LIVE IMAGES: The images above are from live video feeds in the Launch Complex 39 area at Kennedy Space Center. They will automatically refresh to the most up-to-the-minute image every 30 seconds.Well, NASA's latest astronaut crew is ready for a record-setter today. They'll get yet another chance to be launched on their mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff is set for 6:03 p.m. Wednesday.
Launch attempts on Saturday, Sunday and Monday were postponed because of stormy weather. Today's weather forecast is slightly better, but still offers a chance of cloudy and lightning-prone skies. There's a 40 percent chance of bad launch weather.
Here's a quick look at what you need to follow the events no matter where you are.
First, sign up for text message alerts from floridatoday.com/text and you'll get updates sent directly to your cellular telephone or handheld device beginning with fueling of the space shuttle, which starts around 9:30 a.m. this morning. We'll alert you instantly to key milestones, problems that crop up or if the launch is scrubbed.
Of course, we'll have live news updates, analysis and imagery here in The Flame Trench throughout the day and evening. We'll be simulcasting NASA TV here in the blog all day. Click here or on the NASA TV widget in the right-hand column.
About 5 p.m., we'll add our own live broadcast to the mix, with KSC Bureau Chief Todd Halvorson and special guests.
If you need to find a good place to watch the launch outside today, click here for an interactive graphic showing the best sites around northern Brevard County. (But don't forget to sign up for text message alerts, so you can keep up with the count.)
Also, it's been a newsy week here. Some stories you might want to catch up on include the imminent confirmation of Charles Bolden as NASA Administrator, United Space Alliance's announcement of the first round of space shuttle retirement layoffs and Jeff Hanley's comments in Cocoa Beach yesterday about how the current presidential budget for NASA might delay a moon return to 2028.
Stay with us throughout the day for updates.
1 comment:
I predict another delay due to WEATHER!! Are NASA engineers really this stupid or do they really just like all the drama and wasting tax payer money and time?
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