Author Topic: LIVE: STS-124 Flight Day 15 (EOM) - Deobit, Re-Entry and Landing (Read 105561 times)

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #261 on:** 06/14/2008 03:30 pm »

Checking RCS jets for any toxic fumes:

edfishel · « **Reply #262 on:** 06/14/2008 03:31 pm »

Great coverage NSF team. Does anyone have a sense of what things the crew is doing during this period before the various trucks roll up to the side of the shuttle. There isn't much information from the PAO.

nathan.moeller · « **Reply #263 on:** 06/14/2008 03:32 pm »

Thanks to all at NSF for spectacular coverage yet again. Congrats to NASA on a safe, successful and flawless shuttle mission and to Japan on the safe and successful delivery, installation and activation of their shining hope in space. Welcome hom Mark, Ken, Ron, Karen, Mike, Aki and Garrett. Welcome home Discovery!

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #264 on:** 06/14/2008 03:32 pm »

nathan.moeller · « **Reply #265 on:** 06/14/2008 03:32 pm »

Quote from: edfishel on 06/14/2008 03:31 pm

Great coverage NSF team. Does anyone have a sense of what things the crew is doing during this period before the various trucks roll up to the side of the shuttle. There isn't much information from the PAO.

Middeck guys basically wait. Flight deck crew goes through the post landing safing procedures - positioning hydraulic systems, shutting down APUs, etc. APU high shutdown in work.

Jim · « **Reply #266 on:** 06/14/2008 03:33 pm »

Quote from: edfishel on 06/14/2008 03:31 pm

Great coverage NSF team. Does anyone have a sense of what things the crew is doing during this period before the various trucks roll up to the side of the shuttle. There isn't much information from the PAO.

powering down the orbiter and taking off parts of their suits

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #267 on:** 06/14/2008 03:34 pm »

APU/HYD Shutdown in work.

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #268 on:** 06/14/2008 03:34 pm »

APU/HYD Shutdown is complete. GO for extended power-up.

HelixSpiral · « **Reply #269 on:** 06/14/2008 03:34 pm »

Quote from: kneecaps on 06/14/2008 03:29 pm

Quote from: Enlight2k on 06/14/2008 03:28 pm
How long do the APU's vent?

Until they turn them off..they are still running. Needed for hydraulic pressure for MPS engine repositioning and ET door opening.

Just a nit: ET doors are electric, not hydraulic...

nathan.moeller · « **Reply #270 on:** 06/14/2008 03:34 pm »

APU high shutdown complete. Discovery is go for extended powerup.

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #271 on:** 06/14/2008 03:35 pm »

Nathan, APU/HYD (APU / Hydraulic).

GO to doff suits!

John44 · « **Reply #272 on:** 06/14/2008 03:35 pm »

STS-124 - LANDING DISCOVERY
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3913&Itemid=2

kneecaps · « **Reply #273 on:** 06/14/2008 03:35 pm »

Quote from: Jim on 06/14/2008 03:33 pm

Quote from: edfishel on 06/14/2008 03:31 pm
Great coverage NSF team. Does anyone have a sense of what things the crew is doing during this period before the various trucks roll up to the side of the shuttle. There isn't much information from the PAO.

powering down the orbiter and taking off parts of their suits

A portion of what they do at this stage is aimed at assisting the turnaround in the OPF too isn't it? Doing things now that would require another powerup of the vehicle later on?

nathan.moeller · « **Reply #274 on:** 06/14/2008 03:35 pm »

Go to doff suits.

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #275 on:** 06/14/2008 03:35 pm »

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #276 on:** 06/14/2008 03:36 pm »

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #277 on:** 06/14/2008 03:38 pm »

edfishel · « **Reply #278 on:** 06/14/2008 03:38 pm »

NavySpaceFan referenced that Commander Kelly "hit the three wire". Is that an aircraft carrier landing term? Is that good?

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #279 on:** 06/14/2008 03:38 pm »