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#820 by litton4 on 05 Feb, 2008 06:45
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Chris Bergin - 4/2/2008 3:36 AM
Only took eight cycles to close the doors...
What was meant by "cycles"?
Do you mean that they closed and opened (...and closed!) the door 8 times, before they were happy with the hose behaviour, or was it just 8 10-degree increments as mentioned in the article? -
#821 by litton4 on 05 Feb, 2008 06:52
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ntschke - 4/2/2008 12:14 AM
Man, I can't believe they made these poor guys work during the Super Bowl!
Good to know that a complex tool such as "thelong stick" can still work wonders, even on the most complicated machine the world has ever known.
Look at what they did on ISS last year - repair a $600M solar array with nothing more than 5 wire ties! -
#822 by uko on 05 Feb, 2008 08:33
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In the status briefing they said, it was "8 increments".. I suppose it means that they made 8 stops during closure to look at the hose and make sure everything is ok
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#823 by Chris Bergin on 05 Feb, 2008 10:27
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uko - 5/2/2008 9:33 AM
In the status briefing they said, it was "8 increments".. I suppose it means that they made 8 stops during closure to look at the hose and make sure everything is ok
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=5346 - the article 30 minutes after door closure:
"Only eight door closure cycles were required......as the doors were closed." -
#824 by Ford Mustang on 05 Feb, 2008 12:26
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We're currently T-28 hours and 34 minutes and counting on the clock. Just some of the things going on today.
Launch-2 Days- Middeck and flight-deck platform removal complete (1 a.m.)
- Complete preparations to load power reactant storage and distribution system (4 a.m.)
- Activate and test navigational systems (6 a.m.)
- Flight deck preliminary inspections complete (9 a.m.)
- Enter first built-in hold at T-27 hours for a duration of 4 hours (9 a.m.)
- Clear launch pad of all non-essential personnel
- Perform test of the vehicle's pyrotechnic initiator controllers
- Resume countdown (1 p.m.)
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#825 by Chris Bergin on 05 Feb, 2008 13:50
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Couple of items going to the L-2 briefing. Nothing drastic and she's in good shape during S0007
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#826 by DaveS on 05 Feb, 2008 13:58
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Next on NASA TV:
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#827 by DaveS on 05 Feb, 2008 14:01
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Today's briefers:
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#828 by DaveS on 05 Feb, 2008 14:03
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Capability of FD3/FD4 rendezvous. Friday is a FD3 rendezvous opp.
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#829 by DaveS on 05 Feb, 2008 16:56
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Coming in a few minutes: The L-2 day MMT meeting press conference. And release of the T-27 hour hold.
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#830 by DaveS on 05 Feb, 2008 17:00
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T-27 hours and counting.
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#831 by DaveS on 05 Feb, 2008 17:04
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No significant issues in work right now.
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#832 by DaveS on 05 Feb, 2008 17:05
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Good MMT meeting today.
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#833 by DaveS on 05 Feb, 2008 17:06
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Haven't picked up a single IPR through the countdown so far.
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#834 by DaveS on 05 Feb, 2008 17:09
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Happy with the payloads. Working no problems with either Columbus or the external experiments.
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#835 by Chandonn on 06 Feb, 2008 00:56
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As no news is good news on this site, I take it fuel cell loading went well?
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#836 by Ford Mustang on 06 Feb, 2008 01:06
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T-19 Hours and HOLDING for four hours!
- Enter 4-hour built-in hold at T-19 hours (9 p.m.)
- Begin operations to load cryogenic reactants into Atlantis' fuel cell storage tanks (8:30 p.m.)
- Demate orbiter mid-body umbilical unit (9:30 p.m.)
- Resume orbiter and ground support equipment closeouts
- Resume countdown (1 a.m.)
- Enter 4-hour built-in hold at T-19 hours (9 p.m.)
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#837 by Ford Mustang on 06 Feb, 2008 01:09
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Also, looks like one set of Xenon lights are on, and in the second image, looks like a few vehicles are there. Not sure why it's a bad picture.. that's the way it is on the site.
EDIT: Got an image from a few hours ago, that's clear, for comparison.
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#838 by psloss on 06 Feb, 2008 01:30
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Ford Mustang - 5/2/2008 9:09 PM
They were there earlier...
Also, looks like one set of Xenon lights are on, and in the second image, looks like a few vehicles are there. Not sure why it's a bad picture.. that's the way it is on the site. Perhaps the cryo-trucks?
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#839 by dember on 06 Feb, 2008 01:56
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Xenon lights are lit up.
