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| 1.
Patrick Donovan,
of Cameron Park, Calif., asks the question: |
Why is
the space station in a 51.6-degree inclined orbit instead of
something less or something more?
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| 2.
Hai Nguyen, of Houston, Texas, asks the question: |
Is there
ever a period where Mission Control loses communication with
the shuttle or station? From my limited understanding, the zone
of exclusion has been closed with the Guam Remote Ground Relay
Terminal, but is there still a loss of communication as the
signal is handed over from one satellite to the next?
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| 3.
Steve
Madwin, of Fremont, Calif.,
asks the question: |
I understand
the assembly sequence of the truss structure, but what happened
to the S2/P2 Truss segments?
ANSWER |
| 4.
Michael
Ravnitzky, of Silver Spring, Md.,
asks the question: |
How many
times are the orbiter drag chutes typically re-used? What happens
to the ones that are no longer usable?
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| 5.
Ralph
Branch, of Richton Park, Ill.,
asks the question: |
Does the
MCC personnel follow the same sleep schedule as the crew?
ANSWER
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| 6.
Amy
Slibolt, of Cody, Wyo., asks
the question: |
Why are
the astronauts told to load fluids and take salt tablets just
before they end the mission?
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| 7.
Kirby
Runyon, of Spring Arbor, Mich.,
asks the question: |
My question
concerns how the orbiter attains the ISS' altitude. When the
orbiter achieves the 122-nautical-mile orbit after launch, what
maneuvers does it perform to allow for an orbit of 250 nautical
miles?
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| 8.
Scott
Rowe, of Saint Peters, Mo.,
asks the question: |
What happens
to the Z1 Truss after the P6 is repositioned?
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| 9.
Sebastian
Stabroth, of Braunschweig, Germany,
asks the question: |
Congratulations!
The new ET camera launch view was terrific. Since the camera
lens became fogged during SRB separation, how do you prevent
the orbiter front windows from fogging at that moment of ascent?
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| 10.
Meggyesi
Zalán, of Pécs, Hungary, asks
the question: |
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What is the cargo
bay capacity of the space shuttle?
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