Space Forum / Shuttle / May 2009

STS-127 - Video B-Roll
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&
id=5022
STS-127 - Space Shuttle and ISS Program Overview Briefing
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&
id=5023

Well, how would they propose to get the power down with a low enough loss
and without heating up the atmosphere in between or frying anything in
between then?
Brian

I'd imagine they will go for the last Edwards opp, as they seem to be intent
on giving a Florida landing as good a go as they can, but the weather still
looks dire to me.
Brian

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/science/space/5374520/Nasa-scien
tist-David-Leckrone-criticises-plan-to-retire-space-shuttle-for-inferior-rocket.
html
If they could only perfect a separable crew compartment for the
Shuttle for emergency egress...
I know the ...

Looks like they get to enjoy another day in space.

The other day when Atlantis released Hubble into space, there was talk
of a release "window."  Since Atlantis was in a stable orbit, it seems
they could have released Hubble at any time with the same results, the
Hubble would continue to fly in that same orbit.  I realize the ...

See nasawatch, the article on the new adminstrator.
Applicant interview went fine till cuts brought up
this appears to mean cuts are coming?

Looks like the mission was a success despite a couple of bulky bolts.
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN20541732
....During one spacewalk, astronaut Michael Massimino ripped off a
handrail when a single bolt prevented him from unscrewing it as planned

The other day when Megan (and sometimes Scooter) were controlling the
robotic arm to support the astronauts working on Hubble, the arm was on
the starboard side of the shuttle.  The cameras also showed another arm
stowed on the port side.

On NASA's giant orbital map, there are numerous lines and abbreviations.
  SAA stands for South Atlantic Anomaly or the high radiation area.
I'm guessing the two large areas marked by lines stretching almost to
the poles are TDRS coverage areas, is this correct?   It seems to

It now looks like STS-400 has been scrubbed and Endeavour will not be
needed to rescue Atlantis.  That's great news, but how would this have
worked from a mission control standpoint?  Can Houston control and
monitor two shuttles at once?  Are there multiple bands or multipath

...View would be here...
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=28.466088,-80.522103&spn=0.025202,0.05579&t=h&z=15
...or here...
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=28.58618,-80.565577&spn=0.050346,0.11158&z=14

I know there have been suggestions that the external fuel tanks could
be as building blocks for  space station etc. So the latest Hubble
mission got me thinking. Would it be possible to turn the external
fuel tank into a space telescope? With 8.4 meter diameter it could

Why not reboost Hubble anyway if propellant permitting?
Albert

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