LIVE: Orbital Antares/Cygnus ORB-2/CRS-2 Mission UPDATES - July/Aug, 2014

• LIVE: Orbital Antares/Cygnus ORB-2/CRS-2 Mission UPDATES - July/Aug, 2014 by Chris Bergin on 13 Jul, 2014 00:33
• LIVE UPDATE Coverage for Orbital's Antares launch of Cygnus on the ORB-2 (CRS-2) mission to the International Space Station.
  
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  T-0: 12:52 pm Eastern (16:52 GMT)
  
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  Orbital GENERAL Forum Section:
  http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=46.0
  
  Orbital (Antares/Cygnus) News Articles:
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  Launch Overview Article by William Graham
  http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/07/antares-loft-orb-2-cygnus-path-iss/
  
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• #1 by jacqmans on 13 Jul, 2014 12:36
• ISS Updates ‏@ISS101 
  The Space Integrated GPS/Inertial Navigation System is now being initialized for pre-flight testing & reconfigurations. 
  
  The Red Team will re-enter the launch pad to look at a Nitrogen valve that is not behaving and another valve in the prop system.
  
  SIGI Alignment is complete - Cygnus time synchronization now in progress.
  
  Antares Countdown entered an ops hold at L-3 hours 40 minutes. Flight Termination System tests are coming up.
  
  
• #2 by jacqmans on 13 Jul, 2014 13:18
• Live TV
  
  http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-tv-wallops/theater

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• #3 by Chris Bergin on 13 Jul, 2014 13:30
• William Graham's wonderful launch overview article:
  http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/07/antares-loft-orb-2-cygnus-path-iss/
  
  Get it shared or be a square.
• #4 by Chris Bergin on 13 Jul, 2014 13:33
• Two and a half hours until NASA TV coverage.
• #5 by jacqmans on 13 Jul, 2014 13:44

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• #6 by jacqmans on 13 Jul, 2014 13:45

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• #7 by Ronsmytheiii on 13 Jul, 2014 14:11
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  Subcooler fill with LN2 has been completed. Currently at T-3 hours and counting

  
  https://twitter.com/OrbitalSciences
  
  
• #8 by Avron on 13 Jul, 2014 14:43
• FTS tests complete
• #9 by Avron on 13 Jul, 2014 14:44
• backup data line at Bermuda is down - red condition
• #10 by jacqmans on 13 Jul, 2014 15:16
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• #11 by Avron on 13 Jul, 2014 15:17
• prop loading  shortly - chill-down complete
• #12 by Avron on 13 Jul, 2014 15:23
• countdown resumed  - readiness poll for loading - Bermuda still an issue
• #13 by Avron on 13 Jul, 2014 15:26
• go for arm f1 loading - armed
• #14 by jacqmans on 13 Jul, 2014 15:27

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• #15 by Avron on 13 Jul, 2014 15:28
• loading in progress..
• #16 by Avron on 13 Jul, 2014 15:35
• LO2 loading  armed
• #17 by Jarnis on 13 Jul, 2014 15:39
• Bermuda Dataline Green.
  
  Edit: And red for some sailboat in a bad area. Coast guard heading to fix the issue.
• #18 by Avron on 13 Jul, 2014 15:48
• high rate LO2 loading
• #19 by jacqmans on 13 Jul, 2014 15:48

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