The all-eventful STS-93 launch

sts-93 was probably the first time that the plt has got to speak to houston so early during the launch. During a normal launch the cdr takes most of the calls

[Pete at Edwards]

Speaking of cool insights to MCC: http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2422&Itemid=2

[Launch Fan]

A mix of the two would be amazing, but I don't think they have more than one TV camera in the MCC?

[Chris Bergin]

I've never seen more than one or two in there, but that's understandable.

[psloss]

Pete at Edwards - 10/6/2007  5:01 PM

Speaking of cool insights to MCC: http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2422&Itemid=2

These became standard replays beginning with RTF, particularly the major events in the ascent and entry shifts.  The editing has gotten a little more aggressive; for example for RTF (STS-114), they ran the whole sequence from "go for auto-sequence start" through first stage.

[Maverick]

I think anything that shows the MCC guys in the heat of battle is a very good idea. Maybe on from the LCC would be good too!

[Chris Bergin]

Speaking of booster...

http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=59248731&TabNum=1&rc=3 - and it's worth up to $130K a year too!

[Seattle Dave]

Interesting! That's not bad money.

[Stowbridge]

Launch Fan - 10/6/2007  10:21 PM

A mix of the two would be amazing, but I don't think they have more than one TV camera in the MCC?

They have CCTV type cameras for NASA TV, but rarely more than one actual handheld TV camera.

[Terry Rocket]

Chris Bergin - 13/5/2007  1:28 PM

Thanks for the kind words about L2. We're very proud if it and all thanks to the sources.

Here's a short clip of the L2 STS-93 video (over 90meg) that people are speaking about here.

Don't suppose there's a way to listen to that loop during the launch?  :cool:

[Chris Bergin]

Terry Rocket - 8/8/2007  2:33 PM

Chris Bergin - 13/5/2007  1:28 PM

Thanks for the kind words about L2. We're very proud if it and all thanks to the sources.

Here's a short clip of the L2 STS-93 video (over 90meg) that people are speaking about here.

Don't suppose there's a way to listen to that loop during the launch?  :cool:

Sorry, no.

[Carl G]

I'll settle for another video later on

[jcopella]

Maverick - 11/6/2007  12:08 AM

I think anything that shows the MCC guys in the heat of battle is a very good idea. Maybe on from the LCC would be good too!

I don't think the LCC team is quite as crisp as the MCC crew.  Although in fairness to the KSC folks, the MCC guys spend a LOT more time training -- as they should.  The KSC launch team generally has one training run per processing flow (S0044) and then TCDT (S0017 -- which isn't really very effective training, to be quite honest).  I have no idea how many training runs the MCC front room folks do, but I'm sure it's a lot more than one per flow.

[pr1268]

AstroRJY - 23/4/2007  2:38 PM  Right on.  Remember after Challenger exploded, they journalists kept saying the last " command" radioed was "Mission Control telling Commander Scobnee to go to full power".  It's just irritating.   As laste as 2004 there was a documentary, I beleive done by the National Geographic channel that profiled the STS-107 Columbia mission and portrayed it as though "go for auto-sequence start" at T- 31 sec. was actually the astronauts " turning over control" to the computers.  Then when they were showing the launch scenes, the narrator actually said that  mission control "radios the command to go at throttle up.  The  command will boost the shuttle's escape velocity to 7,500 mph.  (They literally said seventy-five hundred...not seventeen thousand, five hundred...) the  speed necessary to reach orbit."  I was yelling at the TV!  Documentarys are supposed to be as accurate as possible,  right?  And we should strive for accuracy here too and help each other fill in gaps.  

Even worse, CNN's scrolling captions across the bottom of the TV screen during the STS-107 coverage stated that "...The Shuttle was traveling 23 times the speed of light when it broke apart..." (emphasis mine).  In CNN's defense, this wasn't a documentary but live TV journalism (which is fast-paced and high-stress from what I gather).

My sincerest condolences to the families of the STS-107 astronauts.

[Rob in KC]

That was a caption writer making a mistake. Happens.

[luke strawwalker]

pr1268 - 5/12/2007  3:26 PM

 

Even worse, CNN's scrolling captions across the bottom of the TV screen during the STS-107 coverage stated that "...The Shuttle was traveling 23 times the speed of light QUOTE]

Gee.... that's almost Warp 5 (Warp 4.79 to be precise Captain)..... OL JR:)

[Captain Scarlet]

Worse was some dumb astronomer on BBC after Columbia, saying they only had one Shuttle left and it was stranded at the ISS!

[ShuttleFan75]

Having seen the MCC video to this on L2, this has to be the most dramatic ascent ever, well apart from 51L

[psloss]

ShuttleFan75 - 13/12/2007  6:08 PM

Having seen the MCC video to this on L2, this has to be the most dramatic ascent ever, well apart from 51L

Don't forget about 51-F.

[violin1238]

All I Know is that I lost a bit of confidence in Columbia's ability to fly after that launch, which I watched on NASA TV.