STS-126

[Urwumpe]

I go in at .06 m/s

anyone know how fast they went in?

Nominal is 0.07 - 0.1 feet per second. About half your speed.

At initial contact, the Shuttle fires it's thrusters for pushing the capture latches together, that's why it appears rougher as it really is.

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

The Leonardo MPLM has been attached to the ISS!!!

 

[Arrowstar]

It must really suck to fart on the ISS... I mean... after a while, when everyone's doing it...

This is why they invented air scrubbers. :lol:

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

TO ANY MODERATORS/ADMINISTRATORS READING THIS:

Is it possible to create an STS-126 photo gallery, to put all pictures of the STS-126 mission in?? It could be deleted after. And can the images be directly hyperlinked to their location, instead of actually uploading an images that is already hosted somewhere else??

Thanks.

 

[Urwumpe]

Why don't you just link to the space shuttle gallery itself?

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

Why don't you just link to the space shuttle gallery itself?

Well I could, but it would be nice to be able to select only the best pictures & order them ourselves + leave comments, etc. Also, not all pictures are shown in the space shuttle gallery, some good pics are also on the ISS gallery.
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This just released

 

[astrosammy]

Great picture, my new wallpaper now.

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

Another pic...

 

[Matt]

Some fantastic pictures there.

 

[Andy44]

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This just released

That photo is amazing because of how dead-on it is to the propulsion section of the orbiter. Look at the tail in hi-res, the vertical stabilizer is pointed exactly at the camera and the camera appears to be in the plane of the aft bulkhead of the payload bay.

 

[unussapiens]

Exactly what I was thinking. That is an incredible photo. I've seen other's like it, but none that good before.

 

[Urwumpe]

That photo is amazing because of how dead-on it is to the propulsion section of the orbiter. Look at the tail in hi-res, the vertical stabilizer is pointed exactly at the camera and the camera appears to be in the plane of the aft bulkhead of the payload bay.

Is intentional.

The orbiter uses it's autopilot to keep it's Z axis (up) always pointing at the ISS, unless doing the RPM or a large propulsive maneuver. So, the camera will always have such a view before and after the RPM.

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

All videos of STS-126 shown on NASA TV can be downloaded here:
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.o...tent&task=category&sectionid=1&id=1&Itemid=19

An Expedition 18 tour of the ISS is available here also.

Enjoy


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More 126 photos:
For hi-res, go to:
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-126/ndxpage1.html

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The hatch into the crewlock area of the Quest airlock has just been closed. The astronauts that will perform EVA-1 are now suited up & are sealed inside. EVA-1 is scheduled to begin within 1 hour from now (5.35pm)


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And EVA-1 has now begun!!!

The hatch is open & the Quest Airlock is now exposed to space.


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The astronaut's have now reached ESP-3 to start moving the NTA over to the LMC in the shuttle's payload bay


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The NTA has now been attached to the LMC

 

[C3PO]

Ouch! Piper just lost a tool bag. I wonder if that will come out of her paycheck.

 

[astrosammy]

It's just crossing directly over Germany again. Could the lights of ISS be visible from Earth?

It's quite a strange feeling, 10 people flying over 300 km above me.

 

[pete.dakota]

Not the lights, no. Only if the stack is in sunlight and it's dark on the surface below.

 

[agentgonzo]

It's just crossing directly over Germany again. Could the lights of ISS be visible from Earth?

It's quite a strange feeling, 10 people flying over 300 km above me.

Check out www.heavens-above.com. It'll tell you (if you input your current location) when the next visible passes of the ISS/shuttle are.

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

More STS-126 imagery just released. For hi-res pics, go to:
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-126/ndxpage1.html
http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=184

Spacewalks:

Leonardo:

Shuttle:

STS-126 SRB retrieval:

Enjoy

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

STS-126 mission update

OK, this thread has gone a bit quiet. But here's the latest on STS-126:

. EVA's 1, 2 & 3 are now complete, the only major event being that a tool bag worth $100,000 was lost. The NTA has been transferred to the LMC, & the FHRC is now on ESP-3. The CETA carts have now been relocated.

. EVA-4 is now underway, where astronauts will finish work on the Starboard SARJ, and do work on the Port SARJ. They will also install a new camera & GPS antenna on the JPM.

. Cargo transfers are now 76% complete. The new crew quarters have been installed. There is an issue with the UPA (Urine Processor Assembly) in the WRS, (Water Recovery System), which has been shutting down prematurely. On Sunday, the astronauts removed six bolts and grommets holding the distillation assembly portion of the UPA in place. They reinstalled four bolts without the grommets, and the UPA ran for two hours and 53 minutes before prematurely shutting down, as it has repeatedly during its checkout. The system is designed to run four hours to complete processing a sample. Previously, the system ran close to two hours before shutting down.
At about 12:50 p.m. EST, Expedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke will install the remaining two bolts to hard-mount the distillation assembly in place, which will better balance the assembly and further reduce vibrations that engineers believe have caused the centrifuge inside the assembly to contact a speed sensor and shut the UPA down.

. The STS-126 mission has now been extended by 1 day. Undocking will now occur Friday, with a landing on Sunday 30th @ 1.18pm EST (6.18pm GMT/UTC).


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And EVA-4 is now complete. All servicing work on the Port SARJ & starboard SARJ is now complete. All JPM installation work was done and a camera was relocated.

That's it for EVA's now, until STS-119


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Hi all.

An update on STS-126:

. The UPA now appears to be fixed thanks to some additional repair work...

And also...

I just watched a video of the STS-126 launch taken by the SRB camera. The SRB's seperated at 126 seconds into the flight

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

And the MPLM has just finished being put back in the payload bay. All transfers are now complete.