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Live: STS-115 FD 8
by
chksix
on 16 Sep, 2006 07:36
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I'd better get the ball rolling. What will happen today?
Info from PAO: First half of the day off to relax then PAO events with media interviews.
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#1
by
HKS
on 16 Sep, 2006 09:28
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Here is the plan from NASA TV on FD8
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#2
by
jacqmans
on 16 Sep, 2006 10:00
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it's also a relax day for the forum....
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#3
by
JJ..
on 16 Sep, 2006 11:03
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it's also a relax day for the forum....
can't we have pics of em relaxing for a change then ? (lol)
its been a hectic few days for the crew,and for everybody who's contributed to this site,
thanks for all the updates,its given following the flight a whole new dimension,
JJ.. (JJ-UK)
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#4
by
Chris Bergin
on 16 Sep, 2006 11:13
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JJ.. - 16/9/2006 11:50 AM
it's also a relax day for the forum....
can't we have pics of em relaxing for a change then ? (lol)
its been a hectic few days for the crew,and for everybody who's contributed to this site,
thanks for all the updates,its given following the flight a whole new dimension,
JJ.. (JJ-UK)
Good to see more Yorkshire on the site
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#5
by
dutch courage
on 16 Sep, 2006 11:46
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JJ.. - 16/9/2006 12:50 PM
can't we have pics of em relaxing for a change then ? (lol)
Earlier Jeff called to Huston and invited them on board via KU. I haven't seen any images inside the lab as yet.
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#6
by
eeergo
on 16 Sep, 2006 12:31
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Right now they're showing images of the astronauts inside Destiny... pretty crowded
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#7
by
eeergo
on 16 Sep, 2006 12:36
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Haha, don't know if any of you noticed, but right now Vinogradov just started shaking like mad

This man seemed cold, but he isn't so much after all!
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#8
by
Stardust9906
on 16 Sep, 2006 13:00
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#9
by
Zen Punk
on 16 Sep, 2006 14:11
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Hardly anyone wants to talk to pavel in PAO events - I wonder if he feels left out?
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#10
by
psloss
on 16 Sep, 2006 14:12
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That was nicely symbolic: NBC "can't" interview the crew; meanwhile, "serious" celebrity gossip about the death of Anna Nicole Smith's son goes on in the background. Nicely underscores where the ratings are.
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#11
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Paul Adams
on 16 Sep, 2006 14:17
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psloss - 16/9/2006 8:59 AM
That was nicely symbolic: NBC "can't" interview the crew; meanwhile, "serious" celebrity gossip about the death of Anna Nicole Smith's son goes on in the background. Nicely underscores where the ratings are.
I noticed that - shame on NBC. What a load of crap priorities on thier part. Boycot!
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#12
by
astrobrian
on 16 Sep, 2006 14:17
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Someone needs to send the networks a press release stating there is a problem just to get them to fucus back on the station
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#13
by
psloss
on 16 Sep, 2006 14:18
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Paul Adams - 16/9/2006 10:04 AM
I noticed that - shame on NBC. What a load of crap priorities on thier part. Boycot!
That's not their priorities, that comes from their audience. (They aren't the only ones devoting hours to discuss this.)
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#14
by
psloss
on 16 Sep, 2006 14:21
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Status briefing with Paul Dye coming off shift...mostly talking about tomorrow and Monday.
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#15
by
psloss
on 16 Sep, 2006 15:19
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Slight aside, but it looks like they're working on the S3/S4 batteries in the SSPF today for Atlantis' next flight...
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#16
by
MKremer
on 16 Sep, 2006 16:23
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Yup, I noticed that, also. Doing battery replacements (actually, they only got through one or two before quitting for the day).
Those are *big* batteries!
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#17
by
nathan.moeller
on 16 Sep, 2006 16:25
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Slightly OT - Forecasters report high chances of crosswinds and thunderstorms at the SLF landing day with improving weather the next day. Radiator and arrays look great! Mostly just transfers today I see! Anyone have info on what's being transferred between the two craft?
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#18
by
DaveS
on 16 Sep, 2006 16:41
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nathan.moeller - 16/9/2006 6:12 PM
Slightly OT - Forecasters report high chances of crosswinds and thunderstorms at the SLF landing day with improving weather the next day.
Where did you get this from? The latest weekly forecast from the 45th Weather Squardon at CCAFS only has a 30% chance for T-storms for Wednesday morning(which is when landing is scheduled, 5:57 am EDT).
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#19
by
nathan.moeller
on 16 Sep, 2006 16:55
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SFN. 30% huh? Not as bad as they made it sound. Good to know though. But the outlook does improve Thursday. Atlantis has enough supplies to stay in orbit for an additional three days if necessary. Will they do it the same way as the last two where they activate Edwards only after the first attempt falls through?
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#20
by
MKremer
on 16 Sep, 2006 17:17
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I believe the have enough consumables to last through at least one or two extra days if KSC isn't available right away.
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#21
by
Chris Bergin
on 16 Sep, 2006 17:39
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nathan.moeller - 16/9/2006 5:12 PM
Slightly OT - Forecasters report high chances of crosswinds and thunderstorms at the SLF landing day with improving weather the next day. Radiator and arrays look great! Mostly just transfers today I see! Anyone have info on what's being transferred between the two craft?
Remember that we've got a thread dedicated to the forecast on this Atlantis section.
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#22
by
DaveS
on 16 Sep, 2006 18:03
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MKremer - 16/9/2006 7:04 PM
I believe the have enough consumables to last through at least one or two extra days if KSC isn't available right away.
They got consumables to last through Friday if needed,
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#23
by
JimO
on 16 Sep, 2006 22:08
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If it's slow, let me throw this in -- the discussion on another loop about Vinogradov's comment monday (about 1:30 pm EDT) about an 'unknown object' has snowballed. Does anybody have a sound capture of that particular sequence where we can listen to the actual Russian and then the interpreter's quick translation? No hurry -- but the 'mystery comment' is catching fire in all the usual suspect internet sites.
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#24
by
Shuttle Man
on 16 Sep, 2006 22:15
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Thankfully this site avoids such UFO nonsense. Maybe such UFO stories should remain on those usual suspect sites?
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#25
by
Paul Adams
on 16 Sep, 2006 22:21
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psloss - 16/9/2006 9:05 AM
Paul Adams - 16/9/2006 10:04 AM
I noticed that - shame on NBC. What a load of crap priorities on thier part. Boycot!
That's not their priorities, that comes from their audience. (They aren't the only ones devoting hours to discuss this.)
Shame on the audiance. Boycot!!
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#26
by
psloss
on 16 Sep, 2006 22:27
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Paul Adams - 16/9/2006 6:08 PM
psloss - 16/9/2006 9:05 AM
Paul Adams - 16/9/2006 10:04 AM
I noticed that - shame on NBC. What a load of crap priorities on thier part. Boycot!
That's not their priorities, that comes from their audience. (They aren't the only ones devoting hours to discuss this.)
Shame on the audiance. Boycot!! 
Yeah...but I think we'd need to move the human nature discussion to a different site, if not forum...
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#27
by
Bubbinski
on 16 Sep, 2006 22:34
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I wonder if the "unknown object" Vinogradov was talking about was one of the lost bolts? Have the lost items from the spacewalks been tracked now?