STS-122

[Becker07]

40 minute hold status -

Launch area clear
RTLS situation - looking better clearing to the northeast - good news - fingers crossed
ECO sensor - clear and nominal
BFS uplink complete
Launch window determination complete
HSI config complete
MMT team poll - go no go for launch in progress

10 or so other items still remaining

approx 15 minutes of hold remaining

[Becker07]

T-9 minutes and counting - - - - WOOOOhooooooooo

GO ATLANTIS

[Becker07]

AND SHE IS AWAY ..............    GO GO GO

That concludes my launch coverage hehe

[Becker07]

Nominal MECO

Spectacular coverage from the ET Camera ... one note

I've never seen so much ice debris coming off the MPS from the ET Cam ... Probably because she had the sun on her back ... Fantastic stuff ... and the mission to look forward to

[Becker07]

hmmmm

Just checked my replays and there appears to be an off nominal debris event just after SRB Sep. Can't be certain because of crappy resolution but it looks like a few bits falling aft.

Hopefully they didn't impact. At that point in flight I think there is still enough pressure to accelerate any debris to damaging levels. Might just be my screen capture but looks like debris.

[dembree]

we're looking forward to flight day 2 tomorrow.

[dembree]

In a couple days i will be starting the STS-123 mission thread once Endeavour rolls out to the pad. I will not be posting information from www.nasaspaceflight.com unless i get clearance to do so.

[ssjfb]

As Atlantis made a beautiful landing this afternoon (time in Europe), we can thank all the crew for this wonderful mission that provide the first european laboratory in space. For all european people, I'm proud to know that somewhere in the sky, we participate to this human adventure. 

STS-122 is finished, welcome STS-123 and his Japan contribution. 

[Admin]

We second that feeling.

/Admin