Space Shuttle Discovery STS-128 Launch

[dfergie]

FNC is also ... thanks kstuart

 

[teachsac]

I love night time launches.

S~

 

[dfergie]

Fox caps but...

 

[Ilya]

Many thanks to HDNet for interrupting the live HDNet Fights and showing the launch live! :up :up

 

[long_time_DNC]

Nice caps! Thanks, Don.

NASA channel just showed the entire launch through tank sep. Fun seeing that again...

 

[dfergie]

Landing Scrubbed for today...

 

[long_time_DNC]

What were they dodging today? That lost tool-kit?

Hopefully a safe landing sometime tomorrow.

 

[dfergie]

I thought they had weather issues... both KSC and Edwards are in the mix Friday... I'd be on the highway in a heartbeat if they were going to land at Northrup

 

[Foxbat]

What were they dodging today? That lost tool-kit?

It sounded like something that came off on this mission. That tool bag got lost a couple of months ago. Surprised the hell out of me when that happened because that's the kind of thing that NASA goes to great lengths to prevent.

 

[long_time_DNC]

It sounded like something that came off on this mission. That tool bag got lost a couple of months ago. Surprised the hell out of me when that happened because that's the kind of thing that NASA goes to great lengths to prevent.

Yep, that really surprised me too when that tool bag got away. A mission or two prior to that, a bolt got away from an astronaut too during a space-walk. With those suits they're in and those cumbersome gloves, I'm really surprised it doesn't happen more often, really...

 

[dfergie]

Looks like Edwards...

 

[Ilya]

Deorbit burn is a go! Discovery is coming home tonight!

 

[Foxbat]

Deorbit burn is a go! Discovery is coming home tonight!

Well, if by "home" you mean Earth, then yes, she's coming home. Just a slight delay to ferry Discovery via 747 before she's "home-home".

 

[dfergie]

Slight chance It might fly over on the 747... they have refueled in El Paso before...

 

[Ilya]

Nice shot! Yes, I mean Home Earth!
Changing planes at Edwards!

Deorbit burn is underway!

 

[Ilya]

Last time Discovery landed at Edwards was the Return to Flight mission.

 

[Ilya]

Landing in 45 minutes...

 

[dfergie]

Coming in.... 18 minutes

 

[Foxbat]

Frank, Jr. said Fox News will have coverage, HD if you've got it.

 

[dfergie]

Yeah I have Dish on HDNet and Fox... keeping Directv on NASA...