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STS-133 Live Stream
by nickyf1 Wed 3 Nov 2010 - 16:48
This is a live stream of the STS-133 Launch. This is Space Shuttle Discovery's final mission. She is the most flown spacecraft in history. STS-133 will fly to the ISS and bring Leonardo, a PMM (Permentant Multipurpose Module) built in Italy, which will be berthed to the earth facing port of the Unity module on the ISS, ELC4 (Express Logistics Carrier 4), a pallete with stowed spare tools and Robonaut 2, a humanoid robot designed to work alongside the ISS crew.
CREW:
CDR - Steven W. Lindsey (5th Spaceflight) - Handed ''Chief of the Atronaut Office'' role to Peggy Whitson in order to train. Veteran of four previous shuttle missions, STS-87, STS-95, STS-104, STS-121, and a Colonel in the USAF.
PLT - Eric A. Boe (2nd Spaceflight) - PLT on STS-126, also a Colonel in the USAF
MS1 - Benjamin Alvin Drew jr. (2nd Spaceflight) - first of two spacewalkers, flew on STS-118, also a USAF Colonel.
MS2 - Timothy L. Kopra (2nd Spaceflight) - second of two spacewalkers and flight engineer, flew on Expedition 19 and 20 on the ISS for 60 days.
MS3 - Michael R. Barrat (2nd Spaceflight) - Doctor of Medecine and ex NASA Flight Surgeon, was a flight Engineer on Expedition 19 and 20, spending 7 months on board.
MS4 - Nicole Stott (2nd Spaceflight) - Engineer. Used to work in the Orbiter Processing Facility at KSC, spent 7 months onborad the ISS as part of Expedition 20 and 21.
EVA's
Two spacewalks will be carried out. EVA 1 will see a contingency power cable installed between Unity and Tranquility. Then the failed Ammonia Pump that caused an emergency situation in August and was subsequently replaced will be removed from a storage bracket to a new stowage location adjacent to the Quest airlock. They will install and move cameras and install a wire for a cart transport vehicle thingy.
EVA 2 will remove some thermal insulation, remove a stowage bracket, install a camera on the Dextre robotic arm and remove insulation from its electronics platform. A container will be ''filled'' with the vacuum of space for display at a japanese museum.
http://newsblogged.com/video-space-shuttle-discovery-launch-110310-live-streaming-sts-133-mission-nasa-tv-coverage-and-latest-news
Currently L minus 2 and a bit hours
Enjoy! Go Discovery!
CREW:
CDR - Steven W. Lindsey (5th Spaceflight) - Handed ''Chief of the Atronaut Office'' role to Peggy Whitson in order to train. Veteran of four previous shuttle missions, STS-87, STS-95, STS-104, STS-121, and a Colonel in the USAF.
PLT - Eric A. Boe (2nd Spaceflight) - PLT on STS-126, also a Colonel in the USAF
MS1 - Benjamin Alvin Drew jr. (2nd Spaceflight) - first of two spacewalkers, flew on STS-118, also a USAF Colonel.
MS2 - Timothy L. Kopra (2nd Spaceflight) - second of two spacewalkers and flight engineer, flew on Expedition 19 and 20 on the ISS for 60 days.
MS3 - Michael R. Barrat (2nd Spaceflight) - Doctor of Medecine and ex NASA Flight Surgeon, was a flight Engineer on Expedition 19 and 20, spending 7 months on board.
MS4 - Nicole Stott (2nd Spaceflight) - Engineer. Used to work in the Orbiter Processing Facility at KSC, spent 7 months onborad the ISS as part of Expedition 20 and 21.
EVA's
Two spacewalks will be carried out. EVA 1 will see a contingency power cable installed between Unity and Tranquility. Then the failed Ammonia Pump that caused an emergency situation in August and was subsequently replaced will be removed from a storage bracket to a new stowage location adjacent to the Quest airlock. They will install and move cameras and install a wire for a cart transport vehicle thingy.
EVA 2 will remove some thermal insulation, remove a stowage bracket, install a camera on the Dextre robotic arm and remove insulation from its electronics platform. A container will be ''filled'' with the vacuum of space for display at a japanese museum.
http://newsblogged.com/video-space-shuttle-discovery-launch-110310-live-streaming-sts-133-mission-nasa-tv-coverage-and-latest-news
Currently L minus 2 and a bit hours
Enjoy! Go Discovery!
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Re: STS-133 Live Stream
by nickyf1 Wed 3 Nov 2010 - 16:56
some diagrams and pictures of various things that will feature in the mission:
Payload Layout:
Robonaut 2:
A list with pictures of all the ISS modules: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISS#Pressurised_modules
STS-133 Mission patch:
Payload Layout:
Robonaut 2:
A list with pictures of all the ISS modules: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISS#Pressurised_modules
STS-133 Mission patch:
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Re: STS-133 Live Stream
by nickyf1 Thu 24 Feb 2011 - 18:28
L minus 3 hours and 22 minutes till launch, closeout crew are preparing the flight and mid deck as the crew wait till ingress.
http://www.spacevidcast.com/ - live HQ stream.
If you have never watched a Shuttle Launch before, please, even if its just for five minutes, give it a little watch, its fascinating!
http://www.spacevidcast.com/ - live HQ stream.
If you have never watched a Shuttle Launch before, please, even if its just for five minutes, give it a little watch, its fascinating!
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Re: STS-133 Live Stream
by nickyf1 Thu 24 Feb 2011 - 18:38
Lindsey being strapped in as Michael Barrat awaits in the white room.
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Re: STS-133 Live Stream
by Matt Thu 24 Feb 2011 - 18:39
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Re: STS-133 Live Stream
by nickyf1 Thu 24 Feb 2011 - 18:55
God yes!And to asnwer Bobcats question in the Spacevidcast chat, its going to the International Space Station to carry out repairs, deliver a humanoid robot to the station and deliver a new module (a new part of the station for crew)
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Re: STS-133 Live Stream
by nickyf1 Thu 24 Feb 2011 - 19:10
For those who are new to this, here is some basic information about whats happening with spaceflight currently.
International Space Station: A massive spacecraft in Low Earth Orbit that can house six crew members. At the moment there are three Russian Cosmonauts, two American Astronauts and one European Astronaut onboard. Basically, its split into two: The Russian bit, and the American bit. The Russian bit is maintained and worked in by Cosmonauts only. The American bit houses a Japanese and European lab, and outside maintenance (spacewalks) is done by Shuttle crews (unless there is an emergency)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Space_Station
Soyuz: The Russian Spacecraft that ferries crews to the ISS, it was developed in the 60's during the space race, as the Russian answer to Apollo, it first flew in 1967, but it has been extensively upgraded over the years, and it is now the only method of Crew Transport to the Station. After each mission, the Soyuz is discarded.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_(spacecraft)
Shuttle: Needs no introduction, its the big rig of Human Spaceflight, capable of carrying massive crews and massive amounts of Cargo into Low Earth Orbit. It was developed in the 70's and first flew in 1981. Ever since, its five Orbiters have flown 132 missions between them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle
STS-133: The 133th Mission of the Space Shuttle programme, and Discovery's final flight, it will carry six crew members to the ISS to carry out two Spacewalks to maintain the station, and to deliver supplies to Station.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-133
International Space Station: A massive spacecraft in Low Earth Orbit that can house six crew members. At the moment there are three Russian Cosmonauts, two American Astronauts and one European Astronaut onboard. Basically, its split into two: The Russian bit, and the American bit. The Russian bit is maintained and worked in by Cosmonauts only. The American bit houses a Japanese and European lab, and outside maintenance (spacewalks) is done by Shuttle crews (unless there is an emergency)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Space_Station
Soyuz: The Russian Spacecraft that ferries crews to the ISS, it was developed in the 60's during the space race, as the Russian answer to Apollo, it first flew in 1967, but it has been extensively upgraded over the years, and it is now the only method of Crew Transport to the Station. After each mission, the Soyuz is discarded.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_(spacecraft)
Shuttle: Needs no introduction, its the big rig of Human Spaceflight, capable of carrying massive crews and massive amounts of Cargo into Low Earth Orbit. It was developed in the 70's and first flew in 1981. Ever since, its five Orbiters have flown 132 missions between them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle
STS-133: The 133th Mission of the Space Shuttle programme, and Discovery's final flight, it will carry six crew members to the ISS to carry out two Spacewalks to maintain the station, and to deliver supplies to Station.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-133
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Re: STS-133 Live Stream
by nickyf1 Thu 24 Feb 2011 - 19:28
I'll post all the mission highlights up here as they happen, one of my favourite parts is when the ISS crew opens the hatch and greets the Shuttle crew in.
And for those wondering how the Shuttle gets to the ISS, its simple. The ISS is in orbit around Earth (goes round the world every 90 minutes). And for those who aren't quite sure of what an orbit is, basically, imagine throwing a ball so far it came round and hit you in the back! Basically, the rocket will ''throw'' the Shuttle to such a speed that the Shuttle will not fall back down, its falling all the time due to gravity, but its curve as it falls matches the curve of the Earth, so as it falls, the Earth curves away.
To get to the ISS, you need to get launched into the same orbital plane as the ISS. Once you are in orbit, Shuttle and ISS are both following each other around Earth. Then what happens is the Shuttle fires its engines again and makes its orbit bigger so that the ISS catches (imagine two cars at Brands Hatch, one car goes round the GP loop, and the other goes round the Indy shortcut, the Shuttle is basically doing the orbital GP circuit)
And after a period of waiting for the ISS to catch up, they both finally meet. The Shuttle has to dock. It does this by firing thrusters, located at the front and back of the Shuttle, there are thrusters pointing forward, left, right, up, down and back. Basically, to dock, you line up with the docking port and travel in straight lines and right angles to reach the docking port.
And for those wondering how the Shuttle gets to the ISS, its simple. The ISS is in orbit around Earth (goes round the world every 90 minutes). And for those who aren't quite sure of what an orbit is, basically, imagine throwing a ball so far it came round and hit you in the back! Basically, the rocket will ''throw'' the Shuttle to such a speed that the Shuttle will not fall back down, its falling all the time due to gravity, but its curve as it falls matches the curve of the Earth, so as it falls, the Earth curves away.
To get to the ISS, you need to get launched into the same orbital plane as the ISS. Once you are in orbit, Shuttle and ISS are both following each other around Earth. Then what happens is the Shuttle fires its engines again and makes its orbit bigger so that the ISS catches (imagine two cars at Brands Hatch, one car goes round the GP loop, and the other goes round the Indy shortcut, the Shuttle is basically doing the orbital GP circuit)
And after a period of waiting for the ISS to catch up, they both finally meet. The Shuttle has to dock. It does this by firing thrusters, located at the front and back of the Shuttle, there are thrusters pointing forward, left, right, up, down and back. Basically, to dock, you line up with the docking port and travel in straight lines and right angles to reach the docking port.
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Re: STS-133 Live Stream
by nickyf1 Thu 24 Feb 2011 - 19:44
All six crew members have ingressed, I believe they are prepping for hatch closure and pressurisation at the moment.
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