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Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch Live Thread 09/09/06 11:15 am EDT
09/07/06 | Kevin Davis

Posted on 09/07/2006 6:56:16 PM PDT by KevinDavis

Lets burn this candle!!!!


TOPICS: Breaking News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: atlantis; godspeedatlantis; nasa; shuttle; shuttleatlantis; space
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To: KevinDavis

Big ol weather balloon


101 posted on 09/09/2006 7:01:32 AM PDT by don-o (Proudly posting without reading the thread since 1998. (stolen from one cool dude))
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The weather aircraft reports the area of cloud cover to the west is thin and doesn't appear to be developing into anything yet.


102 posted on 09/09/2006 7:02:15 AM PDT by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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Still a go ping....


103 posted on 09/09/2006 7:03:19 AM PDT by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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It's a lovely morning here in east Central FL...looks good for a launch!


104 posted on 09/09/2006 7:04:22 AM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet-prayers for the kidnapped Israeli Soldiers)
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It looks like a nice day for a launch...


105 posted on 09/09/2006 7:07:10 AM PDT by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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The launch team has been briefed on today's launch window and countdown procedures. The window opens at 11:10:39 and closes at 11:19:36 a.m. EDT. The target liftoff time remains 11:14:55 a.m.


106 posted on 09/09/2006 7:08:15 AM PDT by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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Countdown resumes....


107 posted on 09/09/2006 7:10:08 AM PDT by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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Is that accurate? That's over an hour fron now and we are at T -20 and counting.


108 posted on 09/09/2006 7:11:10 AM PDT by don-o (Proudly posting without reading the thread since 1998. (stolen from one cool dude))
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Bout an hour- giving me time to vacuum and empty the dishwasher!


109 posted on 09/09/2006 7:12:26 AM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet-prayers for the kidnapped Israeli Soldiers)
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There is another coutdown stop....


110 posted on 09/09/2006 7:13:19 AM PDT by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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T-minus 20 minutes and counting. The countdown has resumed after a 10-minute hold. Clocks will tick down for the next 11 minutes to T-minus 9 minutes where the final planned hold is scheduled to occur. The hold length will be adjusted to synch up with today's preferred launch time of 11:14:55 a.m.

Atlantis' onboard computers are now transitioning to the Major Mode-101 program, the primary ascent software. Also, engineers are dumping the Primary Avionics Software System (PASS) onboard computers. The data that is dumped from each of PASS computers is compared to verify that the proper software is loaded aboard for launch.
111 posted on 09/09/2006 7:13:59 AM PDT by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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Thanks for the ping Kevin. Heard a funny joke about Atlantis. They call it the "penguin" at NASA because it never flies. Hope today is different.


112 posted on 09/09/2006 7:15:18 AM PDT by neodad (USS Vincennes (CG-49) Freedom's Fortress)
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Thanks for the posts, Kevin. Very informative!


113 posted on 09/09/2006 7:15:20 AM PDT by don-o (Proudly posting without reading the thread since 1998. (stolen from one cool dude))
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Now one hour away from launch of Atlantis.

And Mission Control in Houston is loading Atlantis' onboard computers with the proper guidance parameters based on the projected launch time.
114 posted on 09/09/2006 7:15:50 AM PDT by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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No problem...


115 posted on 09/09/2006 7:16:13 AM PDT by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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So far it is a go!!!!!


116 posted on 09/09/2006 7:16:34 AM PDT by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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The Main Propulsion System helium system has been reconfigured by pilot Chris Ferguson. Soon the gaseous nitrogen purge to the aft skirts of the solid rocket boosters will be started.


117 posted on 09/09/2006 7:18:54 AM PDT by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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Thanks for the (((PING)))


118 posted on 09/09/2006 7:20:04 AM PDT by oxcart (Journalism [Sic])
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Final Hold Ping!!!


119 posted on 09/09/2006 7:21:14 AM PDT by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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T-minus 9 minutes and holding. Countdown clocks have gone into the planned 45-minute, 55-second built-in hold. Today's launch remains set for 11:14:55 a.m. EDT.


120 posted on 09/09/2006 7:23:22 AM PDT by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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