Space Shuttle Endeavour Due To Launch, Monday 16th May 2011
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*** News Flash ***
The countdown clock has started for the launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour! The clock started at 7.00 pm BST today and will run right up until the launch of the Shuttle, at 8.37 pm BST on 29 April 2011..!
NASA link >> countdown clock
Only 3 days and an hour or so, to go...
The Russian Progress supply vehicle has successfully docked with the International Space Station. The seal between Progress and the ISS is being checked before the hatch is opened...
For today's Shuttle launch:
Currently, Endeavour is on schedule for launch at 8.47pm BST, today.
Digging that live feed.
That's a shame - I was looking forward to the launch! 
Oh well, there's a meeting later with the launch director chap & his homies - hopefully the launch won't be delayed for too long...
Oh well, there's a meeting later with the launch director chap & his homies - hopefully the launch won't be delayed for too long...
Oh arse. I was looking forward to seeing the shuttle in that massive hangar where they pretend they're in space.
Does that mean that the International Space Station is in fact just in a hangar somewhere? And, if it is an International space station, does the said hangar travel from country to country, or is it in several countries at once and thus is merely an illusion?
Does that mean that the International Space Station is in fact just in a hangar somewhere? And, if it is an International space station, does the said hangar travel from country to country, or is it in several countries at once and thus is merely an illusion?
Smoke and mirrors p'raps - couldn't do worse than ask Laika
They're looking at May 8th as the earliest possible launch date now.
Terribly disappointing for such a highly anticipated event.
Terribly disappointing for such a highly anticipated event.
NASA says that the earliest Endeavour launch could be May 10th..
NASA Linkage >> Forensic Testing on Faulty LCA-2
The exact launch date is yet to be announced.....
Even older archive piccy of Endeavour >>
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*allegedly might just be artistic impression!
NASA Linkage >> Forensic Testing on Faulty LCA-2
The exact launch date is yet to be announced.....
Archive Image: Shuttle Endeavour blasting into orbit!
Even older archive piccy of Endeavour >>
**allegedly might just be artistic impression!
The Launch clock is running! The launch is now scheduled for:
That is, as long as nothing else goes wrong...
Fingers crossed... (although you may want to cross some-one else's fingers if you need to use yours between now and Monday...
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Monday 16th May 2011 @ 13.56 BST
That is, as long as nothing else goes wrong...
NASA Source >> Space Shuttle News
Fingers crossed... (although you may want to cross some-one else's fingers if you need to use yours between now and Monday...
)
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Watch this SPACE...
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NASA's new motto -
"We must all do Or Bit..."
"We must all do Or Bit..."
There's approximately 50 minutes till lift-off!
For those that have a few spare minutes (and for those that can distract the boss for a moment or two), tune into NASA tv to hopefully watch Endeavour launch into space...
For those that have a few spare minutes (and for those that can distract the boss for a moment or two), tune into NASA tv to hopefully watch Endeavour launch into space...
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