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NASA STS-134 - ISS Assembly Mission ULF6
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-134/lores/sts134-s-001.jpg
Benvenuti nella discussione ufficiale dell'STS-134, missione di costruzione ISS ULF6.
Ultima missione dell'orbiter Endeavour (OV-105).
Penultima missione del programma STS, 25ma e ultima per l'orbiter Endeavour (OV-105). La missione ha come obbiettivo primario l'installazione del costosissimo (1,5 mld di dollari, lancio eslcuso) e attesissimo Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-02) e dell'ExPRESS Logistic Carrier 3 (ELC-3).
Dati Missione
Lancio previsto: NET domenica 16 maggio 2011, ore 08:56 AM EDT (15:56 CEST)
Atterraggio previsto: mercoledì 1 giugno 2011, ore 02:35 AM EDT (08:35 AM CEST)
Durata missione prevista: 14 giorni
Missione Programma STS: STS-134 (134° volo Shuttle, 25° volo OV-105)
Missione Programma ISS: ULF6 (36° missione ISS)
Orbiter: Endeavour (OV-105)
Launch Pad: 39A
Inclinazione/Altitudine: 51.6°/122 miglia nautiche
Payload principale:
Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-02). Sito ufficiale: http://www.ams02.org/
ExPRESS Logistics Carrier 3 (ELC3)
Equipaggio
Commander Mark E. Kelly
Pilot Gregory H. Johnson
Mission specialist 1 Michael Fincke
Mission specialist 2 Roberto Vittori, ESA
Mission specialist 3 Andrew J. Feustel
Mission specialist 4 Gregory Chamitoff
http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/433639main_sts134-s-002_425.jpg
Configurazione ISS finale:
http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/160532main_jsc2006e43518_low.jpg (http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/160553main_jsc2006e43518_high.jpg)
Altre informazioni
SpaceFlightNow.com Mission Coverage homepage:
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134
Master Flight Plan (SpaceFlightNow.com):
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/fdf/134flightplan.html
Press Kit:
http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/538352main_sts134_presskit_508.pdf
Previsioni Meteo - Lancio (KSC):
http://www.patrick.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-070517-025.pdf
Dirette TV (Webcast)
NASA TV - Programma:
PDF: http://www.nasa.gov/tvschedule/pdf/tvsked_rev0.pdf
URL: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/MM_NTV_Schedule.html
NASA TV - Webcast:
NASA HD (USTREAM): http://www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv
Real Media: http://www.nasa.gov/ram/35037main_portal.ram
Windows Media: http://www.nasa.gov/55644main_NASATV_Windows.asx
Real Audio: http://www.nasa.gov/ram/55643main_NASATV_Audio_Only.ram
Austronauticast.com (in lingua italiana)
Astronauticast Live - LiveStream: http://www.astronauticast.com/live
Per la diretta di NASA TV aggiungerei anche questo link --> http://www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv
+Benito+
27-04-2011, 12:52
Presente!
frankytop
27-04-2011, 13:12
Per la diretta di NASA TV aggiungerei anche questo link --> http://www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv
- ASX 150 kbit/s
http://www.nasa.gov/55644main_NASATV_Windows.asx
- RAM 150 kbit/s
http://www.nasa.gov/ram/35037main_portal.ram
- QT 150 kbit/s
http://www.nasa.gov/qtl/151335main_NASA_TV_QT.qtl
- Low broadband: 150 kbit/s
http://playlist.yahoo.com/makeplaylist.dll?id=1368161
- Mid broadband: 300 kbit/s
http://playlist.yahoo.com/makeplaylist.dll?id=1368162
- High broadband: 500 kbit/s
http://playlist.yahoo.com/makeplaylist.dll?id=1368570
- Full speed: 1200 kbit/s (MAX)
http://playlist.yahoo.com/makeplaylist.dll?id=1368163
frankytop
27-04-2011, 19:18
Panorami immersivi
Attendere che l'immagine si carichi,poi tenendo premuto il pulsante sinistro del mouse spostarlo in tutte le direzioni (destra-sinistra,sopra-sotto) per avere una rotazione dell'immagine ed ottenere una panoramica a 360°.
- Endeavour - Lift & Mate, At the top of the lift high over the transfer aisle (http://nasatech.net/STS134L-M110228/)
- Endeavour - Lift & Mate, Vertical before the lift Kennedy Space Center (http://nasatech.net/STS134L-MVert110228/)
- Under the Nose Gear & Bipod Attach Point (http://nasatech.net/EndeavourNoseWheel110113/)
- At the Nose (http://nasatech.net/EndeavourNose110113/)
- Right Front Reaction Control System (http://nasatech.net/EndeavourRFRCS110113/)
- At the Left Windscreen (http://nasatech.net/EndeavourLWind110113/)
- At the Center of the Windscreen (http://nasatech.net/EndeavourCWind110113/)
- At the Right Windscreen (http://nasatech.net/EndeavourRWind110113/)
- Under the Right Main Gear (http://nasatech.net/EndeavourRMainGear110113/)
- At Mid Vehicle (http://nasatech.net/EndeavourMid110113/)
- By the Aft Fuselage Access Door (T1) (http://nasatech.net/EndeavourT1Hatch110113/)
- At the Left SSME (http://nasatech.net/EndeavourLeftSSME110113/)
- At the Top SSME & Left OMS (http://nasatech.net/EndeavourTopSSME110113/)
- At the Fuel Feed Umbilical Doors (http://nasatech.net/EndeavourFuelFeed110113/)
- By the Tail (http://nasatech.net/EndeavourTail110113/)
Nel VAB:
- Lift & Mate - Attaching the harness in preparation for the lift (http://nasatech.net/STS134L-M2Hor110228/)
- Lift & Mate - At the mid body as the lift harness is attached (http://nasatech.net/STS134L-MHor110228/)
Al Pad:
- On the RSS rail (http://nasatech.net/STS134RSSRail110311/)
- On the FSS at the 255' level (http://nasatech.net/STS134FSS255_110311/)
- By Endeavour's tail (http://nasatech.net/STS134Tail110311/)
- Between the right booster and the Tail Service Mast (http://nasatech.net/STS134R2Btwn110311/)
- On the FSS at the 215' level (http://nasatech.net/STS134FSS215_110311/)
- On top of the RSS at the 255' level (http://nasatech.net/STS134RSSTop110311/)
- Between the right booster and Main Engines (http://nasatech.net/STS134RBtwn110311/)
- By the right booster MLP exhaust (http://nasatech.net/STS134RBoost110311/)
- On the RSS at the 195' level (http://nasatech.net/STS134RSS195_110311/)
- Under the ET at the fuel feed lines (http://nasatech.net/STS134ETCtr110311/)
- Under the Crawler-Transporter (http://nasatech.net/STS134UnderCrawler110311/)
Fonte: forumastronautico.it
Ah cominciamo bene! :O
Wildfire flares up during shuttle countdown
With the countdown underway for Endeavour's final liftoff, a wildfire erupted this afternoon near the Kennedy Space Center press site, sending a plume of smoke over the shuttle launch site.
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/images/ni1104/27clockflames_400.jpg
Raven1994
28-04-2011, 00:32
figo viene mandato per il mio compleanno :D lo guarderò sicuramente
Sarà forse perchè c'è un italiano a bordo ma anche i media italiani stanno facendo servizi su questo lancio...
http://www.repubblica.it/scienze/2011/04/28/news/shuttle_zucconi-15462799/
http://www.repubblica.it/scienze/2011/04/28/news/shuttle_in_pensione-15462797/
http://tv.repubblica.it/copertina/lo-shuttle-va-in-pensione-la-fine-di-un-era/67072?video
http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2011/aprile/26/Vittori_cacciatore_dell_antimateria_co_9_110426023.shtml
http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2011/aprile/27/con_Giffords_Cape_Canaveral_America_co_8_110427046.shtml
http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2011/aprile/27/ritorno_Gabrielle_Assistera_lancio_del_co_9_110427008.shtml
http://www.libero-news.it/news/723719/Spazio__missione__Endeavour__per_lo_Shuttle__Italia_in_orbita_con_Vittori.html
+Benito+
28-04-2011, 18:48
edit
Raven1994
28-04-2011, 19:52
ma a cosa servono specificamente gli oggetti che porteranno sulla stazione spaziale internazionale? il rilevatore alpha magnetic li mi pare di aver letto che serve per studiare la materia oscura e roba cosi..ma quell'altro?
Beh come già hai capito l'AMS è uno spettrometro ed uno dei più importanti strumenti scientifici mai costruiti, e servirà per studiare attraverso i raggi cosmici alcuni aspetti fondamentali della fisica: la formazione dell'Universo, l'antimateria e le cosiddette materia oscura e materia strana.
Invece ELC-3 (ExPRESS Logistic Carrier 3) è il terzo di quattro strutture-piattaforma non pressurizzate per il supporto agli esperimenti scientifici all'esterno della stazione (ELC-4 è già stato installato). Gli ELC sono installati sulla struttura portante della ISS (truss) in posizioni diverse e forniscono energia elettrica e sistemi di controllo e monitoraggio remoto per diversi esperimenti.
In particolare ELC-3 verrà installato sul segmento P3 e sarà utilizzato per:
- High Pressure Gas Tank (HPGT)
- Ammonia Tank Assembly (ATA)
- S band Antenna Sub-System Assembly #2 & 3 (SASA)
- Special Purpose Dextrous Manipulator (SPDM) Arm with Orbital Replacement Unit change-out mechanism
- Space Test Program Houston 3 Department of Defense payload
- ELC pallet controller avionics box
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/ISS_Unpressurized_Platforms.png/600px-ISS_Unpressurized_Platforms.png
Raven1994
29-04-2011, 00:29
grazie delle info :D manco sapevo dell'esistenza della materia strana!
bhe speriamo funzioni alla grande.. non hanno speso 2 lire.. 1,5 mld di dollari.. :eek:
AlexGatti
29-04-2011, 08:47
ripubblico questo:
Poster della missione (http://i.imgur.com/UZT6x.jpg)
jumpjack
29-04-2011, 12:10
Sarà forse perchè c'è un italiano a bordo ma anche i media italiani stanno facendo servizi su questo lancio...
No, i media italiani sono in preda alla confusione perche' questa è tipo la terza "ultima missione dello shuttle" di cui si trovano a dover parlare... Non credo che abbiano capito che gli shuttle sono piu' d'uno! :sofico:
Certo che 1,4 mld per una missione di 14 giorni.... :eek: Come dire una missione da 100 milioni al giorno!
Speriamo che davvero serva a fare un po' di luce su questo imbarazzante grafico: :stordita:
http://csf0137.altervista.org/nothingbox/DarkMatterPie%5B1%5D.jpg
GioFX... magari il neologismo pen'ultimo è meglio correggerlo! :sofico:
Raven1994
29-04-2011, 13:00
ma non costava solo l'apparecchio 1,5 mld ? :sofico: anche altri 1.4 mld per la missione? che spendaccioni :eek:
Oggi siamo testimoni di una giornata storica :O
figo viene mandato per il mio compleanno :D lo guarderò sicuramenteAuguri :asd:
Certo che 1,4 mld per una missione di 14 giorni.... :eek: Come dire una missione da 100 milioni al giorno!
1,5 mld è il costo complessivo della missione AMS-02, non di STS-134. :D
GioFX... magari il neologismo pen'ultimo è meglio correggerlo! :sofico:
:eekk:
:ops: :D
SCRUB!
Lancio rinviato per un problema con una delle tre APU (Auxiliary Power Unit) dell'orbiter.
SFN:
Endeavour launch scrubbed
BY WILLIAM HARWOOD
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS "SPACE PLACE" & USED WITH PERMISSION
Posted: April 29, 2011
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/images/ni1104/29scrub_400284.jpg
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL--Problems with the shuttle Endeavour's hydraulic power system forced launch controllers to scrub Friday's planned launch on a space station assembly mission, disappointing thousands of spectators and spoiling a visit by President Obama and his family.
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/110429scrub/
Quando sarà il prossimo tentativo di lancio?
Edit: Ho appena sentito su nasatv che il "troubleshooting" richiederà almeno 72 ore!
Il lancio è rinviato a
NET Lunedì 2 Maggio ore 02:33 PM EDT (20:33 CEST)
SFN:
1701 GMT (1:01 p.m. EDT)
NASA now estimates Endeavour won't launch before Monday at 2:33 p.m. EDT.
Charonte
29-04-2011, 19:06
sono troppo fragili sti così :asd:
saranno anche il massimo della tecnologia, ma ogni 3 x 2 hanno qualcosa.
mi immagino un ipotetico viaggio verso marte.
tutti sti casini per lanciare 2 affarri di ferro in orbita, per mandarli su marte bisogna accendere 50 ceri e immergerlo a lourdes :asd:
Raven1994
29-04-2011, 19:39
Oggi siamo testimoni di una giornata storica :O
Auguri :asd:
grazie :D
comunque mi associo ad alby, che palle! non possono star a rinviare sempre.. ma che ingegneri hanno,quelli che progettano gli uovi kinder? :asd:
grazie :D
comunque mi associo ad alby, che palle! non possono star a rinviare sempre.. ma che ingegneri hanno,quelli che progettano gli uovi kinder? :asd:
È una macchina un "pelo" sofisticata, quindi è normale che qualche cosa possa non funzionare correttamente; inoltre i parametri per avere l'ok al lancio sono molto restrittivi in modo da evitare problemi durante il lancio o il resto della missione.
sono troppo fragili sti così :asd:
saranno anche il massimo della tecnologia, ma ogni 3 x 2 hanno qualcosa.
mi immagino un ipotetico viaggio verso marte.
tutti sti casini per lanciare 2 affarri di ferro in orbita, per mandarli su marte bisogna accendere 50 ceri e immergerlo a lourdes :asd:
E' probabilmente la macchina più complessa mai creata. Per marte o viaggi interplanetari non useranno macchine tanto complesse e comunque... benvenuto nel mondo dell'astronautica! :stordita: :)
E' probabilmente la macchina più complessa mai creata.
vabbè ma cavolo è una macchina di 30 anni fà, ormai dovrebbero sapere a memoria ogni bullone.
cmq ad oggi è LHC la "macchina" più complessa mai costruita, certo quello non si muove e non deve andare in orbita :D :D :D
si sà già che mezzo sostituirà gli shuttle?
Pindol
+Benito+
30-04-2011, 10:23
Una macchina complessa e fragile rimane complessa e fragile indipendentemente dal tempo.
Charonte
30-04-2011, 15:39
lo so, ma trovo "deprimente" che non si riesca a ottenere qualcosa che funziona "sempre"
non so se mi spiego.
ok i guasti, ma gli shuttle dovrebbero essere tipo le macchine, accendi e vai indipendentemente da tutto, e ogni tanto un guasto ci può stare.
questo è il contrario, giri la chiave e si spacca qualcosa, quasi sempre.
Ma ancora non capite quanto complesso sia mandare (sani e salvi) degli uomini in orbita con costanza e sicurezza in una macchina il più possibile versatile? E' solo 50 anni che l'uomo va sullo spazio e fin'ora sempre e solo con costosissimi programmi interamente pagati dai governi. Questo per la incredibile complessità del volo spaziale.
Se a questo si unisce il particolare non da poco di una macchina riutilizzabile, che parte come un razzo e attera come un aeroplano, che ha un vano cargo da 24 tonnellate e che di conseguenza ha anche più limiti di sicurezza di un sistema capsula (meteo, parametri di volo, ecc.) il quadro è chiaro.
Da ultimo, dopo l'ultimo RTF le missioni Shuttle sono state tra le più "pulite" in termini di sicurezza e performance dell'intera storia del programma.
Portiamo pazienza... e partirà. In sicurezza.
ok i guasti, ma gli shuttle dovrebbero essere tipo le macchine, accendi e vai indipendentemente da tutto, e ogni tanto un guasto ci può stare.
questo è il contrario, giri la chiave e si spacca qualcosa, quasi sempre.
No. Lo Shuttle non è mai stato pensato (tranne nei sogni di qualche politico) per essere un'automobile spaziale in grado di funzionare sempre (peraltro quale auto funziona sempre? eppure sono solo auto). Non sono macchine di serie.
Aggiungo: i tecnici e gli ingegneri che lavorano nei programmi spaziali umani considerano gli stessi ancora largamente sperimentali.
jumpjack
30-04-2011, 18:28
grazie :D
comunque mi associo ad alby, che palle! non possono star a rinviare sempre.. ma che ingegneri hanno,quelli che progettano gli uovi kinder? :asd:
Io invece mi chiedo come faccia ogni tanto a capitare abbastanza culo per cui tutte le millemila parti dello shuttle funzionano a dovere contemporaneamente... :stordita: :sofico:
Sapevate che su questo shuttle ci sono 3 satelliti grandi quanto... francobolli? :eek:
Se resistono allo spazio, verranno spediti su Giove, dove fluttueranno per qualche mese nell'atmosfera, dopo essere giunti lì spinti dal vento solare!!! :eek:
http://technews.it/TVbAT
Il principale limite dello shuttle e' che il progetto e' stato cambiato a forza in corso d'opera imponendo delle soluzioni che non avevano senso tecnicamente.
In origine lo shuttle doveva essere MOLTO MOLTO piu' piccolo in quanto era poco piu' dell' estensione del programma MOL/gemini.
Un ottimo esempio di quello che doveva essere lo shuttle e' rappresentato dal Boeing X-20 Dyna-soar
Fu ampliato per rispondere ai progetti sovietici di tipo Polyus , con queste modifiche lo shuttle era adesso in grado di traspostare in orbita testate nucleari e di garantire una risposta immediata ad un eventuale attacco nucleare , anche nel caso in cui gli stati uniti fossero stati ridotti in cenere da un attacco sovietico.
Un altro compito dello shuttle era di mettere in orbita e di recuperare i costosissimi satelliti spia della serie KH-11 (da cui e' stato derivato il telescopio hubble) , troppo grossi per essere recuperati da un qualsiasi altro mezzo.
La genesi dello shuttle in poche parole fu di un mezzo completamente stravolto in fretta e furia e reso circa 10 volte piu' grande del progetto originario per adeguarlo alle esigenze di capacita' di attacco nucleare e di intelligence.
Ovviamente rendere un mezzo 10 volte piu' grande senza fare i necessari calcoli e soprattutto senza avere la corretta tecnologia (alla nasa l'avevano fatto piu' piccolo perche' non si fidavano a salire con le dimesioni) ha portato ad un mezzo intrinsecamente fragile ed insicuro.
dal 1981 ad oggi lo shuttle ha anche dovuto fronteggiare un sacco di altri problemi dovuto a fornitori che sono falliti , componenti che non si trovano piu' , processori finiti fuori commercio , vernici , solventi o schiume che nel frattempo sono state rese illegali perche' tossiche , budget sempre piu' stretti etc etc
Sebbene sembri un macchina meravigliosa non dobbiamo dimenticare che lo shuttle in realta' non e' null' altro che un bombardiere nucleare orbitale concepito in fretta e furia e poi adattato a fare altro.
E continuamente rappezzato in 30 anni per cercare di limitare il piu' possibile i costi , che comunque rimangono in linea con quelli che ci sia aspetta da un bombardiere nucleare orbitante.
Giusto per dare l'idea della "solidita'" della macchina c'e' un addetto che dopo ogni lancio deve perlustrare la piattaforma e recuperare tutti i bulloni che si sono staccati in partenza con le vibrazioni.
Grande macchina ma concepita in modo vecchio (fu infatti superata quasi subito dai missili ICBM) e riadattata al mondo civile giusto per salvare il sedere a qualche politico.
Usare lo shuttle per portare in orbita le cose e' come voler usare un Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird per fare un servizio di posta aerea celere,
per riuscirci ci si riesce ... ma non e' il suo ruolo
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/Dyna-Soar_on_Titan_booster.jpg
questo e' come doveva essere in realta' lo shuttle , come vedete mancano i Booster ( che hanno causato la tragedia del Challenger) ed il veicolo e' in cima al razzo non affianco e quindi non viene colpito da oggetti ( schiuma o ghiaccio) che si staccano dal corpo del vettore che hanno causato la tragedia del Columbia
+Benito+
01-05-2011, 09:03
Mi sembra un pochino troppo polemica la tua posizione, è vero che è una macchina modificata nel corso dello sviluppo e con soluzioni tecniche che si sono dimostrate ingestibili (una su tutte le mattonelle) ma da qui a dire che sarebbe dovuta essere una soyuz con le ali ce ne passa...
Concordo. E comunque molti dei problemi con i fornitori o di progetto che ha avuto lo Shuttle li hanno avuti anche altri programmi nel corso della storia.
I booster poi, dopo la riprogettazione degli o-ring, hanno funzionato quasi sempre in modo impeccabile. Endeavour per il suo ultimo volo usa SRBs i cui diversi segmenti hanno volato in decine di missioni precedenti, STS-1 inclusa.
Curiosità: l'ET-122 che userà Endeavour è quella che è stata danneggiata dall'uragano Katrina nel 2005 mentre era in corso di upgrade alle nuove specifiche della NASA post-Columbia.
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/110429tank/
SFN:
Space shuttle engineers troubleshoot electrical glitch
BY WILLIAM HARWOOD
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS "SPACE PLACE" & USED WITH PERMISSION
Posted: April 30, 2011;
Updated with after thermostats fail to respond in initial low-temperature tests
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/images/ni1104/30endeavour_400281.jpg
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL--Engineers troubleshooting an electrical glitch that grounded the shuttle Endeavour Friday have verified that a cockpit fuse panel is working normally, officials said Saturday, indicating the problem likely is either an open circuit in a hydraulic system fuel line heater thermostat or trouble inside an avionics box in the shuttle's aft engine compartment.
[...]
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/110430troubleshooting/
+Benito+
01-05-2011, 11:38
Non mi sembra una notizia positiva, la causa non è quella che pensavano fosse e deve ancora essere identificata. Prevedo un ulteriore rinvio.
-kurgan-
01-05-2011, 13:51
Sapevate che su questo shuttle ci sono 3 satelliti grandi quanto... francobolli? :eek:
Se resistono allo spazio, verranno spediti su Giove, dove fluttueranno per qualche mese nell'atmosfera, dopo essere giunti lì spinti dal vento solare!!! :eek:
http://technews.it/TVbAT
:eek:
ma come faranno poi a trasmettere dati fino alla terra?
grazie :D
comunque mi associo ad alby, che palle! non possono star a rinviare sempre.. ma che ingegneri hanno,quelli che progettano gli uovi kinder? :asd:
mi immagino che l'albero di guasto di un cosino di questi sia un pelo più complicato di quello di un ovetto kinder ....o no?
Raven1994
01-05-2011, 16:04
mi immagino che l'albero di guasto di un cosino di questi sia un pelo più complicato di quello di un ovetto kinder ....o no?
era una battuta :doh:
era un problema nel circuito idraulico? (se google traductor ha tradotto bene :asd: )
Charonte
01-05-2011, 16:53
altro guasto :asd:
che tristezza...
+Benito+
01-05-2011, 19:51
Di triste c'è solo la constatazione di come il grande fratello crei soggetti incapaci di capire che la realtà non è quella di italia1.
Ben detto Benito.
Lo stesso guasto di prima sembra più delicato da risolvere di quanto previsto, in quanto è necessario accedere al compartimento di coda che contiene la centralina di controllo dell'APU.
SFN:
Space shuttle Endeavour launch delayed further
BY WILLIAM HARWOOD
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS "SPACE PLACE" & USED WITH PERMISSION
Posted: May 1, 2011
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/images/ni1105/01endeavour_400266.jpg
Engineers have traced an electrical problem blamed for grounding the shuttle Endeavour Friday to an avionics box in the ship's engine compartment, officials said Sunday. Replacing the box will delay launch past Monday, but NASA managers have not yet determined when another attempt might be possible.
[...]
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/110501delay/
SpaceFlightNow ha pubblicato su youtube un video che mostra i tecnici al lavoro --> http://youtu.be/ldFRbykZvDs
Raven1994
02-05-2011, 10:25
scommetto che fino a settimana nuova non lo fanno partire.. e bene che lo riparino a modino senno partono per anno prossimo
razziadacqua
02-05-2011, 11:30
scommetto che fino a settimana nuova non lo fanno partire.. e bene che lo riparino a modino senno partono per anno prossimo
Coinsiderando il guasto e la potenziale catena di ulteriori guasti e quello che è successo l'anno scorso...c'è il rischio. MA MEGLIO! Così posso sperare di andare là e vedermi il lancio :D :sofico:
Raven1994
02-05-2011, 20:06
Coinsiderando il guasto e la potenziale catena di ulteriori guasti e quello che è successo l'anno scorso...c'è il rischio. MA MEGLIO! Così posso sperare di andare là e vedermi il lancio :D :sofico:
haha ci andiamo insieme? :D
bhe speriamo che faccino in fretta e faccino un lavoretto a modo anche perchè portano 1,5 mld di dollari in orbita e la probabile scoperta di come si è formato tutto e se va qualcosa storto.. :rolleyes:
haha ci andiamo insieme? :D
bhe speriamo che faccino in fretta e faccino un lavoretto a modo anche perchè portano 1,5 mld di dollari in orbita e la probabile scoperta di come si è formato tutto e se va qualcosa storto.. :rolleyes:
:eekk: :eekk:
Il prossimo tentativo per il lancio è programmato non prima di domenica 8. Se riusciranno a completare le riparazioni in tempo e non sorgeranno nuovi problemi lo shuttle partirà alle 12:09 EDT (18:09 in Italia)
Confermo, lancio previsto per:
NET domenica 8 maggio 2011, ore 12:09 EDT (18:09 CEST)
No, i media italiani sono in preda alla confusione perche' questa è tipo la terza "ultima missione dello shuttle" di cui si trovano a dover parlare... Non credo che abbiano capito che gli shuttle sono piu' d'uno! :sofico:
In una buona parte dei casi (testate giornalistiche) è tristemente vero! :D
Riparazioni in corso --> http://youtu.be/FeON8xvCybI
La data di lancio è stata nuovamente spostata a non prima del 10 maggio.
Raven1994
04-05-2011, 00:48
ammazza come è complesso..ed è solo quel piccolo pezzo.. ok ora capisco perchè sia cosi complicato far fungere tutto insieme :D
Altro rinvio, la nuova data di lancio utile è il 16 Maggio alle 8:56 am ET (14:56 in Italia)
+Benito+
06-05-2011, 20:14
ammazza come è complesso..ed è solo quel piccolo pezzo.. ok ora capisco perchè sia cosi complicato far fungere tutto insieme :D
in realtà credo sia ancora in corso la ricerca del guasto, la banale resistenza ipotizzata inizialmente non si è rivelata essere la causa del funzionamento.
Raven1994
07-05-2011, 00:25
in realtà credo sia ancora in corso la ricerca del guasto, la banale resistenza ipotizzata inizialmente non si è rivelata essere la causa del funzionamento.
no ma intendevo, un guasto in un server è una cosa, ma un guasto in un complesso di circuiti cosi ampio è bello grande e difficile da invidividuare :sofico:
SFN:
Shuttle Endeavour repaired and ready for May 16 launch
BY WILLIAM HARWOOD
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS "SPACE PLACE" & USED WITH PERMISSION
Posted: May 9, 2011
NASA managers met Monday and cleared the shuttle Endeavour for a second launch try May 16 after weekend work to re-wire and re-test hydraulic power system fuel line heaters blamed for derailing an April 29 launch attempt.
"Right now, we're in good shape," said Launch Director Mike Leinbach. "Endeavour's looking good, the team is upbeat. I went to the meeting this morning and they're ready to go. Hopefully, this time the heaters will work and we'll be able to launch on time next Monday morning."
While engineers have not yet found the root cause of a short circuit that effectively blew a fuse in a power supply circuit, the replacement of critical hardware, installation of by-pass wiring and extensive testing have given agency managers confidence the problem has been resolved.
"We've replaced everything except the heaters, and we've wrung those out with at least five separate checks and full functionals afterwards and now have extremely high confidence that the problem is no longer on the ship or in any of the electronics," said Mike Moses, director of shuttle integration at the Kennedy Space Center.
"We don't still exactly have root cause, but we basically have really good, comprehensive proof that we have managed to remove that failure."
Assuming final tests and checkout go smoothly, engineers will restart Endeavour's countdown at 7 a.m. EDT (GMT-4) Friday, setting up a launch at 8:56:26 a.m. Monday, roughly the moment Earth's rotation carries launch pad 39A into the plane of the International Space Station's orbit.
[...]
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/110509status/index.html
+Benito+
11-05-2011, 11:13
interessante, per precauzione hano ricablato tutte le linee dei riscaldatori, senza cambiarli, ma non hanno capito la causa del malfunzionamento...
Speriamo bene!
Si ricomincia!
SFN:
Astronauts return to Cape
for Monday's shuttle launch
BY WILLIAM HARWOOD
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS "SPACE PLACE" & USED WITH PERMISSION
Posted: May 12, 2011
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/images/ni1105/12arrival_400224.jpg
After extensive troubleshooting and repairs to fix an electrical problem with the shuttle Endeavour's hydraulic power system, commander Mark Kelly and his five crewmates flew back to Florida Thursday to prepare for a delayed launch Monday on a long-awaited space station assembly mission, the orbiter's 25th and final flight.
The countdown is scheduled to begin Friday morning, setting up a launch attempt at 8:56:26 a.m. EDT (GMT-4) Monday. Forecasters are predicting a 70 percent chance of good weather.
Hoping for the best, Kelly, pilot Gregory H. Johnson, Michael Fincke, Gregory Chamitoff, Andrew Feustel and European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori landed at the Kennedy Space Center's shuttle runway aboard a NASA training jet shortly after 9 a.m. after a flight from Houston.
[...]
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/110512crew/index.html
Raven1994
13-05-2011, 14:40
allora per che ora di lunedì è previsto il lancio?
Il lancio è previsto per Lunedì 16 alle 14:56 italiane
SFN:
Countdown in the final hours for Monday's shuttle launch
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/images/ni1105/15sts134_400300.jpg
On the day before her last launch, the space shuttle Endeavour has been unveiled from the cocoon-like service gantry at Kennedy Space Center's pad 39A. Liftoff remains on schedule for Monday at 8:56 a.m. EDT (1256 GMT).
1930 GMT (3:30 p.m. EDT)
Endeavour's six astronauts spent today studying flight plans, visiting with their families and touring the shuttle at the pad. They also received briefings on orbiter preparations, the payload status and the weather forecast from the ascent team of flight controllers in Houston.
They go to sleep at 4 p.m. EDT and will be awakened for launch day at 12 midnight. They'll have breakfast at 12:30 a.m. and then undergo final medical exams at 1 a.m. Suit up begins around 4:30 a.m. and departure from crew quarters is scheduled for 5:11 a.m. in preparation for blastoff at 8:56 a.m. EDT.
0730 GMT (3:30 a.m. EDT)
Here is a timeline of major events through the remainder of today's countdown:
HH...MM...SS...EDT...........EVENT
05...26...00...03:30 AM......NASA TV launch coverage begins
04...25...00...04:31 AM......Final crew weather briefing
04...15...00...04:41 AM......Crew suit up begins
03...50...00...05:06 AM......Resume countdown (T-3 hours)
03...45...00...05:11 AM......Crew departs O&C building
03...15...00...05:41 AM......Crew ingress
02...25...00...06:31 AM......Astronaut comm checks
02...00...00...06:56 AM......Hatch closure
01...30...00...07:26 AM......White room closeout
01...10...00...07:46 AM......Begin 10-minute hold
01...00...00...07:56 AM......NASA test director briefing
01...00...00...07:56 AM......Resume countdown (T-20mins)
00...59...00...07:57 AM......Backup flight computer to OPS 1
00...55...00...08:01 AM......KSC area clear to launch
00...49...00...08:07 AM......Begin final built-in hold (T-9m)
00...24...00...08:32 AM......NTD launch status verification
00...09...00...08:47:28 AM...Resume countdown (T-9mins)
00...07...30...08:48:58 AM...Orbiter access arm retraction
00...05...00...08:51:28 AM...Hydraulic power system start
00...04...55...08:51:33 AM...Terminate LO2 replenish
00...04...00...08:52:28 AM...Purge sequence 4 hydraulic test
00...04...00...08:52:28 AM...IMUs to inertial
00...03...55...08:52:33 AM...Aerosurface profile
00...03...30...08:52:58 AM...Main engine steering test
00...02...55...08:53:33 AM...LO2 tank pressurization
00...02...35...08:53:53 AM...Fuel cells to internal reactants
00...02...30...08:53:58 AM...Clear caution-and-warning memory
00...02...00...08:54:28 AM...Crew closes visors
00...01...57...08:54:31 AM...LH2 tank pressurization
00...00...50...08:55:38 AM...SRB joint heater deactivation
00...00...31...08:55:57 AM...Shuttle takes countdown control
00...00...21...08:56:07 AM...SRB steering test
00...00...07...08:56:21 AM...Main engine start (T-6.6secs)
00...00...00...08:56:28 AM...SRB ignition (LAUNCH)
Credo abbiano appena trovato una mattonella rovinata vicino al portellone!
Dal account Twitter della NASA: "Members of the Close Out Crew are repairing damage to a small area of tile around Endeavour’s crew hatch. This is no issue for launch."
+Benito+
16-05-2011, 12:39
In questo momento stanno ventilando un sacco di H2 dal valvolone in punta, fa due fumane...ma tutto regolare, comunque.
Ragazzi se potete seguite voi che difficilmente potrò esser molto presente oggi.
Grazie :)
Go Endeavour!
1234 GMT (8:34 a.m. EDT)
Weather is "go" across the board.
1243 GMT (8:43 a.m. EDT)
NASA launch director Mike Leinbach has conducted his poll and given approval to resume the countdown for liftoff at 8:56 a.m. EDT!
1255:28 GMT (8:55:28 a.m. EDT)
T-minus 1 minute. Computers are verifying that the main engines are ready for ignition. Sound suppression water system is armed. The system will activate at T-minus 16 seconds to suppress the sound produced at launch. And the residual hydrogen burn ignitors are armed. They will be fired at T-minus 10 seconds to burn off hydrogen gas from beneath the main engine nozzles.
Shortly, the external tank strut heaters will be turned off; Endeavour will transition to internal power; the liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen outboard fill and drain valves will be closed; the payload bay vent doors will be positioned for the launch; and the gaseous oxygen vent arm will be verified fully retracted.
12:56:28 GMT (8:56:28 a.m. EDT)
T-minus 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, main engine ignition, 4, 3, 2, 1 and LIFTOFF!
Liftoff of Endeavour with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer -- probing the mysteries of physics and origins of our universe from the International Space Station!
1258 GMT (8:58 a.m. EDT)
T+plus 2 minutes, 10 seconds. Jettison of the solid rocket boosters has occurred. The spent boosters will parachute into the Atlantic Ocean for retrieval. Endeavour continues its streak toward space on the power generated by the three liquid-fueled main engines.
1304 GMT (9:04 a.m. EDT)
T+plus 7 minutes, 45 seconds. The main engines are beginning to throttle down to ensure the shuttle does not experience forces greater than 3 g's as it continues to accelerate prior to engine shutdown.
1304 GMT (9:04 a.m. EDT)
T+plus 8 minutes, 30 seconds. MECO. Main Engine Cutoff confirmed!
1306 GMT (9:06 a.m. EDT)
T+plus 10 minutes. Endeavour safely sailed into orbit today on a 16-day journey to the International Space Station to install the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment that promises to chart a new course in physics research, plus deliver another stockpile of spare parts for supporting the outpost's extended life.
Raven1994
16-05-2011, 14:30
lancio a dir poco stupendo! :D l'avevo pure registrato con camstudio ma non trovo dove salva i video..
+Benito+
16-05-2011, 14:46
Peccato per le nuvole!
SFN:
Shuttle Endeavour launches on her 25th and final voyage
BY WILLIAM HARWOOD
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS "SPACE PLACE" & USED WITH PERMISSION
Posted: May 16, 2011
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL--Running two weeks late because of an electrical glitch, the repaired shuttle Endeavour finally blasted off and rocketed into orbit for the last time Monday, putting on a spectacular, if brief, show for several hundred thousand spectators expected for NASA's next-to-last shuttle launch.
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/images/ni1105/16liftoff400224.jpg
Carrying a $2 billion particle physics experiment, critical supplies and spare parts bound for the International Space Station, Endeavour's three main engines flashed to life at and throttled up to full power while computers monitored their performance 50 times per second.
Six-and-a-half seconds later, at 8:56:28 a.m. EDT (GMT-4), Endeavour's twin solid-fuel boosters ignited with a rush of 5,000-degree exhaust, instantly pushing the spacecraft away from pad 39A.
Accelerating through 100 mph -- straight up -- in just eight seconds, Endeavour climbed away and quickly disappeared from view as it knifed through low-level clouds, wheeling about to line up on a northeasterly trajectory paralleling the East Coast.
Shuttle commander Mark Kelly's wife, Arizon Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, watched Endeavour's ground-shaking takeoff from the roof of the Launch Control Center 3.4 miles from pad 39A, with her mother, Mark Kelly's twin brother Scott and other family members. Giffords was shot in the head during a January assassination attempt and her recovery has generated intense media interest.
She flew to Florida for Endeavour's initial launch attempt April 29 when the ship was grounded by an electrical problem with the shuttle's hydraulic system. She flew back Sunday for Kelly's second launch try, but privacy screens shielded her from view. A spokeswoman said she was relieved Endeavour got off, saying "good stuff" after the shuttle climbed away.
"I think relief was her biggest feeling," said Pia Carusone, Gifford's chief of staff. "She was very proud. ... It was an exciting moment for her to watch."
The early stages Endeavour's climb to space appeared normal as the shuttle rocketed away atop a churning cloud of exhaust from its solid-fuel boosters. Two minutes and five seconds later, the boosters, their propellant depleted, were jettisoned, falling to the Atlantic Ocean 30 miles below where recovery ships were standing by.
Endeavour continued toward orbit on the power of its three hydrogen-fueled main engines, looking like a brilliant, fast-moving star in the daytime sky as it arced toward the northeast horizon.
A camera mounted on the side of the ship's external tank showed spectacular views of the clouds dropping away below and later, the limb of the Earth behind the accelerating spaceship. No major debris could be seen falling away from the tank during the first two minutes and 15 seconds of flight when the dense lower atmosphere can cause high-velocity impacts with the shuttle's fragile heat shield.
But Bill Gerstenmaier, chief of space operations at NASA headquarters, said engineers spotted two small pieces of foam insulation falling away between two minutes and six seconds into flight and two minutes and 14 seconds. He said neither piece appeared to strike the orbiter, but engineers will carry out a detailed photo assessment as usual.
Endeavour's external tank -- ET-122 -- was damaged when a roof collapsed at the Lockheed Martin Michoud Assembly Facility manufacturing plant in New Orleans. The tank was repaired, but NASA managers said before launch they expected to see more foam than usual break away during launch.
But overall, the tank appeared to perform well and eight-and-a-half minutes after liftoff, Endeavour separated and slipped into its planned preliminary orbit. Scott Kelly gave Giffords and Mark Kelly's two daughters red roses after the shuttle's main engines shut down.
"There were hugs all around, absolutely, it was very celebratory," Carusone said.
Kelly, pilot Gregory Johnson, European Space Agency flight engineer Roberto Vittori and Fincke, veteran of two previous long-duration stays aboard the International Space Station, made the climb to orbit strapped into seats on Endeavour's upper flight deck.
Strapped in on the shuttle's lower deck were Andrew Feustel and Gregory Chamitoff, another station veteran.
If all goes well, Kelly will guide Endeavour to a docking at the space station's forward port around 6:15 a.m. Wednesday. A pallet of spare components will be robotically bolted to left side of the station's power truss a few hours later. The next day, the 7.5-ton Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, the mission's showcase payload, will be attached to the right side of the power truss.
Using a massive magnet to bend the trajectories of high-energy cosmic rays -- charged particles from supernovas, neutron stars, black holes and other cosmic enigmas -- scientists will look for evidence of antimatter and as-yet-undetected dark matter, believed to make up a quarter of the mass of the universe.
AMS may even find evidence of strange particles made up of quarks in different arrangements than those found on Earth. Or something completely unexpected.
The AMS "really probes the foundations of modern physics," said Sam Ting, a Nobel Laureate who manages the multinational experiment. "But to my collaborators and I, the most exciting objective of AMS is to probe the unknown, to search for phenomena which exist in nature but yet we have not the tools or the imagination to find."
AMS will operate autonomously after it is connected to station power, beaming down a continuous stream of data for at least 10 years and possibly longer if the lab is funded past 2020.
Fincke, Feustel and Chamitoff, working in alternating two-man teams, plan to carry out four spacewalks May 20, 22, 25 and 27 to retrieve one materials science exposure experiment and to install another; to refill the ammonia coolant reservoir in the station's far left-side solar array; to re-lubricate a solar array rotary joint; to install a robot arm attachment fitting on the Russian Zarya module; and to perform needed maintenance.
Endeavour is scheduled to land back at the Kennedy Space Center around 2:32 a.m. on Wednesday, June 1.
"It is an extremely complex mission," said shuttle Program Manager John Shannon. "It's a long period of time docked to the station, four EVAs, a tremendous amount of activity internal to the ISS, we're going to put a world-class experiment on the ISS and get it all hooked up.
"I think the missions we are executing now in complexity are the most difficult missions that not just NASA, but any nation has ever flown in space. And I would include Apollo in that discussion. I think the missions we do right now are more complicated than what we were doing even during the moon landings."
NASA attempted to launch Endeavour April 29, but the countdown was called off when a "string" of fuel line heaters used by one of the shuttle's three hydraulic power units failed to activate.
Engineers were unable to immediately determine what might have caused a short in a power switching box in the shuttle's aft engine compartment. Playing it safe, the box, called an aft load control assembly, was replaced, along with thermostats and associated wiring.
While that work was going on, engineers reviewing data from thermostat tests last June noticed a brief, previously undetected current spike. A close inspection of the thermostat in question revealed damaged insulation and an exposed conductor.
Engineers believe the exposed conductor likely triggered the short that prevented the heaters from powering up April 29. The repaired heater system worked normally during the countdown Monday and there were no obvious problems during the climb to space.
"OK, Mark, it looks like a great day to launch Endeavour for the final time," Launch Director Mike Leinbach radioed Kelly a few minutes before takeoff. "So on behalf of the thousands of proud Americans who have been part of her journey, good luck, God speed and we'll see you back here June 1."
"Thank you sir," Kelly replied. "On this final flight of space shuttle Endeavour, we want to thank the tens of thousands of dedicated employees that have put there hands on this incredible ship and dedicated their lives to the space shuttle program.
"This mission represents the power of teamwork, commitment and exploration, it is in the DNA of our great country to reach for the stars and explore. We must not stop. To all of the millions watching today, including our spouses, children, family and friends, we thank you for your support."
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/110516launch/index.html
Alle 12:16 ci sarà l'aggancio alla stazione spaziale internazionale.
Per la diretta su NASA TV --> http://www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv
Come sempre stupendo!
L'apertura del portello è prevista per le 13:36
Come sempre stupendo!
L'apertura del portello è prevista per le 13:36
:sperem:
E questo il racconto di SFN:
Endeavour docks to the International Space Station
BY WILLIAM HARWOOD
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS "SPACE PLACE" & USED WITH PERMISSION
Posted: May 18, 2011
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/110518fd3/markkelly400266.jpg
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL--With commander Mark Kelly at the controls, the shuttle Endeavour caught up with the International Space Station early Wednesday, looping under and then ahead of the lab complex before gliding back to a "silky smooth" docking at the station's forward port at 6:14 a.m. EDT (GMT-4).
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http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/110518fd3/index2.html
Ascoltando NasaTv mi sembra di avere capito che, dalle foto scattate allo scudo termico dello shuttle, abbiano trovato tre aree che sembrano danneggiate, ma non destano troppa preoccupazione.
È corretto?
+Benito+
19-05-2011, 16:04
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/110518fd3/tilesites.jpg
"This is not cause for alarm, it's not cause for any concern," he said. "We know how to deal with these things in terms of how to assess them. We know that if we get to the point where we need some more data for our assessment, we have a plan for going and doing that."
Cain showed reporters a chart listing seven damage sites on the belly of the shuttle, all of them on the right side of the spacecraft starting at the right main landing gear door and running in a rough line back to the right-side inboard elevon, or wing flap.
Three of those seven damage sites were shown in yellow, indicating engineers have not yet been able to fully characterize the potential threat and what, if anything, might need to be done.
"These are three areas that are an example of some areas where the team wants to do some more work, some more assessment," Cain said. "At this point, what we have said is we don't have any reason for concern or alarm.
"As you know, we have a focused inspection placeholder in the timeline. ... We've asked the ops team to go to the next level of preparation in terms of ensuring we don't do anything to preclude being able to do that focussed inspection if, in fact, the team comes back and says our analytical techniques were not able to clear one or more of these sites."
The damage was spotted after commander Mark Kelly guided Endeavour through a back-flip maneuver to expose the underside of the shuttle to cameras on board the International Space Station before docking. The belly of the shuttle experiences extreme heating during re-entry, second only to the ship's reinforced carbon carbon nose cap and wing leading edge panels.
In a procedure that has become routine in the wake of the 2003 Columbia disaster -- a mishap triggered by damage to a wing leading edge panel -- astronauts Paolo Nespoli and Catherine "Cady" Coleman, working in the Russian Zvezda command module, snapped hundreds of images of Endeavour's belly tiles using 400-mm and 800-mm telephoto lenses as Kelly guided the ship through a 360-degree rotation. As usual, the digital photos were downlinked to the Johnson Space Center for analysis.
Nothing obvious could be seen in standard-resolution television views of the rendezvous pitch maneuver that were beamed down from the station in near realtime, but the zoomed-in photos shot by the station astronauts clearly revealed multiple damage sites, including the three highighted by Cain.
One, on the right landing gear door, measures 5.9 inches long and 1.23 inches wide. Another ding downstream of the door measures 3.28 inches by 2.43 inches. The third area of interest crosses the hinge line of the right-side inboard elevon, measuring 6.52 inches by 2.32 inches.
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/110518fd3/tile1.jpg
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/110518fd3/tile2.jpg
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/110518fd3/tile3.jpg
Da spaceflightnow.com
AMS-02 è installato!
Space station receives premier physics experiment
BY WILLIAM HARWOOD
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS "SPACE PLACE" & USED WITH PERMISSION
Posted: May 19, 2011
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/110519fd4/amslocation.jpg
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL--The Endeavour astronauts installed a $2 billion cosmic ray detector on the International Space Station Thursday, a powerful magnet surrounded by a complex array of sensors that will study high-energy particles from the depths of space and time to look for clues about the formation and evolution of the universe.
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http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/110519fd4/index2.html
Mitico!
SFN:
Out-of-this-world photo op approved for space station
BY WILLIAM HARWOOD
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS "SPACE PLACE" & USED WITH PERMISSION
Posted: May 20, 2011
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL--An Italian astronaut aboard a departing Russian Soyuz ferry craft Monday will snap out-of-this-world pictures and video showing the International Space Station with the shuttle Endeavour attached before heading for a landing in Kazakhstan, NASA officials said Friday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hg8pKew_yNA&feature=player_embedded
With the shuttle program slated for retirement after one more flight in July, the one-of-a-kind photo opportunity comes at almost the last possible minute. The pictures snapped Monday will capture the first and only time a shuttle and the station have appeared in the same field of view from a remote vantage point, a family portrait expected to grace history books for years to come.
"This is going to be a great opportunity for the spaceflight community," said Kenneth Todd, space station integration manager at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
The opportunity to take the pictures arose when an electrical glitch forced NASA to delay Endeavour's launching fro April 29 to May 16, ensuring the shuttle would still be docked when the Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft departed. Expedition 27 commander Dimitry Kondratyev, Italian astronaut and flight engineer Paolo Nespoli and NASA astronaut Catherine "Cady" Coleman are scheduled to land in Kazakhstan Monday evening U.S. time to close out a 159-day stay in space.
NASA first suggested a Soyuz fly-around earlier this year, but it would have required a Soyuz undocking and re-docking and the Russians, citing technical considerations, did not go along. NASA managers were hoping for an opportunity during the final shuttle flight in July when the Endeavour launch delay presented a less complicated scenario.
To accommodate the photo survey, Kondratyev will undock at 5:35 p.m. EDT (GMT-4) Monday, about an hour and a half earlier than originally planned. Flying manually, Kondratyev will back the Soyuz straight away from the lab complex and begin station keeping at a distance of about 600 feet. Nespoli, seated to the commander's left in the spacecraft's central descent module, will move into the forward, normally closed habitation module to photograph the shuttle-station "stack" through a window with a direct line of sight.
While Nespoli is preparing his cameras and a laser range finder for use, the space station will carry out a 130-degree rotation to provide an unobstructed side view of the shuttle-station complex, with Endeavour on the left end of the stack just above the limb of the Earth. The station's orientation at undocking and its subsequent 2-degree-per-second maneuver were carefully planned to keep the sun out of Kondratyev's eyes while ensuring good lighting for the imagery.
Once the brief photo window closes, Nespoli will float back into the cramped descent module and seal the hatchway to the habitation section. That hatch is normally closed and locked before undocking and the Soyuz crew will have to carry out leak checks, along with suit checks, to ensure a safe descent after the photo opportunity ends. Landing is targeted for 10:26 p.m. Monday.
Unlike the space shuttle, which is equipped with a KU-band antenna for near-continuous communications through a NASA satellite network, the Soyuz crew will have no way to transmit the images from space. NASA managers will be standing by in Kazakhstan to copy the digital photos and video so the long-sought imagery can make its way to both Moscow and Houston.
Details remain to be worked out, however, and it's not yet clear when the imagery will be released to the media.
In the meantime, here is a timeline of major re-entry events (in EDT and mission elapsed time; best viewed with fixed-width font):
EDT/EST.......DDD...HH...MM...SS...EVENT
12/15/10 (EST)
02:09:25 PM...000...00...00...00...Soyuz TMA-20 Launch
5/23/11 (EDT)
04:40:00 PM...159...01...30...35...US to Russian attitue control system handover
04:52:00 PM...159...01...42...35...ISS maneuver to undocking attitude
05:24:36 PM...159...02...15...11...Sunrise
05:29:32 PM...159...02...20...07...Daily orbit 13 Russian ground station AOS
05:31:00 PM...159...02...21...35...ISS to free drift
05:32:00 PM...159...02...22...35...Nominal separation command
05:35:00 PM...159...02...25...35...Physical separation/hooks open
05:36:40 PM...159...02...27...15...ISS to LVLH snap-and-hold
05:38:00 PM...159...02...28...35...Soyuz manual separation burn #1
05:41:00 PM...159...02...31...35...Arrival at stationkeeping (590-650 feet)
05:41:00 PM...159...02...31...35...Habitation module ingress
05:43:20 PM...159...02...33...55...ISS return to undocking attitude
05:44:33 PM...159...02...35...08...Daily orbit 13 Russian ground station LOS
05:50:00 PM...159...02...40...35...Begin ISS photography
05:52:28 PM...159...02...43...03...Noon
05:55:00 PM...159...02...45...35...ISS maneuver to photography attitude
06:06:00 PM...159...02...56...35...ISS in photo attitude
06:15:00 PM...159...03...05...35...Soyuz manual separation burn #2
06:20:00 PM...159...03...10...35...Habitation module egress; start leak checks
06:20:20 PM...159...03...10...55...Sunset -- photography complete
06:21:00 PM...159...03...11...35...ISS maneuver to duty attitude
06:56:01 PM...159...03...46...36...Sunrise
07:00:00 PM...159...03...50...35...Russian to US attitude control handover
07:00:00 PM...159...03...50...35...Hatch and suit leak checks complete
07:02:08 PM...159...03...52...43...Daily orbit 14 RGS AOS
07:19:33 PM...159...04...10...08...Daily orbit 14 RGS LOS
07:36:00 PM...159...04...26...35...Sunrise at landing Site
08:30:13 PM...159...05...20...48...Daily orbit 15 RGS AOS
08:53:58 PM...159...05...44...33...Daily orbit 15 RGS LOS
09:36:14 PM...159...06...26...49...Soyuz deorbit burn start (257.7 mph)
09:40:39 PM...159...06...31...14...Deorbit burn complete
10:03:36 PM...159...06...54...11...Atmospheric entry (62 miles altitude)
10:11:49 PM...159...07...02...24...Command to open parachute (6.6 miles altitude)
10:26:49 PM...159...07...17...24...Landing
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/110520fd5/index3.html
Oggi pomeriggio Napolitano ha conversato per una ventina di minuti con Nespoli e Vittori --> http://goo.gl/yhIjg
Questa notte, alle 01:06, Nespoli ripartirà dalla ISS.
Giornata di riposo per l'equipaggio dello shuttle in attesa della partenza della Soyuz.
SFN:
Shuttle crew takes time off amid Soyuz undocking preps
BY WILLIAM HARWOOD
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS "SPACE PLACE" & USED WITH PERMISSION
Posted: May 23, 2011
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL--The Endeavour astronauts took the day off Monday amid preparations for the afternoon departure of three space station crew members aboard a Russian Soyuz ferry craft to close out a 159-day stay in space.
Shortly after wakeup late Sunday, shuttle commander Mark Kelly and astronaut Michael Fincke fielded questions from Mesa Verde Elementary School classmates of 9-year-old Christina Green, killed during an attempt to assassinate Kelly's wife, Gabrielle Giffords, in January.
Asked what inspired him to become an astronaut, Kelly told the students "over the last four months, I've come to admire your classmate, Christina Green, very much, I've learned a lot about her."
"When I was Christina's age is when Apollo astronauts were walking on the moon ... and I remember watching that on TV and thinking if I worked really hard in school and really, really focused and concentrated, maybe someday I would have the opportunity to fly in space. And I did work hard, and it did work out. But I would say it was those early Apollo astronauts, like Neil Armstrong and Gene Cernan and John Young, who inspired me."
He concluded the question-and-answer session by promising to sign and return a school yearbook he carried into space aboard Endeavour.
"Since my wife, Congresswoman Giffords, is from Tucson, Arizona, I spend a lot of time there," he said. "I'm a big fan of Tucson and the Arizona Wildcats. I didn't have a Mesa Elementary School shirt but what I do have is ... your yearbook, the Mesa Verde Mountain Lions 2010-2011 with me here in space, and I'll get a picture of this with the Earth in the background and hopefully I can bring it back and hand it over to your school."
He opened the yearbook to a page honoring Christina Green and said "it's a very nice yearbook, Mike and I just signed it and I'll get my other crew members and the space station crew members to sign it and we'll send it back to you.
"Again, it was really great to be with you at Mesa Verde today and I hope to see you soon," Kelly concluded. "So long."
The shuttle astronauts are scheduled to go to bed at 12:26 p.m. EDT (GMT-4) and unless they get up early, they will miss the departure of Expedition 27 commander Dmitry Kondratyev, Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli and NASA astronaut Catherine "Cady" Coleman aboard the Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft.
Hatch closure is planned for 2:21 p.m. followed by undocking at 5:35 p.m. Landing in Kazakhstan is expected at 10:26 p.m.
In a departure from normal practice, Kondratyev plans to pause at a distance of about 600 feet while Nespoli, working in the Soyuz's forward habitation module, takes video and still pictures of the lab complex with the shuttle Endeavour attached. A few minutes later, the station will maneuver to present a side-on view showing the shuttle in profile.
The pictures will be the first showing the shuttle-station complex from a distance, a last chance to capture a family portrait before the shuttle program comes to an end in July. But the Soyuz has no way to downlink the imagery and it will not be seen until a day or two after landing.
An undocking preview will be posted later today. In the meantime, here is an updated timeline of the crew's planned activities (in EDT and mission elapsed time; includes revision G of the NASA television schedule; includes Soyuz TMA-20 undocking/landing timeline with ISS-27 MET; best viewed with fixed-width font):
DATE/EDT..DDD...HH...MM...SS...EVENT
05/22
08:56 PM...06...12...00...00...STS crew/Garan wakeup
10:46 PM...06...13...50...00...PAO education event
11:26 PM...06...14...30...00...Crew off duty
05/23
03:41 AM...06...18...45...00...Crew meals begin
04:41 AM...06...19...45...00...Crew off duty
05:00 AM...06...20...04...00...U.S. PAO education event replay
06:00 AM...06...21...04...00...ISS crew wakeup
07:00 AM...06...22...04...00...U.S. PAO education event replay
08:00 AM...06...23...04...00...U.S. PAO education event replay
09:26 AM...07...00...30...00...Soyuz TMA-20 departure preps
09:31 AM...07...00...35...00...Italian president VIP call (on NASA TV)
09:11 AM...07...00...15...00...ISS daily planning conference
09:31 AM...07...00...35...00...PAO event
10:00 AM...07...01...04...00...Mission status briefing on NASA TV
11:56 AM...07...03...00...00...Garan sleep begins
12:26 PM...07...03...30...00...STS crew sleep begins
02:00 PM...07...05...04...00...Soyuz TMA-20 farewell/hatch closure
04:00 PM...07...07...04...00...Daily video highlights reel on NASA TV
04:40 PM..159...01...30...35...US to Russian attitude control system handover
04:52 PM..159...01...42...35...ISS maneuver to undocking attitude
05:24 PM..159...02...15...11...Sunrise
05:29 PM..159...02...20...07...Daily orbit 13 Russian ground station AOS
05:31 PM..159...02...21...35...ISS to free drift
05:32 PM..159...02...22...35...Nominal separation command
05:35 PM..159...02...25...35...Physical separation/hooks open
05:36 PM..159...02...27...15...ISS to LVLH snap-and-hold
05:38 PM..159...02...28...35...Soyuz manual separation burn #1
05:41 PM..159...02...31...35...Arrival at stationkeeping (590-650 feet)
05:41 PM..159...02...31...35...Habitation module ingress
05:43 PM..159...02...33...55...ISS return to undocking attitude
05:44 PM..159...02...35...08...Daily orbit 13 Russian ground station LOS
05:50 PM..159...02...40...35...Begin ISS photography
05:52 PM..159...02...43...03...Noon
05:55 PM..159...02...45...35...ISS maneuver to photography attitude
06:06 PM..159...02...56...35...ISS in photo attitude
06:15 PM..159...03...05...35...Soyuz manual separation burn #2
06:20 PM..159...03...10...35...Habitation module egress; start leak checks
06:20 PM..159...03...10...55...Sunset -- photography complete
06:21 PM..159...03...11...35...ISS maneuver to duty attitude
06:56 PM..159...03...46...36...Sunrise
07:00 PM..159...03...50...35...Russian to US attitude control handover
07:00 PM..159...03...50...35...Hatch and suit leak checks complete
07:02 PM..159...03...52...43...Daily orbit 14 Russian ground station AOS
07:19 PM..159...04...10...08...Daily orbit 14 Russian ground station LOS
07:36 PM..159...04...26...35...Sunrise at landing Site
08:26 PM...07...11...30...00...STS crew/Garan wakeup (begins FD-9)
08:30 PM..159...05...20...48...Daily orbit 15 Russian ground station AOS
08:53 PM..159...05...44...33...Daily orbit 15 Russian ground station LOS
09:15 PM...07...12...19...00...Soyuz TMA-20 landing coverage begins on NASA TV
09:36 PM..159...06...26...49...Soyuz deorbit burn start (257.7 mph)
09:40 PM..159...06...31...14...Deorbit burn complete
10:03 PM..159...06...54...11...Atmospheric entry (62 miles altitude)
10:11 PM..159...07...02...24...Command to open parachute (6.6 miles altitude)
10:26 PM..159...07...17...24...Landing
11:01 PM...07...14...05...00...Equipment lock preps
11:31 PM...07...14...35...00...ISS crew sleep begins
11:46 PM...07...14...50...00...EVA-3: Tools configured
11:46 PM...07...14...50...00...OBSS undock
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/110523fd8/index.html
E infine si è conclusa la 146esima ed ultima EVA dello Shuttle, in cui tra le altre attività è stato installato sull'ISS l'OBSS (Orbiter Boom Sensor System), il braccio robotico di analisi dello Shuttle utilizzato per le ispezioni del TPS, che verrà lasciato ad uso della stazione.
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Shuttle astronauts venture into space for final time
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Astronauts Mike Fincke and Greg Chamitoff stepped outside the International Space Station for more than seven hours Friday, placing the shuttle's 50-foot inspection boom on the station's truss backbone to extend the reach of the lab's robot arm. It was the final planned spacewalk to be conducted by space shuttle crew members.
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http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/status.html
E, infine, lo shuttle Endeavour ha lasciato la ISS per l'ultima volta.
SFN:
Endeavour leaves space station for the final time
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Concluding its 12th visit to the International Space Station, the shuttle Endeavour undocked at 11:55 p.m. EDT Sunday. Endeavour spent nearly 12 days docked to the complex, delivering a costly, exotic particle physics experiment and a load of spare parts.
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/status.html
adesso sono proprio curioso di vedere quale sarà il successore "effettivo" :-)
+Benito+
31-05-2011, 08:35
Ma la foto fatta dalla Soyuz?
Credo non siano ancora state pubblicate
Saranno pubblicate sul sito della NASA il 6 giugno.
SFN:
Astronauts prep Endeavour for final return to Earth
BY WILLIAM HARWOOD
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS "SPACE PLACE" & USED WITH PERMISSION
Posted: May 31, 2011
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL--The Endeavour astronauts tested the shuttle's re-entry systems overnight Monday and began packing up for landing early Wednesday to close out the orbiter's 25th and final voyage.
"After Endeavour comes to a stop on the runway, hopefully in Florida, it'll head off to a museum," commander Mark Kelly told CBS News in an orbital interview. "It's certainly bittersweet. The space shuttle's been the workhorse of the U.S. space program for better than 30 years now, so it'll be sad to see it retired. But we are looking forward to new spacecraft and new destinations and we're all excited about the future."
If all goes well, Kelly and pilot Gregory Johnson will fire Endeavour's braking rockets at 1:29 a.m. EDT (GMT-4) Wednesday, setting up a landing on runway 15 at the Kennedy Space Center around 2:35 a.m. to wrap up a 6.5-million-mile voyage spanning 16 days and 248 orbits. A second landing opportunity is available one orbit later, at 4:11 a.m.
Forecasters with the Spaceflight Meteorology Group at the Johnson Space Center in Houston have been concerned about possibly high crosswinds for the past several days. But the latest forecast issued Monday evening called for "go" conditions for both Florida landing opportunities, with scattered clouds at 2,000 feet and winds out of 70 degrees at 8 knots with gusts to 12. For runway 15, the crosswinds are expected to be just below NASA's 12-knot limit for night landings.
The forecast for NASA's backup landing site at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., calls for good conditions with high-but-acceptable headwinds. But Endeavour has enough on-board supplies to stay in orbit three days past Wednesday and entry Flight Director Tony Ceccacci is not expected to call up Edwards for the first landing opportunity.
If Endeavour does not get back to Florida on Wednesday, however, NASA likely will activate Edwards and bring the crew down Thursday on one coast or the other.
"In general, we have what we call end-of-mission-plus-three capability, which is three full days of capability to extend beyond our planned end of mission day if we should need it," LeRoy Cain, chairman of NASA's Mission Management Team, said Monday afternoon. "Now, the plan that we talked about today is one whereby in all likelihood we'll be able to land (Wednesday), at least from a weather standpoint.
"If we're not able to, then we would in all likelihood call up Edwards and try to land at end of mission plus one. It's been a long mission ... and so it's unlikely we would use anything beyond EOM plus one."
Ceccacci plans to brief reporters on his landing strategy at 5 a.m. Tuesday.
Monday night, Kelly, Johnson and fight engineer Roberto Vittori fired up one of Endeavour's hydraulic power units in a routine pre-entry test of the ship's fight control systems. They also test fired the shuttle's maneuvering thrusters before taking time out to practice landing procedures using a laptop flight simulator.
Kelly, Johnson, Vittori and spacewalkers Michael Fincke, Gregory Chamitoff and Andrew Feustel planned to go to bed at 9:56 a.m. Tuesday and to get back up at 5:56 p.m. to begin landing preparations.
Endeavour's flight has generated widespread interest because of the looming end of the shuttle program and because of the story of Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Kelly's wife, who was gravely injured in an assassination attempt in January. Recovering in Houston,Giffords flew to Florida to watch Endeavour's launching and underwent successful surgery last week to replace part of her skull.
Kelly told CBS News Monday that it had been difficult being away from his wife and that he looked forward to landing Wednesday.
"Having her there for launch made it particularly important to me, to have her and Claudia and Claire, our two daughters there, it was really a special moment," he said. "After what happened to her Jan. 8, the fact that she was able to recover to the point to walk on the airplane, walk off, make the trip to Florida twice, it was really special.
"Being away from here, to be honest, it's difficult. Fortunately, there's a phone on the space station, there's email, we can communicate and I'm looking forward to getting back there tomorrow."
With Endeavour's return to Earth, NASA's focus will shift to preparing the shuttle Atlantis for launch July 8 on the program's 135th and final mission. A few hours before Endeavour begins its descent, engineers at the Kennedy Space Center plan to begin hauling Atlantis to launch pad 39A to ready the ship for its final blastoff.
Here is an updated timeline for the final two days of Endeavour's mission (in EDT and mission elapsed time; includes revision M of the NASA television schedule; best viewed with fixed-width font):
DATE/EDT......DD...HH...MM...SS...EVENT
05/30
06:56:00 PM...14...10...00...00...STS crew wakeup
09:06:00 PM...14...12...10...00...CBS News/network interviews
10:01:00 PM...14...13...05...00...Flight control system checkout
11:11:00 PM...14...14...15...00...Reaction control system hotfire
11:26:00 PM...14...14...30...00...PILOT landing simulations
05/31
12:26:00 AM...14...15...30...00...Endeavour tribute downlink
12:56:00 AM...14...16...00...00...Crew meal
02:16:00 AM...14...17...20...00...Deorbit review
02:46:00 AM...14...17...50...00...Cabin stow begins
05:00:00 AM...14...20...04...00...Mission status briefing on NASA TV
05:46:00 AM...14...20...50...00...Ergometer stow
06:16:00 AM...14...21...20...00...Wing leading edge sensor deactivation
06:26:00 AM...14...21...30...00...L-1 comm check
06:30:00 AM...14...21...50...00...B-roll/astronaut Cady Coleman
06:36:00 AM...14...21...40...00...Laptop computer stow (part 1)
06:46:00 AM...14...21...50...00...Ku-band antenna stow
07:00:00 AM...14...22...04...00...Live interviews with Cady Coleman
09:56:00 AM...15...01...00...00...Crew sleep begins
11:00:00 AM...15...02...04...00...Daily video highlights reel on NASA TV
05:56:00 PM...15...09...00...00...Crew wakeup (begin flight day 17)
08:26:00 PM...15...11...30...00...Group B computer powerup
08:41:00 PM...15...11...45...00...Inertial measurement unit alignment
09:06:00 PM...15...12...10...00...Laptop computer stow (part 2)
09:26:00 PM...15...12...30...00...Deorbit timeline begins
10:49:00 PM...15...13...49...00...Payload bay door closing
06/01
01:29:43 AM...15...16...33...15...Deorbit ignition (rev. 248)
02:35:23 AM...15...17...38...55...Landing on runway 15, Kennedy Space Center
03:06:53 AM...15...18...10...25...Deorbit ignition (rev. 249)
04:11:07 AM...15...19...14...39...Landing on runway 15, Kennedy Space Center
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/110531fd16/
Mi sono accorto che l'orario di atterraggio in hompage era sbagliato: è previsto per le 08:35 del mattino, non di sera!
L'atterraggio è previsto per
mercoledì 31 maggio 2011, ore 08:35 CEST (ora italiana).
È in corso il deorbit burn.
Diretta qui --> http://www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv
0631 GMT (2:31 a.m. EDT)
The twin sonic booms have rumbled across the Kennedy Space Center area, announcing the shuttle's arrival.
0634 GMT (2:34 a.m. EDT)
Wings are level on final approach. Endeavour's final minute of flight.
0634 GMT (2:34 a.m. EDT)
TOUCHDOWN! Main gear touchdown. Pilot Greg Johnson is putting out the drag chute as commander Mark Kelly brings the nose gear to the surface of Runway 15.
0635 GMT (2:35 a.m. EDT)
Endeavour is back at the Kennedy Space Center after this final mission that spanned 248 orbits of the planet and 6,510,221 miles.
The orbiter's finale completed orbital construction of the International Space Station by delivering the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, a premier scientific instrument to probe the mysteries of physics, and installing another outdoor spare parts pallet to sustain the outpost for years to come.
0635 GMT (2:35 a.m. EDT)
WHEELS STOP. Swooping out of the nighttime sky to enter homeport a final time, the shuttle Endeavour has safely completed her spaceflight career that covered 25 voyages to Earth orbit.
Endeavour's rich history of service to humanity over 19 years spanned 122,883,151 miles traveled, 4,677 orbits of the planet and 299 days aloft.
The ship's maiden voyage in May 1992 was a dramatic adventure to rescue the wayward Intelsat 603 telecommunications satellite that required the astronauts to improvise with the first-ever three-man spacewalk to manually grab the spacecraft after attempts using a specially-designed capture bar failed to work. The ship also conducted the first Hubble Space Telescope servicing in 1993, one of the stellar achievements for the space program that installed corrective optics to fix the observatory's flawed vision.
Other trips in the 1990s deployed and retrieved satellites, mapped the Earth with radar and scanned the cosmos with payloads carried in the orbiter's cargo bay. She also visited the Russian space station Mir once.
Then Endeavour opened the International Space Station era by launching the first American piece of the outpost -- the Unity connecting node -- to begin orbital construction in December 1998. Subsequent flights by Endeavour would take up the station's initial solar array power tower, all three sections of Canada's robotics including the arm, mobile transporter and Dextre hands, the Japanese science facility's "attic" and "back porch" for research, and the Tranquility utility room with the Cupola.
This 12th mission to the International Space Station by Endeavour finished the American construction efforts, which this ship originally began, by adding the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer and a final spare parts deck.
Construction of Endeavour started in September 1987 as a replacement vehicle for Challenger. The spaceplane was rolled out of the Palmdale factory in April 1991. She became NASA's fifth and final operational space shuttle with her inaugural launch a year later.
Once retired from service, Endeavour will be safed and readied for museum display in Los Angeles.
danny2005
01-06-2011, 07:40
Emozionante e commovente; prima volta che lo vedo di notte...
bellissima l'inquadratura dal fianco con la pista illuminata
ma la vampa vicino agli ugelli cos'è? idrazina dagli APU?
Che spettacolo!
Il fuoco che si vede è lo sfiato dell'APU.
L'idrazina viene usata nelle manovre orbitali.
Adesso l'APU è stata spenta e le fiammate sono terminate.
Grazie di tutto, Endeavour!
SFN:
Shuttle Endeavour comes home to enter retirement
BY WILLIAM HARWOOD
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS "SPACE PLACE" & USED WITH PERMISSION
Posted: May 31, 2011
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL--Signaling the beginning of the end for NASA's storied shuttle program, the Endeavour plunged back to Earth Wednesday, closing out its 25th and final flight and passing the baton to its sistership Atlantis, which was hauled to the launching pad a few hours earlier for blastoff July 8 on the program's final voyage.
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http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/110601land/
Rilasciate le foto dell'ISS con lo shuttle!
SFN:
Soyuz pictures of shuttle and station finally released
http://spaceflightnow.com/news/images/ni1106/07soyuz400267.jpg
It was "the ultimate photo op" as Expedition 27 crew member Paolo Nespoli, inside the departing Soyuz TMA-20 capsule, snapped pictures of the International Space Station with shuttle Endeavour docked at the orbiting complex.
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/soyuz/
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