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Shuttle prepering to launch!

waggy

waggy

No Lifer
I love NASA tv. jus twish it was in HD.

but its neat to see what they do to prepare to launch. it has to be insane to be sitting there in gear waiting to lift off.


anyway turn it on! its great.
 
the space station orbits earth every hour and a half :laugh: holy smokes that is moving :shocked:
sunrise or sunset every 45 minutes how annoying
 
I went and saw it NOT take off yesterday.

Have no desire to repeat that today since the chances of take off are even lower than yesterday.
 
Originally posted by: TuxDave
So what happened?
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not time for it to go yet. they are still waiting. they are on a 45 minute built in "hold". nothing bad just sitting there..
 
Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: TuxDave
So what happened?
Click to expand...

not time for it to go yet. they are still waiting. they are on a 45 minute built in "hold". nothing bad just sitting there..
Click to expand...




from nasa.gov

STS-127 Countdown in Final Planned Hold
Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:57:40 PM CDT


At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the countdown clock has paused for 45 minutes at the T-9-minute mark. This is the final built-in hold for today's countdown to liftoff of space shuttle Endeavour on its STS-127 mission.

The countdown is going relatively smoothly, with no technical issues in work. Although launch managers and weather officials are monitoring weather conditions around the launch area and Shuttle Landing Facility very closely, liftoff remains scheduled for 6:51 p.m. EDT.

Watch for countdown clocks to resume ticking backwards at 6:42 p.m. when the T-9-minute hold is released.


 
One day I am going to watch a launch in person. I need to hurry up with that though, the last launch is coming pretty soon isn't it ?
The reason for this launch isn't too exciting, they are adding a porch to the station, guess they want to lounge around and catch some rays !
 
I will be highly surprised if it goes off today.

Weather seems rather bad near the cape.

Yesterday we just watched the thunderclouds roll in right before launch. Got really dark right before they cancelled the thing, sad.
 
by the looks of it i will be suprised if it does launch. its looking nasty and there is is like like while before luanch
 
Met a couple from Canada yesterday who were going to stay in the area for a few days just for a chance to see the Shuttle launch, poor people.
 
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