Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch Live Thread Friday 7:38 PM EDT

06/07/2007 | Kevin Davis

[KevinDavis]

his is the official live thread for the Space Shuttle Atlantis.. The shuttle is suppose to launch at 7:38 PM EST.

Mission updates can be found at Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch Updates

If you can't view the launch on Cable or Satellite you can go to the Nasa site to view launch live.

AD ASTRA!!

[tioga]

Zero to 1000 MPH in one minute. Awesome.

[acoulterfan]

C-Span best full screen

[NormsRevenge]

Boosters away..

[RightWhale]

Go at throttle up.

[IslandJeff]

One helluva gravity well, but that thing is cooking. Are the solid fuel boosters better than they used to be?

[Old Sarge]

I always get a pang of fear when they hit “Go With throttle Up”...

[patriciaruth]

Fabulous launch!

Thank you, Werner von Braun!

[higgmeister]

I see Nasa TV better

[NormsRevenge]

Are the solid fuel boosters better than they used to be?

Yes and
No.. :-\

How’s that? lol

In optimal conditions, they work great.

[RightWhale]

It’s a reflective moment.

[Pyro7480]

Negative return.

[NormsRevenge]

Yup..

I didn’t hear any reports of debris or such..

[publana]

Negative Return.

[null and void]

I always get a pang of fear when they hit “Go With throttle Up”...

Me too. Ever since...

[Old Sarge]

It always will be... I remember that horrible day.

[NonValueAdded]

Sound wave hit us at about 4:05 after launch and rattled the windows, this far away!

[b4its2late]

8,000 MPH

[NormsRevenge]

7:41 p.m. - Atlantis’ solid rocket boosters have separated and fallen away from the orbiter.

7:38 p.m. - 3…2…1…and Liftoff of Space Shuttle Atlantis, to assemble the framework for the science laboratories of tomorrow!

[Pyro7480]

OMS assist during launch. That’s something that I haven’t heard of before.

[publana]

Will there ever be a launch that we don’t?