1 14:52:27,667 --> 14:52:27,667 2 14:52:36,542 --> 14:52:40,125 -Hi, I'm Scott Altman, commander of STS-125, 3 14:52:40,125 --> 14:52:42,417 and you're watching NASA TV. 4 14:52:56,958 --> 14:52:58,833 -All right. Let's go. 5 14:52:58,833 --> 14:53:02,375 -Go Atlantis. 6 14:53:02,375 --> 14:53:04,083 -Yeah. -Woo! 7 14:53:07,917 --> 14:53:10,708 -And here are the astronauts now walking 8 14:53:10,708 --> 14:53:15,042 out of the astronaut quarters boarding the astronaut van. 9 14:53:23,625 --> 14:53:25,167 -Woo! -Woo! 10 14:53:25,167 --> 14:53:28,708 -Woo! -Mike! 11 14:53:35,875 --> 14:53:38,875 -Got Altman now climbing on board. 12 14:53:38,875 --> 14:53:42,958 Here he comes through the hatch onto the flight deck 13 14:53:42,958 --> 14:53:47,083 from the lower crew cabin. 14 14:53:50,625 --> 14:53:52,292 We're joined now here in firing room 15 14:53:52,292 --> 14:53:55,583 four with astronaut Janice Voss. 16 14:53:55,583 --> 14:53:58,583 Once you're on board, and as we're seeing here, 17 14:53:58,583 --> 14:54:01,583 they're helping them strap into their seats and things, 18 14:54:01,583 --> 14:54:06,542 and is everyone very preoccupied with the activities 19 14:54:06,542 --> 14:54:09,458 they have to do to get ready for the launch at this point, 20 14:54:09,458 --> 14:54:13,417 or are they thinking about more about what's coming up on orbit, 21 14:54:13,417 --> 14:54:17,542 or what's the mind-set when you're getting ready to be... 22 14:54:17,542 --> 14:54:20,125 when you're being strapped in getting ready to go? 23 14:54:20,125 --> 14:54:22,208 -A little bit of all of the above. 24 14:54:22,208 --> 14:54:26,583 There are duties that you have assigned that change with time, 25 14:54:26,583 --> 14:54:28,375 and so you're thinking ahead to make sure 26 14:54:28,375 --> 14:54:30,958 that you're ready for the next thing you're supposed to do. 27 14:54:30,958 --> 14:54:33,583 You also have a process you have to go through that includes 28 14:54:33,583 --> 14:54:36,542 com checks that you need to get done in a smart fashion 29 14:54:36,542 --> 14:54:38,458 so you don't slow up the time line, 30 14:54:38,458 --> 14:54:40,833 so right now, they are very focused on just the seat stuff, 31 14:54:40,833 --> 14:54:42,417 but as soon as you get in your seat, 32 14:54:42,417 --> 14:54:44,167 and they move onto the next person, 33 14:54:44,167 --> 14:54:46,708 then they're listening to all of the communications that come in, 34 14:54:46,708 --> 14:54:49,042 all the ground launch sequencer stuff that's going on 35 14:54:49,042 --> 14:54:51,708 and trying to monitor any issues that might be rising, 36 14:54:51,708 --> 14:54:55,333 might affect what they'll be doing next. 37 14:54:55,333 --> 14:54:58,708 -Atlantis, launch director. 38 14:54:58,708 --> 14:55:01,417 -Atlantis, ready to copy, launch director. 39 14:55:01,417 --> 14:55:03,917 -Okay, Scooter, look. It's a great day to go fly. 40 14:55:03,917 --> 14:55:06,125 On behalf of the KC processing and launch panel, 41 14:55:06,125 --> 14:55:07,458 I'd like to wish you and your crew 42 14:55:07,458 --> 14:55:09,208 and the whole Hubble Space Telescope 43 14:55:09,208 --> 14:55:11,667 team a great mission, good luck, Godspeed, 44 14:55:11,667 --> 14:55:14,042 and we'll see you back in here in about 11 days. 45 14:55:16,208 --> 14:55:18,458 -From the whole crew, Mike, I just want to say thank you. 46 14:55:18,458 --> 14:55:21,208 All I can really think is that at last, 47 14:55:21,208 --> 14:55:22,708 our launch has come along. 48 14:55:22,708 --> 14:55:25,083 It's been a long time coming. 49 14:55:25,083 --> 14:55:27,375 I know it took the work of the entire team 50 14:55:27,375 --> 14:55:31,333 across our entire agency to bring us to this point. 51 14:55:31,333 --> 14:55:33,083 Looking back, it's been 50 years 52 14:55:33,083 --> 14:55:35,375 since President Kennedy challenged us 53 14:55:35,375 --> 14:55:36,875 to do the other thing 54 14:55:36,875 --> 14:55:39,583 not because it was easy but because it was hard. 55 14:55:39,583 --> 14:55:41,417 Getting to this point has been challenging, 56 14:55:41,417 --> 14:55:45,167 but your team, the whole team, everyone has pulled together. 57 14:55:45,167 --> 14:55:48,333 We're taking a little piece of all of us into space, 58 14:55:48,333 --> 14:55:50,000 and at this point, all I got left to say is, 59 14:55:50,000 --> 14:55:51,375 "Let's launch Atlantis." 60 14:55:51,375 --> 14:55:53,000 Thanks so much. 61 14:55:53,000 --> 14:55:59,625 -Thank you, Scooter, and enjoy the ride, pal. 62 14:55:59,625 --> 14:56:02,625 -OTC is go for orbiter. Access arm retract. 63 14:56:02,625 --> 14:56:07,208 Atlantis [Indistinct] upgrading the HST to increase 64 14:56:07,208 --> 14:56:10,333 our knowledge for light-years to come. 65 14:56:10,333 --> 14:56:12,083 -OTC, Atlantis copies. 66 14:56:12,083 --> 14:56:17,292 We're looking forward to it, and we'll give it our best. 67 14:56:17,292 --> 14:56:18,958 -Twenty. 68 14:56:18,958 --> 14:56:23,458 -And also a check of the SRBs, firing chain is armed. 69 14:56:23,458 --> 14:56:26,583 Sound pressure water system armed. 70 14:56:26,583 --> 14:56:31,917 T-minus 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 71 14:56:31,917 --> 14:56:40,667 4, 3, 2, 1, and liftoff of Space Shuttle Atlantis, 72 14:56:40,667 --> 14:56:43,958 the final visit to enhance the vision of Hubble 73 14:56:43,958 --> 14:56:46,708 into the deepest grandeur of our universe. 74 14:56:52,875 --> 14:56:56,917 -Bypassed across the board, Scooter, no action. 75 14:56:56,917 --> 14:56:59,750 -Houston now controlling Atlantis on its way. 76 14:57:15,917 --> 14:57:17,625 Atlantis on its way. 77 14:57:17,625 --> 14:57:20,000 All three engines now throttling down as the area begins... 78 14:57:20,000 --> 14:57:21,625 the vehicle passes through the area 79 14:57:21,625 --> 14:57:24,417 of maximum dynamic pressure. 80 14:57:24,417 --> 14:57:27,708 -Atlantis, Houston, no action on the MPS [Indistinct]. 81 14:57:27,708 --> 14:57:32,208 -Houston, we copy, no action. 82 14:57:35,208 --> 14:57:40,500 -Atlantis, go at throttle up. -Houston, Atlantis copies. 83 14:57:40,500 --> 14:57:45,042 Go at throttle up. 84 14:57:45,042 --> 14:57:47,042 -Seven miles in altitude. 85 14:57:52,167 --> 14:57:54,500 Altitude: 49,000 feet. 86 14:58:01,750 --> 14:58:04,208 Flight control team discussing the minor transients 87 14:58:04,208 --> 14:58:05,833 that were seen at liftoff. 88 14:58:05,833 --> 14:58:07,458 All three engines are in good shape. 89 14:58:07,458 --> 14:58:10,000 The vehicle is headed downrange. 90 14:58:14,542 --> 14:58:16,458 All three hydraulic systems in good shape 91 14:58:16,458 --> 14:58:19,208 as are the fuel cells. 92 14:58:19,208 --> 14:58:25,458 Atlantis is 18 miles in altitude, downrange 23 miles, 93 14:58:25,458 --> 14:58:28,750 already traveling 2,500 miles per hour, 94 14:58:28,750 --> 14:58:32,542 approach staging, the burnout of the twin solid rocket boosters 95 14:58:32,542 --> 14:58:33,958 which have been burning fuel 96 14:58:33,958 --> 14:58:37,083 at a rate of about 11,000 pounds per second. 97 14:58:54,333 --> 14:58:56,500 Saw the rocket boosters have done their job. 98 14:58:56,500 --> 14:58:59,583 Atlantis is continuing in its due easterly course 99 14:58:59,583 --> 14:59:05,458 to catch up with the Hubble Space Telescope one last time. 100 14:59:05,458 --> 14:59:10,208 -Atlantis, single engine Banjul 104. 101 14:59:10,208 --> 14:59:12,792 -Copy, single engine Banjul 104. 102 14:59:14,875 --> 14:59:16,958 -That call indicating that Atlantis 103 14:59:16,958 --> 14:59:18,708 could reach Banjul in the Gambia, 104 14:59:18,708 --> 14:59:21,833 although that is not a transoceanic abort landing site. 105 14:59:21,833 --> 14:59:26,875 -Atlantis, negative Merone. Select Banjul. 106 14:59:26,875 --> 14:59:31,542 -Houston, we copy, negative Merone, selecting Banjul. 107 14:59:31,542 --> 14:59:33,708 -Vehicle rolling to heads-up now 108 14:59:33,708 --> 14:59:36,208 to get good communications through the tracking and data 109 14:59:36,208 --> 14:59:38,833 relay satellite system 6 minutes, 110 14:59:38,833 --> 14:59:42,375 25 seconds into the flight downrange from the launch site 111 14:59:42,375 --> 14:59:44,917 4,030 miles, 112 14:59:44,917 --> 14:59:49,625 altitude 353,000 feet or about 67 miles. 113 14:59:49,625 --> 14:59:52,667 -Atlantis, single engine press 109. 114 14:59:52,667 --> 14:59:57,417 -Houston, we copy, single engine press 109. 115 14:59:57,417 --> 15:00:01,375 -Mike Good, first day in space, how's it going, first full day? 116 15:00:01,375 --> 15:00:03,375 You already had... You blasted off yesterday. 117 15:00:03,375 --> 15:00:04,708 How do you feel today? 118 15:00:04,708 --> 15:00:06,417 -Feel much better today. -Yeah. 119 15:00:06,417 --> 15:00:09,500 -It was a very exciting liftoff and trip to space. 120 15:00:09,500 --> 15:00:10,875 -Yes. - Here we are. 121 15:00:10,875 --> 15:00:12,708 Had a little sleep, had a little chow. 122 15:00:12,708 --> 15:00:14,375 -Good, great. 123 15:00:14,375 --> 15:00:15,667 -We're doing our work here getting the air lock ready 124 15:00:15,667 --> 15:00:17,333 so we can go outside and do EVAs... 125 15:00:17,333 --> 15:00:18,917 -All right. -...which is why we're here. 126 15:00:18,917 --> 15:00:22,083 -It's the whole idea, and, Drew, what are you doing? 127 15:00:22,083 --> 15:00:23,542 -I'm using tape. 128 15:00:23,542 --> 15:00:25,458 -Is there any reason why you have sunglasses on 129 15:00:25,458 --> 15:00:26,917 in the mid-deck where there's no lights... 130 15:00:26,917 --> 15:00:28,375 -Because... -...I mean, no Sun? 131 15:00:28,375 --> 15:00:31,125 -Because they look cool. -Oh, that's my man. 132 15:00:31,125 --> 15:00:34,708 -What are you doing in here? -[Indistinct] 133 15:00:34,708 --> 15:00:36,000 -Welcome. 134 15:00:36,000 --> 15:00:37,000 -You getting the space suits ready? 135 15:00:37,000 --> 15:00:38,625 -Getting the air lock ready. 136 15:00:38,625 --> 15:00:40,708 -So how does it feel to be here after 7 years? 137 15:00:40,708 --> 15:00:41,917 -Oh, it's wonderful. 138 15:00:41,917 --> 15:00:44,167 -All right. -Like old friends. 139 15:00:44,167 --> 15:00:46,625 -Excellent. -All right. 140 15:00:46,625 --> 15:00:49,167 Hey, Drew, how was your first day in space? 141 15:00:49,167 --> 15:00:50,625 -It was good. -Yeah. 142 15:00:50,625 --> 15:00:52,833 -I enjoyed it. -You were unbelievable, man. 143 15:00:52,833 --> 15:00:55,333 You were working like a maniac right from this get-go like, 144 15:00:55,333 --> 15:00:57,125 you know, you were born here. 145 15:00:57,125 --> 15:00:59,083 -I like this floating in space. -Yeah, it's fun, isn't it? 146 15:00:59,083 --> 15:01:01,000 -That's right. 147 15:01:01,000 --> 15:01:03,125 -We're in the mid-deck of Space Shuttle Atlantis with my buddy, 148 15:01:03,125 --> 15:01:06,458 John Grunsfeld, over here, but the person we want to talk to 149 15:01:06,458 --> 15:01:12,583 is behind the camera now will be on camera. 150 15:01:12,583 --> 15:01:17,500 That's Megan McArthur who is our flight engineer, 151 15:01:17,500 --> 15:01:20,250 and, Megan, what are you doing now? 152 15:01:20,250 --> 15:01:22,292 -Well, we just finished the starboard survey 153 15:01:22,292 --> 15:01:24,667 of the orbiter GPS, and I'm going to get my lunch, 154 15:01:24,667 --> 15:01:27,625 so I go to this locker here that says MF two meals on it. 155 15:01:27,625 --> 15:01:29,125 -Yeah. -And I pull it out, 156 15:01:29,125 --> 15:01:30,875 and it shows me all of the food with a green dot 157 15:01:30,875 --> 15:01:32,333 that's mine that's in here, 158 15:01:32,333 --> 15:01:34,000 so I look up kind of what I want to eat. 159 15:01:34,000 --> 15:01:36,042 This is what I was looking for, ravioli. 160 15:01:36,042 --> 15:01:37,792 -Oh, man, that's great. -Tasty, very tasty. 161 15:01:37,792 --> 15:01:43,583 -I just had some. -So put this away, 162 15:01:43,583 --> 15:01:46,292 close this up, and then... 163 15:01:46,292 --> 15:01:48,375 -And, Houston, that looks better to us. 164 15:01:48,375 --> 15:01:53,333 -This is the warming oven. 165 15:01:53,333 --> 15:01:56,750 There it goes. 166 15:01:56,750 --> 15:01:58,417 It sits in there for a few minutes to get warm, 167 15:01:58,417 --> 15:02:00,875 and then I can eat it because I don't like it cold. 168 15:02:00,875 --> 15:02:03,167 -How have you liked the food so far? 169 15:02:03,167 --> 15:02:05,792 -Well, so far, all I've had is a peanut butter sandwich, 170 15:02:05,792 --> 15:02:07,375 and that was tasty, so yeah. 171 15:02:07,375 --> 15:02:09,250 -That's good. -Well, I'm using a computer, 172 15:02:09,250 --> 15:02:10,500 and just like your computer at home, 173 15:02:10,500 --> 15:02:12,125 we have computers in space. 174 15:02:12,125 --> 15:02:13,750 I'm checking our flight plans that we need to do, 175 15:02:13,750 --> 15:02:15,375 and I also can check my e-mail. 176 15:02:15,375 --> 15:02:17,667 I've already got some e-mail from my wife and my kids, 177 15:02:17,667 --> 15:02:18,917 and it's great to be able to stay in touch 178 15:02:18,917 --> 15:02:20,167 with them like this. 179 15:02:20,167 --> 15:02:21,750 -Houston, [Indistinct] recording. 180 15:02:21,750 --> 15:02:23,667 -And it's a great way for us to tell our friends 181 15:02:23,667 --> 15:02:25,708 what we're doing and maybe even send a Twitter once in a while, 182 15:02:25,708 --> 15:02:27,375 not that often but once in a while. 183 15:02:27,375 --> 15:02:28,875 -But you're setting up for IMAX. 184 15:02:28,875 --> 15:02:30,458 You've also set up for what other kind of video? 185 15:02:30,458 --> 15:02:32,292 You're doing all kinds of photo, photography, video. 186 15:02:32,292 --> 15:02:34,750 -We're doing high definition, so we got some high definition 187 15:02:34,750 --> 15:02:37,375 down yesterday in the ET tank. 188 15:02:37,375 --> 15:02:39,292 -Yeah, [Indistinct]. -And we're doing... 189 15:02:39,292 --> 15:02:40,875 This is high definition. 190 15:02:40,875 --> 15:02:43,125 -Right. -And then we'll do kind of 191 15:02:43,125 --> 15:02:45,042 a crew summary at the end of the day. 192 15:02:45,042 --> 15:02:46,458 -So how do you like filmmaking? 193 15:02:46,458 --> 15:02:47,875 Do you think it might be a second career for you? 194 15:02:47,875 --> 15:02:49,542 -Could be after piloting. -Yeah. 195 15:02:49,542 --> 15:02:51,667 What kind of movies would you make? 196 15:02:51,667 --> 15:02:54,333 -They'd be all humorous movies. -Oh, all right, man. 197 15:02:54,333 --> 15:02:55,625 Thanks a lot, Greg. 198 15:02:55,625 --> 15:02:56,917 -Okay, thanks. -You're doing great. 199 15:02:56,917 --> 15:02:58,458 -It was a wild lesson, by the way. 200 15:02:58,458 --> 15:03:01,083 -Anything else you want to say to your family? 201 15:03:01,083 --> 15:03:02,583 -I love to be in space. 202 15:03:02,583 --> 15:03:04,708 I miss them, and I'll see them soon. 203 15:03:04,708 --> 15:03:06,542 -Hey, and what about the hat? 204 15:03:06,542 --> 15:03:08,833 Well, you got a new STS-125 hat. 205 15:03:08,833 --> 15:03:10,375 That's pretty sharp. -Do you think it got 206 15:03:10,375 --> 15:03:12,125 paint spilled on it like everybody else does? 207 15:03:12,125 --> 15:03:14,458 -No, I think it looks good. I think it looks great. 208 15:03:14,458 --> 15:03:18,292 -It's Hubble pictures in a hat. -Yeah, it looks awesome. 209 15:03:18,292 --> 15:03:19,875 -So I had to fly it. 210 15:03:19,875 --> 15:03:21,917 I wanted to take it with me. 211 15:03:21,917 --> 15:03:23,833 -Very inspiring. -That's it. 212 15:03:23,833 --> 15:03:26,750 -Well, hey, thanks a lot for being such a great commander, 213 15:03:26,750 --> 15:03:28,542 and I hope we can do as well the rest of the mission 214 15:03:28,542 --> 15:03:30,292 as we've done so far in the first 2 days. 215 15:03:30,292 --> 15:03:31,958 How do you think? -I think we will. 216 15:03:31,958 --> 15:03:35,042 I think the best part about being a commander here 217 15:03:35,042 --> 15:03:37,375 is having a great crew that does everything, 218 15:03:37,375 --> 15:03:40,792 and I just sit around. -All right. 219 15:03:40,792 --> 15:03:42,792 Anybody watching this, remember, this is nonedited, 220 15:03:42,792 --> 15:03:44,417 and we're not professionals. See you. 221 15:03:44,417 --> 15:03:49,792 -The twin orbital maneuvering system engines 222 15:03:49,792 --> 15:03:54,833 on the tail of Atlantis firing, supporting the altitude increase 223 15:03:54,833 --> 15:03:58,708 to support the rendezvous with the Hubble Space Telescope. 224 15:03:58,708 --> 15:04:02,958 The glow in the center is the vertical tail of Atlantis, 225 15:04:02,958 --> 15:04:05,875 the twin orbital maneuvering system engines, 226 15:04:05,875 --> 15:04:11,542 the OMS engines, providing 6,000 pounds of thrust each. 227 15:04:11,542 --> 15:04:14,042 -Atlantis, Houston, good burn, no trim required. 228 15:04:17,083 --> 15:04:19,708 -Houston, Atlantis, for star tracker. 229 15:04:19,708 --> 15:04:22,583 -Scooter, go ahead for star tracker. 230 15:04:22,583 --> 15:04:25,583 -Hey, Houston, Atlantis can report that the star tracker 231 15:04:25,583 --> 15:04:29,167 is not the only thing that can see a star on our horizon. 232 15:04:29,167 --> 15:04:30,875 Looking out the COAS, 233 15:04:30,875 --> 15:04:34,250 we see that star approaching from the east. 234 15:04:36,292 --> 15:04:37,708 -Hey, that's terrific news. 235 15:04:37,708 --> 15:04:39,250 I guess the last time we've seen Hubble 236 15:04:39,250 --> 15:04:43,708 up close was March of '02, so that's great to hear. 237 15:04:43,708 --> 15:04:45,625 Thank you. 238 15:04:45,625 --> 15:04:49,167 -Well, we hope to get a lot closer, so we'll continue. 239 15:04:49,167 --> 15:04:50,875 -Good call. 240 15:04:53,792 --> 15:04:57,792 -Houston, Atlantis, 200 feet. -And Houston copies. 241 15:04:57,792 --> 15:04:59,875 Thanks. 242 15:04:59,875 --> 15:05:03,125 -From 200 feet, the Hubble Space Telescope, 243 15:05:03,125 --> 15:05:08,375 first time it's been seen since March 2002, 244 15:05:08,375 --> 15:05:10,583 the most recent servicing mission. 245 15:05:10,583 --> 15:05:13,042 Atlantis essentially stationed keeping 246 15:05:13,042 --> 15:05:16,042 while the final command sequence being completed 247 15:05:16,042 --> 15:05:19,958 before moving in for the final approach to grapple. 248 15:05:22,042 --> 15:05:25,167 Shuttle's robotic arm is in position 249 15:05:25,167 --> 15:05:31,208 and awaiting the commanding from Megan McArthur 250 15:05:31,208 --> 15:05:33,958 as she will be in charge 251 15:05:33,958 --> 15:05:37,208 of the shuttle's remote manipulator system 252 15:05:37,208 --> 15:05:41,042 for the grapple of the telescope. 253 15:05:41,042 --> 15:05:42,292 -Okay, that's okay. 254 15:05:42,292 --> 15:05:45,375 It's maybe drifted slightly left. 255 15:05:45,375 --> 15:05:48,000 -Closure. 256 15:05:48,000 --> 15:05:51,083 -We're stalling minus 0.5 at 151 feet. 257 15:05:51,083 --> 15:05:54,333 -Okay, I just don't want to see the numbers get bigger. 258 15:05:54,333 --> 15:05:58,042 -Okay, we're opening now, 155. -Okay. 259 15:05:58,042 --> 15:06:08,708 -I'm going to try to shoot 260 15:06:08,708 --> 15:06:10,208 one off the bottom just to see if [Indistinct] 261 15:06:10,208 --> 15:06:12,375 -Okay, I see you set up with body vector five... 262 15:06:12,375 --> 15:06:13,958 -How many angles off do you think we are? 263 15:06:13,958 --> 15:06:15,542 -...[Indistinct], zero, Omicron, zero, 264 15:06:15,542 --> 15:06:20,500 and I agree with that for a plus [Indistinct]. 265 15:06:20,500 --> 15:06:23,167 -Three hundred fifty miles above the Indian Ocean, 266 15:06:23,167 --> 15:06:27,042 Atlantis with the robotic arm in view closing in 267 15:06:27,042 --> 15:06:29,083 on the Hubble Space Telescope 268 15:06:29,083 --> 15:06:31,542 directly underneath the telescope now 269 15:06:31,542 --> 15:06:34,042 that the two vehicles are in the proper position 270 15:06:34,042 --> 15:06:38,875 for grapple inside 100 feet to Hubble. 271 15:06:42,875 --> 15:06:45,208 -Hey, Houston, Atlantis, we have the telescope, 272 15:06:45,208 --> 15:06:48,292 and the arm [Indistinct]. -Thank you. 273 15:06:48,292 --> 15:06:49,750 We copy, and we're pulling down 274 15:06:49,750 --> 15:06:51,208 the KU right now, and we see that. 275 15:06:51,208 --> 15:06:53,875 Thank you. 276 15:06:53,875 --> 15:06:55,875 -The bottom of Hubble coming into view 277 15:06:55,875 --> 15:07:00,083 through the remote manipulator system's end effector camera, 278 15:07:00,083 --> 15:07:04,292 this same view seen through one of the closed-circuit 279 15:07:04,292 --> 15:07:08,708 televisions up on the flight deck of Atlantis. 280 15:07:14,833 --> 15:07:17,917 -Houston, Atlantis, Hubble has arrived 281 15:07:17,917 --> 15:07:21,208 on board Atlantis with the arm. 282 15:07:21,208 --> 15:07:22,542 -Atlantis, Houston, we copy. 283 15:07:22,542 --> 15:07:24,208 Nice job, Megan. 284 15:07:24,208 --> 15:07:26,542 Nice job [Indistinct] flying as well. 285 15:07:26,542 --> 15:07:28,625 It's great to be back with the telescope. 286 15:07:30,833 --> 15:07:32,375 -Hey, I'm just looking out the window here, 287 15:07:32,375 --> 15:07:35,875 and it's an unbelievably beautiful sight. 288 15:07:35,875 --> 15:07:38,042 Amazingly, the exterior of Hubble, 289 15:07:38,042 --> 15:07:43,208 an old man of 19 years in space, still looks in fantastic shape. 290 15:07:43,208 --> 15:07:46,667 -Megan McArthur, who worked the arm and grappled the telescope, 291 15:07:46,667 --> 15:07:51,042 Scott Altman, our commander who flew the space shuttle 292 15:07:51,042 --> 15:07:54,583 in formation with the telescope, going how fast? 293 15:07:54,583 --> 15:07:56,208 -Seventeen thousand, 294 15:07:56,208 --> 15:07:57,625 five hundred miles an hour [Indistinct] formation. 295 15:07:57,625 --> 15:08:00,708 -Very fast, very, very fast. -Just like this. 296 15:08:00,708 --> 15:08:04,583 -Unbelievable. So, Megan, how do you feel? 297 15:08:04,583 --> 15:08:06,083 What was it like? 298 15:08:06,083 --> 15:08:08,250 -I feel good, you know? It was very smooth. 299 15:08:08,250 --> 15:08:10,000 It was very straightforward. 300 15:08:10,000 --> 15:08:12,750 Scooter got...really nulled out all of the [Indistinct]. 301 15:08:12,750 --> 15:08:14,458 It was just rock solid. 302 15:08:14,458 --> 15:08:15,708 It was like grabbing something that was wasn't moving, 303 15:08:15,708 --> 15:08:17,458 so it felt good. 304 15:08:17,458 --> 15:08:19,708 Glad to have that behind us so the EVA guys can get to work. 305 15:08:19,708 --> 15:08:21,042 -And, Scooter, what about you? 306 15:08:21,042 --> 15:08:22,167 What did you think of the rendezvous? 307 15:08:22,167 --> 15:08:23,750 How was it? -It was exciting. 308 15:08:23,750 --> 15:08:25,208 -Well, you said... -Challenges there... 309 15:08:25,208 --> 15:08:26,375 -You said it was a little fast. 310 15:08:26,375 --> 15:08:27,833 Is that right? -We came in. 311 15:08:27,833 --> 15:08:29,667 We had kind of... 312 15:08:29,667 --> 15:08:32,375 a little extra closure, a little out out-of-plane maneuvering... 313 15:08:32,375 --> 15:08:34,375 -Yeah. -...trying to get up 314 15:08:34,375 --> 15:08:36,250 to the telescope, had to some breaking, 315 15:08:36,250 --> 15:08:39,958 and then the telescope wasn't rotated for us. 316 15:08:39,958 --> 15:08:41,875 We had to wait when we got there 317 15:08:41,875 --> 15:08:43,667 and then do a yaw, all this stuff. 318 15:08:43,667 --> 15:08:45,083 -Oh, my gosh. -Look at that. 319 15:08:45,083 --> 15:08:47,333 See, it's just curveball with that telescope. 320 15:08:47,333 --> 15:08:48,542 -Gosh, but you are 321 15:08:48,542 --> 15:08:50,583 an F-14 pilot, right? -Yes. 322 15:08:50,583 --> 15:08:53,083 -So going fast, that's not a big deal. 323 15:08:53,083 --> 15:08:54,792 It was all right. -It was okay. 324 15:09:02,708 --> 15:09:04,792 -Have it all your way. 325 15:09:12,917 --> 15:09:15,708 Got it. 326 15:09:15,708 --> 15:09:19,833 Any words before going out the door, buddy? 327 15:09:19,833 --> 15:09:22,375 -I'm excited. -It's kind of just like the NBL. 328 15:09:22,375 --> 15:09:25,875 -Trying to get a last bite to eat before we go. 329 15:09:25,875 --> 15:09:29,875 I'm a little more excited than at the NBL. 330 15:09:29,875 --> 15:09:32,667 It's the real deal. 331 15:09:32,667 --> 15:09:35,333 -So are you hitting the big time here? 332 15:09:35,333 --> 15:09:37,250 -Ready to, this is the big time, buddy. 333 15:09:37,250 --> 15:09:49,333 -The look-over is open, Mass. -Great, John. 334 15:09:49,333 --> 15:09:51,500 We see you coming out. You can egress. 335 15:09:51,500 --> 15:09:53,542 Come out. -Ready, Drew? 336 15:09:53,542 --> 15:09:55,042 -Ready, John. Let's go do this. 337 15:09:55,042 --> 15:09:56,708 -Oh, that's fantastic. 338 15:09:56,708 --> 15:09:59,667 -[Indistinct] through. 339 15:09:59,667 --> 15:10:01,375 -Looks nice. 340 15:10:04,833 --> 15:10:09,042 -Veteran space walker John Grunsfeld out of the air lock, 341 15:10:09,042 --> 15:10:11,708 recognizable by the red stripes around his pant legs 342 15:10:11,708 --> 15:10:14,667 and up on the backpack of his suit, 343 15:10:14,667 --> 15:10:19,417 the backpack housing all of his life support equipment. 344 15:10:19,417 --> 15:10:24,375 -[Indistinct], John. 345 15:10:24,375 --> 15:10:29,333 -[Indistinct] -Copy. 346 15:10:29,333 --> 15:10:32,417 -[Indistinct], Drew. 347 15:10:32,417 --> 15:10:47,375 -[Indistinct] 348 15:10:47,375 --> 15:10:48,417 -Woo-hoo. 349 15:10:48,417 --> 15:10:54,208 -[Indistinct] 350 15:10:54,208 --> 15:10:55,875 together. 351 15:11:01,917 --> 15:11:06,125 -I'd just like to say that to Ari and Aden and Indy, 352 15:11:06,125 --> 15:11:07,917 this is sublime. 353 15:11:07,917 --> 15:11:11,250 I'm smiling from ear to ear. 354 15:11:11,250 --> 15:11:12,958 It's hard not to smile. 355 15:11:16,958 --> 15:11:20,333 -And throughout the space walk, we'll get helmet-cam video 356 15:11:20,333 --> 15:11:24,042 from the two crew members. 357 15:11:24,042 --> 15:11:26,833 The highlighted soft number down 358 15:11:26,833 --> 15:11:29,542 in the right lower portion of the screen will indicate 359 15:11:29,542 --> 15:11:31,917 which crew member's helmet cam you're looking at. 360 15:11:31,917 --> 15:11:34,542 Number 20 is Drew Feustel. 361 15:11:34,542 --> 15:11:38,167 If you see a number 19, that'll be John Grunsfeld. 362 15:11:38,167 --> 15:11:40,542 -Megan. -Okay, Dan, 363 15:11:40,542 --> 15:11:42,167 so we're not going to do step two. 364 15:11:42,167 --> 15:11:48,542 We're going to have John go get the short adjustable, 365 15:11:48,542 --> 15:11:50,125 and we will have Drew. 366 15:11:50,125 --> 15:11:54,375 I guess we'll use [Indistinct] again. 367 15:11:54,375 --> 15:11:56,208 -I need just a couple minutes. -Okay. 368 15:11:56,208 --> 15:11:58,708 -I'm going to free float her. 369 15:11:58,708 --> 15:12:00,542 -Take your time. -Take your time, John. 370 15:12:00,542 --> 15:12:02,000 -Okay, and just to be clear, 371 15:12:02,000 --> 15:12:03,417 we're going to retry with the short adjustable 372 15:12:03,417 --> 15:12:05,667 and the contingency MTL set at 45. 373 15:12:05,667 --> 15:12:07,750 Is that right? 374 15:12:07,750 --> 15:12:10,333 -Atlantis, Houston, that is a good plan. 375 15:12:10,333 --> 15:12:11,917 That's what we're just discussing that. 376 15:12:11,917 --> 15:12:15,042 We think a short adjustable with the contingency 377 15:12:15,042 --> 15:12:19,667 MTL is probably the best next action. 378 15:12:19,667 --> 15:12:21,833 -John Grunsfeld headed down to the air lock 379 15:12:21,833 --> 15:12:25,708 to retrieve a short adjustable ratchet to assist 380 15:12:25,708 --> 15:12:30,125 with breaking the torque on the grounding strap bolt 381 15:12:30,125 --> 15:12:33,875 which has been a little troublesome in releasing. 382 15:12:36,750 --> 15:12:39,542 -Okay, so Drew is good to use everything he's got, 383 15:12:39,542 --> 15:12:40,875 then, to try to break the torque here. 384 15:12:40,875 --> 15:12:43,458 Is that correct? -Mass, I'm sorry. 385 15:12:43,458 --> 15:12:46,000 You were stepped on. Say again? 386 15:12:46,000 --> 15:12:48,125 -So in other words, we can use 387 15:12:48,125 --> 15:12:50,542 what he needs from his strength to try to break the torque. 388 15:12:50,542 --> 15:12:53,792 Is that what you're telling us? 389 15:12:53,792 --> 15:12:56,250 -That's exactly right, and as soon as he does, 390 15:12:56,250 --> 15:12:59,958 if he's successful, start to have some motion in the latch, 391 15:12:59,958 --> 15:13:04,208 we'd like him to go ahead and stop at that point. 392 15:13:04,208 --> 15:13:05,917 -Okay. Thanks, Dan. 393 15:13:05,917 --> 15:13:07,375 -Okay, but I think we understand 394 15:13:07,375 --> 15:13:12,458 that if it breaks then Wide Field stays in. 395 15:13:12,458 --> 15:13:16,708 -What John said is correct. -Thanks. 396 15:13:16,708 --> 15:13:22,542 -Okay, here we go. I think I got it. 397 15:13:22,542 --> 15:13:24,042 It turned. It definitely turned. 398 15:13:24,042 --> 15:13:27,000 -Yep. -It turned. 399 15:13:27,000 --> 15:13:29,042 -And it's turning easily now. -Very nice. 400 15:13:29,042 --> 15:13:31,458 -Okay, and, Atlantis, Houston, [Indistinct], 401 15:13:31,458 --> 15:13:33,458 we copied and saw that. That's great news. 402 15:13:33,458 --> 15:13:36,875 At this point, we'd like to put the MTL 403 15:13:36,875 --> 15:13:42,208 back in series with the short adjustable. 404 15:13:42,208 --> 15:13:46,083 -Well, this has been in there for 15 years, Drew. 405 15:13:46,083 --> 15:13:47,542 -It didn't want to come out. 406 15:13:47,542 --> 15:13:50,542 -Kind of like a head bolt, you know? 407 15:13:50,542 --> 15:13:54,125 -It likes what it's been doing, and it weighs 620 pounds. 408 15:13:54,125 --> 15:13:57,583 -And it's been doing it well. -Six twenty, thank you, man. 409 15:13:57,583 --> 15:13:59,917 -And we counted a total of 22 plus the half, 410 15:13:59,917 --> 15:14:02,000 22 1/2 pounds on the A-latch. 411 15:14:04,958 --> 15:14:08,208 -I guess it just decided to be a recalcitrant teenager. 412 15:14:10,750 --> 15:14:12,625 -And the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 413 15:14:12,625 --> 15:14:14,917 is clear of the structure of the telescope, 414 15:14:14,917 --> 15:14:18,583 and now Feustel will be maneuvered by Megan McArthur 415 15:14:18,583 --> 15:14:21,000 to the temporary stowage location 416 15:14:21,000 --> 15:14:22,917 along the left side of the payload bay. 417 15:14:22,917 --> 15:14:24,833 -Clear to go and take a look if you need to. 418 15:14:24,833 --> 15:14:26,542 -Thank you. 419 15:14:28,917 --> 15:14:30,625 -Three inches to go. 420 15:14:35,750 --> 15:14:37,875 You're there. 421 15:14:37,875 --> 15:14:40,375 Keep coming, Megan. 422 15:14:40,375 --> 15:14:50,542 -Copy, continue. -Please stop motion. 423 15:14:50,542 --> 15:14:54,208 -Motion stopped. -I've got a hand on it. 424 15:14:54,208 --> 15:14:56,833 -Copy. -Stop. 425 15:14:56,833 --> 15:15:02,292 -How does it look? -A new camera now installed. 426 15:15:02,292 --> 15:15:06,708 The next step will be to engage the bolt or the A-latch again, 427 15:15:06,708 --> 15:15:11,875 expecting about 22 turns on the pistol grip tool settings. 428 15:15:11,875 --> 15:15:17,708 -Ten decimal five. -Atlantis, Houston, 429 15:15:17,708 --> 15:15:21,792 [Indistinct] Wide Field 3. 430 15:15:21,792 --> 15:15:23,417 -Yeah, hooray. -Woo-hoo. 431 15:15:23,417 --> 15:15:25,542 -Awesome. -That's awesome news, Dan. 432 15:15:25,542 --> 15:15:27,042 Thanks. These guys did a great job, 433 15:15:27,042 --> 15:15:28,708 and we appreciate all of the great support 434 15:15:28,708 --> 15:15:31,167 we got from the ground getting Wide Field in 435 15:15:31,167 --> 15:15:34,417 to unlock the secrets of universe. 436 15:15:34,417 --> 15:15:36,792 -More of the secrets. 437 15:15:36,792 --> 15:15:38,750 -More of the secrets of the universe. 438 15:15:41,083 --> 15:15:44,667 -The crew has been given a go for the second major task 439 15:15:44,667 --> 15:15:46,000 of EVA number one. 440 15:15:46,000 --> 15:15:48,542 That is the removal and replacement 441 15:15:48,542 --> 15:15:51,667 of the Science Instrument Command and Data Handling system 442 15:15:51,667 --> 15:15:55,333 that malfunctioned last September, 443 15:15:55,333 --> 15:16:00,000 delaying the servicing mission from October to now. 444 15:16:00,000 --> 15:16:04,542 -Well, we got the Hubble and gave Hubble a hug, 445 15:16:04,542 --> 15:16:08,417 but in traditional Hubble fashion, 446 15:16:08,417 --> 15:16:10,417 Hubble threw us a few curves. 447 15:16:10,417 --> 15:16:15,042 I think it's really a testament to the whole team on board here, 448 15:16:15,042 --> 15:16:17,375 on board Atlantis and of course on the ground 449 15:16:17,375 --> 15:16:19,625 [Indistinct] Christy and everybody else, 450 15:16:19,625 --> 15:16:22,292 the Goddard team that we were absolutely overcome him 451 15:16:22,292 --> 15:16:26,333 and that we have Wide Field Camera 3 in the telescope 452 15:16:26,333 --> 15:16:28,250 to help to unlock the secrets of the universe 453 15:16:28,250 --> 15:16:31,542 and a new scientific Instrument Command and Data Handling. 454 15:16:31,542 --> 15:16:33,833 Thanks to everybody for all their hard work. 455 15:16:38,625 --> 15:16:42,792 -Mike Massimino first out of the air lock. 456 15:16:42,792 --> 15:16:46,625 He is beginning his third space walk 457 15:16:46,625 --> 15:16:51,292 and third to service the Hubble Space Telescope. 458 15:16:51,292 --> 15:16:54,125 -Anybody home? 459 15:16:54,125 --> 15:16:55,833 -Hey, Mass, you're looking great. 460 15:17:02,333 --> 15:17:04,208 -Well, good. Welcome to the wonderful world 461 15:17:04,208 --> 15:17:05,917 of working in a vacuum. 462 15:17:05,917 --> 15:17:10,083 [Indistinct] RSU with your name on it waiting for you. 463 15:17:10,083 --> 15:17:12,875 -And Mike Good now in the foot restraint, 464 15:17:12,875 --> 15:17:15,208 Megan McArthur in control of the robotic arm. 465 15:17:15,208 --> 15:17:18,250 She'll be taking him back to a protective enclosure, 466 15:17:18,250 --> 15:17:22,292 the small ORU, Orbital Replacement Unit, 467 15:17:22,292 --> 15:17:27,500 protective enclosure referenced by the acronym SOAP. 468 15:17:27,500 --> 15:17:29,833 He will be in charge of retrieving 469 15:17:29,833 --> 15:17:33,583 the new rate sensor units 470 15:17:33,583 --> 15:17:36,375 and handing those off to Mike Massimino 471 15:17:36,375 --> 15:17:40,583 who will be mounted on a foot restraint inside the telescope. 472 15:17:44,792 --> 15:17:46,208 -And just a reminder to the both of you, 473 15:17:46,208 --> 15:17:48,708 watch out for the loop on the bolt. 474 15:17:48,708 --> 15:17:50,833 -Okay. 475 15:17:50,833 --> 15:17:55,708 -Mike Massimino's reflection in the hatch shroud 476 15:17:55,708 --> 15:17:58,208 of the Hubble Space Telescope 477 15:17:58,208 --> 15:18:01,208 as he prepares to open the doors, 478 15:18:01,208 --> 15:18:03,833 protective doors over the fixed head star trackers 479 15:18:03,833 --> 15:18:06,958 and the rate sensor units. 480 15:18:06,958 --> 15:18:13,000 -Come in. -Okay, Mike, your legs 481 15:18:13,000 --> 15:18:15,542 are over the top of the [Indistinct] here. 482 15:18:15,542 --> 15:18:18,583 I think you can go in now, in and up. 483 15:18:18,583 --> 15:18:22,000 -Massimino now being assisted by Michael Good 484 15:18:22,000 --> 15:18:24,750 with positioning inside the astronaut of the telescope. 485 15:18:24,750 --> 15:18:29,833 You're looking directly at one of the star tracker shields. 486 15:18:29,833 --> 15:18:31,458 -And, Mass, if you look carefully, 487 15:18:31,458 --> 15:18:32,792 there's a little engraving that says, 488 15:18:32,792 --> 15:18:35,417 "Story was here," somewhere. 489 15:18:35,417 --> 15:18:41,083 -Oh, you could have fooled me. -Okay, stop. 490 15:18:41,083 --> 15:18:42,792 -It's loose. 491 15:18:42,792 --> 15:18:45,083 I've got it. -Excellent. 492 15:18:45,083 --> 15:18:48,750 I'm going to attempt to start the PGT. 493 15:18:48,750 --> 15:18:58,458 -Okay. -Hey, Mike, I got it. 494 15:18:58,458 --> 15:19:03,292 -And a first rate sensor unit removed now from the telescope. 495 15:19:03,292 --> 15:19:05,333 -We're good. That goes on... 496 15:19:05,333 --> 15:19:08,208 You can unlock the rest, and it goes on top of the MFR 497 15:19:08,208 --> 15:19:10,042 handle, one adjustable, one [Indistinct]. 498 15:19:10,042 --> 15:19:14,000 -Okay. -Atlantis, Houston, for EVA, 499 15:19:14,000 --> 15:19:16,625 we have a good aliveness test in RSU 2-R. 500 15:19:16,625 --> 15:19:22,417 You have a go for RSU 3 change out. 501 15:19:22,417 --> 15:19:27,542 -And we copy. Go for RSU 3. 502 15:19:27,542 --> 15:19:29,375 -Ready for the roll? -Ready. 503 15:19:29,375 --> 15:19:32,292 -Here it comes. -Nice. 504 15:19:32,292 --> 15:19:34,500 -Do you want to get inside that other cable, 505 15:19:34,500 --> 15:19:35,708 or are you all right? 506 15:19:35,708 --> 15:19:37,583 -I'm okay. -There we go. 507 15:19:37,583 --> 15:19:40,208 Okay. 508 15:19:40,208 --> 15:19:42,917 -Two hours, 42 minutes into the space walk, 509 15:19:42,917 --> 15:19:44,667 the crew members are having a little bit of trouble 510 15:19:44,667 --> 15:19:48,875 seating the new unit into its plate 511 15:19:48,875 --> 15:19:53,292 before being able to drive the three bolts. 512 15:19:53,292 --> 15:19:56,292 -Yes, this one feels different than the last one. 513 15:19:56,292 --> 15:19:58,083 The last one, I was able to just put on the plate. 514 15:19:58,083 --> 15:20:02,042 This one feels like it won't sit flux on the plate if I get... 515 15:20:02,042 --> 15:20:04,125 It's kind of rocking on it. 516 15:20:04,125 --> 15:20:06,000 I think it might be that, you know, those [Indistinct] 517 15:20:06,000 --> 15:20:11,333 are a little tighter than the RSU 2 side. 518 15:20:11,333 --> 15:20:12,958 That's what it feels like. 519 15:20:12,958 --> 15:20:17,042 Steve and I had a little trouble on this side as well. 520 15:20:17,042 --> 15:20:19,917 -The view from Mike Good's helmet camera as 521 15:20:19,917 --> 15:20:23,083 he is being repositioned down to the protective enclosure, 522 15:20:23,083 --> 15:20:26,208 he'll be stowing this rate sensor unit. 523 15:20:26,208 --> 15:20:29,417 This is the one that was on the telescope originally 524 15:20:29,417 --> 15:20:31,375 and since 1999. 525 15:20:31,375 --> 15:20:33,167 It's been removed. 526 15:20:33,167 --> 15:20:36,417 He's going to stow that permanently and retrieve 527 15:20:36,417 --> 15:20:39,708 the other replacement RSU 528 15:20:39,708 --> 15:20:43,875 for an attempt to install that in the number three slot, 529 15:20:43,875 --> 15:20:48,208 Mike Massimino holding his position inside the telescope 530 15:20:48,208 --> 15:20:51,000 at the install location. 531 15:20:51,000 --> 15:20:53,583 -Mike, that feels solid. -Okay. 532 15:20:53,583 --> 15:20:55,000 -Look good? 533 15:20:55,000 --> 15:20:57,417 -Looks good to me. -I definitely got it. 534 15:20:57,417 --> 15:20:59,375 -Excellent. -Woo-hoo! 535 15:20:59,375 --> 15:21:02,083 -Do the next bolt. -Zero. 536 15:21:02,083 --> 15:21:03,958 -Yeah, that bolt is in. 537 15:21:03,958 --> 15:21:06,542 Great job, Mike. 538 15:21:06,542 --> 15:21:08,708 -Okay, Mass, Bueno. -Yeah. 539 15:21:08,708 --> 15:21:12,208 -EVA 2, what do you think? -It was like...Go ahead, Mike. 540 15:21:12,208 --> 15:21:13,833 -Go, go, go, you go. 541 15:21:13,833 --> 15:21:15,042 -I was going to say it's like a heavyweight fight. 542 15:21:15,042 --> 15:21:16,333 Oh, my gosh. 543 15:21:16,333 --> 15:21:18,208 It was just Hubble was throwing 544 15:21:18,208 --> 15:21:20,917 a lot of punches at us, and we fought back, though. 545 15:21:20,917 --> 15:21:22,250 -Houston, I'm looking at [Indistinct] 546 15:21:22,250 --> 15:21:25,375 6 dash 76 ready to copy your deltas. 547 15:21:25,375 --> 15:21:27,500 -It was a great team effort, though, 548 15:21:27,500 --> 15:21:30,583 between everybody inside here and everybody on the ground. 549 15:21:30,583 --> 15:21:31,917 It was awesome. 550 15:21:31,917 --> 15:21:33,750 -Awesome. Mass, what do you think? 551 15:21:33,750 --> 15:21:39,792 -Well, you call it EVA 2, but I call it EVA 2 and EVA 2 1/2, 552 15:21:39,792 --> 15:21:42,458 and I don't know how it all worked out, 553 15:21:42,458 --> 15:21:45,417 but apparently, it did somehow, but there was things. 554 15:21:45,417 --> 15:21:47,458 Nothing was going right, you know? 555 15:21:47,458 --> 15:21:50,042 From the beginning, nothing fit. We got that stuff. 556 15:21:50,042 --> 15:21:51,625 They got geniuses figuring this stuff out to, 557 15:21:51,625 --> 15:21:53,250 like, the nanometer, right, 558 15:21:53,250 --> 15:21:55,875 or whatever, you know, and it's still not fitting. 559 15:21:55,875 --> 15:21:57,375 We're both trying stuff. 560 15:21:57,375 --> 15:21:59,250 I don't know what's going on out there, 561 15:21:59,250 --> 15:22:01,167 but somehow, I think it all worked. 562 15:22:01,167 --> 15:22:04,542 -♪ I thought I heard them say ♪ 563 15:22:04,542 --> 15:22:09,875 ♪ Welcome to the Hotel Cepollina ♪ 564 15:22:09,875 --> 15:22:11,833 ♪ Such a happy place ♪ 565 15:22:11,917 --> 15:22:13,333 ♪ Such a happy place ♪ 566 15:22:13,333 --> 15:22:15,500 ♪ Put on your happy face ♪ 567 15:22:15,500 --> 15:22:18,375 -With all the courage that Hubble has been showing us, 568 15:22:18,375 --> 15:22:20,042 there's no question that we're all living 569 15:22:20,042 --> 15:22:22,833 in the Hotel Cepollina. 570 15:22:22,833 --> 15:22:24,125 -What kind of curves do you think Hubble 571 15:22:24,125 --> 15:22:26,042 will throw at you? -I don't know. 572 15:22:26,042 --> 15:22:28,542 It's been a day of surprises each day. 573 15:22:28,542 --> 15:22:29,875 I thought it was only the first day, 574 15:22:29,875 --> 15:22:31,542 but we had a second day of surprises. 575 15:22:31,542 --> 15:22:34,375 I'm sure today will be a third, but I'm not too worried. 576 15:22:34,375 --> 15:22:37,917 We've managed to sort of power through both days 577 15:22:37,917 --> 15:22:40,917 and get all of the tasks completed and checklist done, 578 15:22:40,917 --> 15:22:42,542 so I'm excited about this. 579 15:22:42,542 --> 15:22:45,250 -What do you think the real challenge is today? 580 15:22:45,250 --> 15:22:46,458 What's the big challenge today? 581 15:22:46,458 --> 15:22:47,875 -We're taking out the Wide Field. 582 15:22:47,875 --> 15:22:49,000 Sorry. 583 15:22:49,000 --> 15:22:50,542 We're taking out the COSTAR today, 584 15:22:50,542 --> 15:22:52,125 and given the problems we had with Wide Field, 585 15:22:52,125 --> 15:22:54,375 it's been in the telescope since 1993. 586 15:22:54,375 --> 15:22:56,708 COSTAR has been in since 1993. 587 15:22:56,708 --> 15:22:59,208 I'm a little bit concerned that the A-latch, 588 15:22:59,208 --> 15:23:01,042 the latch that really holds it in tight, 589 15:23:01,042 --> 15:23:02,750 or the B-latch, which brings it up and down, 590 15:23:02,750 --> 15:23:06,167 may be bound up the way it was on the Wide Field camera. 591 15:23:06,167 --> 15:23:08,125 -Yikes. -Yep. 592 15:23:08,125 --> 15:23:14,292 -The shroud doors coming open at 41 minutes into the space walk. 593 15:23:14,292 --> 15:23:16,792 -Got that door, John? -Yeah, I've got this door. 594 15:23:16,792 --> 15:23:19,208 -Megan, no more away, right only. 595 15:23:19,208 --> 15:23:21,917 -Copy right only. 596 15:23:21,917 --> 15:23:30,708 -Hubble. -P three is [Indistinct]. 597 15:23:30,708 --> 15:23:41,375 -Copy, P three. -P four is [Indistinct]. 598 15:23:41,375 --> 15:23:48,708 -Copy, P four. -P one is [Indistinct] 599 15:23:48,708 --> 15:23:53,208 -Copy, P one. -Right, P one, 600 15:23:58,458 --> 15:24:01,208 and P two is [Indistinct]. 601 15:24:01,208 --> 15:24:04,583 -Copy, all four connectors are [Indistinct]. 602 15:24:04,583 --> 15:24:07,417 John, this is the note we've been waiting for. 603 15:24:07,417 --> 15:24:10,083 -Stand by. -Ground strap clip [Indistinct] 604 15:24:10,083 --> 15:24:13,167 flap is only taped to HST. 605 15:24:13,167 --> 15:24:16,000 -How would we know that? -Hmm. 606 15:24:16,000 --> 15:24:18,542 -John, I've got your foot. -Okay, thanks. 607 15:24:21,000 --> 15:24:25,667 -I'm ready, Drew. -Okeydokey. 608 15:24:25,667 --> 15:24:29,708 -Okay, you guys know the drill. Let's remove COSTAR. 609 15:24:29,708 --> 15:24:33,542 -Hey, Megan, let's start moving out. 610 15:24:33,542 --> 15:24:35,542 -Copy, Drew. Coming out slow. 611 15:24:35,542 --> 15:24:36,750 -Hey, John, if you could call the [Indistinct] 612 15:24:36,750 --> 15:24:38,333 light steady when you see it. 613 15:24:38,333 --> 15:24:40,958 -[Indistinct] is on. 614 15:24:40,958 --> 15:24:42,417 -Thank you. 615 15:24:42,417 --> 15:24:45,333 -COSTAR is free and now is ready to be removed 616 15:24:45,333 --> 15:24:51,750 from the telescope, installed back in December 1993 617 15:24:51,750 --> 15:24:55,208 to correct the spherical aberration 618 15:24:55,208 --> 15:24:59,583 that was detected in the telescope's mirrors 619 15:24:59,583 --> 15:25:02,542 after its initial deploy in 1990. 620 15:25:07,208 --> 15:25:09,458 -Clear. -Stop. How far are we? 621 15:25:09,458 --> 15:25:13,000 -You're about 2 feet out and clearing. 622 15:25:13,000 --> 15:25:14,708 Continue, Megan. 623 15:25:14,708 --> 15:25:16,375 -Copy, continue. 624 15:25:25,042 --> 15:25:28,333 -A unique view from John Grunsfeld's helmet camera 625 15:25:28,333 --> 15:25:34,958 looking forward to the aft flight deck of Atlantis 626 15:25:34,958 --> 15:25:38,792 as he faces the long end of the protective enclosure 627 15:25:38,792 --> 15:25:42,708 with the new Cosmic Origins Spectograph instrument 628 15:25:42,708 --> 15:25:46,833 which soon will become a permanent fixture aboard 629 15:25:46,833 --> 15:25:50,625 the Hubble Space Telescope just above and behind him. 630 15:25:54,292 --> 15:25:58,958 -Come in now. -Okay, and another inch down. 631 15:25:58,958 --> 15:26:00,667 -One more inch down. 632 15:26:03,333 --> 15:26:06,000 -I'm going to take a peek and get out of your way, 633 15:26:06,000 --> 15:26:07,917 and, Megan, [Indistinct]. 634 15:26:07,917 --> 15:26:10,875 -John, come more in, come down 8 inches. 635 15:26:10,875 --> 15:26:12,625 -Copy, coming down 8 inches. 636 15:26:16,000 --> 15:26:17,458 -Until we see your head clear. 637 15:26:17,458 --> 15:26:19,667 -Okay, John, I'm starting to push it in again. 638 15:26:19,667 --> 15:26:22,042 -Okay. -[Indistinct] 639 15:26:22,042 --> 15:26:24,125 -[Indistinct] 640 15:26:24,125 --> 15:26:26,625 -Okay. -The Cosmic Origins Spectrograph 641 15:26:26,625 --> 15:26:30,042 now in the telescope ready for final bolting 642 15:26:30,042 --> 15:26:32,875 and connecting of the or mating 643 15:26:32,875 --> 15:26:36,875 of the electrical and data connections. 644 15:26:36,875 --> 15:26:38,417 -Tool is upside down. 645 15:26:38,417 --> 15:26:42,333 -Mass, on the little B-latch box, 646 15:26:42,333 --> 15:26:46,000 rotate it as it's supposed to in the downwards direction. 647 15:26:46,000 --> 15:26:49,167 -Good work. -Great job, excellent. 648 15:26:49,167 --> 15:26:52,667 [ Chatter ] 649 15:26:52,667 --> 15:26:56,375 -At 11:22 a.m. Central Time, the report from the space 650 15:26:56,375 --> 15:26:59,042 telescope operation control center, 651 15:26:59,042 --> 15:27:02,708 a good aliveness test on the newest science instrument 652 15:27:02,708 --> 15:27:07,708 for the Hubble Space Telescope, the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph. 653 15:27:07,708 --> 15:27:11,042 Drew Feustel with the old instrument, COSTAR, 654 15:27:11,042 --> 15:27:16,083 which has completed its job after 15 years in the telescope, 655 15:27:16,083 --> 15:27:19,333 being carefully placed in a protective canister 656 15:27:19,333 --> 15:27:21,875 for the return trip home. 657 15:27:21,875 --> 15:27:26,792 -John, go ahead with the 9-inch and the 14-inch. 658 15:27:26,792 --> 15:27:28,917 Retrieve those from the bag and break torque 659 15:27:28,917 --> 15:27:30,833 on all of the fasteners. 660 15:27:30,833 --> 15:27:34,250 We're going to retighten one, 28 and 29. 661 15:27:34,250 --> 15:27:37,667 -Good work. -A very intricate procedure 662 15:27:37,667 --> 15:27:42,542 to swap out some electrical cards, 663 15:27:42,542 --> 15:27:44,708 essentially some computer cards 664 15:27:44,708 --> 15:27:46,958 that failed due to an electrical short 665 15:27:46,958 --> 15:27:50,542 inside the advance camera for surveys, 666 15:27:54,917 --> 15:27:57,458 the fastener capture plate now removed, 667 15:27:57,458 --> 15:28:01,500 having done its job of capturing the 33, 668 15:28:01,500 --> 15:28:07,500 32 tiny screws inside the protective enclosure, 669 15:28:09,833 --> 15:28:14,583 and the card extraction tool being secured through the CEB, 670 15:28:14,583 --> 15:28:25,167 or the charge couple device electronics box. 671 15:28:25,167 --> 15:28:27,958 -Card one is out. -Nice. 672 15:28:27,958 --> 15:28:30,208 -I heard that. -[Indistinct], John. 673 15:28:30,208 --> 15:28:31,458 Nice job. 674 15:28:31,458 --> 15:28:33,375 -Nice job, John. 675 15:28:33,375 --> 15:28:39,042 -Make a few more turns to get it out of the connector 676 15:28:39,042 --> 15:28:41,542 not that it matters. 677 15:28:41,542 --> 15:28:43,042 The slide rock in the back... 678 15:28:43,042 --> 15:28:47,000 in the four card, the slide rock is engaged. 679 15:28:47,000 --> 15:28:48,250 -Okay, copy. 680 15:28:48,250 --> 15:28:52,167 Number one is in the bag so to speak. 681 15:28:52,167 --> 15:28:56,750 -Okay, I'm going to reset. -Now he's resetting the index 682 15:28:56,750 --> 15:29:00,750 on the side of the extraction tool to the number two slot, 683 15:29:00,750 --> 15:29:05,458 and he'll repeat this task four times to remove all four cards. 684 15:29:07,625 --> 15:29:10,958 -We started off this morning with "Hotel Cepollina." 685 15:29:10,958 --> 15:29:14,917 This is where we're living in orbit on Space Shuttle Atlantis, 686 15:29:14,917 --> 15:29:16,792 and I think [Indistinct] 687 15:29:16,792 --> 15:29:19,250 and especially ACS is due to all of the diligence 688 15:29:19,250 --> 15:29:22,708 of all of the people who live in that Hotel Cepollina 689 15:29:22,708 --> 15:29:26,250 and made the fantastic tools and fantastic techniques 690 15:29:26,250 --> 15:29:27,708 that we use today 691 15:29:27,708 --> 15:29:30,458 and of course the inventive minds 692 15:29:30,458 --> 15:29:34,375 that developed the CBR technology borrowed 693 15:29:34,375 --> 15:29:36,000 from the next generation telescope, 694 15:29:36,000 --> 15:29:38,083 the James Webb Space Telescope. 695 15:29:38,083 --> 15:29:43,000 It's all fantastic, and it enabled us to do our work today. 696 15:29:43,000 --> 15:29:45,958 Okay, Drew. I'm ready for the doors. 697 15:29:45,958 --> 15:29:47,250 -Okay. [Indistinct] 698 15:29:47,250 --> 15:29:50,250 is going to be first on the bottom. 699 15:29:50,250 --> 15:29:54,292 -Close-up view of the Hubble Space Telescope 700 15:29:54,292 --> 15:29:58,958 work site by the helmet cam on Michael Good 701 15:29:58,958 --> 15:30:02,708 as he looks down into the payload bay at the bottom 702 15:30:02,708 --> 15:30:06,875 working the berthing and positioning system 703 15:30:06,875 --> 15:30:13,083 post locking that into place to provide additional stability 704 15:30:13,083 --> 15:30:15,333 to the telescope during the work. 705 15:30:15,333 --> 15:30:17,333 He's down there in the bottom of the payload bay. 706 15:30:17,333 --> 15:30:20,875 -Counterclockwise two. -Counterclockwise two. 707 15:30:20,875 --> 15:30:22,583 -Twenty-three decimal five. 708 15:30:24,792 --> 15:30:26,875 -Mike Massimino in a foot restraint 709 15:30:26,875 --> 15:30:30,417 inside the shroud of the telescope, Michael Good 710 15:30:30,417 --> 15:30:34,542 on a foot restraint on the end of the shuttle's robotic arm, 711 15:30:34,542 --> 15:30:37,458 the fastener capture plate visible there 712 15:30:37,458 --> 15:30:40,750 on the end of the mini workstation 713 15:30:40,750 --> 15:30:45,292 or the stanchion on the foot restraint up to the upper 714 15:30:45,292 --> 15:30:50,500 right near the upper backpack of Michael Good. 715 15:30:50,500 --> 15:30:54,458 Next step is to use a clamp removal tool to assist 716 15:30:54,458 --> 15:30:59,417 with the removal of that yellow handrail you see. 717 15:30:59,417 --> 15:31:04,167 That handrail is obstructing the attachment 718 15:31:04,167 --> 15:31:10,500 of the fastener capture plate to the work site. 719 15:31:10,500 --> 15:31:12,583 -It'll probably just snap away. -Yeah. 720 15:31:12,583 --> 15:31:17,125 [Indistinct] really, really slow for NASA, 10 times slower. 721 15:31:17,125 --> 15:31:20,125 -Can you grab the [Indistinct]? 722 15:31:20,125 --> 15:31:22,875 -The problem is that if John doesn't... 723 15:31:22,875 --> 15:31:25,792 I think if he loads it too slowly, it's just going to bend. 724 15:31:25,792 --> 15:31:28,625 I mean, at some point, it'll fatigue, but if he... 725 15:31:28,625 --> 15:31:31,000 -Yeah, but I don't want any little bits shooting 726 15:31:31,000 --> 15:31:32,125 off into his suit, right? 727 15:31:32,125 --> 15:31:34,125 -Yeah. Yeah, that's true. 728 15:31:34,125 --> 15:31:38,083 -So are you taking one of them back to the telescope? 729 15:31:38,083 --> 15:31:40,208 -Yeah, I was. -Okay, good. 730 15:31:40,208 --> 15:31:45,750 -[Indistinct]. -Pardon? 731 15:31:45,750 --> 15:31:47,417 -[Indistinct] we bent over, 732 15:31:47,417 --> 15:31:50,042 and I thought I was going to drive them into the W site. 733 15:31:50,042 --> 15:31:58,542 -The W site? -Nice and slow. 734 15:32:01,125 --> 15:32:04,583 -Think we're going to be able to get this, Drew? 735 15:32:04,583 --> 15:32:05,917 -I do, actually. 736 15:32:05,917 --> 15:32:07,333 I think once he busts off the handrail, 737 15:32:07,333 --> 15:32:10,333 the rest is going to go smooth as silk. 738 15:32:10,333 --> 15:32:13,917 How long is the daylight for that darn handrail? 739 15:32:13,917 --> 15:32:16,042 -Sunset in 11 minutes. 740 15:32:16,042 --> 15:32:17,500 -Oh, that's not good. 741 15:32:17,500 --> 15:32:19,875 We can do it, [Indistinct]. 742 15:32:19,875 --> 15:32:21,375 -Well, we're going to do something bad. 743 15:32:21,375 --> 15:32:23,083 We're going to break something in the nighttime, 744 15:32:23,083 --> 15:32:27,125 and then we're going to do the good stuff, put the card in. 745 15:32:27,125 --> 15:32:30,708 -The top half of that handrail was freed 746 15:32:30,708 --> 15:32:34,125 by the fasteners being released very easily. 747 15:32:34,125 --> 15:32:36,375 The lower one, one of the fasteners 748 15:32:36,375 --> 15:32:37,958 did not come loose, 749 15:32:37,958 --> 15:32:41,875 and Mike Massimino used essentially brute force 750 15:32:41,875 --> 15:32:45,208 to remove the handle at the lower portion. 751 15:32:45,208 --> 15:32:50,958 It is now free and carefully stowed away. 752 15:32:50,958 --> 15:32:53,500 Now they're basically in the process 753 15:32:53,500 --> 15:32:55,708 of conducting some tool management 754 15:32:55,708 --> 15:32:58,875 before they get back into the task. 755 15:32:58,875 --> 15:33:01,500 -I've got a real good black line on the lower right, Mike. 756 15:33:01,500 --> 15:33:03,417 -Yeah. 757 15:33:03,417 --> 15:33:06,042 -On the upper right here, I can just see the band of black. 758 15:33:06,042 --> 15:33:07,625 I really can't see it sticking out, 759 15:33:07,625 --> 15:33:09,875 but I can see a little band of black, right? 760 15:33:09,875 --> 15:33:11,458 -Yeah. -If you compare that to here, 761 15:33:11,458 --> 15:33:12,833 I don't see any black. 762 15:33:12,833 --> 15:33:14,542 -Right. -And on the lower left, again, 763 15:33:14,542 --> 15:33:16,000 it's a band of black, so... 764 15:33:16,000 --> 15:33:17,750 -I can see it on the left, yes. 765 15:33:17,750 --> 15:33:19,417 -I think that's as good as we're going to get this thing. 766 15:33:19,417 --> 15:33:21,917 -Atlantis, Houston, great description by Mass there. 767 15:33:21,917 --> 15:33:23,583 We copy and understand. 768 15:33:23,583 --> 15:33:26,417 We're happy with the current configs of the removal. 769 15:33:26,417 --> 15:33:31,708 When we get the copper off, then we'll want to snug all four. 770 15:33:31,708 --> 15:33:36,208 -Phase one is complete. -Copy. 771 15:33:40,375 --> 15:33:42,083 -Phase two complete. 772 15:33:44,583 --> 15:33:46,917 Okay, it's loose now. -I see it. Good job. 773 15:33:46,917 --> 15:33:48,500 -It's loose, and I think 774 15:33:48,500 --> 15:33:49,958 we're in good shape as far as the [Indistinct]. 775 15:33:49,958 --> 15:33:51,833 -I see the wires. -Okay, just a second, Mike. 776 15:33:51,833 --> 15:33:54,042 Let me get my hands ready where I need them. 777 15:33:54,042 --> 15:33:56,333 -Go really slow. -Okay. 778 15:33:56,333 --> 15:33:59,167 -That's good. Stop. Stop. 779 15:33:59,167 --> 15:34:03,000 Stop. -You know where to cut it. 780 15:34:03,000 --> 15:34:05,125 -And as clear in the video now, Mike Good 781 15:34:05,125 --> 15:34:10,375 is on Massimino's left side reaching in with the cutters 782 15:34:10,375 --> 15:34:13,667 to clip two bundles of two wires 783 15:34:13,667 --> 15:34:19,042 which will make the cover fully detached 784 15:34:19,042 --> 15:34:22,708 from the space telescope imaging spectrograph. 785 15:34:22,708 --> 15:34:26,667 -Good job. -And now moving on replace 786 15:34:26,667 --> 15:34:30,333 the low-voltage power supply card 787 15:34:30,333 --> 15:34:32,333 to finish up the repair 788 15:34:32,333 --> 15:34:36,417 to this instrument of the Hubble Space Telescope. 789 15:34:39,083 --> 15:34:40,750 -Hey, Mass, I'm going. 790 15:34:40,750 --> 15:34:42,167 I just want to, while you're closing the doors here, 791 15:34:42,167 --> 15:34:45,042 tell you what a great job you guys did today 792 15:34:45,042 --> 15:34:49,250 and how proud we are of you and also the fact 793 15:34:49,250 --> 15:34:51,208 that I want you to take a look around 794 15:34:51,208 --> 15:34:53,542 because your space walk with Hubble 795 15:34:53,542 --> 15:34:55,250 is about to come to an end. 796 15:34:55,250 --> 15:34:57,875 We're bringing you in as soon as you close the doors. 797 15:34:57,875 --> 15:34:59,875 -Okay, thanks, Scooter. 798 15:34:59,875 --> 15:35:01,750 View is magnificent. 799 15:35:01,750 --> 15:35:03,667 It's great to work with the world going by, 800 15:35:03,667 --> 15:35:05,625 and being out here with a good friend, Mike Good, 801 15:35:05,625 --> 15:35:07,958 is a pleasure. 802 15:35:07,958 --> 15:35:11,000 What do you got, Mike? 803 15:35:11,000 --> 15:35:12,667 -Those were good words, Mass. 804 15:35:12,667 --> 15:35:16,375 It is really awesome to be able to be out here doing it. 805 15:35:16,375 --> 15:35:20,458 The NBL is great, but this is... 806 15:35:20,458 --> 15:35:23,125 It's completely awesome out here, 807 15:35:23,125 --> 15:35:25,667 a lot of work but well worth it. 808 15:35:25,667 --> 15:35:28,000 -It's a real privilege to get to see what we're seeing 809 15:35:28,000 --> 15:35:31,292 and get to work on this magnificent machine, 810 15:35:31,292 --> 15:35:34,208 couldn't be any more grateful for the opportunity. 811 15:35:41,667 --> 15:35:45,500 -Have a look out there, Drew. -It looks dark. 812 15:35:45,500 --> 15:35:47,542 -Anybody you want to say hello to? 813 15:35:47,542 --> 15:35:48,792 -Yeah, I'd like to say hello 814 15:35:48,792 --> 15:35:50,208 to everybody watching, my family, 815 15:35:50,208 --> 15:35:54,625 and I'd like to say a special happy birthday 816 15:35:54,625 --> 15:35:56,500 to my father-in-law, Vijay Bhatnagar, 817 15:35:56,500 --> 15:35:59,125 up in Cornwall, Ontario, 818 15:35:59,125 --> 15:36:03,042 wish him a warm, fun and enjoyable day. 819 15:36:03,042 --> 15:36:05,750 -Outstanding. Here comes the sun, Drew. 820 15:36:05,750 --> 15:36:10,625 -Feustel will be wearing the all-white space suit today 821 15:36:10,625 --> 15:36:12,250 which is how you'll be able to distinguish him 822 15:36:12,250 --> 15:36:14,500 from Mission Specialist John Grunsfeld 823 15:36:14,500 --> 15:36:20,875 who will be wearing a space suit marked with a solid red stripe, 824 15:36:20,875 --> 15:36:22,542 and there's Mission Specialist John Grunsfeld 825 15:36:22,542 --> 15:36:25,250 making his way out of the air lock now. 826 15:36:25,250 --> 15:36:26,500 -Good. 827 15:36:26,500 --> 15:36:28,542 Tether up over your helmet there. 828 15:36:28,542 --> 15:36:30,292 -Yep. -And as you can see, 829 15:36:30,292 --> 15:36:32,208 Grunsfeld is wearing the suit with the solid red stripe. 830 15:36:32,208 --> 15:36:35,583 -It's a nice setup. 831 15:36:35,583 --> 15:36:38,750 -A view from Mission Specialist John Grunsfeld helmet camera 832 15:36:38,750 --> 15:36:40,708 looking directly at the bay 833 15:36:40,708 --> 15:36:44,750 three that he'll be working in to replace the batteries inside. 834 15:36:44,750 --> 15:36:50,042 Directly to the left of it is the bay two 835 15:36:50,042 --> 15:36:53,042 where Mike Massimino and Mike Good replaced batteries 836 15:36:53,042 --> 15:36:54,958 during the second space walk of the mission. 837 15:36:54,958 --> 15:36:57,625 -[Indistinct] 12. 838 15:36:57,625 --> 15:37:02,167 -That bolt is free, Bueno, and the battery is releasing. 839 15:37:02,167 --> 15:37:03,417 -Copy. 840 15:37:03,417 --> 15:37:04,958 -Oh, nice silhouette on the door. 841 15:37:08,792 --> 15:37:10,875 -What a beautiful spaceship we're on, guys. 842 15:37:17,458 --> 15:37:20,917 -View from Mission Specialist John Grunsfeld's helmet camera 843 15:37:20,917 --> 15:37:22,708 now holding both the new and the old batteries, 844 15:37:22,708 --> 15:37:26,958 getting ready to hand the old back to Drew Feustel 845 15:37:26,958 --> 15:37:29,792 and then make his way back to the telescope's bay 846 15:37:29,792 --> 15:37:33,375 three to install the new one. 847 15:37:33,375 --> 15:37:34,875 -Yeah, Bueno, happy to report 848 15:37:34,875 --> 15:37:36,958 a good aliveness test on the bay three battery. 849 15:37:36,958 --> 15:37:40,542 You have a go for the L-12 steps and step 13, your column. 850 15:37:40,542 --> 15:37:42,583 -Copy and go on set 13, my column. 851 15:37:42,583 --> 15:37:45,167 Thanks, Dan. 852 15:37:45,167 --> 15:37:47,250 -I stopped at a little over six 853 15:37:47,250 --> 15:37:49,708 because I can see that the stop bolt 854 15:37:49,708 --> 15:37:54,500 is up against the pivot nut. -Good job, John. 855 15:37:54,500 --> 15:37:56,458 Let's see if we can get that other latch bolted [Indistinct]. 856 15:37:56,458 --> 15:37:58,333 -Hey, I'm just going to pop this one out. 857 15:37:58,333 --> 15:38:00,042 I don't want to cut the grease. 858 15:38:03,458 --> 15:38:06,417 -Okay, it's out of the bathtub -Copy. 859 15:38:06,417 --> 15:38:09,375 -Okay. 860 15:38:09,375 --> 15:38:12,958 -Flying across the Texas coast 861 15:38:12,958 --> 15:38:15,875 headed across the Gulf of Mexico, 862 15:38:15,875 --> 15:38:18,083 the two astronauts 2 hours, 863 15:38:18,083 --> 15:38:20,500 2 minutes into today's final space 864 15:38:20,500 --> 15:38:23,167 walk to service the Hubble Space Telescope. 865 15:38:23,167 --> 15:38:26,375 -That's a great shot. -Of the astronauts. 866 15:38:26,375 --> 15:38:30,708 -[Indistinct] -I was going to try again 867 15:38:30,708 --> 15:38:34,292 with the EVA ratchet in the setting of 38. 868 15:38:34,292 --> 15:38:37,458 I'm looking up 815 dash 55, Dan. 869 15:38:37,458 --> 15:38:41,375 Step four says A-latch fails to disengage. 870 15:38:41,375 --> 15:38:43,042 I think that's where we are. 871 15:38:43,042 --> 15:38:44,792 We would need to use a contingency 872 15:38:44,792 --> 15:38:49,542 MTL which is luckily on the tool handle today, if you agree. 873 15:38:49,542 --> 15:38:51,875 -Yeah, we copy, and we concur with that. 874 15:38:58,500 --> 15:39:00,708 -Per the procedures to break the torque, 875 15:39:00,708 --> 15:39:04,375 they'll switch to the torque limiter, 876 15:39:04,375 --> 15:39:06,042 an extra, additional tool 877 15:39:06,042 --> 15:39:10,167 they have on the tool caddy on the stanchion 878 15:39:10,167 --> 15:39:12,875 as part of the portable foot restraint 879 15:39:12,875 --> 15:39:16,375 on the end of the shuttle's robot arm. 880 15:39:16,375 --> 15:39:18,208 -Way to go, man. -Go ahead, John. 881 15:39:18,208 --> 15:39:19,917 Good luck. 882 15:39:22,083 --> 15:39:23,417 -Think you got it. -Something happened. 883 15:39:23,417 --> 15:39:26,958 -I think you got it. -Yeah. 884 15:39:26,958 --> 15:39:29,875 -And it's moving. -Okay, jump it. 885 15:39:29,875 --> 15:39:31,917 -Going to go for a full half-turn. 886 15:39:31,917 --> 15:39:35,458 -Very good, John. -All right. 887 15:39:35,458 --> 15:39:38,708 -And the mirror is now clear, just coming up to the telephone. 888 15:39:38,708 --> 15:39:45,083 -Okay. -You are clear to continue 889 15:39:45,083 --> 15:39:46,375 to increase the rate of your [Indistinct] 890 15:39:46,375 --> 15:39:48,125 -Yep, you can increase the rate. Megan? 891 15:39:48,125 --> 15:39:50,708 -Copy, picking up the rate. -Oh, what a beautiful view. 892 15:39:50,708 --> 15:40:01,875 -[Indistinct] maneuver. 893 15:40:01,875 --> 15:40:04,208 -Copy that, going to the [Indistinct] fixture. 894 15:40:04,208 --> 15:40:06,208 -John Grunsfeld being maneuvered on the end 895 15:40:06,208 --> 15:40:11,042 of the shuttle's robotic arm by Megan McArthur 896 15:40:11,042 --> 15:40:14,583 to temporarily stow the fine guidance sensor 897 15:40:14,583 --> 15:40:16,833 just removed from the telescope. 898 15:40:16,833 --> 15:40:21,167 That sensor will be returning home once the new FGS 899 15:40:21,167 --> 15:40:25,917 is installed in its place on the telescope. 900 15:40:25,917 --> 15:40:28,833 -Stop right there. -John Grunsfeld assisting 901 15:40:28,833 --> 15:40:32,333 with the final connectors on the port 902 15:40:32,333 --> 15:40:36,208 or the left side of the new fine guidance sensor. 903 15:40:39,542 --> 15:40:43,208 -This is a really tremendous adventure that we've been on, 904 15:40:43,208 --> 15:40:45,792 a very challenging mission. 905 15:40:45,792 --> 15:40:48,000 Hubble isn't just a satellite. 906 15:40:48,000 --> 15:40:50,167 It's about humanity's quest for knowledge. 907 15:40:50,167 --> 15:40:53,125 There are a few people that are very special to Hubble 908 15:40:53,125 --> 15:40:56,542 that I'd like to thank, Lyman Spitzer and John Bahcall, 909 15:40:56,542 --> 15:40:59,583 both deceased but without whom we wouldn't have 910 15:40:59,583 --> 15:41:03,750 a Hubble Space Telescope or this amazing adventure. 911 15:41:03,750 --> 15:41:05,042 Others who are still us 912 15:41:05,042 --> 15:41:06,375 and being very productive scientists, 913 15:41:06,375 --> 15:41:09,500 Steve Beckwith and [Indistinct] 914 15:41:09,500 --> 15:41:12,542 president Bill Smith, Edward McCluskey and Ed Weiler 915 15:41:12,542 --> 15:41:16,375 without whom we wouldn't have a servicing mission four 916 15:41:16,375 --> 15:41:19,583 and of course Mike Griffin. 917 15:41:19,583 --> 15:41:21,167 I think we'd all agree that without [Indistinct], 918 15:41:21,167 --> 15:41:23,542 none of this would have happened, 919 15:41:23,542 --> 15:41:28,208 a tour de force of tools and human ingenuity, 920 15:41:28,208 --> 15:41:29,708 this mission in particular. 921 15:41:29,708 --> 15:41:31,875 As Arthur C. Clarke says, 922 15:41:31,875 --> 15:41:34,708 "The only way of finding the limits of the possible 923 15:41:34,708 --> 15:41:38,250 is by going beyond them into the impossible, 924 15:41:38,250 --> 15:41:40,542 and on this mission, we tried some things 925 15:41:40,542 --> 15:41:42,625 that many people said was impossible: 926 15:41:42,625 --> 15:41:45,833 fixing STIS, repairing ACS, 927 15:41:45,833 --> 15:41:49,542 achieving all the content that we have in this mission, 928 15:41:49,542 --> 15:41:52,042 but we've achieved that, 929 15:41:52,042 --> 15:41:55,042 and we wish Hubble the very best. 930 15:41:55,042 --> 15:41:56,750 It's a really a sign of the great country 931 15:41:56,750 --> 15:41:58,583 that we live in that we're able to do things like this 932 15:41:58,583 --> 15:42:01,958 on a marvelous spaceship like Space Shuttle Atlantis, 933 15:42:01,958 --> 15:42:03,625 and I'm convinced 934 15:42:03,625 --> 15:42:05,708 that if we can solve problems like repairing Hubble, 935 15:42:05,708 --> 15:42:07,875 getting to space, doing the servicing 936 15:42:07,875 --> 15:42:12,375 we do traveling 17,500 miles an hour around the Earth 937 15:42:12,375 --> 15:42:14,458 that we can achieve other great things 938 15:42:14,458 --> 15:42:17,875 like solving our energy problems and our climate problem, 939 15:42:17,875 --> 15:42:19,625 all things that are in the middle 940 15:42:19,625 --> 15:42:23,375 of NASA's prime and core values. 941 15:42:23,375 --> 15:42:24,875 As Drew and I go into the air lock, 942 15:42:24,875 --> 15:42:28,042 I want to wish Hubble its own set of adventures 943 15:42:28,042 --> 15:42:30,208 and with the new instruments we've installed 944 15:42:30,208 --> 15:42:33,542 that it may unlock further mysteries of the universe. 945 15:42:33,542 --> 15:42:39,500 -[Indistinct] -Five seconds... 946 15:42:39,500 --> 15:42:41,375 The mode switch is in auto. 947 15:42:41,375 --> 15:42:49,833 Three, two, one, release. I'm backing away. 948 15:42:49,833 --> 15:42:55,750 -I see you got it open. -Clear the pin. 949 15:42:55,750 --> 15:42:58,500 -Clear the pin. Mode switch is in off. 950 15:43:02,542 --> 15:43:10,417 -Clear the antenna. -Ready, Jay? 951 15:43:10,417 --> 15:43:12,917 I'm calling for 10 down pulses 952 15:43:12,917 --> 15:43:14,625 when we do this and record the [Indistinct]. 953 15:43:14,625 --> 15:43:16,083 -Right. 954 15:43:16,083 --> 15:43:17,708 -I see you moving away now, [Indistinct]. 955 15:43:17,708 --> 15:43:22,542 -I'm working to get away from the antenna as well. 956 15:43:22,542 --> 15:43:24,208 -Okay. 957 15:43:27,875 --> 15:43:29,708 -Okay, I'm 5 feet from the telescope, 958 15:43:29,708 --> 15:43:32,042 not yet 5 feet from the antenna. 959 15:43:32,042 --> 15:43:33,833 -And I'll need the time when do this, Scooter, 960 15:43:33,833 --> 15:43:35,292 but I think I'm going to hear it. 961 15:43:35,292 --> 15:43:38,042 -You will. -Yeah. 962 15:43:38,042 --> 15:43:39,667 -I'd call that 5 feet. -Okay. 963 15:43:39,667 --> 15:43:46,042 -Go for course [Indistinct]. 964 15:43:46,042 --> 15:43:47,917 -And just verify your flight control power is on. 965 15:43:47,917 --> 15:43:49,292 -My flight power is on. 966 15:43:49,292 --> 15:43:50,875 -Motion has stopped, Scooter. 967 15:43:50,875 --> 15:43:52,125 -Okay. 968 15:43:52,125 --> 15:43:54,375 Here comes the berm and down pulses. 969 15:43:54,375 --> 15:43:56,042 Mark. 970 15:43:59,458 --> 15:44:01,708 -Seven, 20. 971 15:44:06,625 --> 15:44:08,458 -That's 10. -Yep. 972 15:44:08,458 --> 15:44:10,042 -Flight controller is off. 973 15:44:10,042 --> 15:44:16,708 -Okay, I need the mic. -Oh, baby, look at that. 974 15:44:16,708 --> 15:44:22,000 -[Indistinct] Atlantis was [Indistinct] 975 15:44:22,000 --> 15:44:23,667 -Twenty-four feet. 976 15:44:23,667 --> 15:44:27,833 -Okay, is that the Keogh camera on monitor two for me... 977 15:44:27,833 --> 15:44:29,250 -Twenty-eight feet. -...the actual monitor two? 978 15:44:29,250 --> 15:44:30,708 -The center of [Indistinct], 979 15:44:30,708 --> 15:44:33,167 bottom half of Keogh, Scooter in neutral. 980 15:44:33,167 --> 15:44:34,875 -Thirty-one. -There it is, Scooter. 981 15:44:34,875 --> 15:44:36,500 -Okay. -Thirty-five. 982 15:44:36,500 --> 15:44:38,167 -Thank you. -Opening. 983 15:44:38,167 --> 15:44:40,875 -It's supposed to be at a [Indistinct] of about 65. 984 15:44:40,875 --> 15:44:42,417 You said 35 opening? -Yep. 985 15:44:42,417 --> 15:44:46,083 -Do you have a [Indistinct]? -Negative. 986 15:44:46,083 --> 15:44:50,750 -Yeah, it's about 65 of the [Indistinct]. 987 15:44:50,750 --> 15:45:05,583 -Okay. -Stand by for your [Indistinct]. 988 15:45:05,583 --> 15:45:14,458 -Yeah, it's just bouncing off the... 989 15:45:14,458 --> 15:45:16,375 -Eighty-one feet. -Okay, [Indistinct] 990 15:45:16,375 --> 15:45:17,792 -One point two is what it showed, 991 15:45:17,792 --> 15:45:21,375 but I think, what, 240. 992 15:45:21,375 --> 15:45:24,292 -Okay, that's good. That's good. 993 15:45:24,292 --> 15:45:26,292 Two-forty is all good. 994 15:45:26,292 --> 15:45:27,708 -You've got a small [Indistinct]. 995 15:45:27,708 --> 15:45:28,958 -One twenty-three. -Yeah, I'm getting it. 996 15:45:28,958 --> 15:45:31,458 -Reads 99 feet. -That's the shot. 997 15:45:33,542 --> 15:45:35,708 -A hundred and fifty. -[Indistinct] 998 15:45:35,708 --> 15:45:38,875 -A hundred and fifty-two. -Thanks. 999 15:45:40,667 --> 15:45:42,875 -We have receiver two locked. 1000 15:45:42,875 --> 15:45:46,750 -We have received two locked [Indistinct] at sub point. 1001 15:45:46,750 --> 15:45:51,875 -Not yet. -Yeah, a little more time. 1002 15:45:51,875 --> 15:45:53,583 Thank you. 1003 15:45:56,083 --> 15:45:57,667 -Scooter, at oh-oh-five-oh 1004 15:45:57,667 --> 15:46:02,125 is what I show three plus 30 to 5,720. 1005 15:46:02,125 --> 15:46:03,833 -Okay. 1006 15:46:06,125 --> 15:46:07,750 Do you have your maneuver ready to go? 1007 15:46:07,750 --> 15:46:10,208 -I'm putting them in now. -You can do [Indistinct] 19. 1008 15:46:10,208 --> 15:46:11,792 -Hey, John. -Hey, Scooter. 1009 15:46:11,792 --> 15:46:20,167 -Yeah. -Can you grab this thing? 1010 15:46:20,167 --> 15:46:21,875 -Yeah. -Thanks. 1011 15:46:35,875 --> 15:46:43,292 -Two hundred feet. -Twenty seconds, Scooter. 1012 15:46:43,292 --> 15:46:45,042 -Twenty seconds for the maneuver. 1013 15:46:45,042 --> 15:46:48,750 -Right, I got one, three, 90, zero, zero, Omicron, zero. 1014 15:46:48,750 --> 15:46:50,208 -Okay. -[Indistinct] 19. 1015 15:46:50,208 --> 15:46:52,417 -Go ahead and give me the [Indistinct] 19. 1016 15:46:52,417 --> 15:46:55,542 -[Indistinct] in about 8 seconds. 1017 15:46:55,542 --> 15:46:57,292 -For what? 1018 15:46:57,292 --> 15:47:02,125 -[Indistinct] 30, the [Indistinct]. 1019 15:47:02,125 --> 15:47:07,083 Here we go. -Just keep shooting that thing. 1020 15:47:07,083 --> 15:47:09,083 [ Chatter ] -I thought you said 5 minutes. 1021 15:47:09,083 --> 15:47:10,917 I thought you said we were at 3:30. 1022 15:47:10,917 --> 15:47:13,208 Are you at 5 minutes? -No, I queued it up. 1023 15:47:13,208 --> 15:47:15,167 -Okay, go ahead and give me the 19. 1024 15:47:15,167 --> 15:47:21,208 -Give me the auto [Indistinct]. 1025 15:47:21,208 --> 15:47:26,000 -Atlantis is traveling 730 miles per hour, altitude 50,000 feet. 1026 15:47:31,792 --> 15:47:36,000 And the views as the crews sees it through the forward windows 1027 15:47:36,000 --> 15:47:38,833 of the orbiter through the heads-up display, 1028 15:47:41,125 --> 15:47:44,542 the twin sonic booms heralding the arrival of Atlantis 1029 15:47:44,542 --> 15:47:46,583 to the landing site. 1030 15:47:49,417 --> 15:47:57,292 -Atlantis, on at the 180. -Copy, Houston, on at the 180. 1031 15:47:57,292 --> 15:48:00,375 -Pilot Greg Johnson now flying Atlantis 1032 15:48:00,375 --> 15:48:02,083 as the orbiter is halfway around 1033 15:48:02,083 --> 15:48:05,917 the heading alignment circle to line up with runway 22, 1034 15:48:05,917 --> 15:48:11,042 the northeast-southwest approach end of runway 2204, 1035 15:48:17,208 --> 15:48:19,500 and Commander Scott Altman now flying 1036 15:48:19,500 --> 15:48:22,208 Atlantis the rest of the way. 1037 15:48:22,208 --> 15:48:25,083 Time to touchdown: 2 minutes. 1038 15:48:25,083 --> 15:48:29,583 -Atlantis, on at the 90. -Houston, Atlantis copies, 1039 15:48:29,583 --> 15:48:31,375 on at the 90. 1040 15:49:00,500 --> 15:49:04,542 -Altitude: 12,000 feet. 1041 15:49:04,542 --> 15:49:09,667 -Houston, Atlantis, field in sight at 10,000 feet. 1042 15:49:09,667 --> 15:49:11,708 -Copy, field in sight. 1043 15:49:23,042 --> 15:49:24,958 -Seven thousand feet. 1044 15:49:43,583 --> 15:49:45,292 Four thousand feet. 1045 15:49:55,083 --> 15:49:57,458 Two thousand feet. 1046 15:49:57,458 --> 15:50:01,417 Commander Scott Altman beginning to flare out the vehicle, 1047 15:50:01,417 --> 15:50:04,708 pitch the nose up as he approaches runway 22 1048 15:50:04,708 --> 15:50:08,333 from the northeast. 1049 15:50:08,333 --> 15:50:11,125 Three hundred feet, landing gear down. 1050 15:50:31,042 --> 15:50:32,833 Main gear touchdown. 1051 15:50:43,000 --> 15:50:46,250 Nose gear touchdown. 1052 15:50:46,250 --> 15:50:48,375 Space Shuttle Atlantis is rolling out on runway 1053 15:50:48,375 --> 15:50:50,250 22 at Edwards Air Force Base, 1054 15:50:50,250 --> 15:50:52,917 completing 197 orbits of the Earth 1055 15:50:52,917 --> 15:50:57,042 while traveling 5,276,000 miles. 1056 15:50:57,042 --> 15:50:59,375 This landing marks the 53rd shuttle mission to end 1057 15:50:59,375 --> 15:51:01,542 at Edwards Air Force Base. 1058 15:51:01,542 --> 15:51:04,708 Atlantis spent 7 days servicing the Hubble Space Telescope 1059 15:51:04,708 --> 15:51:09,708 that included five space walks totaling a record 37 hours. 1060 15:51:09,708 --> 15:51:11,708 Atlantis has completed its 30th mission 1061 15:51:11,708 --> 15:51:15,958 and the 126th in the history of the space shuttle program. 1062 15:51:15,958 --> 15:51:17,292 The Hubble Space Telescope's 1063 15:51:17,292 --> 15:51:19,750 final servicing mission is complete, 1064 15:51:19,750 --> 15:51:22,458 but its mission of discovery is just beginning. 1065 15:51:44,458 --> 15:51:49,250 -Houston, Atlantis, wheels stopped, Edwards 22. 1066 15:51:49,250 --> 15:51:51,000 -Welcome home, Atlantis. 1067 15:51:51,000 --> 15:51:54,958 Congratulations on a very successful mission 1068 15:51:54,958 --> 15:51:57,375 giving Hubble a new set of eyes 1069 15:51:57,375 --> 15:52:01,583 that will continue to expand our knowledge of the universe. 1070 15:52:03,875 --> 15:52:05,250 -Thank you, Houston. 1071 15:52:05,250 --> 15:52:08,125 It was a thrill from start to finish. 1072 15:52:08,125 --> 15:52:09,875 We've had a great ride. 1073 15:52:09,875 --> 15:52:13,042 It took a whole team across the country to pull it off. 1074 15:52:13,042 --> 15:52:14,750 Our hats off to y'all. 1075 15:52:14,750 --> 15:52:16,625 Thank you so much. 1076 15:52:16,625 --> 15:52:16,625