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STS-121 Launch trouble
Heads up - STS-121 problems
--------------------------- It is Monday, 12:24pm EDT (1624z). The S-121 Management Team is about to begin a briefing that will be televised on NASA TV. The purpose of the briefing is to explain the status of the launch because of the insulation cracks that have been found on the ET this morning and on some brackets. The briefing is scheduled for "not before 1:00pm" today (1700z). AL STERN Satellite Beach FL http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FloridaMilcom/ |
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On 3 Jul 2006 09:41:34 -0700, "
wrote: Heads up - STS-121 problems --------------------------- It is Monday, 12:24pm EDT (1624z). The S-121 Management Team is about to begin a briefing that will be televised on NASA TV. The purpose of the briefing is to explain the status of the launch because of the insulation cracks that have been found on the ET this morning and on some brackets. Sounds like they're proceeding with tomorrow's launch attempt, but will be trying to get a better look at the cracked foam area and make sure there's no ice formation there after tanking. Brian |
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Bob Haller wrote:
Insanity prevails at NASA, if the foam is falling off the vehicle on the pad what will launch do to it? Do not forget that the Shuttle is now equipped with tile repair kits. So if the foam does break off and damage areas of the tiles, it still isn't the end of the world. For that flight. But it may mean the shuttle is yet again grounded with NASA tasked to fix the foam problem once and for all. On the other hand, if the launch is picture perfect with no damage to the tiles, this will be quickly forgotten and the media will declare the shuttle "fixed" and fully operational. |
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John Doe skrev: Bob Haller wrote: Insanity prevails at NASA, if the foam is falling off the vehicle on the pad what will launch do to it? Do not forget that the Shuttle is now equipped with tile repair kits. So if the foam does break off and damage areas of the tiles, it still isn't the end of the world. For that flight. But it may mean the shuttle is yet again grounded with NASA tasked to fix the foam problem once and for all. Will they leave the repair kit at the station, or fly it next time ? Would make sense, since they then would have two repair kits next flight. Regards Carsten Nielsen Denmark |
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