STS-128

Ernst · August 25, 2009, 02:42:48 AM

Anyone here following STS-128?

Im sitting here in Sweden and following everything on NASA-TV, the time over here is 04.42 in the morning. My fellow swede Christer Fuglesang is just about to get seated in Discovery. Its a shame that none of the national TV channels in Sweden is reporting about this.

Well, I hope everything is gonna go allright for Christer and the rest of the crew on Discovery and STS-128 tonight and that nothing is going to make them abort this launch attempt (still remember STS-127

)...

njcrebels63 · August 25, 2009, 03:56:51 AM

There's been a lightning strike six miles east of Launch Pad 39A, where space shuttle Discovery and a crew of seven astronauts are awaiting launch at 1:36 a.m. tomorrow, less than two hours from now. Due to the lightning, the range now is "red" on three constraints: lightning, cumulus clouds and flight-through-precipitation. but you can check nasa.com and you can watch tv live called nasa tv

njcrebels63 · August 25, 2009, 04:00:59 AM

oops sorry i just noticed that you did mention that you were watching nasa tv sorry

marvx · August 25, 2009, 04:02:26 AM

By now, public affairs officer is convinced to have a liftoff today... t- 1hour 30 mins to go and we are still COUNTING

/Marvx

marvx · August 25, 2009, 04:03:38 AM

Quote from: Ernst on August 25, 2009, 02:42:48 AM
Anyone here following STS-128?

Im sitting here in Sweden and following everything on NASA-TV, the time over here is 04.42 in the morning. My fellow swede Christer Fuglesang is just about to get seated in Discovery. Its a shame that none of the national TV channels in Sweden is reporting about this.

Well, I hope everything is gonna go allright for Christer and the rest of the crew on Discovery and STS-128 tonight and that nothing is going to make them abort this launch attempt (still remember STS-127 )...

Also watching NASA-TV and hoping for a successful launch too

/Marvx

njcrebels63 · August 25, 2009, 04:40:14 AM

thats great im also watching it i wish i could hear what nasa tv is saying because it doesnt have closed caption but thanks to blogger .. i am hearing impaired

njcrebels63 · August 25, 2009, 04:46:15 AM

while i was watching the nasa tv and i noticed there is shooting flame coming out of tower what was that?

bjbeard · August 25, 2009, 04:50:28 AM

Radar looks ugly. After this storm rolls west, another and larger one will roll in from the south.

No Launch tonight. I guarantee that.

Red for:
Precipitation
Lightning within 10NM
Field Mills
Anvil Clouds
Cumulonimbus Clouds (CB)
Ceiling

The flames seen is the gaseous hydrogen burnoff stack. Totally normal.

Oh well, at least the ship is clean now!

njcrebels63 · August 25, 2009, 05:20:44 AM

oh boy that doesnt sound good thanks for the info!

Steven · August 25, 2009, 05:33:37 AM

Official 24 hour scrub due to weather. The vehicle was perfect today.

Tanking coverage starts on Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 PM EDT, with a scheduled launch at 1:10:22 AM EDT on Wednesday morning.

bjbeard · August 25, 2009, 06:10:15 AM

I think we need to do a dry dance...

Nephi · August 25, 2009, 10:37:57 AM

Has anyone been able to find STS 128 flight data files ? They're still at 127 on the NASA web page http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/news/flightdatafiles/index.html

Steven · August 25, 2009, 08:12:31 PM

L-7 hours, we are tanking. LH2 into slow fill.

Good luck and godspeed, Discovery.

spaceboy7441 · August 25, 2009, 10:04:45 PM

Scrub!

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2009/08/live-discovery-second-sts-128-launch-attempt/

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=18484.msg465311#new

Blotto · August 26, 2009, 02:25:23 AM

48 hour scrub! Maybe Friday!

STS-128

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