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#180
by
Phillip Clark
on 16 Oct, 2016 21:28
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I thought that it was interesting that reference was made earlier to the Chinese doing bed-rest experiments of 1-2 years in preparation of long-duration space missions.
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#181
by
ZachS09
on 16 Oct, 2016 21:28
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Jing Haipeng preparing the button pointer, one being similar to what they use on the Soyuz.
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#182
by
ZachS09
on 16 Oct, 2016 21:30
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Crew now strapping themselves into their seats.
Consists of four chest belts and two knee pads per crew member.
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#183
by
Satori
on 16 Oct, 2016 21:30
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Taikonauts getting into position on their seats.
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#184
by
Satori
on 16 Oct, 2016 21:31
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#185
by
ZachS09
on 16 Oct, 2016 21:31
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Less than two hours to launch.
Countdown continuing with no problems thus far.
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#186
by
ZachS09
on 16 Oct, 2016 21:33
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Crew now getting their gloves out of their ankle pockets and will soon secure them to their suit arms.
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#187
by
Satori
on 16 Oct, 2016 21:33
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#188
by
ZachS09
on 16 Oct, 2016 21:34
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The only thing left for the crew members is their helmet visors, which they will close at T-4 minutes.
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#189
by
ZachS09
on 16 Oct, 2016 21:35
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Standing by for the fairing hatch to be closed.
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#190
by
ZachS09
on 16 Oct, 2016 21:37
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Some sort of countdown is going on in the background. For what?
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#191
by
ace5
on 16 Oct, 2016 21:37
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Looks like a functional seat
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#192
by
Satori
on 16 Oct, 2016 21:38
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Doing pressure tests on the pressurized space suits.
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#193
by
ZachS09
on 16 Oct, 2016 21:38
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The crew closed their visors early to perform pressure tests on their Launch and Entry suits.
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#194
by
ZachS09
on 16 Oct, 2016 21:40
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Suit pressure tests satisfactory. Crew opening their visors again.
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#195
by
ZachS09
on 16 Oct, 2016 21:41
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CCTV showing flashback to crew conversation with military personnel behind a Plexiglas wall.
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#196
by
TALsite
on 16 Oct, 2016 21:43
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Haipeng and Dong have arrived at the crew service platform, about to ingress Shenzhou 11.
Haipeng, as Commander, will enter first. Dong, as Flight Engineer, will be the last to enter.
The commander (both in Shenzhou and Soyuz) always enters last because his seat it's in the center position, just under the DM hatch..
For the same reason, is the first being extracted on landing.
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#197
by
ZachS09
on 16 Oct, 2016 21:43
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Showing flashback to crew entering crew transfer van.
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#198
by
A12
on 16 Oct, 2016 21:46
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Shouldn't be the pilot on the left couch (left as per the commander's perspective) ?
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#199
by
ZachS09
on 16 Oct, 2016 21:50
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At the present time, the Long March 2F/G rocket is fully fueled with dinitrogen tetroxide as an oxidizer and unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine as the main fuel.