Author Topic: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing (Read 103541 times)

Chris Bergin · « **on:** 11/07/2007 02:46 am »

Flight Day 16 - Landing Day (EOM).

Article: http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=5277

Landing tracks and times etc will follow.

Please note, because this is usually as swamped here as it is for launches (and that is VERY BUSY), we'll protect the servers and remove guests for a large section of Wednesday. So, please ensure you have/are logged in. If you are a guest, read this for plently of pre-empting: http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=10291&posts=6&start=1

Questions about the events can go into Shuttle Q&A (we'll be creating a mission specific Q&A for 122): http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=10600&start=1

Woo hooing can go into the cheerleading thread here: http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=10134&start=1

Weather updates can be found here: http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=10612&posts=15&start=1

L2 Members: Select: "Cloud" - "Video" - "Entry" and choose which re-entry video you wish to sync up with from payload bay closure or Deorbit burn through to post landing via handheld camcorder on the flight deck. (We'll screenshot samples from synced re-entry into the live thread.)
Also select "STS-120" "Handbooks" or "Checklists" for STS-120 Flight Data Files and Manuals on all Deorbit and Entry proceedure PDFs.

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #1 on:** 11/07/2007 02:51 am »

FD 16 Television Schedule:

L2 Re-Entry Video · « **Reply #2 on:** 11/07/2007 02:52 am »

For non L2 members, I will be providing real time synced screenshots from one of the videos, along with quotes from the crew as spoken on the video, such as what they are seeing/feeling as they start to feel the G Forces).

Trailers:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=4813&start=1
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=8873&start=1
STS-118 added recently, and there's several more, although with several STA landings at all three landing sites.

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #3 on:** 11/07/2007 02:52 am »

Landing opportunities and times for KSC:

NASA.gov's link for STS-120 Landing Ground Tracks: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/news/landing.html

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #4 on:** 11/07/2007 03:17 am »

DaveS · « **Reply #5 on:** 11/07/2007 10:56 am »

Crew is putting GROUP B PWRUP in work. IMU/IMU align is also in work.

DaveS · « **Reply #6 on:** 11/07/2007 11:17 am »

Back on comm after a short LOS period. Everything looks good from the GROUP B PWRUP.

DaveS · « **Reply #7 on:** 11/07/2007 11:26 am »

Ready for the verification attitude.

DaveS · « **Reply #8 on:** 11/07/2007 11:29 am »

Does anyone know which checklist(s) they're working after currently?

DaveS · « **Reply #9 on:** 11/07/2007 11:49 am »

De-orbit TIG for the first opp is: MET 015/01:20:03

Spiff · « **Reply #10 on:** 11/07/2007 12:01 pm »

Weather currently within limits.

Steve Lindsey taking off soon for reconnaissance flights

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #11 on:** 11/07/2007 12:30 pm »

NASA 918 cleared for takeoff for Weather Ops.

Spiff · « **Reply #12 on:** 11/07/2007 12:38 pm »

Payload bay door closing (and some following steps that I didn't quite follow) will be done 5 minutes early to avoid ratty comm during those activities.

DaveS · « **Reply #13 on:** 11/07/2007 01:06 pm »

GO for payload bay door closure and GO to manuever to the COMM ATTITUDE post-payload bay door closure.

Edit:
Did any manage to copy the COMM ATTITUDE data?