Posted on 06/07/2007 6:37:21 PM PDT by KevinDavis
his is the official live thread for the Space Shuttle Atlantis.. The shuttle is suppose to launch at 7:38 PM EST.
Mission updates can be found at Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch Updates
If you can't view the launch on Cable or Satellite you can go to the Nasa site to view launch live.
AD ASTRA!!
You do us all a great service my friend.
Thanks.
I have trouble getting my mind about this.
LOL... for South Park fans, step two: make profit. I was not born to multitask. I have children. Forgive me.
The part was moved out of the bay by the shuttle arm, then the ISS arm grabbed it, now it's been grappled by the ISS. It will remain there overnight.
Spacewalks on the hoof tomorrow.
They have had that resolution dialed in on the NASA TV.
Pretty danged awesome for lowest bidder :o)
spaceflightnow.com
1350 GMT (9:50 a.m. EDT)
The Atlantis astronauts are gearing up to attach a 36,000-pound solar array truss segment to the international space station today. Once the stowed arrays are in place, astronauts Jim Reilly and Danny Olivas plan to stage a six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk to make critical electrical connections and remove a variety of launch locks and restraints to prepare the new solar blankets for extension Tuesday.
0045 GMT (8:45 p.m. EDT Sun.)
Concern about possible re-entry heat damage to the underlying structure of the shuttle Atlantis’ left-side maneuvering rocket pod under a pulled-up insulation blanket may prompt a simple spacewalk repair job, the chairman of NASA’s Mission Management Team said today.
Unbirth? Wouldn't that imply putting it back in the payload bay? I heard them use the term on NASA TV, and assumed it's spelled unberth (like getting out of a berth on a train). Does anyone know for sure?
Is the space programme still popular with the US Public ?
It must be over 40 years since John Glenn was the first man in space.
I don’t like it, its not normal. I watch those launches with a horrible felling in my stomach.
Atlantis crew I pray each day for your safe return.
spaceflightnow.com
2003 GMT (4:03 p.m. EDT)
EVA BEGINS. Jim Reilly and Danny Olivas switched their spacesuits to internal battery power at 4:02 p.m. EDT, marking the official start time for today’s spacewalk.
LOL. Yah, it should be unberth. I was on autopilot and went phonic.
Deberthification!
spaceflightnow.com
2245 GMT (6:45 p.m. EDT)
Reilly will be unstowing the two solar array blanket boxes on the forward wing assembly and Olivas does the aft wing.
2236 GMT (6:36 p.m. EDT)
Olivas has finished releasing the radiator restraints. Both spacewalkers will be working to unfold the solar array blanket boxes from their stowed configurations.
2233 GMT (6:33 p.m. EDT)
Reilly has finished releasing locks on the forward Beta Gimbal Assembly. He then pushed it out of the stowed position. The blanket boxes on both wing assembles will be swung outward later in the EVA in preparation for tomorrow’s unfurling of the giant arrays.
2220 GMT (6:20 p.m. EDT)
The structure containing the aft solar array wing — called the Beta Gimbal Assembly — is being pushed out of its launch position by spacewalker Jim Reilly now. Meanwhile, Danny Olivas is releasing restraints on the truss raditor for its upcoming deployment.
Atlantis crew I pray each day for your safe return.
I agree with you. Yet, as an American, and an engineer, I find great pride in such endeavors. As a human, I admire the stamina and professionalism of these brave pioneers.
The Atlantis astronauts are gearing up to attach a 36,000-pound solar array truss segment to the international space station today.
36,000 lb.
Hard to fit one of those in a russian capsule eh?
Evening guv'nor.
I'd guess less popular than the NBA.
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