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 Jun 24 2006, 11:50 AM
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STS-121, the 115th mission of an American Space Shuttle and the 32nd of the 22-year-old orbiter Discovery, is due to launch one week from today, on July 1, 2006 at some time after 1400 GMT. The launch is proceeding despite publicized concerns over the continued vulnerability of the orbiter to strikes from shed external tank foam. The orbiter's destination is the International Space Station.
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Jul 6 2006, 02:51 PM
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The wings are to blame for much fo the Shuttles problems...and I know it's irrational and silly and pointless romanticising of what should be a clean, clinical analysis of the vehicle.......but I think it looks cool
 (He said - watching it dock to the ISS) Doug |
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David STS-121 Jun 24 2006, 11:50 AM
RNeuhaus Now the ISS is becoming a crowded space port! ... Jun 25 2006, 03:24 AM ustrax Hey! Isn't NASA in a need of an M113 drive... Jun 27 2006, 11:40 AM
RNeuhaus QUOTE (ustrax @ Jun 27 2006, 06:40 AM) He... Jun 27 2006, 10:34 PM ustrax QUOTE (RNeuhaus @ Jun 27 2006, 11:34 PM) ... Jun 28 2006, 09:14 AM David In a related bit of news, Johnson Space Center Dir... Jun 27 2006, 12:23 PM MarkG QUOTE I didn't imagine those good old M113 cou... Jun 28 2006, 06:59 PM ustrax QUOTE (MarkG @ Jun 28 2006, 07:59 PM) Bac... Jun 28 2006, 07:14 PM mchan It would be really fun to drive an M113...on Mars.... Jun 29 2006, 05:26 AM AndyG QUOTE (mchan @ Jun 29 2006, 06:26 AM) It ... Jun 29 2006, 10:46 AM Bob Shaw QUOTE (AndyG @ Jun 29 2006, 11:46 AM) Cap... Jun 29 2006, 11:40 AM AndyG QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ Jun 29 2006, 12:40 PM) ... Jun 29 2006, 01:40 PM David The countdown for the launch of STS-121 began yest... Jun 29 2006, 02:10 PM dvandorn If possible, can someone post some updates here? ... Jul 1 2006, 07:15 PM djellison 1926 GMT (3:26 p.m. EDT)
"I don't hold... Jul 1 2006, 07:24 PM dvandorn So, we're scrubbed for today, I take it... Re... Jul 1 2006, 07:29 PM djellison No word yet
They'll go through to the point a... Jul 1 2006, 07:29 PM djellison They're going to hold at t-9 as long as the wi... Jul 1 2006, 07:35 PM djellison They've scrubbed and have another hack at it t... Jul 1 2006, 07:41 PM David QUOTE (djellison @ Jul 1 2006, 07:41 PM) ... Jul 1 2006, 07:53 PM djellison 3:26 p.m. EDT - 1926 GMT - I think you're an... Jul 1 2006, 08:00 PM David QUOTE (djellison @ Jul 1 2006, 08:00 PM) ... Jul 1 2006, 08:19 PM Joffan I believe they drained the external tank after scr... Jul 2 2006, 02:00 AM Bob Shaw I don't think they'll launch today - the c... Jul 2 2006, 01:31 PM djellison I'd certainly rate their chances at <50% - ... Jul 2 2006, 03:29 PM RNeuhaus The astronauts are already inside the Space Shuttl... Jul 2 2006, 04:53 PM David Launch countdown has been terminated, with a plann... Jul 2 2006, 05:15 PM hal_9000 NO GO! Jul 2 2006, 05:16 PM djellison From Spaceflightnow.com
SCRUB! The weather h... Jul 2 2006, 05:25 PM David July 4 launch to be delayed due to a crack in the ... Jul 3 2006, 02:37 PM djellison http://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts121/06070... Jul 3 2006, 02:52 PM Analyst You are right Doug, the foam issue is becoming a f... Jul 3 2006, 03:35 PM hal_9000 From nasa.gov
Status Update - 10 a.m.
During a ro... Jul 3 2006, 03:42 PM alan Why is NASA having so much trouble with the extern... Jul 3 2006, 04:01 PM Analyst Alan, I think your possible answer is more an urba... Jul 3 2006, 04:35 PM djellison I've heard that was an urban legend, and that ... Jul 3 2006, 04:51 PM hal_9000 Photos of cracked foam
http://www.spaceflightnow.c... Jul 3 2006, 04:51 PM djellison Looking at the geometry...that would actually be a... Jul 3 2006, 04:53 PM David QUOTE (djellison @ Jul 3 2006, 04:53 PM) ... Jul 3 2006, 05:24 PM Analyst QUOTE Me: I guess they will roll back into the VAB... Jul 3 2006, 06:07 PM Bob Shaw All of these points would be more-or-less moot if ... Jul 3 2006, 07:09 PM djellison That's the real bug isn't it - putting peo... Jul 3 2006, 07:28 PM ustrax And not a good way to keep the crew focused... Jul 3 2006, 07:34 PM nprev I mentioned this before, and I'm ashamed to sa... Jul 4 2006, 01:04 AM abalone QUOTE (nprev @ Jul 4 2006, 11:04 AM) I me... Jul 4 2006, 07:41 AM djellison I think the mass of the paint would be a problem -... Jul 4 2006, 07:19 AM Analyst Paint does NOT hold the foam. Also it adds mass, b... Jul 4 2006, 09:46 AM David At T -2:55 and counting, there are scattered cloud... Jul 4 2006, 02:47 PM djellison It's looking much much better this time isn... Jul 4 2006, 03:00 PM Bob Shaw QUOTE (djellison @ Jul 4 2006, 04:00 PM) ... Jul 4 2006, 04:23 PM hal_9000 Does anybody have any graphic of STS habitable par... Jul 4 2006, 03:17 PM AoftheN QUOTE (hal_9000 @ Jul 4 2006, 04:17 PM) D... Jul 4 2006, 04:53 PM Myran Im watching the preparations on NASA TV webcast fr... Jul 4 2006, 05:07 PM paxdan come join us in the Chat Room Jul 4 2006, 06:24 PM RNeuhaus Almost right now the Shuttle Space is going to be ... Jul 4 2006, 06:30 PM RNeuhaus Accoridng to the video, there is an open door. Wha... Jul 4 2006, 06:32 PM RNeuhaus The TV NASA with Realplayer has better view and it... Jul 4 2006, 06:37 PM RNeuhaus The orange trunk tank was already separated from D... Jul 4 2006, 06:48 PM MarkG QUOTE All of these points would be more-or-less mo... Jul 4 2006, 06:48 PM Myran Yes external tank off and everything looking good,... Jul 4 2006, 06:59 PM Bob Shaw Good launch - the sky was too bright here to see a... Jul 4 2006, 07:01 PM DonPMitchell The best 4th of July rocket of them all. :-)
I... Jul 4 2006, 07:00 PM MarkG QUOTE Yes external tank off and everything looking... Jul 4 2006, 07:11 PM djellison And the OMS was on the money....cracking
Doug Jul 4 2006, 07:18 PM Sunspot Watching the replays of the launch on NASA TV. P... Jul 4 2006, 07:27 PM MarkG I stopped before that point in the replays... howe... Jul 4 2006, 07:29 PM ups Congrats on a great July 4th launch Nasa. Jul 4 2006, 07:36 PM Sunspot Damn.. can't get a screenshot of it. Jul 4 2006, 07:37 PM Bob Shaw They're reporting quite large chunks of FRSI i... Jul 4 2006, 09:02 PM Sunspot QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ Jul 4 2006, 10:02 PM) T... Jul 4 2006, 10:20 PM RNeuhaus This is a faint news! Lots of vibrations th... Jul 4 2006, 09:16 PM ups I would hate to think how much material was fallin... Jul 4 2006, 09:21 PM djellison It's not much to look at, but we were talking ... Jul 4 2006, 09:47 PM MarkG QUOTE I would hate to think how much material was ... Jul 4 2006, 10:59 PM dvandorn Yeah -- I've heard described John Young's ... Jul 4 2006, 11:10 PM Bob Shaw QUOTE (dvandorn @ Jul 5 2006, 12:10 AM) O... Jul 4 2006, 11:17 PM djellison Some of you may enjoy this - just grabbed it of my... Jul 4 2006, 11:18 PM MarkG Yeah, even if it is FRSI, hopefully it won't b... Jul 4 2006, 11:19 PM David QUOTE (MarkG @ Jul 4 2006, 11:19 PM) Yeah... Jul 5 2006, 12:04 AM djellison Having watched some of the video - I can see why y... Jul 5 2006, 12:06 AM hal_9000 I processed a video for the fuel tank debris (from... Jul 5 2006, 02:56 AM edstrick As an image quality obsessive/compulsive, I'm ... Jul 5 2006, 08:24 AM ugordan I was wondering about that same thing. Both this a... Jul 5 2006, 08:55 AM Analyst Folks, way to much speculation here. I did the sam... Jul 5 2006, 09:33 AM ugordan QUOTE (Analyst @ Jul 5 2006, 10:33 AM) Bt... Jul 5 2006, 10:49 AM Bob Shaw There are links to annotated ET debris images from... Jul 5 2006, 11:11 AM edstrick The "best" launches are pre-dawn, where ... Jul 5 2006, 09:47 AM Analyst QUOTE (ugordan @ Jul 5 2006, 10:49 AM) We... Jul 5 2006, 12:16 PM ugordan So what's wrong with guessing? Most of us have... Jul 5 2006, 12:42 PM Bob Shaw I don't see any wild speculation in this threa... Jul 5 2006, 12:59 PM lyford QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ Jul 5 2006, 05:59 AM) I... Jul 5 2006, 06:15 PM djellison I think we all know and acknowledge that we're... Jul 5 2006, 03:38 PM RNeuhaus Astronauts inspect Discovery wing edges, nose cap
... Jul 5 2006, 11:37 PM hal_9000 howstuffworks.com did a nice article about Shuttle... Jul 6 2006, 12:33 AM David A popular subject of inquiry in the press conferen... Jul 6 2006, 02:53 AM ljk4-1 On STS-70, they had the problem of woodpeckers act... Jul 6 2006, 12:40 PM AndyG NASA TV is covering the approach of Discovery to t... Jul 6 2006, 01:21 PM djellison I know it's expensive, dangerous, wastefull, i... Jul 6 2006, 01:29 PM AndyG QUOTE (djellison @ Jul 6 2006, 02:29 PM) ... Jul 6 2006, 02:05 PM |
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