Space Forum / Shuttle / February 2009

STS-119 - TECHNICIANS REMOVE DISCOVERY'S GH2 FLOW CONTROL VALVES FOR
STS-119 MISSION
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&
id=4701
FINAL NEWLY-MANUFACTURED SEGMENT FOR ARES I-X ARRIVES AT KENNEDY

So, they are still not happy. I also feel that this kind of long term  issue
needs to be understood before  people are sent to distant places. It seems
to me that it is not going to be whether humans can build environments we
can survive in , but whether we can make them reliable ...

Binary stars and light speed
I want to revive a old astronomical dispute about light speed and
binary star system.
For present discussion two sources are used as reference:

NASA will hold a press conference today (friday, 20th) at "no earlier
than" 17:00 EST.
Right now, launch of 125 is set to "no earlier than" Feb 27th.
Do NASA alarm clocks wake people up "no earlier than" too ? :-) :-)

If you can get to the site pretty interesting:
http://www.stk.com/downloads/corporate/mediaCenter/news/iridium-cosmos/IridiumCo
smos_v3.zip
http://www.stk.com/downloads/corporate/mediaCenter/news/iridium-cosmos/Iridium_C
osmos_Evolve-Based_Debris.zip

Hi folks, does anyone think there is any danger that the collision debris
will get into the orbit of Hubble? It would be bad enough if it did of
course, but with a Shuttle mission planned, if there is a significant extra
risk, things might be a bit of a worry, to use an ...

I was watching a History channel show.  Part of the show was how
debris was a problem for the shuttle.
I was thinking they could float out a rack of permanent magnets to
float around and catch it.

Here's a summary of a three-part series on the problems.
http://www.examiner.com/x-504-Space-News-Examiner~y2009m2d7-Discovery-faces-unkn
own-delay-shuttle-valve-problem-examined-in-exclusive-series
P.

Will there be another night launch? I want to see one shuttle launch--at
night--before it's retired. Thanks!

Full article, and video from the incident here:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28998876/