Shuttle Launch Thread! - Democratic Underground

Emperor_Norton_II

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Tue Jul-26-05 09:22 AM
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Shuttle Launch Thread!

Almost at the end of the last hold, everything is looking good. Beautiful morning for a launch.

Who else is watching?

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Richardo

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Tue Jul-26-05 09:25 AM
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1. Is there a streaming video link?

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Emperor_Norton_II

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Tue Jul-26-05 09:27 AM
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3. Sure is

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/

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Richardo

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Tue Jul-26-05 09:28 AM
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5. Thanks!

:yourock:

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Up2Late

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Tue Jul-26-05 09:47 AM
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14. I'm watching on CSPAN3, NASA TV color is screwey for me today

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Bluzmann57

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Tue Jul-26-05 09:25 AM
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2. I am

Edited on Tue Jul-26-05 09:26 AM by Bluzmann57

and I think it's neater than hell. It'll be good to see the space program making a comeback, imo.

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sam sarrha

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Tue Jul-26-05 09:28 AM
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4. I got a gas gauge like that... when it hits 1/4 you pull over and walk..

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Emperor_Norton_II

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Tue Jul-26-05 09:30 AM
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6. T-9 minutes and counting!

All systems go, Discovery is clear for launch! :bounce:

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beam me up scottie

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Tue Jul-26-05 09:35 AM
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7. Watching at work !!!

Woo hoo !!!
:woohoo:

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GAspnes

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Tue Jul-26-05 09:37 AM
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8. watching from home

two TVs and streaming video.

T minus 2 minutes.

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Wilber_Stool

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Tue Jul-26-05 09:37 AM
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9. Launches have gotten

exciting again.

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Emperor_Norton_II

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Tue Jul-26-05 09:40 AM
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10. LIFTOFF!

We are up and away! YEEHAW!

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Bluzmann57

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Tue Jul-26-05 09:41 AM
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11. There it goes!!!!!

Exciting! I love it. 2000 mph at this writing. Go go go!

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Emperor_Norton_II

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Tue Jul-26-05 09:42 AM
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12. SRB Sep and still go.

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Up2Late

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Tue Jul-26-05 09:43 AM
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13. SHooooooweee That was tense

Is tarted to get worried at the end of the SRB burn.

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Maestro

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Tue Jul-26-05 09:48 AM
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15. Some unique camera views

NASA doesn't seem to want to appear like it is hiding anything.

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Emperor_Norton_II

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Tue Jul-26-05 09:49 AM
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16. Not quite

They want to have all angles covered just in case something fell off the tank again.

The rocketcam shots were sweeeet, though.

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Up2Late

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Tue Jul-26-05 09:53 AM
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19. That Tank Cam was awesome, how do you figure they got...

...such clear shots at Ex-tank separation, Microwave links?

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Emperor_Norton_II

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Tue Jul-26-05 09:56 AM
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20. The camera on the tank had its own transmitter, probably

Mediated through the orbiter maybe, but that's how I'd do it.

It helped that they placed the camera where it wouldn't get nailed by crud from the SRB jettison motors.

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Up2Late

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Tue Jul-26-05 09:51 AM
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17. Those are some of the new cameras so they don't miss anything

Having another accident would end the Shuttle program.

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Emperor_Norton_II

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Tue Jul-26-05 09:52 AM
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18. MECO, and Discovery is in orbit.

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MrBenchley

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Tue Jul-26-05 10:04 AM
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21. Let's hope everything is all right

and goes well....

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