Author Topic: LIVE: STS-135 LAUNCH DAY AND FLIGHT DAY 1 UPDATES (Read 320384 times)

kcrick · « **Reply #460 on:** 07/08/2011 03:45 pm »

Quote from: forrestc 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.

Second that !!! THANKS !!

glanmor05 · « **Reply #461 on:** 07/08/2011 03:45 pm »

Very early, but how might the slight hold affect the 4 hour defecit on extending the mission?

haywoodfloyd · « **Reply #462 on:** 07/08/2011 03:45 pm »

Thanks to all involved in the launch one final time.

rjholling · « **Reply #463 on:** 07/08/2011 03:45 pm »

It will be interesting as to what that camera actually captures and whether it will overheat or melt before the ET starts breaking up...

psloss · « **Reply #464 on:** 07/08/2011 03:45 pm »

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #465 on:** 07/08/2011 03:45 pm »

Thanks Chris for your coverage of the launch: I missed the last-second drama (from T-40s) to T+1:45 due to my laptop overheating.

Here's hoping that Atlantis have a nominal OMS burn, rendezvous, docking, mission and landing!

psloss · « **Reply #466 on:** 07/08/2011 03:45 pm »

Quote from: glanmor05 on 07/08/2011 03:45 pm

Very early, but how might the slight hold affect the 4 hour defecit on extending the mission?

That amount of time is not an issue.

Jason1701 · « **Reply #467 on:** 07/08/2011 03:46 pm »

Quote from: speez 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?

Before your post gets buried, I'll say I believe that's taken care of by cryo margin in the ET, and will have no impact on Shuttle's cryo.

aquanaut99 · « **Reply #468 on:** 07/08/2011 03:46 pm »

I admit, I did have a lump in my throat today.

Goodspeed Atlantis and a million thanks to all involved.

arkaska · « **Reply #469 on:** 07/08/2011 03:46 pm »

This is the amazing team that will lead the last mission of Atlantis.

I'll sign off for today, will see you here for FD2 tomorrow

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #470 on:** 07/08/2011 03:46 pm »

OMS-2 burn coming up next.

PahTo · « **Reply #471 on:** 07/08/2011 03:46 pm »

Excellent! Congrats to the teams that got Atlantis to this point,, and Raffaello as well.

One of the things that I'll miss most is watching the clustered RS-25s spool up and then gimbal to launch position. From now on, they (or RS-68) will likely be buried in the pad infrastructure.

Oh, and thanks NSF--so fun to share this and all things space with all of you.

Go Atlantis! Go STS-135!

Jason1701 · « **Reply #472 on:** 07/08/2011 03:47 pm »

Launch replays on NTV.

LendMeYourYears · « **Reply #473 on:** 07/08/2011 03:47 pm »

Quote from: mtakala24 on 07/08/2011 03:44 pm

Quote from: Joffan on 07/08/2011 03:43 pm
Did that External Tank re-entry camera get on board in the end?

yes, its the same camera used during ascent, just the cut-off timer has been removed so that it will remain on untill the end.

Why did they ever have a cutoff timer?

dember · « **Reply #474 on:** 07/08/2011 03:47 pm »

Great Launch! Great Ship! Thanks to all who provide the coverage!

TALsite · « **Reply #475 on:** 07/08/2011 03:48 pm »

Congratulations from Zaragoza.
The shuttle never need our AF Base. Happy for it

And now mi nick has no-sense.
I'm sad with the shuttle retirement...

rdale · « **Reply #476 on:** 07/08/2011 03:48 pm »

Quote from: LendMeYourYears on 07/08/2011 03:47 pm

Quote from: mtakala24 on 07/08/2011 03:44 pm
Quote from: Joffan on 07/08/2011 03:43 pm
Did that External Tank re-entry camera get on board in the end?

yes, its the same camera used during ascent, just the cut-off timer has been removed so that it will remain on untill the end.

Why did they ever have a cutoff timer?

Because you can't transmit on those frequencies while over other countries.