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pkspx
03-11-2009, 11:45 AM
gonna get a show in Florida tonight, FYI!!!

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,508044,00.html

Godspeed, Discovery!
cigdaze
03-11-2009, 11:53 AM
Awesome. Just set my reminder.
:cool:
pkspx
03-11-2009, 11:53 AM
change that, check out the map, everyone on the east side might get a chance to see

http://www.space.com/spacewatch/090310-space-shuttle-launch-spotting.html
cigdaze
03-11-2009, 11:55 AM
We'll still be able to see it; I've seen launches like that from this coast before.
It climbs quite a bit first before heading off on it's lateral trajectory.
pkspx
03-11-2009, 12:01 PM
I'll be watching and loading my own cryogenic fuel! Goose and Seven!
buck
03-11-2009, 12:16 PM
We got to see it a few months ago when it passed over. It was pretty cool. It was visible for about 1.5-2 minutes and then it was gone. Pretty easy to see once you figure out what you're looking for.

Buck
Perlmudder
03-11-2009, 12:43 PM
damn! just outa range!
clayinaustin
03-11-2009, 03:53 PM
The launch has been postponed. :(
cigdaze
03-11-2009, 04:02 PM
Yep. Scrubbed until Thursday.
Launch Scrubbed after Slight GH2 Leak
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 3:34 PM
NASA officials scrubbed Wednesday’s attempt at 2:37 EDT to launch space shuttle Discovery after a slight leak was detected in a gaseous hydrogen (GH2) vent line. The vent line is at the intertank region of the external tank and is the overboard vent to the pad and the flare stack where the vented hydrogen is burned off. The launch team is resetting to preserve the option of attempting a Thursday night liftoff at 8:54 p.m. EDT depending on what repairs are needed and what managers decide. The Mission Management Team is meeting at 5 p.m. today to discuss the issue.