STS-115: Atlantis Launch Day 1 - SCRUB

• #220 by psloss on 06 Sep, 2006 20:15
• Eastern Daylight Time is GMT-4
  
• #221 by Mark Dave on 06 Sep, 2006 20:32
• I hope it will be good news, and Thursday is a go. Yeah I have go fever seeing Atlantis fly after a long hiatus.
• #222 by nathan.moeller on 06 Sep, 2006 20:32
• I'm sure this means there's some serious debate going on.  MMT meetings usually don't take this long.  I'm sure they'll make the right decision.
• #223 by Jamie Young on 06 Sep, 2006 20:53
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  nathan.moeller - 6/9/2006  3:19 PM
  
  I'm sure this means there's some serious debate going on.  MMT meetings usually don't take this long.  I'm sure they'll make the right decision.

  
  Hope so.
• #224 by rdale on 06 Sep, 2006 20:56
• Kind of defeats the purpose for checking in frequently when new posts are all the same - how about a separate thread for "tough choices" "I hope it's cleared" "I want to see a launch tomorrow." Even better - why not include an entire previous reply to say "me too" ;>
• #225 by Chris Bergin on 06 Sep, 2006 20:59
• MMT has finished. 2hrs 45 minutes long.
• #226 by psloss on 06 Sep, 2006 21:00
• NASA TV waiting for the MMT?  Or just not sure what program to run next?
  

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• #227 by shuttle_buff on 06 Sep, 2006 21:00
• Atlantis is the only ship without the station-to-shuttle power transfer too.
  
  This could of helped the situation (possibly), not sure. With all the work going on, the station probably will be running on batteries longer than normal anyway.
• #228 by psloss on 06 Sep, 2006 21:01
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  shuttle_buff - 6/9/2006  4:47 PM
  
  Atlantis is the only ship without the station-to-shuttle power transfer too.
  
  This could of helped the situation (possibly), not sure. With all the work going on, the station probably will be running on batteries longer than normal anyway.

  Actually, Endeavour is the only orbiter that currently has the mods.  Discovery isn't scheduled to get them until after its next flight.
  
• #229 by rdale on 06 Sep, 2006 21:02
• This would have no impact on the fuel cell decision.
• #230 by DaveS on 06 Sep, 2006 21:03
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  shuttle_buff - 6/9/2006  10:47 PM
  
  Atlantis is the only ship without the station-to-shuttle power transfer too.
  

  Discovery lacks SSPTS too. Only orbiter for now equipped with SSPTS is Endeavour.
  
• #231 by abacus on 06 Sep, 2006 21:15
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  rdale - 6/9/2006  9:43 PM
  
  Kind of defeats the purpose for checking in frequently when new posts are all the same - how about a separate thread for "tough choices" "I hope it's cleared" "I want to see a launch tomorrow." Even better - why not include an entire previous reply to say "me too" ;>

  
  Sorry to add to the offtopicness, but this is related to the quoted message:
  
  I have been thinking of adding the ability to tag messages.  You could tag a message as news, a comment, a picture, etc.  People could then choose just to see the news, or the news and the pictures.
  
  If you want to comment on this, do so in the Forum FAQ thread here
• #232 by mkirk on 06 Sep, 2006 21:19
• NET 5:30 eastern for the MMT Press Brief!
  
  Mark Kirkman
• #233 by astrobrian on 06 Sep, 2006 21:24

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  abacus - 6/9/2006  4:02 PM  

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   I have been thinking of adding the ability to tag messages.  You could tag a message as news, a comment, a picture, etc.  People could then choose just to see the news, or the news and the pictures.

  For hot threads like this one or live events it may be useful to do that. Not sure about the other threads 

  Going a bit more back on topic, what do they have the countdown clock on hold at? 
• #234 by Norm Hartnett on 06 Sep, 2006 21:37
• Wouldn't they already be moving the rotating service structure if they were going to be doing a rollback or R&R of the FC?
• #235 by astrobrian on 06 Sep, 2006 21:38

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• #236 by gordo on 06 Sep, 2006 21:46
• ANOTHER DELAY. Mission managers have postponed launch an additional 24 hours to continue the fuel cell troubleshooting. Friday's liftoff time would be 11:40:37 a.m. EDT (1540:37 GMT).
  
  The news briefing is coming up shortly.
  
  source-spaceflightnow
  
• #237 by psloss on 06 Sep, 2006 21:46
• SpaceflightNow reporting delay until Friday to allow for more troubleshooting:
  http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts115/status.html
  
• #238 by gordo on 06 Sep, 2006 21:48
• I think hats off to the team, they are working through the issues to get a better feel of what the siutation is, so that they can maybe get comfortable with the issue so a on Fri or Sat  is a possibility
  
  If they have to do the replacement of the FC then time is really not an big problem
• #239 by Chris Bergin on 06 Sep, 2006 21:52
• Newsflash: Thursday rulled out.
  
  More data needed. Attempt on Friday is hoped.