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DaveS · « **Reply #340 on:** 10/23/2007 07:02 pm »

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Zachstar - 23/10/2007 8:59 PM

Don't know if you can see it in these images but there is a piece of something floating higher right of the bay.

I wouldn't worry about it. There's always lots of stuff that comes out of the bay shortly after payload bay door opening. Or it could be sublimating ice from the SSME nozzles.

ApolloLee · « **Reply #341 on:** 10/23/2007 07:03 pm »

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Zachstar - 23/10/2007 11:59 AM

Don't know if you can see it in these images but there is a piece of something floating higher right of the bay.

I'd put money up that that's actually the Moon....

Zachstar · « **Reply #342 on:** 10/23/2007 07:06 pm »

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ApolloLee - 23/10/2007 2:03 PM

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Zachstar - 23/10/2007 11:59 AM

Don't know if you can see it in these images but there is a piece of something floating higher right of the bay.

I'd put money up that that's actually the Moon....

Well in the feed it acted like a piece of ice or somthing and not a stellar body. Seemed like a piece of cloth or ice.

MKremer · « **Reply #343 on:** 10/23/2007 07:08 pm »

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ApolloLee - 23/10/2007 2:03 PM

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Zachstar - 23/10/2007 11:59 AM

Don't know if you can see it in these images but there is a piece of something floating higher right of the bay.

I'd put money up that that's actually the Moon....

Moving the wrong direction to be the Moon. (Moon would be rising toward the orbiter bay, not moving toward the horizon)

Zachstar · « **Reply #344 on:** 10/23/2007 07:14 pm »

Payload bay at orbital night.

nathan.moeller · « **Reply #345 on:** 10/23/2007 07:27 pm »

Who was capcom for ascent?

EDIT: Some more images have been posted at KSCMA.

http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=4

Endeavour118 · « **Reply #346 on:** 10/23/2007 07:33 pm »

has the ascent flight control team released their video

Endeavour118 · « **Reply #347 on:** 10/23/2007 07:35 pm »

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nathan.moeller - 23/10/2007 3:27 PM

Who was capcom for ascent?

EDIT: Some more images have been posted at KSCMA.

http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=4

Terry Virts was the ascent capcom

Felix · « **Reply #348 on:** 10/23/2007 07:40 pm »

Wildfires...

ShuttleDiscovery · « **Reply #349 on:** 10/23/2007 07:43 pm »

RafaelCE · « **Reply #350 on:** 10/23/2007 07:44 pm »

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Endeavour118 - 23/10/2007 2:33 PM

has the ascent flight control team released their video

According to NTV schedule, it will be aired at 15:30 CDT

ApolloLee · « **Reply #351 on:** 10/23/2007 07:49 pm »

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MKremer - 23/10/2007 12:08 PM

Moving the wrong direction to be the Moon. (Moon would be rising toward the orbiter bay, not moving toward the horizon)

Ooops.. Didn't see the live feed.. Sorry...

Please don't take my money....

ApolloLee · « **Reply #352 on:** 10/23/2007 07:52 pm »

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Felix - 23/10/2007 12:40 PM

Wildfires...

My goodness.. Really does look like the West Coast is on fire in that picture...

PA space fan · « **Reply #353 on:** 10/23/2007 08:01 pm »

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Chris Bergin - 23/10/2007 10:01 AM

Yep, and I think we're going to kill guests on here soon. So if you're a guest, you were warned, we're swamped right now.

Yikes! OK, OK, I registered!

Zachstar · « **Reply #354 on:** 10/23/2007 08:04 pm »

View of the arm checkout.

mike robel · « **Reply #355 on:** 10/23/2007 08:04 pm »

No launch photos from me as I am in Fort Leavenworth, KS. Why anyone would live North of Interstate 10 and West of I-95 is beyond me.

Zachstar · « **Reply #356 on:** 10/23/2007 08:24 pm »

Soon the downlink of the ET video will start.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #357 on:** 10/23/2007 08:24 pm »

Round up of images and video on L2 (Imagary guys are on fire right now, getting stuff turned around).

1) There was a debris hit, about two and half minutes into ascent. Being checked.

2) The ice fell off at SSME ingition.

3) A very strange vapor trail seen coming out of one of the boosters, or the tank during first stage, which is currently NOT an anomoly, but is being classed as off nominal. Highly visible on some of the special tracking video they use. More on this later, as it's live updating and it could be anything.

Zachstar · « **Reply #358 on:** 10/23/2007 08:26 pm »

ET Video Start!

Zachstar · « **Reply #359 on:** 10/23/2007 08:27 pm »

Next!