STS-124, Discovery

[Brando14100]

This time spent waiting, must be harder on the crew than any other part of the mission! I mean, my heart is pounding out of my chest while I'm waiting for an Ebay auction to end, I can't imagine being strapped inside a missile like that for an hour, then being told you only got nine more minutes. Too much suspense!

My heart is pounding so hard right now, that I am nervous enough for the whole crew.

5 minutes

APU start

4:30 to launch

4 minutes

gimbal checks going

[Ferrari308guy]

Almost there, like 3 minutes now.

Watch them put it on hold at the last minute lol.

Ferrari

[Brando14100]

Almost there, like 3 minutes now.

Watch them put it on hold at the last minute lol.

Ferrari

Don't say that because that has happened.

Vent arm retract '(beanie cap)

Close lock visors; O2 flow

Main engine start, booster ignition, LIFTOFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 8-) 8-)

[Ferrari308guy]

Looks like they're gonna go, just removed the cap on top. (NO idea what it's called).

No worries hopfully.

Ferrari

[Ferrari308guy]

00:30 to go.

[Brando14100]

8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

[Ferrari308guy]

It's gone!!

Hopefully they fix the toilet on the space station  :).

[Brando14100]

go at throttle up 8-)

booster sep. 8-)

negative return to KSC

[Ferrari308guy]

Dang! That sucker is really up there already. Already in space.

Said like 53m out, 3200mph.

Also said it was using 1/2 a ton of fuel per second!! Bad gas mileage I suppose.

[tcco94]

This is my first time watching a live shuttle
and when that thing took off my heart was pounding

That was great  :D

[Brando14100]

Dang! That sucker is really up there already. Already in space.

Said like 53m out, 3200mph.

Get data here:http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/tracking/

[Brando14100]

[quote]This is my first time watching a live shuttle
and when that thing took off my heart was pounding

That was great

[Brando14100]

Rolling to heads up 8-), just like my sim. 8-)

[tcco94]

Rolling to heads up 8-), just like my sim. 8-)

Whered you get one for your sim.

Sounds fun to me  ;)

[Brando14100]

[quote]It's gone!!

Hopefully they fix the toilet on the space station