What did they just say about the antenna? I only caught the last bit...did she say it deployed at undocking?
I'm not sure but it looks like it said that...
addendum to the Kurs antenna failure to deploy checklist
"crush slightly during docking and then reattempt deploy"
Wow! The undeployed Kurs antenna actually DEPLOYED upon undocking!
This imparted a slight rate on the Progress, but attitude has been recovered.
ohhh I missed it...
only got a few screen grabs from the other site:
Live coverage ends. Rui and G.Penguin - you guys have been busy today, thanks for all the coverage! Nice to see Anna Fisher on Capcom today.
Of note, one of the more notable items now leaving the space station with Progress M-19M...
Off and no longer running: Space station's first treadmill jettisoned with trashhttp://www.collectspace.com/news/news-061113b.htmlA space apparatus that for more than a dozen years enabled both astronauts and cosmonauts to literally run around the Earth bid farewell to its home on orbit Tuesday (June 11). The International Space Station's original treadmill is now on its way to its fiery destruction aboard a spent Russian cargo freighter.
The now-discarded exercise device, called the "Treadmill Vibration Isolation System," or TVIS (pronounced "tee-viss"), was used by the orbiting outpost's first 34 resident crews from November 2000 until March of this year, when it was replaced by a new Russian-built unit. The 12-year-old running machine (and sometimes marathon track) was previously succeeded by a more advanced U.S. treadmill that was famously re-named after the television comedian Stephen Colbert.
Here's the highest res (~1360 x 900) screenshots I could get at undocking - still not enough detail to discern any damage to the LRR.
I wonder why there is no information about deploying of antenna on NASA website. And nowhere at all. Only on NASA TV.
I wonder why there is no information about deploying of antenna on NASA website. And nowhere at all. Only on NASA TV
Okay, as per Novosti kosmonavtiki forum, the antenna has been opened.
Of note, one of the more notable items now leaving the space station with Progress M-19M...
Off and no longer running: Space station's first treadmill jettisoned with trash
The space station's original treadmill has not yet run its course.
The "Treadmill Vibration Isolation System" (TVIS), which was used by both astronauts and cosmonauts to exercise aboard the International Space Station for more than 12 years was not jettisoned on Tuesday (June 11) on board a spent Russian cargo freighter, as earlier reported.
A NASA spokesperson confirmed Tuesday afternoon that the information earlier provided to collectSPACE.com by the space agency was in error.
The device, which is no longer in use, will instead leave the space station and be discarded with the next Russian unmanned resupply vehicle, Progress M-18M (50P), which as of Tuesday was scheduled to undock on July 26. After its departure, the cargo craft and its contents — including the TVIS treadmill — will be destroyed during its descent back into Earth's atmosphere.
The TVIS was replaced aboard the station by a Russian-built unit that was first put into use recently and by a more advanced U.S. treadmill named after television comedian Stephen Colbert.
The original article, unedited, follows below:
http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-061113c.html
http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/heo/reports/iss_reports/2013/ISS_Daily_Summary_Report__061113.html"51 Progress (51P) Undocking: The 51P vehicle successfully undocked from the Russian Segment Service Module (SM) aft docking port at 8:58 am CDT after the command to open the vehicle hooks was issued at 8:56 am CDT. the separation appeared smooth with no vibrations noted. Video from the Progress vehicle showed that the SM docking ring surface appeared nominal and free of debris.
Telemetry indicated that the АСФ-02 antenna that had not deployed prior to docking deployed after hook opening. Pre-undocking analysis by NASA ground specialists indicated that should the antenna deploy, a nominal clearance of 2 mm between the antenna and in other SM obstructions should have existed. The first fifteen second burn separation burn was completed at approximately 9:01 am CDT. Following several days of the Russian Radar-Progress experiment, the deorbit of the vehicle is planned for GMT 170 (June 19th, 2013) starting at approximately 7:52 am CDT. Specialists are reviewing data and photography of the Progress taken by the ISS crew"
Hmm... no one is concerned that this naughty little Progress has caused damage that may prevent the next ATV from docking there? We will soon know enough when it undocks in less than 2 hours from now....
I'm certainly concerned, but there's not a thing I can do about it (unless they approve me for a flight and to go EVA)
There is an interesting comment about this incident in the recently released
EVA 23 Mishap Investigation Report.
On page 119, Observation O-9:
The pace and potential hazards associated with EVAs on ISS are similar to other activities that should receive similar scrutiny by the ISS Program.
[...]
To determine other areas which share characteristics with EVAs, per the direction of the Appointing Official, the MIB interviewed several experienced ISS Flight Directors, and used the experience of the MIB members.
One of the areas identified is "Visiting Vehicle operations". The report then states:
Of greater concern, as expressed during interviews, is the operation of Russian vehicles in proximity of ISS. Interviewees mentioned several incidents in the past few years that made them call into question the safety of Russian ground control team philosophy. One incident that was mentioned related to an undeployed antenna on a Progress cargo vehicle which presented a potential risk to the docking interface. Despite protests from the US ground team and management, the Russians proceeded with docking. While docking was successful, damage was done to the Progress vehicle and the risk to ISS was taken unilaterally by an International Partner. Having an established chain of command is critical for safe ISS operations. In addition, it’s clear that when commercial entities begin providing crew launch services, the level of cooperation between NASA and the commercial companies will need to be very high.
(emphasis mine)
