Author Topic: LIVE: STS-135 LAUNCH DAY AND FLIGHT DAY 1 UPDATES (Read 320376 times)

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #440 on:** 07/08/2011 03:41 pm »

Quote from: AstroAcks6 on 07/08/2011 03:39 pm

Thanks to the amazing NSF team for all the support over the years! I've been a quiet observer here for quite a while. Sad to see the engines fall silent for the last time.

One piece of business...can someone explain the reason for that final hold.

Thanks Astro. GOX Vent Hood retraction wasn't registering as fully retracted, but they confirmed it was out of the way and proceeded.

racshot65 · « **Reply #441 on:** 07/08/2011 03:41 pm »

Incredible.

juleshow · « **Reply #442 on:** 07/08/2011 03:41 pm »

We'll never see that again. G-d willing, we'll see other things blast off, but never that beautiful bird.

DwightM · « **Reply #443 on:** 07/08/2011 03:42 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 07/08/2011 03:39 pm

And that, ladies and gents, is how the frakking do that!

Thanks to all involved, words can't express.
Thank you NSF team for another great launch coverage. Gonna take a while for the fingernails to grow back.

NavySpaceFan · « **Reply #444 on:** 07/08/2011 03:42 pm »

Thanks all for the amazing launch coverage!!! Atlantis beats the weather odds and that glitch, what an amazing ship!

brihath · « **Reply #445 on:** 07/08/2011 03:42 pm »

Well done....on time launch on the final mission. Congratulations to all!

forrestc · « **Reply #446 on:** 07/08/2011 03:42 pm »

Thank you Chris and everyone else here at NSF for some awesome coverage, I'll be watching and keeping up to date as it goes on...

And for everyone at NASA: Thank you too.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #447 on:** 07/08/2011 03:42 pm »

Quote from: LendMeYourYears on 07/08/2011 03:41 pm

Is the ET-138 destruction camera beaming pictures down live? Are they going to be showing that to us? I'm assuming interesting stuff doesn't happen any time soon if the SRB videos are anything to go by..

Recorded for playback after editing, not live:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/06/sts-135-atlantis-tcdt-external-tank-death-camera-ready/

Rocket Science · « **Reply #448 on:** 07/08/2011 03:42 pm »

Now I can exhale!!

arkaska · « **Reply #449 on:** 07/08/2011 03:43 pm »

Joffan · « **Reply #450 on:** 07/08/2011 03:43 pm »

Did that External Tank re-entry camera get on board in the end?

-- strike that, answered above

rjholling · « **Reply #451 on:** 07/08/2011 03:43 pm »

Beautiful. Stunning. Amazing. On to the ISS... one last time!

psloss · « **Reply #452 on:** 07/08/2011 03:43 pm »

Wallops has already lost signal from the ET camera and it didn't stay solid for very much longer than was seen on the NTV broadcast.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #453 on:** 07/08/2011 03:43 pm »

Thread changing call signs to Flight Day 1!

speez · « **Reply #454 on:** 07/08/2011 03:44 pm »

So with the EXTRA time spent (or rather lost) due to the 2:30 minute hold at T-31 sec, what does this do to the "planned performance" of an on-time launch, regarding consumables of cryo ? Will additional needs to steer Atlantis "back into the ISS orbital plane" reduce chances of adding +1 day to the mission?