man they scrubbed the launch due to a faulty sensor iin the ET. TYhat sucks i was all ready to watch.

Better safe than sorry. []

and this has to do with rc because...[&:]?

its all aviation related in a way

and a safe trip and safe return to them too

hmm if the shuttle was delivering a military satelite then wouldn t it class as a military transport? Then it's a warbird!

Yea they scrubbed it, big deal... But I think its cool that keep them flying even after destroying a few. Its no big deal to me and sometimes I even hate them. I live about 40 miles from the end of the runway at NASA and when that big ***** shuttle flies over and the sonic boom hits the raddles the windows and usually wakes me up as it lands in the morning. I wanted to go and see it life off but when I found out that I needed to leave a few hours early there was no way. If you are all interested and Im home for the next launch I will take pic of it from my front yard and post them.

Alan

you hate the most complex aircraft ever built. I would love to be in your shoes it would be an honor. The shuttle still is a very complex vehicle good luck to thwm

I think it's awsome that theyare going back up. However it is also good they made it stay on the ground due to this, because like others its better safe than sorry.

Thank about having to land that thing with no engine every time.

Not only is it stress of a bad landing, but bad landing with a billion dollar vehicle.

I agree that they kept it down. That could have been very bad. It ill go, but not until it's safe.

Alan

I lived in Orlando for 8 years and I spent allot of time at KSC as a contractor and became friends with allot of people there so I got to see allot of launches from the viewing stands 3 miles from the pad, (that's as close as you can get) and there is nothing like it. What's even better are night launches. From Orlando it looks as though the sun just came up on the horizon and if it's really quiet you can actually hear it. Being out at KSC it's like there are 2 suns coming up, it's bright, really bright. We won't even talk about the ground shaking at 3 miles distance. You might be able to feel it at times. I know along route one you can during the night launches.

Yep the dbl booms can be annoying but it's good to know that they are home safely.

I would give everything I have just to see the view with my own eyes that the astronauts see if only once before I pass on


For the record the shuttle flies it's approach via computer(s). The only time the commander takes the joystick is on final approach and is some cases it's flown all the way to the ground hands off. The approach is well thought out and practiced more times than anyone can possibly can imagine. Go cruise NASA's web site and read away, lots off great info.

If I recall, I found this thread in the FULL SCALE section of RCU so I guess your right, It has nothing to do with R/C. [8D]

Yea.........what he said

Over in the "clubhouse" I have posted a photo of the shuttle from last week's Kansas City Star, which shows the shuttle and a rather large, black bird flying over it. I speculated that it was a Vulture or a Buzzard, but the thread was closed due to it not being RC related. Since that time I received an email from someone who works at the Johnson Space center that says there are a bunch of those flying around the area. Anyways, I wouldn't want to be the first crew that goes up on that thing [X(]

they can go with 2 sensors working overkill is built in. There has never been a problem with the orbiter itself. Challenger was from srb problems and columbia was an et problem. They nee TAL capability if an engine goes out that is the problem or they can abort to KSC. The turbines cant run dry they would overspeed and damage the orbiter.