OFSS mission 12

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Main engine start. All systems are ready


Successfully take off


Ascending to 20km and raising speed to Mach 4.5


Using scream engines and still increasing speed. All system are ok. Rinc with Core are falling.


Mach 20. Closing scream engines and start main engines to reach orbit 150x340km


Hard dock


Closing core solar panels. Station is running on battery. This mission is critical.


Preparing for grapple payload


New solar panels are grappled


Transferring solar panels to final position

 

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Checking visually. Panels are in incorrect position. Necessary to grapple on second grapple point


Now is position OK


Checking alignment....Perfect situation for mounting


New solar panels are installed

 

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Retracting solar panels.


Rotating solar panels


Solar panels are in best position.


Preparing for atmosphere insertion

 

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De-orbit maneuver was not perfect. We made four jumps in atmosphere. Last jump was critical 80% maximum safe wings load. But G-force was OK for crews.


Approaching Wideawake international airport. Runway 12R is free and prepared. Landing is approved.


Preparing for touch down. Decreasing vertical velocity for smooth landing.


Mission 12 accomplished