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#20
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Chris Bergin
on 15 Jul, 2011 12:24
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That was objectively incredible
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-july-14-2011/final-countdown
Daily show report on STS-135 launch (MUST WATCH!)
Non-US will need a proxy, unless it gets youtubed, but you have to watch that.
You spend a lot of it ready to dish out some outrage about how it's stupid, but you never go over the edge and then BOOM it gets epic several times over.
Very clever.
Interestingly, I don't think the English comedian is known in the UK. Must have made a name for himself in the US.
I liked that look Jon Stewart gave at the end, as if he knew it was designed to send a message via comedy. He knows his space stuff, so I bet there was a lot of design involved in that.
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#21
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 15 Jul, 2011 12:32
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Per PAO, SMG already looking at landing weather and the long range forecast is favorable
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#22
by
spacedog71
on 15 Jul, 2011 13:14
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#23
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 15 Jul, 2011 13:22
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more media interviews, this time with entire crew
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#24
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 15 Jul, 2011 13:26
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#25
by
robertross
on 15 Jul, 2011 13:46
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Segei Volkov given a good question on how Russia feels about end of shuttle
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#26
by
Chris Bergin
on 15 Jul, 2011 13:54
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And this is Commander Ferguson's best media event, not that he's ever had a bad one. He's being respectful but noting his personal thoughts without showing any signs of being shackled to the party line.
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#27
by
lizzybees
on 15 Jul, 2011 14:06
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Wow, they are really taking advantage of this time...JSC, KSC, HQ, Marshall, Ames, and JAXA so far?
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#28
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 15 Jul, 2011 14:17
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#29
by
robertross
on 15 Jul, 2011 14:19
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#30
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 15 Jul, 2011 14:25
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More equipment that will be returned
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#31
by
mirak
on 15 Jul, 2011 14:49
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Glad to see this on The Daily Show because that viewership is probably the most apathetic demographic when it comes to American Exceptionalism and manned space exploration.
I do hope Jim Lovell was in on the joke because, otherwise, that was pretty disrespectful. And the bit with the little boy in the astronaut suit was hilarious but also a little sad when you think about it.
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#32
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 15 Jul, 2011 14:53
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per MSB, transfer is right on timeline, couple of hiccups were the reason why not ahead any more, 70% complete on transfer expected on the timeline, will have some down time, discusses GPC 4 issue configured as Systems management machine for environmental control and antennas error code was failed to quite (stopped) master alarm, crew spent 30 minutes moving functions to GPC 2 and turned of GPC 4 so slept in 30 minutes, CDR and PLT ran troubleshooting by dumping memory from GPC 1 and then GPC 4, the GPC 4 then worked correctly. No smoking gun right now.
GPC 3 and 4 are now both in sleep mode, will stay in config for a few shifts. Once review data dumps may reveal root cause but GPC 4 has been recovered.
Also broken latch on middeck locker for LiOH canisters. Will need to work on it to transfer canisters to ISS.
Tomorrow will be more transfer, repetition of the same theme.
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#33
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 15 Jul, 2011 15:04
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GPC 3 healthy GPC, nominal config for entry will have all 5, 1-4 will run PAS software redundant to check each other, GPC 5 performs same functions with different software, assign each to drive flight critical bus which link the computer with mechanical systems, four strings/buses with associated computer. All 5 will be up for landing
Philip: Failure signature for GPC 4? Frequency, seen before?
A: Nothing in telemetry, failed to quit out of the blue. Very infrequent failure, second bona fide of this type of GPC. GPC on STS-9 failure was phased out, only time with this type was on Atlantis on GPC 4 on STS-71, not the same GPC though.
Locker that is broken, entire panel fastened to floor with fasteners, will loosen those fasteners and will fix the latch.
on GPC 3, will see how it performs on undock and evaluate for use on landing.Pretty confident wont have switch tease problem again, but will have procedure ready.
Know 3 and 4 failure separate due to different circumstances (3 with switch tease, 4 while crew sleep) but dont know failure cause until dump, but separate signatures. One failed, the other failed to quit. Cautiously optimistic for healthy system.
Question on storage.
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#34
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 15 Jul, 2011 15:26
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Failed to halt, like when close lid on laptop goes to sleep
Sailed to quit, computations stopped in unrecoverable manner so need data dump
GPC 4 mostly like STS-71, GPC 3 more common
Marsha wants to know what could cause shorter mission, if lost 2 for MDF, 3 for next landing opportunity. If had another problem with another computer would look very hard. Issue with GPC 3 know issue, GPC 4 not so much but both have ability for redundant set.
Flight rules for victim of transient? In absence of known cause, if were no software error have specific buses that would be allowed to control (string 4, chosen for hardware connected) String 1-3 are more critical so dont want it controlling it.
None of the computers are down, just have a few leans.Every issue a major one till understand it. Biggest worry is software failure. Expect all 5 GPC's for entry pending data dump analysis.
Impact of not having all 5 GPC's, benefit of having more than one computer to controlling bus strings, can assign particular bus and then monitor each other. This prevents failure, if do not have GPC 4 string 4 would be assigned to another GPC and would pick GPC with greatest failure tolerance.
Problems have slowed crew down, because ahead of timeline before issues are right on the timeline.James Dean want to know the mass on Rafaello but cant say until tomorrow. Extra mass in MPLM due to extra day, will be filled to about 100% and will be able to do some science/samples back on orbiter with extra day.
Question on Typhoon heading to Japan, not know at this time.
South Atlantic Anomaly and the GPC 4? With no other cause, treat GPC as suspect and would not assign it to critical buses. GPS 5 with backup software would not be used, use 1 and 3 for GNC for fly around. For entry would look close to nominal string setup.
If transient, GPC 4 would not be considered failed, have not changed mission plan due to failure only affected sleep time.
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#35
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 15 Jul, 2011 15:27
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wow, learned quite a bit about the GPC's and the buses/strings today.
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#36
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 15 Jul, 2011 15:31
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doing com checks through Dryden, which they are nearly over
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#37
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 15 Jul, 2011 15:38
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sound like the com check with Dryden did not work, MILA will be tomorrow
JEM looking pretty full
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#38
by
FinalFrontier
on 15 Jul, 2011 15:52
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sound like the com check with Dryden did not work, MILA will be tomorrow
JEM looking pretty full
JEM is usually not that full at all
Wow that's alot of stuff, I guess this means the PMM and the JEM's "cabinet" module are already full?
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#39
by
Silmfeanor
on 15 Jul, 2011 16:04
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Glad to see this on The Daily Show because that viewership is probably the most apathetic demographic when it comes to American Exceptionalism and manned space exploration.
Really? Perhaps in the fact of American Exceptionalism, but manned space exploration, space exploration and science in general are quite up their ally, from previous coverage and the like...
Do you remember the Colbert threadmill? That is really the same audience...
Liked the piece, would love to have seen some more coverage.
Wow that's alot of stuff, I guess this means the PMM and the JEM's "cabinet" module are already full?