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#300
by
rdale
on 02 Jul, 2007 00:12
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Chris Bergin - 1/7/2007 4:38 PM
Leroy noted that they are checking on the weather with a depature of either early tomorrow or the day after (weather latest anyone?)
Nothing changing the next few days in the southeast... Typical summer pattern with showers and storms popping up just about anywhere at anytime, but as usual concentrated in the afternoon and evening.
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#301
by
MKremer
on 02 Jul, 2007 00:55
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RHAnthony - 1/7/2007 4:34 PM
I would just think they would take every opportunity to document major operations, so that in the event of any failures or operational errors, they can deconstruct the nature of the event. I would think the attention they give to the shuttle on the way up, would be given as well to it's maintenance and transport on the ground and in the ferry flights is all.
again... if it was MY nasa 
but it's not.
That can be detailed through the SCA instrumentation/sensors. It's not like an orbiter is going to suddenly fall off or fall apart (if it can go through liftoff and ascent attached to an ET, being attached atop the SCA at fairly low speeds and gentle takeoffs/landings is a piece of cake).
There's already plenty of PAO pics and videos of previous ferry flight takeoffs, in-flight, and landings. Adding additional megabytes to gigabytes of more of the same just isn't worth the additional resources/costs, IMO.
(Sure, it'd be great for all us space/Shuttle geeks, but we aren't the ones having to do the necessary stuff (and there's *lots* of necessary needed planning and hardware/comm/interfacing 'stuff' to get all of what you're proposing accomplished) just so a limited # of people can be made happy.)
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#302
by
spacequestioner
on 02 Jul, 2007 01:54
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Frank Marlow moved over to the C-9 and David Mumme & Jeff Moultrie took control of the SCA. David was the pilot for the second leg.
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#303
by
spacequestioner
on 02 Jul, 2007 02:25
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Gordon Fullerton was on the first leg with Frank Marlow on SCA
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#304
by
jcm
on 02 Jul, 2007 04:13
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I've tried to put together a list of SCA flights which carried Shuttle Orbiters.
What I don't have more many of the flights is whether NASA 905 or 911 was used in a particular
instance - does anyone know a good source for this?
The list is appended as a PDF - let me know of any mistakes you find.
- Jonathan
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#305
by
ShuttleDiscovery
on 02 Jul, 2007 06:58
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jcm - 2/7/2007 5:13 AM
I've tried to put together a list of SCA flights which carried Shuttle Orbiters.
What I don't have more many of the flights is whether NASA 905 or 911 was used in a particular
instance - does anyone know a good source for this?
The list is appended as a PDF - let me know of any mistakes you find.
- Jonathan
Thanks for that jcm!
Not sure about the 905/911 flying instances. Well 905 is the only one being used now as 911 is in 'flyable condition' storage.
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#306
by
psloss
on 02 Jul, 2007 09:30
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jcm - 1/7/2007 12:13 AM
I've tried to put together a list of SCA flights which carried Shuttle Orbiters.
What I don't have more many of the flights is whether NASA 905 or 911 was used in a particular
instance - does anyone know a good source for this?
The list is appended as a PDF - let me know of any mistakes you find.
- Jonathan
There are a couple of resources that can help fill that in.
First is Jenkins, 3rd Edition, which goes up through STS-92.
Second is the "green book," which goes up through STS-93, but doesn't have SCA tails:
http://www.spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/green/And then for remaining holes, you might look at the KSC online archives to see if stops are mentioned...I can't do this from my current location (odd core router problems), but I'll see about info that I wouldn't be regurgitating later.
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#307
by
johng
on 02 Jul, 2007 10:26
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Local news is saying no flight today. But then they said the stop at Offut was an unplanned weather stop. Can anyone confirm?
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#308
by
Chris Bergin
on 02 Jul, 2007 10:38
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johng - 2/7/2007 11:26 AM
Local news is saying no flight today. But then they said the stop at Offut was an unplanned weather stop. Can anyone confirm?
Waiting for it to be documented or direct from sources.
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#309
by
Chris Bergin
on 02 Jul, 2007 10:47
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USA claim: "9:00am takeoff estimated depending on weather."
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#310
by
USFJoseph
on 02 Jul, 2007 10:59
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Picture of the SCA and Orbiter with the full moon as a backdrop:
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#311
by
leetdan
on 02 Jul, 2007 11:15
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According to the flight plan on file (via fboweb), the first hop today will be to Fort Campbell (IATA HOP) in southwestern Kentucky.
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#312
by
SpaceNutz SA
on 02 Jul, 2007 11:32
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Yup! FlightAware gives scheduled departure at 08.00 CDT to Fort Campbell.
Will the next hop from here be to Kennedy??
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#313
by
Chris Bergin
on 02 Jul, 2007 11:45
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Take off approved for 9am Eastern after weather briefing.
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#314
by
Chris Bergin
on 02 Jul, 2007 12:01
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Atlantis will make one stop before KSC. No word of where yet.
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#315
by
ItsyAndy
on 02 Jul, 2007 12:42
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From
www.action3news.com :
The 747 carrying Atlantis back to the Kennedy Space Center is expected to fly out of Offutt Air Force Base between 8:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. this morning. Watch the take-off live on action3news.com and on Action 3 News.
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#316
by
ItsyAndy
on 02 Jul, 2007 12:44
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Chris Bergin - 2/7/2007 2:01 PM
Atlantis will make one stop before KSC. No word of where yet.
Fort Campbell (like mentioned above) and then KSC or even one more stop in between?
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#317
by
DaveS
on 02 Jul, 2007 12:50
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C9 Pathfinder is away! And the SCA is rolling!
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#318
by
ArielGold
on 02 Jul, 2007 12:54
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www.action3news.com is showing the SCA right now, getting ready to take off. They have said they know the location of the first refueling stop, but were asked not to release the information until the aircraft is in the air, due to security issues.
Rolling out now!
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#319
by
DaveS
on 02 Jul, 2007 12:55
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Wheels-up!
but it's not.