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Topic: Debris Verification Review
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Ben
Member Posts: 1896
From: Cape Canaveral, FL
Registered: May 2000
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posted 06-24-2005 06:51 PM
   
The DVR concluded today with the risks being deemed acceptable and the approval being given to proceed towards launch July 13!Shuttle program manager Bill Parsons said the meeting concluded and "at the end of the day the recommendation of the board was that we proceed with a launch." The final step comes next Wednesday and Thursday with the traditional Flight Readiness Review, which if all goes as planned will give Discovery the "GO for launch!" Just 19 days to go, and it finally looks like it's happening! ------------------
-Ben www.LaunchPhotography.com [This message has been edited by Ben (edited June 24, 2005).] |
OV-105
Member Posts: 816
From: Ridgecrest, CA
Registered: Sep 2000
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posted 06-24-2005 07:00 PM
Has the Stafford-Covey given there final OK also? I thought they still had three issues to clear before they gave the final ok. Myself I am ready for flight agian its been too long. I thought the down time after STS 51-L was bad. Now ther is more ways to get info not just waiting each month for Countdown Magazine.[This message has been edited by OV-105 (edited June 24, 2005).] |
Ben
Member Posts: 1896
From: Cape Canaveral, FL
Registered: May 2000
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posted 06-24-2005 07:25 PM
The final Stafford-Covey meeting is this Monday.While I think they are going to say they are good for launch too, I also think at this point that NASA is confident in themselves. His quotes today indicate that; he stated that they believe the risks have been minimized enough over the past few months to proceed with launch of STS-114. |
Ben
Member Posts: 1896
From: Cape Canaveral, FL
Registered: May 2000
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posted 06-27-2005 05:25 PM
The Stafford-Covery Task Group met for the final time today and presented their findings in a press conference.The most definitive remark came as an answer to a question by Bill Harwood (CBS/SpaceflightNow). He asked whether slipping to September would be a good measure to take (a step forward; a safer choice). Covey said No, it would not, because NASA needs to actually fly the Shuttle in order to see whether many of the improvements have worked. The only way to know is to fly. They will present their final report to NASA and Administartor Griffin tomorrow for the Flight Readiness Review which starts Wednesday. But all in all I believe everything is in place for a launch July 13. |
OV-105
Member Posts: 816
From: Ridgecrest, CA
Registered: Sep 2000
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posted 06-27-2005 05:56 PM
I have to agree with Dick Covey. You have to fly to see if the stuff works. It would take another year or two if the did the repair test at ISS by sending the stuff up on Progress or Soyuz then have to wait for it to get returned on another Soyuz, get it back from Russia. I do belive they have fix there little problems and it is time to light the candle once again! Anyone else getting a case of launch fever? |
Ben
Member Posts: 1896
From: Cape Canaveral, FL
Registered: May 2000
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posted 06-27-2005 06:53 PM
I'm all set :-) |
LT Scott Schneeweis
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posted 06-27-2005 09:47 PM
An article on Yahoo news at the below link has less optimistic and conflicting reporting (namely that several safety milestones have not been met and launch is still very much in question)...
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050628/ap_on_sc/space_shuttle_9 ------------------
Scott Schneeweis URL: http://www.SPACEAHOLIC.com/ |
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