Space Forum / Shuttle / July 2006

Does anyone have a link to the video of launch from that new SRB
camera? I just saw it on the Launch Day 1 hightlights, and that is a
sweet view!

Today the weather appeared to be clearing up and trending towards
favorable conditions, so they gave the go-ahead to come back.  However
15 min. before landing they decide to switch the direction they're
landing, because showers popped up on the approach end of runway 33.

CNN reports that due to the weather, Discovery landed
on a different runway.  As far as I know, there is only
one runway at KSC that can handle the shuttle.  So, was
CNN wrong, or where they somehow confused?  Or was this

I ended up having to watch the launch on from NASA's TV feed over the
internet because I couldn't take listening to that idiot CNN reporter.  He
just wouldn't shut up and allow viewers to hear everything just from NASA PA
and the flight coms.  The a.shole was yapping his lips ...

To bring a bit more humour into this group for a moment.
I noticed one on orbit comedian refer to ratty comms as Rodent comms, and
more than once, someone referred to Lisa and Steph as Robochicks. Not sure
quite how that was meant.

       Now that the Discovery astronauts have proven that the tiles can be
repaired using the repair techniques that they have tested and that new
robotic arm, does this mean that NASA will be able to fly to the Hubble
Space Telescope (HST) for a servicing mission?  I thought ...

So, this problem they are having today with the nozzle temperature suddenly
dropping and then they have to heat it to 300 degrees to keep it going.
I seem to recall one of the problems some time back was an icicle here that
came off and did some damage.  I'd be very tempted, I ...

July 17, 2006
Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-3749

perfect landing!

GODSPEED!

Has NASA listed a manifest of what is coming down in the MPLM?  I remember
reading one for STS-114 but I haven't seen one for STS-121 yet.

http://www.3rdtncavcoc.com/images/moon_JTMG.jpg

Well, float around.
The Pilot and Commander are going to do their walk around? You know kick
the tires, look for dents in the aerosurfaces, pull off any debris, ...
Most good pilots do a walk around don't they?

Say weather forecasters were predicting rain on monday and a category 5
hurricane on tuesday. (reducing the chances of landing on wednesday to
almost nil).
Could NASA land a day early if they pushed through all the procedures at

I found reference to a New York Times article, dated 7/10/1990.
"Two shuttle veterans are grounded by NASA"
The entire article was unavailable.  Apparently Robert L. Gibson and
David M. Walker were grounded by NASA for safety rules violations.