STS-120

[DaveS]

Starting at midnight(12 am) EDT, NASA TV plans to provide a static shot from LC-39A of Discovery. Launch coverage remains set for 6:30 am EDT.

[Admin]

RSS retract for launch is about to get underway. Live views can be seen here: http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/countdown/video/chan3large.jpg and here: http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/countdown/video/chan3large.jpg

You can also get a live video feed here: http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/rrg2.pl?encoder/cif.rm

Any Windows Media link?

/Admin

[DaveS]

Any Windows Media link?

Unfortunetely not. But RealPlayer isn't that bad. I have used far worse software in my days.

[DaveS]

T-6 hours and counting.

[DaveS]

Tanking operations have now been underway for more than an hour, everything continues to look good for launch later today. NASA TV is currently airing a static shot from the LC-39A perimeter camera.

[james]

Countdown is currently holding at T-3:00:00

[james]

... and is now moving again, just now. yay!

[james]

T-1:30


getting close!

[james]

apparently 4 inches by half inch ice on the ET somewhere they say, apparently it's being discussed...  (T-1:11)

[Admin]

apparently 4 inches by half inch ice on the ET somewhere they say, apparently it's being discussed...  (T-1:11)

On one of the umbilical connections to the "Liquid Hydrogen starboard side". That's a place where "they'd rather not have ice on" to quote Shuttle Launch staff because it may chip off and damage a tile during launch.

/Admin

[Admin]

T-000:01:00:00 and counting! Fingers crossed, we may still have a launch today!

/Admin

[james]

so now the inspection will take half an hour! 

[james]

does anyone happen to be recording any of the streams?

[james]

go ahead so far!


T-00:30:00!

[Admin]

Watching those clouds move - they have some strong winds now! Liftoff rescheduled...


/Admin