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#160
by
realtime
on 20 Sep, 2006 03:40
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Elektron's offline for who knows how long and the US OGS isn't scheduled to be operational until spring '07.
12 people on orbit at once. 12 O2 candles/day. What's the inventory, I wonder?
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#161
by
NASA_Twix_JSC
on 20 Sep, 2006 03:41
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realtime - 19/9/2006 10:27 PM
Elektron's offline for who knows how long and the US OGS isn't scheduled to be operational until spring '07.
12 people on orbit at once. 12 O2 candles/day. What's the inventory, I wonder?
It may be on one of the huge amount of mission documentation on L2, if not I'm sure it will be on request.
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#162
by
MKremer
on 20 Sep, 2006 03:49
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realtime - 19/9/2006 10:27 PM
Elektron's offline for who knows how long...
Eh, the Electron problem, I don't think, isn't serious enough to keep it offline if an emergency occurs. From reports of the problem, it's mainly cleanup and ensuring further operation doesn't encounter leaks again. In a Safe Haven situation I think the extra conservative restraints to operation won't be as much as a top priority. (meaning as long as it can now operate without the same type of leaks, it's ok to use - instead of preventing operation because of a mere threat of leaks)
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#163
by
realtime
on 20 Sep, 2006 03:50
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Did a search on all forums for SFOGS. Two matches. Neither helpful, so I'm guessing it's not there or missed by the search engine (attachments? jpegs?).
I'm sure ISS mission control has a good idea and like I said, it's way too early to worry. Let's hope it turns out to be unnecessary.
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#164
by
Bubbinski
on 20 Sep, 2006 03:55
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Now IF there is a CSCS situation, there wouldn't be 12 people on orbit for very long, right? After all I would think Ansari and the Exp. 13 crew would go home on one of the Soyuzes to get them home on schedule and reduce the number of people the station has to support.
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#165
by
MKremer
on 20 Sep, 2006 04:01
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Yes, I would guess (though it's not been publicised) that the 13 crew would exit (with Ansari) ASAP to give the rest as much life support/consumables as possible.
(It would be a damn shame if that had to happen, obviously)
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#166
by
realtime
on 20 Sep, 2006 04:10
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Soyuz just passed 34 miles beneath Atlantis. Pretty cool.
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#167
by
Avron
on 20 Sep, 2006 04:14
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#168
by
MKremer
on 20 Sep, 2006 04:15
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That's kind of close (though safe), considering how much 'space' is in space.
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#169
by
Avron
on 20 Sep, 2006 04:17
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MKremer - 20/9/2006 12:02 AM
That's kind of close (though safe), considering how much 'space' is in space.
sounds like the Soyuz could see the Shuttle but the Shuttle has its belly facing the earth so they may not be able to see the Soyuz
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#170
by
realtime
on 20 Sep, 2006 04:19
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Avron - 19/9/2006 11:56 PM
Soyuz just past 34 miles below the Shuttle
Heh! More synchronicity!
OT - They're passing instructions to STS and ISS via printer. The crew has an "internet phone" -- VoIP? I'm guessing there's a VPN? I wonder if they can Google from space, or maybe even read this forum? Does NASA IT firewall that stuff?
These protocols will probably still work well enough on Moon missions, but they'll have to work out other mission protocols for Mars.
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#171
by
MKremer
on 20 Sep, 2006 04:20
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From that distance, even picking out the orbiter bottom against the Earth would be somewhat hit-and-miss without knowing, almost exactly, where it should be.
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#172
by
Avron
on 20 Sep, 2006 04:22
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MKremer - 20/9/2006 12:07 AM
From that distance, even picking out the orbiter bottom against the Earth would be somewhat hit-and-miss without knowing, almost exactly, where it should be.
It sounded like the STS folks could not make out what was out back of them.. Shuttle or Soyuz but they said they did see something...
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#173
by
realtime
on 20 Sep, 2006 04:23
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Jeff Williams said he saw Atlantis on the horizon, then thought better of it -- 121 miles away. Ground said, no, it probably was shuttle at sunrise. Amazing.
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#174
by
Avron
on 20 Sep, 2006 04:31
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#175
by
Bubbinski
on 20 Sep, 2006 04:37
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Here's the back of the orbiter.
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#176
by
Avron
on 20 Sep, 2006 04:40
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Keep a eye out for Soyuz...
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#177
by
realtime
on 20 Sep, 2006 04:43
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I guess we don't get a look from the business end of the arm until later...
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#178
by
Bubbinski
on 20 Sep, 2006 04:43
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Looks like the arm's getting closer to the wing. No sign of Soyuz yet.
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#179
by
Avron
on 20 Sep, 2006 04:44
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Looks real close to the OBSS..
