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

• #80 by Chris Bergin on 08 Jun, 2007 18:45
• Radar Altimeters 1 and 2 active and good following checkout.
• #81 by shuttlefan on 08 Jun, 2007 18:52
• So has the 4pm Local Time MMT meeting been cancelled being Orbiter is go for launch with the MSBLS?
• #82 by eeergo on 08 Jun, 2007 18:59
• 45 minutes remaining in the current hold. Crew ready for suit-up activities.

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• #83 by Chris Bergin on 08 Jun, 2007 19:02
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  shuttlefan - 8/6/2007  7:52 PM
  
  So has the 4pm Local Time MMT meeting been cancelled being Orbiter is go for launch with the MSBLS?

  
  They'll still have the 4pm MMT for overview of status, but MSBLS (MLS) is no longer an issue.
• #84 by eeergo on 08 Jun, 2007 19:07
• Ice team at the base of the Shuttle.

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• #85 by mianbentley on 08 Jun, 2007 19:15
• Does anyone know if the bracket issue was resolved by ice team?
• #86 by EirikV on 08 Jun, 2007 19:18
• The Atlantis crew members are in the suit-up room of the Operations and Checkout Building.
• #87 by Stardust9906 on 08 Jun, 2007 19:19

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• #88 by Felix on 08 Jun, 2007 19:22

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• #89 by Felix on 08 Jun, 2007 19:24

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• #90 by Gekko0481 on 08 Jun, 2007 19:32
• Can someone please confirm for me GMT/BST launch times? I worked it out to be 0038 hours Saturday morning, but BBC is reporting it to be 2338 hours tonight.
• #91 by dabella on 08 Jun, 2007 19:34
• 23:38GMT tonight
  
  cheers,
  Daniel
• #92 by gordo on 08 Jun, 2007 19:35
• 23:38Gmt, 00:38 BST
• #93 by Stardust9906 on 08 Jun, 2007 19:36

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• #94 by Stardust9906 on 08 Jun, 2007 19:38

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• #95 by Felix on 08 Jun, 2007 19:41

• T-3hours and counting  

  Upcoming:
  Crew walkout, drive to pad and ingress
  Verify TAL sites
  Air-to-ground comm checks

  Next build-in hold is at T-20min

• #96 by ShuttleDiscovery on 08 Jun, 2007 19:41

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• #97 by DaveS on 08 Jun, 2007 19:43
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  Felix - 8/6/2007  9:41 PM
  
  T-3hours and counting
  
  Upcoming:
  Crew walkout, drive to pad and ingress
  Verify TLA sites
  Air-to-ground comm checks
  
  Next build-in hold is at T-1h 20min

  That's supposed to be TAL sites and T-20 minutes. Not T-1 h and 20 mins.
• #98 by ShuttleDiscovery on 08 Jun, 2007 19:43

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• #99 by Ford Mustang on 08 Jun, 2007 19:48
• Crew heading to the Astrovan, already at elevator.

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