Space Shuttle Liftoff in 9 minutes.

[cherokeeprogressive]

Good Luck.

[Blue_Tires]

1. fat bird's gonna FLY!

thanks for the heads up

[cherokeeprogressive]

4. I never get tired of seeing it. Saw it live and in person once, and the sound was something you'll

never forget.

Saw it land at Edwards AFB as well.

I'm a Space Junkie.

T -5:00 and counting

[CherokeeDem]

11. OMG...the Concussion from the Sound Waves is Unbelievable!

I saw the launch of the 4th shuttle mission years ago and I can still remember the sensation. I felt like my chest was being pounded on and the brilliance of the flame plume; it was the brightest thing I had ever seen. I am a space junkie as well. I am so very worried about the future for our space program.

Perfect launch! I can breathe again!



:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[cherokeeprogressive]

17. My impression as well. n/t

[santa baby]

2. 5 minutes & countiin

...

[tridim]

3. I still get butterflies every time.

[santa baby]

5. 55 seconds

go baby

[annabanana]

6. That NEVER gets old!

I get chills every time I see that.

[A HERETIC I AM]

8. Agreed. What a machine! n/t

[ProdigalJunkMail]

7. never gets old...thanks for the info!

3.5 minutes in traveling 5000 mph....swweeeeet!

[edbermac]

12. 6:45 mins 11,000 mph

Go Go Go!

[FreeJG]

9. Perfect launch...I watched from my home in FLA!

Beautiful!

[ddeclue]

10. Lots of cumulus in Orlando, only got to see it briefly in and out of clouds.

Tbey are negative return, ATO at this point. Press to MECO now.

[ddeclue]

13. Tank separation - 237PM

[ddeclue]

14. no OMS burn required.

[ddeclue]

19. APU shutdown.243PM

[ddeclue]

27. OMS2 burn in progress 306PM

[ddeclue]

28. OMS2 cutoff - good burn 308PM

[comrade snarky]

15. Beautiful!

What an amazing thing, I never get tired of seeing that.

Thanks for the heads up. I flipped the TV on just in time to catch the last minute.

[cherokeeprogressive]

16. Now, for anyone wanting to see the Shuttle and ISS while they orbit together, here's a link.

This website is bang on. If it says you'll be able to see the ISS at 1801 in the NW, by golly that's when and where it will appear. It's pretty self-explanatory.

Safely in orbit and external tank separation went flawlessly, now I can breathe again.

Glad to have shared that with fellow Space Junkies!

Happy Viewing.

http://esa.heavens-above.com/esa/iss_step1.asp?nored=1

[Beaverhausen]

20. thanks for that link. Looks like I might get to see it next tuesday and wednesday

:hi:

[tkmorris]

18. Flawless

No matter how many times I watch a launch it still takes my breath away. What an amazing species we can be when we try.

[smalll]

21. Well, fine, as long as it's not going to the moon for a bombing raid, or...

to help corporate greed-heads steal moon water and mess up the ecosystem there...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x9124668

[A HERETIC I AM]

23. ....

:spray: :rofl:

Damn, that thread was fun...and still is.

[ddeclue]

24. Is that moon water you're spewing there?

:rofl:

[A HERETIC I AM]

25. Yup.

At $250,000 a gallon, that little glass is $40,000 worth!

[tammywammy]

22. They must be in a hurry for that moon water.

;)

BTW, also a space junkie here. My dad until a couple of months ago was helping make the tiles on the leading wing and nose. Well, not the tiles proper, the poly-carbon-carbon coating.

[Stargazer09]

26. What a beautiful launch today!

I sat at my computer and watched NASA TV's coverage of the launch. Very beautiful!

We had launch tickets, but we didn't make it to Florida due to a friend's funeral. Maybe next time.