Post by: Chris Bergin on 04/18/2007 03:38 am
Post by: svenge on 04/18/2007 06:43 am
P.S. On a somewhat selfish note, if this happens I'll have to shell out $10 for new patches since I've already got the ones for STS-117 and STS-118... :laugh:
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Post by: jacqmans on 04/26/2007 07:26 pm
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2007/apr/HQ_07093_Williams_Return.html
(I posted it to the live news feed but for some reason it was removed, do not understand why...)
Post by: jacqmans on 04/26/2007 07:28 pm
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ShuttleDiscovery - 26/4/2007 9:21 PM
Does this mean the name 'Anderson' will have to get added to the Mission patch? ;)
That is possible, but we have to wait and see, also Anderson's name will have to be removed from the STS-118 patch, so that one is going to change...
Post by: nathan.moeller on 04/26/2007 07:28 pm
Post by: ShuttleDiscovery on 04/26/2007 07:39 pm
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jacqmans - 26/4/2007 8:28 PMQuoteShuttleDiscovery - 26/4/2007 9:21 PM
Does this mean the name 'Anderson' will have to get added to the Mission patch? ;)
That is possible, but we have to wait and see, also Anderson's name will have to be removed from the STS-118 patch, so that one is going to change...
Oh yeah, forgot about the 118 one aswell. I bet loads of people are going to be disappointed if they've already bought them ;)
Post by: ShuttleDiscovery on 04/26/2007 07:41 pm
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nathan.moeller - 26/4/2007 8:28 PM
I bet Anderson isn't complaining ;) An early launch and later return. He's going to get about four months instead of 2.5-3.
I suppose, but then again he's being split up from the 118 crew who has trained with for a long time and made really good friends with... :o
Post by: Chris Bergin on 04/26/2007 08:00 pm
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jacqmans - 26/4/2007 8:26 PM
(I posted it to the live news feed but for some reason it was removed, do not understand why...)
Obviously because it was a duplicate thread.
Post by: STS-500Cmdr on 04/26/2007 08:56 pm
Post by: psloss on 04/26/2007 09:28 pm
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STS-500Cmdr - 26/4/2007 4:56 PMIt's been noted in the on-going thread on the rollback and repairs; a recent post:
Whats this do for weight considerations, etc for Atlantis with the 18 ton truss and now a 7th crewmember on the ride up. This isn't going to be like flying a freight train??
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=6938&mid=132214#M132214
Edit: I can't find the other post I was thinking of, but there is documentation on L2...I believe the gist of it being that middeck experiments will be off-loaded.
Post by: TJL on 04/26/2007 09:56 pm
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jacqmans - 26/4/2007 3:28 PMQuoteShuttleDiscovery - 26/4/2007 9:21 PM
Does this mean the name 'Anderson' will have to get added to the Mission patch? ;)
That is possible, but we have to wait and see, also Anderson's name will have to be removed from the STS-118 patch, so that one is going to change...
Guess we'll be seeing two new (or modified) flight crew photos as well.
Post by: Lee Jay on 04/26/2007 10:18 pm
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psloss - 26/4/2007 3:28 PMQuoteSTS-500Cmdr - 26/4/2007 4:56 PMIt's been noted in the on-going thread on the rollback and repairs; a recent post:
Whats this do for weight considerations, etc for Atlantis with the 18 ton truss and now a 7th crewmember on the ride up. This isn't going to be like flying a freight train??
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=6938&mid=132214#M132214
Edit: I can't find the other post I was thinking of, but there is documentation on L2...I believe the gist of it being that middeck experiments will be off-loaded.
I think you can't find it because it's in the thread that Chris deleted.
I asked who wasn't going to get to go (remembering that this flight is very performance-limited), and Jorge answered "some middledeck payloads". ;-)
Lee Jay
Post by: tmckinley on 04/27/2007 02:13 am
Post by: Chris Bergin on 04/27/2007 02:45 am
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tmckinley - 27/4/2007 3:13 AM
Tonight on ABC, Gibson made this change sound as if something is terribly wrong with Suni, and made it seem that this was some great alteration in order to go and save her from radiation and bone loss. Of course those are concerns, but it seems to me that the change was done more because it just makes sense with a flight going up anyways, plus it gives Clayton a longer stay. I understand the weight limitations on the shuttle but it already seems that they have that figured out, so is this just the press sensationalizing the situation or is NASA truly worried that another two months in orbit would be disastrous for Suni?
Wow, the guy should be sacked for saying that without foundation. The move has nothing to do with that....STS-118 was simply due to launch around the time 117 is now set to launch.
This Gibson fella sounds like a moron.
Post by: Chris Bergin on 04/27/2007 02:46 am
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Lee Jay - 26/4/2007 11:18 PM
I think you can't find it because it's in the thread that Chris deleted.
Lee Jay
Hmmm, I didn't delete any thread. Might of been mod, given we have this thread.
Post by: nathan.moeller on 04/27/2007 04:41 am
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Chris Bergin - 26/4/2007 9:45 PMQuotetmckinley - 27/4/2007 3:13 AM
Tonight on ABC, Gibson made this change sound as if something is terribly wrong with Suni, and made it seem that this was some great alteration in order to go and save her from radiation and bone loss. Of course those are concerns, but it seems to me that the change was done more because it just makes sense with a flight going up anyways, plus it gives Clayton a longer stay. I understand the weight limitations on the shuttle but it already seems that they have that figured out, so is this just the press sensationalizing the situation or is NASA truly worried that another two months in orbit would be disastrous for Suni?
Wow, the guy should be sacked for saying that without foundation. The move has nothing to do with that....STS-118 was simply due to launch around the time 117 is now set to launch.
This Gibson fella sounds like a moron.
I think he's referring to Charlie Gibson. He's been around a while and is a pretty good anchor. But I think we all need to keep in mind that most mainstream media sources will botch up any news when it comes to manned spaceflight and make it sound like the worst is coming.
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Post by: ETEE on 05/09/2007 02:46 pm
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tmckinley - 27/4/2007 3:13 AMOn his last teleconference, Wayne Hale said that the decision to rotate Suni earlier than scheduled would be either because she wanted to come back early or because the next flight was likely to be further delayed.
Tonight on ABC, Gibson made this change sound as if something is terribly wrong with Suni, and made it seem that this was some great alteration in order to go and save her from radiation and bone loss. Of course those are concerns, but it seems to me that the change was done more because it just makes sense with a flight going up anyways, plus it gives Clayton a longer stay. I understand the weight limitations on the shuttle but it already seems that they have that figured out, so is this just the press sensationalizing the situation or is NASA truly worried that another two months in orbit would be disastrous for Suni?
Post by: Moonbase_Alphan on 05/10/2007 11:47 pm
as expected, Anderson's name will be added as a tab at the base
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Post by: Endeavour118 on 05/27/2007 09:57 pm