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#20
by
Avron
on 29 Aug, 2006 21:16
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DO NOT LOOK AT THE WEATHER RIGHT NOW.. !!!! that is launch weather...
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#21
by
jacqmans
on 29 Aug, 2006 21:22
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Full 3 day countdown....
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#22
by
nacnud
on 29 Aug, 2006 21:22
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There has just been an update from a USA guy on SDC that the rollback is to be hatled and reversed! Atlantis is going back to the pad!
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#23
by
astrobrian
on 29 Aug, 2006 21:24
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And here i was all down and depressed at work today, get home to hear this great news
Go Atlantis ! Hers to a 6th 7th or 8th launch
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#24
by
MKremer
on 29 Aug, 2006 21:24
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Those poor crawlerway stones have been taking a beating today.
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#25
by
Stowbridge
on 29 Aug, 2006 21:25
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nacnud - 29/8/2006 4:09 PM
There has just been an update from a USA guy on SDC that the rollback is to be hatled and reversed! Atlantis is going back to the pad!
HA. That'll teach you for reading space.com's message board. We've been talking about that for the last four-five hours here.
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#26
by
spaceshuttle
on 29 Aug, 2006 21:26
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now it looks like Atlantis is on the straight to the pad!
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#27
by
nacnud
on 29 Aug, 2006 21:27
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I know
dam 56k slow internet too many updates to read, the SDC post is 3 hrs old too. I'll go back to sleep now.
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#28
by
Super George
on 29 Aug, 2006 21:27
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nacnud - 29/8/2006 4:09 PM
There has just been an update from a USA guy on SDC that the rollback is to be hatled and reversed! Atlantis is going back to the pad!
Did he also mention about the invention of the wheel and the death of Elvis?
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#29
by
nathan.moeller
on 29 Aug, 2006 21:28
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Way cool. They've made great time today both ways. Glad Leinbach explained why they'd be ready next week because I was sure confused. They've already got most of the work done.
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#30
by
MKremer
on 29 Aug, 2006 21:32
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Started to turn the final corner, then paused and backed up to straighten out the tracks. The crawler needs a rest for a few minutes?
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#31
by
nathan.moeller
on 29 Aug, 2006 21:34
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Probably cooling the engines again or switching back to primary hydraulics.
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#32
by
rdale
on 29 Aug, 2006 21:34
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As mentioned in the press briefing, they switch between primary and secondary systems to keep things balanced during every rollout.
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#33
by
MKremer
on 29 Aug, 2006 21:36
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Yes, but if it's a scheduled, or timed, switchover, you'd think they'd do that *before* rounding the corner rather than having to back up again to do it.
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#34
by
nathan.moeller
on 29 Aug, 2006 21:37
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MKremer - 29/8/2006 4:23 PM
Yes, but if it's a scheduled, or timed, switchover, you'd think they'd do that *before* rounding the corner rather than having to back up again to do it.
They backed up to straighten the treads out.
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#35
by
astrobrian
on 29 Aug, 2006 21:39
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Scheduled or timed makes no difference here, first time ever doing a rollback to the pad halfway through, so I doubt the timing is really happening
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#36
by
rdale
on 29 Aug, 2006 21:40
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nathan.moeller - 29/8/2006 5:24 PM
They backed up to straighten the treads out.
He's saying the crawler is stationary - it doesn't sit still to straighten out ;>
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#37
by
MKremer
on 29 Aug, 2006 21:42
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It's backed up quite a bit away from the turn, 100 yards or so.
Chopper is landing in front of the crawler (in the middle of the corner, actually). Wonder what that's about?
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#38
by
nathan.moeller
on 29 Aug, 2006 21:45
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MKremer - 29/8/2006 4:29 PM
It's backed up quite a bit away from the turn, 100 yards or so.
Chopper is landing in front of the crawler (in the middle of the corner, actually). Wonder what that's about?
KSC Security. Making sure no one's near the shuttle that isn't supposed to be.
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#39
by
astrobrian
on 29 Aug, 2006 21:47
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Backed up? It's supposed to be coming towards the camera unless it is facing the wrong way
Go Atlantis ! Hers to a 6th 7th or 8th launch 
dam 56k slow internet too many updates to read, the SDC post is 3 hrs old too. I'll go back to sleep now.