LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 15 - EOM-1 - RCS Hotfire - FCS Checkouts

[Chris Bergin]

Jason Davies - 6/11/2007  8:39 PM

Why has NASA TV gone on to some astronomy video???

It's not, it's the day's video file.

[psloss]

Chris Bergin - 6/11/2007  3:41 PM

Jason Davies - 6/11/2007  8:39 PM

Why has NASA TV gone on to some astronomy video???

It's not, it's the day's video file.

Supposed to be some video of Atlantis lift to mate for 122/1E...

Edit...yup... http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=10594&posts=30&mid=209275#M209275

[ApolloLee]

Ford Mustang - 6/11/2007  12:16 PM


Pictures for tomorrow's landing:

Shucks... Looks like us folks in Nevada, not to mention California, are out of luck...

[punkboi]

It's okay.  I saw Endeavour land after its maiden flight in May of '92...and heard the sonic booms here in SoCal a couple of times. :laugh:

[Ford Mustang]

Any word on KU Antenna stowage?

[Ford Mustang]

One minute from STS-120 In-Flight PAO event replay:

[simonbp]

ApolloLee - 6/11/2007  12:47 PM

Shucks... Looks like us folks in Nevada, not to mention California, are out of luck...

And most of Arizona too; Flagstaff might see/hear it for the second opportunity, though...

Simon

[ace007]

Anybody have an idea how far away from the ground track the shuttle can be seen as it comes in.  I live in Denver which is between the first and second ground track but it still looks like they will be a ways away when they pass by.

[ChrisGebhardt]

Nice to see that Clay will be passing over Nebraska on the deorbit 1 opportunitiy tomorrow!

[JimO]

ace007 - 6/11/2007  3:53 PM

Anybody have an idea how far away from the ground track the shuttle can be seen as it comes in.  I live in Denver which is between the first and second ground track but it still looks like they will be a ways away when they pass by.

My experience is that in a bright sky it cannot be seen -- sad to say. But go out and
look, and try to shade your eyes as much as possible. And keep those EARS peeled!

[ace007]

JimO - 6/11/2007  3:47 PM

ace007 - 6/11/2007  3:53 PM

Anybody have an idea how far away from the ground track the shuttle can be seen as it comes in.  I live in Denver which is between the first and second ground track but it still looks like they will be a ways away when they pass by.

My experience is that in a bright sky it cannot be seen -- sad to say. But go out and
look, and try to shade your eyes as much as possible. And keep those EARS peeled!

We I know I won't have to worry about hearing the sonic boom in Denver.  I was stationed at Patrick AFB base back in the 90s and I remember hearing my first sonic boom as the shuttle came back.  I did not make it up to the cape to see the landing in person so I was watching it on TV and heard them announce the sonic boom on TV.  I thought I heard something faint outside and thought that would be it.  About 30 seconds later a huge boom boom went by.  I was amazed it was that loud even being that far away.

I'll go out tomorrow just to look at see.  Who knows..  Wish I did not have to work tomorrow.  I'd rent a plane and go fly North and as high as I could so I could see farther across the horizon to try and see it.

[Chris SF]

Of all the flights to have no TPS issues, it was a good one to be on this flight!

[nathan.moeller]

ace007 - 6/11/2007  3:53 PM

Anybody have an idea how far away from the ground track the shuttle can be seen as it comes in.  I live in Denver which is between the first and second ground track but it still looks like they will be a ways away when they pass by.

Get on top of a tall building and look to the southwest if they come in on the second opportunity.  Other than that, I don't think there would be much chance.

[psloss]

Watching a replay of Bryan Lunney's briefing...it's probably already noted in the MMT information, but he said that from a consumables standpoint they could extend out to Friday (w/Saturday reserved as a contingency/systems day).  Hypothetically Friday would be Flight Day 18.  From a SSPTS standpoint, that's pretty good.

[rdale]

Did a replay help Marcia's question make any more sense? Does she think they'd land in a thunderstorm on Friday? Any idea where she got the thought that the crew was physically at the end of their usefulness?

[edkyle99]

JimO - 6/11/2007  4:47 PM

ace007 - 6/11/2007  3:53 PM

Anybody have an idea how far away from the ground track the shuttle can be seen as it comes in.  I live in Denver which is between the first and second ground track but it still looks like they will be a ways away when they pass by.

My experience is that in a bright sky it cannot be seen -- sad to say. But go out and
look, and try to shade your eyes as much as possible. And keep those EARS peeled!

I wonder how far back up the ground track sonic booms are heard.  On one mission, an orbiter passed right over Chicago, where I live, during its descent.  I heard a distinct single, thud-like boom.

 - Ed Kyle

[Ford Mustang]

Discovery's lower orbit has propelled her in-front of the ISS!

[nathan.moeller]

rdale - 6/11/2007  6:32 PM
Any idea where she got the thought that the crew was physically at the end of their usefulness?

I'm sure she doesn't think that.  She just wants to convey that thought to anyone who reads AP so they'll have condescending thoughts about the mission and the agency.  That seems to be what AP is about most times...making people look bad for no reason at all.  I'd like to see them try, especially this time around.  STS-120 has been (in my opinion) the cleanest, greatest post-Columbia flight to date.  Congrats to all involved.

[nathan.moeller]

Ford Mustang - 6/11/2007  8:40 PM

Discovery's lower orbit has propelled her in-front of the ISS!

I think this happens every time.  The orbiter will move about 250-300 miles out in front of the station prior to entry.  Last September, Expedition 13 caught a pretty spectacular overhead view of Atlantis' re-entry as she headed home to conclude STS-115.