STS-117 Atlantis | Mission Status by cljohnston108

Sounded a bit better in TV reports tonight --
I relaxed a bit until I remembered how many
times the TV has been completely off-base.

Fingers crossed, still.

bun
Frisky Browncoat
~etc.~

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Saturday, June 16, 2007 2:01 AM

thanks for the support everyone. I think we found our replacement catalyzer for the port compressor coil :)

the russians have found a way to by the blown power supplies and restored functionality. questions still remain how stable this system is, how long the shuttle still needs to stay and a bunch of other stuff. I'm not saying we are out of the woods yet, cause the tiger teams are still running full speed and the root cause is still a mystery (we'd hate to leave and the problem comes right back). so keep good thoughts and we will make sure we keep both birds in the air, cause only one of them is rated for a return trip through atmo.

by the way the OMS Pod repair went really well yesterday so the shuttle is in a great config to come home when ever they decide they are comfortable with the ISS. today is a pretty light day for the shuttle crew, tomorrow is EVA 4 which is a lot of station get a head tasks since the solar array was stowed last night.

I will try to upload some photos from the spacewalk later today.

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Saturday, June 16, 2007 4:25 AM

FOLLOWMAL

Maiii,

Thank you so much and I and my family will "keep good thoughts" and we've been following right along with all the news with our hearts in our throats at times and whoops and hollers when all is well.

The pictures are marvelous and I'm so proud of you all!

To join us go here:
http://www.serenitymovie.org/browncoats/forums/index.php?showtopic=154
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Saturday, June 16, 2007 5:18 AM

REDHEAD

The photos you have shown us so far have been breathtaking. Thanks!

http://www.newsoftheverse.net/ We search the 'Verse so you don't have to.

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Sunday, June 17, 2007 5:00 PM

Bumpity-bump!
Media are making the attitude problem sound
solved -- how are we really doing?

bun
Frisky Browncoat

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Sunday, June 17, 2007 5:30 PM

bumpity space bump

We are SOOOO lucky to have MAIII and CJ filling us in on the browncoats in space... hell, I feel like I have a rough baby monitor in my computer!!

Bumping so that you can send MORE Browncoat wishes to the gallent crew of ISS and Atlantis. AND a big thanks for sharing with us.

AND A BIG WAVE to FollowMal!! Nice to catch you...

And MAIII make sure our astronaut sees the doctored pictures in the best shuttle launch picture thread when he is back safe on terra firma.. I think he will get a kick out of them.

Chindi

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Monday, June 18, 2007 4:23 AM

we are about to handover control to the mated stack to the russian computers. this will be the make or break test. if all goes well them controling for an hour then I think we are in a good config for undocking tomorrow. if the computers have problems then we could delay undocking until wednesday. the russians believe the jumper has solved the problem, but there are still open questions about what protection and redundancy we have given up by putting the computers in this config. the shuttle crew is off duty for the first half of day and will say farewell to the station tonight. the hatches will be closed tonight and first thing in the morning is undocking and flyaround, later tomorrow is Late Inspection where the shuttle crew will scan the RCC (reinforced carbon carbon) wing leading edge panels for damage due to MMOD (micro meteoroid orbital debris). If things look good landing is Thursday around 2 pm.

I updated the photo link with more spacewalk pictures.

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Monday, June 18, 2007 5:39 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Chindi:
We are SOOOO lucky to have MAIII and CJ filling us in on the browncoats in space... hell, I feel like I have a rough baby monitor in my computer!!

You're welcome!
Hehe, yeah, I want one o' them baby monitors, too!

Quote:
Originally posted by Chindi:
And MAIII make sure our astronaut sees the doctored pictures in the best shuttle launch picture thread when he is back safe on terra firma.. I think he will get a kick out of them.

Took a couple of tries to get mine to look right...
http://fireflyfans.net/sunroomitem.asp?i=16911

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Monday, June 18, 2007 3:32 PM

LOVE!! the photo CLJ.. that is just super! thanks.

Chindi

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Monday, June 18, 2007 4:53 PM

GHOULFISH

Hope everything will go alright

I also have one question - are there any actual pictures of the DVD's on the ISS (i'm writing an article and it would be nice to include it)

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Monday, June 18, 2007 6:53 PM

Niiiiice photo, clj. Looks just great.

Thanks for the bulletin, maiii. Going to
keep the fingers crossed here.

bun
Frisky Browncoat
~etc.~

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Monday, June 18, 2007 8:11 PM

FOLLOWMAL

I just love that we have such pictures and such info just for us!

Thank you Maiii and CLJ!

*waves back to Chindi*

Good to see you too m'dear!

Expect a letter from me tomorrow.
I'm better.

*also waves at FloralBunny*

It's so good to run into friends in my current fave thread!

To join us go here:
http://www.serenitymovie.org/browncoats/forums/index.php?showtopic=154
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Monday, June 18, 2007 8:37 PM

RIVER6213

Quote:
Originally posted by cljohnston108:

BREAKING ATMO - Serenity to ISS on STS-117
http://www.breakingatmo.com/

Spaceflight Now | STS-117 Shuttle Report | Mission Status Center
http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts117/status.html

Kennedy Space Center Video Feeds
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/countdown/video/

STS-117 is the next Space Shuttle mission that will deliver the second starboard truss segment and energy systems to the International Space Station, the S3/S4 Truss and set of solar arrays. Starting with this mission, all remaining space shuttle launches will be from pad 39A, as pad B will be deactivated after the launch of the Hubble servicing mission, STS-125, so it can be modified to support Project Constellation.

Crew

• Frederick Sturckow (3) - CDR
• Lee Archambault (1) - Pilot
• James F. Reilly (3) - Mission specialist
• John Olivas (1) - Mission specialist
• Patrick G. Forrester (2) - Mission specialist
• Steven Swanson (1) - Mission specialist

Launching ISS Expediton 15 crew

• Clayton Anderson

Landing ISS Expedition 15 crew

• Sunita Williams

Astronaut Mark Polansky was originally slated to pilot this mission, but was moved to STS-116, which he commanded.

Mission Parameters

Launch: June 8, 2007, 7:38:02 pm EDT
Orbiter: Atlantis
Mission Number: STS-117 (118th shuttle flight)
Launch Window: 10 minutes
Launch Pad: 39A
Mission Duration: 11 days
Landing Site: KSC
Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
Primary Payload: 21st station flight (13A), S3/S4 Truss

Mission highlights

The STS-117 mission will deliver the second starboard truss segment and energy systems to the International Space Station, the S3/S4 Truss and set of solar arrays.

The crew will fold up the other side of the solar arrays in the P6 truss segment.

----More Info------
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-117
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-117/ndxpage1.ht
ml (Photo Gallery)
http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=71 (Kennedy Media Gallery STS-117)
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=4499&posts
=170&start=1

I don't mean to be rude or anything breaking in on your shuttle party, but have you ever heard of a program called Orbiter?

-River

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Tuesday, June 19, 2007 12:52 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by RiveR6213:
I don't mean to be rude or anything breaking in on your shuttle party, but have you ever heard of a program called Orbiter?

-River

But of course!

Orbiter - A free space flight simulator
http://www.orbitersim.com

You're not being rude — in fact, just the opposite!

Quite a few Browncoats in the Orbiter community, and Jon Marcure (jmarcure) is our god!

Firefly project - Addons - Orbiter Forums
http://orbit.m6.net/Forum/default.aspx?g=posts&t=4210

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Tuesday, June 19, 2007 3:29 AM

From: MS2
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 2:01 AM
Cc: Shuttle-Crew
Subject: RE: Hope you had a great spacewalk

The package has been delivered. Pictures were taken (and probably downlinked already)and I'll have to find how to get them. I've got most of the crew hooked on the show and Clay too, so he will enjoy them.

Thanks again and take care,
Steve

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Tuesday, June 19, 2007 3:52 AM

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-117/html/iss015
e11778.html

Entirely too cool, maiii!!!

Quote:
Originally posted by maiii:
Pictures were taken (and probably downlinked already)and I'll have to find how to get them.

Are the discs in their original packaging?
I thought they might've wrapped 'em in NASA Blue...

Quote:
I've got most of the crew hooked on the show and Clay too, so he will enjoy them.

Mission Accomplished!!!
"Clay too" Barada Nikto

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Tuesday, June 19, 2007 4:02 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by cljohnston108:
Entirely too cool, maiii!!!

Quote:
Originally posted by maiii:
Pictures were taken (and probably downlinked already)and I'll have to find how to get them.

Are the discs in their original packaging?
I thought they might've wrapped 'em in NASA Blue...

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-117/html/iss015
e11778.html
Quote:
I've got most of the crew hooked on the show and Clay too, so he will enjoy them.

Mission Accomplished!!!
"Clay too" Barada Nikto

I dont know, I had emailed him that photo, but to save bandwidth they might have clipped it from the uplink. I have a FAO friend trying to find the photos, since I have found it yet.

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Tuesday, June 19, 2007 6:14 AM

ZZETTA13

Chris and MaIII these are totally cool.....

Z

STS-117 Atlantis crew returning from space,BDSH

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Tuesday, June 19, 2007 1:08 PM

hey can someone post my update over on serenitymovie.org for some reason it isnt letting me post any messages today.

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Tuesday, June 19, 2007 3:59 PM

MAIII

whooo hooo and yee frakkin haw.. (mixed metaphors.. I know...

)

good news all around.. Shuttle crew safe... ISS safe so far... all astronauts now donning browncoats.. now if ONLY we could get CBS, NBC and CNN etc to pick up on this fact!!!

great news. Joss must be proud!!

thanks some more for the updates.. I think I will be sad when they land...lol

Chindi

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Tuesday, June 19, 2007 8:42 PM

03K64FF

Do the Browncoats at whedonesque.com know about this news?I don't have login there, can somebody please post this?

Thanks NASA Browncoats!!!

~Jari

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Wednesday, June 20, 2007 8:01 PM

FILLYGIRL

Operative: "Its worse than you know..." Mal: "It usually is."

I saw them tonight! Here in Denver the ISS and the Shuttle passed over us for the second night. I saw them !! They were like stars, but they were moving! They moved VERY FAST! it only took 3 minutes to cross our sky. I hope they get down alright, that was cool to watch them and know that someday...

Chaplain in the 76th Battalion

...it's worse than you know...Operative
...it usually is.....Mal

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Thursday, June 21, 2007 5:09 PM

Nail-munching here (toes, 'cos the fingers is all
crossed for safety of B/C astronauts).

Atlantis has been waved off landing until tomorrow.

Grr. Arrgh. Why can't we make a spaceship we
can drive through a rainstorm?

bun
Frisky Browncoat
~etc.~

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Friday, June 22, 2007 1:23 PM

Tried posting this minutes after the landing, but I got an error... and then the whole site crashed for a few hours!

____________________________________________________

We're good, people!

Perfect end to a perfect mission!

Atlantis sets down right in our back yard just in time for our CSTS screening in Pasadena!

WELCOME HOME, ATLANTIS!

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Friday, June 22, 2007 2:41 PM

Yay and Wow.
I was outside when Atlantis crossed the coast
but too far away. No boom, no sighting. Came
in and tuned to KGO (AM 810), who carried it live.
Too exciting!
Welcome home, lady & gentlemen.

bun
Frisky Browncoat

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Friday, June 22, 2007 4:11 PM

WELCOME HOME ATLANTIS!!

GOOD WORK!! We are all very proud of you all, and especially our own Browncoat...

so, when you get your land legs back... tell us... how'd they like the DVDs???

WELCOME HOME! Safe trip back to FL... and thanks so very much for sharing with us all along the way.

Chindi

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Saturday, June 23, 2007 9:13 AM

I am going to try and go to the welcome home ceremony here in Houston this afternoon. for those interested the crew should be returning to Ellington Field at 4:00 pm today. I am not sure when the shuttle will be leaving Edwards to head back to florida. it will probably be a couple of days before they start the cross country trip.

total miles traveled by the crew 5.8 million miles mission elapsed time 13 Days 20:11:34.

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Saturday, June 23, 2007 2:06 PM

OUT2THEBLACK

Quote:
Originally posted by FloralBunny:
Yay and Wow.
I was outside when Atlantis crossed the coast
but too far away. No boom, no sighting...

Too exciting!
Welcome home, lady & gentlemen.

bun
Frisky Browncoat

Ni Hao , bun !

Entry track for Atlantis was parallel to coast

of Baja , California . So , yup , was very far

away from you due to the contingency landing at

Edwards .

MAIII , our Composer reports that he is working

two feature film projects , but is putting the

final polishing on the track for Swanny...

He will soon have it available for ALL

Browncoats , and now that the mission is

complete , Swanny will perhaps be able to enjoy

it at his leisure .

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MAL Taikonren Graphic by 'fei'...Many Thanks !

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Saturday, June 23, 2007 3:03 PM

Awesome, I know Swanny and the crew will be interested in hearing the music.

I added some photos from the crew return at Ellington today. I had a chance to talk with Swanny after the ceremony he is doing well. turns out when the crew was in quarantine prior to launch they watched 5 episodes and that is how Swanny got them all hooked. Clay was definitely excited about having the set on the ISS since he was hooked. Swanny is going to try and find the photos of him, Clay and Suni on the ISS with the DVD's as soon as he can. again sorry I couldn't get them for the CSTS screening's this weekend. stay shiny.

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Saturday, June 23, 2007 3:33 PM

out2theblack, what a gorgeous graphic.
Pass my compliments to "fei."

Yepper, we here have a perfect seat for
VAFB launches but I've yet to see a shuttle
coming in for Edwards. ;:-)

maiii, well done with the infection of the
latest mission with our happy little disk-set.
Everyone should see these shiny shows, and
you've gone above and beyond (literally) to
favor our astronaut corps with these tales of
the future according to Joss.

bun
Frisky Browncoat
~Bastards launched my turtle~
~We aim to exponentiate~
~Who is Bill Pardy?~

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Saturday, June 23, 2007 3:39 PM

FOLLOWMAL

Every time I come to this thread I get misty eyed at how awesome this all is!

Thank you Maiii!

I still get excited every time I think of our little show being up there on the space station!

To see if there's a screening near you go here:
www.cantstoptheserenity.com

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Saturday, June 23, 2007 7:00 PM

THEONETRUEBIX

And now that I'm back from the charity screening after party, breakingatmo.com is updated.

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Wednesday, June 27, 2007 7:34 AM

The photos have arrived. last three in the gallery are of some shiny discs enjoying zero-g's.

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Wednesday, June 27, 2007 8:06 AM

06K64

That is just too cool.

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Wednesday, June 27, 2007 8:31 AM

THEONETRUEBIX

And they are now on breakingatmo.com as well.

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Wednesday, June 27, 2007 8:55 AM

03K64FF

Man!!!*thrilled with a bit of open jaw*
Totally AWESOME pics!! Seriously!!
Those pics are the proof of our "Mission Accomplished"..the ones, I have been waiting all so far more intently than any other pics! Of course, the crew's safe return was always bigger on the wishlist. The pic with suni and swanny rocks, man! All the discs suspended in zero G (that's where I wanna be) !!

Thanx a million MAII for keepin' us all update and included!:-)

God bless you!
~Jari

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Wednesday, June 27, 2007 9:07 AM

Best Pictures Ever

Also, I can kill you with my brain.

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Wednesday, June 27, 2007 9:40 AM

THANKS MAIII and everyone!!

SUCH cool photos!!

wow... imagine.. this is just amazing and fabulous!

Thanks to our intrepid Browncoat in space and everyone involved.

ETA Quick link to photos on Breakin' atmo

http://www.breakingatmo.com/status/2007/06/gotta-have-records-of-every
thing

Chindi

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Wednesday, June 27, 2007 10:37 AM

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Wednesday, June 27, 2007 5:26 PM

Thank you, thank you, thank you for posting
the photos, clj!!

I'd put one up as wallpaper in place of my
Serenity galley, but questions would be
asked.

Such as, "Floral Bunny, why do you get all
weepy every time you turn your computer on?"

Better just save them and treasure them in
odd moments.

bun
Frisky Browncoat
~Bastards floated my turtle~
~We aim to exponentiate~
~Who is Bill Pardy?~

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Wednesday, June 27, 2007 5:38 PM

Bunn!

Can you just imagine being in space...??? it is just soooo cool that our BDHs are in space on DVD.. and there are the photos to prove it!!!

I feel so lucky to have been here to see this... what a great thread...

Chindi

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Wednesday, June 27, 2007 11:42 PM

FILLYGIRL

Operative: "Its worse than you know..." Mal: "It usually is."

AWESOME!!! that is the COOLEST thing I have ever seen!!!

I'm just sitting here grinning from ear to ear,.....that is the most incrediable thing to see FF/S in space!!!! Thank You "Swanny"! You get the recruiting award! Nobody has gone as far as you did with the effort to get new "Browncoats"! I wish Joss would post a comment on his board.
Thank You, Thank You Swanny!

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Thursday, June 28, 2007 2:41 AM

FILLYGIRL

Operative: "Its worse than you know..." Mal: "It usually is."

I sent the pictures to our local TV station, since Swanny is from Colorado I was hoping they would mention it on the news,...I pointed out he had on a Steamboat t-shirt, thats where he lives here in Colorado. If they do put it on, I will post here.
Thanks again for posting these great pic's!!!

Private in the 76th

...it's worse than you know...Operative
...it usually is.....Mal

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Thursday, June 28, 2007 3:39 AM

ZZETTA13

Excuse me but am I reading his shirt right?

Does it say what I think it does?

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Thursday, June 28, 2007 9:09 AM

yeppers it does!! Thanks again Swanny..

I am surprised that SciFi or some other main stream media has NOT picked this up!!

I think we should all send copies of the photos to Fox.. to remind them what they messed up and missed....

Chindi STILL grinning...

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Thursday, June 28, 2007 10:54 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by zzetta13:
Excuse me but am I reading his shirt right?

Does it say what I think it does?

Z

YEP I just noted this browncoat shirt!!!!!!!!!!

Also, I can kill you with my brain.

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Thursday, June 28, 2007 1:43 PM

actually this is the 4th picture--any more??

cant get enough of the SHINY news

Also, I can kill you with my brain.

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Thursday, June 28, 2007 5:15 PM

I was thinking so you are all so creative maybe we can have a t-shirt contest to come up with the best design to commemorate this auspicious day. just a thought.

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Thursday, June 28, 2007 5:25 PM