Author Topic: Re: STS-120 Rollout and Pad Processing Latest (Read 134441 times)

Chandonn · « **Reply #160 on:** 10/01/2007 01:34 am »

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Press2MECO - 30/9/2007 9:16 PM

Did anyone happen to record the rollout today? These rollouts always seem to evade me and my attempts to record them.

It will probably appear on: http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/

Many items from NASA TV appear there within a day or so, sometimes sooner...

Jamie Young · « **Reply #161 on:** 10/01/2007 05:17 am »

Thanks for the coverage! Was out and missed it. Great to re-live what I missed.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #162 on:** 10/01/2007 12:43 pm »

RSS mate due to start at 8:30am this morning according to processing report on L2, so keep an eye on the webcams.

Davejfb · « **Reply #163 on:** 10/01/2007 02:01 pm »

RSS already infront of Discovery.

Thanks for a great coverage yesterday guys!

stockman · « **Reply #164 on:** 10/01/2007 02:03 pm »

I hope this works (I have never posted a picture before_)

I just grabbed this off the KSC web cam's... Looks like the RSS is around the shuttle now - it appears on the Right side of this camera view. I did not notice any other views of it rotating.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #165 on:** 10/01/2007 02:28 pm »

And that's all complete reasonably on time.

AstroRJY · « **Reply #166 on:** 10/01/2007 03:58 pm »

I love the view from Camera 080..is it on the VAB or LCC? They should use that during a live launch or replay, nice angle.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #167 on:** 10/01/2007 04:05 pm »

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AstroRJY - 1/10/2007 11:58 AM

I love the view from Camera 080..is it on the VAB or LCC? They should use that during a live launch or replay, nice angle.

It's on top of the VAB and they do use it during live launch coverage.

jacqmans · « **Reply #168 on:** 10/01/2007 06:14 pm »

ShuttleDiscovery · « **Reply #169 on:** 10/01/2007 06:32 pm »

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jacqmans - 1/10/2007 7:14 PM

:-)

What's so funny? The tractor cutting the grass!? :laugh:

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #170 on:** 10/01/2007 06:47 pm »

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ShuttleDiscovery - 1/10/2007 7:32 PM

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jacqmans - 1/10/2007 7:14 PM

:-)

What's so funny? The tractor cutting the grass!? :laugh:

The size of the sound suppression/water tower pipes compared to the tractor amused me

jacqmans · « **Reply #171 on:** 10/01/2007 07:14 pm »

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Chris Bergin - 1/10/2007 8:47 PM

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jacqmans - 1/10/2007 7:14 PM

:-)

What's so funny? The tractor cutting the grass!? :laugh:

The size of the sound suppression/water tower pipes compared to the tractor amused me

Like Chris said, that is what is funny...and I wish I was that tractor driver

station55 · « **Reply #172 on:** 10/01/2007 07:59 pm »

hi guys, im sorry in advance but im such terrible noob in this stuff. Lemme ask something: is payload canister mounted in the VAB or at the start platform ? Where is it done (mated) exactly ?

DaveS · « **Reply #173 on:** 10/01/2007 08:14 pm »

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station55 - 1/10/2007 9:59 PM

hi guys, im sorry in advance but im such terrible noob in this stuff. Lemme ask something: is payload canister mounted in the VAB or at the start platform ? Where is it done (mated) exactly ?

At the pad. And the canister is only a piece of Ground Support Equipment(GSE) used to transport shuttle payloads around KSC. It isn't used during flight. There's no equipment in the VAB to support payload bay door operations.

MechTech · « **Reply #174 on:** 10/01/2007 11:45 pm »

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jacqmans - 1/10/2007 7:14 PM

:-)

What's so funny? The tractor cutting the grass!? :laugh:

The size of the sound suppression/water tower pipes compared to the tractor amused me

Like Chris said, that is what is funny...and I wish I was that tractor driver

The mosquito's would appreciate the new blood

MKremer · « **Reply #175 on:** 10/02/2007 12:09 am »

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MechTech - 1/10/2007 6:45 PM

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jacqmans - 1/10/2007 2:14 PM

Like Chris said, that is what is funny...and I wish I was that tractor driver

The mosquito's would appreciate the new blood

True. Just remember to carry a case of Off!™ with you.

Chandonn · « **Reply #176 on:** 10/02/2007 12:15 am »

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MechTech - 1/10/2007 7:45 PM

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ShuttleDiscovery - 1/10/2007 7:32 PM

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jacqmans - 1/10/2007 7:14 PM

:-)

What's so funny? The tractor cutting the grass!? :laugh:

The size of the sound suppression/water tower pipes compared to the tractor amused me

Like Chris said, that is what is funny...and I wish I was that tractor driver

The mosquito's would appreciate the new blood

Spoken like a man who's been there! Thanks again for the info about the crawler from yesterday's rollout. Very insightful for us armchair guys at home!

shuttlefan · « **Reply #177 on:** 10/02/2007 01:01 am »

FT reports that the APU hotfire test has been reset for Saturday. Does the RSS have to be retracted for that?

Launch Fan · « **Reply #178 on:** 10/02/2007 01:26 am »

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shuttlefan - 1/10/2007 8:01 PM

FT reports that the APU hotfire test has been reset for Saturday. Does the RSS have to be retracted for that?

Yeah, but not a biggy.

L2 this morning had "APU/WSB vent plugs were unable to be removed last night due to high winds. APU hotfire will be rescheduled...."

shuttlefan · « **Reply #179 on:** 10/02/2007 03:06 pm »

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Launch Fan - 1/10/2007 8:26 PM

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shuttlefan - 1/10/2007 8:01 PM

FT reports that the APU hotfire test has been reset for Saturday. Does the RSS have to be retracted for that?

Yeah, but not a biggy.

L2 this morning had "APU/WSB vent plugs were unable to be removed last night due to high winds. APU hotfire will be rescheduled...."

Any idea on how long the RSS will be retracted, allowing us to see the vehicle fully exposed? Hopefully they'll have the webcams trained on it.