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Last space shuttle launch today at 4:50, EST

A2597A2597 Fanboy
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So who's watching?

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  • Entil'ZhaEntil'Zha I see famous people
    It's not the last launch, it's Discovery's last launch, there is one more scheduled launch of Endevour for April and one Tentative launch for this summer which i'm assuming would be Atlantis.

    I'm actually down in Florida, so i'll be watching todays launch live, Unfortunately not from Kennedy as tickets for this launch sold out back in September when this was supposed to be a November launch.
  • sinclairsinclair Ranger
    Oh, I'm watching... There are only four reasons which can make me stop watching.

    1. Power outage
    2. PC malfunction
    3. World end ( At least I'm not alone with this problem)
    4. I need to go to the toilet in crucial moment

    And in that order.
  • Entil'ZhaEntil'Zha I see famous people
    Hahaha, very good list of reasons.
  • David of MacDavid of Mac Elite Ranger Ca
    I'm booking it to the top of a local parking garage to get a good view. I'm hoping the tentative final launch goes off, because it'd be on a day I could skip out of town early enough in the morning to get a good spot on the beach.
  • A2597A2597 Fanboy
    I'll take time off...

    I mean, I lived in Florida for 23 years and never went to a shuttle launch. I *must* do this before they end!
  • Pixel_DonkeyPixel_Donkey Earthforce Officer
    Oooh 2hours till launch.

    I was hoping I could watch it online, I thought they had a nasa online tv channel - darn can't find it :(

    Ah here it is!

    [url]http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html[/url]


    But its down! Maybe its because its not on yet... hmmm.
  • A2597A2597 Fanboy
    I've been watching it since 9am.
    if you want HD, use this one:

    [url]http://www.ustream.tv/channel/6540154[/url]
    or
    [url]http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-hd-tv[/url]

    (Edit: It takes awhile to load, but it will)
  • sinclairsinclair Ranger
    I've been using this stream via VLC - has a bit better resolution than the standard NASA TV one:
    [url]http://playlist.yahoo.com/makeplaylist.dll?id=1368163[/url]
  • Pixel_DonkeyPixel_Donkey Earthforce Officer
    I managed to get it working on my ipod for abit, then on the PC. A2597 that HD version is amazing thanks!

    30 seconds until launch... woohooo!
  • A2597A2597 Fanboy
    Excellent, a perfect launch.
  • Pixel_DonkeyPixel_Donkey Earthforce Officer
    I wish I was in that shuttle, the speed of the take off must be outstanding!
  • Entil'ZhaEntil'Zha I see famous people
    Just make sure you wear your launch diaper!
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    held my breath for the first couple minutes... p
  • sinclairsinclair Ranger
    The reaction of the white room guys would have been interesting to see if the launch would have been canceled due that scratch they made...

    Fortunately they found a piece of duct tape and repairs were completed in time.
  • Pixel_DonkeyPixel_Donkey Earthforce Officer
    Ah so thats what the black tape stuff was? They covered the entire hatch, I think thats when my ipod was lagging out. How did they scratch it?
  • sinclairsinclair Ranger
    The black stuff was the actual scratch they made, after they finished the repairs the scratch was gone.

    I don't know exactly how they scratched it, as I was in the toilet, but it had something to do with the hatch closure. I tried to find information about it but couldnt find any with few google searches.
  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    Did they ever say anything about the debris strike, four minutes into the flight?

    [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_X0X5z_lvQ[/url]

    (Funny thing is, I got nailed with a "matched content" e-mail the following morning, after I uploaded that. Fox News claimed copyright on it, even though I actually captured it from the NASA TV feed. Nice try douchebags! XD)
  • WORFWORF The Burninator
    Someone saw the launch from their plane window and filmed it. A pretty unique way to watch :D

    [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE_USPTmYXM"]Link[/URL]
  • SanfamSanfam I like clocks.
    [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKPqomW5kDI"]This[/URL] is still one of my favorites.
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    That video would be infinitely better without the stupid music over the cool sounds.
  • sinclairsinclair Ranger
    Not sure if I found this video from here, or somewhere else.. Either way, interesting stuff about the shuttle launch:
    [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2VygftZSCs"]Ascent - Commemorating Shuttle [/URL]
    I see there is a Youtube HD version also available [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFwqZ4qAUkE&hd=1"]here.[/URL]

    In short, the few seconds of launch in 45 minutes :)
  • SanfamSanfam I like clocks.
    I'm watching that last video now. Anything slow-motion in HD is beautiful.
  • WORFWORF The Burninator
    There's a similiar video to the one Sanfam posted, this time of the Discovery launch.

    [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvSRnOJ8x38"]Link[/URL]
  • Entil'ZhaEntil'Zha I see famous people
    So when we went to kennedy, and were driving down by the VAB, the nice bus driver announced "It's a shame you all weren't here yesterday or you could have watched them roll Endeavour out from it's storage building to the VAB"

    Hey Bus Driver, FRAK YOU!!!!
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