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Re: STS-130
« Reply #60 on: February 10, 2010, 05:01:46 AM »
Who saw it launch "Live" early this morning (Eastern Time) ??

I got up with 7 mins to spare and watched it from my front yard.. Boy, was I tired when I went to work today.. such sacrifices... :-))
I went to school today with 2 hours of sleep last night and had track after school!

I guess that I wasn't the only one very tired -- but at least you saw it -- it was awesome..

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Re: STS-130
« Reply #61 on: February 10, 2010, 05:54:40 AM »
haha ya I was half asleep. I didn't even bother going outside to look.
Now I gotta stay up till 1am tonight for docking  :-\
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Re: STS-130
« Reply #62 on: February 10, 2010, 06:12:40 AM »
Now, that's a hard-core enthusiast!!!

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Re: STS-130
« Reply #63 on: February 10, 2010, 06:16:27 AM »
Haha ya I will be fine with school in the morning but it is when I get to Track that I really get tired!

But hey I can't miss this! This is actually the best schedule we have had for me being in school cause usually most events happen while I ma in the middle of school  :(
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Re: STS-130
« Reply #64 on: February 10, 2010, 11:24:23 AM »
"Perfect docking"!

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Re: STS-130
« Reply #65 on: February 10, 2010, 02:48:27 PM »
I sadly did not have time to watch and record the docking.

By the way, a HD video of the STS-130 night launch is available meanwhile:

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/hd/index.html

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Re: STS-130
« Reply #66 on: February 10, 2010, 06:28:48 PM »
The SSRMS has removed the OBSS on its way to hand it over to the RMS. Modesty aside, it is amazing how well we simulate this maneuver in the SSM2007 :)

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Re: STS-130
« Reply #67 on: February 10, 2010, 07:28:54 PM »
Port Wing protrusion evaluated:

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2010/02/sts-130-endeavour-iss-port-wing-protrusion/

it is amazing how well we simulate this maneuver in the SSM2007 :)

It is amazing how well many (if not all) things are simulated in SSM2007 ;D

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Re: STS-130
« Reply #68 on: February 10, 2010, 08:11:14 PM »
Port Wing protrusion evaluated:

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2010/02/sts-130-endeavour-iss-port-wing-protrusion/

it is amazing how well we simulate this maneuver in the SSM2007 :)

It is amazing how well many (if not all) things are simulated in SSM2007 ;D

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Re: STS-130
« Reply #69 on: February 11, 2010, 01:18:02 AM »
For those who missed the docking today, like me, I've got a chance to at least record the flight day 3 docking highlights from NASA TV:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LCNrVsmfps




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Re: STS-130
« Reply #70 on: February 11, 2010, 03:56:00 AM »
And we've got an epic wakeup call for flight day 4, introduced by CAPCOM Shannon Lucid for mission specialist Nicholas Patrick:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWdBycUA9uM

No special events on flight day 4 beside EVA preparation for flight day 5 (pre-breathe and Airlock depressurization).

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Re: STS-130
« Reply #71 on: February 11, 2010, 11:28:41 AM »
NASA discovers two faulty tiles on Endeavour. Despite being described as "non critical", there will be an attempt to fix them before Endeavour returns home.

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« Reply #72 on: February 11, 2010, 07:08:35 PM »
With due respect to NASA and its high competence, but until STS-107 foam loss was expected to be "non critical" on the whole, and the cold nights before STS-51L also were expected to be "non critical" for the management teams.

They're going to fix damage on the TPS of the Shuttle once again, which in fact just is that: a critical part of the Shuttle (that always caused issues right from the first atmospheric test flights in the 1970's). And yet they still talk about "non critical". Of course they have to do so. But people should be still aware that the entire OBSS and ET photography requirement only exists to due to the critical design flaw of the STS which is the fully unprotected TPS during ascent. Repairing a vehicle on orbit due to issues originating in its design never is non-ciritcal or usual stuff. It is nothing more than a workaround to enable the ISS assembling on schedule and budget.
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« Reply #73 on: February 11, 2010, 08:46:55 PM »
Yes. This points to two issues: a design-related weakness an the general
fatigue of the Shuttles, which has accelerated beyond their planned lifetime, after the premature loss of Challenger and Columbia.

Advances in materials and technology allowed an increased life span, but there is a limit to that too.

There are three more missions and we should all start praying that the conclusion of the STS program will not be marked by a huge ball of fire.

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« Reply #74 on: February 11, 2010, 08:57:58 PM »
There are three more missions and we should all start praying that the conclusion of the STS program will not be marked by a huge ball of fire.

Yes. Luckily they developed the OBSS and implemented the procedures into each flight plan. But it's just strange that they don't admit it's critcal or could become potentially critical to have damages of the TPS. A layman would question: if it's not ciritcal, then why still repair it on orbit and not on ground after the mission?

Anyway, I can not wait to see the cupola installed and ready for use! :)