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Shuttle Simulation Landing Script

by Chris Rowan

See role descriptions

Positions                  Student Names
----------              --------------------

PILOT                   ____________________

COMMANDER               ____________________

MEDICAL OFFICER         ____________________

LAB # 1                 ____________________

LAB # 2                 ____________________

PAO # 1                 ____________________

PAO # 2                 ____________________

CAPCOM                  ____________________

FLIGHT DYNAMICS          ____________________

M. E. 1                 ____________________

FLIGHT DIRECTOR         ____________________


CAPCOM:     Columbia II, prepare to close cargo baydoors, over.

Lab # 1:    Roger, Control.  Ready to close CBD's, over.

CAPCOM:     Closing CBD's . . . CBD's closed and locked.

Commander:  Roger, Control.

PAO # 1:    The astronauts have closed the cargo bay doors.

Commander:  Mission Control, this is Columbia II.  APU prestart
complete, over.

PAO # 2:    The astronauts have finished powering up the auxiliary
power units.

Flight Dir: Roger, out.

            M.E.1, this is Mission Control.  What is your status?

M.E.1:      We are orbiting Edwards Air Force Base at 54,000 feet
and are ready to trail Columbia II in, over.

Flight Dir: Roger, M.E.1.

PAO # 1:    The Flight Director has contacted the NASA weather
plane, M.E.1, to verify its position and status.

Flight Dir: Columbia II, you are go for de-orbit burn, over.

Commander:  Roger, go for de-orbit burn, out.

Pilot:      Beginning altitude adjustment.  Maneuver to burn
altitude complete.  Descending into the upper atmosphere, over.

Med Off:    M.E.1, this is Columbia II.  What are the current
weather conditions over Edwards Air Force Base?  Over.

M.E.1:      Columbia II, this is M.E.1.  Current weather conditions
are:  Winds out of the north/northwest at 15 knots with gusts to 25
knots; partly cloudy from 10,000 feet to 25,000 feet with unlimited
visibility above 25,000 feet.  Barometric pressure at 38.6 and
rising.  Chance for rain at 20 percent.

PAO # 2:    The NASA weather plane, M.E. 1, has reported the
current weather conditions.  Conditions for landing are good.

Lab # 2:    M.E.1, this is Columbia II.  We copy, over.

Flight Dir: Commander, you will enter communications blackout in 20
seconds, over.

Commander:  Roger, Control.  Communications blackout confirmed, over.

        (To shuttle crew)  Entering blackout.

PAO # 1:    The shuttle has entered a region of intense ionization
that prohibits radio communications.

(Engage in no radio communications with Mission Control.  The
following lines are to be spoken over the Columbia II's internal
2-way radios.)

Pilot:      Activating RCS roll thrusters.  Adjusting altitude for
re-entry.

Lab # 2:    External heating 600 degrees.

Pilot:      RCS thrusters deactivating.

Lab # 1:    External heating 900 degrees.

Commander:  Extend elevators.  Conduct first roll reversal.

(You have now left the region of high ionization and may resume
communications with Mission Control)

Med Off:    Leaving Communications blackout.  Control, do you read?
Over.

Flight Dir: We read you, Columbia II.  We also have visual contact.
You are looking good, over.

PAO # 2:    The shuttle has left the region of high ionization and
has resumed communications with Mission Control. Pilot Control, this
is Columbia II.  We are ready to assume manual control, over.

Flight Dir: Roger, Columbia II.  Deactivating computer guidance
systems.  Happy landings, over.

PAO # 1:    The pilot will now take control of the flight controls
and land the shuttle by entering "G" on the keyboard.

Pilot:      Roger, Control.  First roll reversal complete.

Lab # 2:    Temperature 1300 degrees and climbing.

CAPCOM:     M. E. 1, this is Mission Control.  Do you have the
Columbia II in sight?  Over.

M.E. 1:     Control, this is M.E. 1.  We have the Columbia II in
sight, approximately 3 miles downrange.  We are closing distance,
over.

Lab # 1:    Temperature 1500 degrees and falling.

Flt Dyn:    Columbia II, this is Control.  Set speed brakes to 100%,
over.

Commander:  Roger, Control.  Speed brakes to 100%, over.

PAO # 2:    The shuttle's speed brakes have been set to maximum to
slow the shuttle's rate of descent.

Pilot:      Conducting second roll reversal.

Med Off:    Temperature nominal.  Deploying air data probes.

M.E. 1:     Columbia II, your current ground air speed is Mach  3.3,
over.

Commander:  Roger, Mach 3.3.  Out.

Flt Dyn:    Columbia II, this is Control.  Deploy landing gear,
over.

Lab # 1:    Roger, Control.  Landing gear deployed, over.

PAO # 1:    The landing gear of the shuttle have been lowered.

Flt Dyn:    M.E. 1, this is Control.  Confirm deployed and locked
gear, over.

M. E. 1.:   Control, this is M.E. 1.  Gear down and locked.  Out.

PAO # 2:    M.E. 1, the NASA weather plane, confirms that the
shuttle's landing gear are down and locked.

Commander:  Control, confirm flight auto-land guidance systems
active, over.

CAPCOM:     Columbia II, this is Control.  Auto-land system active.

Pilot:      Roger, Control.  Out.

Flt Dyn:    (Wait until just before shuttle touchdown, then . . .)

Columbia II touchdown.  Repeat, you have rear wheel touchdown.  Nose
wheel touchdown . . . Repeat, you have nose wheel touchdown.

Pilot:      Braking procedure active.

Commander:  Full stop . . . We have full stop.

Flt Dyn:    M.E. 1, this is Control.  Confirm full stop of Columbia
II, over.

M.E. 1:     Control, this is M. E. 1.  Columbia II is at full stop.

Flt Dyn:    M. E. 1, this is Control.  Thank you, and you are
cleared on corridor 3 heading 285.  You are cleared to 40,000 feet,
over.

M. E. 1:    Roger, Control.  Leaving area on corridor 3, clear to
40,000 feet, over.

Flight Dir: Columbia II, you are cleared to release safety harness,
over.

Commander:  Roger, Control.  Releasing safety harness.

Flight Dir: You are cleared to egress the shuttle.  Welcome home,
Columbia II.

Commander:  Roger, Control.  We are egressing shuttle.  Columbia II
out.

 
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