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Atlantis schedule TBA
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NASA_Twix_JSC
on 27 Jul, 2005 22:44
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That's what we're hearing. STS-300 also grounded. STS-121 scrubbed.
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#1
by
SRBseparama
on 27 Jul, 2005 22:50
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#2
by
FransonUK
on 27 Jul, 2005 22:51
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What happened???
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#3
by
Flightstar
on 27 Jul, 2005 22:52
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Basically as in Chris' story, the debris chunk came off the PAL section of the ET. That wasn't expected. Now it has we need to look at the ETs and see what can be done. Until then, no more flights, even STS-300. If we have a serious problem with Discovery (which we shouldn't) we will have to go to stay with the ISS and work it out from there.
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#4
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WARPed
on 27 Jul, 2005 22:58
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Better safe than sorry at the end of the day.
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#5
by
Flightstar
on 27 Jul, 2005 23:09
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I've worked on every single launch, from STS-1. We have these issues with foam. We've just not seen them in such detail before. We're simply using due diligence with the evaluations. Everyone should be assured this isn't a new critical issue that has just happened.
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#6
by
WARPed
on 27 Jul, 2005 23:23
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#7
by
NASA_Twix_JSC
on 27 Jul, 2005 23:27
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I bet they are loving this after their journalist fucked up with his stupid question this morning.
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#8
by
Flightstar
on 27 Jul, 2005 23:36
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What annoys me, Mike, is this area of the foam could have been really serious if the event had occured earlier in assent. Michoud should be slapped around for this.
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#9
by
Flightstar
on 27 Jul, 2005 23:37
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Also, this - once again - in NOT an Orbiter issue. The Orbiter is a working, fantastic, brilliant machine. SRBs and ETs continue to mark its history.
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#10
by
NASA_Twix_JSC
on 27 Jul, 2005 23:39
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Very annoying, isn't it.
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#11
by
NASA_LaRC_SP
on 28 Jul, 2005 01:16
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Well if I knew flight was going to be this uneventful, I'd of taken the month off (note my sarcasm).
Precautionary is what I'd be using more than any other word right now.
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#12
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Tahii
on 28 Jul, 2005 06:46
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Flightstar - 28/7/2005 11:09 AM
I've worked on every single launch, from STS-1. We have these issues with foam. We've just not seen them in such detail before. We're simply using due diligence with the evaluations. Everyone should be assured this isn't a new critical issue that has just happened.
*sigh* this is what I have spent the whole day telling people at work - It's not that its a new thing, its just that if you put more camera's there, you are going to see more of what happens. It doesn't mean it didn't happen before. Shiesh, the amount of public and staff who think that one damaged tile, and one bit of foam coming off spells doom for the crew is amazing. They don't realise how much it has happened in the past, just not seen.
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#13
by
Chris Bergin
on 28 Jul, 2005 23:04
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I'm getting rid of this damn word "Grounded"
