Space Shuttle Discovery Launch Live Thread 2:38 EDT (Successful launch -- Discovery in Space)

07/04/06 | Kevin Davis

[KevinDavis]

Third time the charm?

[maine-iac7]

They still have to come back!

Let us celebrate TODAY!

[raygun]

Presently showing earth as shuttle flies overhead. I didnt't comprehend what I was looking at (my video stream is breaking up). Its in B/W and source is WGTVA (shuttle bay?).

[Central Scrutiniser]

I won't celebrate till we see the downloaded photos and video from the ET sep.

[raygun]

That is so cool to know what I'm seeing is real-time, i.e., its the same thing the crew on board is witnessing at this very moment. And I just walked to the store to get some beer. No way do they have that luxury at this time (but they certainly have a view).

[markman46]

I have been seeing this too,cuts off then back on. a little like trying to sync up the sat

[KevinDavis]

This is the final ping on this thread...
You can download the video of the launch here
You all have a good 4^th

[raygun]

Bimbette controller lost her pen or somthing.

[maine-iac7]

your post to renegade

You get today's prize for silliest hijacking.

Thanks for that! ;o) He needs to "get a life"

[kanawa]

I get the same pass tonite

Hmmm.. I should have specified my time as E.S.T.
If you're in PHX perhaps it's a later pass?
Here's my ground track...

[raygun]

Somebody is playing with their mike button is what's going on here.

[Central Scrutiniser]

I didn't know where you were we have a 3 hr time difference. My pass is from 9:40 to 9:44 PM, my time.

I have two passes tomorrow, but tonite's is at nearly 0 magnitude, tomorrow will be 1.1 and 2.0 mag. On Thursday, I have one in negative maginitude, and good passes friday and saturday. Its best to see them before they dock though.

Of course, monsoon season is starting, but I should get some good views this week.

[Central Scrutiniser]

Big storm over Goddard Space Center, where the broadcast uplink for NASA TV is out of, that is why its so crappy.

[raygun]

Roger that. I was thinkin' that bimbette controller spiked the feed cable with her stillettos and the operation is in turmoil right now. It sure seems like her slave is workin' overtime to either find the pen she dropped or whatever.

LOL. Purely in jest you realize, yes?

Jamming some Led Zeppelin right now.

What a bang-up show they put on today. Wee-doggies.

AND I found out the moon smells like spent gunpowder today. I knew it had to smell like something in that they came back from ELA all grimey and whatnot.

I don't know 'bout y'all, but I find this stuff terribly exciting (and watched ANYTHING that was televised).

40MB Apollo launch video here

[dighton]

To the moon!

[raygun]

[STARWISE]

Do y'all have the live track?

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/tracking/

[raygun]

Watching that video with the sound-track feed from NASA is a trip.

They're jamming today.

[markman46]

now that you mention it, that is what is sure sounds like

[STARWISE]

Hi Prime ! Nice to see you .. how are you? I bet you're havin' some fun today .. ENJOY!

http://www.123greetings.com/events/fourth_of_july/wishes/happy27.html


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[markman46]

thanks for that..the feed has been messed up for a while now