Trying to stay up for Discovery return, watching NASA on TV

[karlrschneider]

40 minutes til engine firing IF weather at KSC doesn't go to hell...
dunno if I can say awake, got a flight in 6 hours. Dammit...

[Caleb]

1. So am I

It's not too late here on the west coast though.

Here's a good site with live video and a countdown:

http://news.yahoo.com/fc/science/space_shuttle

[EFerrari]

2. Hey, thanks. I'm trying to stay up, too. n/t

[karlrschneider]

3. Oh thanks! I've got the Dish satellite chan 213, they just now said NO GO

on the weather...looking at next orbit. 10 seconds ago...

[EFerrari]

5. Omigod, I have that, too. Fogot! n/t

[Floogeldy]

4. It's a no-go for first landing attempt.

x(

[karlrschneider]

6. Yeah...well I got to have SOME sleep or my plane won't know where to go

:D

[EFerrari]

7. Damn!. Go to sleep!

:)

[karlrschneider]

8. I'll compromise...lay down & leave the TV on

:D

[Massacure]

9. Flight in 6 hours? HAHA! Being 17 and having summer break rocks!!!

:D

[karlrschneider]

10. Well, I'm the guy who has to drive the airplane.

:eyes:
Will have 5 or 6 wealthy Republicans on board if it's a normal flight. But it's okay, my a/c has a good autopilot. I'll just punch in "Denver" and it pretty much does most of the work. ;-)

[Massacure]

11. Besides, you can always jump out with a parachute and leave the repubs.

But that is a worse case scenario as then you have to buy a new plane - which is much more valuable than the republicans! :eyes:

[karlrschneider]

12. LOL! Well I don't own the plane, and it's well insured so your idea

isn't really a bad one. :D :D

[soup]

13. Waved off for 24 hours. n/t

[nookiemonster]

14. It's all good. Better to be safe.

Godspeed astronauts.

:yourock:

[soup]

15. Yes, definitely.

4 opportunities tomorrow (Tuesday) morning.
2 at Kennedy
2 at Edwards

May they come home safely.