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03-12-2007, 09:18 AM
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Sir Post a Lot!
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STS-122: Space Shuttle Launch - Sunday Dec 9th, 7:43am AEDST
Space Shuttle Atlantis will launch on mission STS-122, on Sunday 9th December - 7:43am AEDST.
This is the 4th Space Shuttle mission this year, and will fly to the International Space Station to install the Columbus laboratory onto the Harmony module.
Resources and Links:
* NASA Space Shuttle page
* NASA TV (watch the launch live!)
* Heavens-above for ISS and Shuttle overhead pass predictions
Good luck to the crew!
Last edited by iceman; 07-12-2007 at 01:09 PM.
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03-12-2007, 09:55 AM
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looking forward to this one
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03-12-2007, 09:56 AM
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Gravity does not Suck
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 Thanks for that Mike ...
now here is another Goal for you  ..
a trip on the shuttle one day  ....
what the mind can concieve a hopeful man can achieve.
alex
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03-12-2007, 11:32 AM
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Just doing some obs schedules for Sydney:
New obs tba as old ones now out to lunch.
Cheers,
Jason.
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06-12-2007, 10:20 PM
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Sir Post a Lot!
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Don't forget the launch, only 10 hours to go! Get on NASA TV and watch it in the morning!
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07-12-2007, 06:45 AM
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Let there be night...
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Dec. 6, 10:30 a.m. EST: During tanking, two of four LH2 Engine Cutoff (ECO) sensors failed to respond appropriately, which is a Launch Commit Violation. The requirement to proceed calls for 3 of 4. The launch was scrubbed at 9:56 a.m. EST on the recommendation of Launch Director Doug Lyons.
Mission Management Team Chairman LeRoy Cain concurred following a short briefing on the issue. The ice inspection team will proceed with an abbreviated vehicle inspection prior to offloading the LO2 and LH2 and recycle for a launch attempt tomorrow, at 4:09 p.m. (8:09am our time AEST?)
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07-12-2007, 07:02 AM
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Sir Post a Lot!
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Just noticed that too, Chris. How annoying for the crew.
The time on the left-bar has already been updated.
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07-12-2007, 07:42 AM
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Spam Hunter
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Good news for me... Saturday morning - I can watch it at home!
Al.
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07-12-2007, 01:03 PM
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Refracted
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Any updated observing schedules?
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07-12-2007, 01:07 PM
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Sir Post a Lot!
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It's been pushed back another day!
It's now Sunday morning at 7:43am AEDST - and even then it's not guaranteed due to weather.
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At Thursday evening's press conference, NASA mission managers announced that the launch of space shuttle Atlantis would be delayed for 48 hours.
Liftoff of mission STS-122 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center is now scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 8 at 3:43 p.m. EST according to LeRoy Cain, Mission Management Team chairman.
Weather officer Captain Chris Lovett said the weather conditions are slightly less favorable for Saturday's launch with a 40 percent chance of weather prohibiting launch.
Thursday's launch was scrubbed when two of four LH2 Engine Cutoff (ECO) sensors failed to respond appropriately during tanking, which is a Launch Commit Violation.
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07-12-2007, 01:08 PM
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Sir Post a Lot!
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Eric the observing scheduled for the ISS won't change. Go to heavens-above and enter your co-ordinates, and click "ISS" for pass predictions.
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07-12-2007, 01:17 PM
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Refracted
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Quote:
Originally Posted by iceman
Eric the observing scheduled for the ISS won't change. Go to heavens-above and enter your co-ordinates, and click "ISS" for pass predictions.
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True, we'll just likely lose the docking passes.
I saw Mir docking with a new module back in the late 80's and will never forget that one.
Eric
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09-12-2007, 07:49 AM
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Looks like it's on hold for a while, may still launch later today?
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09-12-2007, 07:52 AM
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I hope so. I got out of bed to watch it... half asleep...  trying to work out why it's not on... 
Al.
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09-12-2007, 04:54 PM
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So...it's now tomorrow arvo...if everything goes OK? (10 Dec).
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09-12-2007, 05:06 PM
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Tomorrow morning - check the time on the left.
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09-12-2007, 05:47 PM
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I did check at left...it was reading "10 Dec 6:21am GMT+10"...which I took as 6:21 +10hrs = 4.21pm Oz time.
So I guess the clock actually mean 6.21am here (as in GMT+10). Got it!
Cheers
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09-12-2007, 10:50 PM
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NASA TV says five hours to go.
The countdown clock at left say 8hrs 30mins.
Think I'll keep an eye on NASA TV.
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09-12-2007, 10:54 PM
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Darn!
One of the four hydrogen sensors has failed.
Quoting the NASA TV voiceover guy: "This is not good news".
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09-12-2007, 11:27 PM
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Scrubbed!
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