DaveS - 20/6/2006 6:54 PMI just hope that we'll only see one tanking of ET-119 as we all know what MAF found when examining ET-120 which had two tankings.
zinfab - 30/6/2006 8:25 AMhttp://space.com/includes/iab.html?url=/missionlaunches/060629_newtools.htmlAORP is finally "out there." I saw it on NASA-TV's press conference yesterday afternoon.
I know this is a very old thread, but Wayne Hale has now started a series of blog posts about the STS-121 launch decision:https://waynehale.wordpress.com/2017/04/27/sts-121-the-hardest-launch-part-1/
I remain no go based on potential loss of vehicle however for this mission I have no intention to appeal the decision based upon ISS capability to provide CSCS
I am no go based on loss of vehicle risk (ice frost ramps). Based on appeal to administrator I have no intention to appeal his risk acceptance and concur with proceeding with the mission
I hadn't realised that the doc Wayne references (attached to this post) is the STS-121 certificate of flight readiness with missing signatures (don't know how normal that was) and caveated signatures:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?id=4569From a series of PRCB, SCIM and FRR documents on L2 - and there's likely to be more articles to come as we're still going through some other areas (not foam) for the next article.