SCRUB: STS-122 Launch Day (Attempt 2) - Dec 9

• #100 by Chris Bergin on 09 Dec, 2007 09:54
• Chilldown begining, following go for tanking.
• #101 by psloss on 09 Dec, 2007 09:55
• NASA TV switched to KSC graphics...
• #102 by Chris Bergin on 09 Dec, 2007 09:56

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• #103 by psloss on 09 Dec, 2007 10:00
• Initial PAO statement (George Diller) -- as already noted, go for tanking at 5:56 am.  Chilldown started at 5:58 am.
• #104 by psloss on 09 Dec, 2007 10:01
• Expect to see first SIM test on the ECOs in about 40 minutes...around 6:35 am Eastern.
• #105 by Chris Bergin on 09 Dec, 2007 10:02
• I thought I was going mad when there wasn't a sign of go for tanking with five minutes to go

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• #106 by psloss on 09 Dec, 2007 10:04
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  Chris Bergin - 9/12/2007  6:02 AM
  
  I thought I was going mad when there wasn't a sign of go for tanking with five minutes to go

  If it's good news we might hear it near real-time, but I still think you will hear about the SIM test results before it gets to NASA TV.
  
• #107 by psloss on 09 Dec, 2007 10:07
• George Diller back to say that liquid hydrogen is now in slow-fill.
• #108 by psloss on 09 Dec, 2007 10:10
• And now slow-fill has started on the liquid oxygen side.
• #109 by ShuttleDiscovery on 09 Dec, 2007 10:21
• 9 hours exactly until launch...
  
  (according to NASA.gov's countdown clock)
• #110 by Chris Bergin on 09 Dec, 2007 10:23

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• #111 by Chris Bergin on 09 Dec, 2007 10:24
• We could do a caption competition with this (but we won't!! - live update thread)

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• #112 by psloss on 09 Dec, 2007 10:25
• George Diller back with a quick update...still in slow-fill on both LH2 and LO2...things still going smoothly all-around.
• #113 by ShuttleDiscovery on 09 Dec, 2007 10:26
• 20% concern with weather currently...
• #114 by Chris Bergin on 09 Dec, 2007 10:28
• So far so good. All four LH2 ECOs went wet (per L2).
• #115 by psloss on 09 Dec, 2007 10:29
• First indication now that the LH2 low-level/ECO sensors are becoming wet, per PAO.
• #116 by psloss on 09 Dec, 2007 10:31
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  ntschke - 9/12/2007  6:29 AM
  
  

  Come on ECOs!

  The "favorable" scenario means that we will be watching a pot boil, so to speak --  all morning and most of the afternoon.  They have to behave all the way down to the last GLS milestone at T-31 seconds (if not to T-0).
  
• #117 by kimmern123 on 09 Dec, 2007 10:31
• When will the first SIM DRY-commands be sent?
• #118 by psloss on 09 Dec, 2007 10:33
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  kimmern123 - 9/12/2007  6:31 AM
  
  When will the first SIM DRY-commands be sent?

  PAO indicated around 6:35 am, but that's a gross estimate.
  
• #119 by Chris Bergin on 09 Dec, 2007 10:34
• Please remember, this is a live update thread. NO posts unless they are specific updates. The reason people will be catching up during the day and don't need to trawl through lots of posts of "great news!" etc. Use the cheerleading thread. I'm here with you thinking the same, but we need stop it from turning into 60 pages of "woo hooing"