How long to the protective tiles are examined?

Just wondering, It would seem like a priority. Are video camera's going to
examine the tiles from the shuttles robotic arm? And if so, will the video
be telivised? Thanks for the info, I just don't want to miss anything.

They just mentioned this on News-13 here in Central FL. The shuttle
will "pirouette" once it closes with the ISS so the crew onboard the
space station can get a look at Discovery's ventral side.

"roadrunner" wrote in message
Just wondering, It would seem like a priority. Are video camera's going
to
examine the tiles from the shuttles robotic arm? And if so, will the video
be telivised? Thanks for the info, I just don't want to miss anything.

LOL, they just got up there. Let them at least get their naps in first.
Nap time starts after the 3PM burn.

(I have no idea how they would be able to get to sleep so quickly after a
launch though. I'd probably have to take a handful of Ambien!)

"erosz" wrote:

(I have no idea how they would be able to get to sleep so quickly after a
launch though. I'd probably have to take a handful of Ambien!)

Training and experience.

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"roadrunner" wrote in
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Just wondering, It would seem like a priority. Are video camera's
going to examine the tiles from the shuttles robotic arm?

When the crew wakes up tomorrow, they will inspect the nose cap and wing
leading edges using a sensor package attached to a 50 ft boom on the end of
the robotic arm. The boom is required because the arm can't reach all the
areas it needs to inspect.

The next day, when the shuttle reaches the station, the shuttle crew will
pitch the orbiter over so that the station crew can photograph the
remainder of the underside.

And if so,
will the video be telivised?

I doubt the high-res video from the boom inspections will be televised
live, but it may be replayed later. Truthfully, there won't be much to see
- gray on a gray background. They will probably televise the regular arm
video live, though. And I do expect the pitch maneuver will be televised
from the truss cameras on ISS (though those are *not* the cameras used for
the inspection).

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"Derek Lyons" wrote in message
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"erosz" wrote:

(I have no idea how they would be able to get to sleep so quickly after a
launch though. I'd probably have to take a handful of Ambien!)

Training and experience.

True, but keep in mind on Apollo 11 training and experience couldn't get
them to sleep when planned. :-)


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"Greg D. Moore \(Strider\)" wrote:


"Derek Lyons" wrote in message
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"erosz" wrote:

(I have no idea how they would be able to get to sleep so quickly after a
launch though. I'd probably have to take a handful of Ambien!)

Training and experience.

True, but keep in mind on Apollo 11 training and experience couldn't get
them to sleep when planned. :-)

Didn't claim it was 100% effective - but that the astro's have
something the average poster doesn't.

D.
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"Derek Lyons" wrote in message
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"Greg D. Moore \(Strider\)"
wrote:


"Derek Lyons" wrote in message
...
"erosz" wrote:

(I have no idea how they would be able to get to sleep so
quickly after a
launch though. I'd probably have to take a handful of
Ambien!)

Training and experience.

True, but keep in mind on Apollo 11 training and experience
couldn't get
them to sleep when planned. :-)

Didn't claim it was 100% effective - but that the astro's have
something the average poster doesn't.


They've also been up since midnight.