STS-2 Orbit 2 to Sleep Period - Full Mission PT 2

STS-2 - Orbit 2 to Sleep Period - Full Mission
STS-2 mission continues. After launch and the first orbit completed the crew troubleshoot some issues seen with the APUs during launch. Star Tracker and IMU alignments are performed, the cargo-bay doors are opened and the crew and Houston troubleshoot a faulty fuel cell, which has to be shutdown, bringing into play the mission rule of a shortened 2 day mission rather than the original planned 5 days. The sleep period starts to end Day 1 orbital activities.
All audio/video/film/documentation courtesy NASA
Orbiter and KSP are used for the shuttle day-time visuals
Paolo Mangili provided MCC Earth Map and the Shuttle Icon
Johannes Kemppanen provided documents and the STS-2 transcript
Jeff Ray provided many of the documents with diagrams
Mike Fried provided the TV downlink
Phillip C remixed the audio
Thanks to all!
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[@echo5delta]

That “Summary Timeline” with the purple line showing current spot is an awesome edit! It’s cool to read through the notes with sound synced. I don’t think anyone understands how much these 1st missions were workload heavy. I remember it being talked up in the media as just very routine. I think they were trying to sell the Shuttle platform to American taxpayers though.

[@lunarmodule5]

Thanks for the comment, especially around the mission timeline graphic. I agree these first missions were very work heavy, which later, larger crews didn't have. I am so glad you noticed the flight plan graphic, it certainly shows how much they were trying to cram in, and, during this period, because of issues with the APU and Fuel Cell, meant the timeline was already out of synch with the preplanned schedule

[@The_dislike_guy]

I do lots of driving, I think I’ve listened to every single one of your videos at least twice by now, keep up the excellent work

[@lunarmodule5]

I find the Comms quite relaxing to listen to too

[@Zoomer30_]

Even though I lived it, hard to remember when shuttles had to rely on geoud stations and not TDRS.

[@zanpsimer7685]

Loved the throwback comment about the sandwich in his pressure suit. 1:13:26 😂😂😂

[@lunarmodule5]

I wish I had a pressure suit I could keep a sandwich in!

[@zanpsimer7685]

@@lunarmodule5 me too!!!

[@fortitudevalance8424]

Columbia would have flown at the same time as the, at the time unoccupied, Salyut 6. I’m sure the Soviets were keeping a close eye on the Shuttle’s activities.
Saying that the cooperation with the Russians with Mir and the USA with Shuttles Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour was very meaningful in diplomatic terms, imagine if Buran was there too.

[@MattWinacott]

Great animations, great editing, wow!!!

[@lunarmodule5]

Thank you very much! Thanks for the continued support - was an interesting one to put together

[@campbellmays9900]

It’s too bad we’ll probably never see a Full Mission from you of the *other* Columbia flight ended early by fuel cell problems - but maybe Mike from Shuttlesource could do a video series of that mission,I’m sure he’s got some footage in his collection

[@shellramsey1273]

great as always!-Jim

[@lunarmodule5]

Thanks Jim

[@rickardandreasson5095]

Awesome video as always. I really like that you make videos like this about amazing historic spaceflight where an enthusiast like me can just listen and watch excited like a kid at xmas. ))). I have a question. Who is the PA voice from houston? Prior to the launch it was hugh harris.

[@lunarmodule5]

I know the second guy is Jack Riley...maybe the first is Doug Ward, but not sure. The last PAO for the sleep period I am unsure of...

[@campbellmays9900]

2:11:45 cue Gene Kranz being like :”Just *leave* already,Neil.”

[@RaAyAp]

Thx thx thx!

[@lunarmodule5]

Thanks for the help with the documents!

[@NatesRandomVideo]

Would love to know which airliner was immortalized near 47 Min on the third harmonic of theIr VHF freq on the UHF receiver. Hahaha. 😊

[@lunarmodule5]

Yeah me too!

[@rickardandreasson5095]

I got another question. Sometimes in the radio transmissions from columbia it sounds like a warning alarm is going in the background in the shuttle. Is it a warning alarm or just interference?

[@lunarmodule5]

Can you timestamp an example?

[@rickardandreasson5095]

1:46:59

[@mattmiller5671]

CapCom is Dan Brandenstein

[@lunarmodule5]

....until shift change, when Rick Hauk takes over