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Justin Hughes
DieHard
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TT

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Friday, September 08, 2006 - 09:06 pm, by:  Justin Hughes (Juzza) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

... here's what I'm watching ......... I LOVE THIS STUFF ..........

http://countdown.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/countdown/cdt/

http://www.unitedspacealliance.com/live/nasatv.htm

http://scisites.msfc.nasa.gov/realtime/jtrack/3d/JTrack3D.html


T-3 hours and holding

* This built-in hold typically lasts two hours.
* Perform inertial measurement unit preflight calibration
* Align Merritt Island Launch Area (MILA) tracking antennas

T-3 hours and counting

* Crew departs for the launch pad and, upon arriving at the pad, begins entry into the orbiter via the White Room
* Complete close-out preparations in the launch pad's White Room
* Check cockpit switch configurations
* Astronauts perform air-to-ground voice checks with Launch Control (Kennedy Space Center) and * Mission Control (Johnson Space Center)
* Close the orbiter's crew hatch and check for leaks
* Complete White Room close-out
* Close-out crew retreats to fallback area


ENJOY !!!!!!
Tim Eacott
Goo Roo
ACT/Canberra
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Friday, September 08, 2006 - 09:33 pm, by:  Tim Eacott (Timme) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

and this is what i was watching...

http://www.dump.com/vkcje/
Justin Hughes
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Friday, September 08, 2006 - 09:54 pm, by:  Justin Hughes (Juzza) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Don't make me come up there
Tim Eacott
Goo Roo
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Friday, September 08, 2006 - 10:25 pm, by:  Tim Eacott (Timme) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

hahah arr come on, it's funny! i want to do that!
Richard Johnson
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Florida, USA
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Saturday, September 09, 2006 - 06:24 am, by:  Richard Johnson (92soarertt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

i live about 20mi away from the space center... yay :-)
Justin Hughes
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Saturday, September 09, 2006 - 09:17 pm, by:  Justin Hughes (Juzza) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Launch was Scrubbed last night ........ here we go again - T Minus 2 Hours, 35 Minutes and counting ........

Go here too .....

http://countdown.ksc.nasa.gov/elv/public/

... and select "KSC AE Select 2" from the "Launch Streaming Video Feed" dropdown menu - FANTASTIC

I've got multiple monitors on 2 networked systms here and it's like Mission Control at my place at the moment.
There's 4 different views runnning simultaniously of telemetry, nasa tv, ksc video feeds and the ELV countdown portal
Tim Eacott
Goo Roo
ACT/Canberra
JZZ30 Factory Manual Lux Pack

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Saturday, September 09, 2006 - 10:29 pm, by:  Tim Eacott (Timme) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

wow... i think your serious also...

I might check it then!
Peter Nitschke
JunkFilterer
South Australia
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Sunday, September 10, 2006 - 12:42 am, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Those main engines can swing around a fair bit.
Peter Nitschke
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Sunday, September 10, 2006 - 12:43 am, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

2 minutes to launch
Dan McColl
Goo Roo
Victoria
UZZ-32 V8 Soarer #138

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Sunday, September 10, 2006 - 11:19 pm, by:  Dan McColl (Hoon) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Did it go?? I was debating staying over there and travelling to Florida to watch it, but ended up coming home.

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