mkirk - 10/9/2006 10:36 – I think PAO was confusing the two systems – he was certainly confusing me because I was trying to hear Air to Ground Communications so I could track what was happening. Mark Kirkman
Is there a site where you can listen to just the air to ground loop without the PAO interjecting all the time? Is there anyway that could become a part of this site?
reubenb - 10/9/2006 11:12 PM
So what is presleep and postsleep? Is that like take a shower and brush your teeth or are there more complicated tasks involved in space? It sure seems like they schedule a lot of time for that stuff.
Avron - 10/9/2006 10:02 PMThanks Avron - that's the best view of the docking ring I've seen.
A pan of the payload bay created from 27 frames..
Avron - 10/9/2006 10:32 PMQuotereubenb - 10/9/2006 11:12 PM
So what is presleep and postsleep? Is that like take a shower and brush your teeth or are there more complicated tasks involved in space? It sure seems like they schedule a lot of time for that stuff.
I hope just goof around...
Welcome to a wonderful day in micro gravity and thanks for your excellent work! Today your
extraterrestrial peers are looking forward to greeting you and to getting your help to upgrade
their home! Have a smooth docking!
There is no plan to push in the phase A circuit breaker unless the H2
motor is struggling, the fuel cell is flooding, or the pH sensor is needed to
troubleshoot an issue with the fuel cell. The cb retention device was installed as a
precaution. You can expect no additional discussion of this item in the MMT
summaries unless the situation changes.
Chris Bergin - 11/9/2006 5:44 AMPossibly Ku blockage, if I had to guess; the P6 gets in the way to some extent...
What's with the lack of ISS video for the RBAR? :(
nitin52 - 11/9/2006 11:05 AM
Time remaining for docking?
JimO - 11/9/2006 6:40 AMThanks, Jim.
I invite folks to get more background on orbital rendezvous at my home page special section, here: http://www.jamesoberg.com/trajectories.html :)
JimO - 11/9/2006 11:40 AM
I invite folks to get more background on orbital rendezvous at my home page special section, here: http://www.jamesoberg.com/trajectories.html :)
Chris Bergin - 11/9/2006 6:44 AMI'm still curious about yesterday's post about who was in what seat in the MCC for STS-1 and 2...QuoteJimO - 11/9/2006 11:40 AM
I invite folks to get more background on orbital rendezvous at my home page special section, here: http://www.jamesoberg.com/trajectories.html :)
Never heard of him ;)
Chris Bergin - 11/9/2006 1:06 PM
Great images, but let's not go too crazy with the volume of images.
jacqmans - 11/9/2006 7:25 AMBy that token everything noted in this thread is redundant to an external NASA source (TV, website). There's going to be some overlap in updates during events like ascent and rendezvous.
And also, reading back, I see lost of post that say the same.. (For example 75 ft...) We can hear that by watching NASA - TV... :o
psloss - 11/9/2006 1:29 PMQuotejacqmans - 11/9/2006 7:25 AMBy that token everything noted in this thread is redundant to an external NASA source (TV, website). There's going to be some overlap in updates during events like ascent and rendezvous.
And also, reading back, I see lost of post that say the same.. (For example 75 ft...) We can hear that by watching NASA - TV... :o
The point is to try to strike a balance between news updates and imagery and consider which might be more important to communicate at a given time.
Chris Bergin - 11/9/2006 12:27 PM
Scanner listeners reporting good comms on 259.7 MHz on passes over Europe.
Chris Bergin - 11/9/2006 7:47 AM
I wonder if they'll have a two minute silence for the people murdered during 9/11. I see absolutely no reason why not.
Chris Bergin - 11/9/2006 8:19 AM
First RPM images being acquired, including the strangest gap filler protrudance you'll ever see. On L2 live, but will write an article etc.
eeergo - 11/9/2006 2:48 PM
Next mission status briefing will be at the top of the hour... Let's hear about that gapfiller :O
astrobrian - 11/9/2006 4:17 PM
What was with the press conference? Seemed rushed and hardly any questions at all.
chksix - 11/9/2006 3:15 PM
If Tarek was a member here and used a laptop he would have been first to ask about it ;)
dutch courage - 11/9/2006 10:53 AMIf that's what they're assigned to do...there's probably some serious EVA prep going on, too...
I think most crew members are glued to a window or screen watching the handover.
Chris Bergin - 11/9/2006 11:47 AMChris, any inkling about whether this means doing focused inspections on Flight Day 5...instead of EVA-2?
Gap Filler now classed as "Critical" and is going under evaluations now.
Got a load more images and information on L2, so I've written a short article, with more to come.
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=4797
Chris Bergin - 11/9/2006 12:19 PMOK, thanks; just curious if anyone was saying anything specifically about that. As already noted, we'll hear about this at the post MMT briefing later today. Still lots of time (relatively speaking) to decide about the plan for FD5, which may factor in how well tomorrow's install and EVA go.
Pretty sure it's FI, but we're assuming this will be an EVA, as it's in the wrong area, and the wrong dimensions to remain where it is...at least that's what I'm hearing. We'll see.
We need send Steve Robinson up to deal with it ;)
Oli4 - 11/9/2006 6:08 PM
Any word on the gap filler yet? I read the article Chris wrote and I was wondering if we should be alarmed about this.
I also saw the little pictures of the gap filler. Any chance someone found a larger version of this picture somewhere on the NASA site? Can we get the link? THX!
Oli4 - 11/9/2006 6:08 PM
Any word on the gap filler yet? I read the article Chris wrote and I was wondering if we should be alarmed about this.
Oli4 - 11/9/2006 6:08 PM
Any word on the gap filler yet? I read the article Chris wrote and I was wondering if we should be alarmed about this.
I also saw the little pictures of the gap filler. Any chance someone found a larger version of this picture somewhere on the NASA site? Can we get the link? THX!
dutch courage - 11/9/2006 2:54 PMYeah, I'm curious about these ones given that the ET doors are obviously in a different position during ascent...not sure what the gap is between the face of the tiles on the doors and the tiles on the belly.
The protuberance looks dark brown like it's been exposed to a fair amount of heat.
dutch courage - 11/9/2006 4:16 PMThanks for the update...I can't watch TV at work for some reason :)
POST-MMT BRIEFING rescheduled to 3:30 pm CDT / 4:30 pm EDT
triddirt - 11/9/2006 10:59 PM
Decided I'm tired of the term "Camp Out"... It's not like they're sitting around a fire singing songs...
chksix - 11/9/2006 5:30 PMNo, it's standard for orbiter EVAs to depress the orbiter crew module to 10.2 psi; they've been doing that for probably decades now.
During prebreath they breath pure oxygen to purge out the nitrogen and I saw them wearing the masks when they closed the hatch. That's why I was thinking that the camping out would be an extended prebreath session. And isn't 10.5 psi too low to breathe without oxygen?
psloss - 11/9/2006 5:40 PM
PAO just said that focused inspection will not be needed.
Joffan - 11/9/2006 7:44 PM
Slightly OT: Did the chairman of the MMT briefing just refer to the "Station erotic arm" (in his concluding remarks) or is it my hearing going?
51D Mascot - 11/9/2006 8:28 PM
Didn't see the post, but it seems to me Dick Truly was Capcom for STS-1; Jerry Griffin Mission Director? Hehe...guess those are more questions than answers...sorry.