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T O P I C R E V I E WMCroft04There is a posting under "Sightings" that there will be an STS 121 Crew Debrief on Aug 17 at Space Center Houston. Will this event be open to the public and similar to the recent debriefs of Jeff Williams and John Phillips after returning from their ISS missions?Robert PearlmanIn a word: yes.In a few more words: yes, all crews of recent years (ISS and Shuttle) participate in a post-flight crew debrief at SCH that is open to the public.HouseDadX4Will be attending and looking forward to it..Robert PearlmanNASA/JSC release quote:Public Invited to Relive Shuttle Discovery’s STS-121 MissionThe astronauts of Space Shuttle Discovery’s STS-121 mission will share their 13-day, 5-million-mile space journey in a 6:30 p.m. CDT presentation at Space Center Houston Thursday, Aug. 17.The event is free and will include slides, videos and a question-and-answer session in the Northrop Grumman Theater. The doors open at 6 p.m. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Once the 580-seat theater fills, guests will be seated in an adjacent area to watch the program on closed-circuit television.Discovery's Commander Steve Lindsey, Pilot Mark Kelly and mission specialists Mike Fossum, Piers Sellers, Lisa Nowak and Stephanie Wilson landed July 17 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The crew tested shuttle safety improvements, repaired a railcar on the International Space Station and tested shuttle in-space repair techniques at the end of 100-foot long robotic arm and boom.STS-121, launched on July 4, is the most photographed shuttle mission ever, with more than 100 high-definition, digital, video and film cameras documenting the launch and climb to orbit. The images, along with radar, laser scans and other imagery in orbit, assess the health of the shuttle heat shield during flight.Fossum and Sellers completed three spacewalks during the mission. Nowak and Wilson performed more robotics operations with the shuttle and station robotic arms than on any previous flight. The crew delivered more than 28,000 pounds of equipment and supplies to the orbiting complex, as well as a third crew member. European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter joined Russian Pavel Vinogradov and American Jeff Williams on the station for Expedition 14. The expedition marks the first time since May 2003 that the station crew has had three members.HouseDadX4The debrief was fantastic. The crew showed a great video of their flight along with a very nice slideshow presentation. They answered questions..I had to bring up "the spatula". Afterward, they stuck around and signed autographs and talked with everyone. This was my first debrief and it was very enjoyable. Looking forward to many more in the future.[Edited by HouseDadX4 (August 17, 2006).]KSCartistDoes anyone know if they'll be doing the same thing at KSC. In the evening and open to the public?TimpokeyThe only weird thing about the debrief was having Russel Yates come forward and receive an award on behalf of the rest of his group for some contribution towards STS-121. Someone said the room got very quiet when he came forward but I didn't notice it. [He's the ex-husband of the woman that drowned their 5 children a few years ago.] On the lighter side I believe the crew said that Sellers' spatula will be re-entering the atmosphere on Sept. 27th. Sellers expects it to survive re-entry due to it being coated by with heat resistant Nomex (sp?) which was being used to demonstrate inflight heat shield repairs. So if one of us has a suspicious hole in our home, car, lawn mower, etc. after a loud noise and flash that day then perhaps one of us will be willing to buy the lump that made it. Would help offset repairs. Robert PearlmanYates led part of the team that developed and flew the infrared camera for RCC inspection. And that would be NOAX (non-oxide adhesive experimental) on the soon to be vaporized spatula... [Edited by Robert Pearlman (August 24, 2006).]
In a few more words: yes, all crews of recent years (ISS and Shuttle) participate in a post-flight crew debrief at SCH that is open to the public.
quote:Public Invited to Relive Shuttle Discovery’s STS-121 MissionThe astronauts of Space Shuttle Discovery’s STS-121 mission will share their 13-day, 5-million-mile space journey in a 6:30 p.m. CDT presentation at Space Center Houston Thursday, Aug. 17.The event is free and will include slides, videos and a question-and-answer session in the Northrop Grumman Theater. The doors open at 6 p.m. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Once the 580-seat theater fills, guests will be seated in an adjacent area to watch the program on closed-circuit television.Discovery's Commander Steve Lindsey, Pilot Mark Kelly and mission specialists Mike Fossum, Piers Sellers, Lisa Nowak and Stephanie Wilson landed July 17 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The crew tested shuttle safety improvements, repaired a railcar on the International Space Station and tested shuttle in-space repair techniques at the end of 100-foot long robotic arm and boom.STS-121, launched on July 4, is the most photographed shuttle mission ever, with more than 100 high-definition, digital, video and film cameras documenting the launch and climb to orbit. The images, along with radar, laser scans and other imagery in orbit, assess the health of the shuttle heat shield during flight.Fossum and Sellers completed three spacewalks during the mission. Nowak and Wilson performed more robotics operations with the shuttle and station robotic arms than on any previous flight. The crew delivered more than 28,000 pounds of equipment and supplies to the orbiting complex, as well as a third crew member. European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter joined Russian Pavel Vinogradov and American Jeff Williams on the station for Expedition 14. The expedition marks the first time since May 2003 that the station crew has had three members.
The astronauts of Space Shuttle Discovery’s STS-121 mission will share their 13-day, 5-million-mile space journey in a 6:30 p.m. CDT presentation at Space Center Houston Thursday, Aug. 17.
The event is free and will include slides, videos and a question-and-answer session in the Northrop Grumman Theater. The doors open at 6 p.m. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Once the 580-seat theater fills, guests will be seated in an adjacent area to watch the program on closed-circuit television.
Discovery's Commander Steve Lindsey, Pilot Mark Kelly and mission specialists Mike Fossum, Piers Sellers, Lisa Nowak and Stephanie Wilson landed July 17 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The crew tested shuttle safety improvements, repaired a railcar on the International Space Station and tested shuttle in-space repair techniques at the end of 100-foot long robotic arm and boom.
STS-121, launched on July 4, is the most photographed shuttle mission ever, with more than 100 high-definition, digital, video and film cameras documenting the launch and climb to orbit. The images, along with radar, laser scans and other imagery in orbit, assess the health of the shuttle heat shield during flight.
Fossum and Sellers completed three spacewalks during the mission. Nowak and Wilson performed more robotics operations with the shuttle and station robotic arms than on any previous flight. The crew delivered more than 28,000 pounds of equipment and supplies to the orbiting complex, as well as a third crew member. European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter joined Russian Pavel Vinogradov and American Jeff Williams on the station for Expedition 14. The expedition marks the first time since May 2003 that the station crew has had three members.
[Edited by HouseDadX4 (August 17, 2006).]
Tim
On the lighter side I believe the crew said that Sellers' spatula will be re-entering the atmosphere on Sept. 27th. Sellers expects it to survive re-entry due to it being coated by with heat resistant Nomex (sp?) which was being used to demonstrate inflight heat shield repairs. So if one of us has a suspicious hole in our home, car, lawn mower, etc. after a loud noise and flash that day then perhaps one of us will be willing to buy the lump that made it. Would help offset repairs.
And that would be NOAX (non-oxide adhesive experimental) on the soon to be vaporized spatula...
[Edited by Robert Pearlman (August 24, 2006).]
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