STS-114 Mission Coverage and Discussion

Josh Cryer · 2005-07-26 06:06:16

Rxke, might want to check out the internet NASA TV feeds here: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/

It's very very unlikely that their bandwidth will be swamped. Akami has the bandwidth of god last I heard.

clark · 2005-07-26 06:07:36

So, bad taste time...

Bets?

Josh Cryer · 2005-07-26 06:13:56

$100 says they fly. Any takers?

Palomar · 2005-07-26 06:24:14

*Yahoo! feature article says launch will commence and they have a countdown feature. I tried copying and pasting that link, but my mouse is screwing up.

Yep, saw (stormrage's post) yesterday that they're planning to launch and further fuel gauge glitches/whatever be damned. Bending the rules...hmmmmmm.

Good luck to the astronauts. You wouldn't get me on board that shuttle.

--Cindy

Stormrage · 2005-07-26 06:24:18

Real Player sucks. I hate that media player. The volume is lower then WMP and they keep spamming you to buy their premium software.

Josh Cryer · 2005-07-26 06:29:21

*Yahoo! feature article says launch will commence and they have a countdown feature. I tried copying and pasting that link, but my mouse is screwing up.
Yep, saw (stormrage's post) yesterday that they're planning to launch and further fuel gauge glitches/whatever be damned. Bending the rules...hmmmmmm.
Good luck to the astronauts. You wouldn't get me on board that shuttle.
--Cindy

The Shuttle is one of the safest aircraft known to man (certainly the safest manned spacecraft). The problem from before was because of a change in the foam creation process. It was untested, and flawed. I'd hop on board in a heartbeat, if they let me.

Josh Cryer · 2005-07-26 06:37:25

I'm watching the Yahoo! link (from the page I linked before: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/ ), it's quite speedy, and crisp (going full screen is not a problem), I would recommend it above the Real Player link. They're going through discussion of all the cameras that they've installed, it's quite remarkable.

I think we're about a little over an hour and a half away from launch time.

Josh Cryer · 2005-07-26 06:59:33

CLOSE HATCH FOR FLIGHT GOAHEAD. We're almost there folks. Ships closing up.

Commodore · 2005-07-26 07:29:55

Those of us not fortunate enough to have broadband are reduced to TV coverage. Which is none existant. I guess they feel they got burned last time.

NASA TV is great though.

Josh Cryer · 2005-07-26 07:35:12

Commodore, I've watched NASA TV on dialup before, it's dooable. Might try the Real Player link, it degrades more gracefully. If you're in the USA, it should be on every national channel. Tune in.

T-MINUS 20 MINUTES AND COUNTING.

Josh Cryer · 2005-07-26 07:42:20

Dear God, look at her sitting there on the pad like that. Clear beautiful blue sky, with a few white clouds in the background. That is so going to be my wallpaper. My heart is pounding. I really don't know what else to say.

If you tune in to the almost guaranteed national coverage, you'll have to deal with the annoying commentators. So if you can get NASA TV, it would be far better to watch, imho.

Josh Cryer · 2005-07-26 07:46:58

Damn, they're holding for 45 minutes at 9 minutes. It seems planned, I must've had the hour wrong? Dangit. Talk about a let down.

Josh Cryer · 2005-07-26 08:27:41

Launch cleared to go, 3 minutes to resume of 9 minute hold. Awesome. Awesome.

Josh Cryer · 2005-07-26 08:32:02

Man... it's happening. 8 minutes... no one else watching? Join the fun.

I'm going full screen, see you on the other side of the launch!

Commodore · 2005-07-26 08:39:19

Here we go!

Commodore · 2005-07-26 08:42:19

Here we go!

Josh Cryer · 2005-07-26 08:50:03

I bet someone is glad they didn't take that bet.

clark · 2005-07-26 09:39:06

Given my track record, I am a good judge of bets related to space.

Cool.

Besides, rule of thumb, never bet against success when failure is not an option.

Stormrage · 2005-07-26 10:04:14

I was crossing my fingers hoping that everything was ok.. The video feed i got were horrible so i stuck with watching it in TV.

Rxke · 2005-07-26 14:22:07

Grumble.

I *can't* believe I fell asleep!

:shock:

flashgordon · 2005-07-26 14:42:35

like it or hate it(the space shuttle), it is a pretty spacecraft and it is exciting to watch it liftoff.

Rxke · 2005-07-26 16:41:57

Sure is!

I can't believe the newscoverage, though...

Her in Belgium it was the first topic. In the Lead in it went as follows: "two pieces fall of tank during launh of space shuttle" And that was it. Talk about sensationalism

Then in the actual newsitem, they luckily showed Griffin's remark about the turnaround of NASA.
(EDIT: I meant the by now almost famous soundbite: ""I want to ask you all to take note of what you saw here today, the power and the majesty of the launch, of course, but also the competence and the professionalism, the sheer gall, the pluckiness, the grittiness of this team that pulled this program out of the depths of despair two years ago and made it fly.")

One thin struck me, they showed the launch, '3,2,1 Space shuttle launch blablabla and then they actually said something like... "New exploration yaddayadda.. To the moon and Mars"

Sounds like they mean it this time, yay!

GCNRevenger · 2005-07-26 17:22:14

Under the current set of circumstances (President, fairly friendly congress, realization of Shuttle's impracticality) I think that NASA will either go to the Moon, or die trying. I think thats a pretty good motivation.

GCNRevenger · 2005-07-26 18:25:26

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,163629,00.html

"NASA officials said an object that may have been a 11/2-inch piece of thermal tile appeared to break off from the Discovery's belly during liftoff. It came off from around a particularly vulnerable spot, near the doors to the compartment containing the nose landing gear."

Ummm. I just had a shivver of Columbia-esque Dejavu... If Discovery's landing gear hatch is breached, then bad things may happen. Can't use the super-caulk to patch the hole easily either, since you can't risk glueing the door shut.

Stormrage · 2005-07-26 18:46:59

I don't want to be evil or something like that. Lets just say theoretically that Discovery meets the same fates has Colombia. Would that be good for Space or not? Since it will probably force the retirement of the shuttle earlier.

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