Re: How long to the protective tiles are examined?
- From: "Jorge R. Frank" <jrfrank@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 18:34:11 -0500
"roadrunner" <npd204@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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> Just wondering, It would seem like a priority. Are video camera's
> going to examine the tiles from the shuttles robotic arm?
When the crew wakes up tomorrow, they will inspect the nose cap and wing
leading edges using a sensor package attached to a 50 ft boom on the end of
the robotic arm. The boom is required because the arm can't reach all the
areas it needs to inspect.
The next day, when the shuttle reaches the station, the shuttle crew will
pitch the orbiter over so that the station crew can photograph the
remainder of the underside.
> And if so,
> will the video be telivised?
I doubt the high-res video from the boom inspections will be televised
live, but it may be replayed later. Truthfully, there won't be much to see
- gray on a gray background. They will probably televise the regular arm
video live, though. And I do expect the pitch maneuver will be televised
from the truss cameras on ISS (though those are *not* the cameras used for
the inspection).
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