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NASA Shuttle Specific Sections => Atlantis (Post STS-135, T&R) => Topic started by: Chris Bergin on 05/21/2009 01:19 am
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Live coverage of STS-125's Fligth Day 11:
Previous Article: http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2009/05/sts-125-tps-cleared-landing-plan-endeavour-status/
FD11 Article: http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2009/05/atlantis-checked-entry-hoping-friday-return-ksc/
FD11 (EOM -1)
• Cabin Stow
• FCS C/O, RCS Hot Fire, D/O Prep Briefing
• HDTV PAO Crew Conference
• Post EVA Entry Prep
• PGSC Stow Part 1
Please note, this is interactive, but all posts need to be on topic. If you post images, no more than two per post.
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Over Indonesia:
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And screen gone to blue:
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APU3 for checkout
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Todays execute package and timelines.
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Ready for APU start
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Good APU reported, FCS checkout underway
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APU3 up and running and FCS checkout underway.
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And we have LOS from JSC.
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Might have been asked on a previous mission, but what's the significance of the blue screen? What are the differences between that and the regular map view, and why is it switched to now.
If it's been answered before I've forgotten.
Also it looks like NASA TV's uplink just failed.
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Go for APU shutdown.
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Also it looks like NASA TV's uplink just failed.
NASA TV's fine, seems like the connection between JSC and GSFC went down.
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Also it looks like NASA TV's uplink just failed.
NASA TV's fine, seems like the connection between JSC and GSFC went down.
Oh, fair enough. Is GSFC where all the feeds come into before being sent out for broadcast?
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Also it looks like NASA TV's uplink just failed.
NASA TV's fine, seems like the connection between JSC and GSFC went down.
Oh, fair enough. Is GSFC where all the feeds come into before being sent out for broadcast?
Yes.
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Checkout smooth so far and APU is shutdown.
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And complete - all nominal.
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Now for RCS hotfire test.
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RCS test complete - all thrusters good.
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Coming up on the coast of Africa. WOW
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Looks like we're orbiting Mars, boys. I was too slow to capture the African coast coming up, but it was pretty stunning.
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Enough sightseeing for now, looks like they are coming in over Tchad.
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Current altitude 290 miles, 467 km.
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Somalia, Tanzania and Mozambique passing below as we head out over the Indian Ocean.
Perigee height: 301 km
Apogee height: 565 km
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Ground tracks for two KSC de-orbit opportunities on Friday (orbit 165 and 166) are posted now:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts125/news/landing.html
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Coming up on sunrise over Mexico shortly, followed by the Gulf and Florida.
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Todays execute package and timelines.
Thank you, but for all previous days, a link to the entire Execute Package was provided. I don't see that link here. Will this be provided shortly?
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Todays execute package and timelines.
Thank you, but for all previous days, a link to the entire Execute Package was provided. I don't see that link here. Will this be provided shortly?
Here you go:
http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/350255main_fd11.pdf (http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/350255main_fd11.pdf)
You can find them all on this web page:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts125/news/execute_packages.html
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coming up on the coast of Africa again.. beautiful Earth shots on the latter part of this mission...
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Todays execute package and timelines.
Thank you, but for all previous days, a link to the entire Execute Package was provided. I don't see that link here. Will this be provided shortly?
Actually you can download the execute package directly above the two timeline charts. (The first of the three files I attached) :)
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Current landing strategy/weather outlook messages sent up to the crew recently, along with some words on the air-to-ground. No surprise, KSC Friday weather looks "iffy," but should gradually improve over the weekend (as the low off the Florida peninsula slowly creeps to the west). CapCom relayed that the current thinking is that they will call up Edwards on Saturday, but are continuing to look at weather at all the U.S. primary landing sites and they have lots of options. They'll proceed with the nominal timeline into tomorrow and then see what KSC looks like then.
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Article run, for those interested, will be:
Today: checkouts roundup, MMT latest (MER funnies etc) - nearly ready to go on site.
Tomorrow: Landing day article (heavily focused on rounding up all the ASA presentations)
If waved off to Saturday, will modify the landing day article and update it as required, with a Constellation article going on over the weekend as a new article.
If waved off to Sunday, same as the above, with a new STS-127 article opening the round up of the MOD FRR presenations.
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coming up on the coast of Africa again.. beautiful Earth shots on the latter part of this mission...
Nice. Interesting clouds near Dakar there. Thanks stockman.
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Latest article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2009/05/atlantis-checked-entry-hoping-friday-return-ksc/
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Per the ground tracks - The track for the second opportunity would bring Atlantis almost directly over my hometown of San Angelo, which about three hours southeast of where I'm currently located. If the call is made to be "go" for landing on this rev, I'll be heading south very quickly to get some video.
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Leroy Cain noted in the current briefing that the STS-400 LON support has been released as of this morning.
KSC is now going to process that vehicle for STS-127.
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Having some issues with the PPOV downlink. (They were testing this before the event with the Senate subcommittee.) CapCom was just saying that the ground thinks they'll be able to record the signal on-board, but we might not see much live.
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Leroy Cain noted in the current briefing that the STS-400 LON support has been released as of this morning.
KSC is now going to process that vehicle for STS-127.
Missed the MMT, so thanks for that note Philip. That explains the standdown note from some of the KSC engineers, which didn't really seem to make sense at the time (as the plan was to hold until after the deorbit burn), but does make sense as we're down to a regular end of mission now, and they don't have a vehicle standing by on the pad.
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Just called up that they're now getting good HUD (PPOV) video, asking if the crew did anything. (It was intermittent earlier with the crew wiggling one of the cables.) Crew asked if the ground wanted to disconnect/reconnect the Y-cable, but CapCom said not to.
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Just called up that they're now getting good HUD (PPOV) video, asking if the crew did anything.
Screenshot:
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Atlantis, flying with an attitude of aft first - or as one of my friends that's turned up said "backwards??" :) - over Mexico.
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Missed the MMT, so thanks for that note Philip. That explains the standdown note from some of the KSC engineers, which didn't really seem to make sense at the time (as the plan was to hold until after the deorbit burn), but does make sense as we're down to a regular end of mission now, and they don't have a vehicle standing by on the pad.
Leroy Cain noted that given where consumables on Atlantis stood, it was getting to the point where they would run out before a rescue vehicle could get there, anyway. Waiting until today, though, allowed them to do FCS checkout and reverify that Atlantis is ready to come home.
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Per the ground tracks - The track for the second opportunity would bring Atlantis almost directly over my hometown of San Angelo, which about three hours southeast of where I'm currently located. If the call is made to be "go" for landing on this rev, I'll be heading south very quickly to get some video.
I'm in San Angelo. STS-119 flew directly overhead right around sunset at the end of Orbit 1 in March, and I'm hoping to catch a glimpse of Atlantis passing over enroute to a KSC landing.
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Call down about a Starboard relief valve in the Airlock that's refusing to cycle? EECOM looking into it.
Crew told to stay away from the valve, not to cycle it, EECOM have good indications on it.
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Per the ground tracks - The track for the second opportunity would bring Atlantis almost directly over my hometown of San Angelo, which about three hours southeast of where I'm currently located. If the call is made to be "go" for landing on this rev, I'll be heading south very quickly to get some video.
I'm in San Angelo. STS-119 flew directly overhead right around sunset at the end of Orbit 1 in March, and I'm hoping to catch a glimpse of Atlantis passing over enroute to a KSC landing.
Likewise. If the weather is forecast go for the second rev, I'll be in the truck heading south. San Angelo would be ideal, but Big Spring or Sterling City would work as well.
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no sound on my end - looks like a crew tour or something...
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Another Roll maneuver??
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Oh,.. i think this is a reply of past events... sorry..
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They are going to try to squeeze in the last part of the HD downlink ahead of the PAO events...
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They are going to try to squeeze in the last part of the HD downlink ahead of the PAO events...
Guess not...starting the PAO events with ABC's Charlie Gibson.
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Not really working out with the phone in questions, crew can't understand what's been said.
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Ha! Mass pretending to be an interviewer, asking Scooter questions.
"No autoland on this, I get to land."
Talking about his Naval landings.
"I feel great, I feel pumped up."
Mass remembers STS-109 where Scotter also was pumped up.
Mass: "I want our familes to know that this is one cool guy and he'll get us home."
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That was one of the last things to be sent down on Ku.
Mass said he enjoyed it as it keeps the crew loose. Says he hopes people on the ground like them.
CAPCOM says they look great on TV, but better in person on the ground.
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Just a few shots to close out flight day 11..
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