Shuttle Atlantis is due for a 2-45pm ( 19-45 UK ) launch tomorrow.

As usual, the launch can be viewed live on NASA TV.

NASA - Shuttle Mission TV Schedule

 

I'm going to be in Florida May/June and hoping I'll be able to go see a launch in person

 

Thanks for the heads-up. I was thinking the other day that Atlantis was meant to be going up soon due to the prior scrubbed launch, but could not remember when.

I'm just reading the latest report and seems like there's a 30 percent chance of launch tomorrow due to weather. Hopefully things will clear up and they won't have to scrub the launch tomorrow.

 

Thanks for the heads up, was looking forward to the last launch too

 

BTT for today's launch.

 

Thanks

 

excellent

im over ther june july, will have to see whats scheduled.

 

Live coverage of the launch to start at 9:45am EST, so that's in 10 mins time on NASA TV

 

4 pm now

 

Sorry, do you mean they have slipped the launch until 4pm EST? I don't see any indication of that on the launch blog or NASA TV, plus they have a 10 min launch window, and if they can't launch within that window then the launch is scrubbed.

 

opps my fault doh

 

Launch still go. Lift-off now 49 mins away.

Oh, does anyone know what 7.5million pounds of thrust is in BHP?

 

There isn't a direct conversion available, but from what I've googled, they reckon on about 1lb = 2bhp, so you would be looking at 15 million bhp, which is nice, but it's probably only got about 20 ft/lb torque and an impreza would have it in the twisties

 

Keep your fingers crossed people. Seems to be a thunderstorm near space center, hopefully it'll move away from the site before 2:45, if not, it'll be scrubbed.

 

T/Storm dissipating. You still in the US Markus?

 

Nothing much going on


i think markus is up north usa ?

 

Canada, yup, still here (nice warm -3 with 20cm of snow on the ground )

Should be leaving T9 hold soon

 

2:20 p.m. - The Mission Management Team is being polled for launch and everyone has reported they are "go" for launch today. The MMT, as it is known, reports that the space shuttle Atlantis is ready for the mission.

 

T0 time set for 19:45:30

 

2:50 to go

 

Main engines in start position.

 

woooooohooooooooooooo

 

T-1

 

T-20

 

Lift Off!

 

SRB Sep

 

Wahoooooooo:

 

Absolutely awesome

 

wow

 

Just the most awesome thing ever!!!!!!