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To: RightWhale

spaceflightnow.com
1614 GMT (12:14 p.m. EDT)

The AstroVan is driving away from launch pad 39B now -- a little more than four hours after delivering the astronauts to board Atlantis.

1608 GMT (12:08 p.m. EDT)

Commander Brent Jett has exited the shuttle. All six astronauts will be heading back to crew quarters for dinner and await tomorrow's launch attempt.

1606 GMT (12:06 p.m. EDT)

Rookie shuttle pilot Chris Ferguson has emerged.

1602 GMT (12:02 p.m. EDT)

Steve MacLean from the Canadian Space Agency has egressed.

1600 GMT (12:00 p.m. EDT)

Flight engineer Dan Burbank has exited Atlantis.



There are a couple Canadians on this mission


151 posted on 09/08/2006 9:18:39 AM PDT by RightWhale (Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
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To: RightWhale

spaceflightnow.com
1639 GMT (12:39 p.m. EDT)

Briefing has just started.



Should be over just now if it is brief.


152 posted on 09/08/2006 10:04:05 AM PDT by RightWhale (Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
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