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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: oxcart

Mission Control HOUSTON reporting in.

All controllers are at their stations and ready for launch.

Flight control team monitoring all teams, should be ready to support launch, monitoring weather in case of abort to launch site.

Two TransOceanic sites are favorable, Marone Spain and SE France is backup.


121 posted on 09/09/2006 7:23:39 AM PDT by GRRRRR (Love America? Protect Her, VOTE GOP...they're better than nothing.)
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To: GRRRRR; oxcart

Top o' the morning, y'all.


122 posted on 09/09/2006 7:26:26 AM PDT by don-o (Proudly posting without reading the thread since 1998. (stolen from one cool dude))
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To: All

The International Space Station is orbiting 220 miles above Earth. Right now, the outpost is flying south of Australia. At launch, it will be over the North Atlantic. Liftoff is timed to place Atlantis on course to dock with the station Monday at 6:45 a.m.


123 posted on 09/09/2006 7:29:01 AM PDT by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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To: KevinDavis
Current position of ISS

This site will update with Atlantis after launch.

124 posted on 09/09/2006 7:30:50 AM PDT by burzum (Despair not! I shall inspire you by charging blindly on!--Minsc, BG2)
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To: KevinDavis

Thanks for the ping Kev.


125 posted on 09/09/2006 7:31:17 AM PDT by The_Victor (If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
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To: The_Victor
historical STS-115 LIVE THREAD

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1690167/posts?page=154

126 posted on 09/09/2006 7:36:44 AM PDT by RightWhale (Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
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To: KevinDavis
I have never seen a launch. But the most awesome space related sight ever was the docked craft fly almost directly overhead just after sunrise. I was on I-26 between Johnson City and Asheville and pulled off the road. The sun was up, but I was still in shade.

It appeared as bright red and as compared to to the speed that a jet advances across the sky, it was like the tortoise and hare race.

That thing was moving ON!!!

127 posted on 09/09/2006 7:37:06 AM PDT by don-o (Proudly posting without reading the thread since 1998. (stolen from one cool dude))
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To: don-o; GRRRRR

Good morning...T minus 38:00 and counting.

Prayers up!


128 posted on 09/09/2006 7:37:50 AM PDT by oxcart (Journalism [Sic])
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To: All

Cool...


129 posted on 09/09/2006 7:37:54 AM PDT by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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To: All

Weather conditions are observed "go" currently and forecast to be acceptable at launch time.


130 posted on 09/09/2006 7:39:45 AM PDT by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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To: KevinDavis

spaceflightnow.com
1437 GMT (10:37 a.m. EDT)

Weather conditions are observed "go" currently and forecast to be acceptable at launch time.



Watch for anvil clouds


131 posted on 09/09/2006 7:40:58 AM PDT by RightWhale (Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
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To: RightWhale

Mark


132 posted on 09/09/2006 7:42:10 AM PDT by Peach (The Clintons pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: KevinDavis

Here in Vero on the east coast. Clouds to the west put they don't appear to be moving in that quickly. Crystal blue skies to the east.


133 posted on 09/09/2006 7:43:40 AM PDT by synbad600
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To: synbad600; All

Still a go...


134 posted on 09/09/2006 7:44:54 AM PDT by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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To: All

20 MIN REMAINING IN THE HOLD....
ALL LAUNCH CONSTRAINTS MET
GO FOR LAUNCH AT THIS TIME


135 posted on 09/09/2006 7:45:55 AM PDT by Robe (Rome did not create a great empire by talking, they did it by killing all those who opposed them)
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To: All

Space shuttle Atlantis stands 30 minutes from liftoff to resume construction of the International Space Station.


136 posted on 09/09/2006 7:46:32 AM PDT by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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To: Two Thirds Vote Aye

Still a 'go'....beautiful day....about 1/2 hour away.


137 posted on 09/09/2006 7:47:26 AM PDT by Guenevere
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To: Guenevere

Space Coast bump!


138 posted on 09/09/2006 7:49:22 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (Katherine Harris for US Senate!)
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To: KevinDavis
The Main Propulsion System helium system has been reconfigured by pilot Chris Ferguson.

Is there anything this guy can't do? ;-)


139 posted on 09/09/2006 7:53:11 AM PDT by NittanyLion
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To: NonValueAdded; All

8 mins till coutdown resumes...


140 posted on 09/09/2006 7:53:14 AM PDT by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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