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#180
by
Jurschen
on 20 Jul, 2011 09:19
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#181
by
tbigby
on 20 Jul, 2011 09:19
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Well, congratulations to the teams for 30 years of pushing the boundaries of space, performing research and science that will pave the future for decades to come. These incredible machines have done their work thanks to lifetimes dedicated to the cause. Sadly, it is time for the programme to end, and we must pay tribute to those fallen along the way. But it is the foundations of the Shuttle legacy on which the next generation of exploration will be based- and thanks must be given to all those who made this programme possible.
Thanks also to Chris and the NSF team for your insightful coverage behind the scenes- it brings the detail to the fore and delivers a whole new insight to the industry.
Looking forward to the next adventures in the final frontier!
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#182
by
Chris Bergin
on 20 Jul, 2011 09:20
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Fox News guy sounds overly excited, but in a good way.
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#183
by
Chris Bergin
on 20 Jul, 2011 09:33
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Aww, nice sign off from Houston ACR. Last ever time for a Shuttle mission.
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#184
by
Jurschen
on 20 Jul, 2011 09:35
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#185
by
Chris Bergin
on 20 Jul, 2011 09:35
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Ok, I better get an article written.
Keep the excellent comments coming, really has turned out to be a great thread with the addition comments.
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#186
by
Chris Bergin
on 20 Jul, 2011 09:36
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Water dump coming up. L-1 Comm checks in one hour.
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#187
by
racshot65
on 20 Jul, 2011 09:45
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Ground going off comms for 5 mins to take a team picture
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#188
by
marshallsplace
on 20 Jul, 2011 09:51
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I am really going to miss this......
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#189
by
racshot65
on 20 Jul, 2011 09:55
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Trying to send down some video, theres a problem with the audio though
Going to send it down digitally in 50 mins
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#190
by
racshot65
on 20 Jul, 2011 10:01
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#191
by
racshot65
on 20 Jul, 2011 10:03
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Crew thanks the team who worked on the GPC's and Kevin McKlenny (sp?)
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#192
by
geoffw
on 20 Jul, 2011 10:16
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Hi,
Long time lurker, recent L2 member (wow, that is cool!) and first time poster.
It is truly sad that Shuttle operations are coming to an end. I certainly recall watching the Enterprise test flights, staying up to watch STS-1 take flight, watched the multitude of triumphs since then, the awful tragedies and now the closing of the program. Unfortunately never got to see a launch live (yay for NASA TV HD) but have watched numerous STS and ISS passes overhead Perth (the City of Light some chap called John Glenn twice said) and from other locales (all my friends will ask when the next pass will be! Sadly it’s been clouded over here the past few days for the best passes). I did get to meet a couple of Astronauts (Andy Thomas and Megan McArthur) during visits to Perth and listened with eagerness to their stories.
Now we must move on to other things and other ways of getting out there, so thank you and well done to all the teams out there that made this happen over the past 30+ years. Everyone can hold their heads high, point to a fast moving light in the sky and say “I helped put that up there”.
Thanks also to Chris and his team for the best website on the planet (better acquire marsspaceflight.com!). Thanks to the many and varied contributors who make this such a great community, whether from inside or outside the industry. I’m sure the coverage will be just as good for future vehicles and crews.
Safe trip home Atlantis.
GeoffW.
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#193
by
Stardust9906
on 20 Jul, 2011 10:32
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This feels like losing something that has been a large part of my life for the past 30 years which is very upsetting. As far as the Orbiters are concerned, this may sound silly but it feels like losing old friends. Watching the launch and orbit ops it all looked so very familiar yet it was that little bit different knowing that this was the last time.
As bad as I feel it must be so much worse for the Orbiter processing teams who genuinely think of these vehicles as family and who will probably be losing the job they love after all this is over. I would like to thank everyone involved with the Shuttle and want you guys to know how much your efforts have been appreciated.
I would also like to say that following the missions here on this forum since STS-114 has been great. It’s so much better sharing this with fellow Shuttle fans.
Hail Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour
Hail the Shuttle workforce.
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#194
by
saturnsky
on 20 Jul, 2011 10:38
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Just a short but heart felt THANK YOU to all who provided commentary and info to make an outsider feel like a space program insider!! To those who work in the space community thanks for all you have done,,and will do, to make this a better world,,,and to Shuttle fleet, thank you for 30 wonderful years....Peter
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#195
by
vanoord
on 20 Jul, 2011 10:40
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By the look of it, this orbit should bring
Atlantis back into daylight somewhere over Florida.
Would be nice to be able to see / get a full daylight passage worth of footage of the Earth from the payload bay camera, without the cutting away to other shots - presumably NASA gets full downloads of all onboard cameras when they have Ku-band coverage, so they could release the footage of one of the final orbits?
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#196
by
vanoord
on 20 Jul, 2011 10:46
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#197
by
Chris Bergin
on 20 Jul, 2011 10:47
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MILA air-to-ground checks taking place.
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#198
by
MadameConcorde
on 20 Jul, 2011 10:50
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Reflecting on the Space Shuttle program and its un-timely ending, I will let Ludwig van Beethoven depict my feelings.
Adagio assai (Part 1)
Adagio assai (Part 2)
I dedicate this Masterpiece to the thousands of unknown/anonymous Space Shuttle program workers who have made the adventure possible.
Thank you all for the fabulous work accomplished throughout the years.
And as we wind on down the road,
our shadows taller than our soul,
there walks a lady we all know
who shines a light and wants to show
how everything still turns to gold.
And if you listen very hard,
the tune will come to you at last
when all is one and one is all
to be a rock and not to roll...
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#199
by
vanoord
on 20 Jul, 2011 10:52
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Heading up the East Coast of the USA - image flipped upside-down for clarity.
