Atlantis undocking now...

M54 (Molly) · #1 19-07-2011, 04:27 PM

Atlantis undocking for last time!

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

gary · #2 19-07-2011, 04:38 PM

Thanks Molly!

HD stream here - http://www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv

Forgey (Paula) · #3 19-07-2011, 06:00 PM

Have a safe trip home Atlantis !

M54 (Molly) · #4 19-07-2011, 06:15 PM

That flyaround was something else!

multiweb (Marc) · #5 19-07-2011, 06:22 PM

That was cool - end of an era.

Forgey (Paula) · #6 19-07-2011, 06:24 PM

I took a few PrintScreen shot(well 32 actually) of Atlantis and the ISS after undocking for the 90 degree maneuver thought they might be of some interest.

renormalised (Carl) · #7 19-07-2011, 06:30 PM

Now, if I were the guys flying Atlantis, I'd do a few extra orbits (like 200 or more

) before I landed....just for old time's sake

Liz · #8 19-07-2011, 06:30 PM

thankyou Paula as I missed all.

Liz · #9 19-07-2011, 06:31 PM

Doh ... 2 Townsvillians messaged at the same time.

renormalised (Carl) · #10 19-07-2011, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Liz

Doh ... 2 Townsvillians messaged at the same time.

Good timing....and great minds think alike

Liz · #11 19-07-2011, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by renormalised

Good timing....and great minds think alike

Ha, I like my mind being compared to yours Carl.

renormalised (Carl) · #12 19-07-2011, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Liz

Ha, I like my mind being compared to yours Carl.

So, you like being compared to a nutter

multiweb (Marc) · #13 19-07-2011, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Forgey

I took a few PrintScreen shot(well 32 actually) of Atlantis and the ISS after undocking for the 90 degree maneuver thought they might be of some interest.

I took a video of it (screen capture) and converting it now to a smaller flash file. I did the whole first part then thought I'd stop when they cut back to the control room, to make the other half as a separate file because the current capture file was about 1.5GB. When I stopped it and restarted the capture I didn't notice that the capture program automatically started the windows media player in full screen... so I was re-capturing the previous playback.

Took me a little while to figure it out as I was still watching then it started to look like a deja-vu

Spanrz (Brett) · #14 19-07-2011, 07:23 PM

I watched the undocking, on my iPhone, then had the audio hooked up to my car speakers, listening to it on the way home from work in the car.
Best way to pass time in traffic.

Forgey (Paula) · #15 19-07-2011, 07:44 PM

Here's a zip file with all 32 printscreen shots i took if anyone wants them.

kinetic (Steve) · #16 19-07-2011, 08:17 PM

Boy, Adelaide weather has been unkind for this historic last
ever shuttle flight. Most passes this week I missed due to
work committments or cloud!

I got a glimpse of the the station ahead of the Atlantis tonight,
rudely outstaged by a jet at a few thousand feet up.

Steve

kinetic (Steve) · #17 20-07-2011, 06:45 PM

And more again from tonight.
ISS a few minutes ahead of Atlantis now.....1st image ISS, 2nd Atlantis.

Steve

edit: nope...actually, according to Heavens Above...it is Atlantis actually ahead of the IIS

M54 (Molly) · #18 20-07-2011, 07:35 PM

Saw ISS go over Melbourne about an hour ago!

Just in the nick of time!

Thankyou clouds for going away!!

M54 (Molly) · #19 20-07-2011, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by multiweb

I took a video of it (screen capture) and converting it now to a smaller flash file. I did the whole first part then thought I'd stop when they cut back to the control room, to make the other half as a separate file because the current capture file was about 1.5GB. When I stopped it and restarted the capture I didn't notice that the capture program automatically started the windows media player in full screen... so I was re-capturing the previous playback.

Took me a little while to figure it out as I was still watching then it started to look like a deja-vu

Great captures steve.

Thanks for those photos Paula, I was wishing I had a camera so I could do the same.

Thanks David for that info.

Brundah1 (David) · #20 21-07-2011, 06:37 AM

Heads up! Current KSC landing AEST Thursday 21/1956.

Second landing opportunity AEST Thursday 21/2132

Watch NASATV live - http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
- take a last look at a fantastic (but expensive) real space plane.

It was great to watch the bright transit of ISS & Shuttle over Brisbane on Sunday and Tuesday nights.

Thanks to those here who posted great photos.

The shuttle crew have just reminded us its exactly 42 years since Neil Armstrong landed on the Moon. It going to be quite a day to remember.

Enjoy

David