Updates STS-133 Updates

[Tycho]

Repair of tile was successful, and the white room is being prepared for retraction.

 

[Topper]

Damm i'm here in a hotel and can't watch NASA TV :facepalm:

I wih you and your crew a great and sucessfull journey Discovery!

Hope the US will build a good new spaceship, but today, i don't think that any spaceship in the near future can replace the shuttle fleet and beat their peformance!

Come on back safe and sound!

 

[Tycho]

The close-out team has left the launch pad, about 20 mins left in hold.

 

[diogom]

HELP! I can't acess NASA's site, seems to be down. Any alternative to watch it?

 

[Tycho]

There's a link above to HD NASA tv. Right now, they seem to be looking at some sort of problem.

---------- Post added at 04:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:23 PM ----------

There is a problem with the Central Command Computer, so there is currently a no-go on that system.

---------- Post added at 04:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:24 PM ----------

The Range Safety Officer reports a no-go for the Range. Polling in LC will take place momentarily.

 

[N_Molson]

Yeah, range is no-go :huh:

 

[diogom]

I can see it now, thanks! They realy are having some bad luck with 133. First the ET, now that...

 

[Tycho]

The count will continue as scheduled until at least T-5 mins, while specialists work on the range problem.

---------- Post added at 04:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:31 PM ----------

Poll was just taken in LC, all but range is go. Count will continue till at least T-5 min.

---------- Post added at 04:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:34 PM ----------

There is currently a hold scheduled at T-5 min to give specialists a few more minutes with the range issue.

 

[FordPrefect]

Oh my, the tension is almost unbearable.

 

[Tycho]

T-9 minutes and counting to a hold at T-5 if the issue is not resolved by then.

 

[N_Molson]

I fear that a computer problem won't be solved in a few minutes...

 

[Tycho]

White room now retracting.

 

[Rtyh-12]

We can always hope...

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

Go Discovery! Do what you do best & make us proud one last time. Thanks for being my inspiration. Stay safe & bring our crew home in style!

 

[Tycho]

T-5 minutes and holding to give technicians extra time with the range problem.

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Range is now go

---------- Post added at 04:44 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:44 PM ----------

T-5 mins and counting!!

 

[N_Molson]

Glad I was wrong, range is go, T-5 minutes and counting !!! :thumbup:

 

[FordPrefect]

I fear that a computer problem won't be solved in a few minutes...

Oh my god, Range is GO less than 15 seconds before launch window closing.

What a thrill!!!

 

[Tycho]

Beanie cap now retracting.

---------- Post added at 04:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:47 PM ----------

T-1 minute!!!!!

---------- Post added at 04:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:48 PM ----------

Shuttle now on internal power.

 

[Dambuster]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

 

[Tycho]

Liftoff!!!!