STS-114 Mission Update Thread

[shuttle_rtf]

Shuttle Guy's just walked into work at the LLC <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" />

 

[shuttle_rtf]

Great minds and all that <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> <br /><br />Heh, recognised one of "my guys" who helped on some ET stories. Got a little giggy like a girly over that <img src="/images/icons/crazy.gif" /> <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" />

 

[marslauncher]

lol, how many cups are you on now, about to go and get my 15th!<br /><br />Shuttle is now fully fueled and I think I just saw the team drive out to make the final checks.

 

[marslauncher]

what would be even worse would be a latin soccer commentator...... <br /><br />LAUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNCH!

 

[redgryphon]

I'm also a fan of Rob Navias (of the incredibly long sentence). His voice has a certain dramatic tone that hearks back to the early days. I hope we'll hear from him after liftoff.

 

[redgryphon]

Um, Mars, could you edit your post please? It's messing up the screen width. <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" />

 

[shuttle_rtf]

Coffee? I've moved on to LH2 <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" />

 

[erauskydiver]

Woohoo!! Closeout Crew shots.

 

[najab]

I was just thinking I forgot to remind him to wear a SDC tee-shirt! <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" />

 

[najab]

The secondary NASA-TV channel is showing the video of the crew weather briefing. There's not much on the Melbourne (FL, not Australia) weather radar - they could launch right now if it was time.<br /><br />I'm waiting for it to switch to the TAL/AOA sites to see what's happening there.

 

[SpaceKiwi]

Nearly 3a.m. local time. Starting to fade a little. Might be time to activate the coffee maker. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em><font size="2" color="#ff0000">Who is this superhero?  Henry, the mild-mannered janitor ... could be!</font></em></p><p><em><font size="2">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</font></em></p><p><font size="5">Bring Back The Black!</font></p> </div>

 

[earth_bound_misfit]

Are you planning on going right thru SK?<br />Me, i'm hitting the pit. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p> </p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------- </p><p>Wanna see this site looking like the old SDC uplink?</p><p>Go here to see how: <strong>SDC Eye saver </strong>  </p> </div>

 

[SpaceKiwi]

Yep, I'm sticking it out until I have to go to work. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em><font size="2" color="#ff0000">Who is this superhero?  Henry, the mild-mannered janitor ... could be!</font></em></p><p><em><font size="2">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</font></em></p><p><font size="5">Bring Back The Black!</font></p> </div>

 

[arobie]

Arobie logging in.<br /><br />Live picture of the shuttle on screen. Aint she a beaut!<br /><br />This is the first shuttle launch I have watched live. Columbia was the first I had followed. That was about the time I had really become interested in current space news and old enough to understand enough to know what is going on.<br /><br />I've got those butterflies flying around in my stomach now. Good luck to the entire shuttle team, and fly true Discovery.

 

[shuttle_rtf]

Been up 31 hours and counting. "I'll sleep tonight" for sure.

 

[backspace]

KSC Weather Officer now saying chances of launch today downgraded to 40%... and falling....

 

[SpaceKiwi]

George said we may go Red throughout the day. Keep the faith. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em><font size="2" color="#ff0000">Who is this superhero?  Henry, the mild-mannered janitor ... could be!</font></em></p><p><em><font size="2">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</font></em></p><p><font size="5">Bring Back The Black!</font></p> </div>

 

[lunatio_gordin]

uh oh. but all the pictures today look so nice...

 

[CalliArcale]

Let's all keep our fingers crossed anyway. <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> The crew have now all donned their suits. They should head out to the van in about fifteen minutes. TAL sites have been activated, including the new one in France, and the SLF's radar has also been activated in the unlikely event of an RTLS abort. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><font color="#666699"><em>"People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint it's more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly . . . timey wimey . . . stuff."</em>  -- The Tenth Doctor, "Blink"</font></p> </div>

 

[marslauncher]

here is the latest...<br /><br /><br />

 

[erauskydiver]

Stupid CNN has a poll on their website that asks "Do you think NASA should go ahead with the launch of Discovery?"<br /><br />So far, 73% (63,431 votes) said yes, 27% (23,570 votes) said no.

 

[CalliArcale]

Here's a link to radar on Intellicast that shows Merritt Island and the Cape. Right now, there's a nasty blob of precipitation on Merritt Island.<br /><br />click here <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><font color="#666699"><em>"People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint it's more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly . . . timey wimey . . . stuff."</em>  -- The Tenth Doctor, "Blink"</font></p> </div>

 

[shuttle_rtf]

The BBC just asked their guy if NASA thinks the "Aeroplane" will get into space without any hitches.<br /><br />Slow day in the brain departments of some media centres.

 

[shuttle_rtf]

What is "precipitation" anyway? American for rain? <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" />

 

[nacnud]

English for H₂O falling from the sky (ie rain snow sleet mist hail etc)