LIVE: STS-132 Flight Day 13 - EOM - RE-ENTRY and LANDING

• #300 by psloss on 26 May, 2010 16:59
• Quote from: Ford Mustang on 26 May, 2010 16:58

  And here's LC-39A, the pad Atlantis' last launch was from, very symbolic IMO:
  

  She was just doing this going the other way a few hours ago (a little faster then).
  
  Definitely made good time, started tow earlier than the estimate we heard on TV.
  
• #301 by Ford Mustang on 26 May, 2010 17:02
• SLF Tower now visible:

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• #302 by Ford Mustang on 26 May, 2010 17:08
• VAB, Ares MLP, OPF-1 (Atlantis), OPF-2 (Endeavour), and OPF-3 (Discovery) visible:

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• #303 by Ford Mustang on 26 May, 2010 17:12
• SLF MDD (Mate Demate Device) coming into view - this is where the STA/T-38s arrive for TCDT and Launch operations:

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• #304 by psloss on 26 May, 2010 17:19
• Highlights over; showing live shot from the south end of the runway of tow.
  
• #305 by Ford Mustang on 26 May, 2010 17:22

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• #306 by Ford Mustang on 26 May, 2010 17:28

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• #307 by psloss on 26 May, 2010 17:32
• Front of the convoy turning onto the towway...orbiter getting close.  White room vehicle using passing lane.
  

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• #308 by Ford Mustang on 26 May, 2010 17:33
• Beginning to make that left hand turn:

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• #309 by Ford Mustang on 26 May, 2010 17:34
• Quote from: psloss on 26 May, 2010 17:32

  Front of the convoy turning onto the towway...orbiter getting close.  White room vehicle using passing lane.
  
  

  
  White room vehicle is speeding!

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• #310 by Ford Mustang on 26 May, 2010 17:34
• Crew news conference upcoming.  Feed cut over to that vs. watching Atlantis back to the OPF. 
• #311 by psloss on 26 May, 2010 17:35
• Quote from: Ford Mustang on 26 May, 2010 17:34

  Crew news conference upcoming.  Feed cut over to that vs. watching Atlantis back to the OPF. 
  

  Still for the moment with the VAB roof OTV camera on the Public Channel.  (SFN has access to those closed circuit feeds; the slate for the conference is still probably "internal.")
  

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• #312 by Ford Mustang on 26 May, 2010 17:40
• Quote from: psloss on 26 May, 2010 17:35

  Quote from: Ford Mustang on 26 May, 2010 17:34

  Crew news conference upcoming.  Feed cut over to that vs. watching Atlantis back to the OPF. 
  

  Still for the moment with the VAB roof OTV camera on the Public Channel.  (SFN has access to those closed circuit feeds; the slate for the conference is still probably "internal.")
  
  

  
  Yeah, wish they would have a page that you could select a stream (coming from NASA, that is.. would be great PR!)

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• #313 by psloss on 26 May, 2010 17:42
• Quote from: Ford Mustang on 26 May, 2010 17:40

  Yeah, wish they would have a page that you could select a stream (coming from NASA, that is.. would be great PR!)
  

  Would be nice, but even with the size of our audience that would be one heck of a fight for the remote control!
  

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• #314 by Ford Mustang on 26 May, 2010 17:44

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• #315 by Ford Mustang on 26 May, 2010 17:46

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• #316 by Ford Mustang on 26 May, 2010 17:48
• The hangar you see is where the remains of Columbia once rested during the CAIB, may she and her crew be in peace.
  
  _{Thanks psloss and DaveS for the info!}

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• #317 by Ford Mustang on 26 May, 2010 17:50

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• #318 by psloss on 26 May, 2010 17:54
• Quote from: Ford Mustang on 26 May, 2010 17:48

  The hangar you see is where the remains of Columbia rest, may she and her crew be in peace.
  

  They did during the investigation, but not now:
  http://www.spaceflorida.gov/index.php/en/current-projects/rlv-hangar
  
  Endeavour was housed there for a few weeks during its last OMM period, too (2005, IIRC).
  
• #319 by DaveS on 26 May, 2010 17:56
• Quote from: Ford Mustang on 26 May, 2010 17:48

  The hangar you see is where the remains of Columbia rest, may she and her crew be in peace.
  

  Nope. The OV-102 debris was later taken to the VAB and it is now stored in a special room inside the VAB "A" tower.