Shuttle "GO FOR LAUNCH" under 5 minutes to launch at 11:59pm nasa TV link

[Divine Discontent]

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html


37th Discovery flight, 128th Shuttle flight.


previous night launches -

[ddeclue]

1. There's a built in hold at T minus 9 minutes that goes on about 40 minutes

so it will launch at 11:59 PM provided the weather holds and nothing breaks.

[Divine Discontent]

3. thank you

[Why Syzygy]

6. I don't think it will ever make it. nt

[SeattleGirl]

9. Why the built-in hold?

Is it to give them time for one more run through in checking systems, weather, etc?

[Divine Discontent]

2. here's nasa.gov TV if you wanna watch

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

[Ptah]

4. Thanks for the link.

:thumbsup:

[Divine Discontent]

8. welcome. the NASA commentator is doing the full overview before launch right now

[SeattleGirl]

5. That's how I'm watching.

I've never seen a night time shuttle launch.

[Divine Discontent]

7. I did, with a pass, about 3 mi away about 10 years ago - my God, it lit up the whole space center!!!

[SeattleGirl]

12. That would be so cool to see that!

How fortunate that you got to see one.

[Divine Discontent]

19. thanks, it was. I've begged for a pass but no 1 can get me 1, they said its so hard to get close

after 9/11 (you know, that event that Cheney did everything he could that day to allow it to succeed), so it sucks that they don't do the large grassy field parking just a few miles from the launch pad. :( You have to be about 5-7 miles away, depending on which way you go. I like going to the gate from route 3 and sitting outside of it. You can also go over to the Space Visitors complex and pay to be kinda close, or be across the river in Titusville, to the West.

[Ilsa]

11. A nighttime return is even more spectacular. It flames across the sky like a meteor. nt

[Divine Discontent]

15. That I haven't witnessed yet. Seen a dozen or more launches. Yet to see a night return.

[alphafemale]

10. You can see night launches from an amazingly long distance away.

I've seen them from the Savannah, GA area a number of times.

[Divine Discontent]

13. just lights up such a large area at night! and, it really looked like day when I was under a night

launch about 10 years ago... everything was white! lol That's cool you could see it so far away.

[alphafemale]

25. I watched a day launch from Cocoa Beach in June last year

It was incredible even in the daytime. TV/ film gives a dim shadow to how overwhelming an experience it is to witness first person.

[Roon]

24. My Father lives in Orlando Fl.

he watches the countdown on TV then steps outside to watch the shuttle go up. Not sure if he stayed awake for last night's launch. He probably did....

[alphafemale]

26. I always like taking "Newbies" out to see a night launch.

They generally think I'm pulling their leg when I first tell them they can see a night lauch from so far away. :hi:

[Captain Hilts]

14. www.spaceflightnow.com also has it...nt

[Parker CA]

21. That's a great link. So much info and interesting conversation going on. Thanks!! nt.

[Peregrine]

16. I'm in Daytona waiting

I've seen the last two nite launches from here and they are awesome.

[Divine Discontent]

17. cool!

I said the night I don't drive over to KSC, they'll launch (been there repeatedly), so we'll see if that proves true. ha! I hope it launches safely in 33 min.

[tridim]

18. Has anyone found it on an HD channel?

HD Net usually has it, but not tonight.

[Divine Discontent]

20. oh that'd be cool! nt

[Divine Discontent]

22. under 5 minutes!

Godspeed Discovery

[Divine Discontent]

23. Shuttle launched successfully from KSC on a great night in FL.

1/2 a ton of fuel per second! that's some rocket.....

at 'negative-return' point. 4:08 into flight, 61 miles in altitude.


Glad it finally went off.