[New] Space Launch System / Orion Discussion Thread

[intelliCom]

4 minutes ago, Barzon said:

 

Taking about 70 minutes definitely means the time is going to be pushed ahead. We'll be stuck in the 40 minute hold for a long while.

[tater]

Every time NASA shows some animation regarding actually landing on the Moon they use some rando lander.

 

[Barzon]

Leak is confirmed fixed!

[intelliCom]

Wait, did I miss something? Is there no 40 minute hold?

[tater]

Just now, intelliCom said:

Wait, did I miss something? Is there no 40 minute hold?

There's a hold, yes, T=0 is 1:04 Eastern, so 64 minutes from now.

[intelliCom]

1 minute ago, tater said:

There's a hold, yes, T=0 is 1:04 Eastern, so 64 minutes from now.

But that hold is likely just a smaller amount of time, I guess. What's the length of the hold then?

[Barzon]

its a 30m hold per this:Artemis I Launch Countdown 101 | NASA

[Gargamel]

Can anyone imagine an IT professional under higher pressure right now than the guy being driving by a security officer at high speed out to the radar site, with a new switch tucked under their arm?

11 minutes ago, tater said:

Every time NASA shows some animation regarding actually landing on the Moon they use some rando lander.

 

Keep an eye out for Kerbal landers, they've been known to use KSP in presentations before. 

[sevenperforce]

Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER. . . .

Their acronyms are getting out of hand.

 

[intelliCom]

5 minutes ago, Barzon said:

its a 30m hold per this:Artemis I Launch Countdown 101 | NASA

*Sorry meant the hold was put further into the future.

The hold still hasn't happened. According to that timeline, it was supposed to happen at T-40, but it didn't.

[StrandedonEarth]

1 hour ago, Barzon said:

 

And here we are! View of the problem area on a monitor

I remember that screensaver lol!

[razark]

5 minutes ago, Gargamel said:

Can anyone imagine an IT professional under higher pressure right now than the guy being driving by a security officer at high speed out to the radar site, with a new switch tucked under their arm?

"It's midnight, and they've gone over everything five times already today," the intern thought.  He settled down for a quiet shift, put his headphones on, and started watching through some Youtube videos.  A hot cup of coffee nearby slowly changed to warm, lukewarm, and then room temperature.

Suddenly, the phone rang.

Edited November 16, 2022 by razark

[Barzon]

4 minutes ago, intelliCom said:

*Sorry meant the hold was put further into the future.

The hold still hasn't happened. According to that timeline, it was supposed to happen at T-40, but it didn't.

L-40 is in about 6 minutes

[intelliCom]

3 minutes ago, Barzon said:

L-40 is in about 6 minutes

Oh damn I'm stupid. L- isn't T-. I got it now.

Comparing the time to my own clock right now, and what you said clicked https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/launch?p0=5153&iso=20221116T0104

Edit: So last time SLS tried to launch, there was a hold at T-40 minutes, which isn't the same as a 40-minute hold.

I'm curious about how the IT guys are doing.

Edited November 16, 2022 by intelliCom

[Barzon]

WE HAVE ENTERED THE T-10 HOLD

AND THE ETHERNET SWITCH HAS BEEN FIXED

WE ARE GREEN AND GO FOR LAUNCH IN 40 MINUTES

 

[tater]

 

 

[Gargamel]

22 minutes ago, sevenperforce said:

Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER. . . .

Their acronyms are getting out of hand.

 

C'mon.... Nothing will beat the COLBERT

[Barzon]

hearing that ICPS LH2 is in topping - nearing the end of slow fill

Edited November 16, 2022 by Barzon

[TheSaint]

26 minutes ago, razark said:

"It's midnight, and they've gone over everything five times already today," the intern thought.  He settled down for a quiet shift, put his headphones on, and started watching through some Youtube videos.  A hot cup of coffee nearby slowly changed to warm, lukewarm, and then room temperature.

Suddenly, the phone rang.

"The launch is when!?"

"After midnight."

"Aw, Jeez. You gotta be kidding. I don't want to work late."

"Neither do I. What do we do?"

"Let the intern cover it. It's not like anything is actually going to break."

[Barzon]

 

 

[tater]

My buddy was at MCC for the whole spacewalk, he's back there now for the launch since 4:30 Houston time.

[darthgently]

1 hour ago, Barzon said:

 

An Ethernet switch? Dime a dozen.  Should be redundant throughout along with redundant cable runs and STP enabled for automatic rererouting on failure

[SunlitZelkova]

1 hour ago, tater said:

Every time NASA shows some animation regarding actually landing on the Moon they use some rando lander.

 

Not just random landers, I swear I just saw Altair in an animation in one of their intermission videos just now.

[Beccab]

Just now, SunlitZelkova said:

Not just random landers, I swear I just saw Altair in an animation in one of their intermission videos just now.

They also had the Constellation rover and suits lol

[razark]

2 minutes ago, darthgently said:

An Ethernet switch? Dime a dozen.  Should be redundant throughout along with redundant cable runs and STP enabled for automatic rererouting on failure

As my coworker says, "'Should' should be a four letter word."