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#400
by
dmac
on 24 May, 2009 16:03
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Go to DOFF suits. Scooter is go to collapse the set.
Sorry what does that mean?
Doffing suits means they can get out of their orange LES suits. I'm not sure on collapsing the set, though.
Cheers
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#401
by
psloss
on 24 May, 2009 16:04
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GPC powerdown complete. Switching to KSC for the post-landing news conference soon, expected 12:10 PM EDT.
Hope to see some landing replays after.
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#402
by
jbirdav8r
on 24 May, 2009 16:04
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Go to DOFF suits. Scooter is go to collapse the set.
Sorry what does that mean?
Ford typed it as an abbreviation but it's not. "Doff" just means "take off." The opposite ("put on") would be "don."
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#403
by
kneecaps
on 24 May, 2009 16:06
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RCS, OMS VALVE TEST over on 5-11.
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#404
by
Ford Mustang
on 24 May, 2009 16:06
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More convoy vehicles creeping up to Atlantis:
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#405
by
Ben the Space Brit
on 24 May, 2009 16:09
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What is that thing that looks like a section of airliner fuselage on high-suspension wheels? From the side camera, it seems to be parked a little behind the egress stairs.
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#406
by
Lawntonlookirs
on 24 May, 2009 16:09
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Thanks to everyone for the great coverage and the the completion of another Suuttle successful mission. It is always great to see these landings.
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#407
by
Ford Mustang
on 24 May, 2009 16:10
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Post landing news conference starting shortly, will provide a transcription.
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#408
by
mfoster
on 24 May, 2009 16:10
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What is that thing that looks like a section of airliner fuselage on high-suspension wheels? From the side camera, it seems to be parked a little behind the egress stairs.
I bekieve that is the crew check out vehicle
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#409
by
Chris Bergin
on 24 May, 2009 16:12
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More convoy vehicles creeping up to Atlantis:
Couple of screenshots from a Convoy Ops presentation on L2:
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#410
by
Ford Mustang
on 24 May, 2009 16:13
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Ed Weiler: Now, and only now, can we declare this mission a total success; the astronauts are safely on the ground. Was thinking about this this morning. This mission that we've just completed successfully, cancelled on Jan 16, 2004, one day after my birthday. If you told me that I'd be sitting here 5 years later, with a successful telescope and mission, I wouldn't have bet you a penny. Well, here we are. The people at Goddard are already checking out the instruments. No problems so far.
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#411
by
Jim
on 24 May, 2009 16:13
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What is that thing that looks like a section of airliner fuselage on high-suspension wheels? From the side camera, it seems to be parked a little behind the egress stairs.
I bekieve that is the crew check out vehicle
That is the crew transport vehicle. There is one at KSC and dozens at Dulles International Airport
http://www.metwashairports.com/_/Image/_/dulles_history_4.gif
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#412
by
Alpha Control
on 24 May, 2009 16:15
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What is that thing that looks like a section of airliner fuselage on high-suspension wheels? From the side camera, it seems to be parked a little behind the egress stairs.
That would be the "people mover", or mobile lounge. They were standard vehicles here in Washington DC at the Dulles Intl. airport for decades. Would drive passengers back & forth between the terminal and the airplanes. Hydraulically capable of vertical movement, to match up with the hatch height of different types of aircraft. I've had many a ride in them!
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#413
by
Ford Mustang
on 24 May, 2009 16:16
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Mike Moses: I will concur that this has been a great mission, successful EVAs, and great surgery.. Wish Atlantis could be here in Florida today, but EDW isn't bad at all. Had a few issues for this mission, with the ASA. Have to give my hats off to the STS-125 and her crew, and the OV-104 crew as well. Never had two birds on the pad within 7 days of launching. Thanks to the folks at MCC for letting us take our stabs at KSC, but the weather just wasn't right... and with the APU, had a nuisance with the messages, APU was running fine. No issues. Will get ready for the ferry flight, get Atlantis in the queue, and get that to go. Still targeting June 13 for STS-127, had a few problems with getting the payload into the PCR, due to weather, but we don't think we have delays at the moment. Too early to ask the teams.
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#414
by
Ford Mustang
on 24 May, 2009 16:17
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Mike Leinbach: Would also like to congratulate the Hubble teams. Locally, Atlantis and Endeavour, thanks. You guys are the best. In the process of preparing Endeavour for her runaround, next Friday night. Gonna take tomorrow off, so we are rested and ready. Hats off to Norm Knight today for landing at EDW. Ready to press on and getting Atlantis back in 8 or 9 days.
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#415
by
Steve B
on 24 May, 2009 16:19
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That was a beautiful approach and landing. Fantastic ending to a great mission! I got a little teary at wheels stop. 
Shuttle is the most majestic thing that ever graced the skies. I get all excited every time I see her returning. There has never been anything her and no matter what they ever do in the future I cannot imagine anything else that will ever affect me the wat Shuttle does. She is beyond beautiful.
Agree 100%... and a fine landing for what has been an outstanding mission, definitely one for the history books! The crew and all at NASA involved with this voyage, from start to finish, have proved to be such fine instruments for human space exploration.
Also, I echo others here in thanking all those for providing the superb coverage on this forum… the technical commentaries have made it much easier for the relative newbie like myself to follow the mission. Many thanks!
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#416
by
Ford Mustang
on 24 May, 2009 16:19
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John: Weather is vulnerable in the morning, especially when we were trying to land today. You heard them talking about convective temperatures, and a tremendous amount of other rules. Hats off to the spaceflight meteorologist guys, they were challenged today. No place harder to forecast than KSC. Would have been violating on the first rev for sure, but not sure about the second without an aircraft there. Very very close with that. Concerned about the Anvil because it may have electric charges, could strike when we passed through. Great calls all around, had to be made in favor of not coming here. Too many unknowns for landing here today.
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#417
by
Ford Mustang
on 24 May, 2009 16:21
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Q&A now.
Evan Brown from FOX News Radio: Safe to say that the scratches on the other side of the Shuttle had no effect today? Can you reflect on that? And two, have the Shuttle / mated vehicle stack ever sat on the pad during the adverse weather this long?
Mike Moses: Did all analysis on the TPS during the flight, well within margins of heating. Going to go out and take molded impressions of the heat to compare to our Arc Jet testing.
Leinbach: Relative to 105 being out on the pad, doesn't really bother us. Have taken a few strikes close to the pad, but no issue with the orbiter at all. Good procedures to do a re-test if we need. Have been out there a while, but Endeavour is fine.
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#418
by
Ford Mustang
on 24 May, 2009 16:25
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Bill Harwood: ASA 1, need to make sure you don't have issues for 127, I assume. Will you have that data to make sure it's good for the FRRs? Will that also have an effect to have 127 to fly it?
Moses: Had a review board in-flight with the ASA. We do need to close that issue, can close in multiple ways. Need to find out what happened, though. Close not meaning stop talking about it, close meaning find out what happened, and see if it can effect us next flight. Going to be a constraint to launch for Atlantis next time, as we want to find out where this short is and make sure that is fixed. Will have the data we need before we flight, and if we don't, then we'll hold up launch.
Leinbach: Because we did land out in the west, had to make sure we had sufficient work force out there. Not much left to do on Endeavour. Disconnected the ordinance last night, and will adjust the hypergolic fuel loading. Payload will be transferred from the canister to the PHGM. Will be able to make June 13th.
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#419
by
Paul Adams
on 24 May, 2009 16:26
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Is'nt it amazing; Atlantis and her crew have just wrapped up a highly significant mission that will have a major impact on the science of astronomy for probably another decade, and all the first question the media ask is about the minor scrapes on the chine!
Just amazing, they just dont get it do they.
paul
