DUCK!!!!! MESSENGER Completes Successful Earth Flyby

On Tue, 02 Aug 2005 20:54:36 -0500, rk
wrote:

MESSENGER Completes Successful Earth Flyby

....Which begs the question as to whether or not it was visible by
either ISS or Discovery.

OM

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On Tue, 02 Aug 2005 20:54:36 -0500, rk wrote:

MESSENGER s systems performed flawlessly as the spacecraft swooped around
Earth, coming to a closest approach point of about 1,458 miles (2,347
kilometers) over central Mongolia at 3:13 p.m. EDT.

Although the highest ranked guy in Japanese sumo is Mongolian, I don't think
many of them are so tall that they really needed to duck

Dale

15 hour lag on my main newserver now. The alternate server is completely dead.
Oh well, at least NASA TV is still live. They sure have this EVA stuff down to a
well-choreographed act. Seems like it's improved a lot since they started ISS
assembly. That must be worth something, in ISS's defense...

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Dale wrote:

They sure have this EVA stuff down to a
well-choreographed act. Seems like it's improved a lot since they started ISS
assembly. That must be worth something, in ISS's defense...

They seem to be following the Russian example of training for EVAs
rather than training for specific tasks while EVA.

Anthony

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In message
Dale wrote:

They sure have this EVA stuff down to a
well-choreographed act. Seems like it's improved a lot since they
started ISS
assembly. That must be worth something, in ISS's defense...

They seem to be following the Russian example of training for EVAs
rather than training for specific tasks while EVA.

Only when presented with something new and unique, like the gap filler
problem. You'd better believe they trained for the specific tasks that were
planned ahead of time (e.g. the CMG replacement procedures).

Note that shuttle EVA's tend to be more planned because they're done within
days of launch.

On Mir or ISS, problems can crop up that require an EVA to fix. It's these
sorts of EVA's that you may not be able to plan out and train for in great
detail.

Jeff
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Video at website --

http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/the_miss...by_movies.html

Awesome effect of the sun reflecting off the ocean as Earth recedes
into the distance.