Space Shuttle Endeavour launch

[grant-m]

Live launch from Kennedy Space Centre for anyone interested, hopefully it actually launches this time....been delayed a few days due to weather.

Currently T - 10mins to launch

http://www.nasa.gov/55644main_NASATV_Windows.asx

Edit - Just been delayed 45 mins

 

[Rob_W]

I thought they'd retired the shuttles ??

 

[babytiger]

Thanks for that so it should go up around 11.45pm our time then,am I right

 

[grant-m]

Shuttles aren't retired yet no, but are due to be replaced in the next few years by project orion if I remember rightly

All being well it will launch at 11.45 aye

 

[fletch5]

Wheres it going?

 

[grant-m]

Wheres it going?

It's off to the International Space Station

 

[whitewash]

Wheres it going?

its off to button moon obviously!

 

[wack61]

T minus 9 minutes and holding

they're still watching the storm

 

[grant-m]

It's a no go

 

[HCK]

cancelled, the starter motor is broken

 

[fletch5]

built the same place matt got his car from??

 

[Mrs Hesh]

rescheduled to wednesday

 

[david1701]

guys where are you watching this, be awesome to watch a streamed feed on wed

 

[grant-m]

guys where are you watching this, be awesome to watch a streamed feed on wed

As long as you have windows media player the link in the first post should open up NASA TV for you

 

[david1701]

smooth,

I didn't notice the link

 

[grant-m]

We all have our moments

 

[Mrs Hesh]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8148977.stm

 

[Rob_W]

Has Land Rover had a hand in its construction ?

 

[Grandslammer]

All that waiting....and then I missed it :bonk:

 

[david1701]

goddam was it today, I need to pay more attention to this stuff

 

[Just Dave]

Gonna try to get shots when their docked, missed them last time, saw them but carp shots

 

[Richard.T]

Glad to say i saw it here in Ireland,Also saw the last few seconds of flames before the tank broke off,Was amazing,

Sadly though i ran in and grabbed my camera then and only got a few crap shots!


I know the photo is useless but I'm glad i have something of it,Theres a description under the shot here: http://pix.ie/ricky91t/1099890#Comment386633

Have a look here for when it's next passing near or over your house that's live tracking btw,

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/tracking/