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Re: LIVE: STS-124: Launch Day / Flight Day 1 - May 31
« Reply #160 on: 05/31/2008 06:06 pm »
Karen and Hoshide waiting patiently...

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Re: LIVE: STS-124: Launch Day / Flight Day 1 - May 31
« Reply #161 on: 05/31/2008 06:06 pm »
PLT is now performing COMM Checks.

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Re: LIVE: STS-124: Launch Day / Flight Day 1 - May 31
« Reply #162 on: 05/31/2008 06:07 pm »
COMM checks underway per page 1-6 of the ascent checklist.
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Re: LIVE: STS-124: Launch Day / Flight Day 1 - May 31
« Reply #163 on: 05/31/2008 06:07 pm »
T-2 hours and still counting.  Jim Dutton is now leaving.
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Re: LIVE: STS-124: Launch Day / Flight Day 1 - May 31
« Reply #164 on: 05/31/2008 06:08 pm »
Final work for suiting Mike Fossum up in work:

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Re: LIVE: STS-124: Launch Day / Flight Day 1 - May 31
« Reply #165 on: 05/31/2008 06:09 pm »
what about mark currie sts-120 LCC PAO

Sorry  ;) My nearly 40 year old mind is becoming forgetful and I forgot about him. Thank you for the reminder!

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Re: LIVE: STS-124: Launch Day / Flight Day 1 - May 31
« Reply #166 on: 05/31/2008 06:09 pm »
MS-1 (Karen Nyberg) now on board.

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Re: LIVE: STS-124: Launch Day / Flight Day 1 - May 31
« Reply #167 on: 05/31/2008 06:09 pm »
ASP has completed C/W VOL adjust.
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Re: LIVE: STS-124: Launch Day / Flight Day 1 - May 31
« Reply #168 on: 05/31/2008 06:10 pm »
Discovery looking great!  :)

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Re: LIVE: STS-124: Launch Day / Flight Day 1 - May 31
« Reply #169 on: 05/31/2008 06:11 pm »
Ron Garan now getting suited up for his ingress to the vehicle:

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Re: LIVE: STS-124: Launch Day / Flight Day 1 - May 31
« Reply #170 on: 05/31/2008 06:11 pm »
The IMUs should be starting their preflight alignments at this time.
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Allow subject to scream. In space no one will hear.

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Re: LIVE: STS-124: Launch Day / Flight Day 1 - May 31
« Reply #171 on: 05/31/2008 06:12 pm »
MS-4 (Akih) now on board the Middeck:

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Re: LIVE: STS-124: Launch Day / Flight Day 1 - May 31
« Reply #172 on: 05/31/2008 06:13 pm »
MS-5 (Greg Chamitoff) now conducting COMM checks:
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Re: LIVE: STS-124: Launch Day / Flight Day 1 - May 31
« Reply #173 on: 05/31/2008 06:14 pm »
STA Flying around:



T-38N for now then the STA.

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Re: LIVE: STS-124: Launch Day / Flight Day 1 - May 31
« Reply #174 on: 05/31/2008 06:15 pm »
Ron Garan still being worked for his ingress, and you can see that Karen Nyberg is also getting her finishing touches for launch:

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Re: LIVE: STS-124: Launch Day / Flight Day 1 - May 31
« Reply #175 on: 05/31/2008 06:16 pm »
I know there is a weather thread and I should ask this question there but does anyone know if the SLF crosswinds limit could be violated today as the latest SLF observation 1:55 PM EDT shows winds East at 9 mph with gusts to 21 mph (that is a crosswind component to the SLF for either RWY 15 or 33) but I am not sure how much, hopefully the winds will die down some as we approach the launch time. Now back to launch updates...

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Re: LIVE: STS-124: Launch Day / Flight Day 1 - May 31
« Reply #176 on: 05/31/2008 06:16 pm »
Karen Nyberg now has her helmet on.

MS-3 (Mike Fossum) now doing COMM checks.
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Re: LIVE: STS-124: Launch Day / Flight Day 1 - May 31
« Reply #177 on: 05/31/2008 06:20 pm »
All three MLS channels are being requested to be changed to channel 8.

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Re: LIVE: STS-124: Launch Day / Flight Day 1 - May 31
« Reply #178 on: 05/31/2008 06:20 pm »
Garan still in the white room

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Re: LIVE: STS-124: Launch Day / Flight Day 1 - May 31
« Reply #179 on: 05/31/2008 06:21 pm »
MS-3 (Karen Nyberg) now preforming COMM checks:

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