STS-126, Endeavour

[tcco94]

STS-126, Endeavour is now officially go for launch on November 14, 2008 at 7:55pm, EST.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shutt ... index.html

STS-125 is still under review.

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Wow finally!

[Brando14100]

Endeavour Launches In:

12        22      20   17
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[WebbPA]

I like those night launches.  I can see them from my back yard in Boca Raton.

They look like a meteorite in reverse.

When you see them on TV they take off nice and majestically slow but when you see them from 150 miles away you really get an idea of how fast they are moving.

[tcco94]

[quote]I like those night launches.

[Brando14100]

Here is a full mission summary for anyone who wants to read it:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shutt ... rview.html

Endeavour Launches In:

10         22    10    52
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[Brando14100]

Eight little days.

8         00      39   46
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[pepper_airborne]

It is always good to see these machines go up!

[Brando14100]

6 little days:

Endeavour Launches In:

 5        22     09   50
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[tcco94]

Ill most likely be missing this launch  :-[...
A funeral has came up this week...

[Brando14100]

[quote]Ill most likely be missing this launch

[Brando14100]

3 little days:

Endeavour Launches In:

3         00      35   12
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Date:Nov. 14
Mission: STS-126
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle Endeavour
Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center - Launch Pad 39A
Launch Time: 7:55 p.m. EST
Landing Date: Nov. 29
Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility
Description: Space Shuttle Endeavour launching on assembly flight ULF2, will deliver a Multi-Purpose Logistics Module to the International Space Station.

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[Brando14100]

Are you guys going to be watching the Launch? Here's a poll.

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[Rich H]

Probs not, if EST was the same as GMT I would do.

[Brando14100]

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shutt ... ive_1.html

For those smart ones out there, the list is form bottom to top.

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[Brando14100]

This is something that is good to have and know of while the countdown is in progress:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shutt ... own101.htm

Right now, by the Official Countdown Clock, we are at T-11 Hours and holding.

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