Author Topic: LIVE: STS-135 LAUNCH DAY AND FLIGHT DAY 1 UPDATES (Read 310684 times)

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #104 on:** 07/08/2011 10:56 am »

Press site is buzzing today. 35 minutes left in the Built-in Hold.

psloss · « **Reply #105 on:** 07/08/2011 10:57 am »

Stardust9906 · « **Reply #106 on:** 07/08/2011 10:59 am »

Payload processing

Stardust9906 · « **Reply #107 on:** 07/08/2011 11:00 am »

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #108 on:** 07/08/2011 11:00 am »

Margit Howard in FR4 with Diller, talking about a radar update. Will be getting a weather update shortly.

Weather update! 30% chance of weather allowing launch. As the day goes on, weather will improve. Mainly concerned with weather at KSC. Kathy Winters is putting 70% no-go. Saturday is 40% favorable, 50% favorable on Sunday.

noahk · « **Reply #109 on:** 07/08/2011 11:06 am »

Are the astronauts suiting up now or are they waiting for 7:30 decision first? I appologize if I should be asking this elsewhere.

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #110 on:** 07/08/2011 11:06 am »

Final Inspection Team on MLP surface. Really gives a sense of scale here.

Getting the final pictures with a girl on the pad ready for launch and themselves - that must be one painful drive off the launch pad...

psloss · « **Reply #111 on:** 07/08/2011 11:08 am »

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #112 on:** 07/08/2011 11:09 am »

Here's the crew!

CDR Fergueson and PLT Hurley!

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #113 on:** 07/08/2011 11:10 am »

MS1 Magnus as seen with Peggy Whitson and Tracy Caldwell, and MS2 Walheim!

Scheduled to leave for the launch pad in about 25 minutes. I assume that they'll scrub before going into the BDA if they really don't think they have a shot today - just like on STS-134, when they scrubbed while the crew was going out to the pad.

D.A. · « **Reply #114 on:** 07/08/2011 11:13 am »

I wonder if the tweet-up group brought another "No U-Turn" sign along this time? I sure hope we wont see a repeat of the STS-134 mission.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #115 on:** 07/08/2011 11:14 am »

LCC friends say its sounding like they will proceed and they are optimistic they can launch if the cloud cover can hold down the thunderstorms!

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #116 on:** 07/08/2011 11:18 am »

Final Inspection Team has completed the walkdown of the FSS, and are about to go to the pad surface for final inspections around the MLP, and to the aft skirts.. then they will leave the pad for the final time.

Closeout crew is in the white room and ready for the astronauts to arrive.

psloss · « **Reply #117 on:** 07/08/2011 11:19 am »

Quote from: Ford Mustang on 07/08/2011 11:10 am

I assume that they'll scrub before going into the BDA if they really don't think they have a shot today - just like on STS-134, when they scrubbed while the crew was going out to the pad.

That was very unusual; unless there's a vehicle issue or the weather looks much worse than what we're hearing, the crew will be getting in the vehicle today.

psloss · « **Reply #118 on:** 07/08/2011 11:19 am »

Nick L. · « **Reply #119 on:** 07/08/2011 11:21 am »