Space Shuttle Launch scheduled for This afternoon (11/5/09)

[Paule]

Atlantis' Launch One Day Away

Sun, 10 May 2009 03:37:47 PM GMT

At this morning's final countdown status briefing from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA Test Director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson said that the countdown timeline is on target and "Atlantis is ready to fly."

Final preparations will continue throughout the day at Launch Pad 39A, and the rotating service structure that surrounds Atlantis will be rolled back into its launch position at 5 p.m. EDT.

Shuttle Weather Officer Kathy Winters improved on the forecast, now giving the team a 90-percent chance to launch Atlantis at 2:01 p.m. EDT tomorrow without weather interfering.

Also this morning, STS-125 Commander Scott Altman and Pilot Gregory C. Johnson once again practiced landings in the Shuttle Training Aircraft as the entire crew readies for their mission to service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.

NASA's Launch Blog

Join us as we count down the final hours before liftoff of space shuttle Atlantis and crew on the STS-125 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. Follow live blog updates from the Launch Control Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center as we bring you all the milestones leading up to launch.

Blog updates will begin at 8:30 a.m. EDT on May 11. (about 1.30pm GMT)

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sh...unch_blog.html

Link to Media - Nasa TV http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

[Amethyst]

Re: Spave Shuttle Launch scheduled for This afternoon (11/5/09)

ooo lovely I shall be watching later Thank you peeky I really enjoy watching these.

[Paule]

Re: Space Shuttle Launch scheduled for This afternoon (11/5/09)

The countdown to launch of space shuttle Atlantis on its STS-125 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope continues to go smoothly this morning at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The mission's seven astronauts are in their crew quarters, climbing into their orange launch-and-entry suits. They're scheduled to depart at 10:16 a.m. EDT for the ride to Launch Pad 39A, where Atlantis awaits their arrival.

Liftoff of space shuttle Atlantis is on schedule for 2:01 p.m. The weather forecast is excellent, with a 90 percent chance of favorable conditions at launch time.

Launch Time now approx 7pm GMT

[Budgie]

Re: Space Shuttle Launch scheduled for This afternoon (11/5/09)

Budgie will be reporting live from Florida this evening.

For those of you who can't wait until TV coverage starts later this afternoon.

Here's a piccy of the rocket that I took this morning.


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[Budgie]

Re: Space Shuttle Launch scheduled for This afternoon (11/5/09)

3 minutes to launch.

Live on Discovery channel

[Paule]

Re: Space Shuttle Launch scheduled for This afternoon (11/5/09)

Under a dry, hot, cloud-washed Florida sky, space shuttle Atlantis roars off Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida with its crew of seven for a rendezvous with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.

The launch was on-time at 2:01 p.m. EDT.

Photo credit: NASA/Fletcher Hildreth
May 11, 2009

[scoobydoo]

Re: Space Shuttle Launch scheduled for This afternoon (11/5/09)

Budgie will be reporting live from Florida this evening.

For those of you who can't wait until TV coverage starts later this afternoon.

Here's a piccy of the rocket that I took this morning.


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OMG - whats happened to your hair/crest whatever you call it - looks like you were on the rocket without a helmet?

[Budgie]

Re: Space Shuttle Launch scheduled for This afternoon (11/5/09)

Aha, spotted by Astronauts shortly after take off yesterday.


A celestial body !!!!!