Last chance: T-1 minute shuttle launch NOW!!

[ddeclue]

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

[oldtime dfl_er]

1. BEAUTIFUL LAUNCH

Never fails to thrill me!!

[gateley]

2. cnn is covering it, too -- nt

[XemaSab]

3. Thanks for the heads-up

I missed the actual liftoff, but I saw a bunch of it. :hi:

[ddeclue]

4. Now time for my theme song!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-xEzGIuY7kw

:rofl:

[XemaSab]

5. This song does not describe me in the slightest

but it sure as hell describes all my friends. :toast:

(No, really, when you spend the night at a friend's house and they ask you to explain clay mineralogy to them for a bedtime story, YOU KNOW.)

[ddeclue]

7. Are we political nerds???

I mean who else spends THIS much time on political intrigue?

I have been in England since the 3rd and I'm so hard up for political news that I started to follow what goes on over HERE in the British system between Labor, Tories, and the Liberal Dems.

:rofl:

[Kajsa]

6. Saw the replay,

beautiful launch!

When you think of all the work that goes into
making sure everything runs smoothly,
it's breathtaking.

Thanks so much.

:)

[IndianaJohn]

8. Beautiful nighttime launch!

I watch in awe every time I see all that weight rise so majestically and quickly to an astonishing 17,000+ mph. Also, every launching makes me nervous, ever since my high school German teacher rolled in the tv and we watched the Challenger disaster coverage.