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#700
by
psloss
on 21 Jul, 2011 16:35
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Quick photo op (edit: more than one)
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#701
by
Chris Bergin
on 21 Jul, 2011 16:35
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Very touching. Loudest applause.
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#702
by
psloss
on 21 Jul, 2011 16:37
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Scratch part of that -- could also be getting some pictures with friends and family.
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#703
by
Chris Bergin
on 21 Jul, 2011 16:38
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Need to get that grumpy kid away from the open mic
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#704
by
Naito
on 21 Jul, 2011 16:39
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Very touching, astronauts waving and giving thumbs up to Atlantis
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#705
by
HelixSpiral
on 21 Jul, 2011 16:39
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Could see Fergie waving at the person(s) in Atlantis.
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#706
by
psloss
on 21 Jul, 2011 16:40
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Thrown it back to the shot from the VAB roof. Wonder how long until they head back into finishing the tow and get her spotted in the bay.
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#707
by
psloss
on 21 Jul, 2011 16:42
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Could see Fergie waving at the person(s) in Atlantis.
Yes, Spacecraft Operators (SCOs). I didn't see the "white room" truck go up to the hatch, so they've been in there the whole time the convoy has been parked.
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#708
by
lcs
on 21 Jul, 2011 16:43
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Need to get that grumpy kid away from the open mic
Well, I think he said that the space shuttle "was stinky". I've often wondered what the orbiters smell like after being baked in solar UV for over a week, not to mention the APU exhaust deposits. Maybe the kid was telling us something nobody ever mentions.
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#709
by
DaveS
on 21 Jul, 2011 16:48
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Thrown it back to the shot from the VAB roof. Wonder how long until they head back into finishing the tow and get her spotted in the bay.
Plan is to do the SCO changeout at 2pm EDT and begin the roll-in after that. It also seems that PAO has installed 360 panoramic camera in the crew module that will need 30 minutes to be removed. The White Room will be positioned at 1:45pm EDT.
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#710
by
psloss
on 21 Jul, 2011 16:49
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Thrown it back to the shot from the VAB roof. Wonder how long until they head back into finishing the tow and get her spotted in the bay.
Plan is to do the SCO changeout at 2pm EDT and begin the roll-in after that. It also seems that PAO has installed 360 panoramic camera in the crew module that will need 30 minutes to be removed.
Cool, thanks for monitoring that, Dave.
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#711
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 21 Jul, 2011 16:56
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#712
by
Riley1066
on 21 Jul, 2011 16:56
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Where exactly was Atlantis when it started the deorbit burn? (If I may ask, I forgot)
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#713
by
clevelas
on 21 Jul, 2011 16:59
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I've been lurking on NSF since I was making plans to watch the STS-129 launch in '09. Finally created an account today so I could make a post.
I've always enjoyed following the shuttle program, but it didn't really 'grab' me until they announced the program was coming to an end. Living in the northwest, I never really had an opportunity to see a launch. So when my wife and I were making plans for a vacation in November, I said 'how does Florida sound?'. She said 'The weather is warm there, right?', so we went. It was amazing spending 10 days in a place that literally lived and breathed space. There was a scrub on the Atlas 5 launch we tried to see, but the shuttle lifted off right on time. And witnessing that from the causeway (thanks to KSC visitors center for the amazing help with tickets) with all those people (can't imagine the scene for the last few), was just amazing.
Since that trip, I've been following every mission on NSF. Thank you all for the dedication and the unique insights. Best space sight on the internet! I look forward to following whatever comes next with you all!
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#714
by
Orbiter
on 21 Jul, 2011 17:00
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Live NTV coverage has ended for the 135 and the Space Shuttle program.
Orbiter
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#715
by
Kel
on 21 Jul, 2011 17:07
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Need to get that grumpy kid away from the open mic
Well, I think he said that the space shuttle "was stinky". I've often wondered what the orbiters smell like after being baked in solar UV for over a week, not to mention the APU exhaust deposits. Maybe the kid was telling us something nobody ever mentions.
Most likely the "locker room" smell.
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#716
by
Chris Bergin
on 21 Jul, 2011 17:12
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#717
by
PahTo
on 21 Jul, 2011 17:14
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Cdr Ferguson did note the door to the WCS flew open during entry...
Seriously though, I have often wondered about the smells after a long mission. I imagine something like STS-125 works the systems pretty good!
Need to get that grumpy kid away from the open mic
Well, I think he said that the space shuttle "was stinky". I've often wondered what the orbiters smell like after being baked in solar UV for over a week, not to mention the APU exhaust deposits. Maybe the kid was telling us something nobody ever mentions.
Most likely the "locker room" smell.
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#718
by
Chris Bergin
on 21 Jul, 2011 17:14
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I've been lurking on NSF since I was making plans to watch the STS-129 launch in '09. Finally created an account today so I could make a post.
I've always enjoyed following the shuttle program, but it didn't really 'grab' me until they announced the program was coming to an end. Living in the northwest, I never really had an opportunity to see a launch. So when my wife and I were making plans for a vacation in November, I said 'how does Florida sound?'. She said 'The weather is warm there, right?', so we went. It was amazing spending 10 days in a place that literally lived and breathed space. There was a scrub on the Atlas 5 launch we tried to see, but the shuttle lifted off right on time. And witnessing that from the causeway (thanks to KSC visitors center for the amazing help with tickets) with all those people (can't imagine the scene for the last few), was just amazing.
Since that trip, I've been following every mission on NSF. Thank you all for the dedication and the unique insights. Best space sight on the internet! I look forward to following whatever comes next with you all!
That's awesome. We pull in massive numbers for the news site, less for the forum and then the ratio of guests vs members is huge, so to see some of these "guests/lurkers
" open the door and say hello is very touching.
Welcome to the site's forum and stick around. We need a period of reflection, we need to pay respect to the many friends of ours losing their jobs, and then we'll push on, big time.
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#719
by
Jason1701
on 21 Jul, 2011 17:18
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Did anyone record the part where they were playing the Voyager theme? I love that.
