LIVE: Atlas V - OTV X-37 - April 22

• #40 by Jim on 22 Apr, 2010 15:59
• Quote from: cd-slam on 22 Apr, 2010 15:41

  
  Wow, surprised the Air Force released that picture. Thanks for the link.
  

  
  The X-37 itself is not classified.
• #41 by agman25 on 22 Apr, 2010 16:00
• Quote from: Jim on 22 Apr, 2010 15:59

  Quote from: agman25 on 22 Apr, 2010 15:43

  What's the stuff lining the interior of the PLF. Sound insulation?
  

  
  The silver material with donuts is FAP (fairing acoustic protection)
  

  Thanks.
• #42 by Chris Bergin on 22 Apr, 2010 17:18
• Moved for live coverage
• #43 by Chris Bergin on 22 Apr, 2010 17:18
• Launch Preview - By William Graham:
  http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2010/04/live-atlas-v-launch-x-37b-otv/
• #44 by William Graham on 22 Apr, 2010 17:38
• No video, but the ELV portal is showing countdown events.
  
  http://countdown.ksc.nasa.gov/elv/
• #45 by Ronsmytheiii on 22 Apr, 2010 18:01
• ULa webcast will be available here:
  
  http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/pages/Multimedia_Webcast.shtml

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• #46 by Kim Keller on 22 Apr, 2010 18:23
• Quote from: Jim on 22 Apr, 2010 15:58

  http://www.af.mil/photos/media_search.asp?q=x-37&btnG.x=0&btnG.y=0
  

  
  The caption is wrong for the photo of the vehicle on a runway. That looks like  is the VAFB runway.
  
  X-37B was in the Astrotech facility at VAFB before it went to CCAFS.
• #47 by JosephB on 22 Apr, 2010 18:38
• Nice pictures. Thanks for the link Jim.
• #48 by MikeMi. on 22 Apr, 2010 20:06
• Quote from: Jim on 22 Apr, 2010 15:59

  Quote from: agman25 on 22 Apr, 2010 15:43

  What's the stuff lining the interior of the PLF. Sound insulation?
  

  The silver material with donuts is FAP (fairing acoustic protection)

  
  What is it made of? Aluminium?
• #49 by psloss on 22 Apr, 2010 20:13
• Shot from the Shuttle Pad FSS
  

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• #50 by just-nick on 22 Apr, 2010 20:20
• Quote from: MikeMi. on 22 Apr, 2010 20:06

  Quote from: Jim on 22 Apr, 2010 15:59

  Quote from: agman25 on 22 Apr, 2010 15:43

  What's the stuff lining the interior of the PLF. Sound insulation?
  

  The silver material with donuts is FAP (fairing acoustic protection)

  
  What is it made of? Aluminium?
  

  Per the rather wonderful Atlas V User's Guide page 6-22(http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/docs/product_cards/guides/AtlasVUsersGuide2010.pdf) they are foil covered foam.
  
    --Nick
• #51 by Orbiter on 22 Apr, 2010 20:59
• Sorry for the offtopic post, but is there a ULA link for live coverage?
  
   Orbiter
• #52 by tonthomas on 22 Apr, 2010 21:02
• Yes. http://mfile.akamai.com/29730/live/reflector:58048.asx?bkup=58227
  
  Thomas
• #53 by Chris Bergin on 22 Apr, 2010 21:24
• ULA just sent this out as a main point of getting to the webcast assets:
  http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/pages/Multimedia_Webcast.shtml
• #54 by Antares on 22 Apr, 2010 21:40
• Cryo loading started.
• #55 by William Graham on 22 Apr, 2010 21:53
• T-100 minutes and counting, about two hours to launch.
• #56 by William Graham on 22 Apr, 2010 22:03
• First stage LOX loading underway.
• #57 by William Graham on 22 Apr, 2010 22:07
• Chilldown of the Centaur LH2 lines should now be underway.
• #58 by Alpha Control on 22 Apr, 2010 22:29
• As Jim noted earlier in this thread, the X-37 itself is not classified. With that said, does anyone know if we will have some live Rocketcam views during the launch?  Such as PLF separation, or Centaur separation?
• #59 by William Graham on 22 Apr, 2010 22:34
• T-60 minutes and counting, about 80 minutes until launch.