Author Topic: STS-120 FRR for October 23 launch date (Read 27715 times)

Chris Bergin · « **on:** 10/16/2007 05:37 pm »

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=5255 - based on L2 live info.

Will be an approval for launch on October 23 very soon. Flight rationale for the RCC issue has been approved.

dsmillman · « **Reply #1 on:** 10/16/2007 06:51 pm »

Has the FRR ended? Will the press conference start at 3PM?

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #2 on:** 10/16/2007 06:52 pm »

Might be a bit late. They need to get their slides and such ready.

Looks like we'll have to ensure this god-awful NASA TV, which is currently showing a dodgy video on Delta II with a terrible soundtrack :bleh:

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #3 on:** 10/16/2007 07:03 pm »

Going to be on NASA TV at 4pm.

ChrisC · « **Reply #4 on:** 10/16/2007 07:22 pm »

Thanks Chris for the update, which allows me to go work on something else until 4pm

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #5 on:** 10/16/2007 07:32 pm »

Will be later than that. Might be about 5:30pm now.

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #6 on:** 10/16/2007 09:32 pm »

Now NET 6:00 PM EDT.

Johnny Rönnberg · « **Reply #7 on:** 10/16/2007 09:48 pm »

Now NET 6:30 PM EDT.

ChrisC · « **Reply #8 on:** 10/16/2007 09:55 pm »

Thanks guys! You're helping me make more decisions

Writer · « **Reply #9 on:** 10/16/2007 10:02 pm »

Won't be until about 7pm ish. Lots of yawning here.

mtakala24 · « **Reply #10 on:** 10/16/2007 10:19 pm »

Yawning here too, its soon 01:30am and eagerly waiting to hear the news. I'm prepared to wait untill 03:00am

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #11 on:** 10/16/2007 10:34 pm »

PAO don't have the man hours to go much further, one of the reporters at KSC noted, so probably will be tomorrow for the presser. Plus the FRR guys will be getting tired for sure.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #12 on:** 10/16/2007 10:41 pm »

Ooo, looks like they are going for it at 7:30-8pm ish, but will be tonight.

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #13 on:** 10/16/2007 11:11 pm »

NET 8 PM EDT now.

Norm Hartnett · « **Reply #14 on:** 10/16/2007 11:17 pm »

Well,

After watching the bilge that NASA TV now has on I am reassured that there could be not possibly be any funding problems. Otherwise they wouldn't have wasted my tax money on such a piece of garbage.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #15 on:** 10/16/2007 11:45 pm »

40 minutes yet, is the latest (8:30pm).

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #16 on:** 10/16/2007 11:57 pm »

Are they still in the meeting or are we just waiting for the PAO office to get all the slides and presentations in order?

landofgrey · « **Reply #17 on:** 10/17/2007 12:01 am »

When Discovery rolled out to the pad, NASA planned on having a pad viewing media opportunity that morning. Since rollout was delayed and didn't start until about the time we were all supposed to be there for the viewing, PAO closed up shop when Discovery was only about halfway to the pad and kicked us all out... no pad viewing. The explanation I was given was that it was due to employee overtime hours. There's definitely funding concerns for now and the near-term future. Everyone's posturing for the end of shuttle in 3 years.

landofgrey · « **Reply #18 on:** 10/17/2007 12:03 am »

post-meeting discussions, then they get all the materials, if there are any, ready for the briefing, then deliver the material to the PA TV guys and web team and get it all prepped, then everyone drives over to the News Center and then the brieefing will start. It takes up to about an hour sometimes, almost as long as my run-on sentences.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #19 on:** 10/17/2007 12:16 am »

The FRR is over...and it's the 23rd as noted.

When the presser will be......about 8:45 ish.

I think they will go as "not unanimous" because of the stink NESC kicked up, a bit like 121 (not that it was NESC that time).