Update: Atlantis is now orbiting the Earth. There was some concern on ice in one of the Auxiliary Power Units, but that seems to have been taken care of. The Shuttle is on its way to the Space Station to deliver a new piece with solar panels that will greatly increase the power capabilities of the station. Read more about the mission here.
Update: Liftoff!
Update: 2:30 minutes to launch. Things look good.
As I write this, Atlantis is just 4 minutes to launch. Watch it live!
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The original BA site (with the Moon Hoax debunking, movie reviews, and all that) can be found here.
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September 9th, 2006 at 8:32 am
Damn, I just barely missed the liftoff! But the view from space was beautiful.
September 9th, 2006 at 8:36 am
Me too, just caught the tank separating.
September 9th, 2006 at 8:59 am
Ah, there are replays! That’s good!
September 9th, 2006 at 11:26 am
Aw dangit! I’m so intent to relax on my days off that I often forget stuff like this! Curses! At least I’ll be able to catch the next NESS live podcast in 40 min.
September 9th, 2006 at 12:14 pm
Help! Help! All my posts are running afoul of the spam filter.
September 9th, 2006 at 12:15 pm
…except the ones complaining about the spam filter apparently.
September 9th, 2006 at 1:30 pm
I watched the launch with my friend, at a spot just outside of Canaveral Air Force Station. Really cool. Even saw it after SRB sep; it looked like a star.
September 9th, 2006 at 6:34 pm
i just saw the replay on my ipod. Pretty smooth launch.
September 10th, 2006 at 12:07 pm
They’re there! They are really up there, in orbit… How cool is that? And watching it live on the internet – it’s easy to become jaded, but just think about *being* up there. NASA TV is great.
September 11th, 2006 at 1:56 pm
hola.. doc… soy de nacionalidad mexicana tengo 14 años, resido en el estado de nuevo leon, mi sueño siempre ha sido tranajar en la nasa,pero al leer sus articulos he de llevarme una mala o pesima imprecion, es triste saber como existen seres humanos que cierran su pequeño mundo en un lugar de materia organica,cierran la capacidad de el inmenso serebro que poseemos los seres humanos,no dejan fluir mas alla de sus ideas,estoy de acuerdo de que el mundo es solo materia pero… yo si me pregunto que hay mas alla de eso?ese es el tipo de cientificos que se necesitan hoy en dia en este obstinado mundo que cada vez esta peor, que remos cientificos que nos encaminen hacia algo nuevo no aburrido si la ciencia en una profecion seria mejor que no fuera solo eso, ustedes se limitan a conocer mas cosas,no defiendo la astrologia defiendo las cosas maravillosas que hemos de poseer y que personas como ustedescon poder han querido cerrar cada vez mas los caminos,por que detras de esa mascara de obstinacion hay magia,magia que pronto ha de salir,mi correo es marceleste_arenita@hotmail.com