geektastic

[somedaybitch]

nasa tv live

man, i lurve the internet. the feed even has Mission Control to shuttle audio.

Discovery has been waved off for 24 hours. the projections were within "go" parameters but given the instability of the weather all day [night?], they pushed landing for a day.

if you're lucky, you can catch live footage of the Earth from the Space Station which is just unfrakkinbelievable.

/geek

Comments

[arthurfrdent.livejournal.com]

I think, they's gonna land at edwards...heh maybe a little roadtrip for you and the "Pyro" ? c'mon desert in the middle of the frickin' night? the stars alone would be worth the trip... then early in the morning:

**Preparations are now focused on the first opportunity to land Tuesday which would begin with an engine firing by Discovery at 3:01 a.m. CDT and lead to a touchdown at KSC at 4:07 a.m. CDT. The additional landing opportunities include: a 4:33 a.m. Shuttle engine firing leading to a 5:39 a.m. landing at White Sands; a 4:37 a.m. engine firing leading to a 5:43 a.m. touchdown at KSC; a 6:06 a.m. engine firing leading to 7:12 a.m. touchdown at Edwards; a 6:09 a.m. engine firing leading to a 7:13 a.m. landing at White Sands; and a 7:44 a.m. engine firing leading to a 8:47 a.m. landing at Edwards.**

:D at the very least you may be able to catch the de-orbit burn and the deceleration from Mach 25... my reasoning is that Kennedy is supposed to have similar weather, and Edwards is supposed to be clear... They'll spend the million rather than waiting another day... the margin is too thin to make waiting worth it, I think.

[thevaliumsofalj.livejournal.com]

i just heard on the news that Edwards isn't allowing anybody on base this time around for the landing :(

[thevaliumsofalj.livejournal.com]

the images from the space station were so beautiful! I was watching while waiting for the shuttle to land and wow!

yes, i am a geek.. *big grin*