Atlantis launch this afternoon

[RT Atlanta]

She's sitting on pad now, follow the link for the live NASA TV feed:

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

Safe travels to our astronauts on board!

[tridim]

1. It's on HDNET too, in HD obviously.

[brendan120678]

2. Currrently stuck in my cube at work...

but I've got the NASA audio playing.

[RT Atlanta]

3. Inside 5:30 min to launch

Will keep you updated; sky's clear, the handoff to onboard computers going well,

[RT Atlanta]

4. Command to close visors given...

ET vent arm coming back, with tank coming up to launch pressure...

Inside 1:30 min to go...

[RT Atlanta]

5. Go!

She's airborne!

[RT Atlanta]

6. SRB Booster separation

on the main engines now for the next 6:30 min

[RT Atlanta]

8. Orbit

ET Separation coming up....

[Ineeda]

7. Watched contrail from my driveway on the other coast. Always a thrill.

[BarbaRosa]

9. Isn't it interesting how the last 10 or 15 sec of countdown

drag by 10...............9.........................8.............................7..................................6.......................................5..........................................4......................................................3..........................................................................2......................................................1..

liftoff and suddenly we're 30 sec into the flight,we're 1 min into the flight, we're 2 min into the flight, were 5 min into the flight...