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#100
by
arkaska
on 18 Nov, 2009 14:47
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8 minutes until the RPM will begin. Station crew is getting ready in Zvezda.
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#101
by
Chris Bergin
on 18 Nov, 2009 14:48
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#102
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 18 Nov, 2009 14:48
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#103
by
nathan.moeller
on 18 Nov, 2009 14:49
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ISS shadow traversing Atlantis
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#104
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 18 Nov, 2009 14:49
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#105
by
arkaska
on 18 Nov, 2009 14:49
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#106
by
Chris Bergin
on 18 Nov, 2009 14:49
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#107
by
kneecaps
on 18 Nov, 2009 14:50
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It's odd seeing the RMS in a grappled position for the RPM. It's usually just extended above the port sill of the bay. But hey - if it saves them time today, then more power to them. Question though - why was this never done on previous flights if it saves time?
It doesn't save any time. It moves a procedure which costs time from a crowded bit of the timeline (post docking), to a quieter time frame (Flight day 2). It has to be done at some point, the question is when.
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#108
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 18 Nov, 2009 14:50
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#109
by
Jorge
on 18 Nov, 2009 14:50
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ISS shadow traversing Atlantis
Which is exactly why the RPM start window is a little later for 129 than for most flights; the window opens after Atlantis is no longer in shadow.
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#110
by
Chris Bergin
on 18 Nov, 2009 14:51
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Shadow of the ISS passing over Atlantis payload bay
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#111
by
Chris Bergin
on 18 Nov, 2009 14:51
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#112
by
nathan.moeller
on 18 Nov, 2009 14:52
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It's odd seeing the RMS in a grappled position for the RPM. It's usually just extended above the port sill of the bay. But hey - if it saves them time today, then more power to them. Question though - why was this never done on previous flights if it saves time?
It doesn't save any time. It moves a procedure which costs time from a crowded bit of the timeline (post docking), to a quieter time frame (Flight day 2). It has to be done at some point, the question is when.
That's what I meant. But that doesn't answer my question - Why hasn't this been done before if it de-crowds the timeline on FD3/4?
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#113
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 18 Nov, 2009 14:52
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#114
by
Moonbase_Alphan
on 18 Nov, 2009 14:52
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rpm started!
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#115
by
Chris Bergin
on 18 Nov, 2009 14:53
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rpm started!
Awesome, now to wait for the the feed to catch up with your real time
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#116
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 18 Nov, 2009 14:54
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#117
by
psloss
on 18 Nov, 2009 14:55
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On at the 90...whoops, wrong flight day. Nose pointed at station, though...
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#118
by
Chris Bergin
on 18 Nov, 2009 14:55
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Now we're there on the feed with RPM start.
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#119
by
arkaska
on 18 Nov, 2009 14:55
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