All the fill-and-drain valves on the three core boosters will be cycled open and closed to find out whether that solves the problem.
All the fill-and-drain valves on the three core boosters will be cycled open and closed to find out whether that solves the problem.
ROCKETTTTBOOOOOSSSTERRRRAWWWWWWWRRRRRR!
Go Orion Team! =D
Is “Recycled” NASA’s way of saying “We’re gonna try turning it off and then turn it back on again?”
Thanks for the updates. Ready and waiting in vilano beach. 😉
“Have you tried turning it on and off again?”
Sounds a bit like kicking the tyres on a used car!
Recycling booster valves. The rocket equivalent to have you turned it off and back on.
It’s nice to know that even *rocket scientists* resort to the tried and tested technique of “have you tried turning it off and on again” 😀 😀
maybe a good ole Fonzie slap might get it going 🙂
Ok it’s 12:45 am in Australia, way past my bedtime. Any idea how long this cycling of the fill-drain valves might take?
The rocket science equivalent of, “Did you try turning it on and off again?” Hoping to see this launch today, but if not oh well. Better safe than sorry, especially with something this momentous.
Hopefully, recycling the valves solves the problem.
just said the left boosters was fixeed, could be 5-50 mins before center and left are fixed
Don’t try to push it for political reasons. Call it a day, take a good look at the data, fix it, and try again when ready. Gotta get this one right.
I would hit record on the DVR if I were in Austria, I’m just saying!
Australia (down under) not Austria!! And it looks like I’m here until the end!
So just keep using them aND hope that the issue goes away
Sounds like they suspect it is just the position switch on the valve. They are notorious for acting up at cryo conditions. We had many problems with them on the Shuttle pneumatic valves.
such excitement here in central FL. It will be so worth waiting for, although we’ve been through this before… next chance Friday 12-5, 2014. hope it is this morning smile
This is so exciting! Haven’t seen a splashdown since I was a little girl. What a lovely surprise! Thank you for the coverage.
Since the bleedin’ television networks do not seem to be providing any useful coverage, would it be possible in the future to make the video window a little bigger? Thank you.