This is utterly fascinating to me:
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/ustream.html
Its so quiet.
Quote from: Melbosa on May 25, 2012, 09:18:48 AM
Its so quiet.
Yep, they are calibrating for docking but there is radio chatter when it happens.
Seems there was some kind of electrical problem causing delay...
Quote from: Mr. Analog on May 25, 2012, 09:29:06 AM
Seems there was some kind of electrical problem causing delay...
They had to recalibrate the laser alignment sensors because too much sun was reflecting off the station...
Yep! They're movin' now!
http://science.slashdot.org/story/12/05/25/1446206/iss-captures-spacex-dragon-capsule
Quote"To work around the problem, SpaceX narrowed the field of view for the laser sensor so that it wouldn't pick up light from the offending reflector. Dragon then returned to the 30-meter checkpoint and moved in for the final approach."
Successfully docked!
Briefing at 1 PM
Okay, first: NASA TV? They have their own broadcasting station?! second: channels 101, 102, 103? They have 3 channels?!
To quote Gavin from Kids in the Hall: "Obviously"
Damn, wish I could've had that playing live in the background. Instead I was at a pool helping little kids today, while Grown Men were Berthing Capsules.
It was pretty cool, though I had to mute mission command during a couple meetings this morning lol
So here's what was streaming at 4:52pm our local time...
(why do I feel that "Proud Mary" should be playing in the background) (or the theme for Theodore Tugboat!)
Which shuttle was that? I'd die if it was Columbus! lol