Why is this photography important? Because any heat shield leak can be catastrophic for the vehicle and crew. The photos are carefully inspected to look for any signs of damage to the over 20,000 tiles before NASA commits the shuttle to landing back on earth. The purpose is to collect obtain high resolution imagery of the delicate heat shield tiles which protect the orbiter during the searing heat of reentry. Hobaugh began the now standard 360 degree back flip maneuver while flying in formation with the ISS at Mach 25 above the Amazon. After guiding the shuttle to a distance of 600 ft he initiated a spectacular back flip, known as the Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver (RPM), about 30 minutes prior to docking. Stott has spent 3 months aboard the station.Ĭommander Charles “Scorch” Hobaugh piloted Atlantis for the final approach to the ISS from behind and below. She will be seated on a special recumbent seat brought aloft by Atlantis. Later in the day, Nicolle Stott’s tenure as an ISS crew member ended and she transitioned over to become an official member of the shuttle crew for her return to earth. The shuttle astronauts received a safety briefing and tour. With an overall crew of 12 people representing many ISS partners, Harmony was rather crowded. ISS Commander Frank DeWinne from Belgium performed a brief ceremony.
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The ISS currently weighs over 800,000 pounds.Īfter a series of leak checks, hatches between the two vehicles were at last opened at 1:28 PM EST, at 1 day and 23 hours mission elapsed time for Atlantis marking the start of joint operations. Russian Soyuz manned capsules dock at the opposite end of ISS on the Russian side of the station. The shuttle docked at a port on Harmony, located on the US end of the station and parallel to the earth below. EST, STS-129 spacewalkers Mike Foreman and Robert Satcher headed outside for the first spacewalk of the mission. The shuttle astronauts were welcomed aboard the ISS and the jubilant crews exchanged bear hugs, handshakes and high fives inside the Harmony module. Preluded by some of the most spectacular footage ever of the shuttle “belly flip” or the Rendezvous Pitch Manuaever (RPM), docking occurred in orbital darkness about 220 miles high above earth and directly between Australia and Tasmania. The astronaut crews for the International Space Station and Space Shuttle Atlantis united as one team in space on Wednesday when Atlantis successfully docked with the ISS at 11:51PM EST. If you wish to pay a donation, you can use my PayPal account.( Editor’s note: Ken Kremer is in Florida covering the STS-129 mission for Universe Today) It all helps to promote the project more. The cheapest and easiest way to contribute is simply to share links to this website on your blog, social media etc. Some people have asked how they can support this website. A place to discuss all things WebYep, general web design chat, make suggestions, provide feedback and share useful things. You can access it here with this invite link. Turnaround times are typically days, rather than months.īy request, I have setup a small community on Discord. I can either work to an hourly rate or a fixed-price for a bigger project. I consider my fees to be lower compared with what bigger agencies may charge. Send along any project proposals or other details you've got to hand for confidential appraisal. Or we can discuss the setup of new websites that include WebYep.
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