Anyone besides me going to watch the space shuttle launch tonight?

[cwydro]

[Maddy McCall]

1. What time is it? I will if I"m home!

[cwydro]

5. I think it's around 9:30

CNN and the others all carry it..

[Suich]

6. 9:35 pm

Eastern



:hi:

[Maddy McCall]

8. Thanks, y'all.

I hope I'm home by then!

[Suich]

2. I'm watching right now.

They're getting suited up and strapped in.

[Maddy McCall]

4. Is it on the NASA channel?

[cwydro]

9. Yeah, where are you watching it right now?

geez, I post this and I didn't even know it was on yet...

[itsmesgd]

3. what channel?

[Suich]

10. I don't know!

It says uw2.tv. It's by the public access and weather channel.


:hi:

[cwydro]

20. Well, darn

apparently we have no such thing here...:hi:

[ornotna]

7. I'm going to try

But I don't think the clouds are going to cooperate. I guess the tv will do.

[cwydro]

12. Are you in central FL?

That would be awesome to see at night. I'm worried about the weather too...that they might have to scrub.

[ornotna]

14. West coast

South of Sarasota. I've seen night launches from here before, awesome sight.

[cwydro]

16. Oh, I am so jealous...close friend of mine has

seen a bunch, but only the daytime ones... sadly she saw Challenger.

[itsmesgd]

11. found it

[cwydro]

13. Well where? Aargghh

help me out here...:rofl:

[itsmesgd]

15. nasa.gov

watch it online, but don't tell anyone (kidding)

[cwydro]

17. my poor computer

watching wildlife at the watering hole and astronauts on the launch pad...you gotta love technology.

[JackBeck]

18. I was kind of hoping it would be delayed.

It's cloudy in New Jersey and we're in the viewing area.

[cwydro]

19. You're kidding?

You guys can see it up there? You pulling my leg?

[JackBeck]

21. Not the actual launch.

But we would be able to see it in the sky. CNN said it would look like a shooting star.

[cwydro]

22. I love to see it

but I have only seen it when it passed over south Florida hooked up to the space station. It was still cool though. You could not pay me enough to get in a space shuttle, but I sure am fascinated by it.

[JackBeck]

23. It is fascinating.

I remember as a kid, we visited Cape Canaveral and the Shuttle was to launch that day. I can't tell you how disappointed I was when it was scrubbed. I guess that's why as an adult, that kid in me wants to be able to go up to our roof tonight and try to spot it in the sky.

[cwydro]

24. Yeah, I am exactly the same way.

And since I live in Florida, I have thought about going up there to Canaveral to see it, but I am worried about a scrub too and how disappointed I would be. Can't see it from the Keys though, damn it....Psst (you can smoke when you go up on the roof right?):evilgrin:

[JackBeck]

25. Yes.

You're bad.

:spank:

:toast:

[cwydro]

26. I know.

Matcom rubbed off on me. Or something.:P

Don't freeze up there!

[cwydro]

27. Update: still on schedule

countdown has begun and they are planning 9:35 liftoff.

[Ptah]

28. Dial-up here.

Still getting a good view on the internet's Tubes.
Without The Google.

http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/rrg2.pl?encoder/nasatv.rm

[cwydro]

29. Well, I am frickin' pissed

that I can not find a single news channel covering it. Oh wait...we just found it...scanning around...guess who? Frickin' Fox is covering it, so I'm going to watch. 10 minutes and 51 seconds....

What is wrong with CNN? Geez.

[Ptah]

31. 5:45 here

Godspeed.

[cwydro]

32. Shit, they're holding at 5 minutes now.

Weather.

[SoyCat]

30. I used to live in Brevard Co. so I've seen lots of launches. After the Challenger (which I saw), I

just haven't wanted to watch any launches live. *Too many bad memories*

[cwydro]

33. Yeah, re Challenger - I posted up thread

A close friend of mine saw that too...she says that cloud hung in the air forever that day. Well, right now, they are still holding at 5 minutes. Low ceiling, so they could not be able to return to Canaveral if there were a problem. I'm thinking it might not happen tonight. Damn.

[cwydro]

34. Scrubbed.

they just announced it. Tomorrow night. Maybe.

G'night all. Going back to the African watering hole.

[JackBeck]

36. Maybe I'll get to see it!

Sorry you didn't get to see the launch tonight.

[cwydro]

37. Hey Jack!

You just cheered me up! Because if it goes and you DO see it...I can enjoy it vicariously! Cool.

[JackBeck]

39. As long as the weather clears, and they still have a nighttime launch tomorrow,

we'll both be able to enjoy it, even though we're thousands of miles away.

[cwydro]

40. There ya go

Thanks for making me feel better. Don't know why I get into these shuttle things so much...but they fascinate me.

[Ptah]

35. Shoot

Will they try tomorrow?

[cwydro]

38. They are saying tomorrow night

at 9:13, but there is only a 10% chance tomorrow night for whatever reason.

OK, gonna go do something else. Thanks to all you guys who were watching with me!:hi:

[Ptah]

41. t minus 39 minutes. n/t

[trof]

42. No, I think you're the only one.

I'm pretty sure.

[bertha katzenengel]

43. Sister # 1, no doubt about it.

She loves that stuff. Although we were all old enough when it happened, she's the only one of the three of us who remembers the first moonwalk.

[edbermac]

44. After the Challenger, it's like watching someone play Russian Roulette.

Godspeed to the crew!

:patriot: