Someone has an animation of the RSS(Rotating Service Structure) ?Here's two from STS-121 un July 2006:
or some photos?
Thanks!
The Flame Trench and Tod Halvorson are going with "Shuttle managers are "go" for Discovery launch" stating that "Shuttle managers next week will recommend launching Discovery on Oct. 23 despite an independent safety group's concerns about tiny cracks in protective coating on critical wing panels." here http://www.floridatoday.com/floridatoday/blogs/spaceteam/ down several pages.
In their new Chat section http://forums.floridatoday.com/viewforum.php?f=38 John Kelly (John Kelly is the Local Editor for Florida Today, and is responsible for their space coverage.) states that "The shuttle program manager Wayne Hale already has decided to recommend flying as-is."
Despite the concern looks like everything is a go.Don't read too much into that. Wayne Hale might see this a as "GO" situation, but tommorow he has to convince every other senior agency officials to see it that same way during the Level 1 FRR.
Presser will start at 4 pm Eastern time.
NASA TV: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html (http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html)Presser will start at 4 pm Eastern time.
Links! WE want LINKS!
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The final Flight Readiness Review (FRR) is expected to approve October 23 as the launch date for STS-120, with the only one major outstanding issue receiving flight rationale.
Concerns over the coating on three of Discovery's RCC (reinforced carbon-carbon) panels - noted by two engineers at NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) - are being downplayed, after it was revealed NESC used data from Endeavour for their thermography data. Flight rationale has also been presented.
Briefing on NASA TV at this moment.Yep. Working no technical issues, tracking according to schedule on the S0007 bar chart. PRSD LO2 servicing at 11:30 am to 2 pm EDT. Picking up PRSD LH2 servicing at 2 pm through 4:30 pm EDT.
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Argh... The launch is during my prices :'( >:(
Argh... The launch is during my prices :'( >:(
Say what?
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RSS retract for launch is about to get underway. Live views can be seen here: http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/countdown/video/chan3large.jpg (http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/countdown/video/chan3large.jpg) and here: http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/countdown/video/chan3large.jpg (http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/countdown/video/chan3large.jpg)
You can also get a live video feed here: http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/rrg2.pl?encoder/cif.rm (http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/rrg2.pl?encoder/cif.rm)
Any Windows Media link?Unfortunetely not. But RealPlayer isn't that bad. I have used far worse software in my days.
apparently 4 inches by half inch ice on the ET somewhere they say, apparently it's being discussed... :-\ (T-1:11)