Space Forum / Shuttle / July 2005

Melissa Mathews
Headquarters, Washington                      July 22, 2005
(Phone: 202/358-1272)
Jessica Rye

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Because the members were presidential appointees, they had to meet the
same rigorous background checks any other appointee faces. Rusthoven --

Don't tell me no CIA and NSA fools rule the Web

Would it fly? Tip over? Go wild?

Gidday!
I know that there are a lot more important problems to worry about with the
return to flight but after trolling through various images on the Nasa site,
one thing that stands out, in particular with the night shots of Discovery

Shuttle Atlantis is expected to roll over from its hangar to the Vehicle
Assembly Building this morning about 9 a.m., after a two-day delay.

How many of the 100+ shuttle landings
have officially been 'night time', so far?
Somewhere around 20, i'm guessing -- but can't find the
exact number.

NASA press conference (in progress):
Decision is less than an hour old, but
we are ready to try to launch again,
on Tuesday, July 26 -- 10:34 am.

Hi, I've often wondered about this, but I'm sure someone here can explain
without resorting to pretty pictures on web sites I cannot see, so here
goes.
When the tank is jettisoned, how are the connections  and fuel lines severed

I recall that there's been at least one actual
shuttle launch where a low-level sensor triggered
shutdown earlier than scheduled -- but nobody seems
to have any record of this at NASA. Does anyone

In light of the fuel sensor troubles and the uncertainty of a firm
diagnosis and fix, NASA officials could decide to bend the rules to launch
on three sensors.
It is conceivable, though a long shot, that one or more crew members might

Atlantis remains stuck in the Orbiter Processing Facility. The orbiter was
to move to the Vehicle Assembly Building on Wednesday. A series of problems
with its landing gear postponed the rollover.

James "Beem me up Scotty" Doohan died this week.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1493093.stm
Any chance that NASA would commemorate him and his character in Star Trek with
this next Shuttle flight ?

I think I see a pattern..   The TWIN TOWERS - not profitable - the owner
would like to tear them down but that is impossible given how poorly
they were constructed and engineered from the beginning.
The Space SHUTTLE flee6 - two fatal flights in a row - and NASA turns to