LIVE: STS-129 Flight Day 9 - Transfers, Handover, Hatch closure

• #140 by Chris Bergin on 24 Nov, 2009 22:18
• Quote from: Analyst on 24 Nov, 2009 17:39

  Quote from: Chris Bergin on 24 Nov, 2009 15:06

  ISS reboost was 1 nm - 189x180m orbit. Took 30 minutes and went well.
  
  2,400 lbs transfered from Atlantis. 2,100lbs returning on Atlantis. 1,400lbs of water sent to ISS.
  
  One lap flyaround of ISS tomorrow. Waste dump and then Late Inspections. Landing on Friday.
  

  
  

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  bring home lots of UPA parts..
  
  Bringing home failed CEDRA bed.
  
  Reverting back to old method of Urine collection for now.
  
  Trading how much urine to keep on-board for when DA's are back up and running and how much to get rid off.

  
  And there it looms again, the old logistics problem. Starting one year from now.
  
  Analyst
  

  
  Basis of my article.
  
  http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2009/11/sts-129-atlantis-ready-to-bring-crew-hardware-home/
  
  
• #141 by Jorge on 24 Nov, 2009 22:37
• Quote from: NavySpaceFan on 24 Nov, 2009 22:14

  Quote from: DaveS on 24 Nov, 2009 21:02

  Quote from: NavySpaceFan on 24 Nov, 2009 20:56

  Problem solved, the dreaded O-N/O-F-F switch.
  

  Problem was an illumination issue. Camera was generating a picture but due to the darkness around the camera, it looked it was not generating a picture.
  

  
  I know, Leland Melvin hit the O-N/O-F-F switch and the light came on  . 
  

  
  The lights were on, the problem was that they had flipped the external docking light on rather than the internal vestibule lights.
• #142 by stockman on 24 Nov, 2009 22:56
• Coast of Australia in the background

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• #143 by NavySpaceFan on 24 Nov, 2009 23:35
• Quote from: Jorge on 24 Nov, 2009 22:37

  Quote from: NavySpaceFan on 24 Nov, 2009 22:14

  Quote from: DaveS on 24 Nov, 2009 21:02

  Quote from: NavySpaceFan on 24 Nov, 2009 20:56

  Problem solved, the dreaded O-N/O-F-F switch.
  

  Problem was an illumination issue. Camera was generating a picture but due to the darkness around the camera, it looked it was not generating a picture.
  

  
  I know, Leland Melvin hit the O-N/O-F-F switch and the light came on  . 
  

  
  The lights were on, the problem was that they had flipped the external docking light on rather than the internal vestibule lights.
  

  
  Gents, joke. 
• #144 by Danderman on 24 Nov, 2009 23:50
• Can someone explain why Ms. Stott was not replaced on ISS by someone from STS-129? What is the reason why ISS crew size was reduced to 5?
  
  
• #145 by stockman on 24 Nov, 2009 23:53
• Well I will be asleep for this sadly.. Undock time

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• #146 by stockman on 24 Nov, 2009 23:54
• Crew Wakeup time

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• #147 by stockman on 24 Nov, 2009 23:56
• Quote from: Danderman on 24 Nov, 2009 23:50

  Can someone explain why Ms. Stott was not replaced on ISS by someone from STS-129? What is the reason why ISS crew size was reduced to 5?
  
  
  

  
  
  It gets better than that.... three more will be heading home in a week leaving only 2 on board - about 2 weeks or so later three more will come up on the next soyuz.
• #148 by Aobrien on 25 Nov, 2009 01:13
• Ya the whole ISS crew rotation the next year or so is kinda messed up.
  
  

  Quote from: stockman on 24 Nov, 2009 23:53

  Well I will be asleep for this sadly.. Undock time
  

  I am debating how to do this as I am out of school the next 5 days for thanksgiving but I don't know if I want to stay up all night or just take a nap now and wake up at 2??
  I can do coverage if you won't be here. Been a while for me. This will be my first flyaround as I still have yet to be free for one!
• #149 by stockman on 25 Nov, 2009 01:25
• Quote from: Spaceboy7441 on 25 Nov, 2009 01:13

  Ya the whole ISS crew rotation the next year or so is kinda messed up.
  
  

  Quote from: stockman on 24 Nov, 2009 23:53

  Well I will be asleep for this sadly.. Undock time
  

  I am debating how to do this as I am out of school the next 5 days for thanksgiving but I don't know if I want to stay up all night or just take a nap now and wake up at 2??
  I can do coverage if you won't be here. Been a while for me. This will be my first flyaround as I still have yet to be free for one!
  

  
  
  I am toying with the idea of getting up at 4:30 my time as well.. it will hurt as I have to work late tomorrow already so getting up will make it a longer day.. Will have to see how I feel when I hear the alarm clock... lol 
• #150 by Aobrien on 25 Nov, 2009 01:28
• Well don't feel like you need to wake up for coverage you already do great work! I can do it. But feel free to if you want 
• #151 by Bubbinski on 25 Nov, 2009 01:40
• I'll be wide awake and working when the undocking happens....but I won't be able to post any screenshots. 
  
  Would like to see the new Poisk module as small as it is....maybe they'll have a still shot of it during the flyaround.
• #152 by Chris Bergin on 25 Nov, 2009 02:28
• Quote from: seawolfe on 24 Nov, 2009 16:46

  Didn't they ring 5 bells for Col. Hobough?
  

  
  Just seen this on BBC News and it was SIX bells.
• #153 by seawolfe on 25 Nov, 2009 02:49
• Quote from: Chris Bergin on 25 Nov, 2009 02:28

  Quote from: seawolfe on 24 Nov, 2009 16:46

  Didn't they ring 5 bells for Col. Hobough?
  

  
  Just seen this on BBC News and it was SIX bells.
  

  
  Thanks... couldn't tell if it was five or not.  Five bells would have been very strange.   
• #154 by John44 on 25 Nov, 2009 05:07
•  STS-129 - FLIGHT DAY 9 HIGHLIGHTS
  http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5550