Kmar
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https://i.imgur.com/tann5.jpgThe final flight for Space Shuttle Endeavor is scheduled for lift off 16 May 2011 07:56:26 EST
Countdown details.

As most of you know, there is only one more shuttle launch after this. This shuttle launch will carry commander Mark Kelly, husband of Congresswoman and Arizona shooting victim Gabrielle Giffords. President Obama and his family is also expected to be at the Cape for this launch. The last time we had a sitting President at KSC for a live launch was 1998.

In February Shuttle Discovery's final flight drew over 500k viewers to the small town of Titusville, Fl. I imagine the last flight of the Shuttle program in June will approach 1 million spectators. I thought about going to the Cape myself, but really the traffic home would be unreal. I can watch it from my backyard. Although, that's not nearly the same experience, but it will have to do.

Launch Blog Up to date mission information center.
NASA TV Live stream of launch.
Spaceflightnow.com. Alternative viewing link and live mission status update.
Shuttle Endeavour Will Be Visible Over UK Just After Final Launch
HD Video Stream of NASA TV and Launch
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Kmar
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So they shut down the schools around the cape because there will be so much traffic.
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Ultrafunkula
Hector: Ding, ding, ding, ding...
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In February Shuttle Discovery's final flight drew over 500k viewers to the small town of Titusville, Fl.
And they were all in front of me trying to drive out of that small village after the launch Oh, right. I still have that video to post of that launch.
Kmar
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I'm not even thinking about going out there this time. I'll have video tho
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cowami
OY, BITCHTITS!
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i'ma hopefully go, friday is ERAU's study day
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cannot wait.  i was going to fly down tonight but i have a simulator session saturday morning
FatherTed
xD
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will be watching (online). whens the last SS launch -ever-? sometime around july?
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cowami
OY, BITCHTITS!
+1,106|6259|Noo Yawk, Noo Yawk

sad panda, i have no ride to le cape 
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Kmar
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The President is not going to be there. He'll be surveying the tornado damage in AL. That's a good thing, less streets will be shut down.

Ted, the last shuttle launch, STS-135 is set for June 28. That is summer storm season here in Florida. So I consider that date tentative.
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Kmar
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Now more than 750,000 expected to attend.
We're getting hit with a storm right now.
I hope it clears by tomorrow.



Edit: Weather looking better now.

I found a good stream as well.
http://skywatcherz.com/blog/endeavor-live/
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70% chance for launch.....weather
M.O.A.B
'Light 'em up!'
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I take it they put out those fires.
Uzique
dasein.
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cool shit

seeing a space shuttle go up is still one of the most awe-inspiring experiences i think i've ever had
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FatherTed
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I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time... like tears in rain... Time to die.

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TravisC555
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No launch today. Issue with auxilliary power unit 1 heaters. Engineers need 72 hours to assess the issue.

Last edited by TravisC555 (2011-04-29 10:01:10)

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rats
mr.hrundi
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I, for one, am quite happy that they can't launch today. I wouldn't have been able to watch it, so now I have a second chance.
Kmar
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SpaceflightNow: NASA now estimates Endeavour won't launch before Monday at 2:33pm EDT. http://tinyurl.com/sts134
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TravisC555
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Tomorrow's launch attempt will not happen. An Endeavour news conference is being held at 2pm EDT today on NASA TV.

In the news conference they said it would no earlier than the 8th. And even then they are only going to talk about when to launch on the 8th, in other words the 8th isn't the next launch date.

Last edited by TravisC555 (2011-05-01 11:08:48)

Poseidon
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Delay it as much as needed... better than ending the shuttle program with a terrible incident.
Kmar
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Not to mention it's good for local tourism.

lol
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Ultrafunkula
Hector: Ding, ding, ding, ding...
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I seem to be a real lucky bastard for seeing the Discovery launch.
Kmar
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Ultrafunkula wrote:

I seem to be a real lucky bastard for seeing the Discovery launch.
Shuttle Discovery was the workhorse for NASA.
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Kmar
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Space Shuttle STS134 launch date is no earlier than May 10.
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may 10th?  good lord

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