klr@hadron.UUCP (Kurt L. Reisler) (07/24/88)
Does anyone know when (if) the test firing of the shuttle main engines
is scheduled for? As I get NASA Select broadcasts on my local cable, I
would like to be able to set up a tape and record the testing.
Thanks in advance.
Kurt Reisler (703) 359-6100
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============================================================================mike@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Mike Smithwick) (07/25/88)
[] In article <750@hadron.UUCP> klr@hadron.UUCP (Kurt L. Reisler) writes: >Does anyone know when (if) the test firing of the shuttle main engines >is scheduled for? As I get NASA Select broadcasts on my local cable, I >would like to be able to set up a tape and record the testing. > >Thanks in advance. > > Kurt Reisler (703) 359-6100 The Flight-Readiness-Firing (FRF) is currently scheduled for this coming Thursday, July 28, at 7:30 am Eastern time. The coverage will start at T-90 minutes, or 6:00 AM. There will be a full-fledged "launch" commentary, and multi-camera replays "just like the real thing". At about T+4 hours there will be the post-FRF news conference. On July 27 at 11:00 Eastern (10:00 Central :-) is the pre-FRF news conference. For mid-August, there is scheduled a 56 hour hi-fidelity mission sim (like the one in "48 Hours"). It >> may << be on NASA Select. They are still discussing it. Since Vandenburg and Kennedy have something to do with it, we may be able to see this one. On Aug. 29 is a full-day set of STS-26 news briefings. They'll be covering both the mission details and modifications made to the spacecraft. It is supposed to start around 8:00 AM Houston time and continue all day. Film at 11. -- *** mike (starship janitor) smithwick *** "Due to the Writer's Guild of Amierica strike, this signature is temporarily cancelled". [disclaimer : nope, I don't work for NASA, I take full blame for my ideas]
phil@titan.rice.edu (William LeFebvre) (07/28/88)
In article <12308@ames.arc.nasa.gov> mike@ames.arc.nasa.gov.UUCP (Mike Smithwick) writes: >In article <750@hadron.UUCP> klr@hadron.UUCP (Kurt L. Reisler) writes: >>Does anyone know when (if) the test firing of the shuttle main engines >>is scheduled for? As I get NASA Select broadcasts on my local cable, I >>would like to be able to set up a tape and record the testing. > >The Flight-Readiness-Firing (FRF) is currently scheduled for this coming Thursday, July 28, >at 7:30 am Eastern time. The coverage will start at T-90 minutes, or 6:00 AM. There will be >a full-fledged "launch" commentary, and multi-camera replays "just like the real thing". >At about T+4 hours there will be the post-FRF news conference. The FRF has been delayed several times since it was originally scheduled. The latest I have heard is that it is scheduled for Monday morning (7/28) with T-0 being at 7:30 am EDT. We are also supposed to get NASA select on our local company but only when something interesting is happening (such as, during flights). I don't know if they will consider the FRF to be interesting enough. I know I do. William LeFebvre Department of Computer Science Rice University Houston, Texas <phil@Rice.edu>
phil@titan.rice.edu (William LeFebvre) (07/28/88)
In article <1720@kalliope.rice.edu> phil@Rice.edu (William LeFebvre) writes: >The latest I have heard is that it is scheduled for Monday morning (7/28) >with T-0 being at 7:30 am EDT. ^^^^ Oops. Sorry. That's today's date. I meant "8/1". William LeFebvre Department of Computer Science Rice University Houston, Texas <phil@Rice.edu>