Heading to the ISS. Noteworthy is one of the crew was drafted by the Detroit Lions. He was hurt in training camp and I don't think he ever played with us though.

Tahoe:
Let me know when the countdown gets to five seconds.

I thought maybe that there will be a Detroit Lion on board peeps might be on the edge of their seats. I know I'm prolly gonna check it out if something happens.

You weren't at the mall today Zip?

No. But it is about two minutes from my house. My kids walk there. But it was during school and work time.

By the way, if there is a Detroit Lion on board that shuttle, I hope the rest of the astronauts have their life insurance paid up.

Heading to the ISS. Noteworthy is one of the crew was drafted by the Detroit Lions. He turned out to be someone who has hope for the future and therefore, the Lions released him.

LOL Swam.

Crazy shit Zip.

The shuttle launch was scrubbed cuz of a fuel sensor shut down or something. I guess they would have just made it to the outer reaches of gravity then the engines would have shut down. Sounds like it really would have been bad.

They were going to try again tomorrow, but that was scrubbed too. So its on for Saturday ??? or so.

I was watching the guy in the ISS the other night and he was really hoping they could get it launched so he could be home for Christmas.

The retired Detroit Lion on the crew took it all in stride.

The shuttle launch was scrubbed cuz of a fuel sensor shut down or something. I guess they would have just made it to the outer reaches of gravity then the engines would have shut down. Sounds like it really would have been bad.

They were going to try again tomorrow, but that was scrubbed too. So its on for Saturday ??? or so.

I was watching the guy in the ISS the other night and he was really hoping they could get it launched so he could be home for Christmas.

The retired Detroit Lion on the crew took it all in stride.

He's accustomed to disappointment.

http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/melvin.html

Its been scrubbed again, this time til January. So Dan Tani was ready to come home and wanted to be home for Christmas. Sorry bout that Dan

And it looks like it'll finally launch tommorow. The Detroit Lion will be on board.

The Detroit Lion will be on board.
Doomed.

RIP

Send Millen in his place.

I would NEVER go up in that thing.

The hatch just closed. About an hour to blast off.

BTW...the Progress space craft docked with the ISS about 3am. So the ISS is fully fueled, watered, loaded with food and supplies.

The US has a new craft that will have 3 times(? or more) capacity of the Progress.

Guys, GUys GUYS take it easy. I'll give the updates as I can. Don't be all impatient. I work you know.

That must have been a helluva 8.5 minute ride.

They dock on Saturday.

Payload bay doors have been opened.

Mike Tirico (a renowned space expert) said yesterday that the astronauts travel 5 miles every single time their heart beats.

4.86 miles, but who's counting. :)

Because of space travel, and the ISS ball bearings are so much better then they used to be. They are more perfectly round now. So as you are driving down the street(and your wheel bearings aren't smoking) know that those heros up in the ISS are contributing to your well being.

The Shuttle docks Saturday 11:25 Central time.

They will unload and attach the Columbus module to the ISS.

Dan Tani will finally come home. He was only supposed to be up there a couple of weeks and be home for Christmas, but because of delays he's been up there over 3 months. He is the one who's mother died just after Christmas.

They THINK a couple of pieces of foam hit the underside of the Shuttle, but none seem to be serious.

They have a ton of pics and film to go through. After the Columbia disaster, they have film from 3 angles at launch, pics of the main, take pictures with the robotic arm, and finally they flip the shuttle right before docking and the ISS takes another set of hi res pics of the underside.

The tank seperates just after nominal orbit and the shuttle stays along side of it for a lil bit so they can take pics of it...to see if there are huge pieces of foam missing or something.

Also, I wish Mike Tirico posted here. Then I would have a friend.


:emo kid:

BTW...there is a guy on the shuttle who's name is Hans Schlagel. Fortunately, I like my name. Its french, I like it. But if I had to have another name, I'd pick Hans Schlagel.

It might not jump right out there at you, but say it a few times, it just rolls off the tongue.

Can any mods that read this please make sure to keep the thread title updated at all times?

Tahoe's putting a lot of work into this and we need to do right by him.

TIA

Note to the mod team:

We've got busy weekend ahead of us, boys.

Technically, it'd be 'Still orbiting' there's really no air in space, except for the air that is on the ISS. But the ISS isn't big enough to have the Shuttle fly around inside of it so that wouldn't work.

I was going to say that earlier but I didn't want to go all Zip Goshboots on you, with naming threads....e.g. Jethro UM

and thanks for name :)

Keep the info coming, Tahoe. I'll give you whatever help you need.

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This is a pretty current config. The Columbia module will be attached on Monday.



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LOL...thanks Mo.

Tahoe, are you taking questions in this thread?

Can you give me an update on how many miles Hans Schlagel has gone since his heart has beaten 13 times?

63.18 statute miles...assuming that he wasn't thinking about Helga Schlagel back home. Then the heart rate increases, travels less...yada yada yada.

They just did a lil booster burn to increase the rate that they are chasing the ISS. They are now chasing by 2.3feet more per minute than they were.

The ISS is roughly 300ft x 400 ft so ??? 2 football fields.

There is about an acre of arrays.

The Detroit Lion on board hasn't done shit yet.

Tahoe, are you taking questions in this thread?


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The Detroit Lion on board hasn't done shit yet.

lol, I was just about to ask if the former Lion has fucked anything up yet.

No goofs so far, just staying out of the way ... striving for mediocrity. Which will be the best performance by a Lion this decade.

The astronauts are now in their pre-sleep routine.

BTW...The ISS was right over Detroit today at about 2:37pm.

I actually watched the launch from yesterday on HDNET about an hour ago. It was the last 20 minutes pre-launch and about the first 15 minutes after launch. Pretty interesting stuff in HD.

Astro's are sleeping now till 4:45EST.

Tommorow is about docking and stuff, then Hans sleeps in the air lock tommorow night preparing for his spacewalk on Sunday. He'll be getting the Columbus module out of the Shuttlel's payload bay and attaching it to the ISS. Mans man, right there.

Shuttle docked with the ISS at 11:17 Central time. They have completed their pressure checks and the 2 crews have united in the ISS.

Hans Shlegal was removed from his scheduled space walk by NASA medical staff. NASA is very tight lipped, but the crew called down to the Shuttle Surgeons on the ground with an issue. NASA won't say who it is, or what it is about, but since Hans Schelgal is being replaced, I'd say he isn't feeling well.

Headline...Hans sick!

Tahoe, with Schlagel out of the picture, who is the new favorite for Shuttle MVP?

Don't even say Mr. Lions.

If I told you that I had minor occupational involvement with this, you wouldn't believe me.

Uncle Mxy for Shuttle MVP!!

Very interesting, Mr. Nasa.

Thoughts and prayers to the entire Schlagel family, btw.

Stan Love, who's name doesn't hold a candle to Hans Schlegel, will join Rex Walheim on the delayed space walk.

Today the Detroit Lion performed magnificently. He used the ISS' robotic arm to unbirth the boom extension from the shuttle, and station it so the Shuttle's robotic arm can attach to it. The Shuttles arm will be lifting the new Columbus module out it's payload bay and attach it to the ISS.

This has been delayed a day due to Hansie falling ill.

BTW...This is the first time a Shuttle has docked on the Harmony node. It was brought up and attached on STS-120 or 121. I think the ISS can have 2 shuttles docking at the same time now.

It also still has the unmanned Progress expendable shuttle attached. It will be sent back to earth and burn upon reentry after the Shuttle crew leaves. They load it with all the trash before they burn it up.

GD...are you going to take my name off the title if I told you that I spelled Hans last name wrong? :(

DON'T FIRE ME!

Thoughts and prayers to the entire Schlagel family, btw.

Absolutely Glenn.

Hans was born in UberLingen, Germany in 1951. This is his 2nd Shuttle flight. STS-55 in 1993.

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Dan Tani was officially switched to the STS 122 crew today from the Expedition 16 crew. Leopold Eyharts (france) transfers from STS122 to the Expedition 16 crew.

Dan Tani was scheduled to return in mid-December, but due to shit breaking, he had to stay up there till now...or till at least a week from now. NASA added a day to the Shuttle mission cuz Hans got sick, so Dans return date is still uncertain.

BTW...there is always a Russian Soyuz capsule docked to the ISS. Just in case shit gets reall hairy up there ,they can get on it and come home. I think it only holds 3 though.

There is a tear in a thermal blanket in the rear of the shuttle. It doesn't appear serious right now. They'll take some more pics Sunday.

i <3 this thread

Hans sighting. This morning Hans was sighted in the ISS Airlock assisting Stanley Love, who will replace Hans on EVA1.

I rewatched the welcoming of the shuttle astros and kept my eye on Hans (how couldn't you) and I watched the subsequent safety meeting and Hans looked a lil unstable, imo.

Then we didn't see him for a long while. We saw the Detroit Lion and the rest of the crew, but no Hans.

So I was relieved to see him this am helping his replacement, he looked much better to me. DISCLOSURE...I'm not a doctor or anything like that...some of you might have gathered that.

I must admit, the thought crossed my mind (when Hans was missing) that we might have a 'weekend at Bernie' situation going on. I don't trust NASA. So all seems back on track. Hans IS still scheduled to make EVA4 I think it is.

BTW...the it takes the Soyuz almost 3 days to catch up to and dock with the ISS, but its return to Earth takes about 3 hours. The vehicle lands on the flat steppes of Kazakhstan in central Asia.

Now that sounds like a wild ride home.

So on the first EVA, that Hans douched on, the Astro's will connect a graple(sp?) adapter to the Columbus module so the Shuttle arm can connect to it. The actual connection of the Columbus module to the Harmony node takes place on EVA2.

They will demate the power from the Shuttle to the Columbus module. I think the robotic arm has a power adapter to bring power to the Columbus module while the module is awaits its attachment to the ISS. I'm pretty sure the Columbus module needs power continuously, and prolly environmental control too.

Then the Astros will prolly take some more pics of what NASA calls an 'area of interest' which is a tear in a thermal blanket.

They will also replace a nitrogen tank or 2. The ISS is running low. The new tank will have an adapter so that it can just be refilled instead of being replaced.

The EVA begins at 8:35 Central time.

My wife doesn't laugh a lot but she LHAO reading the thread names.

Love and Walheim are now in the ISS Airlock. They are breathing pure oxygen, or something and will be in there all night. This purges the nitrogen from their blood stream. Cuz in their space suits, the pressure is brought down to something like 10.4 pounds and the nitrogen would release from their cells at that low pressure and that would be bad.

On a clear day you CAN see the ISS orbiting with the naked eye, especially when the Shuttle is docked.

If you want to know when its over Detroit, let me know.

This thread sucks.

And you are a dumb fuck!

The thread title says what its about. If you don't want to read it, don't fucking open it.

Exactly. Way to tell that Sparty asshole, Tahoe.

Correctoin....The ISS Airlock's pressure will be brought to 10psi, the space suit pressure will be 4.5psi.

EVA1 began a few minutes early, 6:17am central time. They have been out there for almost 2 hours now.

The power to the Columbus module was demated.

Stanley Love(porn star name) was attached to the boom and detached the graple attachment from the shuttle so it can be attached to the module. Obviously they would have liked to attach the graple fixture on earth but the payload bay doors wouldn't have been able to shut.

Rex was running a lil behind taking off the doors of the Columbus module so the graple attachement can be attached. But they are just about to finish attaching the graple fixture to the module. It looks like there will be no major probs there.

Then they will take a nitrogen tank off the shuttle payload and replace the empty on the ISS. The empty tank will be stowed back in the payload bay for a return flight to Earth.

They will also be taking off protective covers on Columbus and the Harmony node where the 2 will be matted.

The Detroit Lion is running the ISS robotic arm that Stanley Love is riding on. Someone is putting a lot of trust in a Detroit Lion, I'd say.

No MVP candidates stepping forward yet. If the Detroit Lion on board's mission had a larger degree of dificulty, he might be my choice. But for now no one is standing out.

The ISS robotic arm is really something. It has like 2 shoulders, 3 elbows and 5 wrists or something.

The ISS robotic arm, controlled by a Detroit Lion, has now grappled the Columbus module. It is being maneuvered to its location on the Harmony node.

The 2 spacewalkers are still out there...almost 7 hours now. They don't have a lot of O2 left(thats oxygen for you layman) but they need to be outside for the actual attaching of the module to the node. So hopefully it will be done here in the next hour.

If Hans would have been out there, it would have been done a long time ago.

Its OFFICIAL! 3:44 Central time, Columbus is officially docked to the ISS.

7:58 minute space walk today. They are back in the Airlock and doing the Repress now. Repress is a repressurization for you layman.

The fuck did you just call me?

when do we see the space station

lol Swam.

Where do you live DBTM? roughly

NASA, the ISS crew and the Shuttle crew decided to cancel their DPC for tonight. Tommorows will go off as planned.

Stanley Love performed really well today considering he didn't do any NBL's for EVA1.

Today the crew kind of regroups and prepares for tommorows space walk. They will be busy outifitting their new addition, the Columbus module. The can access it from the ISS now. Its has air and everything like that.

BTW...AS far as what does space travel do for us? NASA has been advertising...or whatever the word is...communicating to the public that because of space travel they have come up with a way to make swimsuits faster. Just so you know that your tax dollars are hard at work.

NASA's release goes as follows...



NASA Langley has researched drag reduction for aircraft, spacecraft and even boats for decades. NASA Langley drag reduction technology made an America's Cup sailboat faster in 1987 and can be used to improve aircraft fuel efficiency. Thats one reason Speedo Swimsuits came to NASA Langley and has signed and agreeement to have 60 more fabrics tested over the next 2 years.

Center Contact Kathy Barnstorff (757) 864-986
HQ Contact David Steitz (202) 358-137

Tahoe, when are you going to take us on the field trip?

Yea, I'd like to blast your ass off into space sometimes.

Answer the question.

I'll understand if you aren't able to take us. It is tough work keeping us all informed about space shuttles and Michigan football.

But mostly my job is keeping Gutz in line in the political threads.

Its amazing the boners these guys from NASA get over a screw fitting or light switch working.

Hans sighted in the Airlock withe O2(Oxygen) mask on! It looks like Hansie has recovered from his ear infection and will make an EVA2 appearance.

ESA was really kind of disappointed that it wasn't him readying Columbus for docking to the ISS, but he helped a lot from inside..(I heard a lot of "Dos is goot" from him during EVA1). Now he will go outside and do some more stuff that needs to be done out there.

Good for Hansie.

BTW...the commisioning of Columbus continued today and was ahead of schedge.

The Shuttle and ISS see about 16 or something sunrises every day. Orbital sunrise happens every 90 minutes.

Hansie out in space. Dos is goot.

Hansie must be completely over his ear ache. He was on the successful spacewalk yesterday and has been busy as a bee working on the Columbus module today.

They work inside today, then out in space one more time tommorow. Then I think they come back on in a couple of days or something.

I like listening to Hansie and the controller guy in Germany talk back and forth. Heavy friggin Cherman agscents ya.

The controller guy is in uberhoffenhoven or something like that.

edit.. or Inglehoffenhoven.

Love and Walheim already on straight oxygen preparing for tommorows spacewalk. They will camp out in the Airlock tonight at a reduced pressure of 10lbs psi. Their space suits are around 4lbs psi, iirc.

I have no idea what the vacuum of space pressure, or vacuum is. someone, anyone???

I did hear that if there was a little hole in their spaces suits, that they would get sucked out of that little hole into space.

Love and Walheim already on straight oxygen preparing for tommorows spacewalk. They will camp out in the Airlock tonight at a reduced pressure of 10lbs psi. Their space suits are around 4lbs psi, iirc.

I have no idea what the vacuum of space pressure, or vacuum is. someone, anyone???

I did hear that if there was a little hole in their spaces suits, that they would get sucked out of that little hole into space.
In orbit where the Space Shuttle flies, it's not exactly "zero" atmospheric pressure, like you'd see in deep space, but it's close. At sea level, you've got about 14.7 pounds per square inch of pressure on you at all times, meaning that you're fighting off around a ton every moment of your life. It's yet another requirement us humans have in order to stay alive. Take away a significant portion of that, and you're in deep shit. A lot of places on Earth are uninhabitable just because the air pressure is too low.

Thanks Swam. I was watching this am when the opened the door at about .1lbs psi. So it couldn't really be a vacuum.

Anyway, Stanley Love and Rex Walheim went out on EVA3 this am, the last of the spaces walks with the shuttle crew. They are still attaching some outside experiements on the European Columbus module. And doing some other things.

If they have time they will get to the SARJ situation that has been fucking with these guys for months now.

This Rex Walheim is prolly a nice guy and everything like that, but he's kind of bossy. He acts like he is John Glen or some fucking thing. Hansie will prolly set his ass straight when they get back on earth.

The crew undocks on Tues(?) and comes home on Wed(?). Then the Pentagon can shoot that satellite down.

WHAT ARE THEY DOING RIGHT NOW?

Transitioning from thier pre-sleep routine to a full on fucking doze.

1 minute to anwer that question... :)

The shuttle crew says goodbye to the ISS tommorow. They close the hatch roughly at noon Sunday. I think they undock on Monday or something. Then for some reason it takes them 2 days to get home. The Russians can get home in a 3 hours. It takes us, 2 days.

The hatch was closed today. They sleep still docked to the ISS. They take off tommorow and make a circle or 2 around the ISS and take some pics of it. Then land on Wed ish.

Hansie is back with us. The Shuttle landed this AM.

Pretty amazing really, they said the other day that the Shuttle would land at 6:07 and it landed at 6:07. Not sure how they do that with all those deorbit burns for 2mins 44 secs or something and the sweeping turns to slow their speed down. it landed right on time.

And now I can get some work done!

Endeavor is about to take off. Y'all are lucky...you'll get more of my updates. :)