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Re: LIVE: STS-135 LAUNCH DAY ATTEMPT 1 UPDATES
« Reply #260 on: 07/08/2011 02:17 pm »
Oh man, that made me tear up :( Beautiful tribute from the close out crew!

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Re: LIVE: STS-135 LAUNCH DAY ATTEMPT 1 UPDATES
« Reply #261 on: 07/08/2011 02:17 pm »
Wow, deleted my post as Nick's in sequence. That was epic! Thanks for getting them all Nick. What a team!
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Re: LIVE: STS-135 LAUNCH DAY ATTEMPT 1 UPDATES
« Reply #262 on: 07/08/2011 02:19 pm »
OVCC signed off the net with some emotion.

Bringing Hugh Harris over was nice, but hard not to focus on the closeout crew.
« Last Edit: 07/08/2011 02:21 pm by psloss »

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« Reply #263 on: 07/08/2011 02:21 pm »
Right there, pride in the job, love for the vehicles. That was beautiful.
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Re: LIVE: STS-135 LAUNCH DAY ATTEMPT 1 UPDATES
« Reply #264 on: 07/08/2011 02:21 pm »
T-20 minutes and counting.
« Last Edit: 07/08/2011 02:21 pm by Nick L. »
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Re: LIVE: STS-135 LAUNCH DAY ATTEMPT 1 UPDATES
« Reply #265 on: 07/08/2011 02:21 pm »
And that was a really great "alternative" PowerPoint presentation by the whiteroom crew!

Go Atlantis!

Ross.
The first sign that was displayed by the #7 was "Thank You America!".  They started covering that just as he stepped away.

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Re: LIVE: STS-135 LAUNCH DAY ATTEMPT 1 UPDATES
« Reply #266 on: 07/08/2011 02:22 pm »
Oh man, that made me tear up :( Beautiful tribute from the close out crew!
me too, this is hard to watch!
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Re: LIVE: STS-135 LAUNCH DAY ATTEMPT 1 UPDATES
« Reply #267 on: 07/08/2011 02:22 pm »
Janeine Pape on the loop bringing us out of the 20 minute hold

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« Reply #268 on: 07/08/2011 02:22 pm »
Now counting down to the final BIH which will be at T-9 minutes.
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« Reply #269 on: 07/08/2011 02:23 pm »
Over 2000 people are now following the live coverage here at NSF

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Re: LIVE: STS-135 LAUNCH DAY ATTEMPT 1 UPDATES
« Reply #270 on: 07/08/2011 02:23 pm »
Info from NTD briefing, if I copied correctly:

Window open: 15:22:13 GMT

Window close: 15:31:19

LOX drainback hold time: 5 min 00 sec

Saw the launch weather board flash by...current nothing in the red.


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Re: LIVE: STS-135 LAUNCH DAY ATTEMPT 1 UPDATES
« Reply #271 on: 07/08/2011 02:24 pm »
Weather is now 'go!'
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Re: LIVE: STS-135 LAUNCH DAY ATTEMPT 1 UPDATES
« Reply #272 on: 07/08/2011 02:24 pm »
MILA has a problem, something about a reset. 

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« Reply #273 on: 07/08/2011 02:24 pm »
MILA need to reset their software, takes a couple of minutes.

MILA are go to reset
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Re: LIVE: STS-135 LAUNCH DAY ATTEMPT 1 UPDATES
« Reply #274 on: 07/08/2011 02:26 pm »
Closeout crew on the pad

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« Reply #275 on: 07/08/2011 02:28 pm »
Closeout crew has left the pad

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Re: LIVE: STS-135 LAUNCH DAY ATTEMPT 1 UPDATES
« Reply #276 on: 07/08/2011 02:28 pm »

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Re: LIVE: STS-135 LAUNCH DAY ATTEMPT 1 UPDATES
« Reply #277 on: 07/08/2011 02:29 pm »
MILA reset worked - everything nominal now.
"Now you may leave here for four days in space, but when you return it's the same old place..."

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Re: LIVE: STS-135 LAUNCH DAY ATTEMPT 1 UPDATES
« Reply #278 on: 07/08/2011 02:29 pm »
MILA reset complete and they are nominal

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« Reply #279 on: 07/08/2011 02:30 pm »
MPS Helium reconfig complete.
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