LIVE: STS-122 Flight Day 14 - Re-Entry and Landing

• #240 by John44 on 20 Feb, 2008 15:15
• Video STS-122 - Crew after landing at Kennedy Space Center
  http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3375&Itemid=2
  
• #241 by Ronsmytheiii on 20 Feb, 2008 15:24
• For this mornings wake-up music, have to say I liked the Life of Brian version better.  Then again, it was the original.
• #242 by nathan.moeller on 20 Feb, 2008 15:27
• Welcome home Atlantis!  I woke up at 7:15 CST to watch de-orbit on the web feed but fell back asleep.  My dad called me at 8:03, four minutes before touchdown so I caught it on Fox News. Not sure of her name, but one of the anchors on FN said that the mission encountered some real trouble, stating that one of the astronauts had become 'incredibly ill' and wasn't able to participate in any of the three spacewalks.  Oops! Anyway, congrats on a job well done to all involved with this flight!  Welcome home Atlantis!!
• #243 by Felix on 20 Feb, 2008 15:31

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• #245 by Felix on 20 Feb, 2008 15:32
• Gerst: "It was a great, great, great mission"
  Gerst: "He [Dan Tani] is doing great"
  Gerst: Slip of STS-123 wont impact the ATV launch
• #246 by psloss on 20 Feb, 2008 15:42
• Interesting comments from Gerstenmaier on the ISS ORUs...
• #247 by psloss on 20 Feb, 2008 15:47
• Gerstenmaier also publicly noted the slip of the ISS-1J/STS-124 target date to 25 May that was previously posted in the forums here.
• #248 by ChrisC on 20 Feb, 2008 15:48
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  psloss - 20/2/2008  11:42 AM
  Interesting comments from Gerstenmaier on the ISS ORUs...

  And consider that against recent observations in this forum that we will be losing all this heavy "downmass" capability when Shuttle retires.
  
  Edit: and Jay Barbree raised exactly this issue just now.  Gerst confirmed that Soyuz has only a 50-70 kg return capability.  Looking into options, including commercial cargo possibilities.  "Good chance that we'll figure it out".
  
• #249 by Guinness_Harp on 20 Feb, 2008 16:00
• What did Gerst say about the ORUs? (unable to watch the briefing)
• #250 by Felix on 20 Feb, 2008 16:04

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• #251 by Analyst on 20 Feb, 2008 16:40
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  psloss - 20/2/2008  5:42 PM
  
  Interesting comments from Gerstenmaier on the ISS ORUs...

  
  Could you please be a little more specific. Thanks.
  
  Analyst
• #252 by James Lowe1 on 20 Feb, 2008 16:42
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  Guinness_Harp - 19/2/2008  12:00 PM
  
  What did Gerst say about the ORUs? (unable to watch the briefing)

  
  Just to note, John44 will have the briefing up as a download soon. So you will get to see it eventually.
• #253 by psloss on 20 Feb, 2008 16:53
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  Analyst - 20/2/2008  12:40 PM
  
  

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  psloss - 20/2/2008  5:42 PM
  
  Interesting comments from Gerstenmaier on the ISS ORUs...

  
  Could you please be a little more specific. Thanks.
  
  

  Sorry, don't want to tantalize; it wasn't earth-shattering.  The most interesting thing to me was about the first CMG that failed, which he said was so badly damaged that it was difficult to determine a failure mode; I hadn't heard that before, though it's probably been public for a while.
  
  There were some words about the change in philosophy as shuttle logistics are phased out, but don't have time to go back and watch right now.  I'm not sure there was anything said that would be news to you, though...
  
  ..hopefully as James said the clip will be up on John44's site soon.
  
• #254 by ksc_houston on 20 Feb, 2008 16:55

• Right now I'm watching the mission highlights on NASA TV. Some minutes ago during the highlights, I saw a video that looks like a ISS tour from end to end (the video ends when the camera is pointed towards Earth through a window in one of the russian modules - beautiful sight of the planet and the new Progress 27 docked at Pirs).

   

  Anyone recorded that portion of the highlights ?

  PS: Sorry for my English. 

• #255 by Analyst on 20 Feb, 2008 17:01
• Thanks, psloss.
  
  Analyst
• #256 by sts1canada on 20 Feb, 2008 17:01
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  Analyst - 20/2/2008  12:40 PM
  
  

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  psloss - 20/2/2008  5:42 PM
  
  Interesting comments from Gerstenmaier on the ISS ORUs...

  
  Could you please be a little more specific. Thanks.
  
  Analyst

  
  The large ORUs (like the NTA replaced on this flight) will have new fittings put on them to allow on-orbit refillings after the shuttle will be retired. The new NTA that was installed in P1 on this flight has the new fittings to allow refilling to occur in space. After the shuttle is retired, there will be no way to return these large ORUs to the ground. The old NTA that was returned to earth on Atlantis will be refit and refilled and flown back up to ISS in the future on the shuttle on one of the upcoming UF flights.
  
  Richard
  
• #257 by martin_nv on 20 Feb, 2008 17:11
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  ksc_houston - 20/2/2008  9:55 AM
  
  

  Right now I'm watching the mission highlights on NASA TV. Some minutes ago during the highlights, I saw a video that looks like a ISS tour from end to end (the video ends when the camera is pointed towards Earth through a window in one of the russian modules - beautiful sight of the planet and the new Progress 27 docked at Pirs).

  Anyone recorded that portion of the highlights ?

  PS: Sorry for my English.

  
  Hi ksc_houston, search this page for "tour", I think that is the one.  I enjoyed this video but too much overtalk from the PAO.
  http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=category§ionid=1&id=1&Itemid=2
  
• #258 by psloss on 20 Feb, 2008 17:14
• Wow, they're not messing around.  Atlantis is already off the runway.
  

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• #259 by Davejfb on 20 Feb, 2008 17:15
• Yess here she is.

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