Shuttle Return TO Flight
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Originally Posted by Iceman' post='386403' date='Feb 1 2007, 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by kscarrol' post='386435' date='Feb 2 2007, 03:13 AM
Wow!! What is that from? Wasn't there some company using an old offshore drilling rig as a mobile launch platform? Is that an explosion on that facility?
Mission Status Center :
2324 GMT (6:24 p.m. EST)
Sea Launch immediately cut the video broadcast from the Equator as a massive fireball enveloped the launch platform at liftoff.
2323 GMT (6:23 p.m. EST)
THE SEA LAUNCH ZENIT 3SL ROCKET AND ITS PAYLOAD WERE DESTROYED AT LIFTOFF.
2322 GMT (6:22 p.m. EST)
VEHICLE HAS EXPLODED ON THE LAUNCH PAD
2321 GMT (6:21 p.m. EST)
T-minus 1 minute. Final status checks are being taken as the automated launch sequence enters the final 60 seconds.
Sea Launch immediately cut the video broadcast from the Equator as a massive fireball enveloped the launch platform at liftoff.
2323 GMT (6:23 p.m. EST)
THE SEA LAUNCH ZENIT 3SL ROCKET AND ITS PAYLOAD WERE DESTROYED AT LIFTOFF.
2322 GMT (6:22 p.m. EST)
VEHICLE HAS EXPLODED ON THE LAUNCH PAD
2321 GMT (6:21 p.m. EST)
T-minus 1 minute. Final status checks are being taken as the automated launch sequence enters the final 60 seconds.
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T -25 minutes on THEMIS Launch
Looks good for tonight
Looks good for tonight
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THEMIS Launch went real well
awesome pix dav, thanks for sharin!!!!!!!!!!
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A beatiful evening in FL.
T -9 minutes and holding, everything on GO for flight.
Nasa TV has the live coverage.
CDR in the white room, ready for boarding.
T -9 minutes and holding, everything on GO for flight.
Nasa TV has the live coverage.
CDR in the white room, ready for boarding.
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='433687' date='Jun 9 2007, 04:54 AM
Congratulations on a safe launch -- here's to an even safer mission! 
I just hope they get the problem solved now and return safe.
In between T-40 minutes and T-32 minutes there was a Master alarm in Atlantis and after a couple minutes they got a GO.
Now, look what was performed during this time:
T-40M00S GLS PRESEQUENCING HAS STARTED 212 CGLS,OTC,TBC
FINAL CABIN LEAK CHECKS COMPLETE 212 CECL,OTC,NTD
PERFORM CABIN VENT 212 OTC,CECL,CDR
T-32M00S PERFORM PASS/BFS TRANSFER PREPARATION 212 OTC,CDPS
FINAL CABIN LEAK CHECKS COMPLETE 212 CECL,OTC,NTD
PERFORM CABIN VENT 212 OTC,CECL,CDR
T-32M00S PERFORM PASS/BFS TRANSFER PREPARATION 212 OTC,CDPS
Also, you can see that one tile next to the whole is newer. My guess is that it was recently replaced.
And with all those cams on the launch pad and their high tech sensoring system they should have been able to quickle zoom in to the area in question where the alarm was caused and check for problems.
But it looks like it's not just the shuttle that is on pressure, it seems the ppl in the firing room are too under immense pressure.
Anyways, IMHO, this launch should have been aborted long before the T-9 minute hold.
cobradav?
I just hope they solve the problem and return safe.
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Atlantis will be docking with the ISS in 5 minutes...
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html