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#40
by
psloss
on 10 Sep, 2006 13:05
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sbt - 10/9/2006 8:39 AM
psloss - 10/9/2006 1:09 PM
The fuel cell issue was known -- that's what stopped them from launch attempts on Wednesday and Thursday to troubleshoot.
Yeah, I should have made that clearer (_I_ knew, but does the reader?)
The intended audience for the execute packages is the crew and they are probably posted publicly due to news media request. I'm happy to see them, and anyone can read them, but it doesn't matter to the publisher of this material if anyone outside the intended audience understands.
(It's PAO's problem.
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#41
by
dutch courage
on 10 Sep, 2006 13:13
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#42
by
SimonShuttle
on 10 Sep, 2006 13:13
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Everything I've seen is very clean, especially on the RCC. Can we have images back, as I always enjoyed the screenshots from STS-121, even if they are attached.
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#43
by
sbt
on 10 Sep, 2006 13:30
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psloss - 10/9/2006 1:52 PM
The intended audience for the execute packages is the crew and they are probably posted publicly due to news media request. I'm happy to see them, and anyone can read them, but it doesn't matter to the publisher of this material if anyone outside the intended audience understands.
I should have made myself clear again...
I was referring to the reader of my post, not that of the original MEP, whose purpose and intended audience I understand (and hence why we won't see one for Day 3 until it written at the end of Day 2).
For folks that don't, here is my understanding. They are a list of updates to existing plans and documents held aboard the shuttle. Its so large in part due to NASA generally[1] sending whole replacement document sections rather than individual pages or single line change requests to keep things simple for the crew and because many changes involve wholesale revisions to plans.
The Mission Summary which contains an updated set of abort options, system status etc. is stand alone, it updates nothing, it is the Mission Summary for the relevant day.
The alternative is to, for small items that are known to require a 'last minute' update, to have a fill-in box on the procedures. You can hear this in progress when the Commander fills in items such as Barometric Pressure and Abort parameters read to him by the CAPCOM just before launch.
[1] There is one example of a 'single line change' in todays MEP.
Rick
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#44
by
DaveS
on 10 Sep, 2006 13:32
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Orbit 1 is signing off and handing over to Orbit 2.
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#45
by
Avron
on 10 Sep, 2006 13:35
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SimonShuttle - 10/9/2006 9:00 AM
Everything I've seen is very clean, especially on the RCC. Can we have images back, as I always enjoyed the screenshots from STS-121, even if they are attached.
this is the shot that they asked to return to , approx 30 mins back...
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#46
by
psloss
on 10 Sep, 2006 13:37
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sbt - 10/9/2006 9:17 AM
psloss - 10/9/2006 1:52 PM
The intended audience for the execute packages is the crew and they are probably posted publicly due to news media request. I'm happy to see them, and anyone can read them, but it doesn't matter to the publisher of this material if anyone outside the intended audience understands.
I should have made myself clear again...
No problem, Rick -- I didn't finish my thought, either, which is this: I don't want to clutter up the threads, so I'd rather wait for someone to ask for an explanation than to presuppose that someone will ask.
There are lots of things going on and while I have some open questions, I also don't want to lose track of the real-time events.
Just my opinion.
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#47
by
RG-4
on 10 Sep, 2006 13:44
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I've been watching the port wing RCC inspection, during the center pass (step 4 I believe)
I noticed what looked to be a chip on the T-Seal between panel 8 and 9.
Did anybody catch this or is it a reflection or bird poop again?
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#48
by
psloss
on 10 Sep, 2006 13:49
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RG-4 - 10/9/2006 9:31 AM
I've been watching the port wing RCC inspection, during the center pass (step 4 I believe)
I noticed what looked to be a chip on the T-Seal between panel 8 and 9.
Did anybody catch this or is it a reflection or bird poop again?
I think I saw that -- but no idea what it is or its origin. Wonder what the pre-launch reference photos look like...
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#49
by
sbt
on 10 Sep, 2006 13:59
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psloss - 10/9/2006 2:24 PM
There are lots of things going on and while I have some open questions, I also don't want to lose track of the real-time events.
Whilst this post goes against that (last one, I promise!) I agree with those sentiments, whilst we can just about get away with this discussion during a 'quiet' phase today Day 3 is going to be hectic (although I will be at work
) and exchanges such as these will have to be clamped down on.
May I suggest that Day 3 has two threads, 'Discusion' and 'Events' so background info, questions etc. can still be asked and answered.
My intent in the 'Issues' post was to cut down on the 'how is X doing' posts and the almost inevitable multiple answers. IMHO one big post is less disruptive than many small ones. Perhaps someone else could do something similar tomorrow on the 'Discussion' thread.
Rick
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#50
by
dutch courage
on 10 Sep, 2006 14:30
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Does anybody know the last name of the PAO officer at the mission status briefing, John ... ?
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#51
by
psloss
on 10 Sep, 2006 14:32
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FWIW, a short post Orbit 1 shift status briefing -- nothing to report in terms of analysis of the inspection data yet. Paul Dye provided explanations of some of the items in the execute package.
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#52
by
nathan.moeller
on 10 Sep, 2006 14:32
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Good shots from orbit! Just got up. Anyone seen anything suspicious like Tony Cecacci's "surface deposits?"
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#53
by
Stardust9906
on 10 Sep, 2006 14:51
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SimonShuttle - 10/9/2006 2:00 PM
Everything I've seen is very clean, especially on the RCC. Can we have images back, as I always enjoyed the screenshots from STS-121, even if they are attached.
Right you are.
Views of the RCC panels and nosecap and a couple of nice views of Earth.
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#54
by
psloss
on 10 Sep, 2006 14:53
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OBSS is being berthed at this time.
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#55
by
Stardust9906
on 10 Sep, 2006 14:58
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#56
by
SimonShuttle
on 10 Sep, 2006 15:10
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Stardust9906 - 10/9/2006 9:38 AM
SimonShuttle - 10/9/2006 2:00 PM
Everything I've seen is very clean, especially on the RCC. Can we have images back, as I always enjoyed the screenshots from STS-121, even if they are attached.
Right you are.
Views of the RCC panels and nosecap and a couple of nice views of Earth.
Thanks mate.
Hey Chris, our article headline some homage to Depeche Mode?
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#57
by
Chris Bergin
on 10 Sep, 2006 15:22
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Certainly is
Although there's a really good rock version around too, but that is a classic.
More to follow when apt
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#58
by
Stardust9906
on 10 Sep, 2006 15:34
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Robotic arm survey of the crew cabin underway.
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#59
by
Oli4
on 10 Sep, 2006 15:59
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Is the Shuttle a Microsoft Windows driven vehicle?! I didn't know that. :s And I'm not sure if i like that either.
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) and exchanges such as these will have to be clamped down on.