STS-117 Atlantis
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3809 Registered: May-05 | With countless delays and disappointments over since February and the hailstorm damage to the EXT, the Space Shuttle Atlantis is back into the countdown. With less than a day to go STS-117 Atlantis is scheduled for a Friday 8th launch 7:38pm EDT.  God speed the crew of STS-117 Atlantis.  To view the live converge of the launch click on the below link and select anyone of the media players and happy viewing. http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html I'll be watching the launch via Windows Media. Launch Target: June 8, 2007 Orbiter: Atlantis Mission Number: STS-117 (118th shuttle flight) Launch Window: 10 minutes Launch Pad: 39A Mission Duration: 11 days Landing Site: KSC Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles Primary Payload: 21st station flight (13A), S3/S4 Truss |
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Gold Member Username: Extrmndor3IF U HEAR ME... crazydbs.com Post Number: 5399 Registered: Feb-06 | you again??? dude for yourinformation we get news.. and most of them are FREE. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3822 Registered: May-05 | So how come I'm giving you the news here for FREE then!  |
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Gold Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 7227 Registered: Jun-06 | That's a cool site. I'll be following along tomorrow. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3824 Registered: May-05 | Yeah it will be around I think it would be around 12.38am here in the UK, I'm a little muddled up with the time zone differences at the moment I think its something like 5 hours difference between Bournemouth and Florida? Well at any rate it would be my fourth live viewing on NASA TV of a Shuttle launch two of them where daylight launches the last one a night time launch and even thou this one's in the evening it would still be daylight at around launch unless the countdown is put on hold for a few extra minutes. Still I'm predicting an on schedule launch at 19:38hours. I'll be glued to the NASA TV channel a few hours well before launch as they usually cover it from the breakfast to the Astrovan to the pad and the white room to the Shuttles top cabin and lower deck while being strapped in securely.  |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3828 Registered: May-05 | Watching a fascinating video on NASA TV about the Shuttle main engines that have power of 13 hover dams, that's a lot trust power the engines where designed for 60 launches and then will be discarded from the Shuttle. Wow watching the crawler that thing moves so slow and it has too, if it goes too fast the Shuttle could topple over. I think it moves at around 4 or 7MPH. Yes it's getting down close now yippee! |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3829 Registered: May-05 | The crew is expected to be at pad 39A before 4pm and strapping in at around after 4pm yeah NASA is clear for launch. |
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Gold Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 7243 Registered: Jun-06 | I think I'll check some of those vids out. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3830 Registered: May-05 | Prediction's of weather is around 20% that could scrub the launch. Blast these Florida thunderstorms this is suppose to be the sunny state not the frigging rainy season. The temperature is going to warm and humid and ice can form on the EXT, but NASA is saying it's not going to be an issue when tank filling is about to commence early in the morning. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3831 Registered: May-05 | Paul Well there's the briefing that took place today where officials of NASA are giving the press questions that need answering. Oh blast the biffing video has just finished now. No worries it will be on again in a repeat maybe early hours UK time or early evening US time. But I'd say that was the last biffing now until the tank is being prepared in the early hours of today your time or Florida's time in about 5 hours. Its 00.32hours UK time and today is Friday 8th of June 2007 Shuttle launch day! |
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Gold Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 7245 Registered: Jun-06 | I thought they filled the tanks JUST before liftoff? Or was that back during the Saturn/Apollo era? |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3832 Registered: May-05 | Wow looking at live pictures of the Shuttle on Pad 39A right now its wild seeing its around 7.35pm and its like 12.35am Friday 8th of June here. WOW looking forward for the launch of STS-117 Atlantis at around 2.35pm today UK time not long yippee! That Shuttle and the crew are itching to get off pad 39A. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3833 Registered: May-05 | No they start filling the tanks up early in morning hours before the crew arrives at pad 39A I wonder if they can beat there record for last time, because that mission was bumped and bumped and bumped and filling and un-fuelling the tank was like watching paint dry. It's a delicate process and they have to clear the pad and let it cool down and then return back to the pad. Its dangerous stuff if it where to make contact with your skin your going to have a very bad day. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3834 Registered: May-05 | It's slowly starting to get dark over at the cape now. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3835 Registered: May-05 | Looks like a few lights have been turn ON pad 39A a little while longer and they'll light up the xenon lights. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3836 Registered: May-05 | Looks like someone at NASA was zooming in and out on the focus control yeah zoom in closer please. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3855 Registered: May-05 | Kathy Winters, approves of the weather conditions with a GREEN light sounds good.  3000 hits that was damaged that was done to the EXT, god forbid if they where had launched back in March. They did the right thing by bring her back in for a major repair effort. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3856 Registered: May-05 | February! |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3857 Registered: May-05 | I can see the ole flag there fluttering in the breeze from the live images, oh I hope that's a breeze. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3858 Registered: May-05 | At 26 years now I still find this as exciting, more in fact when you can watch live uninterrupted converge on NASA TV, though the use of the Internet, remarkable. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3859 Registered: May-05 | Here's a live picture captured of the crew and they look to be in good spirits and excited to go.  |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3860 Registered: May-05 | T-5 minutes to go until the countdown clock starts.  3G of pressure pushing you back into the seat on launch WOW all that power is felt in your chest. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3861 Registered: May-05 | T-3 hours and counting... |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3862 Registered: May-05 | Getting strapped in is a fun process and making sure the crew is secularly and safely strapped in nice and tight.  |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3863 Registered: May-05 | Inter ground com check complete, I do like the sound of the ole (roger bleep). Wow that is a clear sky at the Cape today. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3864 Registered: May-05 | Those guys in the (white room) really care about the program and making sure the crew is in safely and ready for launch.  |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3865 Registered: May-05 | Hatch is closed.  |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3866 Registered: May-05 | Checking for cabin pressurization leaks checks of the Shuttle.  |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3867 Registered: May-05 | I've been up for hours now and the crew has been only less and boy I'm starting to get a little tired. Its going to be around 12:38am UK when this beast starts moving. And I'll be getting some kip about an hour after the crew is in an elliptical orbit around the earth. |
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Gold Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 7284 Registered: Jun-06 | 46 minute hold. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3868 Registered: May-05 | Cleared for launch, that is music to my ears. |
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Gold Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 7290 Registered: Jun-06 |  |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3869 Registered: May-05 | Access arm reaction. And fire chain active  |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3870 Registered: May-05 | Atlantis STS-117 has cleared the tower! YEAH!!!!!!! |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3871 Registered: May-05 | SRB separation! Beautifully! WOW that earth really starts to pull away fast 6000MPH! FLY BABY FLY! Negative return! 8000MPH! |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3872 Registered: May-05 | Did you hear that Paul about the EXT being exhausted of full would be average to draining a swimming pool in 25 seconds?  |
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Gold Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 7291 Registered: Jun-06 | Yes I did. This event never gets old for me. I wanna actually witness a launch so bad. Just once. Within minutes that craft is in space traveling 16,000 mph! |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3873 Registered: May-05 | That's right folks there's nothing more to see she's high above your heads.  I was guess it would be docking around Sunday with the ISS. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3874 Registered: May-05 | I'm really pleased your country managed to get the Shuttle up there today right on schedule as promised. I bet that crew is over the moon right now in zero G.  |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3875 Registered: May-05 | That is pure SRB power pushing her up, power! 6 1/2 million pounds of it! |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3875 Registered: May-05 | That is pure SRB power pushing her up, power! 6 1/2 million pounds of it! |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3876 Registered: May-05 | That is pure SRB power pushing her up, power!  |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3877 Registered: May-05 | Even the team on the ISS is pleased the Shuttle Atlantis STS-117 is on her way. Yeah get up there.  |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3878 Registered: May-05 | Yeah it's going to be a full house on the ISS on Sunday, get cleaning you've got guests arriving!  |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3879 Registered: May-05 | There was some good questions being pointed towards the team at NASA and looks like there 15 missions away from completing the ISS and a Hubble mission.   |
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Gold Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 7293 Registered: Jun-06 | Isn't it like 2:30 am there? I thought you were tired? Lol!! |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3883 Registered: May-05 | Paul Yeah I was shattered, I forget what time I shut down the pc, it was later or early morning. It's been too much excitement watching the launch. Well they have a soft dock with the ISS tomorrow and its straight to work on the ISS. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3887 Registered: May-05 | The range of Space Shuttle Atlantis, is now closing in on the ISS. Docking is due around 14:38 hours Central Time.  |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3890 Registered: May-05 | She nearing the ISS very slowly and she has to as the speed is unlike anything most of you've experienced, this is precision work!  |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3891 Registered: May-05 | This long distance shot taken from the ISS shows Atlantis nearing the ISS.  |
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Gold Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 7360 Registered: Jun-06 | Cool. I see ET. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3892 Registered: May-05 | This a beautiful shot as Atlantis is passing over the Earth at 17.500 feet and slowly ascending upwards towards the ISS at a very slow rate.  |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3893 Registered: May-05 | Some nice shots here as Atlantis back flips though 360º pitch manoeuvre underneath the ISS while digital pictures are taken.    |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3894 Registered: May-05 | Well just popped over to the Co-Op FAST and got some lush red strawberries for this soft docking wow. Hmm sweet. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3895 Registered: May-05 | Capture Soft dock! At 20.36hours UK time.   This mission is so easy so far it's been flawless. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3896 Registered: May-05 | Well I'd like to see the ISS passing over Bournemouth and here's times and dates. THE FOLLOWING ISS SIGHTINGS ARE POSSIBLE FROM WED JUN 06 TO MON JUN 18 SATELLITE LOCAL DURATION MAX ELEV APPROACH DEPARTURE DATE/TIME (MIN) (DEG) (DEG-DIR) (DEG-DIR) ISS Wed Jun 06/11:15 PM 5 79 10 above WSW 12 above ENE ISS Thu Jun 07/00:50 AM 6 71 10 above W 10 above E ISS Thu Jun 07/02:25 AM 5 49 10 above W 11 above SE ISS Thu Jun 07/04:02 AM 1 11 10 above SW 10 above SSW ISS Thu Jun 07/10:01 PM 5 41 10 above SW 10 above E ISS Thu Jun 07/11:36 PM 5 74 10 above W 12 above E ISS Fri Jun 08/01:11 AM 5 88 10 above WNW 12 above ESE ISS Fri Jun 08/02:46 AM 1 19 10 above W 19 above WSW ISS Fri Jun 08/10:21 PM 5 75 10 above WSW 12 above ENE ISS Fri Jun 08/11:56 PM 5 70 10 above W 12 above E ISS Sat Jun 09/01:31 AM 3 52 10 above W 52 above SSW ISS Sat Jun 09/10:42 PM 5 76 10 above W 12 above E ISS Sun Jun 10/00:17 AM 4 87 10 above WNW 24 above ESE ISS Sun Jun 10/01:52 AM < 1 14 10 above W 14 above W ISS Sun Jun 10/11:03 PM 5 70 10 above W 12 above E ISS Mon Jun 11/00:38 AM 3 57 10 above W 53 above S ISS Mon Jun 11/11:23 PM 5 84 10 above WNW 12 above E ISS Tue Jun 12/00:58 AM 1 20 10 above W 20 above WSW ISS Tue Jun 12/10:09 PM 5 70 10 above W 12 above E ISS Tue Jun 12/11:44 PM 4 61 10 above W 36 above SE ISS Wed Jun 13/10:29 PM 5 81 10 above WNW 12 above E ISS Thu Jun 14/00:04 AM 2 31 10 above W 31 above SW ISS Thu Jun 14/10:50 PM 5 65 10 above WNW 15 above ESE ISS Fri Jun 15/00:25 AM < 1 13 10 above WSW 13 above WSW ISS Fri Jun 15/11:10 PM 4 34 10 above W 24 above SSE ISS Sat Jun 16/10:01 PM < 1 12 12 above ESE 12 above ESE ISS Sat Jun 16/11:31 PM 2 17 10 above WSW 17 above SSW ISS Sun Jun 17/10:16 PM 5 37 10 above W 12 above SE |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3897 Registered: May-05 | http://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/ Select the county then click on "Go to the county." Then select the region or part of the state where you live at. It's real easy. Well looks like a full house tonight on the ISS.  |
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Gold Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 7366 Registered: Jun-06 | They're replacing a man that's been up there for 6 months? Just how do you adjust from zero gravity after 6 months???? He's going to feel like fat Albert. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3898 Registered: May-05 | I see from the time and date here they'll be passing over Bournemouth in little over in around 20 minutes. BINGO I just checked the weather conductions I'm setting up the telescope for an overhead view. ISS Sun Jun 10/11:03 PM 5 70 10 above W 12 above E ISS Mon Jun 11/00:38 AM 3 57 10 above W 53 above S |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3899 Registered: May-05 | WOW she passed right over my home right overhead. well next sighting is about... ISS Mon Jun 11/00:38 AM 3 57 10 above W 53 above S |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3900 Registered: May-05 | Looks like a slight minor bit of damaged has been done towards the, aft ohms pod with the blanket that covers it the unit. Looks like this might add an extra day to the mission as there scheduled for return Monday 18th June so looks like an extra day added unless it can be done in less time to prevent extra EVA delaying the mission of installing the truss. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3901 Registered: May-05 | Just listening to this guy at NASA is kinder making this sound really creepy about whether this blanket would come undone if returning under the low dynamic stress loads. But if they can tuck it down in the morning that would be great. Its a woman who's returning Paul,(Astronaut Clayton Anderson), will spend 4 months onboard the ISS (Astronaut Sunita L. Williams), she'll be returning back home with the STS-117 Atlantis crew after breaking the longest record for a woman in space on the ISS she surpasses (Astronaut Shannon Lucid).  (Astronaut Sunita L. Williams)  (Astronaut Clayton Anderson) |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3902 Registered: May-05 | Good grief, fix the blanket! We don't need another "Columbia" incident upon return. I must say this sounds hairy. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3903 Registered: May-05 | Here's another shot of the ISS and the STS-117 Atlantis docked together and moving at 17.500MPH.  Note the Canada Arm in the left-hand part of picture. |
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Gold Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 7369 Registered: Jun-06 | Left....right....hmmmmm. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3904 Registered: May-05 | Right on schedule at 00:38GMT passed slightly over a few miles from her last overhead first sighting yesterday evening. In fact that brightness of this pass was brighter than the last one. Wow the speed is incredible and just to think I've been looking at live pictures and then popping outside looking back up at them wild. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3905 Registered: May-05 | Paul LOL yeah well I'm too excited Paul, about this mission its been a quite a ride to watch these live pictures its like NASA has invited the world to watch and I think its very nice of them to broadcast these images and to share. Wow I think I'm getting a slight case of hay fever at 00:51 GMT in the morning, bugger my nose is playing up and my eyes has well great, well I was just outside. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3906 Registered: May-05 | Wow I think I'm getting a slight case of hay fever at 00:51 GMT in the morning, bugger my nose is playing up and my eyes has well great, well I was just outside. Oh that's better. Well when the crew settles down for some kip, I will. Looks like they have a few things more on they're plates in the morning after a nights sleep or is that a day's sleep, it's hard to tell with each orbit where you go from daylight to darkness every 90 minutes. |
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Gold Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 7371 Registered: Jun-06 | Yeah it is awesome. To see the earth from their perspective is awe inspiring. |
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Bronze Member Username: DimwittPost Number: 69 Registered: Aug-06 | It might save bandwidth if you two "got a room" LOL |
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Gold Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 7375 Registered: Jun-06 |  Hey, whatever takes his sites off his neighbor. I followed the launch and it was pretty interesting. Something I want to see in person some day. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3918 Registered: May-05 | Fumb Duck Yeah what do you care about bandwidth, I doubt you've ever been on the CB radio with a Snake that's had two low bands and three high bands! Now that takes up bandwidth and puts a lot of strain on the Cobra 148 GTL-DX! And besides they're threads on this site that run will into the hundreds, now then! Well its only a short while until the ISS makes another passing over Bournemouth at these times one tonight and another in the early hours of Tuesday. ISS Mon Jun 11/11:23 PM 5 84 10 above WNW 12 above E ISS Tue Jun 12/00:58 AM 1 20 10 above W 20 above WSW |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3920 Registered: May-05 | Well there's about a 5% chance of seeing the ISS at... ...ISS Mon Jun 11/11:23 PM 5 84 10 above WNW 12 above E Due to overcast and unless the clouds clear by around the second overhead passing looks like I'll hath to wait until later in the evening on Tuesday nights passing. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3921 Registered: May-05 | Just looked outside and percentage is now down to 0% no hope at all of seeing now or even on the second passing. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3962 Registered: May-05 | Looks like the crew of STS-117 well be returning today after traitorous thunderstorms over Cape Kennedy. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3963 Registered: May-05 | View from the space shuttle as they pitch around the ISS taking pictures of there work there accomplishments over the past 13 days.  |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3964 Registered: May-05 | Having a little fun with liquid in zero-G, that is a piece of thin thread and some liquid floating freely and placing the thread between the liquid as some type of experiment. The thing you can do I space that would be so hard to do done here on the earth.  |
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Gold Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 7919 Registered: Jun-06 | When's landing expected? Did I already miss it? |
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Platinum Member Username: LklivesPost Number: 10141 Registered: Jan-06 | I personally think all these space missions are a COMPLETE waste of billions of taxpayers dollars.. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3965 Registered: May-05 | You would be, don't we care about US tax dollars here in the United Kingdom. Edwards Airforce base is the preferred choice of landing. Here's the NASA TV landing page http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/ |