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#100
by
dmac
on 23 May, 2010 08:36
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Last docked day article....and sorry if I went a bit political in this, but some things need to be said:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2010/05/sts-132-atlantis-iss-set-to-bid-farewell-for-likely-the-final-time/
As someone who is not very political or technical and grew up watching
Apollo flights on the BBC with the great Patrick Moore the Shuttle is
indeed a trully amazing machine.But in this world of 24 hr rolling news and X Factor politics apart from the cost of Shuttle launches the fact is there is no real escape system once she is climbing the hill unlike previous crafts and I think this still worries the politicians etc.
Having said that to end the Shuttle program without a viable replacement
is so wrong and I hope we havent seen the last of Atlantis.
Great site, very informative as usual
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#101
by
Fuji
on 23 May, 2010 09:14
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My godness Pete, these are great! 
What's the rack/experiment Soichi is working now? He pulled it out :
This is PWD(Portable Water Dispensor) in the Galley(EXPRESS rack-6).
PWD's hot water feed was need for repair.
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#102
by
Stardust9906
on 23 May, 2010 10:06
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Last docked day article....and sorry if I went a bit political in this, but some things need to be said:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2010/05/sts-132-atlantis-iss-set-to-bid-farewell-for-likely-the-final-time/
It's mainly an article on MER info anyway
Very inspiring Chris! Political be damned. I'm impressed you went out on this one and showed some of the true feelings, and statements by many that bare witness to the injustice, and the seriousness, of the situation.
Excellent.
She was a grand sight to see go up
Totally agree. Great article Chris.
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#103
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 23 May, 2010 10:44
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Conducting Joint crew conference, basically fluff but good to see them together
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#104
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 23 May, 2010 11:06
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farewell and hatch closing ceremony in a hour
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#105
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 23 May, 2010 11:16
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TJ handing off thermal container with biological samples from experiments to the shuttle crew
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#106
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 23 May, 2010 11:39
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hmm, oil slick off France?
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#107
by
arkaska
on 23 May, 2010 11:40
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hmm, oil slick off France?
Might just be alges
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#108
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 23 May, 2010 11:43
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SAW's and the SARJ have been stopped to support undocking
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#109
by
Space Pete
on 23 May, 2010 11:45
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For FD-9.
From ISS Daily Report for 22/05/2010:
With Piers Sellers & Garrett Reisman operating the SSRMS, the ICC-VLD, carrying the six old P6 Truss batteries, was successfully transferred to the Shuttle PLB and berthed securely for return.
Preparatory to tomorrow’s Atlantis undocking, Noguchi reconfigured the O2 (oxygen) transfer equipment from its pre-breathing configuration and initiated the pump-over of gaseous O2 from the Shuttle to the ISS HPGT (High Pressure Gas Tank) on the outside of the A/L. [MCC-Houston performed the necessary reconfiguration of the A/L CCAA (Common Cabin Air Assembly). Transfer of a total of 73 lbs of O2 has been approved.]
Later, Soichi terminated N2 (nitrogen) transfer from Atlantis to the ISS.
Kornienko & Skvortsov spent several hours on cargo transfer from the newly arrived MRM-1 module to the ISS, and then Mikhail installed a VD1 air duct between MRM-1 and the FGB for ventilation.
STS-132 Undock Events:
. Local sunset – 3:07 PM GMT.
. Undock – 3:22 PM GMT.
. Initial Sep. – 3:23 PM GMT.
. Local sunrise – 3:42 PM GMT.
. Start flyaround @ 400 ft – 3:51 PM GMT.
. Range ~600 ft – 4:00 PM GMT.
. Range >2000 ft – 4:50 PM GMT.
. Range >3000 ft – 4:54 PM GMT.
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FD-9 Crew Choice Downlink, which includes some interior views of the new MRM-1 at 1:59!
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#110
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 23 May, 2010 11:47
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Atlantis crew done on everything up to farewell and hatch closure.
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#111
by
Chris Bergin
on 23 May, 2010 11:52
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Last docked day article....and sorry if I went a bit political in this, but some things need to be said:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2010/05/sts-132-atlantis-iss-set-to-bid-farewell-for-likely-the-final-time/
It's mainly an article on MER info anyway
Very inspiring Chris! Political be damned. I'm impressed you went out on this one and showed some of the true feelings, and statements by many that bare witness to the injustice, and the seriousness, of the situation.
Excellent.
She was a grand sight to see go up
Totally agree. Great article Chris.
Thanks to all on the above
Just got back in, but we'll have a post undocking article from Chris G going on later this morning/afternoon.
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#112
by
MikeMi.
on 23 May, 2010 12:00
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This is PWD(Portable Water Dispensor) in the Galley(EXPRESS rack-6).
PWD's hot water feed was need for repair.
Thanks!
Complex is over Thailand and Laos :
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#113
by
saturnsky
on 23 May, 2010 12:02
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Thanks Chris,,,,a great tribute to a great spacecraft!
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#114
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 23 May, 2010 12:02
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Final views of the Atlantis ODS/Airlock from the station
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#115
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 23 May, 2010 12:04
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#116
by
Space Pete
on 23 May, 2010 12:05
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#117
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 23 May, 2010 12:12
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Joint crew gathering one last time for farewell
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#118
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 23 May, 2010 12:13
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Going to hook up node 2 camera to Lab MPS for HD downlink
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#119
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 23 May, 2010 12:15
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