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Countdown proceeding for scheduled launch today at 14:28 EST (1928 GMT).
Preview story here Live coverage on NASA TV a few hours before scheduled liftoff. Quote:
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Antimatter Man
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Inside 30 minutes to scheduled liftoff.
Weather and all systems GO. |
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Lord of the Rant.
Formerly turtle2472 Join Date: Mar 2005
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I need a link to watch it! I'm actually home for the day though I might be on the roof assessing the damage our little storm caused if the roofer gets here on time.
Louis L'Amour, “To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.” Visit our archived Minecraft world! | Maybe someday I'll proof read, until then deal with it. |
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Antimatter Man
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http://www.nasa.gov/55644main_NASATV_Windows.asx
Works in QT if you've got the right codecs... 2 minutes to liftoff |
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Beautiful launch. I didn't get into the NASA tweetup but it was clear enough to see from my front yard! Here's a video from my iPhone:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-crAa3Y8Yk |
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Antimatter Man
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Looked pretty clean from a debris standpoint, but briefing to come may provide more detail.
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Antimatter Man
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Hmmm...
Bill Gerstenmeier at the Post-Launch Briefing said they've got 6 tanks and sets of SRBs left. 5 planned flights and a 'Contingency Rescue' stack in case there's a problem on the last launch. He wouldn't be led on the question of using the Contingency tank and SRBs for a 6th flight if requested. And he said that tank and SRB processing have already been ramped down and would take 2.5 to 3 years to restart and certify any new SRB or ET... so even if they wanted more, there would be a significant gap. All those who believe in telekinesis, raise my hand. |
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Formerly turtle2472 Join Date: Mar 2005
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I was late for the launch. I got it up on my daughters computer finally after it had just cleared the tower. I still got to see a fair bit of it but the roofer showed up just after booster separation.
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Stupid Russian computers.
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