Author Topic: LIVE: STS-135 LAUNCH DAY AND FLIGHT DAY 1 UPDATES (Read 308103 times)

psloss · « **Reply #81 on:** 07/08/2011 10:03 am »

And ASP Randy Bresnik is working on the flight deck with the OTC. Preparing the seats for flight crew ingress.

psloss · « **Reply #82 on:** 07/08/2011 10:06 am »

Getting ready here, too.

psloss · « **Reply #83 on:** 07/08/2011 10:10 am »

Feedline fairing, with camera opening.

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #84 on:** 07/08/2011 10:11 am »

Daybreak at the cape!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #85 on:** 07/08/2011 10:11 am »

Quote from: DaveJ576 on 07/08/2011 10:06 am

I just discovered that the uppermost cylinder section of the left hand booster flew on STS-1. First and last flight. Very appropriate!

A good reminder for people to read the thread from page 1 and not just jump in

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 07/08/2011 06:45 am

History of the booster cases being noted. Chris G has the full history rundown on that here:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=25865.0

Amazing that part of STS-1 is flying on the last mission.

psloss · « **Reply #86 on:** 07/08/2011 10:14 am »

A view from the MLP deck...

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #87 on:** 07/08/2011 10:15 am »

Dawn about to break over KSC:

psloss · « **Reply #88 on:** 07/08/2011 10:18 am »

FCO abort advisory checks complete.

arkaska · « **Reply #89 on:** 07/08/2011 10:19 am »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #90 on:** 07/08/2011 10:24 am »

Weather decision point now 7:30am to allow for more data. Sounding a bit more negative now.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #91 on:** 07/08/2011 10:25 am »

Oh that is pretty:

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #92 on:** 07/08/2011 10:25 am »

Launch coverage up next.

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #93 on:** 07/08/2011 10:30 am »

Here we go.

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #94 on:** 07/08/2011 10:30 am »

1h remaining in the hold... 5 hours left in the countdown for the final launch.

Obligatory RSS cart in HD for Chris

Video of RSS retract.

Nick L. · « **Reply #95 on:** 07/08/2011 10:35 am »

D.A. · « **Reply #96 on:** 07/08/2011 10:35 am »

Did they play the Bear McCreary's fanfare (http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=6953) when the coverage started?

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #97 on:** 07/08/2011 10:36 am »

Video playing of all the hardware arriving, and going through all the flow. John44 has HD video of this in his thread.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #98 on:** 07/08/2011 10:36 am »

Quote from: Ford Mustang on 07/08/2011 10:30 am

1h remaining in the hold... 5 hours left in the countdown for the final launch.

Obligatory RSS cart in HD for Chris Video of RSS retract.

Now you all know what to get me for Christmas

Quote from: D.A. on 07/08/2011 10:35 am

Did they play the Bear McCreary's fanfare (http://www.bearmccreary.com/blog/?p=6953) when the coverage started?

No, but he's so epic, I can't say enough. His work on BSG was outstanding.

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #99 on:** 07/08/2011 10:44 am »

Angie Brewer in with George Diller. "What's been different this flow?"

Angie: This is the second last flow of Atlantis. STS-135 was originally STS-335 and be LON for -134 if it needed it. Approval to fly was a great achievement.