Space Shuttle Endeavour

[Eclecticos]

NASA's shuttle Endeavour is poised to rocket into space this evening carrying six spaceflyers and teacher-turned-astronaut Barbara Morgan towards the International Space Station (ISS).

The space shuttle and its STS-118 crew are set to launch spaceward at 6:36 p.m. EDT (2236 GMT), with weather forecasts promising an 80 percent chance of favorable liftoff conditions.

"It looks like we have a very good vehicle on the pad," said NASA's launch integration manager LeRoy Cain. "The crew is ready. The team is ready."

The astronauts plan to haul 5,000 pounds (2,267 kilograms) of cargo, a loaded spare parts platform and a new starboard-side girder to the ISS during their planned 11-day mission. The spaceflight could be extended three extra days if a new station-to-shuttle power transfer system aboard Endeavour performs as expected.


Check it out on NASA TV (http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/live_tv.html) later this evening.

[Eclecticos]

Head Up! 9mins Till Launch.
So if your sittin' there picking your nose or whatnot you could be watching a rocket blast intospace.

[Wasabisam]

Im gunna watch it, even thought in about 13minuets my bus comes lol, and it takes about 3mins for my parents to drive me to bus stop. Ill be pushing the times today.:twisted:

Sam

[elbarto241]

aww sweet. i didnt miss the launch. during the last launch i was at a auditorium at johnson space center. my sister works for NASA so i got in to watch it with all the people who work there :D YAY. i was in a room with about 10,000 points in IQ around me :D

[Eclecticos]

ahh. . Whats the Hold up?
Here is a picture of the last launch Atlantis (http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8816&highlight=space+shuttle) 06-08-2007

[elbarto241]

wow. did you buy the house knowing you can watch launches on your front lawn? or was it just a stoke of luck. YAY. its about 2 launch!

[Eclecticos]

I didn't even realize it till the night launch. . a while back.
I used to live in Melbourne,FL you could see the shuttle itself from there.

From here all you see is a little reflection and a trail.
I'm going to take a new picture. .The sky is 100% Clear.

[elbarto241]

awww sweet. post it on this thread bro. one of the people who work at nasa told me that the birds sometimes try to follow the shuttle when it takes off [obviously not too close otherwise byebye birdy] is that true?

[elbarto241]

go-count down! oh yEA..... engines warming up :D

T MINUS 9 MIN.!

[elbarto241]

3MIN LEFT. click on the link now if you want to watch a live shuttle launch

[Eclecticos]

Well that was preddy kewl. . No picture this time there was a bit of an overcast I guess. .
I could barely see it this time, Sorry.

You can always watch a Launch Reply on NasaTV (http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/live_tv.html)
. .As well as video of the astronaughts working in space.

[elbarto241]

awwwwww **heart breaks**

[Redundant]

Good launch. :up:

I was surprised to hear today that they want to retire the shuttles in 2010. I could've sworn it was previously set for 2020.
Oh well, they retire when I graduate HS; I need to work on a new launch craft design, stick a giant watermark on it, and send it to NASA. ;)