Author Topic: LIVE: Ares I/SD HLV Five Segment DM-2 Test - Aug 31, 2010 (Read 64731 times)

Chris Bergin · « **on:** 08/31/2010 12:55 pm »

Live coverage of the ATK firing in Utah.

Article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2010/08/live-atk-dm-2-test-inline-sd-hlv-nasa-support/

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Please note, this will be a live thread for screenshots and coverage - so only post updates during the business end of the countdown.

Space Invaders · « **Reply #1 on:** 08/31/2010 01:01 pm »

Is there any live video feed available? Thanks.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #2 on:** 08/31/2010 01:04 pm »

Quote from: Space Invaders on 08/31/2010 01:01 pm

Is there any live video feed available? Thanks.

Will be on NTV:

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html?param=public

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #3 on:** 08/31/2010 01:05 pm »

Also note previous thread for DM-2:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=20350.0

And DM-1's coverage:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=15701.0

ATK's promo:

rsnellenberger · « **Reply #4 on:** 08/31/2010 01:42 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 08/31/2010 01:05 pm

ATK's promo:

That was kinda painful...

daveglo · « **Reply #5 on:** 08/31/2010 02:05 pm »

The article says 9:26 MDT (3:26 GMT), but the promo video said 9:05 MDT? Is that webcast start time or just an out-of-date reference?

Calphor · « **Reply #6 on:** 08/31/2010 02:17 pm »

Quote from: daveglo on 08/31/2010 02:05 pm

The article says 9:26 MDT (3:26 GMT), but the promo video said 9:05 MDT? Is that webcast start time or just an out-of-date reference?

It's an out of date reference. The time was recently changed to 9:26 MDT.

Ancient · « **Reply #7 on:** 08/31/2010 02:21 pm »

Why was the engineer standing right behind the nozzle at the end of the video while the audio track has the test conductor calling, "fire"?

psloss · « **Reply #8 on:** 08/31/2010 02:31 pm »

Some notes, links, updates here:
http://twitter.com/NASA_Ares

And here:
http://twitter.com/ATKRocketNews

(Lots of "cross-tweeting", so one or the other may work by itself.)

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #9 on:** 08/31/2010 02:35 pm »

t-49 minutes, one hold expected at t-9 min for 5 min

Space Pete · « **Reply #10 on:** 08/31/2010 02:38 pm »

Some components of DM-2 were used to launch the HST (STS-31) and Node 1 (STS-88)! The most recently flown components are from STS-126!

(Via Robert Pearlman/collectSPACE.)

Comga · « **Reply #11 on:** 08/31/2010 02:39 pm »

Quote from: Ancient on 08/31/2010 02:21 pm

Why was the engineer standing right behind the nozzle at the end of the video while the audio track has the test conductor calling, "fire"?

Because
1) There are things in there to be discovered?
2) There is no better way to remove that two day stubble?
3) He has decided that the future they are buiding is not really better?

Yes rsnellenberger, pretty painful to watch