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STS-133: Space Shuttle Discovery's Final Launch - Live Thread
NASA ^ | 02/23/2011 | n/a

Posted on 02/23/2011 2:32:10 PM PST by Pyro7480

NASA Managers: It's a "Go" for Launch

At today's pre-launch news conference NASA's mission management team have given their unanimous approval for space shuttle Discovery's launch tomorrow at 4:50 p.m. EST.

"Everything is on track and going beautifully with the countdown," said Mike Moses, mission management team chair. "We're really looking forward to a very action-packed, successful mission and everything is on track."

Mike Leinbach, shuttle launch director, agreed that everything is going extremely well with the launch countdown. He also acknowledged the processing teams who worked on Discovery, its flight systems and ground elements. "As we're powering up (the systems) we're seeing no problems at all."

The rotating service structure will be rolled away from Discovery at around 8 p.m. revealing it for the last time on the launch pad. Loading of the external fuel tank will begin at around 7:25 a.m. tomorrow morning. "We're not tracking any issues and it looks like Discovery will fly this time," said Leinbach.

Kathy Winters, shuttle weather officer, reported that the weather remains exceptional with only a 20 percent chance that weather will be prohibitive at launch time. The only slight issue may be a localized off-shore shower in the late afternoon. The forecast during tanking also is looking very good.

At 7:15 a.m. EST NASA TV will begin coverage of the fueling of the external tank. Launch coverage for Discovery's final mission to the International Space Station will begin at 11:30 a.m.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: deathtrap; discovery; fl; florida; nasa; spaceshuttle
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To: SE Mom

Got a camera? I’m off the thread to full screen


101 posted on 02/24/2011 1:57:54 PM PST by don-o (He will not share His glory; and He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the name of the Lord forever.)
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To: don-o

Here we go!


102 posted on 02/24/2011 1:57:55 PM PST by Abigail Adams
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To: don-o

Off to the driveway to watch the launch!


103 posted on 02/24/2011 1:58:02 PM PST by aberaussie
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To: hoagy62

LIFTOFF.


104 posted on 02/24/2011 1:58:43 PM PST by alancarp (Hi, I could have been in New York state today. So I owe them income taxes for the entire YEAR??)
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To: Gaffer
You got me.

It's obviously Constitutional.

ML/NJ

105 posted on 02/24/2011 1:59:46 PM PST by ml/nj
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To: SE Mom

I thought of you too.

GOD BLESS STS-133.


106 posted on 02/24/2011 1:59:48 PM PST by La Enchiladita (Remember, Reflect, Renew: 2011, 10 years since 9/11. Never Forget.)
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To: alancarp

I know it’s go. Didn’t say they couldn’t launch. I question the need, cost, schedule, value, etc. with respect to their (NASAs) first promises about its efficacy.


107 posted on 02/24/2011 2:00:23 PM PST by Gaffer (A Democrat is an animal that escaped extinction from the 'big dinosaur-killer' event.)
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To: La Enchiladita

Booster Separation Complete.


108 posted on 02/24/2011 2:00:53 PM PST by alancarp (Hi, I could have been in New York state today. So I owe them income taxes for the entire YEAR??)
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To: ml/nj
Article I Section 8 Clause 8: To promote the Progress of Science...

-PJ

109 posted on 02/24/2011 2:01:46 PM PST by Political Junkie Too (In a democracy, you negotiate from the floor of the legislature, not from hideouts and bullhorns.)
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To: ml/nj

Yes. Obama’s goal is to remove all question of religion with respect to its citizens and government. If, as he intends, ALL citizens throughout the one world government are indeed MUSLIM, then there is no need for protection from other pesky religions. Seems that his plan for Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, et al is working perfectly.


110 posted on 02/24/2011 2:02:56 PM PST by Gaffer (A Democrat is an animal that escaped extinction from the 'big dinosaur-killer' event.)
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To: don-o

YEah but it didn’t matter- we have cloud cover from about 50 seconds in and we lost it in the cloud. :( Blue skies in all other directions !


111 posted on 02/24/2011 2:03:57 PM PST by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: alancarp

Anyone else see a couple of pieces of something fly past the camera?


112 posted on 02/24/2011 2:04:52 PM PST by don-o (He will not share His glory; and He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the name of the Lord forever.)
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To: La Enchiladita

Godspeed, astronauts!


113 posted on 02/24/2011 2:05:04 PM PST by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: SE Mom

Boy, that was one big chunk of something that just fell off and hit the orbiter...

They’ll be looking at that all day and night...

Man alive...Whew...


114 posted on 02/24/2011 2:05:14 PM PST by stevie_d_64 (I'm jus' sayin')
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To: alancarp

Rolling to a heads up position.


115 posted on 02/24/2011 2:05:38 PM PST by La Enchiladita (Remember, Reflect, Renew: 2011, 10 years since 9/11. Never Forget.)
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To: don-o

[ Anyone else see a couple of pieces of something fly past the camera? ]

I did too, about 2 mins into the flight....


116 posted on 02/24/2011 2:05:42 PM PST by GraceG
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To: don-o

That was a serious piece of the ET that peeled off and hit just to Starboard of the front attachment strut...


117 posted on 02/24/2011 2:06:35 PM PST by stevie_d_64 (I'm jus' sayin')
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To: Political Junkie Too
-- Article I Section 8 Clause 8: To promote the Progress of Science... --

... by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.

118 posted on 02/24/2011 2:06:52 PM PST by Cboldt
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To: stevie_d_64

Whoa...WTH?


119 posted on 02/24/2011 2:06:58 PM PST by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: stevie_d_64

Gs at 3x


120 posted on 02/24/2011 2:07:18 PM PST by La Enchiladita (Remember, Reflect, Renew: 2011, 10 years since 9/11. Never Forget.)
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