[MERGED] The Shuttle - Page 4

Paul · 26-07-2005, 15:59

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Originally Posted by punky

Oh they have planned sucessors then? Thanx for pointing that out mate

Yep they have been working on the next phase of exploration and the craft necessary for a while now. Have already got the engine design down on paper and I think they have tested it too. I think they are looking at another re-usable craft but one that is a lot cheaper to fund.

**Maggy J** · 26-07-2005, 18:12

Wasn't allowed to watch.Bluddy Minder repeats that we've seen too many times already...

The whole of our early evening viewing is nothing but repeats.

**Jefferson T** · 26-07-2005, 18:16

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Originally Posted by Incognitas

Wasn't allowed to watch.Bluddy Minder repeats that we've seen too many times already...

The whole of our early evening viewing is nothing but repeats.

There is a video of the launch here

http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/v...rtf_launch.ram

Don't click unless you can play .ram files on your pc.

Dilli.

Paul · 26-07-2005, 18:22

Sky news and BBC news 24 are running footage during their bulletins, BBC News 24 had it on their interactive newsroom too so you may find footage there too.
Was a sight to behold Coggy, use the link in Dilli's post or watch it on telly as you will enjoy the launch

**Maggy J** · 26-07-2005, 18:27

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Originally Posted by Paul

Sky news and BBC news 24 are running footage during their bulletins, BBC News 24 had it on their interactive newsroom too so you may find footage there too.
Was a sight to behold Coggy, use the link in Dilli's post or watch it on telly as you will enjoy the launch

Won't be quite the same though

and I have to wait until I can get the damned remote...

Paul · 26-07-2005, 18:31

There's a 3 minute video on the BBC site
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4716463.stm

**Maggy J** · 26-07-2005, 18:44

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Originally Posted by Paul

There's a 3 minute video on the BBC site
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4716463.stm

I can't use ram files and the BBC video stutters because of my being still on the ungraded 128...Must try to get upgraded to 1MB soon.

Paul · 26-07-2005, 18:46

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Originally Posted by Incognitas

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Originally Posted by Paul

There's a 3 minute video on the BBC site
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4716463.stm

I can't use ram files and the BBC video stutters because of my being still on the ungraded 128...Must try to get upgraded to 1MB soon.

Hope you get that upgrade soon Coggy, better stick with the news channels then

It's worth the wait though

yesman · 26-07-2005, 23:32

Something fell off ? or just Shuttle debris after fuel rocket had jetisoned

This link should work (fingers crossed)

You will have to wait for the ad to finish first.

marky · 26-07-2005, 23:34

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Originally Posted by yesman

Something fell off ? or just Shuttle damage or just debris after fuel rocket had jetisoned

This link should work (fingers crossed)

You will have to wait for the ad to finish first.

saw it on tv i hope its not to serious

Graham · 27-07-2005, 01:45

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Originally Posted by yesman

Something fell off ? or just Shuttle debris after fuel rocket had jetisoned

This link should work (fingers crossed)

It doesn't work in Netscape.

Paul · 27-07-2005, 06:06

From NASA

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The crew of Space Shuttle Discovery was awakened this morning at 12:39 a.m EDT to start its first full day in space. As the orbiter spends the day chasing the International Space Station, the crew will use Discovery's robot arm to inspect the vehicle's exterior.
Unprecedented imagery captured during TuesdayÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s ascent to orbit enabled engineers to see two so-called "debris events." A camera mounted on the external tank caught what appeared to be a small fragment of tile coming from Discovery's underside on or near the nose gear doors.
A later image about the time of Solid Rocket Booster separation showed an unidentified piece departing from the tank and exiting away, apparently not striking the orbiter. The crew was notified of these observations and told that imaging experts would be analyzing the pictures.

Paul · 27-07-2005, 09:25

They are also stating that there was a bird strike on launch, now that's just unlucky on the birds part

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The tip of the shuttle's external fuel tank also hit a bird as it launched from Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday.
John Shannon, STS-114 mission operations representative, pointed out video frames apparently showing a piece of heatshield tile breaking off from the underside of the shuttle.
This has left a one-and-a-half inch white spot near the nose landing-gear doors.
"We're very interested in that," he told reporters. "That's something we're going to get better pictures of on flight-day three."
Mr Shannon said it could simply be that part of the black covering on the orbiter's underside was damaged exposing the heatshield tile.
But he added that it was equally possible the tile itself had been dented or sheared.

Ramrod · 27-07-2005, 12:32

A little late but:

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NASA issues assurance of shuttle safety after window cover falls off
13 Jul 2005 by Malcolm Drury
With the space shuttle Discovery set for launch in a few hours, NASA has issued a statement confirming that it is safe to fly and that barring bad weather the launch will go ahead as planned.

There had been fears yesterday that the launch might be delayed after a falling window cover had damaged some of the heat shield tiles. However, Harvey "Gus" Ramsbottom, a NASA spokesman, told reporters that the damage was minor and had been fully repaired. Asked what caused the cover to fall off he said it was a simple error, namely that the wrong kind of glue had been used to hold it in place.

"It was the kind of silly mistake that anyone could make," he said, "but we caught it, and we are now absolutely convinced that Discovery is safe to fly."

Standing in front of a large banner that read "Safety and qaulity is NASSA's primerry concern", he categorically denied that shuttle safety had been compromised by pressure to get the launches back on track in order to meet President "Boy" George W. Bush's commitment "to land a man on the sun before this parade is over and bring him back safely to Texas". He also strongly denied that NASA had outsourced the shuttle re-engineering work to Botswana.

Mr Ramsbottom was unable to answer questions as the podium upon which he was standing collapsed and he had to be helped out of the room. It was later discovered that the same kind of glue had been used to put it together.

Meanwhile President Bush is reported to have donned an astronaut suit and is anxiously waiting in the White House, bag of pretzels in hand, to watch the launch on Fox News.

link

AndrewJ · 27-07-2005, 14:02

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Originally Posted by Paul

They are also stating that there was a bird strike on launch, now that's just unlucky on the birds part

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The tip of the shuttle's external fuel tank also hit a bird as it launched from Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday.
John Shannon, STS-114 mission operations representative, pointed out video frames apparently showing a piece of heatshield tile breaking off from the underside of the shuttle.
This has left a one-and-a-half inch white spot near the nose landing-gear doors.
"We're very interested in that," he told reporters. "That's something we're going to get better pictures of on flight-day three."
Mr Shannon said it could simply be that part of the black covering on the orbiter's underside was damaged exposing the heatshield tile.
But he added that it was equally possible the tile itself had been dented or sheared.

One small fly for tweety, one giant leap for birdkind.