Author Topic: LIVE: STS-124: Launch Day / Flight Day 1 - May 31 (Read 159545 times)

kneecaps · « **Reply #440 on:** 05/31/2008 09:08 pm »

Single Engine Istres 104.

Go for +X . Go for Pitch.

kneecaps · « **Reply #441 on:** 05/31/2008 09:09 pm »

Press to MECO!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #442 on:** 05/31/2008 09:09 pm »

Nominal shutdown plan. Go for the +X, go for the pitch.

Press to MECO.

ShuttleDiscovery · « **Reply #443 on:** 05/31/2008 09:09 pm »

Quote from: Oersted on 05/31/2008 09:08 pm

yes, something definitely came off the tank and bounced off the belly of the orbiter.

That must have been the piece a few seconds after SRB sep.

Ford Mustang · « **Reply #444 on:** 05/31/2008 09:09 pm »

kneecaps · « **Reply #445 on:** 05/31/2008 09:09 pm »

Single engine Press 104

Andrewwski · « **Reply #446 on:** 05/31/2008 09:09 pm »

Those aren't really live updates, are they? You can't be sure of what you've seen. Don't jump to conclusions...we will find out after seeing the appropriate replays.

Many launches I've thought I've seen debris that is nothing even off-nominal.

Speedracer · « **Reply #447 on:** 05/31/2008 09:10 pm »

I saw debris after negative return call as well to the left of the strats near the nose.

kneecaps · « **Reply #448 on:** 05/31/2008 09:10 pm »

Fine count.

Andrewwski · « **Reply #449 on:** 05/31/2008 09:11 pm »

MECO confirmed.

eeergo · « **Reply #450 on:** 05/31/2008 09:11 pm »

The 2 or 2+ pieces of foam event seen so clearly was surely too late after SRB jettison to have caused any significant damage... not sure about cosmetic or marginal damage though!