LIVE: STS-117: Launch and Flight Day 1 - June 8

• #400 by MKremer on 09 Jun, 2007 00:24
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  DaveS - 8/6/2007  7:09 PM
  
  

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  Gekko0481 - 9/6/2007  2:08 AM
  
  Can anyone explain the orange flares shown in this image (amongst others) just above the orbiter?
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  Great launch!
  

  Plasma.

  Watching the ET camera video again, I did see quite a bit of green plasma flashing around the tail area itself, as opposed to the mainly orange glow of the engine plume edge.
  
• #401 by mike robel on 09 Jun, 2007 00:25
• Liftoff of Atlantis and Roll Program from my usual spot along the Bannana River, about 20 miles south of the pad.  A thunderous roar brought the crowd to life.  Awesome launch.

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• #402 by psloss on 09 Jun, 2007 00:28
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  Davejfb - 8/6/2007  8:21 PM
  
  Does anyone have a picture of it? Love the shot, can find one.
  
  Thanks!

  Had my back to the TV during a lot of the replays, but it may have shown up on the east camera site (TV-7A, I think) view, too.
  
  Can't post anything until later, but I'll try to come up with a screen grab -- unless someone here beats me to one.
  
• #403 by psloss on 09 Jun, 2007 00:29
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  mike robel - 8/6/2007  8:25 PM
  
  Liftoff of Atlantis and Roll Program from my usual spot along the Bannana River, about 20 miles south of the pad.  A thunderous roar brought the crowd to life.  Awesome launch.

  Thanks for posting those, Mike.
  
• #404 by Felix on 09 Jun, 2007 00:33

• Ascent Checklist complete
  Now working through the Post Insertion Checklist http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/pdf/174664main_pi_117_f_2.pdf

• #405 by eeergo on 09 Jun, 2007 00:34
• Well, good night people, I think 2:30 a.m is a good time to go to bed (considering I've got the final exams this coming weeks ) If Philip doesn't find the image, I'll try and get it out from the L2 video... Thanks to Chris and everyone else that made this coverage possible!
• #406 by Chris Bergin on 09 Jun, 2007 00:45
• 530mb Super high quality STS-117 T-9 mins to replays video on L2 now (drooling)
• #407 by sammie on 09 Jun, 2007 00:48
• Just came back from the pub, a heavy Tennets session. I skimmed over the past 15 pages and the updates and pictures make you feel like its real time. Great updates and can't wait to see the various threads on the mission days.
  
  Cheers, Sam
• #408 by Felix on 09 Jun, 2007 00:51
• Upcoming:
  Post Launch News Conference
• #409 by Felix on 09 Jun, 2007 00:54

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• #410 by Felix on 09 Jun, 2007 00:55

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• #411 by Felix on 09 Jun, 2007 00:57
• No foam loss found prior to SRB seperation!
• #412 by psloss on 09 Jun, 2007 00:59
• Mark gets the first question...asks about the LO2 ECO event...
• #413 by Felix on 09 Jun, 2007 00:59

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• #414 by Chris Bergin on 09 Jun, 2007 00:59
• Mark gets to ask the first question!! Awesome for a number of reasons, mostly because we know he'll ask a decent question (and did, about ECO sensor).
• #415 by Rob in KC on 09 Jun, 2007 01:00
• Go Mark K. How much did you bribe PAO for that?
• #416 by psloss on 09 Jun, 2007 01:04
• Initial report good on the active AHMS controller.
• #417 by psloss on 09 Jun, 2007 01:13
• Yikes, the air really came out of that press conference quickly.  An L2-style technical briefing would have been better.
• #418 by psloss on 09 Jun, 2007 01:15
• Back to JSC, crew already given a go for payload bay door opening when they get there in the checklist.
• #419 by Lee Jay on 09 Jun, 2007 01:16
• Since the press usually want to talk about anomalies, I love it when they're speechless!