STS-121 - Space Shuttle Discovery

[spaceshuttle]

That is great !!!
I have phoenix of course on my dish.
It is usualy boring but on saturday
I will record all the program on my new DVD-recorder

Thanks for info !!!

Great photo of STS-49

[spaceshuttle]

I hope everything will be OK with this launch and mission.

[STS-Chris]

Launch of STS-121:

T - 001 d 22 h 00 m
T - 000 d 22 h 12 m ... and counting!
Official NASA Countdown (built-in holds considered!)

Next Countdown hold:
June 29, 9:00 p.m. EDT (June 30, 03:00 CEST) - T-19 hours for 4 hours


Start:
Samstag, 1. Juli
21:49 Uhr MESZ


Click to enlarge
Webcam: Discovery auf Startrampe 39-B




Erinnerung: MSN-CHAT zum Discovery-Start!!!

Hier nochmal eine Erinnerung zur MSN-Chat-Runde zum Start der
Discovery.

Geplante Startzeit:
Samstag, 1. Juli - 21:49 Uhr MESZ
Samstag, 1. Juli - 15:49 EDT (Florida)


Der Start findet (wenn er nicht verschoben wird) in der Halbzeitpause des Spiels Brasilien-Frankreich statt.


Also, wenn ihr auch mal reinschauen möchtet, worüber ich mich sehr
freuen würde, dann kontaktiert mich bitte so bald wie möglich im MSN Messenger und gebt mir
kurz Bescheid. Meine MSN-Kontakt-Adresse ist: sts_chris@yahoo.de

Falls ihr den MSN Messenger noch nicht haben solltet, dann könnt ihr euch
den kostenlos runterladen unter http://join.msn.com/messenger/overview

Folgende Sender übertragen den Start:

- NASA TV (Internet, Link ist unten zu finden)
- CNN
- N24
- n-tv
- Phoenix

Der Chat beginnt ab 16 Uhr, aber ihr könnt natürlich auch später dazustoßen.




MSN CHAT - Launch of Shuttle Discovery!!!

Hey, Folks!

If you will watch the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on July 1, 2006
(NASA TV with RealPlayer or/and CNN or other broadcasting channels),
then I would like to invite you to MSN chat with (hopefully) many people.

Planned launch date:
Saturday, July 1 - 3:49 p.m. EDT (Florida)
Saturday, July 1 - 21:49 CEST (Central Europe)

If you like to join us, then contact me as fast as possible per eMail or MSN.
My address is sts_chris@yahoo.de

If you don't have the MSN Messenger, you can download it free on
http://join.msn.com/messenger/overview (please check the language for your country!)

The chat begins at 16:00 CEST / 10 a.m. EDT.





STS-121 Video Gallery


June 27, 2006

STS-121 - Crew Arrival - KSC ... 23.5 MB


June 28, 2006

STS-121 - Countdown Status Briefing - June 28 ... 33.3 MB


June 29, 2006

STS-121 - Countdown Begins ... 9.8 MB

STS-121 - Countdown Status Briefing - June 29 ... 25.4 MB


Quelle: space-multimedia.nl.eu.org / NASA





STS-121 Image Gallery


KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Cape Canaveral

For high resolution and more images go to KSC Multimedia Gallery
(Search for "STS-121", "Discovery" or the image number)



June 27, 2006



KSC-06PD-1249 (06/27/2006)
After their arrival at KSC to prepare for launch on July 1, the STS-121 crew
greets the media on the Shuttle Landing Facility. At the microphone is Mission
Specialist Piers Sellers. From left are Commander Steven Lindsey, Mission
Specialist Michael Fossum, Pilot Mark Kelly, and Mission Specialists Lisa
Nowak, Sellers, Stephanie Wilson and Thomas Reiter. During the 12-day
mission, the STS-121 crew will test new equipment and procedures to
improve shuttle safety, as well as deliver supplies and make repairs to the
International Space Station. This mission is the 115th shuttle flight and the
18th U.S. flight to the International Space Station.
Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett


June 28, 2006



KSC-06PD-1250 (06/28/2006)
Excited about her first space flight, STS-121 Mission Specialist Lisa Nowak
completes a fitting on her launch suit in the Operations and Checkout
Building. The crew is making final preparations for the launch on July 1 to the
International Space Station. On the 12-day mission, the crew will test new
equipment and procedures to improve shuttle safety, as well as deliver
supplies and make repairs to the station. This mission is the 115th shuttle
flight and the 18th U.S. flight to the station. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett



KSC-06PD-1254 (06/28/2006)
STS-121 Mission Specialist Thomas Reiter checks the fitting of his launch suit
in the Operations and Checkout Building. On the 12-day mission, the crew will
test new equipment and procedures to improve shuttle safety, as well as
deliver supplies and make repairs to the station. This mission is the 115th
shuttle flight and the 18th U.S. flight to the station.
Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett


Quelle: nasa.gov





STS-121 Briefing and Events Schedule

(All briefings are held inside the Kennedy Press Site auditorium and
will be carried live on NASA TV unless otherwise noted)

L-1 Days - Friday, June 30
10 a.m. EDT (16:00 CEST): Countdown Status Briefing with Jeff
Spaulding, NASA test director; Debbie Hahn, STS-121 payload manager;
Kathy Winters, shuttle weather officer

2 p.m. EDT (20:00 CEST): Exploration Update with Scott Horowitz,
associate administrator of Exploration Systems; Jeff Hanley, Constellation
Program manager; Steve Cook, manager Exploration Launch Office

No earlier than 3 p.m. EDT (21:00 CEST): Agency Overview Briefing with
Mike Griffin, NASA administrator

Launch Day - Saturday, July 1
5:30 a.m. EDT (11:30 CEST): Tanking activities commentary
10 a.m. EDT (16:00 CEST): Live launch commentary begins
Launch + 1 hour: Post-launch news conference with Mike Griffin, NASA
administrator; Wayne Hale, Space Shuttle Program manager; Mike
Leinbach, shuttle launch director





NASA TV


June 30, Friday

10:00 a.m. EDT (16:00 CEST) - STS-121 Countdown Status Briefing - KSC
2:00 p.m. EDT (20:00 CEST) - NASA Exploration Update Briefing - KSC
3 p.m. EDT (21:00 CEST) - NASA Agency Overview Briefing - KSC


July 1, Saturday

5:30 a.m. EDT (11:30 CEST) - STS-121 Discovery Fueling Coverage Begins - KSC
10:00 a.m. EDT (16:00 CEST) - STS-121 Launch and Mission Coverage Begins - KSC




NASA TV
Wikipedia: STS-121

[STS-Chris]

Launch of STS-121:

T - 000 d 10 h 10 m
T - 000 d 06 h 00 m ... and holding!
Official NASA Countdown (built-in holds considered!)

Countdown continues:
July 1, 5:53 a.m. EDT (11:53 CEST) - T-6 hours


Start:
Samstag, 1. Juli
21:49 Uhr MESZ


Click to enlarge
Webcam: Discovery auf Startrampe 39-B



STS-121 Wetter-Vorhersage für den Start

Die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass der Start wegen eines Unwetters
verschoben werden muss, liegt bei 60%.
Für Sonntag und Montag werden ähnliche Wetterbedingungen
vorhergesagt.

Das Mission Management Team hat um 10:45 Uhr MESZ (4:45 a.m. EDT)
begonnen darüber zu entscheiden, ob mit den Vorbereitungen zum
Betanken fortgesetzt werden soll.





STS-121 Video Gallery


June 29, 2006

STS-121 Launch Readiness News Conference - June 29 ... 67.5 MB


June 30, 2006

STS-121 Countdown Status Briefing - June 30 ... 31.0 MB


Quelle: space-multimedia.nl.eu.org / NASA





STS-121 Image Gallery


KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Cape Canaveral

For high resolution and more images go to KSC Multimedia Gallery
(Search for "STS-121", "Discovery" or the image number)



June 30, 2006



KSC-06PD-1304 (06/30/2006)
As the sun sets, painting pink and lavender clouds, the Space Shuttle
Discovery is revealed after rollback of the rotating service structure in
preparation for launch July 1 on mission STS-121. Above the golden
external tank is the vent hood (known as the "beanie cap") at the end of
the gaseous oxygen vent arm. Vapors are created as the liquid oxygen in
the external tank boil off. The hood vents the gaseous oxygen vapors
away from the space shuttle vehicle. The RSS provides protected access
to the orbiter for changeout and servicing of payloads at the pad. The
structure is supported by a rotating bridge that pivots about a vertical axis
on the west side of the pad's flame trench. The hinge column rests on the
pad surface and is braced to the fixed service structure. Support for the
outer end of the bridge is provided by two eight-wheel, motor-driven
trucks that move along circular twin rails installed flush with the pad
surface. The track crosses the flame trench on a permanent bridge. The
RSS is 102 feet long, 50 feet wide and 130 feet high. The structure has
orbiter access platforms at five levels to provide access to the payload
bay while the orbiter is being serviced in the RSS. Each platform has
independent extendable planks that can be arranged to conform to a
payload's configuration. This mission is the 115th shuttle flight and the
18th U.S. flight to the International Space Station.
Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett



KSC-06PD-1306 (06/30/2006)
Viewed from an upper level of the fixed service structure on Launch Pad
39B, Space Shuttle Discovery looms over the pad and surrounding area
after rollback of the rotating service structure (RSS).



KSC-06PD-1309 (06/30/2006)
Against a dimming sky after sunset, lights on the structures on Launch
Pad 39B cast a warm glow on Space Shuttle Discovery. The rotating
service structure at left has been rolled back in preparation for launch
July 1 on mission STS-121.



KSC-06PD-1310 (06/30/2006)
After rollback of the rotating service structure (RSS) on Launch Pad 39B,
Space Shuttle Discovery stands bathed in lights.



KSC-06PD-1313 (06/30/2006)
After rollback of the rotating service structure (RSS) on Launch Pad 39B,
Space Shuttle Discovery seems to glow in the spotlights.


Quelle: nasa.gov





STS-121 Briefing and Events Schedule

(All briefings are held inside the Kennedy Press Site auditorium and
will be carried live on NASA TV unless otherwise noted)

Launch Day - Saturday, July 1
5:30 a.m. EDT (11:30 CEST): Tanking activities commentary
10 a.m. EDT (16:00 CEST): Live launch commentary begins
Launch + 1 hour: Post-launch news conference with Mike Griffin, NASA
administrator; Wayne Hale, Space Shuttle Program manager; Mike
Leinbach, shuttle launch director





NASA TV


July 1, Saturday

5:30 a.m. EDT (11:30 CEST) - STS-121 Discovery Fueling Coverage Begins - KSC
10:00 a.m. EDT (16:00 CEST) - STS-121 Launch and Mission Coverage Begins - KSC




NASA TV
Wikipedia: STS-121

[STS-Chris]

Launch of STS-121:

T - 000 d 09 h 10 m
T - 000 d 05 h 14 m ... and counting!
Official NASA Countdown (built-in holds considered!)

Next Countdown hold:
July 1, 8:53 a.m. EDT (14:53 CEST) - T-3 hours for 2 hours


Start:
Samstag, 1. Juli
21:49 Uhr MESZ (CEST)


Click to enlarge
Webcam: Discovery auf Startrampe 39-B





STS-121 Mission Status



11:31 CEST (5:31 a.m. EDT)

The mission management team has given a "go" to begin fueling shuttle
Discovery this morning as planned.

Managers convened their "pre-tanking meeting" at Kennedy Space Center
around 4:45 a.m. to review the progress of work at launch pad 39B and
the weather before giving engineers approval to begin fueling Discovery.
The loading of the shuttle's external fuel tank will take nearly three hours
to complete.

There are no significant technical issues being worked by the launch team
and the weather forecast has improved a bit. Meteorologists now expect a
60 percent chance of acceptable conditions at launch time today.


11:46 CEST (5:46 a.m. EDT)

The start of fueling is expected to begin in the next 15 minutes.
Countdown clocks are holding as scheduled at the T-minus 6 hour mark.
The count will resume at 5:53 a.m. EDT and head to the T-minus 3 hour
mark where a three-hour hold is planned.


11:53 CEST (5:53 a.m. EDT)

T-minus 6 hours and counting. The countdown has resumed from the
two-hour built-in hold.


11:59 CEST (5:59 a.m. EDT)

Fueling operations have begun! The launch team is beginning the steps in
the procedures to start fueling.


12:01 CEST (6:01 a.m. EDT)

The chilldown thermal conditioning of the propellant lines and Discovery's
internal plumbing is underway. The chilldown preps the systems for the
shock from the super-cold cryogenic liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen
fuels that will be pumped into the external tank this morning.


Quelle: spaceflightnow.com





STS-121 Briefing and Events Schedule

(All briefings are held inside the Kennedy Press Site auditorium and
will be carried live on NASA TV unless otherwise noted)

Launch Day - Saturday, July 1
5:30 a.m. EDT (11:30 CEST): Tanking activities commentary
10 a.m. EDT (16:00 CEST): Live launch commentary begins
Launch + 1 hour: Post-launch news conference with Mike Griffin, NASA
administrator; Wayne Hale, Space Shuttle Program manager; Mike
Leinbach, shuttle launch director





NASA TV


July 1, Saturday

5:30 a.m. EDT (11:30 CEST) - STS-121 Discovery Fueling Coverage Begins - KSC
10:00 a.m. EDT (16:00 CEST) - STS-121 Launch and Mission Coverage Begins - KSC




NASA TV
Wikipedia: STS-121

[spaceshuttle]

Good selection of the newest shuttle photos

[STS-Chris]

Launch of STS-121:

T - 000 d 07 h 25 m
T - 000 d 03 h 29 m ... and counting!
Official NASA Countdown (built-in holds considered!)

Next Countdown hold:
July 1, 8:53 a.m. EDT (14:53 CEST) - T-3 hours for 2 hours


Start:
Samstag, 1. Juli
21:49 Uhr MESZ (CEST)


Click to enlarge
Webcam: Discovery auf Startrampe 39-B





STS-121 Mission Status



12:47 CEST (6:47 a.m. EDT)

The engine cutoff sensors in the external tank are working normally. The
hydrogen sensors were replaced in the Vehicle Assembly Building.

Meanwhile, technicians are examining a vernier engine heater issue, but
that's not something of major concern, a NASA spokesman says.


12:49 CEST (6:49 a.m. EDT)

There are actually two tanks inside the shuttle's orange bullet-shaped
tank. The liquid oxygen tank fills the top third of the external tank. It will
be filled with 143,000 gallons of liquid oxygen chilled to minus 298
degrees Fahrenheit (minus 183 degrees Celsius). The liquid hydrogen
tank is contained in the bottom two-thirds of the external tank. It holds
385,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen chilled to minus 423 degrees
Fahrenheit (minus 253 degrees Celsius).

The cryogenics are pumped from storage spheres at the pad, through
feed lines to the mobile launcher platform, into Discovery's aft
compartment and finally into the external fuel tank.

Fueling operations are progessing smoothly this morning. The liquid
hydrogen tank is about a quarter full and the liquid oxygen tank is 20
percent full.

The loading began in slow-fill mode for each tank. That process continued
until the tanks were five percent full, then the fast-fill took over.


14:00 CEST (8:00 a.m. EDT)

Good morning from sunny Kennedy Space Center where we are beginning
our complete live reports throughout the mission of space shuttle
Discovery.

Fueling is entering the final hour of the three-hour process. No leaks or
concentrations of liquid oxygen or liquid hydrogen have been detected in
the shuttle's aft compartment. And the engine cutoff sensors, which were
a source of trouble during the last mission, are functioning fine today.

Officials continue to discuss the heater problem on one of Discovery's
vernier engine thrusters. The level of significance for this issue is unclear
right now, if the problem cannot be resolved during the count.


Quelle: spaceflightnow.com





STS-121 Briefing and Events Schedule

(All briefings are held inside the Kennedy Press Site auditorium and
will be carried live on NASA TV unless otherwise noted)

Launch Day - Saturday, July 1
5:30 a.m. EDT (11:30 CEST): Tanking activities commentary
10 a.m. EDT (16:00 CEST): Live launch commentary begins
Launch + 1 hour: Post-launch news conference with Mike Griffin, NASA
administrator; Wayne Hale, Space Shuttle Program manager; Mike
Leinbach, shuttle launch director





NASA TV


July 1, Saturday

5:30 a.m. EDT (11:30 CEST) - STS-121 Discovery Fueling Coverage Begins - KSC
10:00 a.m. EDT (16:00 CEST) - STS-121 Launch and Mission Coverage Begins - KSC




NASA TV
Wikipedia: STS-121

[STS-Chris]

So, alles weitere gibt's nur im MSN-Chat.

Meine Mail-Adresse: sts_chris@yahoo.de

[spaceshuttle]

I just watched Phoenix from about 3 hours without any disturbance and now when live transmision starts news bar disturb the program and looping. WHat a stupid move from realisers from phoenix

[STS-Chris]

Launch of STS-121:

T - --- d -- h -- m
T - --- d -- h -- m ---
Official NASA Countdown (built-in holds considered!)


Der Start wurde aufgrund schlechten Wetters abgesagt.
Der neue Starttermin ist morgen um 21:26 Uhr MESZ.


Start:
Sonntag, 2. Juli
21:26 Uhr MESZ


Click to enlarge
Webcam: Discovery auf Startrampe 39-B





STS-121 Mission Status



21:41 CEST (3:41 p.m. EDT)

SCRUB. Launch director Mike Leinbach has called a scrub for today's
countdown. Weather conditions at the Kennedy Space Center are
unacceptable for launch during the narrow launch window this afternoon,
forcing a 24-hour postponement. Sunday's target launch time is 3:26 p.m. EDT.

"It's not a good day to launch," ascent flight director Steve Stich radioed from Mission Control-Houston.


Quelle: spaceflightnow.com




NASA TV

Wikipedia: STS-121

[STS-Chris]

Launch of STS-121:

T - 000 d 07 h 05 m
T - 000 d 03 h 15 m ... and counting!
Official NASA Countdown (built-in holds considered!)


Start:
Samstag, 2. Juli
21:26 Uhr MESZ


Click to enlarge
Webcam: Discovery auf Startrampe 39-B





STS-121 Mission Status



SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2006
13:30 CEST (7:30 a.m. EDT)

Good morning from a cloudy Kennedy Space Center where fueling of
space shuttle Discovery's external tank is still going smoothly. The
three-hour tank filling process is about two-thirds complete now, and no
troubles have been reported thus far.

The countdown is marching toward a launch at 3:26 p.m. EDT today.
However, the weather forecast is not good. Meteorologists are saying
there is a 70 percent chance that thunderstorms and anvil clouds will
break the launch rules this afternoon.

The outlook is 60 percent "no go" for Monday and 40 percent "no go" on
Tuesday.

If the weather forces another scrub today, the Mission Management Team
would meet to decide whether to make a rare third consecutive launch
attempt or give everyone a day to rest and try again Tuesday.

If Discovery is not off the ground by Wednesday, the onboard fuel cell
hydrogen reactant supply used to generate electricity in space would need
to be replenished, requiring a further delay.


14:05 CEST (8:05 a.m. EDT)

The liquid hydrogen fuel tank has been filled up and the liquid oxygen is
nearing completion of the fast-fill mode for today's launch opportunity of
Discovery.

The launch weather team reports an area of showers is approaching the
Cape and rain is expected at pad 39B in about 45 minutes.





STS-121 Image Gallery


KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Cape Canaveral

For high resolution and more images go to KSC Multimedia Gallery
(Search for "STS-121", "Discovery" or the image number)



July 1, 2006



KSC-06PD-1314 (07/01/2006)
The mission STS-121 crew gathers for the traditional breakfast before
they suit up for launch. Seated left to right are Mission Specialists Piers
Sellers and Michael Fossum, Pilot Mark Kelly, Commander Steven Lindsey,
and Mission Specialists Lisa Nowak, Stephanie Wilson and Thomas Reiter,
who represents the European Space Agency. The launch of Space Shuttle
Discovery on mission STS-121 is the 115th shuttle flight and the 18th U.S.
flight to the International Space Station. During the 12-day mission, the
STS-121 crew will test new equipment and procedures to improve shuttle
safety, as well as deliver supplies and make repairs to the International
Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett



KSC-06PD-1317 (07/01/2006)
The STS-121 crew are donning their orange launch and entry suits for
launch today on Space Shuttle Discovery. Having his boot worked on is
Mission Specialist Thomas Reiter, who represents the European Space
Agency. Reiter is making his first space shuttle flight.



KSC-06PD-1327 (07/01/2006)
STS-121 Mission Specialist Lisa Nowak shows she is happy and excited to
be preparing for launch with the fitting of her launch and entry suit. Nowak
is making her first space flight.



KSC-06PD-1330 (07/01/2006)
The STS-121 crew strides out of the Operations and Checkout Building
after suiting up for launch today on Space Shuttle Discovery. On the left
column from back to front are Mission Specialists Thomas Reiter,
Stephanie Wilson and Lisa Nowak, and Pilot Mark Kelly. On the right
column from back to front are Mission Specialists Piers Sellers and Michael
Fossum, with Commander Steven Lindsey leading the way.



KSC-06PD-1329 (07/01/2006)
The STS-121 crew eagerly walks to the Astrovan for the ride to Launch
Pad 39B and launch of Space Shuttle Discovery. On the left column from
back to front are Mission Specialists Stephanie Wilson and Lisa Nowak and
Pilot Mark Kelly. On the right column from back to front are Mission
Specialists Thomas Reiter, Piers Sellers and Michael Fossum, with
Commander Steven Lindsey leading the way.


Quelle: nasa.gov




NASA TV
Wikipedia: STS-121

[Spocky]

Ich denke nicht, dass das schlechte Wetter Schuld an der Startverschiebung war. Die NASA wusste einfach, dass niemand den Start beobachten würde, wenn gleichzeitig ein Viertelfinale bei der Fußball Weltmeisterschaft stattfindet

[spaceshuttle]

Today also postponed ?

[STS-Chris]

It's not sure, but currently we have bad weather over Florida.

You can participate at MSN Messenger Chat, if you want.

[EREIGNISHORIZONT]

Sieht nicht gut aus. Wolken und einige Gewitter sind in der Nähe. Sind zwar alle wieder an Bord, aber ich glaube, dass es wieder abgesagt wird. Auf jeden Fall sind noch einige Conditions aufd "red".