Author Topic: SCRUB: STS-119: LAUNCH ATTEMPT 1 and interim processing coverage (Read 101321 times)

psloss · « **Reply #20 on:** 03/11/2009 04:19 pm »

I believe this is a shot of part of the Pad A GSE LOX pump(s)...

ShuttleDiscovery · « **Reply #21 on:** 03/11/2009 04:26 pm »

Thanks for the video Chris.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #22 on:** 03/11/2009 05:14 pm »

Waiting on specifics related to a LH2 leak that's being worked on via the Booster console.

marshallsplace · « **Reply #23 on:** 03/11/2009 05:20 pm »

No webcams of the pad at the moment either.

Austin · « **Reply #24 on:** 03/11/2009 05:27 pm »

Apparently LH2 tanking has stopped while possible umbilical leak is being troubleshooted, but LO2 tanking is continuing.

collectSPACE · « **Reply #25 on:** 03/11/2009 05:29 pm »

SCRUB!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #26 on:** 03/11/2009 05:30 pm »

Draining LH2. 24 hour turnaround

collectSPACE · « **Reply #27 on:** 03/11/2009 05:31 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 03/11/2009 05:30 pm

24 hour turnaround

They have just said that it may not be a 24 hour turnaround. Details to follow...

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #28 on:** 03/11/2009 05:40 pm »

The leak downstream of the skid, somewhere around the GUCP.

Jones36 · « **Reply #29 on:** 03/11/2009 05:42 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 03/11/2009 05:40 pm

The leak downstream of the skid, somewhere around the GUCP.

Where exactly is that at?

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #30 on:** 03/11/2009 05:47 pm »

Quote from: collectSPACE on 03/11/2009 05:31 pm

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 03/11/2009 05:30 pm
24 hour turnaround

They have just said that it may not be a 24 hour turnaround. Details to follow...

Does that mean we might still go for tonight's window? As I understand it, there is about 24 hours between launch windows....

cb6785 · « **Reply #31 on:** 03/11/2009 05:48 pm »

Quote from: Ronsmytheiii on 03/11/2009 05:47 pm

Quote from: collectSPACE on 03/11/2009 05:31 pm
Quote from: Chris Bergin on 03/11/2009 05:30 pm
24 hour turnaround

They have just said that it may not be a 24 hour turnaround. Details to follow...

Does that mean we might still go for tonight's window? As I understand it, there is about 24 hours between launch windows....

As I understand it, it could be longer then 24 hours.

astrobrian · « **Reply #32 on:** 03/11/2009 05:49 pm »

Has this tank had any prior cryo-cycles on it other than this? If so would that be a factor?

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #33 on:** 03/11/2009 05:50 pm »

The launch is not going to happen tonight. The question is if the delay is *more than* 24 hours.

desertflower7 · « **Reply #34 on:** 03/11/2009 05:50 pm »

NASA just tweeted the following:

At 2:37 p.m. EDT today's launch attempt was scrubbed. Try again in 24 hours. The cause is a hydrogen leak at an attach point to the orbiter.

Does this description fit the information you have or is their 24 hour slip too optimistic?

collectSPACE · « **Reply #35 on:** 03/11/2009 05:50 pm »

We are now officially in a 24 hour turn-around with the launch targeted for Thursday at 8:54:27 p.m. EDT (0054 GMT).

The scrub was called at 2:37 p.m. EDT.

I14R10 · « **Reply #36 on:** 03/11/2009 05:50 pm »

It seems that everything that can happen to delay launch has happened.

ShuttleDiscovery · « **Reply #37 on:** 03/11/2009 05:52 pm »

Damn leak! Hopefully the next attempt will be very soon.

punkboi · « **Reply #38 on:** 03/11/2009 05:54 pm »

Dagnabbit. Oh well...

I was gonna be at work so I couldn't watch the launch, anyway.

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #39 on:** 03/11/2009 05:54 pm »

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NASA At 2:37 p.m. EDT today's shuttle launch attempt was scrubbed. The cause is a hydrogen leak at an attach point to the orbiter.

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