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Forum:	Space Events & Happenings
Topic:	STS-107

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Your Reply: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	[QUOTE]Originally posted by Rodina: [B] They'll also fire the OMS in the event of shutdown of one or more SSMEs, even if they're still going to orbit. I think this happened on Eileen Collins' first command.[/B][/QUOTE]
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<table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width="600"><TR><td bgcolor="#000000"><TABLE BORDER=0 cellpadding=4 border=0 cellspacing=1 WIDTH="100%"><TR bgcolor="#660000"><TD COLSPAN=2><CENTER>T O P I C     R E V I E W</CENTER></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>Philip</TD><TD>Looks like the SKYLAB days are here again ( By The Way 30th anniversary of those missions ! ) ... On STS-107 a variety of animals will be flying -- rats, spiders, bees, silkworms, ants ... Arabella ?</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>OPOS</TD><TD>Just got back from watching the launch from New Smyrna Beach....What a sight!! What a great day it is here in FL!! Sunshine... Warm..Too bad it's back to PA tomorrow for me......Tom Edmonds</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>lunarrv15</TD><TD>did anybody watch the launch on Nasa tv through the internet?I have broadband using window media player.I get the connection, however, the communiction chops (breaks up) and the picture freeze or stops and move.at the time of watching it, the screen change to the walkway of the tower aiming out to the waters and land. it forze there.the voice was current yet continuing cutting out and back. they were counting down to zero. still had this camer angle from the walkway. I decided to refresh the screen. the screen displayed showing the shuttle soaring up already at the point of the rockets separationwondering, again, if anyone else was watching this way and experience the same problems or it is my puter problem. </TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>lunarrv15</TD><TD>Opos snow will be greeting you when you return and cold.</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>icarkie</TD><TD>Hi lunnarrv15 I didnt see the launch but I had the same problem as you with NASA tv on the internet with the last STS landing. One minute the Shuttle was going over NEW ZEALAND,the picture freezes. The next minute the picture come back on and the shuttle has landed and the crew were waiting to get out. Annoying.... Ian</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>Ben Watson</TD><TD>I was listening to the NASA commentary during today's shuttle launch, and shortly after SRB separation, I thought that I heard the commentator state that in addition to the main engines, the OMS engines were firing in order to assist in the boost to orbit. I have never heard this before and I thought that the OMS engines were only used in the event of a TAL abort or if the shuttle needs an additional boost after MECO. Did anyone else hear this, and is this standard procedure?</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top>sts205cdr</TD><TD> From Ask the MCC on Human Spaceflight:"OMS Assist is a new procedure that fires both OMS Engines for approximately 100 seconds, starting 10 seconds after SRB separation. This second stage OMS burn was added to increase overall lift capability and was first performed on STS-90 as a proof of concept and has been used on most missions since then."--John</TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#333333"><TD valign=top>Rodina</TD><TD> They'll also fire the OMS in the event of shutdown of one or more SSMEs, even if they're still going to orbit. I think this happened on Eileen Collins' first command. </TD></TR></TABLE></td></tr></table>

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