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Space Shuttle Discovery Launch Live Thread 8:47 est
12/09/06 | Kevin Davis

Posted on 12/09/2006 7:35:11 AM PST by KevinDavis

Will the Shuttle go or not... It all depends on the weather...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: boring; discovery; godsspeeddiscovery; shuttle; shuttlediscovery; space; spaceshuttle; sts116
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T-minus 7 minutes, 30 seconds. The Ground Launch Sequencer has started pulling the orbiter access arm away from the crew hatch on the port side of the vehicle. The arm was the passage way for the astronauts to board Discovery a few hours ago. The arm can be re-extended very quickly should the need arise later in the countdown.


261 posted on 12/09/2006 5:41:00 PM PST by KevinDavis (Nancy you ignorant Slut!!!!!)
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To: KevinDavis
We shoulda bought Energia as well. Nice huge rocket, only flew twice. But this is my favorite rocket:


262 posted on 12/09/2006 5:41:08 PM PST by Central Scrutiniser (Pro Evolution, Pro Stem Cell Research, Pro Science, Pro Free Thought, and Conservative)
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To: Howlin
...will I be able to see something here in Raleigh?

Get somewhere high and get on your tiptoes. I'll be watching the clear skies from here! Seven minutes to go. You may see something a few minutes afterward...

263 posted on 12/09/2006 5:41:18 PM PST by Libloather (If morons could fly, RATS underground would be an airport...)
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To: Guenevere
Down in South Florida, I usually watch the first 20 seconds on TV, then head outside. Until then, its not high enough.

Gettin butterflies now!

264 posted on 12/09/2006 5:41:25 PM PST by Paradox (American Conservatives: Keeping the world safe for Liberalism.)
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To: markman46

Thank you! At last....


265 posted on 12/09/2006 5:41:25 PM PST by La Enchiladita (People get ready . . .)
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To: Central Scrutiniser

Too bad it always went BOOM!


266 posted on 12/09/2006 5:41:43 PM PST by COEXERJ145 (Happy Birthday Reiko Aylesworth! (24’s "Michelle Dessler"))
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To: All

6 mins and counting..


267 posted on 12/09/2006 5:41:50 PM PST by KevinDavis (Nancy you ignorant Slut!!!!!)
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To: GodBlessUSA

Ping! Hope you're online...!!!!


268 posted on 12/09/2006 5:41:55 PM PST by La Enchiladita (People get ready . . .)
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To: Howlin

maybe a few degrees ,, 5 6 7 degrees or so,, there is a chart on the space.com page that had some info for east coasters in different cities on where to look..


269 posted on 12/09/2006 5:41:57 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ...... Kyl / Cornyn in '08 .... Now is as good as any time for a GOPurge.)
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To: La Enchiladita

I tried to find for you. Glad you found it. ;) I'm watching Nasa Cable TV.

T-6 minutes and counting. Won't be long now. ;)


270 posted on 12/09/2006 5:42:31 PM PST by Pepper777
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T-minus 5 minutes, 30 seconds. APU pre-start is complete and the units are ready for activation. The orbiters flight data recorders have gone into the record mode to collect measurements of shuttle systems performance during flight.


271 posted on 12/09/2006 5:42:35 PM PST by KevinDavis (Nancy you ignorant Slut!!!!!)
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To: COEXERJ145

Yep, the Soviets could not build the engine bells large enough, so they had to build lots of engines.

Lots of engines = lots of chances for mistakes.


272 posted on 12/09/2006 5:42:45 PM PST by Central Scrutiniser (Pro Evolution, Pro Stem Cell Research, Pro Science, Pro Free Thought, and Conservative)
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T-minus 5 minutes. The "go" has been given for for Auxiliary Power Unit start. Pilot Bill Oefelein is now flipping three switches in Discovery's cockpit to start each of the three APU's. The units, located in the aft compartment of Discovery, provide the pressure needed to power the hydraulic systems of the shuttle. The units will be used during the launch and landing phases of the mission for such events as moving the orbiter's aerosurfaces, gimbaling the main engine nozzles and deploying the landing gear.

Over the course of the next minute, the orbiter's heaters will be configured for launch by commander Mark Polansky, the fuel valve heaters on the main engines will be turned off in preparation for engine ignition at T-6.6 seconds and the external tank and solid rocket booster safe and arm devices will be armed.
273 posted on 12/09/2006 5:43:22 PM PST by KevinDavis (Nancy you ignorant Slut!!!!!)
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To: La Enchiladita

no problem


274 posted on 12/09/2006 5:43:23 PM PST by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
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To: IslandJeff; GodBlessUSA

Gracie, live feed link in post #259...

Thanks, Island Jeff!


275 posted on 12/09/2006 5:43:39 PM PST by La Enchiladita (People get ready . . .)
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To: KevinDavis

Thanks Kevin, cats, room full of rocking chairs, that sort of thing...


276 posted on 12/09/2006 5:43:46 PM PST by Frank_Discussion (May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
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To: KevinDavis

Damnit, I'm going to go to Florida for the next one!!


277 posted on 12/09/2006 5:43:52 PM PST by Howlin (42 days to Destin!)
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To: Central Scrutiniser
When they realized that they wouldn't be able to make it to the moon with the N-1, they considered using it as an ICBM to throw their 100 megaton nuke but that idea didn't go very far.
278 posted on 12/09/2006 5:44:03 PM PST by COEXERJ145 (Happy Birthday Reiko Aylesworth! (24’s "Michelle Dessler"))
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To: IslandJeff

Thanks, IJ~~ ;)

T Minus 4 Minutes and Counting~


279 posted on 12/09/2006 5:44:09 PM PST by Pepper777
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To: Pepper777

Glad you're here...!!!


280 posted on 12/09/2006 5:44:11 PM PST by La Enchiladita (People get ready . . .)
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