Oceania Bugger this!!! The Countdown to STS-114!!!

One more Sleep until the launch window opens!

About time!
CLICK ME!!

Lauch is set for 3:51 p.m. EDT July 13 (local time). That means we're only 14 hours ahead, making it 0550 Thursday Morning for us on Eastern Aussie Time. I may find myself in front of a tv for that, just in case. I may find myself watching NASA TV (see my last post).

 

AWSOME!

 

Bastards!
The launch has been cancelled!
Something wrong with fuel sensors or something...so it's cancelled untill it's fixed.
****!

 

Man NASA's exciting!

But I suppose if there's been bzillions of dollars used....

 

The shuttles always used to get delayed. That's why they all (including STS-114) have launch windows.

 

How long will it be delayed dya reckon?

 

It's going to be a few more days I think.

Until then, here's a purrrdy pic of the Shuttle.

 

That's now my new wallpaper.

 

There's some very pretty pictures on the website atm, some 3006x2000 in 300dpi (standard digital photo format) that you could print yourself or take to a photo lab.

The Launch date is now 10:39 a.m. EDT July 26. That makes it 12:39AM Wednesday July 27 for us.
This means it's 5 days and 12 hours until STS-114!.

 

51 hours until STS-114.

Fingers crossed this time.

 

Fly my pretty, fly!

 

I guess this makes my 23rd month aniversary even more special.
hehe...so lame

 

23 months anniversary... what is that?

used gum? Although mine is coming to 3 years in september, so that'll be our Lego anniversary.

 

I guess this makes my 23rd month aniversary even more special.
hehe...so lame

 

Nah, It's all good to feel excited about that stuff. You just laugh at yourself down the track when you just celebrate annually!

 

Well it two years soon enough
But yeah...I'm dying to see this rocket launch.

 

Yeah it's gonna be cooooool!

did anyone hear that Gene Roddenberry had his ashes shot into space by a rocket along with his dna sample? NUTS!

 

Hey Goooba, when you say That makes it 12:39AM Wednesday July 27 for us. , did you mean EST?
I'm assuming yes, so does this mean it's 10:40pm for us West Aussies?
I'm excited

EDIT:
My dad just walked in and told me it launches in about 40 minutes.

 

Awsome launch!
The camera mounted on the main fuel tank was ****ing sweet.

 

And awwwaaaaay we go!

Definitely worth staying up for, I love shuttle launches. Can't believe Channel 9 actually had half-decent coverage of it.

 

I missed it! I was dead... Or asleep, I can't remember...

 

I channel surfed, but avoided Aussie commentry. There was one (Seven I think) that had NBC coverage.

Darn that external footage rocked. See the ice on the tiles on the underside of the shuttle? I just love the Mission Control TV guy saying "Discovery is now at this altitude, located so many miles downstrem of Kennedy, traveling at this number of THOUSAND MILES AN HOUR.

Oh yeah. Goosebumps aplenty.



Try those links I posted on page one.

 

Wow noice!

 

Click THIS and then watch the video in the right hand column.

A 6 MINUTE video of the entire launch from a chase plane.

 

I hope that damage doesn't become a big problem.