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#560 by psloss on 21 Jul, 2011 11:15
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#561 by Ford Mustang on 21 Jul, 2011 11:16
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And here come the crew! Bob Cabana rushed over to greet the crew. Sandy's hair looks better on the ground.
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#562 by Ford Mustang on 21 Jul, 2011 11:17
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John Shannon, Angie Brewer also here:
Mike Moses hiding in the background with mike Leinbach and Charlie Bolden, Lori Garver:
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#563 by Chris Bergin on 21 Jul, 2011 11:18
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To paraphrase a certain Vorlon:
"And so, it Ends..."
Heh! Mapp's Dad's dry roll disaster and a mention of a Vorlon has certainly added to the required surreal elements of live thread
Going to sleep for a week soon
Chris, did you actually get more than an hour or two of sleep this last mission?
Huzzah to you and the rest of the NSF regular update crew for all your hard work!
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#564 by Ford Mustang on 21 Jul, 2011 11:19
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Crew seem to be in great spirits. Mike Leinbach has his Atlantis hatch cover still!
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#565 by Ford Mustang on 21 Jul, 2011 11:20
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There's Atlantis with some more of the DAT folks. Crew walking back to the orbiter.
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#566 by Chris Bergin on 21 Jul, 2011 11:20
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#567 by Ford Mustang on 21 Jul, 2011 11:20
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Looking at Rex Walheim's view:
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#568 by Ford Mustang on 21 Jul, 2011 11:21
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How friggin' epic is this. Not that we haven't seen this before, but just think. They were just in SPACE! Now they're under her!
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#569 by psloss on 21 Jul, 2011 11:21
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#570 by juleshow on 21 Jul, 2011 11:22
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LeRoy Cain was on John Shannon's left, and Peggy Whitson was in the background of the crew when they were shaking hands with LeRoy and John.
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#571 by Ford Mustang on 21 Jul, 2011 11:22
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Charlie Bolden with the crew, and Peggy Whitson as well. Hope these guys soak it up, even though it's their job.
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#572 by Ford Mustang on 21 Jul, 2011 11:23
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Doug Hurley talking to Randy Bresnik, both flying on Atlantis recently.
Bob Cabana talking with CDR Fergueson:
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#573 by hygoex on 21 Jul, 2011 11:24
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Somehow, I get the feeling that Mike L's going to be a commodity in the book tour circuit, or end up as LD for Falcon 9.
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#574 by Chris Bergin on 21 Jul, 2011 11:26
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Bob Canaba wrote an amazing memo after launch. I'll use that in an article as it was very special.
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#575 by Ford Mustang on 21 Jul, 2011 11:27
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Everyone trying to move Rex to the microphone, but he wants to share his stories with everyone.
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#576 by Hog on 21 Jul, 2011 11:31
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Mr Bolden refers to the crew as STS-134, obviously in err.
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#577 by RocketEconomist327 on 21 Jul, 2011 11:32
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Thank you NASA and thank you OV-104.
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#578 by Ford Mustang on 21 Jul, 2011 11:34
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With the podium, Charlie Bolden giving a speech:
"Great day to be here and welcome the STS-134 crew back to Florida. (What?
?? This is STS-135!!!!!) No better way to welcome them back. They have become to be known as the Final Four, and have been working like racehorses on orbit whenever you saw them. Fergie and the crew closed out this chapter of exploration, but now we open the door to the one ahead. We were the lucky ones that got the flying done, but we thank the tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, of engineers around the world."
Fergie: "Thanks Charlie, really appreciate the words. Flying in space is a dream, but flying in space with the people you do it with really make the job. This has been a historic mission, a lot of attention paid to this mission, as it brings the Space Shuttle program to close. The four of us were honored to be a part of this, but ultimately it's EVERYONE who worked on the SSP. Although we got to take the ride, we hope that everyone who has worked, touched, looked at, envied, the Orbiter, came with us. We're going to move Atlantis into a museum now, and I want the picture of a 6 year old looking at his father saying "I want to do something like that when I grow up", and our mission will be complete. Atlantis worked beautifully, not a single glitch... well, maybe the door on the WCS which opened up a little bit on re-entry. Thank you all"
Sorry if I butchered anything, still floored by this being the STS-134 crew, and tears running down my face.
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#579 by psloss on 21 Jul, 2011 11:34
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Watching/listening to Commander Ferguson's remarks in the FCR
?? This is STS-135!!!!!) No better way to welcome them back. They have become to be known as the Final Four, and have been working like racehorses on orbit whenever you saw them. Fergie and the crew closed out this chapter of exploration, but now we open the door to the one ahead. We were the lucky ones that got the flying done, but we thank the tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, of engineers around the world."