STS-124 Launch Coverage

[Twabi2]

Could you provide a link to that video for those of us that were... ehm, let's say... unavailable?
She's asleep now, got some reading up to do!

[Steven]

Could you provide a link to that video for those of us that were... ehm, let's say... unavailable?
She's asleep now, got some reading up to do!

Video located on NASASpaceFlight's 'Live: STS-124: Launch Day / Flight Day 1'.

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=13271.msg282975#msg282975

_{(Ford Mustang is me)}

[uri_ba]

Could you provide a link to that video for those of us that were... ehm, let's say... unavailable?
She's asleep now, got some reading up to do!

Video located on NASASpaceFlight's 'Live: STS-124: Launch Day / Flight Day 1'.

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=13271.msg282975#msg282975

_{(Ford Mustang is me)}

If that is the correct falling piece of foam, that's nothing.. diddn't get close and it looks too small to cause damage anyways.

[Steven]

Could you provide a link to that video for those of us that were... ehm, let's say... unavailable?
She's asleep now, got some reading up to do!

Video located on NASASpaceFlight's 'Live: STS-124: Launch Day / Flight Day 1'.

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=13271.msg282975#msg282975

_{(Ford Mustang is me)}

If that is the correct falling piece of foam, that's nothing.. diddn't get close and it looks too small to cause damage anyways.

It's after the 'critical' point in Ascent.  After the SRB's jettison, any debris will cause very minimal damage (not enough thrust for the vehicle to accelerate at an enormous pace).

There was a larger chunk near the 'Negative Return' call, but I did not have the time to post that video.

[Twabi2]

Thanks for that video Steve.
Looks like nothing got hit from what I've hear/read.
We'll have to wait until they finish scanning their belly to be certain tough

[Moonwalker]

Well, if I understood it right, yesterday during the post launch conference they said that there were 5 pieces hitting the Shuttle during ascent (I'm sure that I saw one of it on NASA TV during the late ascent). But it was all almost late into the ascent.

We'll know more after docking on Monday when they take the photos of the HRSI. But there won't be any damage anyway...

[uri_ba]

BTW - I happened to stumble on one of the NC burns.
I seems that they have decided to shut down the Left OMS engine till Deorb.
and use only the right one for maneuvers.

during launch the secondary gimble for the Left OMS engine failed.
so they decided to shut it down completely (and not risk the Main Gimble in unnecessary burns)

[USA~Driver]

Watching MS Hamm and Nyberg conduct tile inspection with RMS without OBSS. As I said in a earlier post, Will be looking forward to simulating this mission. It is also nice to follow along the real mission and hear calls and commands that we use. I just heard about this left OMS descrepency. Seems the motor itself is fine but a backup electrical system has failed. The primary Is operable but not using the system until de-orb as a safety measure. ( I wonder if Admin and the boys can sim that? )Looking forward to docking Monday.   

[Moonwalker]

BTW, did anybody see the hend-held videos today, taken on the flight deck and mid deck? The sound quality was amazing. You could even hear the life support systems, Mark Kelly and Karen Nyberg talking and things like that... Was like beeing aboard myself. Just amazing.

PS: I recorded the sound of the middeck/flight deck from NASA TV and replace the cockpit wav with it in my SSM2007. It sounds just great

[Twabi2]

Did you record that?
I only once saw handheld video material from inside the cockpit,
that was from a reentry...
It was THE most amazing piece of video I had ever seen!

[Steven]

Did you record that?
I only once saw handheld video material from inside the cockpit,
that was from a reentry...
It was THE most amazing piece of video I had ever seen!

I'll be acquiring a copy tonight. 

[Twabi2]

Thanks a lot Steve!

[Steven]

Thanks a lot Steve!

No problem.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=P8MZMX7D

Sorry about it being on MegaUpload, the only place I could get it uploaded in a timely fashion..  If you've got kids around, you might want to push them away while you start the download.. 

[Spacewalker]

Thank you very much, Steven, for making this interesting video available for us all!

This is amazing footage with very good sound quality, indeed. It really makes you almost feel like being aboard. (and it reminds me once more of one of the greatest times I had in my life, when I was invited aboard a Zero-G flight to experience weightlessness for real; but that's another story...)

[Moonwalker]

Thanks a lot Steve!

Today I tested the demo version of the WM player. I think I buy it. Damn, I didn't have it already just an hour ago when the RCS firing was done by Mark Kelly and seen from the flight deck. That was cool as well. But sadly without interior sound. But doesn't really matter since RCS firing as well as OMS firing can't be heared within flight deck and mid deck anyway