STS-124 Launch Coverage

[Steven]

GO/NO-GO polls coming up shortly.

[uri_ba]

this hold is looooong
are 10 minutes not enought?

[Steven]

this hold is looooong
are 10 minutes not enought?

Lots of work to do in 45 minutes, let alone 10!  This is the final hold before she launches!

[Twabi2]

Guess who called?
No launch for me
I'll read it here tomorrow then!
Cya!

-Toine

[KRHart]

Never watched a live launch before.  Its fantastic!

[Steven]

Guess who called?
No launch for me
I'll read it here tomorrow then!
Cya!

-Toine

She can wait 45 minutes!  LOL!

[Moonwalker]

this hold is looooong
are 10 minutes not enought?

Don't worry. The countdown will be pick up again in 7 minutes. 17 minutes to go to launch from now...

[KRHart]

Anyone else going down the ascent checklist as they call them out?   

Aw man this is so cool! 

Poll underway..  countdown resuming..

[Steven]

ALL GO FOR LAUNCH.

GODSPEED DISCOVERY.

[uri_ba]

we have a GO

[Moonwalker]

There we go, GO FOR LAUNCH and GO FOR KIBO! And the weather remains perfect too

[marvx]

1 m in to resume countdown......

[uri_ba]

Anyone else going down the ascent checklist as they call them out?   

Aw man this is so cool! 

Poll underway..  countdown resuming..

nope, don't need to
IMU alignment
T-8: APU prestart
T-5 APU Start
t-4: Flash-evap to Off

T+40sec, @ M0.85: engine power down
T+1:20 @ M1.12: Engine Power UP

and cound down resumed!!

[Moonwalker]

Note that past T-5 minutes you can "hear" the APU's. They sound like a steam locomotive.

[marvx]

APU prestart completed