NASA on HDNet - LIVE!

[dfergie]

Thursday Dec 7th 6:00PM Est
NASA on HDNet - LIVE IN HD!
Space Shuttle Discovery STS-116 Launch - STS-116 will be the twentieth U.S. mission to the International Space Station. The flight will deliver and attach the third port truss segment to the station -- the Integrated Truss Structure P5. HDNet, as one aspect of its partnership with NASA, will present the live launch of STS 116, as well as other significant events of launch day.
From Hdnet

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Thursday Dec 7th
NASA on HDNet - LIVE IN HD!
Space Shuttle Discovery STS-116 Launch - STS-116 will be the twentieth U.S. mission to the International Space Station. The flight will deliver and attach the third port truss segment to the station -- the Integrated Truss Structure P5. HDNet, as one aspect of its partnership with NASA, will present the live launch of STS 116, as well as other significant events of launch day.
From Hdnet

Cool. It is so nice to have regular launches again!

 

[dfergie]

Forgot to add... night launch so it should be spectacular...

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Forgot to add... night launch so it should be spectacular...

Even better!!!!

 

[Indy]

Hmmm, might be worth a trip to Florida for this one. If the weather cooperates.

 

[animalhouse]

Let's hope it goes off as scheduled. The night launch should be spectacular!!!

 

[dfergie]

Still on for tonight afaik... dvr set just in case...

 

[rockymtnhigh]

From Nasa.gov

Here is what the Nasa website says currently:

it's launch day at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where Space Shuttle Discovery and a crew of seven astronauts are undergoing final preparations for the STS-116 mission to the International Space Station.

Discovery's orange external tank is being loaded with 500,000 gallons of liquid oxygen and hydrogen. This process, called "tanking," began at 11:33 this morning and takes about three hours to complete. The propellant levels in the tank will be continuously "topped off" during the remainder of today's countdown.

All systems onboard the space shuttle are functioning normally this morning, but there's a 60 percent chance of weather prohibiting a liftoff at 9:35 p.m. EST. A cold front moving through the area is expected to bring with it a lingering blanket of clouds and isolated light rain. There are also weather concerns at all three Transatlantic Abort Landing sites. The team will press on with the countdown for now, in case the weather clears in time for launch.

Across the space center, in the Operations and Checkout Building's crew quarters, the astronauts were awakened about the time tanking began. After breakfast, a weather briefing and suiting up, they'll board the silver Astrovan and leave for the launch pad amid the cheers of Kennedy employees.

The STS-116 mission is the 33rd for Discovery and the 117th space shuttle flight. During the 12-day mission, the crew will continue construction on the International Space Station, rewiring the orbiting laboratory and adding a segment to its integrated truss structure.

 

[dfergie]

They are putting them into the orbiter...

 

[rockymtnhigh]

5:30PM MST, they are switching to Hockey for now. 2h 06 minutes until launch....

 

[dfergie]

Must remind myself that

 

[dfergie]

At the 9 minute hold, but it will be extended... weather is a no-go for now, still hopeful.

 

[dfergie]

Scrubbed...

 

[mike1973]

I was really looking forward to seeing this night launch in HD. Hopefully we'll see it in a day or two!

 

[dfergie]

Yeah I stopped watching the NASA feed (football) ...

 

[rockymtnhigh]

I was out at an event, and just got back; too bad about the launch.

Next attempt is Saturday, 8:47pm EST.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Currently only a 30% chance of launch on Saturday.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

T - 4 hours 11 minutes and counting. Weather trend is improving. They are getting ready to load the astronauts on board....

 

[rockymtnhigh]

T - 2 Hours 10 minutes; weather improving....

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Weather odds have improved to a 70% chance for liftoff. T-1:53.