Author Topic: LIVE: STS-134 - LAUNCH AND FLIGHT DAY 1 UPDATES - May 16, 2011  (Read 225464 times)

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LIVE interactive coverage for Endeavour's STS-134 countdown, launch attempt 2.

This is interactive, but will remain focused on updates. Use the other threads.

List: http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=4.0 - for items such as viewing the launch, weather and cheerleading posts.

The site will get very busy as we get closer to launch, so please appreciate the thread needs to run on updates, not random posts, and non compliant posts will be deleted by moderators without notice.

Links:

Links to various forms of NASA TV Coverage:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=11070.0

Coverage will be centralized on this site, via these live threads and news articles, but I will ''tweet" important updates via http://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight

All STS-134 articles published by this site can be seen here:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/tag/sts-134/

L-2 Article
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/05/sts-134-countdown-vader-payload-struggles-launch-delay/

L-1 Article - Updating DDO and return of Soyuz Flyabout planning - by Pete Harding:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/05/sts-134-issp-approves-ddo-soyuz-flyabout-returns-to-mission-planning/

Launch Day article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/05/live-sts-134-attempt-2-updates/

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L2 Members should also refer to the L2 STS-134 Special which is transitioning from PRCB/FRR to MMT/MER level coverage, which will once again drive the upcoming articles on site given the exclusive and live nature of the L2 mission coverage.

L2 STS-134 Special Section:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=48.0 or
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?action=tags&tags=STS-134

To read what L2 is all about:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=22487.0
To join L2:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/l2/


Should a scrub be called , this thread will continue until the attempt 3 thread goes live ahead of the next tanking opportunity.

Should Endeavour launch, this thread will continue as Flight Day 1 updates, with new threads for each of the upcoming Flight Days.

Godspeed Endeavour!
« Last Edit: 05/16/2011 01:15 pm by Chris Bergin »
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Re: LIVE: STS-134 - LAUNCH ATTEMPT 2 UPDATES - May 16, 2011
« Reply #1 on: 05/15/2011 09:46 pm »
From Earlier, RSS rotation:


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Thread open. 45 minutes to tanking.

Waiting on the MMT.
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Re: LIVE: STS-134 - LAUNCH ATTEMPT 2 UPDATES - May 16, 2011
« Reply #3 on: 05/16/2011 02:51 am »
baseline picture to compare when Endeavour's icy cold veins (MPS/ET) start to fill with LH2 and LO2

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Launch day article, including a full review of the APU issue and mitigation via L2:

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/05/live-sts-134-attempt-2-updates/
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MMT meeting, waiting for go for tanking.
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GO for tanking.
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15 minutes to chilldown.
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Re: LIVE: STS-134 - LAUNCH ATTEMPT 2 UPDATES - May 16, 2011
« Reply #8 on: 05/16/2011 03:23 am »
During the first attempt, there was noted a small leak on the MLP during tanking.  Was this addressed during the delay, or can we expect to hear notes of this again?

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Re: LIVE: STS-134 - LAUNCH ATTEMPT 2 UPDATES - May 16, 2011
« Reply #9 on: 05/16/2011 03:25 am »
NTV switching to the banner for tanking coverage

Edit tanking coverage beginning
« Last Edit: 05/16/2011 03:31 am by Ronsmytheiii »

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NTV about to start tanking coverage.

Tanking will begin with chilldown. Should get to see the pump turning.
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Re: LIVE: STS-134 - LAUNCH ATTEMPT 2 UPDATES - May 16, 2011
« Reply #11 on: 05/16/2011 03:32 am »
view in the LCC

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Re: LIVE: STS-134 - LAUNCH ATTEMPT 2 UPDATES - May 16, 2011
« Reply #12 on: 05/16/2011 03:33 am »
view of missing FRCS cover
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Re: LIVE: STS-134 - LAUNCH ATTEMPT 2 UPDATES - May 16, 2011
« Reply #13 on: 05/16/2011 03:36 am »
T minus 6 hours and counting
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Re: LIVE: STS-134 - LAUNCH ATTEMPT 2 UPDATES - May 16, 2011
« Reply #14 on: 05/16/2011 03:38 am »
CHill down has begun

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Re: LIVE: STS-134 - LAUNCH ATTEMPT 2 UPDATES - May 16, 2011
« Reply #15 on: 05/16/2011 03:39 am »
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Re: LIVE: STS-134 - LAUNCH ATTEMPT 2 UPDATES - May 16, 2011
« Reply #16 on: 05/16/2011 03:44 am »
LO2 team watching the line chill down in the LCC
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Per L2. OMS pressure IPR-65, LCC OMS05 waiver in work.
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Re: LIVE: STS-134 - LAUNCH ATTEMPT 2 UPDATES - May 16, 2011
« Reply #18 on: 05/16/2011 03:51 am »
PAO says no issues right now, guess he doesn't know about the OMS pressure issue

LH2 slow fill has begun, view of the LH2 console at the LCC
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Re: LIVE: STS-134 - LAUNCH ATTEMPT 2 UPDATES - May 16, 2011
« Reply #19 on: 05/16/2011 04:02 am »
PAO says no issues right now, guess he doesn't know about the OMS pressure issue
He does! You have to see how he frames it: "The launch team is not working any issues that would prevent us from launching".

It's the part that I emphasized that allows him not to mention the OMS pressure issue.
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