all4tribal1414779019 Posted July 13 Report Share Posted July 13 The main objectives of the 12-day mission are to restock the station and conduct a series of spacewalks that include testing techniques for repairing the shuttle in orbit, in case another mishap damages a future ship. The spacewalkers, Noguchi and Robinson, also are slated to perform repairs and maintenance tasks on the station.Shuttle BasicsThe Space Shuttle consists of three major components: the Orbiter which houses the crew; a large External Tank that holds fuel for the main engines; and two Solid Rocket Boosters which provide most of the Shuttle's lift during the first two minutes of flight. All of the components are reused except for the external fuel tank, which burns up in the atmosphere after each launch.Anyone going out there for this? Here's directions and best place to watch the liftoff, i will be there in Titusville off US1 and 50...which is only 10-12 miles west of the base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V. Barbarino Posted July 13 Report Share Posted July 13 i saw it go up when I was a real young kid, always amazes me when she launches...god speed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all4tribal1414779019 Posted July 13 Author Report Share Posted July 13 i saw it go up when I was a real young kid, always amazes me when she launches...god speed...i bet, its gonna be my 1st...gonna be out there bout 5 hours b4 or so to avoid major traffic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrzyC1414779017 Posted July 13 Report Share Posted July 13 My sister used to live in Titusville and watched the launch from some outside bar that has a good view. Sorry I dont know the name of it offhand for ya, Diogo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all4tribal1414779019 Posted July 13 Author Report Share Posted July 13 That's cool im just gonna try to find parking along US1 on the east side, and go down by those parks where they have docks and such...they are expecting over 250k ppl to show up so i think im gonna leave here first thing in the morning like 10-11am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JMT Posted July 13 Report Share Posted July 13 drove up once as a kid with my grandfather to see it. pretty cool. on a clear day you can faintly see the smoke trail from boca. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all4tribal1414779019 Posted July 13 Author Report Share Posted July 13 Im on my way there in the next cpl of minutes....checked Nasa's website and they said it's a "go" as of right now...image from last night at 11pm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all4tribal1414779019 Posted July 13 Author Report Share Posted July 13 im outti! ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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