21KO Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 After weathering tropical depression Ernesto at the launch pad, the shuttle Atlantis is set for launch from the Kennedy Space Center at 12:29 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Sept. 6 ...and HDNet begins coverage at 8AM Eastern :applause: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21KO Posted September 6, 2006 Author Share Posted September 6, 2006 The launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis was postponed Wednesday for at least 24 hours because of an issue with the shuttle's fuel cell number 1. A short (a spike and drop in voltage) in the fuel cell coolant motor was seen shortly after the cell was activated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coooleeey Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 I work at NASA HQ and just heard they will know more about the fuel cell status by about 1pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21KO Posted September 6, 2006 Author Share Posted September 6, 2006 NASA managers are taking more time to gather data about a problem with one of Space Shuttle Atlantis' fuel cells. The next launch attempt will be no earlier 11:41 a.m. EDT on Friday, Sept. 8. so Coooleeey, what's the inside scoop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjcdaman Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Is this the first launch ever to be broadcast in HD? I'm gonna watch it. The colors will be amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21KO Posted September 6, 2006 Author Share Posted September 6, 2006 Is this the first launch ever to be broadcast in HD? I'm gonna watch it. The colors will be amazing! No, HDNET broadcast full coverage of Discovery a couple of months ago. Great stuff. Shows them prepping to enter the shuttle, everything. Hours of coverage. It's awesome. Just found out I gotta work Friday, so I'll miss it. :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coooleeey Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 NASA managers are taking more time to gather data about a problem with one of Space Shuttle Atlantis' fuel cells. The next launch attempt will be no earlier 11:41 a.m. EDT on Friday, Sept. 8.so Coooleeey, what's the inside scoop? I haven't heard anything but I will ask a few people this morning and see what's up. We watch every launch in HD, there are LCD and plasma TV's in all the hallways... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coooleeey Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 As you all probably know they cancelled the launch again today. They are doing tests in the shuttle to make sure the fuel cells are functioning properly. If they don't launch tomorrow the window of opportunity is gone and we will have to reschedule for sometime in Oct. The news is saying two and a half weeks but there is so much political stuff that has to be done beforehand with all the other countries involved. What people don't realize is NASA isn't alone in the space program, we are partnered with many countries, Canada, Russia, Japan, China, etc...who all have some sort of space program as well. We were supposed to launch and dock at the space station before Russia launches their 3 man spacecraft to meet us there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21KO Posted September 9, 2006 Author Share Posted September 9, 2006 Yea, HDNET guys said the window was til something like the 16th. They gotta the Russkie's stuff unloaded right? I caught about half of it as I was leaving for work. Well, I hope they push it because I've got to work again tomorrow and won't be able to watch. I know....TIVO....maybe it's time to go there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjcdaman Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 It was awesome! Especially the look from the camera aboard the fuel tank looking back towards Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallen5862 Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 That was a great Launch. Coooleeey I heard that this shuttle was carrying the heaviest payload so far. That the Shuttle has to leave the station a day earlier because another country is docking there. What info can you give? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coooleeey Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 They reduced the amount of astronauts onboard to six instead of seven b/c they had 17 1/2 tons of equipment, mainly solar panels for the space station. Russia should be launching in the next few days and meeting us up there to build more. In order to dock on the station you have to do a backflip which can take a long time. They were worried there would be delays and possibly have a collision in space with the other ship. Pretty cool stuff. The goal is to finish the space station by 2010 and retire the entire fleet of spaceships. Lockheed Martin is building another set of shuttles which will go to the moon and allow us to easily relaunch from the moon to mars. It will be much easier to go from there since there isn't an atmosphere or gravity working against you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 They reduced the amount of astronauts onboard to six instead of seven b/c they had 17 1/2 tons of equipment, mainly solar panels for the space station. Russia should be launching in the next few days and meeting us up there to build more. In order to dock on the station you have to do a backflip which can take a long time. They were worried there would be delays and possibly have a collision in space with the other ship. Pretty cool stuff.The goal is to finish the space station by 2010 and retire the entire fleet of spaceships. Lockheed Martin is building another set of shuttles which will go to the moon and allow us to easily relaunch from the moon to mars. It will be much easier to go from there since there isn't an atmosphere or gravity working against you. It's too bad we didn't design the Space Station to be a low orbit building facility for moon/mars missions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeSellers45 Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 I watched the launch today, and when those huge rockets fall off, where do they go? Do they come crashing down somewhere on Earth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 I watched the launch today, and when those huge rockets fall off, where do they go? Do they come crashing down somewhere on Earth? They have parachutes. NASA recovers them from the ocean later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty dread Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 I just watched the replay of the launch, it's amazing in HD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21KO Posted September 9, 2006 Author Share Posted September 9, 2006 I watched the launch today, and when those huge rockets fall off, where do they go? Do they come crashing down somewhere on Earth? For Discovery, NASA had cameras attached to the SRB's and you could watch them fall all the way to the ocean, splashdown, and then bob in the water. NASA had it on their site, and I think Pete had the link. I'm looking for it and if I find it I'll put it up. If you missed it, HDNET is showing it yet again at 1AM Eastern. Found the link: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/multimedia/shuttle_videos_search_agent_archive_1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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