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Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | (show all) David Knisely Postmaster Reged: 04/19/04 Loc: southeastern Nebraska Atlantis Mission to ISS (Orbiter)       #3536183 - 01/02/10 11:24 PM Attachment (243 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   For those unfamiliar with the free spaceflight simulation software program ORBITER, here is the link for the program: ORBITER Space Flight Simulator It is a great way to actually fly some real (and some not so real) spacecraft and to learn a little about spaceflight in general. It also is a great way to make some really pretty pictures of some simulated space missions. Here, the space shuttle Atlantis is lifting off for ISS not long after sunrise from pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center as seen from a vantage point on the east side of the pad: Post Extras:       David Knisely Postmaster Reged: 04/19/04 Loc: southeastern Nebraska Re: Atlantis Mission to ISS (Orbiter) [Re: David Knisely]       #3536189 - 01/02/10 11:27 PM Attachment (186 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here is another shot of the launch from southwest of launch complex 39B: Post Extras:       David Knisely Postmaster Reged: 04/19/04 Loc: southeastern Nebraska Re: Atlantis Mission to ISS (Orbiter) [Re: David Knisely]       #3536194 - 01/02/10 11:29 PM Attachment (140 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here is a view from the tower at the southern launch complex (39A): Post Extras:       David Knisely Postmaster Reged: 04/19/04 Loc: southeastern Nebraska Re: Atlantis Mission to ISS (Orbiter) [Re: David Knisely]       #3536196 - 01/02/10 11:32 PM Attachment (159 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here a view from alongside the shuttle as it continues pitching over after the roll maneuver: Post Extras:       David Knisely Postmaster Reged: 04/19/04 Loc: southeastern Nebraska Re: Atlantis Mission to ISS (Orbiter) [Re: David Knisely]       #3536210 - 01/02/10 11:43 PM Attachment (168 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here is the shuttle Commander's view out his left windows after the shuttle has completed its roll: Post Extras:       David Knisely Postmaster Reged: 04/19/04 Loc: southeastern Nebraska Re: Atlantis Mission to ISS (Orbiter) [Re: David Knisely]       #3536216 - 01/02/10 11:49 PM Attachment (156 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   At about 127 seconds after liftoff, the solid rocket boosters separate from the external tank, which we see here from a vantage point ahead of the shuttle: Post Extras:       David Knisely Postmaster Reged: 04/19/04 Loc: southeastern Nebraska Re: Atlantis Mission to ISS (Orbiter) [Re: David Knisely]       #3536220 - 01/02/10 11:53 PM Attachment (167 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here is the "Tank-Cam" shot of the boosters falling behind (from a camera mounted just ahead of the oxidizer feed line on the external tank). You can see almost the entire southern two-thirds of the Florida peninsula from this vantage point (over 50 km altitude): Post Extras:       David Knisely Postmaster Reged: 04/19/04 Loc: southeastern Nebraska Re: Atlantis Mission to ISS (Orbiter) [Re: David Knisely]       #3536222 - 01/02/10 11:55 PM Attachment (161 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here, the shuttle is continuing on its flight to orbit after SRB separation: Post Extras:       David Knisely Postmaster Reged: 04/19/04 Loc: southeastern Nebraska Re: Atlantis Mission to ISS (Orbiter) [Re: David Knisely]       #3536231 - 01/02/10 11:57 PM Attachment (159 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   After about five minutes of flight, the spacecraft rolls over to provide better communications access: Post Extras:       David Knisely Postmaster Reged: 04/19/04 Loc: southeastern Nebraska Re: Atlantis Mission to ISS (Orbiter) [Re: David Knisely]       #3536239 - 01/03/10 12:01 AM Attachment (162 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   After about eight and a half minutes of powered flight, the main engines shut down and the external tank is jettisoned (Cape Cod is seen above the nose of the external tank): Post Extras:       David Knisely Postmaster Reged: 04/19/04 Loc: southeastern Nebraska Re: Atlantis Mission to ISS (Orbiter) [Re: David Knisely]       #3536345 - 01/03/10 01:27 AM Attachment (158 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here is orbital sunrise from the payload bay window: Post Extras:       David Knisely Postmaster Reged: 04/19/04 Loc: southeastern Nebraska Re: Atlantis Mission to ISS (Orbiter) [Re: David Knisely]       #3536352 - 01/03/10 01:31 AM Attachment (138 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Atlantis is now approaching the International Space Station: Post Extras:       David Knisely Postmaster Reged: 04/19/04 Loc: southeastern Nebraska Re: Atlantis Mission to ISS (Orbiter) [Re: David Knisely]       #3536356 - 01/03/10 01:32 AM Attachment (145 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here, Atlantis is about to dock with ISS: Post Extras:       David Knisely Postmaster Reged: 04/19/04 Loc: southeastern Nebraska Re: Atlantis Mission to ISS (Orbiter) [Re: David Knisely]       #3536357 - 01/03/10 01:33 AM Attachment (137 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here, the manipulator arm of the shuttle is lifting the Leonardo logistics module out of the payload bay for installation on the station. Post Extras:       David Knisely Postmaster Reged: 04/19/04 Loc: southeastern Nebraska Re: Atlantis Mission to ISS (Orbiter) [Re: David Knisely]       #3536360 - 01/03/10 01:40 AM Attachment (156 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Its re-supply tasks complete, Atlantis now undocks from ISS: Post Extras:       David Knisely Postmaster Reged: 04/19/04 Loc: southeastern Nebraska Re: Atlantis Mission to ISS (Orbiter) [Re: David Knisely]       #3536363 - 01/03/10 01:42 AM Attachment (148 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here is Atlantis performing its de-orbit burn while approaching Australia: Post Extras:       David Knisely Postmaster Reged: 04/19/04 Loc: southeastern Nebraska Re: Atlantis Mission to ISS (Orbiter) [Re: David Knisely]       #3536365 - 01/03/10 01:44 AM Attachment (157 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Atlantis is now in reentry over the Pacific northwest: Post Extras:       David Knisely Postmaster Reged: 04/19/04 Loc: southeastern Nebraska Re: Atlantis Mission to ISS (Orbiter) [Re: David Knisely]       #3536368 - 01/03/10 01:46 AM Attachment (144 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Atlantis is now undergoing maximum heating during entry: Post Extras:       David Knisely Postmaster Reged: 04/19/04 Loc: southeastern Nebraska Re: Atlantis Mission to ISS (Orbiter) [Re: David Knisely]       #3536369 - 01/03/10 01:48 AM Attachment (165 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Atlantis is now in the Terminal Area Energy Management, and is doing it final turn around the Heading Alignment Cone, accompanied by a T38 chase plane: Post Extras:       David Knisely Postmaster Reged: 04/19/04 Loc: southeastern Nebraska Re: Atlantis Mission to ISS (Orbiter) [Re: David Knisely]       #3536376 - 01/03/10 01:52 AM Attachment (151 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Atlantis is on final approach to Runway 33 at KSC. 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