Author Topic: STS-124 Update Thread (Read 14054 times)

Ben E · « **Reply #20 on:** 05/03/2007 08:00 am »

Dave Griggs was originally the PLT for STS-33, but was killed in an aircraft crash a few months before launch. He was replaced by John Blaha, who was at the time training as PLT for STS-40. Actually, both Griggs and STS-33 CDR Fred Gregory were 1978 selectees, both on their second flights, but Gregory had previous PLT experience, whilst Griggs had previously flown as a Mission Specialist.

MATTBLAK · « **Reply #21 on:** 05/03/2007 10:52 am »

I interviewed Dave Griggs here in New Zealand in 1985 twice, and found him to be a really nice guy. This was literally a few months after his mission, 51-D. He was the first Astronaut I'd ever met and was an excellent Ambassador for Nasa and for his country. I was truly saddened when I'd heard he was killed whilst flying a T-6 in 1989.

http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/griggs.html

Endeavour118 · « **Reply #22 on:** 05/03/2007 06:25 pm »

And One Question. How come there were some plts assigned to a mission as an MS

ShuttleDiscovery · « **Reply #23 on:** 05/03/2007 06:59 pm »

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Endeavour118 - 3/5/2007 7:25 PM

And One Question. How come there were some plts assigned to a mission as an MS

Mmm.. I was thinking that aswell.

Jorge · « **Reply #24 on:** 05/03/2007 07:04 pm »

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Endeavour118 - 3/5/2007 1:25 PM

And One Question. How come there were some plts assigned to a mission as an MS

Depends. Are you asking about STS-124 or the earlier flights where this was done? They are being done for different reasons. The reason it's being done on STS-124 is to ensure that all the PLTs get to fly at least once before the shuttle program ends. (And for that reason, I expect they'll do it again at least one more time.)
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JRF

Endeavour118 · « **Reply #25 on:** 05/03/2007 07:39 pm »

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Jorge - 3/5/2007 3:04 PM

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Endeavour118 - 3/5/2007 1:25 PM

And One Question. How come there were some plts assigned to a mission as an MS

Depends. Are you asking about STS-124 or the earlier flights where this was done? They are being done for different reasons. The reason it's being done on STS-124 is to ensure that all the PLTs get to fly at least once before the shuttle program ends. (And for that reason, I expect they'll do it again at least one more time.)
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JRF

earlier flights

jacqmans · « **Reply #26 on:** 05/04/2007 04:20 pm »

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Endeavour118 - 3/5/2007 9:39 PM

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Jorge - 3/5/2007 3:04 PM

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Endeavour118 - 3/5/2007 1:25 PM

And One Question. How come there were some plts assigned to a mission as an MS

Depends. Are you asking about STS-124 or the earlier flights where this was done? They are being done for different reasons. The reason it's being done on STS-124 is to ensure that all the PLTs get to fly at least once before the shuttle program ends. (And for that reason, I expect they'll do it again at least one more time.)
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JRF
earlier flights

I'm not sure, but I think they did it in the 1980's with 24 hrs shift flights, they used PLT's as MS to be sure there was alway's someone at the contols during the mission...

But there could be other reasons as well...

TJL · « **Reply #27 on:** 05/04/2007 08:50 pm »

On STS-66 McMonagle and Brown (both Group 12) were CDR and PLT respectively. McMonagle had 2 previous flights (MS on STS-39 and PLT on STS-54) while Brown flew once (PLT STS-47).
In fact McMonagle flew as CDR before (three) Group 11 astronauts, S. Oswald, T. Hendricks, and B. Duffy flew as Commanders.

Endeavour118 · « **Reply #28 on:** 05/06/2007 03:06 am »

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TJL - 4/5/2007 4:50 PM

On STS-66 McMonagle and Brown (both Group 12) were CDR and PLT respectively. McMonagle had 2 previous flights (MS on STS-39 and PLT on STS-54) while Brown flew once (PLT STS-47).
In fact McMonagle flew as CDR before (three) Group 11 astronauts, S. Oswald, T. Hendricks, and B. Duffy flew as Commanders.

Same Thing happened With Ken Cockrell with him being an MS on sts-56 and 69 a PLT

anik · « **Reply #29 on:** 05/12/2007 06:24 am »

Photos of STS-124 crew at SSPF on May 8th (from Kennedy Media Gallery)...

[img=http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/images//medium/07pd1071-m.jpg]

[img=http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/images//medium/07pd1074-m.jpg]

[img=http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/images//medium/07pd1077-m.jpg]

MKremer · « **Reply #30 on:** 05/12/2007 08:01 am »

Too bad the PAO writer(s) hardly ever bother to identify the items in the pictures.

I saw these yesterday, and I think those are two video cameras in the first pic (there's more pictures at the KSC site from different angles of the same thing), and the 2nd and 3rd pics relate to the cabling, cable guides, and their thermal covers used for the new module installation during the EVAs.