LIVE: STS-117 Flight Day 2 - Inspection Day

• #60 by Chris Bergin on 09 Jun, 2007 20:02
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  STSFan10 - 9/6/2007  8:58 PM
  
  Will we be able to spot anything from these images? This is my first mission here

  
  Dare I mention the imfamous bird poo...no, I daren't You can see details here, but the images that are being taken are super, super hi resolution and you're not seeing it here with the scan. You'd only get to see a big hole via these images, and you really don't want to see that.
  
  I'll find you an example from L2 from 116.
• #61 by Chris Bergin on 09 Jun, 2007 20:04
• Now we're motoring:

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• #62 by Chris Bergin on 09 Jun, 2007 20:05

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• #63 by DaveS on 09 Jun, 2007 20:08
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  An0NyM0uS - 9/6/2007  10:02 PM
  
  backside
  video is getting clear

  That is from the ITVC(Intensified TeleVision Camera). The flashing image is from the LDRI(Laser Dynamic Range Imager).
• #64 by Mark Dave on 09 Jun, 2007 20:16
• I saw earlier an arrow on one of the tiles. Is that supposed to be there?
• #65 by DaveS on 09 Jun, 2007 20:17
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  MarkD - 9/6/2007  10:16 PM
  
  I saw earlier an arrow on one of the tiles. Is that supposed to be there?

  Yes.
• #66 by Flightstar on 09 Jun, 2007 20:17
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  MarkD - 9/6/2007  3:16 PM
  
  I saw earlier an arrow on one of the tiles. Is that supposed to be there?

  
  Yes, you'll see many things like this.
• #67 by Felix on 09 Jun, 2007 20:22
• Atlantis will come over Europe in about 5 minutes (from east to west)
• #68 by SMS on 09 Jun, 2007 20:24
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  Satori - 9/6/2007  5:59 PM
  
  Does anyone has the launch time in the format 2338:04.XXX? Thanks!

  
  23:38:03.976 UTC
  
   
• #69 by Chris Bergin on 09 Jun, 2007 20:31
• Starboard Survey complete.
• #70 by Stardust9906 on 09 Jun, 2007 20:56
• Nose survey

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• #71 by Ford Mustang on 09 Jun, 2007 21:06

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• #72 by Stardust9906 on 09 Jun, 2007 21:09

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• #73 by Ford Mustang on 09 Jun, 2007 21:13

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• #74 by Ford Mustang on 09 Jun, 2007 21:20
• What's this shadow?

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• #75 by Chris Bergin on 09 Jun, 2007 21:22
• From L2:
  
  WLE (Wing Leading Edge) Sensors picked up six hits during ascent. All small and no concern (MMT not worried at all).
  
  One screenshot from one of the presentations going on L2 now:
  

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• #76 by SpaceUSMC on 09 Jun, 2007 21:24
• Does anyone know what time inspections started today?
• #77 by Ford Mustang on 09 Jun, 2007 21:27
• Started around 2:55 PM EDT.  Just a tick behind schedule.
• #78 by Ford Mustang on 09 Jun, 2007 21:34

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• #79 by Namechange User on 09 Jun, 2007 21:46
• My rant:  Tyvek covers are always the suspect cause for all damage.  Even though all covers separated in spec, with some it is guilty until proven inocent.  While I understand, since this is the only real controlled debris on the entire ship and 14 covers rain down over the entire vehicle, it can be annoying.  With the speeds and impact energy we are talking about the covers could never cause this type damage when they separate as designed.