**The most comprehensive collection of Shuttle, Ares, Orion and ISS related presentations and mission documentation, plus expansive daily processing documentation and updates are <\/em>available to download on L2<\/em><\/font> **<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n STS-120 L2 Special includes over 1950mb of presentations, over 45 Flight Data Files, Manuals, Memos and Exclusive Hi Res Images and video \u2013 the most expansive overview of the mission. **Click here for sample**<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n **STS-122 Mission Documentation Build-Up Surge already in work on L2**<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n L2 FLIGHT DAY LIVE: MER\/MOD\/MMT Live Updates (live updates, live MMT presentations, for every flight day)<\/font><\/p>\n **LIVE updates on Discovery STS-120 FLIGHT DAYS**<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n SpaceX (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/p>\n **LIVE news updates on Atlantis STS-122 Rollover and VAB Processing**<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n <\/u><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Article:<\/p>\n Ready for undocking: <\/u><\/em><\/p>\n After a farewell between the two crews at 2:25pm EST, hatches between ISS and Discovery were closed at 2:42pm. This marked the departure of the popular Clay Anderson from his mission on the ISS, returning home on Discovery after being replaced by Dan Tani \u2013 who\u2019ll be in action on Thursday with EVA-5, which has since been added to the ISS stage. <\/p>\n Because EVA-5 wasn\u2019t completed by STS-120 \u2013 due to the priority spacewalk to repair the P6 4B array on Saturday \u2013 PMA-2 cabling has not been disconnected as originally planned. <\/p>\n \u2018The automatic undocking software for the PMA-2 departure under Russian thruster control will still be used,\u2019 noted Sunday\u2019s On Orbit Status report. \u2018The procedure provides for the crewmember to stand by with a stopwatch and to take over the automatic operational attitude control sequence manually if the software does not resume control after the period of free drift a few minutes after physical separation.\u2019<\/p>\n OBSS\/Late Inspections:<\/u><\/em> <\/p>\n Once Discovery has moved away from the ISS, Flight Day 14 will be marked by Late Inspections, which will check over the health of her RCC (reinforced carbon-carbon) and other areas of the orbiter\u2019s TPS (Thermal Protection System). <\/p>\n The leading edge panels will be in focus, following nine indications, observed via the WLE (Wing Leading Edge) sensors, including what is believed to be a MMOD (micrometeoroid\/orbiting debris) \u2018hit\u2019 to panel IL, which was recorded \u2013 according to NASA reports \u2013 as the largest in WLE history. <\/p>\n \u2018Reported to NASA SE&I: Imagery WLE reported a significant hit on the port panel 1. This hit was triple the max ever observed,\u2019 noted official NASA notes during Flight Day 8. The \u2018impact\u2019 registered 2.74 GMRS on the sensors, which is understood to be below the point of concern for engineers, which was backed up by NASA claiming all of the WLE indications are \u2018within family.\u2019 <\/p>\n While the Late Inspections could have been carried out by cameras on the end of the SRMS (Shuttle Remote Manipulator System) arm, NASA have been buoyed by the survival of three of the four main instruments on the OBSS (Orbiter Boom Sensor System) suite, following Saturday\u2019s EVA-4. <\/p>\n Due to being unpowered for around nine hours \u2013 four hours past certification \u2013 the main element \u2018package 1\u2019 has been checked out as in \u2018working order\u2019 by Sunday morning, thus allowing it to be used as part of the Late Inspections, as and when it is required. <\/p>\n The OBSS instrumentation package \u2013 which rides on the end of the 50 foot boom \u2013 consists mainly of visual imaging equipment, such as the Laser Dynamic Range Imager (LDRI), and the Laser Camera System (LCS). A post-Columbia modification, the sensors can focus to a resolution of few millimeters, and can scan at a rate of about 2.5 inches per second. <\/p>\n The OBSS sensors proved their worth during STS-118, examining a gouge on her belly for detailed evaluations on the ground.<\/p>\n The concern raised by managers was that OBSS capability could be lost for Late Inspections, after the sensor package was left unpowered \u2013 and below its thermal limitations \u2013 for an extended period of time during EVA-4.<\/p>\n \u2018Reasonable chance OBSS sensors won\u2019t operate correctly afterwards, because they\u2019ll be cold for longer than certified for,\u2019 noted NASA manager Kim Doering ahead of the spacewalk. This was deemed acceptable, given Discovery could spot damage via the SRMS if required, along with the over-riding priority of the array repair EVA. <\/p>\n \u2018A concern of ours after the EVA were the unpowered sensors (on the OBSS). Turns out the sensors we need for the Late Inspection are fully operational,\u2019 noted Rick LaBrode, STS-120 Lead Shuttle Flight Director. <\/p>\n \u2018We use sensor package 1 for our Late Inspections, and that consists of the LDRI and ITVC camera. We checked them out and they performed nominally. Sensor package 2 consists of the LCS and the IDC \u2013 which is another digital camera. We got perfect imagery from the IDC \u2013 so we\u2019re comfortable it\u2019s operational. <\/p>\n \u2018While the crew were running the checkout procedure on the LCS, they received an error message when they went to do their first scan. Since we only use the LCS for focused inspections, we opted not to even do any troubleshooting on that. <\/p>\n \u2018LCS engineers did note that this is a symptom they\u2019ve seen before with ground testing, so at this point they can\u2019t say one way or the other if it sustained any damage due to the thermal (limitations) from the EVA. So three of the four sensors checked out just fine, and the two we require for the Late Inspection are operational.\u2019 <\/p>\n This article will be updated during the Flight Day.<\/em><\/p>\n **STARLIGHT: NEW STS-117 MISSION REVIEW MUSIC VIDEO** \u2013 STS-118 Mission review video also available.<\/font><\/em><\/font> <\/em><\/font><\/p>\n **ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE: STS-117 MISSION REVIEW MUSIC VIDEO \u2013 AS SEEN BY THE STS-117 CREW!!**<\/font> -. Following the closure of hatches between Discovery and the International Space Station (ISS) Sunday evening, Discovery and her crew are on the final legs of their hugely successful STS-120 mission. Discovery undocked from the ISS at 5:31am Eastern, carried out a flyaround of the station during departure, before completing Late Inspections. 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However, a series of mitigation efforts \u2013 including heating up the sensor package to a point it wouldn\u2019t dip below its thermal limits until later into the spacewalk \u2013 appear to have exceeded expectations, with the main package of sensors proven to be operational, despite the concerns prior to the EVA. <\/p>\n
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