Author Topic: LIVE: STS-124 Flight Day 12 - Undocking, Flyaround and Late Inspections (Read 52645 times)

Lawntonlookirs · « **Reply #100 on:** 06/11/2008 01:06 pm »

Approaching Queensland, Australia and the South Pacific

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #101 on:** 06/11/2008 01:10 pm »

Discovery and the ISS are now separated by about a mile.

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #102 on:** 06/11/2008 01:18 pm »

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #103 on:** 06/11/2008 01:20 pm »

The final separation burn is now underway.

EDIT: Good burn.

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #104 on:** 06/11/2008 01:22 pm »

Replays of undocking are now being shown:

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #105 on:** 06/11/2008 01:29 pm »

Discovery and the ISS are now 5 miles apart.

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #106 on:** 06/11/2008 01:34 pm »

Sunrise!

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #107 on:** 06/11/2008 01:39 pm »

A picture of Discovery from the ISS:

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #108 on:** 06/11/2008 01:40 pm »

Radiators moving and a better shot of Discovery:

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #109 on:** 06/11/2008 01:41 pm »

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #110 on:** 06/11/2008 01:47 pm »

Discovery now 7 miles infront of the ISS

Generacy · « **Reply #111 on:** 06/11/2008 01:55 pm »

I thought the solar panels were going to be feathered edge-on for undock to avoid shuttle burn contamination. That's not the way they look in the attached pictures, why is that?

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #112 on:** 06/11/2008 01:56 pm »

Cameras aboard Discovery have a great view of the ISS... and Discovery needs a washing.

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #113 on:** 06/11/2008 02:06 pm »

A shot from the ISS looking at the Earth while Ken Ham and Karen Nyberg start working on getting the OBSS Sensor package calibrated.

eeergo · « **Reply #114 on:** 06/11/2008 02:21 pm »

Quote from: Generacy on 06/11/2008 01:55 pm

I thought the solar panels were going to be feathered edge-on for undock to avoid shuttle burn contamination. That's not the way they look in the attached pictures, why is that?

Take a look at this section of the ISS Q&A, where Jorge gives a very good explanation to this question. There are related posts around that also help give some context:

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=3207.msg202797#msg202797

Generacy · « **Reply #115 on:** 06/11/2008 02:30 pm »

Thanks for the info, eeergo.

NavySpaceFan · « **Reply #116 on:** 06/11/2008 02:53 pm »

Great coverage as always, gentlemen!!!! Nice to hear the bells, as always, and I love CDR Kelly's DISCOVERY ship's ball cap (I want one!!!!). Question, was the ISS crew in a position to take hi rez shots of DISCOVERY like the ones we saw on TV (with the earth in the background)?

ETA: Also loved the PAO's call of "weighing anchor from her port of call." Warmed my old Navy heart

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #117 on:** 06/11/2008 03:12 pm »

We're just going to cover the Delta II launch, then I'll update the undocking article with some Late Inspection content.]

Busy day, as it should be!!

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #118 on:** 06/11/2008 03:14 pm »

Looking like they are scanning the nosecap, inspections started early?

Moonbase_Alphan · « **Reply #119 on:** 06/11/2008 03:23 pm »

Quote from: Ford Mustang on 06/11/2008 03:14 pm

Looking like they are scanning the nosecap, inspections started early?

it's the starboard inspections, and looking at the timeline it's pretty much on time