LIVE: STS-125 Flight Day 3 - Hubble Rendezvous, Grapple, Berth

• LIVE: STS-125 Flight Day 3 - Hubble Rendezvous, Grapple, Berth by Chris Bergin on 13 May, 2009 00:42
• Live coverage of an historic STS-125 FD3:
  
  Previous article: http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2009/05/sts-125-pad-damaged-during-launch-atlantis-inspections/
  FD3 Article: http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2009/05/atlantis-tps-in-good-shape-rendezvous-with-hubble/
  
  FD3:
  • HST Rendezvous/Grapple/Berth
  – Grapple: May 13 (Wed), 133/16:54 (12:54 EDT)
  • HST Umbilical Mate (Orbiter power)
  • HST RMS EE Survey
  • SA Slew to 0 Deg (prep for EVA 1)
  • EVA 1 Tool Config/ EVA 1 Procedure review
  
  Please note, this is interactive, but all posts need to be on topic. If you post images, no more than two per post.
  
  Updated timelines via a MMT presentation this evening:

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• #1 by shaula1247 on 13 May, 2009 07:37
• The "big picture" plan

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• #2 by shaula1247 on 13 May, 2009 08:27
• About 37 min away from crew wake at 4:01 CDT
  
  Hubble grapple due at 11:54
• #3 by shaula1247 on 13 May, 2009 09:01
• Countdown timers in MCC

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• #4 by Chris Bergin on 13 May, 2009 09:03
• PAO guy is getting very excited about crew wake up. Treating it like a launch countdown
• #5 by shaula1247 on 13 May, 2009 09:05
• Wakeup tune Upside Down by Jack Johnson for Megan Macarthur
• #6 by shaula1247 on 13 May, 2009 09:24
• Orbit 3 team handing over to Orbit 1 team.  Dan Burbank is  Orbit 1 CAPCOM taking over from Shannon Lucid

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• #7 by I14R10 on 13 May, 2009 09:26
• Here's one showing hubble and shuttle. Not very high resolution

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• #8 by shaula1247 on 13 May, 2009 09:32
• Hubble high gain antennas have been retracted, aperture door has been closed to protect the mirrors and telescope has been maneuvered into grapple attitude.
• #9 by Bejowawo on 13 May, 2009 09:49
• And we have FD3 Execute Package available:
  
  http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/346083main_FD03.pdf
• #10 by shaula1247 on 13 May, 2009 09:54
• TI burn at 9:41 CDT
• #11 by EirikV on 13 May, 2009 09:59
• Time to go visit ol' Mr. Hubble The Space Telescope!
  
  This movie has nothing to do with 125, but it is nonetheless interesting as we see rendezvous ops with Scott Altman and his crew from 109.
  
  
  Keep the great updates and screenshots coming!

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• #12 by shaula1247 on 13 May, 2009 10:12
• First image from orbit today.

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• #13 by SimonFD on 13 May, 2009 10:12
• Did I just see something fly past the orbiter on NTV?!
  A few seconds after the video started something (apparently) flew right to left very rapidly (few frames only)
  
  image artifact?
• #14 by EirikV on 13 May, 2009 10:15

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• #15 by I14R10 on 13 May, 2009 10:15

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• #16 by shaula1247 on 13 May, 2009 10:16
• The playing field ready for action.  And I had the third one showing the location of the goal posts but I see that's been posted above.  :-)

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• #17 by shaula1247 on 13 May, 2009 10:23
• Water dump is complete.
• #18 by shaula1247 on 13 May, 2009 10:29
• Atlantis is currently around 1200 miles behind Hubble
• #19 by AnalogMan on 13 May, 2009 10:33
• Summary timelines for today

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