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NASA gives 'go' for shuttle Discovery launch today
Brahmand.com ^ | 11/4/2010 | Brahmand.com

Posted on 11/04/2010 2:04:22 AM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld

NASA will Thursday try to launch space shuttle Discovery on its final voyage, although stormy weather could force yet another delay.

Mission managers met Wednesday afternoon and into the evening to discuss an electrical problem that forced the latest postponement. They concluded the circuit breaker trouble no longer exists and the shuttle is safe to fly.

But forecasters warned there is an 80 per cent chance that thunderstorms will keep Discovery on the pad. Liftoff is scheduled for 3:29 p.m. (1929 GMT).

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: discovery; nasa; shuttle; spaceprogram; spaceshuttle; sts133

1 posted on 11/04/2010 2:04:29 AM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
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To: ErnstStavroBlofeld

Rain, rain, rain here this morning. And then supposed to be rainy & windy later this afternoon. I would be surprised if it lifted off today.


2 posted on 11/04/2010 3:05:25 AM PDT by Roos_Girl (The world is full of educated derelicts. - Calvin Coolidge)
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To: Roos_Girl

It may have been OK’d but if the wind is stronger than a butterfly sneeze they won’t launch. It’s pretty bad out here. I’m 40 miles west of the KSC.


3 posted on 11/04/2010 3:15:15 AM PDT by poobear ("The greatest tyrannies are always perpetrated in the name of the noblest causes." -- Thomas Paine)
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To: ErnstStavroBlofeld

this is probably their last chance even if a butterfly would sneeze given the personal endorsement of the muzzie prez de-funding the project there are only so many missions left dont you think?


4 posted on 11/04/2010 4:23:11 AM PDT by MissDairyGoodnessVT (No more oil change for you and no more TIME Magazine covers =^..^=)
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To: ErnstStavroBlofeld

Scrubbed due to weather.


5 posted on 11/04/2010 4:26:33 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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