Correction - Shuttle Launch Tonight - T-minus 9 minutes (and holding - It's going to launch at 10:06 PM EST)!!!

[Wedesdo]

Go watch it at

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/nasatv/index.html!!!

don't miss it! they're on a "scheduled" hold, i think, and should launch at 10:06 EST.

you can find info on this mission here:

http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/space/11/30/space.shuttle.01/index.html

also: yes - you are supposed to hear sound - it's just interrmittent - they don't speak unless they have to.

 

[snow patrol]

Cool! Thanks for the link!

/me opens bag of popcorn!

 

[Wedesdo]

It's in windows media format, btw. there's also a real media feed somewhere

 

[Josh]

/me steals snow patrol's popcorn and runs away

 

[BigToque]

Any particular place this thing is going or doing? is it just gonna orbit the earth for a while and come back?

 

[IBhacknU]

I'm all buckled down... ready for launch!

(that's a pretty FRESH picture for 56K stream!)

 

[snow patrol]

/me chops of josh's ears and laughs.

 

[snow patrol]

oooo, I can hear speaking. It's about to launch...

 

[BigToque]

/me melts snow patrol with hair dryer, steals snow patrols popcorn from josh and eats it

 

[fragarific]

g, i have great timing, one more mission I would have been late

 

[snow patrol]

to stefen.

Hmmmn, what's happening right now?

 

[konichiwa]

Am I supposed to be hearing sound?

 

[snow patrol]

Huh? Now it's just gone back to the Windows Media splash screen thingy. Huh??

 

[fragarific]

it's goes back every minute or so to the logo

 

[Total Refected Power]

The sound is fragmented and infrequent.

 

[snow patrol]

Ok, so it's actually launching in 30 mins?

 

[IBhacknU]

I'm getting sound occasionally.

The Realplayer link (bottom middle of the Windows Media window) is better. The video quality isn't as good, but the picture hasn't cut out.

BTW... the launch is held at T minus 9:00 minutes

 

[Wedesdo]

to avoid it going back to the logo, the the link on the side of the page:

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/nasatv/nasa56k.asx

 

[Total Refected Power]

They zoomed in on the engines. Cool.

 

[SSP]

I heard some kinda radio voice... 30minutes to go!

Oh cool!!! They showed an extreme close up of the shuttle.

 

[Total Refected Power]

20 minutes to go.

Weather is not an issue. Clear skies.

God Bless.

 

[fragarific]

NEWS FLASH -- takes off at 9:06 CST

NASA site

 

[IBhacknU]

15th flight of Endeavour/OV-105
Launch Pad 39B


LAUNCH WINDOW: less than 5 minutes
MISSION DURATION: 10 days, 20 hours and 13 minutes
CREW: Jett, Bloomfield, Tanner, Noriega, Garneau
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees



other info

 

[BigToque]

I hope it doesnt blow up.

whats the point of the mission anyway?

 

[Poontos]

I honestly think that the shuttle is going to fail/explode.

They already had problems eariler.

Sorry... but that's just my nutso opinion for tonight