dn0 Posted July 1, 2006 CID Share Posted July 1, 2006 They say there in a "no go" status at the moment because of cloud cover, but that can change in the next 3 hours. Here is the direct link to the live NASA TV feed: http://playlist.yahoo.com/makeplaylist.dll?id=1369080 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starship_troopers Posted July 1, 2006 CID Share Posted July 1, 2006 awesome. im gonna keep check on it. thanks for the link but the link only has audio for me...is there supposed to be video? never mind. i got it fixed. cool link! thanks, starship troopers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted July 1, 2006 CID Share Posted July 1, 2006 i can't believe they are actually gonna light the fuse on that thing with all the concerns over the remaining foam insulation. i wonder how the crew feels about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted July 1, 2006 CID Share Posted July 1, 2006 i can't believe they are actually gonna light the fuse on that thing with all the concerns over the remaining foam insulation. i wonder how the crew feels about it? from what i herd on TV the crew is fine with it. no matter what you do space travel is always going to be dangerous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biker9075 Posted July 1, 2006 CID Share Posted July 1, 2006 Now at T-20 Minutes and holding, they will poll the teams at T-9 minutes and holding for a go/no go launch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted July 1, 2006 CID Share Posted July 1, 2006 risky and dangerous, yes. but needlessly carefree along the lines of what nasa is perpetrating, no. i am surprised that it took until 2k3 to have one burn on reentry with all the foam bits that kept falling off the thing. and the fact that the engineers were surprised atthe force with whitch the foam hit the wing in tests is sad, sad, sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted July 1, 2006 CID Share Posted July 1, 2006 risky and dangerous, yes. but needlessly carefree along the lines of what nasa is perpetrating, no. i am surprised that it took until 2k3 to have one burn on reentry with all the foam bits that kept falling off the thing. and the fact that the engineers were surprised atthe force with whitch the foam hit the wing in tests is sad, sad, sad. hell i would be surprised as well, physics always taught us that something that light can't hit with that much force. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted July 1, 2006 CID Share Posted July 1, 2006 hell i would be surprised as well, physics always taught us that something that light can't hit with that much force. oh? funny. physics alwaysa taught me that lacking mass i need to increase velocity to get the needed force. hence the piece of low mass foam was given a high velocity to let it impact the wing with sufficient force to cause damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biker9075 Posted July 1, 2006 CID Share Posted July 1, 2006 T-9 Minutes and holding...this hold will last for about 45 minutes, we will also find out if its going to be a go/no go launch during this time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starship_troopers Posted July 1, 2006 CID Share Posted July 1, 2006 they said they want to go ahead with it but now they are concerned about the weather. (i just got back and re tuned into the live feed from the link. they are checking everything but they are probly gonna hold at the T-9 minutes time. hope they can launch without problems. especially the weather concern well....they are going to try again t'morrow... they said that they will not launch today. they will try tomorrow at 3:26pm eastern time ...for me thats 2:36 central time. hope they can get it tmorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biker9075 Posted July 1, 2006 CID Share Posted July 1, 2006 They got 4 minutes to resume the countdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biker9075 Posted July 1, 2006 CID Share Posted July 1, 2006 Confirmed no launch today, they will try for launch tommorow at 3:26 EST, although isoloated thunderstorms tommorow as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dn0 Posted July 1, 2006 Author CID Share Posted July 1, 2006 Better to be safe. It's got to be tough to suit up, get all psyched up and then be told to stand down. I think they really love their jobs, and it is probably no big deal to them. I will re-tune into this thread tomorrow - see you all there. PS - I'm glad I stumbled on to the NASA TV link, it's neat to see it all live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biker9075 Posted July 1, 2006 CID Share Posted July 1, 2006 NASA also has a TV channel, I dont know if its on comcast but I know its on DirecTV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted July 1, 2006 CID Share Posted July 1, 2006 safety shamfety. they want no cloud cover so they get good shots of the foam breaking important bits and so the explosion of the whole thing when it goes boom isn't obscured by clouds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted July 1, 2006 CID Share Posted July 1, 2006 safety shamfety. they want no cloud cover so they get good shots of the foam breaking important bits and so the explosion of the whole thing when it goes boom isn't obscured by clouds. thats a nice thing to say.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biker9075 Posted July 2, 2006 CID Share Posted July 2, 2006 Another scrubbed launch due to weather, there gonna skip Moday and wait until tuesday at 2:38pm EST to try again. Although scattered thunderstorms still predicted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted July 2, 2006 CID Share Posted July 2, 2006 Man I feel for the employees. On the 4th of July. And I doubt I will be watching on that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted July 2, 2006 CID Share Posted July 2, 2006 i think its better to do it on the 4th, but alot of people wont get to see it becasue they will be at work like me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted July 2, 2006 CID Share Posted July 2, 2006 Work, that bites. Wait I thought you were the owner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted July 2, 2006 CID Share Posted July 2, 2006 Work, that bites. Wait I thought you were the owner? no i definitely don't own the company Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHalf Posted July 2, 2006 CID Share Posted July 2, 2006 NASA also has a TV channel, I dont know if its on Comcast but I know its on DirecTV. I don't know what channel that is (I have Adelphia), but the coverage from Saturday July 1st., 2006 was shown in its entirety on CSPAN-1. TheHalf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted July 2, 2006 CID Share Posted July 2, 2006 4th of july huh? that'll be a great fireworks display when the damned thing blows up because of foam breaking through the connection between orbiter and tank. sucks for the crew to have to go up into space on a frickin' bottle rocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted July 3, 2006 CID Share Posted July 3, 2006 resopalrabotnic always the card (joker). But what a display it will be!! But so damned expensive!! $$ So you should be able to the display from PR, No? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted July 3, 2006 CID Share Posted July 3, 2006 tommie, lol, yake a look at a map. just southeast of the dominican republic you will see this little banana republic. a bit too far away. i was reading an article where antiterror folks mentioned how vulnerable oil tank farms and natural gas tank farms are to fire from a .50 cal rifle. what if somebody watching the launch from his RV waited for the right time (just when they ignite the solid rocket boosters at liftoff) to fire a few rounds from his RV wondow into a booster? that would take the thing out. how far is that public viewing area from the pad? a mile away would be an easy shot at such a large target with a decent scope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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