BLOGGER UPDATE, 3:15 PM: NASA and its international partners are two for two so far today. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency successfully launch the HTV cargo carrier on its maiden voyage to the International Space Station, and NASA and booster manufacturer ATK Space Systems successfully test-fired performed the first test-firing of the first stage of an Ares I rocket in Utah. The weather outlook for shuttle Discovery's planned 7:05 p.m. landing, meanwhile, continues to be iffy at best. NASA says there is a good chance thunderstorms might prompt mission managers to keep the shuttle in space an extra day.
Big day today on NASA TV and in The Flame Trench.
Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency is counting down to the debut launch of its new H-IIB rocket and its H-II Transfer Vehicle, or HTV cargo carrier, a critical milestone that will open a new supply line to the International Space Station.
You can watch live coverage here in The Flame Trench starting at 12:45 p.m. Simply click the NASA TV box on the right side of the page to launch our NASA TV viewer and live coverage. Liftoff is set for 1:01 p.m.
Check out our advance story HERE.
The first test-firing of an Ares I first stage -- a five-segment version of a shuttle solid rocket booster -- is scheduled for 3 p.m. You can watch it live on the
NASA TV Education Channel.
And Discovery and its crew are slated to return to Kennedy Space Center at 7:05 p.m. tonight. Click on the box above for live landing coverage and commentary and your opportunity to interact with Florida Today space team members and others.
Discovery's astronauts are scheduled to close the shuttle's payload bay doors at 3:19 p.m. and deorbit burn is stated for 5:59 p.m. Mission managers will be keeping close tabs on the weather.
The shuttle and its crew would have a second landing opportunity at 8:42 p.m.
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