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Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch Live Thread (05/16/11 8:56 EDT)
05/15/11 | Kevin Davis

Posted on 05/15/2011 4:46:27 PM PDT by KevinDavis



TOPICS: Breaking News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: endeavour; giffords; nasa; shuttle; space; spaceshuttle
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To: raygun

Nothing like having a roll of Mach 3 tape in yer truck at the pad...For just such contingiencies...hehehe


41 posted on 05/16/2011 4:36:03 AM PDT by stevie_d_64 (I'm jus' sayin')
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To: KevinDavis

Live coverage and tweets from one of my local channels:

http://livewire.wesh.com/Event/Shuttle_Endeavours_Final_Launch2


42 posted on 05/16/2011 4:47:30 AM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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curently @T -20: built-in hold for 10 minutes.

next built in hold @ T -9 (about 40 minutes from now)

T 0: 8:56:28 EDT

43 posted on 05/16/2011 5:00:08 AM PDT by raygun
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To: raygun

Tile has been repaired, close-out crew is away. Out of T-20 hold and countdown continuing apace.

Weather still looks ‘green’ at this time.


44 posted on 05/16/2011 5:09:46 AM PDT by hoagy62 (Help stamp out crack-pull up your pants.)
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To: SE Mom

BTW SE Mom...thank you for that link. Really enjoying the tweets!


45 posted on 05/16/2011 5:11:17 AM PDT by hoagy62 (Help stamp out crack-pull up your pants.)
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To: hoagy62
My bad. We just went into built in hold T-9 for the 40 minute hold.
46 posted on 05/16/2011 5:20:13 AM PDT by raygun
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To: hoagy62

You’re welcome! A little cloudy inland about 20 miles- but it is due to clear up shortly.


47 posted on 05/16/2011 5:20:26 AM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: SE Mom

Per local weather people- clouds no longer a threat to launch!!


48 posted on 05/16/2011 5:53:41 AM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: SE Mom

Final GO-NOGO poll conducted...Endavour GO for launch!!


49 posted on 05/16/2011 5:56:43 AM PDT by hoagy62 (Help stamp out crack-pull up your pants.)
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To: hoagy62

WOOO HOOOO!! About 10 minutes now.

Butterflies starting :)


50 posted on 05/16/2011 5:57:36 AM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

nasa-hd-tv

http://www.ustream.tv/channel-popup/nasa-hd-tv


51 posted on 05/16/2011 5:58:06 AM PDT by Viiksitimali
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To: Drill Thrawl

One more launc after this.


52 posted on 05/16/2011 5:59:20 AM PDT by Carley (We will not tire. We will not falter. We will not fail. W, 9/20/01)
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To: KevinDavis

How sad....Zero the destroyer strikes again.....


53 posted on 05/16/2011 5:59:40 AM PDT by geege
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T-9 minutes and counting. Auto-sequencer running...


54 posted on 05/16/2011 6:00:04 AM PDT by raygun
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To: Old Sarge

O wants to exchange all these highly trained space engineers for a couple million illegal immigrants who barely speak english.

Awesome.

/s


55 posted on 05/16/2011 6:01:09 AM PDT by Carley (We will not tire. We will not falter. We will not fail. W, 9/20/01)
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To: SE Mom

It’s a beautiful day out.


56 posted on 05/16/2011 6:02:02 AM PDT by Guenevere (....)
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To: NautiNurse; tiredoflaundry; Guenevere

You ready? :)


57 posted on 05/16/2011 6:02:34 AM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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APU start...


58 posted on 05/16/2011 6:03:13 AM PDT by raygun
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To: Guenevere

You can now hear the “chuff-chuff” of the Shuttle APU’s.

Light the candle!


59 posted on 05/16/2011 6:03:23 AM PDT by hoagy62 (Help stamp out crack-pull up your pants.)
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To: Guenevere
They just showed (on our local channel) employees making a human shuttle in the parking lot....

...MANY will eventually be layed off....(thanks to Obama)

60 posted on 05/16/2011 6:03:45 AM PDT by Guenevere (....)
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