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Offline William Graham

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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #360 on: 01/18/2009 12:04 am »
All controllers "ready" for launch

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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #361 on: 01/18/2009 12:04 am »
All systems ready to support launch.  Go Delta IV-Heavy.

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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #362 on: 01/18/2009 12:04 am »
Polling is GO! Swing arm pins being pulled (this was what caused the hold earlier).
« Last Edit: 01/18/2009 12:05 am by Nick L. »
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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #363 on: 01/18/2009 12:05 am »
"Now you may leave here for four days in space, but when you return it's the same old place..."

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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #364 on: 01/18/2009 12:06 am »
LD has been given permission to launch
« Last Edit: 01/18/2009 12:06 am by GW_Simulations »

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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #365 on: 01/18/2009 12:06 am »
this is the 1st time ive managed to watch a launch via this site, cant wait to see this beast fly

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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #366 on: 01/18/2009 12:07 am »
Looks like we'll finally be getting this bird off the ground.

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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #367 on: 01/18/2009 12:07 am »
L-6 mins, 1 min remaining in hold

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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #368 on: 01/18/2009 12:07 am »
Just for reference, this is the inside of the Delta Operations Center (which was asked about earlier).

A lot of standing going on in the control room there.  Anxious folks on this one.

 - Ed Kyle

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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #369 on: 01/18/2009 12:07 am »
L-6 minutes.
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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #370 on: 01/18/2009 12:07 am »
Swing arms ready.

Ready to come out of the hold.
-DaviD-

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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #371 on: 01/18/2009 12:08 am »
T-5 minutes and COUNTING.
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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #372 on: 01/18/2009 12:08 am »
Hold released

T-5 mins and counting
« Last Edit: 01/18/2009 12:08 am by GW_Simulations »

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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #373 on: 01/18/2009 12:08 am »
Coming out of the BIH.

Go Delta IV-H.
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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #374 on: 01/18/2009 12:08 am »
T-5 minutes and counting!
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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #375 on: 01/18/2009 12:08 am »
Vehicle transferring to internal power.
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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #376 on: 01/18/2009 12:09 am »

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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #377 on: 01/18/2009 12:09 am »
Why the flame in the longshots?

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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #378 on: 01/18/2009 12:09 am »
L-4

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Re: LIVE: Delta IV Heavy: NRO L-26 - Jan 17, 09
« Reply #379 on: 01/18/2009 12:09 am »
Transfer to internal power complete
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