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#240
by
stockman
on 19 May, 2009 20:22
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The baby's butt metaphor comes to mind again - as in smooth as...
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#241
by
stockman
on 19 May, 2009 20:26
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#242
by
stockman
on 19 May, 2009 20:28
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#243
by
stockman
on 19 May, 2009 20:30
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zoom out... nice shot of the wing..
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#244
by
Tez
on 19 May, 2009 20:38
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Maybe Dave Hubble is a DIRECT fan.
Thinking perhaps of Orion/Hubble SM5?
Had nothing to do with what he was saying. He said it wasn't do with with another servicing mission and is upset Orion isn't being developed for any science.
I didn't know Direct was? (It isn't, being rhetorical)
I know it isn't a stated goal of DIRECT, but DIRECT could be such a versatile system that many unconsidered projects would be viable. SM5 using Orion and SSPDM4 could possibly become a reality six or seven years down the road. Maybe just wishful thinking. But I reckon Dave might like the sound of it too.
(Expecting Ross to step in now and tell me to shut me gob stop talking drivel
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#245
by
stockman
on 19 May, 2009 20:46
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Doing Belly Shots (cool clouds in black and white as well).
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#246
by
ChrisC
on 19 May, 2009 20:49
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I meant to post this yesterday, got too busy to actually push the button! Now seems like as good a time as any, particularly if it derails the budding launch systems discussion:
Who switches from camera to camera, someone on the Orbiter, or someone in Houston?
Those aboard the shuttle can switch at will, but I believe PAO shows us what they would like at any given time. So the answer I believe is both, but PAO determines which view we look at.
I don't think that's quite right, or at least it's misleading. NASA only has one video path coming down (maybe two, correct me), certainly not all cameras simultaneously, so they do need to switch it on orbit. MCC has the ability to control that from the ground. PAO takes whatever is coming down. Perhaps PAO can request something from MCC but I seriously doubt they have their own shuttle video router output and downlink path to command.
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#247
by
generic_handle_42
on 19 May, 2009 20:56
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I meant to post this yesterday, got too busy to actually push the button! Now seems like as good a time as any, particularly if it derails the budding launch systems discussion:
Who switches from camera to camera, someone on the Orbiter, or someone in Houston?
Those aboard the shuttle can switch at will, but I believe PAO shows us what they would like at any given time. So the answer I believe is both, but PAO determines which view we look at.
I don't think that's quite right, or at least it's misleading. NASA only has one video path coming down (maybe two, correct me), certainly not all cameras simultaneously, so they do need to switch it on orbit. MCC has the ability to control that from the ground. PAO takes whatever is coming down. Perhaps PAO can request something from MCC but I seriously doubt they have their own shuttle video router output and downlink path to command.
I don't claim to be an expert, and you're probably right in your explanation, but I don't think I worded my answer as well as I could have. Correct me if I'm wrong, but when the crew is operating the RMS, they have a couple different views that they can look at simultaneously on the aft flight deck for situational awareness. Yes, I think you're right in that only one gets downlinked.
As for whether you see the MCC view (from the back of the room, or looking at the Flight Director console, or looking at the 3D representations on the viewscreen, etc.) or the downlink, that should be up to PAO.
Thanks for your corrections! It's always great to learn more about this great vehicle, and its capabilities.
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#248
by
stockman
on 19 May, 2009 20:59
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these would look cool in colour
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#249
by
stockman
on 19 May, 2009 21:04
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Last few for me for a while.. heading out..
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#250
by
Chris Bergin
on 19 May, 2009 21:14
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I think that's pretty much all there is to cover, thanks Roger! Good to see all looks clear bar those specks on the STBD RCC. Now it's down to DAT.
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#251
by
robertross
on 19 May, 2009 21:27
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Last few for me for a while.. heading out..
Thanks for posting all those great screenshots!
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#252
by
generic_handle_42
on 19 May, 2009 21:34
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Last few for me for a while.. heading out..
Thanks for posting all those great screenshots!
Seconded, great work today!
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#253
by
lcs
on 19 May, 2009 23:24
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No video replay today of the Hubble release. Maybe tomorrow. Apparently the Gene Cernan Apollo 10 Show pre-empted what video they did send down.
Update 7:27 PM ET: Sounds like the crew is pressing MCC to provide a KU opportunity tonight to downlink the Hubble video.
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#254
by
jcm
on 20 May, 2009 00:19
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No video replay today of the Hubble release. Maybe tomorrow. Apparently the Gene Cernan Apollo 10 Show pre-empted what video they did send down.
Update 7:27 PM ET: Sounds like the crew is pressing MCC to provide a KU opportunity tonight to downlink the Hubble video.
No stills even? I'm giving a conference talk tomorrow morning and it would be great to have a still of HST flying free again.
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#255
by
psloss
on 20 May, 2009 00:23
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Crew video of HST release being run on NASA TV now...was on Media Channel earlier...
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#256
by
psloss
on 20 May, 2009 00:26
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This is pretty cool listening to the crew chatter at release.
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#257
by
Lee Jay
on 20 May, 2009 00:32
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Crew video of HST release being run on NASA TV now...was on Media Channel earlier...
Doh! I was one lousy second from a high-res screen grab when it stopped!
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#258
by
psloss
on 20 May, 2009 00:32
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Replay of flight deck video over...hopefully we'll get to see some replays from the payload bay/RMS cameras tomorrow...
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#259
by
ChrisC
on 20 May, 2009 02:01
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We should have HD video captures and screenshots of this over in
the HDTV thread tomorrow.
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