STS-135: Pad Flow Latest (Rollout to S0007)

• #660 by rdale on 07 Jul, 2011 18:51
• Rollback has commenced per Twitter.
• #661 by el_nino on 07 Jul, 2011 18:51
• Quote from: rdale on 07 Jul, 2011 18:45

  Ugh... new storm popping up near the AFB and moving towards the pad. No lightning yet but the port is back under a Phase II warning.
  

  
  Yeah I was just looking at that.  It looks like the storms down over Port Canaveral will stay west of the pad, but it looks like there is also some more showers/thunderstorms out over the ocean that could rotate in over Merritt Island in the next hour or two...
• #662 by vanoord on 07 Jul, 2011 18:55
• We have movement!
  
  

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• #663 by MadameConcorde on 07 Jul, 2011 18:55
• Gigantic storm here at MCO. Quite a blackout, very heavy.
  Listening to ATC outlook not good.
• #664 by rdale on 07 Jul, 2011 18:56
• Looks like the shower near the port won't be getting any stronger so lightning should not be an issue for the pad.
• #665 by rdale on 07 Jul, 2011 18:57
• Lightning walkdown expected to start at 330pm EDT / 1930 UTC.
• #666 by racshot65 on 07 Jul, 2011 18:58

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• #667 by vanoord on 07 Jul, 2011 18:58

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• #668 by racshot65 on 07 Jul, 2011 19:00

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• #669 by Chris Bergin on 07 Jul, 2011 19:00
• There she is! I bet she's thinking "Weather looks a bit iffy guys!!"
• #670 by mahannd on 07 Jul, 2011 19:02
• Hope the weather doesn't scare her too much.
• #671 by vanoord on 07 Jul, 2011 19:04
• Dark skies, but there's a shuttle pointing skywards for the last time.

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• #672 by racshot65 on 07 Jul, 2011 19:04
• Quote from: Chris Bergin on 07 Jul, 2011 19:00

  There she is! I bet she's thinking "Weather looks a bit iffy guys!!"
  

  
  Nah, more like:  "Whats everyone worrying about I could get through those clouds no bother"

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• #673 by NavySpaceFan on 07 Jul, 2011 19:04
• Beautiful!!!!  If a bit soggy.
• #674 by Chris Bergin on 07 Jul, 2011 19:05

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• #675 by Hodapp on 07 Jul, 2011 19:05
• Glorious!   
  May Fair Winds & Following Seas greet her tomorrow morning!
  May the Almighty smile on her and part the clouds for her final journey heavenward!
  
  Besides then I get to see her on the causeway! 
  
  
• #676 by Chris Bergin on 07 Jul, 2011 19:06

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• #677 by hygoex on 07 Jul, 2011 19:07
• If things go well, this should be the final RSS retraction in shuttle history.   
• #678 by Chris Bergin on 07 Jul, 2011 19:08
• I wish I was driving the RSS electic train cart (I say that all the time, but it's true )

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• #679 by MadameConcorde on 07 Jul, 2011 19:09
• One bitchy lightning strike right above head shook the hell out of me.
  Very scary!