Space Forum / Shuttle / July 2006

I know they get suited up in those bulky space suits and strapped in,
and then they are sitting there on their backs for hours. What do they
do if nature calls? Do they have diapers or relief tubes?

And I can't type today for some reason..
Anyway, I was just wondering why they are going over gradually to this form
of navigation over the next few flights. Are they really saying that just
because the armed forces is changing and de commissioning the system they

Is NASA going to have the Air-to-Ground audio loop up and running on NASA
TV for tommorrow's entry? On the last flight, I don't recall hearing any
Air-to-Ground audio until very late in entry.

The dangers of launch aren't over until the payload bay doors are
open...  Until then the limited supply of water for the flash boilers
provides the cooling.
If the doors don't open - they must come down pretty soon.

Guys, I can remember buying books on space travel, but don't you think
the time has come to drop the Shuttle - and stop risking people's lives
in a spectacular way!
It goes without saying that everyone wishes you all well, but for how

Did anyone catch today's (Friday / flight day 11) wake
up call? Perhaps not - was at 12:08 am CT. I believe it was
the Texas Aggie March or something like that...and they
played the whole 2 or 3 minutes of it...it was interminable.

Read this and get mad
http://blogs.salon.com/0002762/stories/2003/12/22/whyIsMarijuanaIllegal.html

Hello all, I have been for many years an "all things space" fanatic and I
especially enjoy the space shuttle just for the sheer technological marvel
that it is. The amount of brainpower and technology that goes into sending
one off into orbit blows me away. Absolutely amazing. ...

Hi, do Julie Megan etc, get missions to fly, or are their roles merely
ground based.
They seem to have pretty intimate knowledge of the systems on board and only
refer back for decisions.

A couple of days ago (I think it was Tuesday) I went to www.nasa.gov and
clicked on the view nasatv link.  It was around noon, maybe a little later.
The video being shown was of one of the SRBs tumbling to earth.  Right
before it splashed into the ocean I thought I saw the deck ...

Scouts played large part in Fossum's life
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July 12, 2006

So, there is a small leak in the fuel of apu1, and an over temp sensor in
the tank of apu 3 is not working properly.
Are these worrying?
Brian

Question:
Is it possible that the change in thermal conductivity between the
alloy used to build the Lightweight ET and the Super Lightweight ET is
the cause of the increased cryopumping that has led to foam loss on the

Putting two astronauts out at the end of the extention on the boom and
having them move around is a test. Models aren't accurate, now they are
calibrated. They were off over 100% in their models.
Doing tile and RCC repair test in the Payload Bay seems is fine and dandy,

Some time ago there was a question as to whether the Shuttle tires
carry the manufacturer's name.
http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/images/large/05pd2361.jpg
clearly shows Michelin written on the side.