Go here to watch it live.

http://www.space.com/

5/31/2008 4:43:07 PM

This was exciting 40 years ago

5/31/2008 4:48:57 PM

is it being broadcast on tv anywhere? hd would be nice

5/31/2008 4:49:25 PM

cable channel 5 in cary

it said something like C-Span weekend on the program info

5/31/2008 5:00:17 PM

t-minus 20

5/31/2008 5:01:54 PM

LIFTOFF

5/31/2008 5:02:17 PM

HELL YES

5/31/2008 5:03:00 PM

i wanna go see one of these before they discontinue the program

5/31/2008 5:04:41 PM

SRB separation...
Looks good so far...

5/31/2008 5:05:19 PM

we had to watch that one blow up at school that time. i dont think older people get so excited about it

5/31/2008 5:06:20 PM

simply badass.

5/31/2008 5:06:27 PM

5 minutes into the flight, 6,000mph+.

5/31/2008 5:07:56 PM

10k mph now

i love the announcer

5/31/2008 5:08:46 PM

Damn that's crazy. 10,000mph.

5/31/2008 5:09:29 PM

External fuel tank separation looks good...

5/31/2008 5:11:56 PM

that was cool

5/31/2008 5:13:12 PM

someone link this thread to space.com for the deaf people

5/31/2008 5:13:29 PM

Quote :

"5:02pm "

5/31/2008 5:15:06 PM

ohm 1 is not required.

5/31/2008 5:15:12 PM

Quote :

"someone link this thread to space.com for the deaf people"

Check the first post.

5/31/2008 5:16:01 PM

i got to tour the michoud assembly facility a few years ago. pretty cool

5/31/2008 5:17:23 PM

Friend of mine got to watch the shuttle launch a few years ago while he was on a plane in the area -- got some pictures of it. Totally random thing, they didn't know it was happening.
Captain said "...and now if you look out the left side of the plane you can see the shuttle launching..."

Gallery here:
http://evansnc.com/gallery/index.php?album=Travel/Atlantis_sts115/




[Edited on May 31, 2008 at 5:19 PM. Reason : ]

5/31/2008 5:19:08 PM

i'd nut myself to see that

5/31/2008 5:20:05 PM

I got to watch a launch in person about a year ago. Definitely one of those things you should do during your lifetime. Even just being relatively close to KSC, you can see the launch. Bring a portable radio and maybe some binoculars.

5/31/2008 5:20:25 PM

At night, if the shuttle is headed in the right direction, you can see it launch from North Carolina. Dull glow, plus you can see it go across the sky.

5/31/2008 5:22:18 PM

i saw a delta rocket launch a satellite a few years ago, but i was told it's nothing compared to the shuttle

5/31/2008 5:28:04 PM

Did anyone see something streak by prior to the roll of the shuttle to the 'shuttle up' position and the release of the external fuel tank?

I was watching the live feed with my son and we both thought we some something streak past from upper right to lower left.

Photo from the Delta flight above is great: the closest thing I've experienced to that was seeing a flight of F-15s go past well below a commercial flight - I just happened to be looking out the window at the time.

5/31/2008 5:33:03 PM

I didn't see anything -- NASA is showing the replays now

5/31/2008 5:37:35 PM

Quote :

"Photo from the Delta flight above is great:"

You must have missed:
1: The text of my post
2: The text on the picture.

Try again.

5/31/2008 5:39:13 PM

huh??

5/31/2008 5:42:45 PM