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STS-130 'The last scheduled night launch'.

Postby Cluny » Sat Feb 06, 2010 10:10 pm

Launches at 04:39EST [09:39GMT] tomorrow [sunday 7th feb] .
This is the Shuttle's last scheduled night launch so get up early [for a sunday anyway] ;)
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
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Re: STS-130 'The last schedualed night launch'.

Postby Sooty655 » Sat Feb 06, 2010 10:16 pm

Cluny wrote:This is the Shuttles last schedualed night launch


......and in the thread title as well. [-x [-x

You'll give Spitters apoplexy. :)) :))
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Re: STS-130 'The last schedualed night launch'.

Postby Mayfly » Sat Feb 06, 2010 10:16 pm

Thanks Cluny
In memory of a very dear friend - Mike Pearson

Very fond memories of Robbie Gilvary - DTs 1st Vulcan Captain who taught DT all he knew.
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Re: STS-130 'The last schedualed night launch'.

Postby Cluny » Sat Feb 06, 2010 10:37 pm

Sooty655 wrote:
Cluny wrote:This is the Shuttles last schedualed night launch


......and in the thread title as well. [-x [-x

You'll give Spitters apoplexy. :)) :))

:p
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Re: STS-130 'The last schedualed night launch'.

Postby Xplumberlives » Sat Feb 06, 2010 10:40 pm

Marvellous
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TSR-2 simply got the first 3 right. ”
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Re: STS-130 'The last schedualed night launch'.

Postby Dan4th » Sat Feb 06, 2010 11:03 pm

Or even.......

MARVELOUS!!!!!
I like to do my planning retroactively!
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Re: STS-130 'The last schedualed night launch'.

Postby Spitfire » Sun Feb 07, 2010 1:07 am

Sooty655 wrote:
Cluny wrote:This is the Shuttles last schedualed night launch


......and in the thread title as well. [-x [-x

You'll give Spitters apoplexy. :)) :))


Don't know what he's going on about - I can't see anything wrong at all :D :D :p ;)
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Re: STS-130 'The last scheduled night launch'.

Postby Cluny » Sun Feb 07, 2010 7:57 am

Crewing in at the mo ;)
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Re: STS-130 'The last scheduled night launch'.

Postby Xplumberlives » Sun Feb 07, 2010 8:23 am

Oooooh how exciting!
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Re: STS-130 'The last scheduled night launch'.

Postby Cluny » Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:31 am

Launch scrubbed due to weather , trying again tomorrow .
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Re: STS-130 'The last scheduled night launch'.

Postby Cluny » Mon Feb 08, 2010 6:53 pm

Beutifull launch this morning B-)
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Re: STS-130 'The last scheduled night launch'.

Postby Gaz » Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:29 pm

Breathtaking! I saw Endeavour take off in, I think, 2004. As memory serves, it was the first launch after Columbia
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Re: STS-130 'The last scheduled night launch'.

Postby Cluny » Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:27 pm

Just found this vid , wow :-o

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Re: STS-130 'The last scheduled night launch'.

Postby Jigsaw » Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:32 pm

It wouldn't launch on my browser, I shall endeavour to watch it later ;)
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Re: STS-130 'The last scheduled night launch'.

Postby Spitfire » Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:49 pm

Like the night to day as the engines ignite :ymapplause: :ymapplause: :ymapplause:

Shame he didn't pan with it though :(
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Re: STS-130 'The last scheduled night launch'.

Postby Cluny » Mon Feb 22, 2010 9:04 am

She landed this morning ;)
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Re: STS-130 'The last scheduled night launch'.

Postby Mayfly » Mon Feb 22, 2010 9:40 am

Not really kept up with this of late Cluny - the thread title is Last Scheduled NIGHT Launch...... does that mean there will be others, but during day light hours only? Or is it the last one total?
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Re: STS-130 'The last scheduled night launch'.

Postby Checkflaps » Mon Feb 22, 2010 12:41 pm

Whats with the flames at the front of the tailfin?

As for launches, there are still a few to go this year (3 I think) before it is scheduled to be grounded. But with nothing on the horizon to replace the shuttles, I wouldn;t be surprised if they soldiered on for a little longer yet. We'll see.

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Re: STS-130 'The last scheduled night launch'.

Postby Cluny » Mon Feb 22, 2010 6:38 pm

The flames were the exhausts for the APUs according to NASA .
Looks abit odd to me though :-\

3 flights left , all daylight launches and landings now :(
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Re: STS-130 'The last scheduled night launch'.

Postby Checkflaps » Tue Feb 23, 2010 1:51 pm

Cluny wrote:The flames were the exhausts for the APUs according to NASA .
Looks abit odd to me though :-\

3 flights left , all daylight launches and landings now :(


Glad it wasn't just me who thought is was a little odd. Perhaps their APU's are a smidge more powerful than the Rover on the Vulcan. :)

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