From: snidely.too@gmail.com   
      
   Monday, Snidely murmurred ...   
   > JF Mezei suggested that ...   
   >> Looking at Inspiration4 landing.   
   >> They were the highest a human has been since last Hubble repaid mission   
   >> (and may have been higher).   
   >>   
   >> They jettisomed the "trunk" before de-orbit burn.  Is this SOP for   
   >> Dragon or special for this mission?   By detaching before de-orbit,   
   >> doesn't that create space debris with trucnk staying high up for a long   
   >> time (since that orbit was bery high) ?   
   >>   
   >> I was under the impression the standard was to fire de-orbit engines and   
   >> then separate which ensures both portions de-orbit with the capsule   
   >> distancing itself from the trunk/service module as soon as aerodynamics   
   >> kick in.   
   >   
   > This evening, we're expecting /Endeavour/ to proceed through trunk   
   > separation, nosecone closure, and the deorbit burn.   
   >   
   > [Crew2 just got "Dragon is go for undocking"]   
      
   Fly around complete, now in free flight, with the departure phasing   
   burn next.   
      
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