Space Shuttle Launch

Tickets go on sale Monday for the above in case anyone is interested.

http://www.ksctickets.com/ltt.html?ic_campID=4&ic_pkw=GH_launch_Feb08

what did they cost you last time?

They are typically cheaper from KSC, but they were sold out when I tried to order. I went with Gator Tours instead. They have the tickets on sale now. $90 a head.

http://www.grayline.com/Grayline/destinations/us/orlando.go?mode=activityDetail&apid=1168&sid=531

If I am not mistaken, KSC charges $70. I could be wrong though.

I notice that the only area that you can view the launch from is in a field at Kennedy. I guess that they are not offering the NASA Causeway tickets this time. Makes sense because a gator could be there and no one would see it. Too bad.

Tickets are onsale @ 9:00 AM EST. They sale out fast.

Feb. 14, 2008

Katherine Trinidad

Headquarters, Washington

202-358-3749

katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov

Kyle Herring

Johnson Space Center, Houston

281-483-5111

kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov

RELEASE: 08-056

NASA UPDATES SHUTTLE TARGET LAUNCH DATES

HOUSTON - NASA officials on Thursday revised the target launch dates

for space shuttle flights during the second half of 2008. The space

shuttle and International Space Station programs agreed to the

changes during a meeting at NASA's Johnson Space Center to evaluate

options following the STS-122 mission delay.

The next two shuttle flights, STS-123 on Endeavour targeted for March

11 and STS-124 on Discovery targeted for April 24, are being assessed

and coordinated with NASA's international partners. Any decision on

those launch dates will take place after the current STS-122 mission

lands.

Late 2008 shuttle mission target launch dates are: Aug. 28 - Atlantis

(STS-125) to service the Hubble Space Telescope Oct. 16 - Endeavour

(STS-126) to deliver equipment to the International Space Station

Dec. 4 - Discovery (STS-119) to deliver the final set of solar arrays

to the station

Flights beyond 2008 have not been assessed. Both shuttle and station

program officials are considering options for scheduling the

remainder of the shuttle flights.

The shuttle launch manifest is available at:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/iss_manifest.html

For details on upcoming shuttle missions and their crews, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle

-end-

Got mine!!! Went with the dine with an astronaut pkg. Cannot wait now!!!

Hopefully we will see you there.

OUTSTANDING! I hope that the launch goes off without a hitch on the first try. It should be spectacular!

I decided to just get a room in Titusville and not do the NASA thing. I will be along highway 1 right on Indian Creek. I should still have a great view of the shuttle launching. Probably will not get to see Charger there though.

Remember to pick up some fresh produce while in Florida 😀

Dude you will!

When I was in high school some 60 miles away we would fire drill during launches and we had an awsome view, now I live in southwest Fla and on the right day I can still see it some 300 miles out.

{DOU}The Jargonaut wrote: I decided to just get a room in Titusville and not do the NASA thing. I will be along highway 1 right on Indian Creek. I should still have a great view of the shuttle launching. Probably will not get to see Charger there though.

Remember to pick up some fresh produce while in Florida 😀

I'll be a the Kennedy Space Center.

You couldn't foking swing by Charlotte and pick me up???? JFC! Thanks buddy!

T

Tommy wrote: You couldn't foking swing by Charlotte and pick me up???? JFC! Thanks buddy!

T

While you do qualify as a fruit, I don't think you are produce. 😉

Actually Tommy, if you wanna go, I can pick you up in Charlotte. Not kidding here. Let me know.

March 9, 2008

Space shuttle Endeavour’s STS-123 mission is officially set for launch after getting the "go" from NASA's Mission Management Team on Sunday. Liftoff from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, is scheduled for 2:28 a.m. EDT Tuesday, March 11.

LeRoy Cain, chair for the team, stated that the countdown to liftoff is proceeding smoothly. "I’m happy to report that the mission management team is not working any issues or constraints to launch." said Cain.

Endeavour's go for launch clears STS-123's seven astronauts to start final preparations for their mission. Over the next few days, the crew will be busy double-checking equipment, rehearsing procedures and looking forward to an exciting trip into space.

At 6 a.m. Monday the gantry-like rotating service structure, which provides easy access and weather protection for Endeavour, will be retracted.

The current weather forecast calls for only a 10 percent chance atmospheric conditions will delay the launch, with the primary concern coming from a slight chance of a low cloud ceiling around Kennedy.

The flight is commanded by Dominic Gorie with Gregory H. Johnson serving as Pilot. The crew also includes Mission Specialists Rick Linnehan, Robert L. Behnken, Mike Foreman, Garrett Reisman and Japanese astronaut Takao Doi.

The crew will deliver the first section of the Japanese-built Kibo laboratory and the Canadian Space Agency's two-armed robotic system called Dextre.

STS-123 is an international mission combining the expertise and experience of several countries working together to create a working 'home' in space.

The Link Above:

On Feb. 18, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds flew past Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in commemoration of NASA's 50th anniversary. On the pad, space shuttle Endeavour waits to launch on the STS-123 mission. Photo courtesy of USAF/TSgt. Justin D. Pyle

My new desktop 🙂

After 12 grueling hours I am here. This is a popular launch as it may be the last of the night time launches. The area that I am going to view from is awesome! I hope to get a few pics.