wiegie Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Can follow it here: www.nasa.gov (It will also be carried on NasaTV and probably CNN too.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted March 15, 2009 Author Share Posted March 15, 2009 (edited) NASA has announced that there is a bat perched on the external tank. They have determined that the bat poses no potential threat to the shuttle. (They did not, however, indicate if the shuttle poses a threat to the bat.) Edited March 15, 2009 by wiegie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilthorp Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I always hold my breath when these things take off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted March 16, 2009 Author Share Posted March 16, 2009 they have reached their scheduled orbit (And Gil, I always get a nervous chill when I hear the "go with throttle-up" command. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Well, I missed it. I always like watching the launch but it seems weird to me that it doesn't get the "front page" news that it used to. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepinmofo Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I get to see them from my front yard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetsfan Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 went off without a hitch a nice week of operations ahead to get the ISS to a full-time 6 person crew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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