Shuttle Atlantis to launch at 11:15 am, EST

SSJ4 Gogitta · 9th September 2006, 14:55

If all goes well, launch will happen in about 18 minutes.

[edit] 5 minutes to go [/edit]

SSJ4 Gogitta · 9th September 2006, 15:19

Aaaaaand, a successful launch.

MidnightViper88 · 9th September 2006, 15:33

Damn...Woke up just in time to see it (30 seconds before launch; Left the TV on FNC last night), and I didn't know they were launching today...

Awsome stuff, once again...

ElChevelle · 9th September 2006, 16:13

Missed it!
Damn, they made a hasty decision after so many postponements.

mysterious_w · 9th September 2006, 20:57

What's it meant to do then? Manned space flights where the only place they go is round our little planet seem fairly redundant nowadays.

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 9th September 2006, 20:59

I don't know anything about the mission, but I could only guess that they're taking something up to the space station. Glad the launch went well.

squakMix · 9th September 2006, 21:11

Quote:

Space shuttle Atlantis blasts off

The shuttle Atlantis has blasted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida to continue construction of the International Space Station (ISS).

Nine minutes after lift-off Atlantis was in orbit.

The shuttle soared from its launch pad through a partly cloudy sky at 1115 local time (1515 GMT) and nine minutes later was in orbit around the Earth.

The launch comes after two weeks of frustrating delays for Nasa managers.

Saturday had been Nasa's last opportunity to launch until at least late September.

The shuttle is taking six astronauts to the $100bn ISS to resume construction work after a gap of four years, following the 2003 Columbia shuttle disaster.

As part of new procedures following the Columbia tragedy, Nasa is restricting launches to daylight, to allow for careful scrutiny of the external fuel tank...

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sgtfuzzbubble011 · 9th September 2006, 23:38

Two small peeves of mine... It's NASA, not Nasa. And when was the last time you heard a Mission Control tech say "blast off?" For as long as I've been around, it's always been 'lift off.' Other than that, thanks for the link.

ElChevelle · 10th September 2006, 12:43

What's wrong with nasa saying "Blast Off"?

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 11th September 2006, 01:22

* sgtfuzzbubble99 slaps forehead...

MegaRock · 11th September 2006, 23:08

I don't think they want anything to *blast*.

dualFX · 13th September 2006, 20:48

Is there some free HD video of the start ?

swingdjted · 13th September 2006, 22:51

The Colombia had a lot of experiments that friends of mine at NASA Glenn Research Center were working on, including sofball, which was studying the properties of combustion in zero gravity. Some interesting pictures were made available the last time it was studied. A flame on a candle for example, instead of being shaped like a yellow upside-down teardrop, looks like a blue sphere.

Hopefully they'll continue the research on that.

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MidnightViper88 Made In The USA (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The 502 Posts: 9,100	Damn...Woke up just in time to see it (30 seconds before launch; Left the TV on FNC last night), and I didn't know they were launching today... Awsome stuff, once again... "I just want to lie in my own crusty filth, eating rancid egg sandwiches, until some unfortunate paramedic has to blow down my door to find my bloated and pasty corpse wedged between the nightstand and mattress stained with Bengay and Robitussin DM." - Greg Gutfeld on sex and seniors "Syphilis does not stay in Vegas. Debt collectors do not stay in Vegas. Dead hookers stay in Vegas, but the guilt stays with you forever." - Bill Schultz

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swingdjted DRINK BEER NOW (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern West Virginia Posts: 10,064	The Colombia had a lot of experiments that friends of mine at NASA Glenn Research Center were working on, including sofball, which was studying the properties of combustion in zero gravity. Some interesting pictures were made available the last time it was studied. A flame on a candle for example, instead of being shaped like a yellow upside-down teardrop, looks like a blue sphere. Hopefully they'll continue the research on that. Don't forget to live before you die.

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9th September 2006, 15:19	#2
SSJ4 Gogitta Followed by Gnomes (Forum King) Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: West Virginia Googolplex: 10^10¹°° FB:/SSJ4.DominusDeus DeviantArt: DominusDeus XboX GT: A Wild Meeseeks Playstation 4: DominusDeus Posts: 7,162	Aaaaaand, a successful launch.

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ElChevelle Moderator Alumni Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: the MANCANNON! Posts: 22,448	Missed it! Damn, they made a hasty decision after so many postponements.

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mysterious_w Forum King Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Good ol' Britain Posts: 2,750	What's it meant to do then? Manned space flights where the only place they go is round our little planet seem fairly redundant nowadays.

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sgtfuzzbubble011 Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 60,839	I don't know anything about the mission, but I could only guess that they're taking something up to the space station. Glad the launch went well.

9th September 2006, 23:38	#8
sgtfuzzbubble011 Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 60,839	Two small peeves of mine... It's NASA, not Nasa. And when was the last time you heard a Mission Control tech say "blast off?" For as long as I've been around, it's always been 'lift off.' Other than that, thanks for the link.

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ElChevelle Moderator Alumni Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: the MANCANNON! Posts: 22,448	What's wrong with nasa saying "Blast Off"?

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sgtfuzzbubble011 Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 60,839	* sgtfuzzbubble99 slaps forehead...

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dualFX Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 4	Is there some free HD video of the start ?