Shuttle at 1:36am EDT

[Reed Goodwin]

Don't forget, folks, stay up and see the shuttle launch at 1:36am EDT. It'll be broadcast live on NASA tv. I'm debating setting an alarm or just seeing the replay in the morning, though...
Reed

 

[Leo]

NO GO due to weather

Next attempt in 24h.

 

[Donaldsrockets]

Scheduled launch time is at 1:10 AM EDT tomorrow morning.

Too bad the weather had to turn nasty in the final hours of the countdown.

 

[DexterLB]

1:10? I thought it was 1:36
anyway, I'll be awake - that's 8:10AM or 8:36AM here
I'll be able to watch it on the nasatv public channel, right?

 

[Reed Goodwin]

1:10? I thought it was 1:36
anyway, I'll be awake - that's 8:10AM or 8:36AM here
I'll be able to watch it on the nasatv public channel, right?

Yup, you should be able to watch it just fine. The launch attempt this morning was at 1:36, but tomorrow it will be at 1:10am EDT.
Reed

 

[mjennings]

I'm a little sad about this one, It will be the first one I won't see in person, after moving away from Florida

excelent stills of last nights lighting show can be found here. https://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/

 

[Donaldsrockets]

Faulty fuel valve is to blame this time, new launch date and time has yet to be set.

 

[Pantherjon]

Darn plumbing! Hope they get it launched before the 30th or it won't go until Oct 17th at the earliest...

 

[gpoehlein]

Darn plumbing! Hope they get it launched before the 30th or it won't go until Oct 17th at the earliest...

Which means it will be that much longer before the station crew gets to walk on the COLBERT!

 

[Pantherjon]

Well, the valve seemed to work fine in a test earlier this evening..Launch team meets later today(at 1P.M.) to see if Discovery can lift off at 12:22A.M. Friday morning..Keep your fingers crossed!

 

[mjennings]

Spaceflight now has an article about Discovery's history, the 25th anniversary of her first flight is Aug 30. She'll be the first orbiter to reach 25, Atlantis might make it while still in flying status in October of 2010, depending how the schedule slips.

https://www.spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts128/090826discovery/

 

[Reed Goodwin]

Launch moved to Friday at 11:59pm.
Reed

 

[Pantherjon]

Fueling is to start at 2:34PM this afternoon..They will find out during this whether the valve functions properly and the launch time is a good one..

 

[Pantherjon]

Nice successful, uneventful launch tonight!

 

[Reed Goodwin]

I'll drink to that! Gook luck on your 13-day voyage, Discovery!
Reed