LIVE: STS-124 Flight Day 7 - JLM relocation / Flight Day 8 JEM RMS deployment

[VB94]

[VB94]

Parachute deploy:

[sitharus]

hmm, you could clearly see 4 or 5 white pieces fall of the orbiter right after lift off.

The Tyvek Covers??

Tyvek? Sorry I'm not so familiar with the specific terms
but they looked flexible strips, not tiles or so.

Covers to protect various windows and parts of the shuttle before launch, they're supposed to fall off at liftoff. Check the Q&A threads.

[eeergo]

hmm, you could clearly see 4 or 5 white pieces fall of the orbiter right after lift off.

The Tyvek Covers??

Tyvek? Sorry I'm not so familiar with the specific terms
but they looked flexible strips, not tiles or so.

Those are the covers which -appropiately - cover the FRCS thrusters before launch, to avoid water or other contaminants to get into them. They fall back in every flight, and actually have been redesigned lately to allow them to rip off shortly after liftoff, so that they don't become a hazard if they hold on for too long. Clearly visible in other launches too.

Not windows, just thruster covers

[ckiki lwai]

OK, thanks for the explanation!

[VB94]

Station crew is conducting the DPC (Daily Planning Confernce) now.

[marshallsplace]

Another great view of Discovery and the ISS:

[Bejowawo]

FD7 Execute Package

http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/240224main_fd07_exec_pkg.pdf

[Chris Bergin]

Booster vids replaying. Thanks VB94 for covering with screenshots earlier!

[lcs]

As Charlie Duke once said: "What a ride, what a ride!"

[kimmern123]

Anyone else having problems with Rob Navias sounding like a robot?? I'm using the WMP-stream from Space Multimedia. Video is working fine.

[LSainsbury]

WooooW!!!  Can we download those booster videos??

[ckiki lwai]

Anyone else having problems with Rob Navias sounding like a robot?? I'm using the WMP-stream from Space Multimedia. Video is working fine.

me too, sounds funny though

[leetdan]

I'm getting ratty audio all around, not just from the PAO.

[wjbarnett]

I'm getting ratty audio all around, not just from the PAO.

Yes, it sounds like the audio encoder from NASA TV into the webstreamer has got a problem. Is anyone watching from a direct sat feed and having the same problem?

[Ronsmytheiii]

I'm getting ratty audio all around, not just from the PAO.

Yes, it sounds like the audio encoder from NASA TV into the webstreamer has got a problem. Is anyone watching from a direct sat feed and having the same problem?

yes

[Chris Bergin]

WooooW!!!  Can we download those booster videos??

John 44 will have them shortly on download. Maybe even NASA.gov.

[ckiki lwai]

Robo Navias functioning properly again

[LSainsbury]

WooooW!!!  Can we download those booster videos??

John 44 will have them shortly on download. Maybe even NASA.gov.

Cool - thanks!!!

[Chris Bergin]

Ken on the flight deck (aft).