--- On Fri, 7/8/11, saguaroas...@cox.net <saguaroas...@cox.net> wrote:
<snip> > The glitch was a non confirmation of the gaseous vent arm > retract. They turned a camera to it and validated that it > had in fact retracted and resumed the count from there. > about a 2 minute hold. I heard that being mentioned. I was surprised, however, that the count resumed at T-31 seconds where it was halted. I thought that it would be restarted at a point earlier in the sequence, such as T-9 minutes. I don't ever recall a launch, even as far back as Mercury, in which a countdown was stopped so close to ignition and then continued from where it left off. > A nominal launch, good enough to eliminate the OMS-1 Burn. I noticed that. It's too bad that there was no live TV transmission of the ET separation seen from the tank itself. I always liked the view of the orbiter heading off. <snip> > > There was a glitch just as control was about to be > handed over to the on-board computers but, others than that, > it was a good launch. 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
