, they are such professionals being able to remain that calm while diagnosing the vehicle! It amazes me every time I see it.
Have you seen the STS-93 video...if not proceed to L2 and watch it!
You're darn right I've seen that video. I was reminded of it during that replay!
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The business end of the robot arm end effector..
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You can see the snares moving open
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And the end effector in daylight now
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Ascent team replays on NTV.
Wow, they are such professionals being able to remain that calm while diagnosing the vehicle! It amazes me every time I see it.
Have you seen the STS-93 video...if not proceed to L2 and watch it!
You're darn right I've seen that video. I was reminded of it during that replay!
Oh!! Please tell me there's a non L2 teaser version like there is for the re-entry videos etc?
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Oh!! Please tell me there's a non L2 teaser version like there is for the re-entry videos etc?
Ask and you shall receive:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=442.0
Enjoy
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Ascent team replays on NTV.
Wow, they are such professionals being able to remain that calm while diagnosing the vehicle! It amazes me every time I see it.
Have you seen the STS-93 video...if not proceed to L2 and watch it!
You're darn right I've seen that video. I was reminded of it during that replay!
Oh!! Please tell me there's a non L2 teaser version like there is for the re-entry videos etc?
There is! The full video is amazing professionalism by the MCC guys.
There's two snippets of the L2 video here,
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=9944.msg189521#msg189521
Click L2STS-93.wmv and STS-93L2VideoECOs.wmv which are attached to the bottom of that post.
John Shannon was FD I think.
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is there a link to listen to the flight controller loop later, after the broadcast on NASA TV?
John44 should have it posted by morning.
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John Shannon was FD I think.
Yes, and the CapCom was Scott Altman.
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Ascent team replays on NTV.
Wow, they are such professionals being able to remain that calm while diagnosing the vehicle! It amazes me every time I see it.
Hope John 44 caught this.
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There is! The full video is amazing professionalism by the MCC guys.
There's two snippets of the L2 video here,
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=9944.msg189521#msg189521
Click L2STS-93.wmv and STS-93L2VideoECOs.wmv which are attached to the bottom of that post.
That's the one I was looking for! I could only find the actual ascent footage. Well done!
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Crew cabin survey about to start
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There is! The full video is amazing professionalism by the MCC guys.
There's two snippets of the L2 video here,
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=9944.msg189521#msg189521
Click L2STS-93.wmv and STS-93L2VideoECOs.wmv which are attached to the bottom of that post.
John Shannon was FD I think.
WOW! Thanks!!! Amazing as you see some of that goes from a console to backroom, back to console, to Flight Director to Capcom and then called to the crew. Had no idea they turned the information around so fast!
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Crew cabin survey about to start
Time for Canada to start pulling its weight... ;)
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While we have KU from TDRS, it is being recorded onboard Atlantis if we do need them downlinked again.
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Mike Good and Mike Massimino now working with the Canada Arm, soon to start the crew cabin surveys.
SSE Checkout underway!
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Beautiful. :o
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Go to begin crew cabin survey.
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FRCS and Nosecap:
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More RCS jets:
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Couldn't read what it said, but people waving! Looked like Mike Good and Mike Massimino.
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Great RCS and Nosecap shots:
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Drew getting his vanity time.
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Top of the external airlock and over the SLIC for the mission:
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Port wing leading edge:
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No mistaking what Shuttle is up there!
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Star Tracker doors:
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Loving these RMS shots:
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Loving these RMS shots:
Same here. This mission was well worth the long wait. Can't wait for the HST RNDZ on Wednesday.
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NASA TV switching from JSC to KSC for Engineering launch replays. Also waiting HD downlink of the External Tank. May be delayed a few minutes.
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Didn't see any debris events (to within my eye accuracy and feed quality!) up to SRB jettison, but noticed a slight roll/yaw a few seconds before they were separated... thrust assymetry again or just nominal tail-off transients?
Ya, I noticed that as well.
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Loving these RMS shots:
Yes, it's like getting close up views of a rare, exotic sea creature in the depths of the ocean.
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Going to hustle to get the HD ET downlink ready for downlinking.
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Well, better late than never - STS-125 Flight Data Files (FDFs) are now available on the NASA website:
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/flightdatafiles/index.html (http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/flightdatafiles/index.html)
List of STS-125 specific documents available (with links):
+ Ascent Checklist (PDF 5.8 Mb) (http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/345735main_ASC_125_F_3.pdf)
+ Entry Checklist (PDF 1.5 Mb) (http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/345737main_ENT_125_F_3.pdf)
+ EVA Checklist (PDF 122.6 Mb) (http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/345766main_EVA_125_F_A.pdf)
+ Flight Plan (PDF 1.4 Mb) (http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/345779main_FLT_PLN_125_F_A.pdf)
+ PDRS Operations Checklist (PDF 50.7 Mb) (http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/345780main_PDRS_125_F_A.pdf)
+ Post Insertion (PDF 1.2 Mb) (http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/345782main_PI_125_B_4.pdf)
+ Rendezvous (PDF 2.7 Mb) (http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/345783main_RNDZ_125_F_1.pdf)
There are also the usual generic FDFs listed there too.
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KU times for possible downlinks, in MET:
00:05:48 - 00:06:03
00:06:13 - 00:06:28
00:06:43 - 00:07:14
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They'll be ready for a PMC after the handover.
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Hubble is GO for the servicing mission!
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Just some nice views
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Earth is just flying by
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Hubble is GO for the servicing mission!
FANTASTIC!
btw, as stated earlier, thanks for all the great coverage guys. Lovin' it!
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HD Tank footage!
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Equipped with ice..
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HD Tank footage!
Extremely fabulous video too.
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From the eye, tank looks clean.
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Wow - will the ET still be visible when it breaks up?
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MCC asking them to put in another HD tape. Great footage.
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Looks like the 125 crew is trying to downlink HD PLB Door opening!
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Talking about ASA 1.
Lots of people been busy looking at it in the failure mode. Have determined that they want to turn the ASA 1 power to OFF. ASA 1 will come back on prior to re-entry.
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Surprised Alan Poindexter is CAPCOM for this mission. Wasn't he CAPCOM for the last mission.
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Wow - will the ET still be visible when it breaks up?
No. OMS-2 takes the orbiter far from the ET and breakup is well after OMS-2.
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Crew is 5 minutes from the scheduled sleep period, but busy with a few pre-sleep activities. Orbit 3 arriving on console now, getting their handover.
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Since the pdf link on NASA.gov for the TV schedue is still for 119's >:(, what time is wake-up, and can someone post the correct schedule?
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Wake-up is 4:01 Central time.
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Since the pdf link on NASA.gov for the TV schedue is still for 119's >:(, what time is wake-up, and can someone post the correct schedule?
Empty your cache - sounds like you are having browser issues. They just released Rev A of the schedule earlier this evening.
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Since the pdf link on NASA.gov for the TV schedue is still for 119's >:(, what time is wake-up, and can someone post the correct schedule?
Empty your cache - sounds like you are having browser issues. They just released Rev A of the schedule earlier this evening.
During the late afternoon the "Rev A" Shuttle TV schedule was one of the schedules from STS-119. The current "Rev A" is for STS-125.
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During the late afternoon the "Rev A" Shuttle TV schedule was one of the schedules from STS-119. The current "Rev A" is for STS-125.
FWIW, it was out there around 4:15 pm Eastern; I never bother with the browser for stuff like this, WGET is less of a hassle. Server response:
HTTP request sent, awaiting response...
HTTP/1.0 200 OK
Server: Apache/2.0.45 (Unix) mod_perl/1.99_09-dev Perl/v5.6.1 covalent_auth/2.3 DAV/2 CovalentSSL/2.3.3 RSA/
SSLC mod_jk/1.2.2-beta-1
Last-Modified: Mon, 11 May 2009 19:30:00 GMT
ETag: "9b4193-2e122-10e9e00"
Accept-Ranges: bytes
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Connection: keep-alive
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They use some funky javascript include to update the rev that your browser requests. How do you deal with that with wget? Do you just manually ask for the next rev when you hear it's out? Or do you request the JS file and process that?
I wish they'd just use a pointer, a single URL that gives us the latest :) Even something as simple as an http-redirect or something like that.
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STS-125 Flight Day 1 highlights on now:
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Kind of flattened:
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I have kinda a noob question about Hubble I noticed on NASA's site they are doing some board level repairs on the telescope.
Since they are opening an avionics box and replacing some boards does that box require repressurization with nitrogen or does everything use heat pipes and a cold plate for cooling?
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I think Ron is trying to build himself a space shuttle. ;)
[edit] ... piece by piece...
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I have kinda a noob question about Hubble I noticed on NASA's site they are doing some board level repairs on the telescope.
Since they are opening an avionics box and replacing some boards does that box require repressurization with nitrogen or does everything use heat pipes and a cold plate for cooling?
NASA and US spacecraft seldom use pressurized avionics. Also there are other ways to transfer heat than heat pipes and a cold plates (cold plates are rarely used). The box could its own radiator or could have an exposed surface with thermal control properties.
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