LIVE: STS-132 LAUNCH and FLIGHT DAY 1

• #60 by psloss on 14 May, 2010 12:56
• Quote from: Ronsmytheiii on 14 May, 2010 12:40

  ASP should be working pre-ingress switch  reconfiguration
  

  Sounds like it; we're generally only hearing the orbiter transmit side of that communication.
  
• #61 by Ronsmytheiii on 14 May, 2010 13:00
• Launch coverage beginning

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• #62 by Ronsmytheiii on 14 May, 2010 13:07
• FI team still at work:

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• #63 by psloss on 14 May, 2010 13:12
• Angie Brewer, flow director for Atlantis, is at the PAO console with George Diller, now narrating some edited processing video.
  
  Not surprised that they're showing more details of some of the activities that went on in and around OPF-1.  Pretty neat stuff -- window 8 R&R, RCC removal for spar inspections, chin panel reinstall, main engine dome/eyelid installations after the engines went in, MLG functional test, and more.
  
• #64 by Chris Bergin on 14 May, 2010 13:16
• And you won't be seeing these workhorses for much longer either:

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• #65 by Ronsmytheiii on 14 May, 2010 13:18

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• #66 by Ronsmytheiii on 14 May, 2010 13:19
• be back in a few hours

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• #67 by Chris Bergin on 14 May, 2010 13:25
• All seems to be going well. Two new IPRs via the NTD (L2) but one has been close, another has no impact.

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• #68 by Chris Bergin on 14 May, 2010 13:30
• Final Inspection Team at the pad checking the vehicle.

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• #69 by Chris Bergin on 14 May, 2010 13:36
• The Russian Deputy Prime Minister is due to arrive shortly.
• #70 by Chris Bergin on 14 May, 2010 13:40
• Payload manager reviewing the ULF4 flow on NTV.
• #71 by Chris Bergin on 14 May, 2010 13:46
• Looks like some schoolkids are getting a photo op:

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• #72 by Chris Bergin on 14 May, 2010 13:47
• Oh my word. Great camera view with the FIT under one of the SSME Nozzles.

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• #73 by Chris Bergin on 14 May, 2010 13:47

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• #74 by psloss on 14 May, 2010 13:47
• Quote from: Chris Bergin on 14 May, 2010 13:46

  Looks like some schoolkids are getting a photo op:
  

  The Tweetup folks, perhaps?
  
• #75 by ChrisGebhardt on 14 May, 2010 13:48
• Convoy voice checks at 10:05a.m.
• #76 by Chris Bergin on 14 May, 2010 13:48
• There's some idea of scale for you all:

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• #77 by dawei on 14 May, 2010 13:48
• The FIT guys just pulled some sort of flexible cover off the vehicle via a long rope and stuffed it into a bag.  Not sure what it was.
• #78 by psloss on 14 May, 2010 13:51
• LOL -- just noticing that NASA TV dropped the letterboxing on the SD channels a while back right at the end of the orbiter processing video that was shown.
  
• #79 by Chris Bergin on 14 May, 2010 13:52
• Crew have had their dinner.