STS-114 Mission Update Thread

SpaceKiwi · Jul 13, 2005

Apparently working a heater issue on the ET. A Red Crew has been dispatched to the pad to changeout a package prior to beginning the tanking operation. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Who is this superhero? Henry, the mild-mannered janitor ... could be!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bring Back The Black! </div>

shuttle_rtf · Jul 13, 2005

Yeah, checking into that. Well spotted.

marslauncher · Jul 13, 2005

These 7 Astronauts, each with the smaller burden of expectation from each respective country, have the world watching them, They are about to ascend into the abyss of space on the greatest vehicle ever designed. The dedication these fellow humans show is outstanding, the sacrifice they are willing to take to provide each and every one of us with technology that is used to save lives and better our understanding and way of life. They stand for all of humankind, they are our ambassadors in space, prepping the infrastructure so that we may one day follow them in the pursuit of knowledge and colonisation of the stars. This is humankinds destiny. Godspeed Discovery. For all Humankind

SpaceKiwi · Jul 13, 2005

It's taking an age to change out this firing package. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Who is this superhero? Henry, the mild-mannered janitor ... could be!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bring Back The Black! </div>

marslauncher · Jul 13, 2005

Yep, but what a sight for sore eyes, watching NASATV on comp with CNN to my right, complete coverage! Discovery looks majestical out there on the pad, the Shuttle's have been sorely missed. COME ON AND FIX THE HEATER!!!

marslauncher · Jul 13, 2005

For anyone that wants to keep tabs... on my 6th cup of coffee....

marslauncher · Jul 13, 2005

WOOHOOO SUCCESSFUL!!! Tanking started at 7.11am EST! COME ON!!!

nacnud · Jul 13, 2005

SpaceKiwi · Jul 13, 2005

Rockin'! Tanking ops have begun with the chill-down of the lines. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Who is this superhero? Henry, the mild-mannered janitor ... could be!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bring Back The Black! </div>

shuttle_rtf · Jul 13, 2005

On Coffee number 10 <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> Chilldown has begun. Heater issue fixed. Well done Red Team <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> Chilldown began at a delayed 7:11am.

shuttle_rtf · Jul 13, 2005

Look at all us Shuttle junkies lol!

georgeniebling · Jul 13, 2005

the windows on the roof of the orbiter (which had the problem yesterday) .... are those a legacy from the ejection seats which Columbia had? I know they were never installed on Discovery but the "holes" might have been there.

grooble · Jul 13, 2005

When i heard of that tile problem yesterday, i rejoiced, thinking i'd betted right that the shuttle wouldn't launch this year. But the way things are going, i'm gonna lose out $10 to shuttle_guy!

nacnud · Jul 13, 2005

are those a legacy from the ejection seats which Columbia had? I don't think so, they are used for watching the ISS docking, and there is the remote manipulator station under them as well. I think that there is also a pair of windows into the cargo bay from there. From STS-92:

SpaceKiwi · Jul 13, 2005

SG would give us the full skinny if he were around. I wonder where he is .......... oh, that's right, he's helping launch the freakin' Shuttle today!!! <img src="/images/icons/laugh.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Who is this superhero? Henry, the mild-mannered janitor ... could be!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bring Back The Black! </div>

bobw · Jul 13, 2005

Did you bet $10 with a lot of other friends too? This could get expensive <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> I scheduled my vacation for the May launch so I can't go. I was disappointed then but I feel excited today; spacewalks! Go NASA go America! I've been watching for about an hour and I need to make some coffee. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

najab · Jul 13, 2005

>...the windows on the roof of the orbiter (which had the problem yesterday) .... are those a legacy from the ejection seats which Columbia had?No. The windows are over the aft part of the flight deck and were part of the original design, so that the crew has a few for docking.

grooble · Jul 13, 2005

I made a bet last year that all Allied forces would be out of Iraq by 1st jan 2006. Oh well, $100 down the drain.

georgeniebling · Jul 13, 2005

yeah, when I webnt back and looked I realized those windows are *way* too far "back" to be ejection covers ... the ones of Columbia were obviously more forward over the CDR and PLT seats. It's early and I'm sleepy .... GO FLIGHT!

erauskydiver · Jul 13, 2005

Does anybody else find Jessica Rye's commentary on NASA TV to not be as enjoyable as the previous commentator's? Hmm... was it Buckingham that did it before? Anyway, I think I find her voice and way of speaking to be annoying.

marslauncher · Jul 13, 2005

WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2005 1155 GMT (7:55 a.m. EDT) T-minus 4 hours and counting. The count has another hour before clocks enter a three-hour planned hold. 1140 GMT (7:40 a.m. EDT) The latest weather forecast is still predicting a 60 percent chance of acceptable conditions today. Clouds and thunderstorms are the main threats. All three abort landing sites in France and Spain are looking good. But it will be a wait-and-watch situation for the dicy Florida summertime weather at the launch site.

shuttle_rtf · Jul 13, 2005

Apparently she's only 4ft tall and a bit 'robotic' She's pretty good looking all the same. Anyway, enough talk of Boeing's CEV blueprint <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> She does sound like she's got some nasal issues.

SpaceKiwi · Jul 13, 2005

<blockquote>In reply to:<hr />Anyway, I think I find her voice and way of speaking to be annoying.<hr /></blockquote> I agree. She doesn't seem proficient in the subjects she is talking about, resulting in sentences which sometimes don't make grammatical sense. I'm assuming she is the 'graveyard shift' host, and one of the first-stringers (hopefully George or Rob) will be along sooner rather than later. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Who is this superhero? Henry, the mild-mannered janitor ... could be!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bring Back The Black! </div>

SpaceKiwi · Jul 13, 2005

Don't like the looks of some of that cloud rolling in from the right of the pad. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Who is this superhero? Henry, the mild-mannered janitor ... could be!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bring Back The Black! </div>

jaredgalen · Jul 13, 2005

Just want to clarify something for myself about the launch time. On this page http://www.space.com/returntoflight/ , in the "Discovery’s External Tank Fueling Continues" update, the author says launch is scheduled for "3:51 p.m. EDT (1951 GMT)" yet the clock at the top of the page indicates a GMT launch time of about 20:51 GMT. Looks like UTC and GMT is messing with peoples heads, I think. Confusing myself now. <img src="/images/icons/frown.gif" />

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