LIVE: STS-122 Flight Day 12 - Undocking, Flyaround, Late Inspections

• #80 by Ford Mustang on 18 Feb, 2008 09:29
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  TALsite - 18/2/2008  5:26 AM
  
  Who's the pilot for flyaround, Frick or Poindexter?
  Nice view of Italy!

  
  The pilot for the flyaround is first time flier, Alex Poindexter.
• #81 by dawei on 18 Feb, 2008 09:30
• Poindexter.  The pilot traditionally flies the departure from the station.
  
  

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  TALsite - 18/2/2008  6:26 PM
  
  Who's the pilot for flyaround, Frick or Poindexter?
  Nice view of Italy!
• #82 by Ford Mustang on 18 Feb, 2008 09:30
• Somebody fell asleep!  CENTER THE CAMERA!!   :bleh:
  
  EDIT:  They apparently listened!!    

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• #83 by eeergo on 18 Feb, 2008 09:32
• That's quite a dramatic view!
  
  Glad you managed to wake up the sleepy camera controller :laugh:

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• #84 by Ford Mustang on 18 Feb, 2008 09:34
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  eeergo - 18/2/2008  5:32 AM
  
  That's quite a dramatic view!
  
  Glad you managed to wake up the sleepy camera controller :laugh:

  
  
  Gotta make something happen at 5:30 in the morning..  I didn't get up for cruddy shots!  

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• #85 by eeergo on 18 Feb, 2008 09:34
• Separation burn coming up.

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• #86 by dawei on 18 Feb, 2008 09:35
• Atlantis will move to a holding position 40 miles from ISS.
• #87 by Ford Mustang on 18 Feb, 2008 09:36
• Great flyaround, Poindexter!!  'Specially for your first flight!

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• #88 by Ford Mustang on 18 Feb, 2008 09:38
• Heading into orbital sunset and orbital night:

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• #89 by Ford Mustang on 18 Feb, 2008 09:39

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• #90 by Ford Mustang on 18 Feb, 2008 09:43
• Not sure what the last shot was, but here's a great shot of the radiators!

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• #91 by Ford Mustang on 18 Feb, 2008 09:45
• Some more great shots:

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• #92 by dawei on 18 Feb, 2008 09:47
• Range = 1500 feet.
• #93 by Ford Mustang on 18 Feb, 2008 09:47

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• #94 by Ford Mustang on 18 Feb, 2008 09:48

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• #95 by dawei on 18 Feb, 2008 09:50
• Atlantis now departing at about 3.5 fps
• #96 by Ford Mustang on 18 Feb, 2008 09:51
• No need for rollout coverage today from NASA TV (from my perspective...), as Endeavour is already at the pad.  Would be nice, though, to see a shot after dawn!!

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• #97 by bish48 on 18 Feb, 2008 09:51
• On the graphic we see here, What is the difference beteeen the yellow & green traces?
• #98 by Ford Mustang on 18 Feb, 2008 09:53
• "Light duty afternoon scheduled on the ISS"

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• #99 by dawei on 18 Feb, 2008 09:57
• 5 minutes to second sep burn.