Author Topic: The all-eventful STS-93 launch (Read 78680 times)

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #60 on:** 05/13/2007 06:28 pm »

Thanks for the kind words about L2. We're very proud if it and all thanks to the sources.

Here's a short clip of the L2 STS-93 video (over 90meg) that people are speaking about here.

AstroRJY · « **Reply #61 on:** 05/13/2007 07:11 pm »

Wow sounds like it must have been a high-stress launch in the MOCR. Kind of like a bad simulation almost.

Austin · « **Reply #62 on:** 05/13/2007 07:19 pm »

Astro -- trust me my friend, you would absolutely LOVE L2. I can say this based on the little that I know of you already. And it's true -- $19.99 is a small price for a certified space buff such as yourself to pay. I subscribed months ago and only wish that I had done so earlier. It's awesome!

AstroRJY · « **Reply #63 on:** 05/13/2007 08:15 pm »

Yeah I'll subscribe this week I'm just careful about ordering with my debit card online. I don't do credit cards at all. Sounds liek there's archives of great audio and video there I'd enjoy. Meanwhile I wish I had the technology at home to upload these old VHS tapes of the launches I've transcribed. Shuttlesource posted a couple of mine but he has 7 or 8 more that should be showing up there sooner or later. He's a tad slwoer to update his site but I'm watching for them.

Austin · « **Reply #64 on:** 05/13/2007 10:37 pm »

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AstroRJY - 13/5/2007 1:15 PM

Yeah I'll subscribe this week I'm just careful about ordering with my debit card online. I don't do credit cards at all. Sounds liek there's archives of great audio and video there I'd enjoy. Meanwhile I wish I had the technology at home to upload these old VHS tapes of the launches I've transcribed. Shuttlesource posted a couple of mine but he has 7 or 8 more that should be showing up there sooner or later. He's a tad slwoer to update his site but I'm watching for them.

Very nice. You won't be disappointed.

Jason Davies · « **Reply #65 on:** 05/15/2007 04:07 am »

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Chris Bergin - 13/5/2007 1:28 PM

Thanks for the kind words about L2. We're very proud if it and all thanks to the sources.

Here's a short clip of the L2 STS-93 video (over 90meg) that people are speaking about here.

That clip is stunning, shows how much those JSC guys have to deal with in those intense eight minutes. This thread should be moved to Historical as this mission was far more eventful than I knew.

James Lowe1 · « **Reply #66 on:** 05/15/2007 05:50 pm »

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Jason Davies - 14/5/2007 11:07 PM

That clip is stunning, shows how much those JSC guys have to deal with in those intense eight minutes. This thread should be moved to Historical as this mission was far more eventful than I knew.

Good idea.

STSFan10 · « **Reply #67 on:** 05/15/2007 10:20 pm »

That is a cool clip. Does booster and the others have their own little MCC teams too? It seems the backroom (Main Engines) is speaking to Booster, and Booster then speaks to Flight?

Jorge · « **Reply #68 on:** 05/16/2007 04:34 pm »

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STSFan10 - 15/5/2007 5:20 PM

That is a cool clip. Does booster and the others have their own little MCC teams too? It seems the backroom (Main Engines) is speaking to Booster, and Booster then speaks to Flight?

Yes. Each MCC front room (FCR) position has positions in the back room (MPSR) to support them. The MPSR controllers generally only make calls to their FCR controllers rather than directly to Flight.
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JRF

Tony T. Harris · « **Reply #69 on:** 05/17/2007 08:51 pm »

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Jason Davies - 14/5/2007 11:07 PM

That clip is stunning, shows how much those JSC guys have to deal with in those intense eight minutes.

It's a collective team effort. You've got to see another part of it there.

George CA · « **Reply #70 on:** 05/20/2007 02:45 am »

Great thread. Was this the most eventful ascent of 'recent' times, or are there others which have a number of dramatic moments?

Pete at Edwards · « **Reply #71 on:** 05/21/2007 04:01 pm »

There was one where they were four seconds away from a booster failure, but seperation occured before failure, I once heard.

Stowbridge · « **Reply #72 on:** 05/25/2007 06:44 pm »

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Pete at Edwards - 21/5/2007 11:01 AM

There was one where they were four seconds away from a booster failure, but seperation occured before failure, I once heard.

Really???

Gary · « **Reply #73 on:** 05/25/2007 07:07 pm »

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Tony T. Harris - 17/5/2007 9:51 PM

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Jason Davies - 14/5/2007 11:07 PM

That clip is stunning, shows how much those JSC guys have to deal with in those intense eight minutes.

It's a collective team effort. You've got to see another part of it there.

I know a lot of companies that spend a small fortune hiring in consultants to tell them to work as a team - they should just show this video.

shuttlepilot · « **Reply #74 on:** 05/25/2007 07:33 pm »

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Pete at Edwards - 21/5/2007 6:01 PM

There was one where they were four seconds away from a booster failure, but seperation occured before failure, I once heard.

Please give us source of this information

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #75 on:** 05/26/2007 03:35 pm »

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shuttlepilot - 25/5/2007 8:33 PM

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Pete at Edwards - 21/5/2007 6:01 PM

There was one where they were four seconds away from a booster failure, but seperation occured before failure, I once heard.
Please give us source of this information

I believe it was on a Columbia documentary, as I've heard that too, but never did find out which launch it was.

psloss · « **Reply #76 on:** 05/26/2007 07:05 pm »

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Chris Bergin - 26/5/2007 11:35 AM

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shuttlepilot - 25/5/2007 8:33 PM

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Pete at Edwards - 21/5/2007 6:01 PM

There was one where they were four seconds away from a booster failure, but seperation occured before failure, I once heard.
Please give us source of this information

I believe it was on a Columbia documentary, as I've heard that too, but never did find out which launch it was.

IIRC, it was STS-8...

Edit: Not sure if that's what Pete is referring to, but the STS-8 incident was noted in a previous thread here:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=5659&mid=92025

Pete at Edwards · « **Reply #77 on:** 05/27/2007 12:10 am »

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Chris Bergin - 26/5/2007 11:35 AM

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shuttlepilot - 25/5/2007 8:33 PM

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Pete at Edwards - 21/5/2007 6:01 PM

There was one where they were four seconds away from a booster failure, but seperation occured before failure, I once heard.
Please give us source of this information

I believe it was on a Columbia documentary, as I've heard that too, but never did find out which launch it was.
IIRC, it was STS-8...

Edit: Not sure if that's what Pete is referring to, but the STS-8 incident was noted in a previous thread here:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=5659&mid=92025

Thanks, that must be the one.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #78 on:** 05/27/2007 06:11 pm »

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psloss - 26/5/2007 8:05 PM

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Chris Bergin - 26/5/2007 11:35 AM

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shuttlepilot - 25/5/2007 8:33 PM

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Pete at Edwards - 21/5/2007 6:01 PM

There was one where they were four seconds away from a booster failure, but seperation occured before failure, I once heard.
Please give us source of this information

I believe it was on a Columbia documentary, as I've heard that too, but never did find out which launch it was.
IIRC, it was STS-8...

Edit: Not sure if that's what Pete is referring to, but the STS-8 incident was noted in a previous thread here:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=5659&mid=92025

Nice one Philip. Missed that thread, but that answers my question too.

Flightstar · « **Reply #79 on:** 05/29/2007 01:48 pm »

Yes, STS-8 was a close call.