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Space Shuttle Discovery Launch Live Thread (04/05/10 6:21am EDT)
04/04/10 | Kevin Davis

Posted on 04/04/2010 6:02:23 PM PDT by KevinDavis

Dear Lord Please Don't Let Me Frak Up!!


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Technical
KEYWORDS: discovery; launch; nasa; shuttlediscovery; space; spaceshuttle
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To: raygun

SRB Sep, and continuing on....


61 posted on 04/05/2010 3:25:06 AM PDT by hoagy62 (.)
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Even the most hardened cynic like myself cannot suppress a chest-swelling surge of pride during such events...


62 posted on 04/05/2010 3:26:09 AM PDT by abb ("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
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21 mile alt, 22 mile down-range.


63 posted on 04/05/2010 3:26:10 AM PDT by raygun
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2-engine TOW.


64 posted on 04/05/2010 3:27:02 AM PDT by raygun
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Negative Return, Discovery unable to go back to KSC, continuing on. All looking good....


65 posted on 04/05/2010 3:27:07 AM PDT by hoagy62 (.)
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A few lighting bugs floating around the LFT mounting hardware.


66 posted on 04/05/2010 3:28:45 AM PDT by raygun
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press to MECO


67 posted on 04/05/2010 3:30:50 AM PDT by raygun
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To: KevinDavis

Just watched the launch from Lakeland. Came back in and the shuttle was still visible in the nothern sky. Awesome launch!!!!


68 posted on 04/05/2010 3:31:14 AM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (I miss President Bush greatly! Palin in 2012! 2012 - The End Of An Error! (Oathkeeper))
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To: NautiNurse

It was a BEAUTIFUL launch from here in Seminole County!

Are you up yet?


69 posted on 04/05/2010 3:31:32 AM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: raygun

Looks like some serious foam loss around the right wing to me.


70 posted on 04/05/2010 3:31:32 AM PDT by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide (NEW TAG ====> **REPEAL OR REBEL!** -- Islam Delenda Est! -- Rumble thee forth)
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To: KevinDavis

Just opened my front door a few minutes ago and watched the shuttle go up. (I’m 50 miles away in Orlando). Beautiful!


71 posted on 04/05/2010 3:32:01 AM PDT by Matchett-PI (Sowell's book, Intellectuals and Society, eviscerates the fantasies that uphold leftist thought)
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To: abb

Bro in law worked on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral LONG LONG time ago. We’ve seen many a launch and it still takes my breath away to think about our exceptionalism.

This is the first night time launch I’ve seen and am enjoying every moment.

Of course, watching on TV isn’t the same as being there, but it’s awesome awesome.


72 posted on 04/05/2010 3:32:11 AM PDT by Carley (Are you better off than you were four trillion dollars ago?)
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That is so cool looiking at the flame trail silhouetted against the blue earth.


73 posted on 04/05/2010 3:32:20 AM PDT by raygun
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Whole swarm of lightning bugs let loose during separation.


74 posted on 04/05/2010 3:33:47 AM PDT by raygun
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More stuff floating away at EFT separation.

I don’t like it.


75 posted on 04/05/2010 3:34:19 AM PDT by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide (NEW TAG ====> **REPEAL OR REBEL!** -- Islam Delenda Est! -- Rumble thee forth)
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Looks like the commies are jammin’ the signal now.


76 posted on 04/05/2010 3:35:07 AM PDT by raygun
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And we have MECO, ET Sep, and LOS of the tank camera. Discovery is on the way to orbit.

It was an EXCELLENT launch, major kudos to the KSC Launch Team!

Now I have to decide if I’m going to stay up and make some coffee or go back to bed.


77 posted on 04/05/2010 3:35:25 AM PDT by hoagy62 (.)
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Sounds like they drained the MEFT just about dry.


78 posted on 04/05/2010 3:36:36 AM PDT by raygun
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I hear ya.... in Nevada right now, but had to get up for one of the most awesome events in the world!


79 posted on 04/05/2010 3:37:14 AM PDT by Issaquahking (Help Sarah Palin! go to - http://www.conservatives4palin.com - You know what to do!)
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To: raygun

I think this press conference will be hugh.

Never seen that much debris before.

Birds pecked the foam in the VAB and it had to be patched.
Should have redone all of it.

This is one of those obvious things. Glad I’m recording.

Fingers crossed.


80 posted on 04/05/2010 3:38:43 AM PDT by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide (NEW TAG ====> **REPEAL OR REBEL!** -- Islam Delenda Est! -- Rumble thee forth)
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