The fuel tanks of the Delta IV Heavy’s three core boosters will be pressurized and held for two minutes before the fill-and-drain valves are activated to see if they respond as they should. Again, the launch window today remains open until 9:44 a.m. EST.
Thanks for keeping us up-to-date. Love the info! Hope the troubleshooting plan works out.
Have you cycled the muffler bearings with the left hand monkey wrench yet? splash a little prop wash on it and all should be well……
Great! Hope this troubleshooting plan works well. We are awaiting for the positive response and counting down the launch.
A quart of prop wash on the muffler bearings should do the trick!
Good luck, safety is the most important thing ever
Any new progress? TXT message is ok. No need video now. Could we launch it this morning? Mean local time.
Thailand 2014 12 04 21:20 1420 UTC.
Dear Sir,
As the live feed from Nasa has ended here, (I´m receiving a New Zealand stream),
your remarks make my day, as I am awaiting CNN covering of the launch
All the best! 🙂
klereskog, SWR
And??? Did it work???
Flight… I recommend we shut down reactant valves to the fuel cells.
Your audio feed is out most of the time
When is the alternate launch window if today is scrubbed?
Thanks for keeping us up to date on what’s happening; I appreciate the time you are taking from your work to post to this blog.
Do you know when the next launch window might be, Steve?
When is the next launch window if today’s window is missed?
kick it! kick it! kick it!
Could the launch time window be extended?
Launch time is rescheduled to same time of tomorrow! Wish the issue will be resolved soon and everything is OK for launch. Human to Mars is a long journey, but if we know the right window, it just a very tiny step!
Could we establish a tunnel along the peak of Himalayas mountain? It could shorten the distance and save launch energy, and we could use the electromagnetic accelerator to speed up spacecraft to a very high speed to leave earth. The launch cost will be very low, and we human could launch it even a few times a day! We could send cargo craft, research craft, each day and send them to every where in space. Contact China for cooperation!
A journey always is stimulant.