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LIVE: STS-117 Flight Day 15 - EOM+1
by
DaveS
on 22 Jun, 2007 09:39
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#1
by
DaveS
on 22 Jun, 2007 09:40
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FD15 is underway with the "Marine's hymn" for CJ.
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#2
by
MKremer
on 22 Jun, 2007 09:44
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Thx for the current info, Dave.
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#3
by
Zachstar
on 22 Jun, 2007 09:53
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#4
by
DaveS
on 22 Jun, 2007 09:54
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Post-sleep cryo configs is in work by CJ.
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#5
by
Zachstar
on 22 Jun, 2007 10:28
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A nationwide view of the clouds.
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#6
by
Zachstar
on 22 Jun, 2007 10:54
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Guess who is on ISS capcom right now?
Clue: She just got her record beat
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#7
by
Zachstar
on 22 Jun, 2007 11:38
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While we wait.. Some CanadaArm2 movement Images.
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#8
by
Chris Bergin
on 22 Jun, 2007 11:38
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From L2:
"Weather update: 2 KSC attempts do not look promising. 2 out of the 3 Edwards attempts are GO... "
Two KSC attempts and three at Edwards is what is being said. White Sands still seems to be something they want on the cards, but not officially yet.
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#9
by
Zachstar
on 22 Jun, 2007 11:53
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Arm continues to move.
(Sorry nothing else is being said right now)
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#10
by
Zachstar
on 22 Jun, 2007 12:01
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Today's Video file.
Nothin' new
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#11
by
DaveS
on 22 Jun, 2007 12:21
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Crew is now preparing moving into the de-orbit timeline.
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#12
by
Zachstar
on 22 Jun, 2007 12:29
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Arm has now grappled Destiny.
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#13
by
ShuttleDiscovery
on 22 Jun, 2007 12:35
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From the article on main page:
''Atlantis is now on her longest ever mission, following yesterday's wave off that kept her on orbit an extra day, breaking her STS-98 mission duration of 12.89 days."
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#14
by
DaveS
on 22 Jun, 2007 12:39
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IMU alignment procedures are now in work.
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#15
by
DaveS
on 22 Jun, 2007 12:42
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Orbit 3 handing over to Entry team, wishing Atlantis "a happy landing".
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#16
by
DaveS
on 22 Jun, 2007 13:06
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Since not much is happening I just thought that I would post the latest weather observations from Edwards and KSC.
Edwards: Visibility is 80 statute miles with clear skies and calm winds.
KSC: Visibility is 10 statute miles with partly cloudy skies with towering cumulus clouds observed. Winds are 6 kts from the west.
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#17
by
mcdavis941
on 22 Jun, 2007 13:17
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ShuttleDiscovery - 22/6/2007 7:35 AM
''Atlantis is now on her longest ever mission, following yesterday's wave off that kept her on orbit an extra day, breaking her STS-98 mission duration of 12.89 days."
Any idea what would be the theoretical longest possible shuttle mission, and what the limiting factors would be? Certain things could be switched to low-consumption modes (like power) but obviously certain other things (like breathing) would be hard to limit.
I guess it would also depend on certain assumptions, like would the payload bay have a cargo or would it be packed full of extra consumables.
Just curious.
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#18
by
Chris Bergin
on 22 Jun, 2007 13:25
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mcdavis941 - 22/6/2007 2:17 PM
ShuttleDiscovery - 22/6/2007 7:35 AM
''Atlantis is now on her longest ever mission, following yesterday's wave off that kept her on orbit an extra day, breaking her STS-98 mission duration of 12.89 days."
Any idea what would be the theoretical longest possible shuttle mission, and what the limiting factors would be? Certain things could be switched to low-consumption modes (like power) but obviously certain other things (like breathing) would be hard to limit.
I guess it would also depend on certain assumptions, like would the payload bay have a cargo or would it be packed full of extra consumables.
Just curious.
Well Endeavour and Discovery can now stay happily docked to ISS for 12 days via the
Station-Shuttle Power Transfer System (SSPTS). So maybe 18-19 days including FD-1 to docking, through docking, to late inspections and wave offs?
A good time to mention we have the Shuttle Q&A where most of these questions are answered:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=6156&posts=471&mid=154217#M154217Helps keep this thread on track with the live updates, so remember that option above everyone. Thanks.
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#19
by
L2 Re-Entry Video
on 22 Jun, 2007 13:40
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From the point of just prior to the deorbit burn, I will be posting screenshots of what it's like onboard, all the way to landing and wheel stop.
The screenshots will be taken from the 350mb/2hour STS-115 (Camcorder on the flight deck) re-entry video. I'll be posting quotes from the video too which will give added information.
Given Atlantis landed at KSC on this video, if they change to Edwards, I will switch the Edwards HUDS video on L2 just ahead of the HAC. Same if White Sands becomes the option.
This will give an added insight past the NASA TV coverage.
