I'm starting to not think it will be launched today

10/27/2009 10:22:27 AM

this is why i'm very hesitant to try a trip down to the cape to see a shuttle launch.

NASA will cancel a launch if so much as an alligator in the sound farts

10/27/2009 10:28:19 AM

I've been to two shuttle launches and from what I hear I got very very very lucky. My first was a night launch and was scrubbed due to a cloud at like 3,000ft right over the pad, but it went off the second night. My second launch was in the afternoon and went off without a hitch. It's totally worth it if you have a few days to allocate for scrubs.

10/27/2009 10:32:06 AM

Well it's better to scrub a launch for something trivial then to have abort mid-flight or something like that. The media tends to have a field day with that kind of stuff. People always hear about the failures but never the successful missions. I guarantee if you asked any person on the street to name two space shuttles they would say Challenger and Columbia, despite the fact that there have been over a hundred successful shuttle launches.

10/27/2009 10:33:37 AM

because this shit is boring, unless something extraordinary happens.

10/27/2009 10:44:02 AM

starting to get very cloudy

10/27/2009 10:47:01 AM

They are saying 11am to restart, but it is super cloudy there and I don't think they can launch after 12 today. I'm not optimistic about a launch today.

10/27/2009 10:55:45 AM

they can still squeeze it in

if it gets to 11:30est and its still on the groud its not happening today

10/27/2009 10:59:25 AM

According to the weather plane there is a chance we could still go today. Wind is good and there are a few breaks in the clouds. Not likely but my fingers are crossed!

10/27/2009 11:08:12 AM

Countdown is scheduled to start in 9 minutes! Green on all constraints!

[Edited on October 27, 2009 at 11:12 AM. Reason : ]

10/27/2009 11:11:01 AM

gah

delayed again?

10/27/2009 11:12:22 AM

I want to punch Winters. She is such a fucking cockblock on this launch!

10/27/2009 11:14:34 AM

Scrubbed

10/27/2009 11:22:03 AM

scrubbed

10/27/2009 11:22:08 AM

Wraith when is the next launch window?

10/27/2009 11:25:10 AM

Well damn.

10/27/2009 11:25:25 AM

10/27/2009 11:25:56 AM

Looks like we are due for tomorrow, same bat-time, same bat-channel.

Weather is looking a lot more favorable tomorrow.

10/27/2009 11:28:55 AM

/me crosses fingers on tomorrow

10/27/2009 11:45:25 AM

too bad you can't watch a live feed from the NASA iPhone app.

10/27/2009 12:25:03 PM

they have 2-3 other feed types, including quicktime

10/27/2009 12:28:33 PM

oh sweet!

10/27/2009 1:01:13 PM

I just heard no earlier than 9:00am. I should be home to see it by then!

10/28/2009 7:37:50 AM

^Indeed, I have a buddy working the launch down at Kennedy and early early this morning he sent out a few text messages on the status. Apparently there were 11 lightning strikes last night within a 1 mile radius of pad 39B. Good thing those lightning towers were up. Skies are looking clear now though so we should be set for a 9am launch!

10/28/2009 8:30:47 AM

comeon baby light this sucker

10/28/2009 8:46:13 AM

Weather messed up a bit again, now it is scheduled for 10:30am.

10/28/2009 9:11:47 AM

10:30?!? Grrr. I need to go to bed!

10/28/2009 9:13:13 AM

i'm not wasting my time with this anymore

nasa

10/28/2009 9:20:28 AM

birds just flew into frame. call a hold

10/28/2009 9:35:30 AM

^More like "Bird looked at the vehicle, call a hold"

10/28/2009 9:41:10 AM

Bird thought about looking at vehicle. Call a hold.

10/28/2009 9:43:39 AM

^Do you live in another time zone far away, or did you stay up all night? Your comments have me confused.

10/28/2009 10:30:40 AM

HockeyRoman works third shift, yes?

10/28/2009 10:31:39 AM

11am!

10/28/2009 10:32:33 AM

it's go time baby!

10/28/2009 10:41:04 AM

is there an hd stream of this anywhere online? Im watching the nasa tv stream on nasa.gov right now.

10/28/2009 10:42:49 AM

i'm glad they waited... maybe i'll be able to see it!

10/28/2009 10:42:57 AM

^x5 Yep yep! Weather happens at night, therefore so do I.

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10/28/2009 10:43:25 AM

where do you work?

10/28/2009 10:44:48 AM

Okay things are looking promising (for the 50th time)

10/28/2009 10:46:06 AM

aw crap, another weather reconaissance plane has to check out?

10/28/2009 10:47:01 AM

FUCK

10/28/2009 10:47:40 AM

Son of a. . .

10/28/2009 10:47:46 AM

gaaaay

10/28/2009 10:48:07 AM

damn weather folks.

10/28/2009 10:52:26 AM

10/28/2009 10:54:03 AM

New estimated countdown start at 11:04 EST with launch scheduled for 11:08 EST.

10/28/2009 10:54:42 AM

10/28/2009 10:55:06 AM

i really wish the hobag doing the weather could give a simple one sentance answer when they ask her a question.

"When do you think the window will re-open?"
"Well, the gravitational effect of the moose sneezing in Canada added rotational velocity to the upper level prevailing winds causing blah blah blah blah blah........" .. 5 minutes later.. " .. blah blah and that's the second time I had crabs, so maybe 10-70 minutes from now."

10/28/2009 10:56:00 AM

Nah that moose in Canada had a dream about a leaf that was blown by the wind towards the Ares I-X so they had to hold the countdown.

10/28/2009 10:58:55 AM