Author Topic: LIVE: STS-135 LAUNCH DAY AND FLIGHT DAY 1 UPDATES (Read 320821 times)

arkaska · « **Reply #220 on:** 07/08/2011 01:27 pm »

Good seal leak check now go for cabin pressurization and leak check

arkaska · « **Reply #221 on:** 07/08/2011 01:30 pm »

Nick L. · « **Reply #222 on:** 07/08/2011 01:31 pm »

T-60 minutes.

arkaska · « **Reply #223 on:** 07/08/2011 01:31 pm »

T-1 hour and counting

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #224 on:** 07/08/2011 01:32 pm »

T-60 minutes. Around L-2hrs.

arkaska · « **Reply #225 on:** 07/08/2011 01:33 pm »

Hose hocked up to the hatch and they are now raising the pressure in the cabin

arkaska · « **Reply #226 on:** 07/08/2011 01:33 pm »

14.9 psi in the cabin now

arkaska · « **Reply #227 on:** 07/08/2011 01:36 pm »

Configuring the MILA tracking station

arkaska · « **Reply #228 on:** 07/08/2011 01:37 pm »

Closeout Crew putting their safety harnesses on in preparation for White Room tear-down

arkaska · « **Reply #229 on:** 07/08/2011 01:40 pm »

Weather briefing going on

Hog · « **Reply #230 on:** 07/08/2011 01:42 pm »

14.9 psi in the cabin now

I thought they would test with more than approx. 0.2 psi of pressure?

arkaska · « **Reply #231 on:** 07/08/2011 01:44 pm »

I thought they would test with more than approx. 0.2 psi of pressure?

That was the pressure before they started pressurization

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #232 on:** 07/08/2011 01:47 pm »

Good LOX Pump Swap. Swapped from Pump 126 to 127 with a gap of just 21 mins on LOX stable replenish

arkaska · « **Reply #233 on:** 07/08/2011 01:48 pm »

5-6 minutes left of pressurization

Austin · « **Reply #234 on:** 07/08/2011 01:51 pm »

At the moment we are 'no go' due to cloud density over the launch site.

arkaska · « **Reply #235 on:** 07/08/2011 01:51 pm »

Pressurization complete they will now do cabin leak checks

psloss · « **Reply #236 on:** 07/08/2011 01:56 pm »

BrightestStar · « **Reply #237 on:** 07/08/2011 01:59 pm »

Morning everyone!

Did anyone see...the closeout crew, what was that thing they were writing on? Were they signing a panel or something like that?

arkaska · « **Reply #238 on:** 07/08/2011 01:59 pm »

Putting carrier panel on

psloss · « **Reply #239 on:** 07/08/2011 01:59 pm »