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Re: LIVE: STS-134 - LAUNCH DAY UPDATES - April 29, 2011
« Reply #100 on: 04/29/2011 03:39 pm »
MS1 Mike Fincke.  His first Shuttle flight!

MS4 Greg Chamitoff.  Second shuttle flight.

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Re: LIVE: STS-134 - LAUNCH DAY UPDATES - April 29, 2011
« Reply #101 on: 04/29/2011 03:40 pm »
MS3 Drew Feustel.

MS2 Roberti Vittori.
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Re: LIVE: STS-134 - LAUNCH DAY UPDATES - April 29, 2011
« Reply #102 on: 04/29/2011 03:42 pm »
Endeavour on 39A.

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Re: LIVE: STS-134 - LAUNCH DAY UPDATES - April 29, 2011
« Reply #103 on: 04/29/2011 03:42 pm »
per radio feed, sounds like the weather aircraft has taken off
FWIW, the ops timeline here is showing T-38 take off in one hour from now...at 12:42 local.

Crew ingress showing here at 12:27 local.
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Re: LIVE: STS-134 - LAUNCH DAY UPDATES - April 29, 2011
« Reply #104 on: 04/29/2011 03:44 pm »
per radio feed, sounds like the weather aircraft has taken off
FWIW, the ops timeline here is showing T-38 take off in one hour from now...at 12:42 local.


That's what Flightaware shows as well. I did hear a photo plane take off just a bit ago.

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Re: LIVE: STS-134 - LAUNCH DAY UPDATES - April 29, 2011
« Reply #105 on: 04/29/2011 03:47 pm »
Here's what the crew had to eat for breakfast:

CDR Kelly had eggs, sausage, fruit, and an english muffin.

PLT Johnson had eggs, cheese, prosciutto, and fruit.

MS Fincke had eggs, hasbrowns, sausage, fruit, and an english muffin.

MS Fuestel had an egg, an english muffin, and fruit.

MS Chamitoff had yougurt and bananas.

MS Vittori didn't eat anything, and will wait for the lunch/snack period.

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Re: LIVE: STS-134 - LAUNCH DAY UPDATES - April 29, 2011
« Reply #106 on: 04/29/2011 03:52 pm »
out of the t- 3 hours hold
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Re: LIVE: STS-134 - LAUNCH DAY UPDATES - April 29, 2011
« Reply #107 on: 04/29/2011 03:53 pm »
Crew ingress showing here at 12:27 local.
Also FWIW, showing the Flight Director / Flight Dynamics Officer tag-up five minutes before that at 11:22 CDT.

A/G voice checks in about 90 minutes from now.

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Re: LIVE: STS-134 - LAUNCH DAY UPDATES - April 29, 2011
« Reply #108 on: 04/29/2011 03:53 pm »
All the tweeters are going over to the edge of the press site to see the astrovan go by.  Closeout crew is in the white room.  5 minutes from crew walkout.
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Re: LIVE: STS-134 - LAUNCH DAY UPDATES - April 29, 2011
« Reply #109 on: 04/29/2011 03:56 pm »
this was the final shot of the FI team, they have left the pad

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Re: LIVE: STS-134 - LAUNCH DAY UPDATES - April 29, 2011
« Reply #110 on: 04/29/2011 04:02 pm »
Here come the astronauts!

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Re: LIVE: STS-134 - LAUNCH DAY UPDATES - April 29, 2011
« Reply #111 on: 04/29/2011 04:03 pm »

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Re: LIVE: STS-134 - LAUNCH DAY UPDATES - April 29, 2011
« Reply #112 on: 04/29/2011 04:03 pm »
Lots of media and employees here:

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Re: LIVE: STS-134 - LAUNCH DAY UPDATES - April 29, 2011
« Reply #113 on: 04/29/2011 04:04 pm »

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Re: LIVE: STS-134 - LAUNCH DAY UPDATES - April 29, 2011
« Reply #114 on: 04/29/2011 04:04 pm »

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Re: LIVE: STS-134 - LAUNCH DAY UPDATES - April 29, 2011
« Reply #115 on: 04/29/2011 04:04 pm »
Wow, they stood out there for a good minute or so!

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Re: LIVE: STS-134 - LAUNCH DAY UPDATES - April 29, 2011
« Reply #116 on: 04/29/2011 04:05 pm »
Off to LC-39A!

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Re: LIVE: STS-134 - LAUNCH DAY UPDATES - April 29, 2011
« Reply #117 on: 04/29/2011 04:05 pm »

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Re: LIVE: STS-134 - LAUNCH DAY UPDATES - April 29, 2011
« Reply #118 on: 04/29/2011 04:05 pm »

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Re: LIVE: STS-134 - LAUNCH DAY UPDATES - April 29, 2011
« Reply #119 on: 04/29/2011 04:05 pm »
NASA using those Gopro 1080p video cameras.. One on the side of the crew van. Wonder if we'll see some footage from that in the highlights.
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