The launch of the shuttle remains on track for 7:43 p.m. Earlier, clouds were thicker over the launch pad, but they are now thinning as predicted in the forecast. A minor technical problem was fixed by a red team rushed out to the launch pad.
And, a bat that has attached itself to the external tank is a non-issue. (Click here to see a bigger picture of the bat and more details in this earlier post).The astronauts are doing communications checks with the Launch Control Center and going through their own pre-launch checklists.
Coming up at 5:30 p.m. in our live broadcast will be an interview with FLORIDA TODAY photographer Craig Bailey, who will be talking about how best to take a twilight picture of a launching space shuttle.
1 comment:
As a way to honor the brave bat, the folks who make the mission patches should include a small figure of a bat. what do you think?
Rick Steele,
Sarasota
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