LIVE: STS-125 Flight Day 13 - EOM+1 - WAVE OFF ALL OPS

• LIVE: STS-125 Flight Day 13 - EOM+1 - WAVE OFF ALL OPS by Chris Bergin on 23 May, 2009 00:33
• Live coverage of STS-125's Flight Day 13:
  
  Previous Article: http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2009/05/atlantis-checked-entry-hoping-friday-return-ksc/
  Latest Article: http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2009/05/atlantis-targets-expansive-asa-contingency-plan/
  
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  L2 Member Resources (Selected - full list would convolute this post - on top of the 4,200mb L2 STS-125 Special Section):
  
  Several Full Re-entry (115 mins) from Deorbit preps to post landing videos (including handheld camcorder on the flight deck - such as 115, where Heide was doing the filming).
  (Free Trailer for 115: http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=4813.0
  (Free Trailer for Endeavour: http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=8873.0)
  
  STA HUD Videos (all runways) from 80,000 ft, and KSC STA HAC and Landings.
  
  Checklists and Handbooks - Gen and STS-125 from Deorbit onwards (not the NASA.gov FDF checklists). L2 members are welcome to snip/copy and paste interesting checklist items into this live thread.
  
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  Please note, this is interactive, but all posts need to be on topic. If you post images, no more than two per post.
  
  Ground tracks for the first opportunity:

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• #1 by stockman on 23 May, 2009 00:43
• First Landing opportunity ground tracks

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• #2 by stockman on 23 May, 2009 00:43
• Second landing opportunities - ground tracks

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• #3 by stockman on 23 May, 2009 00:44
• Third Landing opportunity - ground track

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• #4 by shaula1247 on 23 May, 2009 02:42
• Weather still suspect for Florida tomorrow.  60% chance of Cb's.
  
  Edwards expected to be OK.
  
  No decisions until after crew wakeup.

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• #5 by shaula1247 on 23 May, 2009 02:58
• Crew wake in just over 2 hours.  Reentry team on at 2 AM when first order of business will be landing decisions.
• #6 by Ford Mustang on 23 May, 2009 04:58
• Crew wake is less than 4 minutes from now.

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• #7 by Ford Mustang on 23 May, 2009 05:02
• Shannon Lucid waking up the crew for, what is hopefully, their landing day.
  
  It's the Enterprise theme song, played for the entire crew, it sounds like.
  
  
• #8 by Ford Mustang on 23 May, 2009 05:08
• "Expecting about the same today as we saw yesterday at KSC.. but with a 60% chance of storms today."

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• #9 by shaula1247 on 23 May, 2009 05:16
• FOr first opportunity, deorbit preps will begin at 3:00 CT.  PLBD close at 4:20.
  
  At 5:20 STA circuits would begin and astronauts would be suited up and seated by 6:00.  Go - no go for deorbit burn at 6:20.

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• #10 by Ford Mustang on 23 May, 2009 06:03
• Guys on board feel fine and ready to enter, "waved off" the PMC for today.
• #11 by Orbital Debris on 23 May, 2009 07:44
• Edwards PAO recording says that the east Rogers Dry lake viewing area will not be open for Saturday (as of 2 pm friday recording).  Does anyone know where the best place to view from Off base is?  I've driven in from Las Vegas and spending the night in Barstow.  We are going to get up at 0530, and call the MER for status.
  
  TIA!
• #12 by chksix on 23 May, 2009 08:16
• Big picture: They will press on through door closure but hold off at suit up.
• #13 by Chris Bergin on 23 May, 2009 08:39

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• #14 by Chris Bergin on 23 May, 2009 09:01
• Polling for PLBD closure.
• #15 by Chris Bergin on 23 May, 2009 09:02
• GO for PLBD Closure. Will be pre-empted by Radiator Bypass to FES.
  
  Timeline tagup:
  
  Step 1-11 Bypass on time.

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• #16 by Chris Bergin on 23 May, 2009 09:03
• Holding off on suiting up. Monitoring on the weather. Better spin in the last hour or so.
  
  Scooter (excited) "Ok, we like the way this is coming up!"
• #17 by shaula1247 on 23 May, 2009 09:22
• Aft hoses are not visible from cameras (?) B & C.  Discussing methods to capture images.
  
  Door closing underway

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• #18 by shaula1247 on 23 May, 2009 09:23
• Steve Lindsay airbourne in T38 assessing weather.

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• #19 by Chris Bergin on 23 May, 2009 09:25
• Hmm yeah, they need to confirm all four radiator retract hoses haven't bent.
  
  Port door now closing.

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