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STS-130 Endeavour 6/2/2010

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    #362
    lord lucan
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    And MECO!!:):)


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    #363
    Beeker
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    606 miles downrange
    index.php?action=dlattach;topic=20379.0;attach=196442;image


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    #364
    Beeker
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    Engine shutdown and tank seperated............In space baby:D

    index.php?action=dlattach;topic=20379.0;attach=196448;imageindex.php?action=dlattach;topic=20379.0;attach=196450;image


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    #365
    lord lucan
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    Great stuff. Only 4 more launches left though.:(:(:(:(


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    #366
    Beeker
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    lord lucan wrote: »
    Great stuff. Only 4 more launches left though.:(:(:(:(
    Yeah, dont remind me:(


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    #367
    Dave!
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    Lads will it be visible in the sky tonight or wha ? I wanna see it chasing the ISS !


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    #368
    Dusty87
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    Dave! wrote: »
    Lads will it be visible in the sky tonight or wha ? I wanna see it chasing the ISS !

    I thought it tomorrow morning???


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    #369
    Beeker
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    Dave! wrote: »
    Lads will it be visible in the sky tonight or wha ? I wanna see it chasing the ISS !
    Nah only early mornings this week check out
    http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/cities/skywatch.cgi?country=Ireland


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    #370
    Beeker
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_M4mxgCwXk


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    #371
    lord lucan
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    Dave! wrote: »
    Lads will it be visible in the sky tonight or wha ? I wanna see it chasing the ISS !

    All the upcoming passes of the ISS are early in the morning. Tomorrow morning is at 06.20(for Lucan),Endeavour will be shortly behind it in the sky.


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    #372
    Beeker
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    Nice launch replays on NASA TV now!:)


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    #373
    Beeker
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    Endeavour is due to dock with the Space Station at 06:53 on Wednesday morning. Hatches should open around 07:09.


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    #374
    Beeker
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    20101647m.jpg

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    20101651m.jpg


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    #375
    Dave!
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    Sweet pictures

    Any high-res ones going around?

    Wouldn't mind a new desktop background :D


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    #376
    Beeker
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    Dave! wrote: »
    Sweet pictures

    Any high-res ones going around?

    Wouldn't mind a new desktop background :D

    Try here. http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=186
    Click on the L for hi-res. More will be added during the day:)


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    #377
    lord lucan
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    IMG_7671x.jpg


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    #378
    Beeker
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    Nice shot LL! Where did you come accross that one?


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    #379
    lord lucan
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    It was in the photo's of the STS-130 section on SpaceflightNow.:)


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    #380
    lord lucan
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    #381
    lord lucan
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    This guy has only a few photos but the quality is outstanding.:)

    http://scriptunasimages.smugmug.com/Galleries/Events/STS-130-Endeavour-Launch/11183385_aDDrp#784074784_Reqoa


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    #382
    ynotdu
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    lord lucan wrote: »
    This guy has only a few photos but the quality is outstanding.:)

    http://scriptunasimages.smugmug.com/Galleries/Events/STS-130-Endeavour-Launch/11183385_aDDrp#784074784_Reqoa

    Hi,ya LL,I need not tell You I am sick at missing the launch today and intend to go through all the posts a bit later,Thanks to You guys for keeping the thread updated.

    as you may have guessed:) I knew in advance that i had no hope beyond sundays attempt of watching live.
    most of the highlights of STS-130 i would have to do a McGuyver to view.
    Hope You guys will update when you's can.

    just one question,how low did the weather GO get from 40% when the tanking began at a 40% NO GO.

    Last update i got last night(2nd attemt) was the team after a meeting to review the weather gave the go at 23.50 to start tanking up via a text from a friend.NASA said they were expecting a go/no go situation all night,but weather for the 3rd&last attempt monday morning looked no better.
    then the Atlas was going to get the range


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    #383
    lord lucan
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    The weather was very temperamental all morning. The cloud turned out to be scattered enough that it didn't present a constraint to launch. The biggest worry was that the weather at the TAL sites in France and Spain weren't playing ball. In the end they nominated Zaragoza as the preferred TAL site as the weather was slightly better there and thankfully it all worked out.

    The weather can be a strange beast. I remember being in the hotel watching the local weather forecast on an Orlando tv station the night before STS-129 and they were giving it a 90% chance of acceptable weather for launch. I'd never seen the forecast that good before! By 11.00 the next morning the weather went red for a brief period!!


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    #384
    lord lucan
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    #385
    lord lucan
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    Good gallery of launch pics here:http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts130/remotes/


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    #386
    ynotdu
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    Beeker wrote: »
    ynotdu.............Where are you this morning? Get up:D

    Well thanks for the thought Beeker,most annoying thing is i was awake but in transport:mad:


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    #387
    ynotdu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,817 ✭✭✭ynotdu


    Beeker wrote: »
    Yeah I have been a nerd for a long time:D

    Lol dont feel lonely about it,Proud to be Nerds!:)


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    #388
    Trotter
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    I showed my 6th class the launch on the screen in school and they've been obsessed with shuttles and space flight ever since. Its been a long 2 days!! A new batch of space nerds is born :D


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    #389
    Dave!
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    Good job :)


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    #390
    alexmcleod
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    Shuttle docking

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    Greetings and Waves

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    Arrival photo

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    Apologies for the low quality


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    #391
    lord lucan
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    Great shots of Endeavour silhouetted against the horizon.



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