Bird on a Branch for (Mickeyrony) by MagikUnicorn
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Apo flame
A news conference was held in the Press Site auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida following the scrub of space shuttle Endeavour's launch today due to an issue with auxiliary power unit (APU) heaters.
While the management team discussed the APU heater issue earlier this afternoon, President Barack Obama was touring Kennedy with his family and spoke with U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, wife of STS-134 Commander Mark Kelly, also here to watch the launch, according to Kennedy Center Director Bob Cabana.
Mission Management Team Chair and Shuttle Launch Integration Manager, Mike Moses explained the importance of the APU heaters that keep the hydrazine fuel from freezing in orbit. There are two heaters on APU 1 and both are required for operations. "It was pretty straight-forward scrub today," said Moses. "The team made a very good call."
Shuttle Launch Director, Mike Leinbach explained that the thermostat that controls the heater didn't kick on when it was called to do so.
Once the external fuel tank is drained and safe to work around, which takes about 24 hours, technicians will be able to access the aft of the shuttle. By Saturday night, they should be able to start the troubleshooting process.
The next launch attempt for Endeavour is no earlier than Monday at 2:33 p.m. EDT depending on the results of Saturday's analysis. There will be a launch team meeting this weekend to assess the data that is accumulated and then a determination will be made for the next step in preparing Endeavour for its final flight, the STS-134 mission to the International Space Station.
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Magik
Comments (55)
Faemike55
Very cool work and great dedication to Mickey
scifibabe
Magnificent and creative. Way cool color and design.
RodS
Oh, this just ROCKS, Real! Wow! It really does look like a bird on a branch! Excellent!
LindaMcC
Beautiful! Nice work!
wannes
Bon travail, bien fait!
PHELINAS
Il est vrai que le travail n'a pas dû être aisé à réaliser;mais le résultat est à la hauteur de l'effort.Bravo Real.Encore une belle performance!
peedy
Fantastic fractal, MU! Thanks for the info about Endeavour. Corrie
mikeerson
EYE see the bird, very cool magik
UteBigSmile
RodolfoCiminelli
Splendid shapes my friend, creative fractal....!!!
rayag
Well done , most superb work!..
adrie
Wonderful fractal design and dedi for our great friend Mickey. Excellent work MU.
Flint_Hawk
Amazing fractal & nice dedication! Thanks for the additional information on the shuttle!
jendellas
Wow, that is so good, very clever!!!
Rhanagaz
Wonderful work, Magik! Fine dedi to Mickey! :o)
myrrhluz
Beautiful image and wonderful dedication to Mickey. Excellent colors and detail. It makes me think of a magical phoenix, about to burst into flame and be reborn. I heard on NPR yesterday, that SETI has had put their telescopes in safe mode and be unable to collect data with them because of a lack of funds. And this is just after they have discovered a really interesting area of space with 1,235 exoplanet candidates, 54 of which are located the correct distance from the sun to possibly have liquid water on there surfaces. Exciting stuff. I hope they are able to get back to scanning the skies soon. Best wishes to NASA too!
Madbat
Wow that's clever!
Umbetro38
Back from the holidays with my great love Heike (Dreamingbee); beautiful to look at your picture
danapommet
Fantastic fractal image my friend. Love the colors and the eye. Dana
Glendaw
Outstanding bird. A gorgeous apo flame,the colors and lighting are awesome. A wonderful dedication for your friend. Great job. Thanks for the updated information !! Awesome work,Magik.
dochtersions
This is a fantastic colored and great feathered bird. Magik.
erlandpil
Gorgeous image erland
lajasmine
J'aime bien cet art créatif comme une toile ..pit pit attention il va s'envoler!
Osper
Neat! I can see it perfectly!!!
three_grrr
this is very cool!!