Space Shuttle to fly again tomorrow

[Dis]

I use the term fly loosely.

This really is an outdated design, but it's all we got. I'm not really in support of manned space flight anymore, but you gotta admit it's kind of cool sending people up into space.

[DeathByTheSword]

manned spaceflight

back to flight mission

ISS

warp engines

need for historians on warp engine ships to boldly go where i wanna go

[Winston]

Yes, it will lift-off at 3:51 p.m. EDT, and I'll be sure to watch it at NASA-TV. I hope they put a live camera on the Shuttle itself like they did with Columbia STS-107.

My thoughts are with the Discovery crew, I'm confident everything will go well.

[DeathByTheSword]

3.51 EDT is how much in GMT?

[Winston]

GMT is irrelevant, since it doesn't account for DST. But if you're in Britain, it'll be 8:51 p.m. tomorrow. Of course you want to tune into NASA-TV well in advance of that.

[chequita guevara]

I wonder if I can see it from here. I know they could be seen from Jacksonville. I just need to be down at the beach by 3:30.

[Winston]

Be forewarned that NASA asserts a 40% chance of the launch being delayed for 24-48 hours due to weather, up from 30% yesterday.

[Dis]

that's what happens when you launch from such a rainy state. sunshine state my ass.

yeah I know, it's more efficient to launch from a site further south. And it's better to not have the shuttle fly over land, as they sometimes explode into a ball of flame.

[Spiffor]

Do like the Russians, come to French Guyana!

[Winston]

The Russians don't launch from French Guyana, last I heard.

Edit: Whaddaya know, they're actually planning on using Kourou as an alternative launch site to Baikonur.

[Spiffor]

Edit: Winston's edit makes this post irrelevant

[The Emperor Fabulous]

From CNN.com:

DEVELOPING STORY: A Discovery space shuttle cockpit window cover fell, damaging protective tiles near spacecraft’s tail, NASA officials say.

[DRoseDARs]

So much for that launch...

[DanS]

Retire the white elephant already!

[Kuciwalker]

Space elevators