Blue skies approaching.
STS-135 - The Final Space Shuttle Mission
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Blue skies approaching.
Anyway, definitely not being distracted from doing any work...
I left swmbo on the beach to watch this.
All GO for launch.
Weather call is GO.
3 minutes.
Oh no.
Clock Go.
Go GO GO godspeed Atlantis. 
Solid rocket gone.
Just fantastic. I never thought I would have tears in my eyes.
Main engine cut-off and tank separation.
Doing 4 miles a second. I've got to drive 20
I'll see if I can get back to the beach at 145km/hr.
It will be supplied by the Russian Progress spacecraft:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress_(spacecraft))
Mission control is back in action, so a couple of stunners from the launch:
Flight Day 1 highlights
Yesterday we had:
Flight Day 2
The crew will get their wake up call in four minutes and the plan for today is:
Flight Day 3:
Docking will be at 16:09 BST (11:09 EDT)
Yesterday we had:
Flight Day 2
• Atlantis’ Thermal Protection System heat shield survey with Shuttle Robotic Arm/ Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS)
• Centerline Camera Installation
• Orbiter Docking System Ring Extension
• Rendezvous tools checkout
• Centerline Camera Installation
• Orbiter Docking System Ring Extension
• Rendezvous tools checkout
The crew will get their wake up call in four minutes and the plan for today is:
Flight Day 3:
• Rendezvous with the International Space Station
• Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver Photography of Atlantis’ Thermal Protection System by Expedition 28 crew members Fossum and Furukawa
• Docking to Harmony/Pressurized Mating Adapter-2
• Hatch Opening and Welcoming
• Canadarm2 robotic arm handoff of OBSS to Shuttle robotic arm
• Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver Photography of Atlantis’ Thermal Protection System by Expedition 28 crew members Fossum and Furukawa
• Docking to Harmony/Pressurized Mating Adapter-2
• Hatch Opening and Welcoming
• Canadarm2 robotic arm handoff of OBSS to Shuttle robotic arm
Docking will be at 16:09 BST (11:09 EDT)
The plan for today is:
Flight Day 4:
• Canadarm2 robotic arm unberth of the Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module from Atlantis’ payload bay and installation on the nadir port of Harmony
• Ingress into Raffaello for the start of cargo transfer operations
• Spacewalk procedure review
• Ingress into Raffaello for the start of cargo transfer operations
• Spacewalk procedure review
Yesterday's highlights:
Yesterday’s highlights:
It's time for the one and only spacewalk. It's due to begin at 13:45 BST (08:45 EDT)
Flight Day 5 :
It's time for the one and only spacewalk. It's due to begin at 13:45 BST (08:45 EDT)
Flight Day 5 :
• In-Suit Light Exercise (ISLE) Preparation and Pre-Breathe by Fossum and Garan
• Spacewalk by Fossum and Garan (Transfer of failed Pump Module from External Stowage Platform-2 (ESP-2) to Atlantis’ cargo bay; transfer of the Robotic Refueling Mission hardware from Atlantis’s payload by to the Enhanced Orbital Replacement Unit Temporary Platform on the DEXTRE robot; installation of the MISSE-8 Optical Reflector Materials Experiment Ram/Wake hardware on ESP-2)
• Cargo transfer from Raffaello to ISS
• Spacewalk by Fossum and Garan (Transfer of failed Pump Module from External Stowage Platform-2 (ESP-2) to Atlantis’ cargo bay; transfer of the Robotic Refueling Mission hardware from Atlantis’s payload by to the Enhanced Orbital Replacement Unit Temporary Platform on the DEXTRE robot; installation of the MISSE-8 Optical Reflector Materials Experiment Ram/Wake hardware on ESP-2)
• Cargo transfer from Raffaello to ISS
Getting ready for the spacewalk:
