There’s a shuttle launch today, and unusually, it’s scheduled at a time rather convenient for viewing: 7:44 pm EDT this evening.
The weather looks like it might not cooperate, but assuming it holds out, here’s some links of interest:
Space Shuttle page at NASA
– Basic information on the mission
Shuttle Countdown Status Page at NASA
– Cool page with a java applet showing the realtime countdown, with links to lots of detailed information on the launch procedure. Want to know exactly where the Hazardous Gas System Engineers sit in the control room? This page is for you.
Kennedy Space Center Video Feeds at NASA
– Nice page that has links to the actual RealVideo and Windows media streams from NASA (which presumably will broadcast the launch itself), but doubly neat in that it has a large gallery of still images, updated every minute or so (it’s configurable, too!) taken from various NASA cameras.
Shuttle Mission STS -111 Special Report from Space.com
More info on the mission from Lou Dobbs’ other gig.
Clear skies and the best of luck to the mission team…