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#380
by
lcs
on 06 Jun, 2024 16:26
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If Suni is the pilot, why is Butch doing the manual piloting?
This is true of Apollo and Shuttle, the commander flies the vehicle and the "pilot" provides readouts and states to ease the burden of the commander flying the mission.
For example if you listen to the audio of the Apollo 11 landing you will hear Aldrin making callouts while Armstrong is manually flying the landing.
But the CMP flew the CSM without exception.
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#381
by
centaurinasa
on 06 Jun, 2024 16:32
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A5/Starliner CFT: In what is a fluid situation to say the least, NASA now says analysis shows the Starliner has the redundancy they need to push into the keep out sphere and press ahead with docking at the second opportunity; but first, the team is going to conduct additional hot-fire tests of three jets in an attempt to recover the two RCS thrusters that are still off line and to double check the performance of the third
https://x.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1798753808925011992
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#382
by
Skylon
on 06 Jun, 2024 16:34
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But the CMP flew the CSM without exception.
The CMP did that because the CDR had to fly the LM also - on the missions without a LM - Apollo 7 and 8, and the Skylab missions - the CDR retained most of the flying duties. Also, the Shuttle PLT was given some flying responsibilities. For example on Mir and ISS missions the CDR flew the docking, but the PLT flew the undocking and station fly-around.
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#383
by
Norm38
on 06 Jun, 2024 16:42
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CAPCOM advises that they "lost the first docking window" and are still reviewing thruster data. Commentator mentions that the second window opens at 12:33 pm US/Central.
How is there a docking window for two objects 200m apart? Is that a comms window? It can't be anything about physically docking, right?
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#384
by
centaurinasa
on 06 Jun, 2024 16:43
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Waiting for the GO to resume approach and KEEP OUT SPHERE entry.
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#385
by
Lee Jay
on 06 Jun, 2024 16:44
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CAPCOM advises that they "lost the first docking window" and are still reviewing thruster data. Commentator mentions that the second window opens at 12:33 pm US/Central.
How is there a docking window for two objects 200m apart? Is that a comms window? It can't be anything about physically docking, right?
I don't know, but other things that could drive this could be visibility (sun angle) and thermal (also solar situation).
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#386
by
centaurinasa
on 06 Jun, 2024 16:50
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Starliner now inside KOS.
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#387
by
centaurinasa
on 06 Jun, 2024 16:51
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A5/Starliner CFT: I must have missed it, but the Starliner has now resumed its approach and is inside the 200-meter-wide keep-out sphere, on its way to a hold point just 10 meters from the forward port of the International Space Station
https://x.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1798759201499697500
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#388
by
centaurinasa
on 06 Jun, 2024 16:55
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#389
by
centaurinasa
on 06 Jun, 2024 16:56
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Range: 90 meters.
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#390
by
centaurinasa
on 06 Jun, 2024 16:58
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#391
by
centaurinasa
on 06 Jun, 2024 17:00
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#392
by
centaurinasa
on 06 Jun, 2024 17:00
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Range: 63 meters.
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#393
by
centaurinasa
on 06 Jun, 2024 17:03
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#394
by
centaurinasa
on 06 Jun, 2024 17:04
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Range: 44 meters.
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#395
by
centaurinasa
on 06 Jun, 2024 17:05
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40 meters. (0,5 m/s approach rate)
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#396
by
centaurinasa
on 06 Jun, 2024 17:07
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#397
by
centaurinasa
on 06 Jun, 2024 17:08
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#398
by
centaurinasa
on 06 Jun, 2024 17:09
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#399
by
centaurinasa
on 06 Jun, 2024 17:11
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