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| DMom | Feb 6 2010, 09:01 PM Post #1 |
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http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html Fueling Begins for STS-130 Mission Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:58:30 PM EST At NASA Kennedy Space Center?s Launch Pad 39A, fueling of space shuttle Endeavour?s external fuel tank with more than 500,000 gallons of liquid propellants began at 7:47 p.m. EST. The three-hour process will provide the fuel and oxidizer Endeavour's three main engines require for the 8 1/2 minute trip to orbit. There is an 80 percent chance of favorable weather for launch. NASA Television is providing live commentary of external tank loading and launch commentary and the NASA Launch Blog will begin at 11:30 p.m ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/launch/index.html Mission: STS-130 Orbiter: Endeavour Primary Payload: Tranquility Node 3, cupola Launch: Feb. 7, 2010 Launch Time: 4:39 a.m. EST Launch Pad: 39A Landing: Feb. 19 - 11:14 p.m. EST Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Mission Duration: 13 days Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles |
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| Baldo | Feb 6 2010, 09:06 PM Post #2 |
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Thanks DMom, I forgot about it!
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| Baldo | Feb 7 2010, 10:08 AM Post #3 |
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Low Clouds caused the launch to be scrubbed Endeavour Launch Rescheduled Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:45:38 AM PST Managers officially have scheduled space shuttle Endeavour's next launch attempt for Monday, Feb. 8 at 4:14 a.m. EST. The Mission Management Team will meet at 6:15 p.m. Sunday to give the "go" to fill Endeavour's external fuel tank with propellants. Tank loading would begin at 6:45 p.m. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html |
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| Baldo | Feb 8 2010, 09:07 AM Post #4 |
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![]() Spectacular Launch Begins a Complex Mission Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:13:21 AM PST "What a beautiful launch we had this morning... the orbiter performed extremely well," said Bill Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for Space Operations, during the STS-130 postlaunch news conference. "This is a great start to a very complicated mission." Jean-Jacques Dordain, European Space Agency director general, thanked NASA, the crew and the ground teams for "a very beautiful launch." Dordain said, "It was an important event. Even more important for us because the shuttle was full of European hardware." Mike Moses, shuttle launch integration manager, said the count went unbelievably smooth. He commented how the weather constraints influenced the launch of space shuttle Endeavour and how happy he was that it all came together today. Docking is set for flight day three with three spacewalks planned to install the Tranquility node and then cupola permanently to the International Space Station. "This will be a good example of international partnerships and cooperation between the station crew and shuttle crew," said Moses. "This was one of the smoothest countdowns ever," said Mike Leinbach, shuttle launch director. "The team was very, very energized going into the count." http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html |
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| kbp | Feb 8 2010, 09:41 AM Post #5 |
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Look at that blast of energy! |
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| Baldo | Feb 21 2010, 07:57 PM Post #6 |
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Endeavour Crew Preparing for Landing Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:29:14 AM PST The crew of space shuttle Endeavour awoke at 2:14 p.m. EST to “The Marines' Hymn," played for Commander George Zamka (Col., USMC). Weather permitting, Endeavour is scheduled to land at Kennedy Space Center's shuttle landing facility at 10:20 p.m. EST. The STS-130 entry team led by Flight Director Norm Knight will be on console in Mission Control at 3:30 p.m. to prepare for deorbit and landing. The latest Kennedy forecast calls for a chance of showers within 30 nautical miles of the shuttle landing facility and a cloud ceiling at 6,000 feet, both violations of landing rules. The forecast for Edwards Air Force Base in California also contains violations for showers within 30 nautical miles of the runway and cloud ceilings at 3,000 and 6,000 feet. The National Weather Service Spaceflight Meteorology Group at Johnson Space Center will provide Knight and his team with continuous updated forecasts and real-time observations to aid in a "go-no go" decision for the deorbit burn. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html Weather might cause another day in space |
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| Baldo | Feb 21 2010, 08:08 PM Post #7 |
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The cupola installed on the space station. One of the major accomplishments of this mission![]() ![]() ![]() The Best Picture Window ever!
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| Baldo | Feb 21 2010, 08:56 PM Post #8 |
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Go for de-orbit burn in 20 minutes! You can watch on Nasa TV http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html |
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| ~J~ is in Wonderland | Feb 21 2010, 09:22 PM Post #9 |
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~J~ is in Wonderland
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Thanks baldo. |
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| Baldo | Feb 21 2010, 09:26 PM Post #10 |
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De-Orbit burn has occurred. Landing is scheduled for a 10:20 p.m. EST Landing |
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| Baldo | Feb 21 2010, 09:53 PM Post #11 |
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Entry Interface Sun, 21 Feb 2010 06:51:22 PM PST Endeavour is encountering the first layers of the denser atmosphere. The air heats up quickly around the shuttle and forms a plasma. The shuttle's heat shield protects the spacecraft from the intense heat during this phase. Endeavour is over the South Pacific Ocean, going Mach 25. It will quickly slow as it continues falling into thickening air. Endeavour’s three auxiliary power units are running now. They provide the power to move the shuttle’s elevons, rudder and speedbrake. Those are the mechanisms that steer the shuttle like an airplane inside the atmosphere. In space, the shuttle uses a network of small thrusters to maneuver. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/launch/landing_blog.html |
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| Baldo | Feb 21 2010, 10:07 PM Post #12 |
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14 minutes to landing |
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| Baldo | Feb 21 2010, 10:28 PM Post #13 |
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![]() It's Home |
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| LTC8K6 | Feb 22 2010, 12:06 AM Post #14 |
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Assistant to The Devil Himself
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Historic early shots of Columbia. http://www.airliners.net/photo/NASA-Government/North-American-Rockwell/1656090/L/ http://www.airliners.net/photo/NASA/Boeing-747-123(SCA)/1652749/L/ |
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| LTC8K6 | Feb 22 2010, 12:13 AM Post #15 |
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Assistant to The Devil Himself
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http://www.airliners.net/photo/NASA/Rockwell-Space-Shuttle/1596276/L/ |
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