Author Topic: LIVE: STS-120: Launch Day / Flight Day 1 - Oct 23 (Read 106993 times)

Lee Jay · « **Reply #280 on:** 10/23/2007 04:23 pm »

During the live launch, they switched to the ET tank camera just before entering the thin clouds. When the area aft of Discovery lit up bright orange, I had a bit of a deep breath for a second!

brahmanknight · « **Reply #281 on:** 10/23/2007 04:23 pm »

That scares me every time, guys. I'm glad launches only happen every 3 months or so.

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #282 on:** 10/23/2007 04:24 pm »

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AstroRJY - 23/10/2007 12:21 PM

They made a msitake going in, zooming in sooo TIGHT on these shots that when it popped into the cluds for a few seconds they were completely baffled. ZOOM OUT and you can see the damn thing coing out of the clouds, then that way you can follow it and track it!!! Whoever was running these launch replays does NOT know what they're doing. As soon as the clouds showed up they cut them off and switched to another one. Aggrevating.

Probably because when they did go into the clouds, they probably lost track of where it was, or did not get good video of it until a few minutes later.

ApolloLee · « **Reply #283 on:** 10/23/2007 04:24 pm »

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makims - 23/10/2007 9:21 AM

With we can say ET 120 finaly burn out...

But ET 120 certainly was never a dull ET.....

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #284 on:** 10/23/2007 04:25 pm »

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Lee Jay - 23/10/2007 12:23 PM

During the live launch, they switched to the ET tank camera just before entering the thin clouds. When the are aft of Discovery lit up bright orange, I had a bit of a deep breath for a second!

First time she went into the clouds... A few seconds after launch.. Same thing happened.. I was like '... WHAT!', and then she popped out of the clouds.

Really beautiful launch.

AstroRJY · « **Reply #285 on:** 10/23/2007 04:27 pm »

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Ford Mustang - 23/10/2007 12:24 PM

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AstroRJY - 23/10/2007 12:21 PM

They made a msitake going in, zooming in sooo TIGHT on these shots that when it popped into the cluds for a few seconds they were completely baffled. ZOOM OUT and you can see the damn thing coing out of the clouds, then that way you can follow it and track it!!! Whoever was running these launch replays does NOT know what they're doing. As soon as the clouds showed up they cut them off and switched to another one. Aggrevating.

Probably because when they did go into the clouds, they probably lost track of where it was, or did not get good video of it until a few minutes later.

That's exactly what I said! The have had clouds before if you wtch the whole widesky you can find it easily instead of zoming in on a tiny part of the sky.

dawei · « **Reply #286 on:** 10/23/2007 04:28 pm »

I had to step out for a few minutes after MECO. Did anybody catch a time for confirmation of ET doors closure?

Chandonn · « **Reply #287 on:** 10/23/2007 04:30 pm »

Watching the ET cam, and how much the skin of teh ET shakes and moves, it's easy to see how difficult it is to mitigrate foam and ice liberation.

The rollover to heads-up position was breathtaking on this flight, however. I'd say the lighting was just right! Loved that view of the shuttle/ET with the curve of the earth in the background!

EDIT: Kudos to Ford for pointing out the Yahoo NASA TV 1.2 mbps feed ( http://playlist.yahoo.com/makeplaylist.dll?id=1368163 ) . I was bowled over this launch!

John44 · « **Reply #288 on:** 10/23/2007 04:30 pm »

Video STS-120 Launch Space shuttle Discovery

http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2935&Itemid=2

makims · « **Reply #289 on:** 10/23/2007 04:33 pm »

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ApolloLee - 23/10/2007 11:24 AM

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makims - 23/10/2007 9:21 AM

With we can say ET 120 finaly burn out...

But ET 120 certainly was never a dull ET.....

Definitely exceptional :cool: And worked very good.

rdale · « **Reply #290 on:** 10/23/2007 04:34 pm »

Don't forget there is a special cheerleading thread...

makims · « **Reply #291 on:** 10/23/2007 04:35 pm »

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Chandonn - 23/10/2007 11:30 AM

The rollover to heads-up position was breathtaking on this flight

Yeah! I try to use is as avatar maybe :cool:

dawei · « **Reply #292 on:** 10/23/2007 04:36 pm »

Is flight director Bryan Lunney related to the Apollo flight director of the same last name? Is it common for the entry FD to sit in on the ascent? Is it part of Lunney's training?

Jorge · « **Reply #293 on:** 10/23/2007 04:39 pm »

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Chandonn - 23/10/2007 11:30 AM

Watching the ET cam, and how much the skin of teh ET shakes and moves, it's easy to see how difficult it is to mitigrate foam and ice liberation.

That's not the skin of the ET. The ET camera is mounted in the LOX feedline fairing and most of the bottom of the camera field of view is dominated by the LOX feedline itself. That's what you're seeing shaking, not the skin of the ET itself.

Jorge · « **Reply #294 on:** 10/23/2007 04:41 pm »

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dawei - 23/10/2007 11:36 AM

Is flight director Bryan Lunney related to the Apollo flight director of the same last name?

Yes, he is Glynn Lunney's son.

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Is it common for the entry FD to sit in on the ascent? Is it part of Lunney's training?

It's common for a second flight director to work weather during the launch shift.

Chandonn · « **Reply #295 on:** 10/23/2007 04:44 pm »

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Jorge - 23/10/2007 12:39 PM

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Chandonn - 23/10/2007 11:30 AM

Watching the ET cam, and how much the skin of teh ET shakes and moves, it's easy to see how difficult it is to mitigrate foam and ice liberation.

That's not the skin of the ET. The ET camera is mounted in the LOX feedline fairing and most of the bottom of the camera field of view is dominated by the LOX feedline itself. That's what you're seeing shaking, not the skin of the ET itself.

I would expect the shuttle to be shaking as well if that's the case, but it doesn't seem to be in the camera view.

Jorge · « **Reply #296 on:** 10/23/2007 04:44 pm »

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eeergo - 23/10/2007 11:17 AM

OMS-2 underway (for 2 and a half minutes) to more circularize Discovery's orbit.

Technically it's not circularizing the orbit. The post-MECO orbit was 123x32 nmi and the post-OMS-2 orbit is 160x123 nmi. For rendezvous flights, OMS-2 doubles as the first rendezvous phasing burn.

Edit - I realize you probably wrote that because PAO said it (erroneously...)

ksc_houston · « **Reply #297 on:** 10/23/2007 04:46 pm »

Anyone has the TWO-LINE ELEMENTS for the shuttle ? I need them to track Discovery.

Felix · « **Reply #298 on:** 10/23/2007 04:47 pm »

Jorge · « **Reply #299 on:** 10/23/2007 04:49 pm »

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Chandonn - 23/10/2007 11:44 AM

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Jorge - 23/10/2007 12:39 PM

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Chandonn - 23/10/2007 11:30 AM

Watching the ET cam, and how much the skin of teh ET shakes and moves, it's easy to see how difficult it is to mitigrate foam and ice liberation.

That's not the skin of the ET. The ET camera is mounted in the LOX feedline fairing and most of the bottom of the camera field of view is dominated by the LOX feedline itself. That's what you're seeing shaking, not the skin of the ET itself.

I would expect the shuttle to be shaking as well if that's the case, but it doesn't seem to be in the camera view.

Why would you expect the orbiter to be shaking if the LOX feedline is shaking? You do realize the feedline isn't rigid and doesn't form the structural connection between the orbiter and the ET, right?