LIVE: STS-135 Flight Day 2 - TPS Inspections and Rendezvous Prep

• #60 by Chris Bergin on 09 Jul, 2011 12:55
• As Rob notes, Atlantis doesn't have SSPTS like her sisters, so the cryo margins are very much orbiter management, given she can't suckle (heh, taking that a bit too far? off the ISS when docked.
• #61 by Chris Bergin on 09 Jul, 2011 13:19
• #62 by Chris Bergin on 09 Jul, 2011 13:19
• One more sweep for the Starboard maybe.
• #63 by LendMeYourYears on 09 Jul, 2011 13:22
• Quote from: Chris Bergin on 09 Jul, 2011 12:50

  Quote from: Longhorn John on 09 Jul, 2011 12:49

  Can you imagine the view on the flight deck from that attitude!
  

  
  Yep, looking out into deep space. If the moon's in field of view, that'd be stunning.
  

  
  Isn't the heads up attitude (the one maintained just before ET sep) better for the mid-deck? Her current one probably is the best for people on the flight deck..? in terms of Line of sight radially away from Earth..
  
  Edit: the SSMEs towards Earth attitude - apparently, she shifted in the time of three posts
• #64 by Chris Bergin on 09 Jul, 2011 13:23
• Well it'll be based on thermal conditions and lighting conditions for the survey.
• #65 by Chris Bergin on 09 Jul, 2011 13:24
• 30 minutes ahead of the timeline now!
  
  "Real pleasure watching you guys work" - Steve Robinson, CAPCOM.
• #66 by Chris Bergin on 09 Jul, 2011 13:24
• 10 mins to go on this starboard survey.
  
  Then crew meal.
• #67 by Chris Bergin on 09 Jul, 2011 13:31
• #68 by Chris Bergin on 09 Jul, 2011 13:33
• Starboard wing survey - complete!
• #69 by Chris Bergin on 09 Jul, 2011 13:34
• Atlantis attitude change for the nose cap survey, prior to the meal as a get-ahead.
• #70 by vanoord on 09 Jul, 2011 13:37
• 45 minutes ahead of timeline, according to the PAO?
• #71 by DaveS on 09 Jul, 2011 13:37
• Quote from: vanoord on 09 Jul, 2011 13:37

  45 minutes ahead of timeline, according to the PAO?
  

  Yes. He got that from the Flight Activities Officer(FAO).
• #72 by robertross on 09 Jul, 2011 13:46
• pretty graphics
• #73 by Chris Bergin on 09 Jul, 2011 13:47
• This is really superb. A four person crew beating the timeline!
  
  Boom transitioning to the nose cap survey position.
• #74 by Stardust9906 on 09 Jul, 2011 13:47
• OBSS moving to nose cap
• #75 by Chris Bergin on 09 Jul, 2011 13:48
• Nice...FRCS region (a bit above).
• #76 by Chris Bergin on 09 Jul, 2011 13:49
• Here's the FRCS:
• #77 by Chris Bergin on 09 Jul, 2011 13:50
• Signs of previous missions on her TPS:
• #78 by Chris Bergin on 09 Jul, 2011 13:50
• Nose cap.
• #79 by Chris Bergin on 09 Jul, 2011 13:53
• At the nose cap. Refining position, will then break and go for a meal....
  
  .....oh now they aren't. They want to press ahead