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 Mar 11 2008, 03:21 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 17-November 07 From: in a IA corn field Member No.: 3963  |
Looks like we are ready to rock and roll
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The seven STS-123 astronauts have arrived at Pad 39A where shuttle Endeavour awaits a 2:28:12 a.m. EDT (0628:12 GMT) liftoff. The astronauts will enter Endeavour one by one, beginning with veteran shuttle commander Dominic 'Dom' Gorie, to prepare for this evening’s launch. The launch team is not working any technical issues and the countdown so far has been smooth and uneventful. |
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Mar 11 2008, 06:36 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3419 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Minneapolis, MN, USA Member No.: 15 |
Well -- not a completely nominal launch, here. Right at the throttle-up Go point, Capcom called up that there was "no action" on RCS error lights that were coming on in the cabin, saying "we'll talk about them later." And well prior to orbital insertion, the crew got instructed to begin a malfunction procedure to "recover" the flash evaporator system. PAO says all cooling systems are in good shape, but you don't initiate a mal procedure for the fun of it...
Also, immediately prior to MECO, they got a call that they were Go for the plus-X maneuver and No-Go for the pitch maneuver. RCS problems? And BTW -- the final minute of insertion through orbiter sep from the ET Cam vantage are absolutely stunning!!! -the other Doug -------------------- “The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.” -Mark Twain
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Mar 11 2008, 06:41 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3419 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Minneapolis, MN, USA Member No.: 15 |
A "left RCS issue" is possibly being caused by a bad card in an electronics box. Endeavour is on orbit -- but may have a few operational constraints, here.
-the other Doug -------------------- “The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.” -Mark Twain
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Mar 11 2008, 10:08 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1870 Joined: 20-February 05 Member No.: 174 |
Good launch, except for the cloud deck. At 6300 feet, it was opaque. There may have been some interesting fading glow-effects from shuttle-light above the clouds that the TV didn't show, live or during replays, but.... The tank-cam showed they punched through a second cloud deck, probably cirrus, at considerably higher altitude than the first.
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Mar 11 2008, 02:57 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 83 Joined: 19-April 05 Member No.: 251 |
Missed it last night. Someone got a link to the video please?
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Mar 11 2008, 02:58 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3419 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Minneapolis, MN, USA Member No.: 15 |
That looked like a high cloud deck to me, too -- but I will point out that it appeared just before the crew got the call-out about an RCS leak condition. While it's most likely it was a high cloud deck, it could possibly have been a minor dump of RCS fuel.
-the other Doug -------------------- “The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.” -Mark Twain
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Mar 12 2008, 03:10 AM
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QUOTE (dvandorn @ Mar 11 2008, 09:58 AM)  That looked like a high cloud deck to me, too -- but I will point out that it appeared just before the crew got the call-out about an RCS leak condition. While it's most likely it was a high cloud deck, it could possibly have been a minor dump of RCS fuel. -the other Doug There wasn't a leak and RCS doesn't dump |
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Mar 12 2008, 07:46 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1870 Joined: 20-February 05 Member No.: 174 |
They punched through two major, maybe a fainter middle, layers in the cirrus (or whatever) deck, as the upper one falls away, you can see some structure in it as the spacecraft climbs away at great speed (compared to what you see with low clouds), and it receeds and darkens rapidly.
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Mar 12 2008, 03:30 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3419 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Minneapolis, MN, USA Member No.: 15 |
QUOTE (Jim from NSF.com @ Mar 11 2008, 10:10 PM) There wasn't a leak and RCS doesn't dump I will point out that, in the first 20 minutes of the flight, the word "leak" was used three times when the RCS issue was discussed. Not by PAO, either -- by Houston. -the other Doug -------------------- “The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.” -Mark Twain
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Mar 12 2008, 05:17 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 17-November 07 From: in a IA corn field Member No.: 3963 |
QUOTE (ddeerrff @ Mar 11 2008, 09:57 AM) Missed it last night. Someone got a link to the video please? Here is a good link for vid download http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/inde...38&Itemid=1 |
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Mar 12 2008, 06:47 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 83 Joined: 19-April 05 Member No.: 251 |
Thanks!
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Mar 13 2008, 01:42 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 17-November 07 From: in a IA corn field Member No.: 3963 |
Astronauts Transport Pallet of Robot Pieces to Space Station
13 March 2008 3:42 a.m. EDT HOUSTON – Almost immediately after successfully docking with the International Space Station (ISS), which occurred at 11:49 p.m. EDT (0349 GMT March 13) on Wednesday, shuttle astronauts began transporting the pieces of a giant robot from the shuttle to the ISS. Known as Dextre, the two-armed robot now latched onto a large pallet is set to be assembled this evening when spacewalkers Rick Linnehan and Garrett Reisman venture outside of the space station. Has anyone heard any more about the RCS errors?? |
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Mar 20 2008, 11:29 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2918 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
In case you missed it, run to this clip : http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/vide...y10/replay3.php
It show the whole lift off up to orbit from inside the cabin with voice footage. A must -------------------- |
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Mar 21 2008, 12:57 AM
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 Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
That was a real treat!!! Thanks for posting this link, Climber!
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Mar 21 2008, 09:37 AM
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Aren't these the same video clips that are available for a fee on spaceflightnow.com? How are they allowed to charge for clips from NASA TV?
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