STS-120/10A Mission thread (post launch)

[usn_skwerl]

why is clay reading off words (city names?) that start with "M"??? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[bobblebob]

Is the P6 array now generating full power? Also, will nasa periodically ask the ISS/future shuttle crew to photograph the repaired area, just to make sure everything is still how it should be??

 

[erioladastra]

"why is clay reading off words (city names?) that start with "M"??? "<br /><br />Every night he has been up there he has read off several names of cities in Nebraska. Nebraska media reports it daily and everyone has a big warm and fuzzy.

 

[erioladastra]

"Is the P6 array now generating full power? Also, will nasa periodically ask the ISS/future shuttle crew to photograph the repaired area, just to make sure everything is still how it should be?? "<br /><br />PRetty much - more than enough but there might be some other damage out there, but we do get failures over time. Yes, I am sure we will keep an eye on them.

 

[usn_skwerl]

Heheh, yep, I just heard him wrap up "the 597 famous cities in Nebraska", with Ashland being last. lol. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[bobblebob]

What other damage have you see on the array?

 

[MeteorWayne]

He didn't say he had seen any other damage. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[bobblebob]

Sorry worded that bad. he said there may be some other damage, just wanted to know whether he knew what it may be?

 

[SpaceKiwi]

I've heard several times that they are getting 217 Amps out of P6, as compared with the expected 220 Amps before it was found to be damaged. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em><font size="2" color="#ff0000">Who is this superhero?  Henry, the mild-mannered janitor ... could be!</font></em></p><p><em><font size="2">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</font></em></p><p><font size="5">Bring Back The Black!</font></p> </div>

 

[usn_skwerl]

bird droppings... <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[baktothemoon]

Is that missing three amps really going to matter than much?

 

[brellis]

One collective soul in outer space - Very touching NY Times article on the tearful good-bye.<br /><br />Congrats to the team <img src="/images/icons/cool.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font size="2" color="#ff0000"><em><strong>I'm a recovering optimist - things could be better.</strong></em></font> </p> </div>

 

[erioladastra]

"Is that missing three amps really going to matter than much?"<br /><br />Nope. More than enough. The arrays are designed to alow for a reasonable amount of degradation over their lifetime. Right now I think the degradation has been less than desinged.

 

[usn_skwerl]

woohoo! beautiful flyover! just got back inside, and im converting my .mov video of the shiny dot to wmv. I'm gonna try to coordinate it with some audio from nasa tv later. so i can hear what was said while they were over my house <img src="/images/icons/laugh.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[SpaceKiwi]

Yes, a surprisingly moving hand-over and goodbye. Anderson seems to orbit a little outside NASA's nominal trajectory for Astronauts, but he's the kind of effervescent personality you'd want on any long duration flight I reckon. I'm sure his words on human spaceflight resonated with many here who share his zeal for the undertaking.<br /><br />Well done, Clay.<br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em><font size="2" color="#ff0000">Who is this superhero?  Henry, the mild-mannered janitor ... could be!</font></em></p><p><em><font size="2">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</font></em></p><p><font size="5">Bring Back The Black!</font></p> </div>

 

[bobblebob]

It must be weird when you have lived on the ISS for so long. It will feel like home so you wouldnt want to leave. But equally you want to get to your earth home to see friends and family<br /><br />Wayne Hale on nasatv <img src="/images/icons/cool.gif" />

 

[holmec]

<blockquote><font class="small">In reply to:</font><hr /><p>I just heard him wrap up "the 597 famous cities in Nebraska",<p><hr /></p></p></blockquote><br /><br />There's 597 cities in Nebraska? Who knew. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><font color="#0000ff"><em>"SCE to AUX" - John Aaron, curiosity pays off</em></font></p> </div>

 

[MeteorWayne]

There's 597 people in Nebraska???<br /><img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[thereiwas]

I liked the part where he announced "There will be no 'cities of Iowa' during Increment 16" and Peggy Whitson (who is from Iowa) gave him a dope slap.<br /><br />My wife and I agree that this shuttle crew has a camaraderie that is rare in NASA crews and that has to flow from the personality of the commander.

 

[bobblebob]

Was thinking earlier how this will probably be the most dramatic, bizarre and unpredictable mission ever. So much has happened, so much has changed from the inital flightplan and so much has been acheived all in one

 

[3488]

This is one for the books, definately.<br /><br />Andrew Brown. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080">"I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before".</font> <em><strong><font color="#000000">Linda Morabito </font></strong><font color="#800000">on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.</font></em></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://www.launchphotography.com/</font><br /><br /><font size="1" color="#000080">http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearth</font></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://web.me.com/meridianijournal</font></p> </div>

 

[robotical]

I was thinking the other day about how cool it would be when this thing is finished if someone would write a firsthand account of the construction of the station from start to finish.<br /><br />This would definitely warrant a chapter. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[leicsmark]

i've just been looking at the great pictures of the station. <br /><br />http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts120/071105flyround/index.html<br /><br />it looks fantastic! am i right in thinking they have not been able to check the rotating mechanism for the other solar array? <br /><br />Are the ISS inhabitants able to inspect this part without the shuttle?

 

[bobblebob]

Great pics. High res versions are<br /><br />http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/multimedia/fd14/fd14_gallery.html

 

[leicsmark]

thanks for the hi-res link.<br /><br />i thought the four solar wings were all the same construction, but they all appear to be different colours. bright orange, dark orange and blue.<br /><br />in all the design images the panels are a deep blue.<br />