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generic_handle_42 · « **Reply #180 on:** 10/25/2007 01:50 pm »

When did MCC become a tech support line? :laugh: And more importantly, are there any plans to outsource it to India? :bleh:

Syntax · « **Reply #181 on:** 10/25/2007 01:52 pm »

Could be related to their earlier network problem.

Zachstar · « **Reply #182 on:** 10/25/2007 01:53 pm »

DAP to free. Station taking over Attitude control again.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #183 on:** 10/25/2007 01:53 pm »

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Chandonn - 25/10/2007 2:50 PM

This is the debut of the new XP laptops?

Yep: http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=5254

ZeeNL · « **Reply #184 on:** 10/25/2007 01:53 pm »

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generic_handle_42 - 25/10/2007 3:50 PM

When did MCC become a tech support line? :laugh: And more importantly, are there any plans to outsource it to India? :bleh:

Well, they are suggesting a reboot. Maybe they can outsource it to 1000 monkeys?

rdale · « **Reply #185 on:** 10/25/2007 01:55 pm »

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Chris Bergin - 25/10/2007 9:53 AM

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Chandonn - 25/10/2007 2:50 PM

This is the debut of the new XP laptops?

Yep: http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=5254

...but note they are suggesting reboot of the server than runs the printer server -- that's likely not a laptop issue.

Zachstar · « **Reply #186 on:** 10/25/2007 01:55 pm »

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ZeeNL - 25/10/2007 8:53 AM

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generic_handle_42 - 25/10/2007 3:50 PM

When did MCC become a tech support line? :laugh: And more importantly, are there any plans to outsource it to India? :bleh:

Well, they are suggesting a reboot. Maybe they can outsource it to 1000 monkeys?

Hamsters work MUCH better and keeping yer winders goin! Tho they have a habit of forming unions!

Felix · « **Reply #187 on:** 10/25/2007 01:56 pm »

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elmarko - 25/10/2007 3:41 PM Bump for an answer to my question on page 11 re which checklist we're on. I'm struggling to find it here

Not sure...i think page 8-12 in the STS-120 Rendezvous Checklist (on L2)

Zachstar · « **Reply #188 on:** 10/25/2007 01:56 pm »

Current ISS attitude.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #189 on:** 10/25/2007 01:56 pm »

This is actually an inside joke at MCC on computers (I'm not even joking. From L2's Reflections presentation - which is hilarious throughout):

Jorge · « **Reply #190 on:** 10/25/2007 01:58 pm »

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elmarko - 25/10/2007 8:17 AM

Question for those of us following along with checklists. I'm completely lost. I presume this is Rendezvous checklist, right? If so, where abouts are we? If someone could give me a page number that would be cool. I heard a reference half an hour or so ago (a while after docking) to MCC giving a go for Step 8. Step 8 is where, exactly?

I get lost sometimes

Docking sequence cue card. There's a paper copy in the RNDZ book, p. CC 9-11 (p. 205 of the PDF). Step 8 is at the top of the back side of the card.

Zachstar · « **Reply #191 on:** 10/25/2007 02:00 pm »

Orbit before hatch opening!

Jorge · « **Reply #192 on:** 10/25/2007 02:02 pm »

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dawei - 25/10/2007 6:49 AM

Anyone notice the KU swirling around and around before they gave it to com? I have seen it move before but never watched it go in circle after circle. Was it "searching" for the orbiter in radar mode?

It was searching for ISS. It couldn't find it because the Ku was in GPC mode, which causes it to search where the GPC thinks the target is. The nav state had drifted off enough during the RPM that ISS wasn't within the 30 degree search cone. The crew didn't need radar at that point because TCS was already tracking, so they gave it up for comm early.

Chandonn · « **Reply #193 on:** 10/25/2007 02:02 pm »

Anybody notice that quick shot of the ISS/shuttle on the wall map? Looks like the graphic has already been updated with the P6 relocation. Also, I noticed they finally updated the rendezvous graphic of the station to the current configuration (the past few flights have not had P4/S4, but HAVE had the P6 arrays in the still-deployed configuration.

EDIT: checking the map again... looks like the ETCS radiators are all deployed as well.

Actually, Zach has the map captured above...

Zachstar · « **Reply #194 on:** 10/25/2007 02:13 pm »

View of Node 2

Zachstar · « **Reply #195 on:** 10/25/2007 02:14 pm »

Video playback from inside Discovery

Zachstar · « **Reply #196 on:** 10/25/2007 02:18 pm »

Success!

Zachstar · « **Reply #197 on:** 10/25/2007 02:24 pm »

Hatch opening soon!

dawei · « **Reply #198 on:** 10/25/2007 02:27 pm »

dawei - 25/10/2007 6:49 AM

Anyone notice the KU swirling around and around before they gave it to com? I have seen it move before but never watched it go in circle after circle. Was it "searching" for the orbiter in radar mode?

It was searching for ISS. It couldn't find it because the Ku was in GPC mode, which causes it to search where the GPC thinks the target is. The nav state had drifted off enough during the RPM that ISS wasn't within the 30 degree search cone. The crew didn't need radar at that point because TCS was already tracking, so they gave it up for comm early.
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Yes of course. I meant ISS. I don't think the Discovery crew needs radar to find themselves. thanks for the details Jorge.

Zachstar · « **Reply #199 on:** 10/25/2007 02:39 pm »

Hugs! Happiness! You know how it is!

Yep its ingress!