LIVE: STS-135 LAUNCH DAY AND FLIGHT DAY 1 UPDATES

• #260 by lizzybees on 08 Jul, 2011 14:17
• Oh man, that made me tear up Beautiful tribute from the close out crew!
• #261 by Chris Bergin on 08 Jul, 2011 14:17
• Wow, deleted my post as Nick's in sequence. That was epic! Thanks for getting them all Nick. What a team!
• #262 by psloss on 08 Jul, 2011 14:19
• OVCC signed off the net with some emotion.
  
  Bringing Hugh Harris over was nice, but hard not to focus on the closeout crew.
  
• #263 by Chris Bergin on 08 Jul, 2011 14:21
• Right there, pride in the job, love for the vehicles. That was beautiful.
  

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• #264 by Nick L. on 08 Jul, 2011 14:21
• T-20 minutes and counting.

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• #265 by DwightM on 08 Jul, 2011 14:21
• Quote from: kraisee on 08 Jul, 2011 14:17

  And that was a really great "alternative" PowerPoint presentation by the whiteroom crew!
  
  Go Atlantis!
  
  Ross.
  

  The first sign that was displayed by the #7 was "Thank You America!".  They started covering that just as he stepped away.
• #266 by rocketguy101 on 08 Jul, 2011 14:22
• Quote from: lizzybees on 08 Jul, 2011 14:17

  Oh man, that made me tear up Beautiful tribute from the close out crew!
  

  me too, this is hard to watch!
• #267 by Austin on 08 Jul, 2011 14:22
• Janeine Pape on the loop bringing us out of the 20 minute hold
• #268 by Chris Bergin on 08 Jul, 2011 14:22
• Now counting down to the final BIH which will be at T-9 minutes.
• #269 by arkaska on 08 Jul, 2011 14:23
• Over 2000 people are now following the live coverage here at NSF
• #270 by psloss on 08 Jul, 2011 14:23
• Info from NTD briefing, if I copied correctly:
  
  Window open: 15:22:13 GMT
  
  Window close: 15:31:19
  
  LOX drainback hold time: 5 min 00 sec
  
  Saw the launch weather board flash by...current nothing in the red.
  
  
• #271 by Austin on 08 Jul, 2011 14:24
• Weather is now 'go!'
• #272 by hygoex on 08 Jul, 2011 14:24
• MILA has a problem, something about a reset. 
• #273 by arkaska on 08 Jul, 2011 14:24
• MILA need to reset their software, takes a couple of minutes.
  
  MILA are go to reset
• #274 by arkaska on 08 Jul, 2011 14:26
• Closeout crew on the pad

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• #275 by arkaska on 08 Jul, 2011 14:28
• Closeout crew has left the pad
• #276 by John44 on 08 Jul, 2011 14:28
• STS-135 - Launch Day Activities and Interviews Part 1
  http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6923
  
  STS-135 - Launch Day Activities and Interviews Part 2
  http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6924
• #277 by Nick L. on 08 Jul, 2011 14:29
• MILA reset worked - everything nominal now.
• #278 by arkaska on 08 Jul, 2011 14:29
• MILA reset complete and they are nominal
• #279 by Chris Bergin on 08 Jul, 2011 14:30
• MPS Helium reconfig complete.