Space Forum / Shuttle / September 2006

When shuttle does its roll shortly after launch, is it an aileron roll
or are the main engines gimballed?  Do SRB nozzles move too?

...Just now caught the SRB cam playbacks on NASA-TV, and there's an
angle I haven't seen before. When did they put an aft-pointing cam on
the SRB's? There's a pair on the ET, but four on the SRB's?
Still, the splashdowns looked cool.

They just played 3 videos for each SRB, best I've seen yet.
Things to look for:
SRB Thrust Mismatch at SRB Separation, one of the SRB still has quite a
bit of thrust after SRB sep. You can tell this because one SRB is higher

Anybody know if they have ever considered having 4 spacewalkers
outside on station assembly missions?  I'd think the 2 airlocks could
support this without problems (for that matter what stops them from
cycling Quest multiple times?).  They managed 3 on STS-49 but I'm

OK guys, especially Mr. Oberg, Spencer, or any of you other types with
good connections at JSC, I have a question about what I just witnessed
on the replay of Atlantis launch taken from the WB-57 aircraft.
Approximately 20 seconds after SRB sep, there a 3-4 frames of video in

What web site would one go to get some high resolution imagery from the
robotic camera that is used to take a look at the shuttle tiles?  I know
that such images have been available in the past.

Great job so far. If NASA keeps ASTRONAUTS and TECHNICAL
people running their workforce rather than Politically
Correct unqualified idiots they may just make it!!
I hope so. America is only great when we are innovating and

I had a discussion with my wife last night about the size of the P3/P4 solar
panels. :-)
I tried to explain that the solar panels will be 240 feet (72 meter ?) long
"unfurled".

Hi there Is something missing above the window on the port side?
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-115/hires/iss013e79933.jpg
Thanks
John John

I was wondering if a TAL or AOA would be any different if Atlantis
still had the Truss in its bay....
Thanks
John john

...Looks really sweet, too!
                OM

I'm new to this but i read somewhere that the solid fuel tanks are refilled in
Utah. My question is, why? Seems like a long way to transport something so big
when they could do it in Florida. Is it because of the humidity in Florida?
Would the solid fuel stick together, or something ...

Some may have seen my earlier rant (terribly newscasters thread,
below).
This is something I may rant about but want to first verify here:
Here's the quote:

Hi again
I have been wondering some issues again and I hope that you could shed
some light on them.
1.) When the Nasa retires the shuttle fleet could they be launched

Sorry could not resist being silly.
It was reported today that  it is most likely that an insect has caused a
fail to wet condition in the Hydrogen  tank.