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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #320 on: 11/12/2017 10:41 am »
NASA coverage starting soon.
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #321 on: 11/12/2017 10:44 am »
L-30mins.

Clocks are at T-20mins.

No issues.  Launch team is continuing to march right down the timeline today.

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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #322 on: 11/12/2017 10:45 am »
Team is polling for final FTS power on.

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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #323 on: 11/12/2017 10:45 am »
Team is polling for final FTS power on.

All is GO for FTS power on.

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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #324 on: 11/12/2017 10:45 am »
L-30 minutes. Performing poll for FTS. And go.
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #325 on: 11/12/2017 10:46 am »
NASA coverage has started.
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #326 on: 11/12/2017 10:48 am »
All FTS power on steps complete and good.

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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #327 on: 11/12/2017 10:50 am »
Rob Navis commentating. Amanda Davis of Orbital ATK describing scrub procedure.
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #328 on: 11/12/2017 10:50 am »
Re-setting charge amps.

And that's done and "restored to flight mode."

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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #329 on: 11/12/2017 10:51 am »
Reconfiguring valves for final countdown.

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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #330 on: 11/12/2017 10:51 am »
L-25 minutes. NASA is running about 25 seconds behind Wallops.
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #331 on: 11/12/2017 10:52 am »
Upper level winds are GO!

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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #332 on: 11/12/2017 10:53 am »
Arm operators.
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #333 on: 11/12/2017 10:54 am »
To boldly go where no human has gone before !

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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #334 on: 11/12/2017 10:54 am »
Two boats coming from the north.  Coast Guard trying to intercept.  Possibility boats could foul this attempt.

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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #335 on: 11/12/2017 10:54 am »
Launch timeline.
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #336 on: 11/12/2017 10:54 am »
T-10mins and HOLDING. This is a planned 10min built-in-hold. The hold should release, if all is go, at 07:04:52 EST, leading to a launch at 07:14:52 EST (12:14:52 UTC).

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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #337 on: 11/12/2017 10:56 am »
L-20 minutes. Entering 10 minute hold.
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #338 on: 11/12/2017 10:57 am »
T-10mins and HOLDING. This is a planned 10min built-in-hold. The hold should release, if all is go, at 07:04:52 EST, leading to a launch at 07:14:52 EST (12:14:52 UTC).

Reminder, this is a 5min window. So if those boats do intrude, we can extend the T-10min hold for 5 additional minutes then is currently planned.
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-8 - Antares - November 12, 2017
« Reply #339 on: 11/12/2017 10:59 am »
To boldly go where no human has gone before !

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