LIVE: SpaceX - Falcon I (Mk.II) NET March 20 (Attempt 2)

[William Graham]

Chris Bergin - 20/3/2007 11:37 PM Weather: Rain en route, but expected to be clear at launch.

What are the weather restrictions on launch?

[William Graham]

Jim - 20/3/2007 11:39 PM TV can be beamed back from Ascension only if there is a TV uplink truck there

 Does anyone know if one is present? Thanks.

[Avron]

No feed from SR1?

[DaveS]

Range is green.

[Chris Bergin]

Avron - 20/3/2007  11:41 PM

No feed from SR1?

Troubleshooting in works. No specifics on the issue.

Range is green.

[Jim]

GW_Simulations - 20/3/2007  7:40 PM

Jim - 20/3/2007 11:39 PM TV can be beamed back from Ascension only if there is a TV uplink truck there

 Does anyone know if one is present? Thanks.

If Gywnne doesn't  know, then how would anyone else

[braddock]

Gwynne: "Looks like things are going very well from the team."  [just got a call from the mission manager].
[at T-15 minutes they want the cameras up and running, and since we are having these issues she doesn't know if this will be an issue]

[DaveS]

Chris Bergin - 21/3/2007  12:43 AM

Avron - 20/3/2007  11:41 PM

No feed from SR1?

Troubleshooting in works. No specifics on the issue.

Range is green.

SR1 seems to be a camera site. It's supposed to be in color, but only shows grey-scales.

[Chris Bergin]

T-20 minutes.

[braddock]

I just asked.  Gwynne thinks SR1 is the camera.  she is looking it up for us.

[Skinny]

[Skinny]

This is SR1 - it's a camera.

[Chris Bergin]

Poll to proceed into terminal count is go.

[braddock]

"On step 112 of our countdown procedure, out of 127.  We are obviously getting very close then."

[Nick L.]

Launch team is go.

[nathan.moeller]

All reporting ready.  L-15 minutes.  Good luck SpaceX and go Falcon.  I'm out.

[TJL]

Are those trees as close to the vehicle as they look in the live view?

[DaveS]

T-10 minutes. Entering Terminal Count.

[Nick L.]

Vehicle internal transfer starting.

[DaveS]

Strongback is being retracted.