Sta per partire lo shuttle Atlantis

[Toeloop]

e dovrebbe essere la sua ultima missione: sul sito della nasa streaming video in diretta della partenza
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

[Toeloop]

Lo danno pure in diretta su HDNet ma Time Warner Cable qui non lo manda, anche se lo stanno facendo vedere su CNN in questo momento

[G-BOAB]

Bellissimo!

[silviogo]

...se tutto va bene a Luglio vedrò il lancio di Vittori!
bellissimo

[camicius]

e dovrebbe essere la sua ultima missione

ultima missione per Atlantis, terzultima per il programma Space Shuttle. Ultimi due lanci a settembre (Discovery) e a Novembre (Endeavour).
Come al solito uno spettacolo!

[richelieu]

Dal sito della NASA .....

'The Start of a Good Mission'

Fri, 14 May 2010 10:20:06 PM UTC+0200


Space shuttle Atlantis is officially in orbit, kicking off its STS-132 mission and the pursuit of its target, the International Space Station. Atlantis lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center right on time at 2:20 p.m. EDT, rising into a picture-perfect Florida sky and capping a relatively problem-free countdown.

"Launch was just phenomenal," said Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier during a postlaunch news conference. He cited the launch and processing teams' hard work in preparing Atlantis for liftoff, even with a tighter timeframe after the vehicle's rollout to Launch Pad 39A was delayed in late April due to weather.

"The teams stayed focused, they kept moving forward and they just did a great job," Gerstenmaier added. "The vehicle looks like it's in really good shape. We're ready to go do the very challenging mission in front of us."

Atlantis' on-time liftoff followed a countdown remarkably free of problems. A small stress fracture spotted on an umbilical strut during the vehicle's final inspection is not unusual, according to Mike Moses, chair of the prelaunch Mission Management Team. Moses also mentioned an issue that was brought up during the countdown's final hold, concerning a ball bearing found days earlier in the shuttle's payload bay. The bearing was determined to likely be a part of a camera system, and was ultimately ruled out as a concern.

And although weather is a frequent prelaunch topic at the Florida launch site, the day started out with a 70 percent "go" forecast, which improved to 90 percent "go" by launch time.

"It was a great launch today," said Launch Director Mike Leinbach. "I'm very, very proud of the team. It's the start of a good mission.

In occasione di ogni missione viene messo a disposizione della stampa un dettagliato "Press Kit" che contiene una quantità di informazioni utili .....

http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/451029main_sts1 ... s_kit2.pdf

[silviogo]

L'hanno posticipata...era a luglio...vabbe andremo a Novembre...e sarà l'ultima missione shuttle con in piu' l'emozione di avere un connazionale a bordo! wow!!!

STS-134 Mission Information
Launch Target: Nov. 2010
Orbiter: Endeavour
Crew: Commander Mark Kelly, Pilot Gregory H. Johnson and Mission Specialists Michael Fincke, Greg Chamitoff, Andrew Feustel and European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori.