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Title: Shuttle Countdown from T-43 Hours
Post by: shuttlefan on 09/02/2006 04:05 pm

Does anyone know--Is there anywhere on the internet that the public can view a document of every single step in the countdown, beginning the second the countdown begins at T-43 hours, far more detailed than the countdown miletstones we see on the common space information sites. It would be fun to follow along with every single little step tomorrow morning, even from way up here in Canada!!
 :) Go Atlantis!!

Title: RE: Shuttle Countdown from T-43 Hours
Post by: mainengine on 09/02/2006 04:15 pm

You can find it here from t-6hrs.:
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/countdown/count.html#events

Title: Re: Shuttle Countdown from T-43 Hours
Post by: triddirt on 09/02/2006 05:36 pm

L2 Plug... Much more detailed countdown information is available on L2!

Title: Re: Shuttle Countdown from T-43 Hours
Post by: FransonUK on 09/02/2006 05:50 pm

And more for STS-115, about 400mbs of internal documents and presentations :) I'm currently installing the truss into the ISS from the comfort of my home :) Oops, I dropped it  :o  ;)

Title: Re: Shuttle Countdown from T-43 Hours
Post by: paulhbell07 on 09/02/2006 06:18 pm

triddirt, there are some people that can't get L2, so this forum is still the best place to get spaceflight info.

Title: Re: Shuttle Countdown from T-43 Hours
Post by: rdale on 09/02/2006 07:27 pm

Paul - what he is indicating, is that if you want detailed info get L2. If you are happy with the generic info linked above, then that will do. Nobody is saying this is a bad forum.

Title: Re: Shuttle Countdown from T-43 Hours
Post by: Zachstar on 09/02/2006 07:45 pm

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FransonUK - 2/9/2006  12:37 PM

And more for STS-115, about 400mbs of internal documents and presentations :) I'm currently installing the truss into the ISS from the comfort of my home :) Oops, I dropped it  :o  ;)

What in Orbiter? The Current STS-115 pack has an BETA SSMS that cant grapple the Truss yet. So you can only move it around with the shuttle arm. :(

Title: Re: Shuttle Countdown from T-43 Hours
Post by: Delta Manager on 09/02/2006 07:56 pm

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paulhbell07 - 2/9/2006  1:05 PM

triddirt, there are some people that can't get L2, so this forum is still the best place to get spaceflight info.

I think the above means this is still the best place, even without L2. Those on L2, like I am, know that if they wish to take it further and see what Wayne Hale is seeing, then that's another step up, as L2 is an amazing never-seen-before-anywhere section.

Title: Re: Shuttle Countdown from T-43 Hours
Post by: Avron on 09/02/2006 08:42 pm

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FransonUK - 2/9/2006  1:37 PM

And more for STS-115, about 400mbs of internal documents and presentations :) I'm currently installing the truss into the ISS from the comfort of my home :) Oops, I dropped it  :o  ;)

If you look at one of the docs on L2, I am sure you will find the procedure to handle dropping said truss.... oh.. dont forget the appendix to be filled out and submitted in triplicate ;)

Title: Re: Shuttle Countdown from T-43 Hours
Post by: paulhbell07 on 09/02/2006 09:06 pm

delta manager is right about my comment on L2. this forum is the best free place to get information about spaceflight. i can't go on L2 due to not been able to work because of ill health. so funds are a bit tight at the moment.

Title: RE: Shuttle Countdown from T-43 Hours
Post by: Chris Bergin on 09/02/2006 09:16 pm

Appreciate the comments. Check your PM's Paul.

We're VERY proud of L2, I had no idea that section would be able to gain the information we are when I set it up. However, importantly, it's not the detriment of the open sections of the site either.

Title: Re: Shuttle Countdown from T-43 Hours
Post by: Avron on 09/04/2006 12:32 am

Whats the plan.. will be have a thread for each day say tomorow is T-27 and counting?

Title: Re: Shuttle Countdown from T-43 Hours
Post by: Chris Bergin on 09/04/2006 03:25 am

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Avron - 4/9/2006  1:19 AM

Whats the plan.. will be have a thread for each day say tomorow is T-27 and counting?

We'll stick with Launch and Preps thread until RSS rollback - which we'll go into a Live Update launch event.

Title: Re: Shuttle Countdown from T-43 Hours
Post by: apollolanding on 09/04/2006 03:38 pm

Agreed, this is THE BEST free forum to find out about and discuss everything spaceflight.  Hopefully my financial situation will change here soon and L2 will become possible for me.  Not that it is outrageous, it's very fair considering it's used to support this site but when my wife saw my recent $20 annual Google Earth Plus purchase she hit the roof and gave me the old groceries and kids clothes talk.  That kind of rules out the L2 upgrade for a while.

Title: Re: Shuttle Countdown from T-43 Hours
Post by: astrobrian on 09/04/2006 03:42 pm

Tell her it is part of the kids education :)  They could learn so much from L2 that just cant be found in text books