Join Chris B, Sawyer and Jack for the latest Shuttle Sunday, covering STS-7 (Challenger). Shuttle Sunday playlist: • Shuttle Sundays Includes resources from the Shuttle areas of L2: shop.nasaspaceflight.com/prod...
I never really appreciated the heritage and history of the shuttle. These shows show the mood, styles and mindset of the times it took place. So cool. Thanks heaps guys.
@NASASpaceFlight Folks, the reason our MCC/Mission Control Center RMS team was a bit miffed at Sally putting the RMS in the ‘7’ position was because the ‘close to arm tolerances’ was because it was perilously close to a joint Singularity, where you lost (at least) one whole degree of motion/ability to completely control the arm. As one of the first fully-trained RMS astronauts- i..e., more involved with development of the RMS than the normal astronauts had been later- Sally felt more comfortable than she should have been in pulling that stunt, to be frank. - Dave Huntsman (NASA/Retired).
My two cents to the disaster episodes: you should definitely cover it (and all of it). It is sad, but also a reminder what could ( and will) happen (again) when it comes to spaceflight. I have no doubt that you can cover even a heavy topic like that respectfully.
Loving Shuttle Sundays. You guys should start also mentioning book recommendations...here are mine and I read them in this order - "Into the Black", "Bold They Rise", "Truth Lies and O-rings", "Wheels Stop" and "Bringing Columbia Home". I also just finished "Handprints on Hubble" by Kathryn Sullivan, and now I am reading "Sally Ride" by Lynn Shear. Next on my list is "The Six" and "Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars"
I think the idea about covering the traffic missions from the 'lessons learned review' perspective a good option, although a brief overview of the intended mission goals, and completed ones, because that's a part of the whole story. I know we can trust the NSF team to maintain the proper level of respect deserved for those lost. Although the chat modes may need some adjustment for portions of discussions. But the moderation team have done a good job from what I've seen in the past, so I have confidence in them for this. For some people, this will be the only time they encounter deep studies of the orbiters, crews and missions, and avoiding the tragic moments world be a disservice. At least that's my thought on the matter.
Anyone remember what mission was it that had a veteran MS (totally unauthorized) ride the entry while standing on the flight deck recording out the windows?
I am curious: Do your ears pop on launch and re-entry, or unlike an airliner, do spacecraft (including the Shuttle) maintain sea level pressure throughout rather than an "acceptable" pressure differential?
It was live at 3:00PM EDT on the Space Coast Live stream. NSF clips it and makes a separate video. Pretty sure there is no RU-vid notification since a new live stream was not created. There was a message in the red banner on Starbase Live.
I turned this off when you guys went totally off the rails discussing STS-51L.Instead of STS-7 and Sally Ride. This was neither the time nor the place for that discussion and was disrespectful of both the Challenger legacy and Sally ride and her legacy. You need to discuss it internally and maybe have a poll or2 after you come up with come concrete ideas.
Couldn't disagree more, to be fair, Brian. But allow me to say why. This is not a scripted show. This will go through all the missions and how to approach the mission, which includes the very orbiter we were talking about - and asking the community - is totally relevant and on the rails. This was literally the part where we were overviewing what is to come in these shows, which will obviously have to deal with those missions. I know some Shuttle fans want us to avoid the disasters, but we'll never be that type of Shuttle fan.I fail to see how it's disrespectful to tie in the achievements with this because it was when they overcame those issues, the program found its true value in the following eras of crewed spaceflight. I feel very strongly about this, so classic it as "off the rails" (on topic) and "I turned off" (only want to hear the happy stuff?) odd. It would be like, "You mentioned Columbia when STS-7 liberated bi-pod foam from the ET." How could we not?
I think the disasters need to be covered, but in a thoughtful and respectful manner. A scripted show with chat turned off would be appropriate, not the usual spit balling and joking, their sacrifices deserve more.
