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#80
by
MKremer
on 19 Sep, 2006 19:35
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nathan.moeller - 19/9/2006 2:09 PM
SFN reports an impact on Atlantis' left wing 14 seconds after liftoff on September 9. Could it have been a tyvek cover that triggered the sensors?
The sensors early after launch could be reading something other than an actualy 'impact' - as Wayne Hale and some others have mentioned, something like the seating of one or more RCS or T-seal panels as the wing is flexing just after launch could potentially trigger a sensor reading.
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#81
by
collectSPACE
on 19 Sep, 2006 19:43
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Photos taken by the STS-115 crew of the debris, obtained from a source, are
now online here.
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#82
by
joncz
on 19 Sep, 2006 19:47
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collectspace - 19/9/2006 3:30 PM
Photos taken by the STS-115 crew of the debris, obtained from a source, are now online here.
That's the same stingray that got Steve Irwin.
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#83
by
lucspace
on 19 Sep, 2006 19:49
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I guess the yellifish-like appearance of the debris in the first picture is due to the movement of the object, and the object is actually staple-shaped?
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#84
by
Oli4
on 19 Sep, 2006 19:49
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Are these pictures from the first or the second event?
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#85
by
psloss
on 19 Sep, 2006 19:51
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collectspace - 19/9/2006 3:30 PM
Photos taken by the STS-115 crew of the debris, obtained from a source, are now online here.
Thanks, Robert.
You realize that you've just released a Rorschach test for space cadets, though, right?
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#86
by
MKremer
on 19 Sep, 2006 19:53
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Oli4 - 19/9/2006 2:36 PM
Are these pictures from the first or the second event?
Looks like the 2nd event, as there's no reports the crew was able to see the 1st event object, and they only reported taking pics of the 2nd object.
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#87
by
lost_shaman
on 19 Sep, 2006 20:01
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Interesting considering Vinogradov also reported an "unknown object" on Sept. 11 '06.
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#88
by
Flightstar
on 19 Sep, 2006 20:02
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Plastic Bag
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#89
by
oscar71
on 19 Sep, 2006 20:05
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lost_shaman - 19/9/2006 2:48 PM
Interesting considering Vinogradov also reported an "unknown object" on Sept. 11 '06.
I vaguely recall that incident. I believe he said it was worm like.
Edit:
Sorry, it was another incident from the 1990s that I was thinking about. I believe it was on Mir.
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#90
by
hoorenz
on 19 Sep, 2006 20:07
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And did he see any engines on that worm to do the same seperation burns Atlantis did?
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#91
by
ApolloLee
on 19 Sep, 2006 20:19
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Being circular and white, this looks similar to the ice debris from the main engines seen in the last mission... but would it fall off this late in the mission?
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#92
by
daveglo
on 19 Sep, 2006 20:23
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NASA TV back live from Atlantis, payload bay remote inspections in progress.
MMT meeting in progress.
FD highlights at 4:00 pm CDT.
MMT news briefing at 5:00 pm CDT.
Live coverage of Soyuz docking tonight @ 11:30.
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#93
by
psloss
on 19 Sep, 2006 20:47
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A little tidbit from Bill Harwood -- "UPDATED at 3 p.m. with additional details on wing leading edge sensors":
http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/current.htmlBut earlier today, "we saw some eight small indications over a couple of minute period," Hale said. "To me, eight indications is not necessarily what I would expect from a micrometeoroid event. It could be some residual from the flight control system check out or the reaction control system hotfire we do. So the team is off looking at that."
Within a few hours, engineers were able to precisely time out the data, showing the sensor was responding to vibrations associated with the hydraulic system. The wing leading edge sensors have never been operational during flight control system checkout and as one source said, "we learn something new on every flight."
(My emphasis.)
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#94
by
uko
on 19 Sep, 2006 20:52
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my quess.. the object was ice.. again
GO ATLANTIS!
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#95
by
daveglo
on 19 Sep, 2006 21:28
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NASA TV replaying 3-way conversation between Atlantis, ISS, & Expedition 14.
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#96
by
Chris Bergin
on 19 Sep, 2006 21:38
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daveglo - 19/9/2006 10:15 PM
NASA TV replaying 3-way conversation between Atlantis, ISS, & Expedition 14.
That was a nice touch.
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#97
by
daveglo
on 19 Sep, 2006 21:50
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Now they're replaying the interviews between the Atlantis crew and some local TV stations. The crew are real heroes for graciously answering some of the inane questions being put to them. One lady just confused the ISS smoke event with the orbiter. Some of these folks are really in a higher orbit.
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#98
by
psloss
on 19 Sep, 2006 21:52
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That was the flight day highlights video.
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#99
by
Chris Bergin
on 19 Sep, 2006 22:01
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