[KevinDavis]

United Launch Alliance mission director Rich Murphy just conducted a readiness poll of his team.

[KevinDavis]

Kepler is just 10 minutes away from leaving Earth on its mission to find planets orbiting other stars in our galactic neighborhood.

"Kepler will push back the boundaries of the unknown in our patch of the Milky Way Galaxy, and it's discoveries may fundamentally alter humanity's view of itself," said Jon Morse, director of the Astrophysics Division at NASA Headquarters.

The mission is named for the German scientist who pioneered the fields of optics and planetary motion. "Now 400 years later, we're using his discoveries in order to answer a profound and fundamental question about our place in the Universe: are there other Earth-like planets out there?"

[NormsRevenge]

It’s a fine night to light a giant candle.. nice and clear.

9 boosters.. should make a nice flame

[mojo114]

Beautiful, hoping all goes well.