Shuttle Atlantis go for launch T minus 5 minutes counting ETL 1445 EST

[karlrschneider]

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html

[TahitiNut]

1. 1445 EST

[karlrschneider]

2. SHIT...sorry! Fixed it

:silly:

[ReformedChris]

3. Too much cloud cover in Orlando to watch it :-(. It is still truly an amazing sight to watch...

I can't wait for Constellation and the next phase in space exploration to start. Its going to be a great adventure if the funding for it is able to be continued...

[karlrschneider]

4. I think you can see the glow above the clouds!

:D

[nashville_brook]

6. i'm in orlando too -- damn. channel 13 has great coverage, tho.

[ReformedChris]

10. They have the best Pre-Launch coverage, but I always have to watch Jay Barbree on MSNBC...

The man is a legend and probably the only reporter that can compare to Walter Cronkite in space coverage.

[nashville_brook]

14. thanks for the recommendation. i'll remember that.

[karlrschneider]

5. Going with throttle up

:scared:

Looks okay

I hate that moment

[nashville_brook]

7. i still get emotional with every launch.

[ReformedChris]

9. I know, it always causes the hair on my back to spike up..

I was in Kindergarten when Challenger disintegrated right in front of my eyes and I always worry until the SRB's are ditched.

[Book Lover]

8. Safe travels, Atlantis

and come home safely, too.

[Subdivisions]

11. MECO! Congratulations Atlantis! Have a safe mission and return! n/t

return.

[ReformedChris]

12. Good Seperation from the External Fuel Tank.. Well on her way to the ISS, speaking of the EFT

I still remember the plans they had to use the EFT as a "Wet Workshop" space station, but it never really panned out. That EFT as a space station would have dwarfed Skylab and ISS in size

[madokie]

13. A picture perfect launch if I've ever seen one.

[Blue_Tires]

15. great great video

i never get tired of seeing the fat bird move

[watercolors]

16. Great launch, perfect day

Travel well and safe Atlantis. We still get so excited about launches even after after 35 years of watching them.