| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 431.1 | | STAR::HUGHES | | Tue Jun 07 1988 17:50 | 6 |
| The Soviet launch was indeed a Soyuz TM, on its way to Mir.
I watched some of the countdown demo at breakfast time. It seemed
to be progressing, but was pretty dull.
gary
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| 431.2 | Wake up and smell the coffee.... | SNDCSL::SMITH | William P.N. (WOOKIE::) Smith | Wed Jun 08 1988 13:36 | 7 |
| I thought it was kind of interesting, the Soviet launch was billed
as "the first manned soviet launch this year" with the implication
"what's taking them so long, they can't be all _that_ great"....
Sigh
WIllie
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| 431.3 | yesterday's SRB test | AQUA::WAGNER | | Wed Jun 15 1988 17:27 | 6 |
| Can anyone give me info on how the SRB test went yesterday? Any
problems with flexing the booster and with thrust with heated fuel
to simulate late-August conditions?
Ken
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| 431.4 | looked okay...now to analyze the data... | SHAOLN::DENSMORE | Legion of Decency, Retired | Thu Jun 16 1988 08:11 | 7 |
| They are still awaiting all the details but it was an apparent success.
BTW...a recent AWST indicated that roll out of Discovery (STS-26)
is due within the week.
Mike
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| 431.5 | Who says what when? | SARAH::BUEHLER | Gads, it's morning again. | Fri Jun 17 1988 09:35 | 5 |
| What's the procedure for announcing a launch date? How long before the
launch date is the announcement made? I'm asking because I'm gonna try
to make it to the launch.
John
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| 431.6 | NASA or CCCP | HYDRA::BIRO | | Fri Jun 17 1988 12:35 | 23 |
| I assume you mean NASA not CCCP
you can call NASA public affairs office
tape recording at 305 867-2525
human at 305 867-2468
you have to receive a pass ahead of time. The Pass was
obtain simple by writting to them - but I have no idea what
will happen with the new safty concerns about spectators.
Normally this pass were given out on a first come first serve
basis several months ahead of the launch date
else CCCP
the TASS announcement to the world is about 1 to 2 days before
the launch but the man space flight program is announce many
months ahead of time, if you can be part of a press
team you may be able to go else you have to watch it on
TV
john
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| 431.7 | NASA | SARAH::BUEHLER | Gads, it's morning again. | Fri Jun 17 1988 23:13 | 5 |
| Yep. I meant NASA. I saw 'SRB' in a previous reply and assumed that
this was a note on the US's shuttle. Thanks for the information,
though.
John
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| 431.8 | area code changed - Re: .6 | MERIDN::GERMAIN | Down to the Sea in Ships | Wed Jun 22 1988 12:36 | 7 |
| Re: .6
the area code has been changed to 407......
hoisting og Discovery is supposed to start at 2:00 p.m. today
Gregg
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| 431.9 | oops...potential delay | SHAOLN::DENSMORE | Legion of Decency, Retired | Tue Jul 12 1988 08:15 | 5 |
| A workman apparently damaged the testbed SRB while attaching
instrumentation. If this delays the test firing tere will be a
delay in the launch date. (That's all the local news had last night.)
Mike
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| 431.10 | Curse of the O-ring | MTWAIN::KLAES | Know Future | Tue Jul 12 1988 11:14 | 10 |
| According to the CBS-TV Evening news last night, a technician
pumped one thousand pounds of fuel through an SRB O-ring instead
of the normal one hundred pounds, rupturing it in the process.
Let's just keep in mind that mistakes will happen, and that
we should have learned after CHALLENGER that rushing to get into
orbit is *not* the way to go.
Larry
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| 431.11 | | GARY::HUGHES | | Tue Jul 12 1988 12:30 | 7 |
| And, yes, it will delay the test firing. At least according to CNN.
gary
re .10 ????? I don't what they were doing, but 'pumping fuel through
an SRB O-ring' certainly doesn't make sense. Sounds like accurate
TV journalism (or is that an oxymoron?) strikes again :-)
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| 431.12 | RE 431.11 | MTWAIN::KLAES | Know Future | Tue Jul 12 1988 12:33 | 8 |
| Now that I really think about it, you're right; but if you "cross
out" the bit about the fuel going through the O-ring, the rest of
the story makes sense.
I can't stand the news media...
Larry
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| 431.13 | | VINO::DZIEDZIC | | Tue Jul 12 1988 12:46 | 3 |
| It was probably someone pressurizing the SRB field joints to check
for leaks.
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| 431.14 | | SNDCSL::SMITH | TANSTAAI | Tue Jul 12 1988 13:44 | 5 |
| Yup, they were pressurizing the joints and someone used 10X the
pressure and damaged the joint. What ever happened to careful
workmanship and attention to detail?
Willie
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| 431.15 | | SHAOLN::DENSMORE | Legion of Decency, Retired | Tue Jul 12 1988 16:01 | 7 |
| Maybe a little more Astronaut presence would help. They are keeping
a high profile within NASA in order to let the workers know that
they care and, most importantly, to put the faces of those who depend
on their work for their very lifes right in front of them on a regular
basis.
Mike
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