LIVE: Soyuz TMA-14 launch and Docking - March 26-28, 2009

• #180 by Ronsmytheiii on 28 Mar, 2009 12:01

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• #181 by Ronsmytheiii on 28 Mar, 2009 12:02
• go ahead and dock

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• #182 by Chandonn on 28 Mar, 2009 12:03
• Sounds like good KURS data.
  
  Crosshairs in sight.
  
  KURS antenna retracted successfully.
• #183 by Ronsmytheiii on 28 Mar, 2009 12:03

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• #184 by Ronsmytheiii on 28 Mar, 2009 12:04
• Fast docking

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• #185 by Retired Downrange on 28 Mar, 2009 12:04
• 20 meters
• #186 by dawei on 28 Mar, 2009 12:04
• sounds like they did a braking and control test after takig manual control.  then they restarted the approach.
• #187 by Ronsmytheiii on 28 Mar, 2009 12:05
• contact and capture!

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• #188 by Chris Bergin on 28 Mar, 2009 12:06
• Nicely done "It's just like on the simulator"
• #189 by Chandonn on 28 Mar, 2009 12:06
• Per PAO (earlier): 2 hours of leak checks before hatch open.
  
  Docking time: 8:05 am CDT
• #190 by Retired Downrange on 28 Mar, 2009 12:06
• I liked his comment: "It's just like the simulator"
• #191 by Ronsmytheiii on 28 Mar, 2009 12:07

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• #192 by dawei on 28 Mar, 2009 12:09
• docking probe is retracting
• #193 by Ronsmytheiii on 28 Mar, 2009 12:09
• By the way, has there been any contact between Discovery and TMA-14? Like a radio greeting?
• #194 by DaveS on 28 Mar, 2009 12:10
• Quote from: Ronsmytheiii on 28 Mar, 2009 12:09

  By the way, has there been any contact between Discovery and TMA-14? Like a radio greeting?
  

  No. No comms between TMA-14 and Discovery.
• #195 by MKremer on 28 Mar, 2009 12:12
• Quote from: Ronsmytheiii on 28 Mar, 2009 12:09

  By the way, has there been any contact between Discovery and TMA-14? Like a radio greeting?
  

  
  Not using the same UHF comm frequencies IIRC.
  
• #196 by dawei on 28 Mar, 2009 12:12
• Shortly before taking manual control, the Soyuz appeared to be rolling.  Not super fast, just a smooth and steady rolll.  I was not expecting that.  I wonder if that was one reason they ordered them to take manual control??
• #197 by haywoodfloyd on 28 Mar, 2009 12:13
• Is is my imagination or does the Soyuz docking occur much faster than the Orbiter docking?
  Seemed like it took almost no time at all.
  
• #198 by dawei on 28 Mar, 2009 12:14
• Docking probe retracted fully.  Hooks and latches now driving closed.
• #199 by Ronsmytheiii on 28 Mar, 2009 12:14
• Talking about hatch opening and greeting, we will probably not see it live due to STS-119's reentry

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