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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: NonValueAdded
The NASA TV stream is really fine today.

Butterflies starting to flutter a bit here.

141 posted on 09/09/2006 7:53:46 AM PDT by don-o (Proudly posting without reading the thread since 1998. (stolen from one cool dude))
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To: KevinDavis

Med and long range radar and optical tracking reporting on line and go for launch


142 posted on 09/09/2006 7:54:07 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: don-o; All

Nervous here....


143 posted on 09/09/2006 7:55:35 AM PDT by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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To: KevinDavis

Prayers for a safe and successful mission.


144 posted on 09/09/2006 7:55:41 AM PDT by kanawa
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Coming up in the next few minutes will be the final readiness polls of the management and launch teams to clear Atlantis for liftoff.


145 posted on 09/09/2006 7:56:06 AM PDT by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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To: kanawa

Is this a great country or what?


146 posted on 09/09/2006 7:56:30 AM PDT by don-o (Proudly posting without reading the thread since 1998. (stolen from one cool dude))
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Godspeed Atlantis!


147 posted on 09/09/2006 7:56:52 AM PDT by tiredoflaundry (The right wants victory, the left wants surrender. It's that simple.)
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Shulle training aircraft looking at local clouds to determine any ceiling constraints


148 posted on 09/09/2006 7:57:13 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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I think the prayer that they are saying is that Lord Please don't let me frak up....


149 posted on 09/09/2006 7:57:27 AM PDT by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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To: don-o

"The NASA TV stream is really fine today."

Beautiful on HDNet.


150 posted on 09/09/2006 7:57:45 AM PDT by John W
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To: don-o

I've got my sunglasses ready. Up, up, and away Atlantis...Godspeed!


151 posted on 09/09/2006 7:58:19 AM PDT by NautiNurse (Katherine Harris for U.S. Senate)
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Ceiling constraints are for possible returt to launch and optical tracking


152 posted on 09/09/2006 7:58:36 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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A couple of birds are flying around the vehicle. Are they still using the loudspeakers to scare the birds away?


153 posted on 09/09/2006 7:58:47 AM PDT by burzum (Despair not! I shall inspire you by charging blindly on!--Minsc, BG2)
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To: tiredoflaundry

Ditto!

Looking clear here...should be a go:)


154 posted on 09/09/2006 7:59:03 AM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet-prayers for the kidnapped Israeli Soldiers)
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The weather aircraft is taking a look at the clouds around the Shuttle Landing Facility to ensure the conditions don't constitute a low ceiling that would violate launch rules.


155 posted on 09/09/2006 7:59:13 AM PDT by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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To: SE Mom

Crystal clear skies!


156 posted on 09/09/2006 7:59:25 AM PDT by NautiNurse (Katherine Harris for U.S. Senate)
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To: burzum

It's gonna get REAL loud in about 15 mins


157 posted on 09/09/2006 7:59:39 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: KevinDavis

yeah well when that armstrong kid walks on the moon


158 posted on 09/09/2006 7:59:43 AM PDT by al baby
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True...


159 posted on 09/09/2006 8:00:59 AM PDT by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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To: John W

I'm off to watch the launch! Be Back Soon!


160 posted on 09/09/2006 8:01:00 AM PDT by synbad600
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