Watch Launch and Mission Live Of Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-130

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Watch Launch and Mission Live
Of Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-130
On NASA TELEVISION
Original Post Date: Saturday, February 06, 2010

Sunday, February 07, 2010

Monday, February 08, 2010
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Sunday’s Early Morning Launch
Looks like a GO!
* Launch Time: 4:39am EST *
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About Photo: File photo of Mission Specialist Nicholas Patrick, Pilot Terry Virts, Mission Specialists Robert Behnken and Kathryn Hire, Commander George Zamka and Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson
Image credit-NASA
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Latest Space Shuttle News Straight From NASA
Saturday, February 06, 2010
9:55am EST
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Endeavour Set to Launch Early Sunday Morning
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Preparations for Space Shuttle Endeavour's launch remain on schedule. The rotating service structure was rolled away from Endeavour this morning, completing the move at 8:39am EST.
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Weather remains forecast 80 percent "go" for Sunday's 4:39am EST launch.
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Countdown coverage on NASA TV and NASA's Launch Blog begins at 11:30pm EST tonight.
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> Meet the STS-130 Crew
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Here’s a little about...
Endeavour's STS-130 Mission
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Commander George Zamka will lead the STS-130 mission to the International Space Station aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour. Terry Virts will serve as the pilot. Mission Specialists are Nicholas Patrick, Robert Behnken, Stephen Robinson and Kathryn Hire. Virts will be making his first trip to space.
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Shuttle Endeavour and its crew will deliver to the space station a third connecting module, the Italian-built Tranquility node and the seven-windowed cupola, which will be used as a control room for robotics. The mission will feature three spacewalks.
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Liftoff from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is scheduled for February 7, 2010, at 4:39am EST .
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Post updated:
Sat, 06 Feb 2010 - 10:25pm EST
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Astronauts Suit-Up for Launch
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The six crew members of space shuttle Endeavour are donning their orange flight suits as they get ready to head out of the crew quarters at Kennedy's Operations and Checkout Building to Launch Pad 39A where space shuttle Endeavour awaits their arrival.
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Forecasters have changed the chances of acceptable conditions to 60 percent favorable for launch after determining there is a risk of low clouds blowing in near launch time. Weather will continue to be monitored with reconnaissance flights and weather balloons.
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There are no technical issues being reported and the countdown continues toward a 4:39am EST liftoff.
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Post Update:
Sun, 07 Feb 2010 - 3:20am EST
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The countdown to launch continues toward a 4:39am EST liftoff, but a cloud ceiling has moved over Kennedy Space Center and the launch forecast is "red," or "no-go," at this time.
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Weather reconnaissance flights continue to monitor the cloud banks and a possible break in the cloud ceiling is possible at launch time.
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Space Shuttle Endeavour's countdown has resumed at T-20 minutes and counting. There will be a planned hold at T-9 minutes that will extend about 45 minutes.
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Post updated:
Sat, 06 Feb 2010 4:05am EST
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* Endeavour Launch Scrubbed *
Due to heavy cloud cover
Next attempt early Monday morning
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POST UPDATE:
Sun, 07 Feb 2010- 05:46 EST
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Endeavour Launch Rescheduled
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Managers officially have scheduled Space Shuttle Endeavour's next launch attempt for [early morning] Monday, Feb. 8th at 4:14am EST.
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The Mission Management Team will meet at 6:15 p.m. Sunday to give the "go" to fill Endeavour's external fuel tank with propellants. Tank loading would begin at 6:45 p.m.
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Post Update:
Sun, 07 Feb 2010 - 09:05pm EST
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Tanking Continues, Weather Currently "Red"
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Shuttle Weather Officer Kathy Winters briefed Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach and Final Inspection Team Director Tom Ford on weather conditions for launch. We currently are "red" or “no go” for launch due to the low cloud ceiling. The weather team is seeing more breaks in the clouds as they make landfall. The temperature at Launch Pad 39A currently sits at 50 degrees and is expected to drop another degree or two before launch. Earlier tonight, mission managers gave the “go” for filling space shuttle Endeavour's external fuel tank, which began at 6:50 p.m. EST. The process should take approximately three hours.
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While we wait thru tonight... and EARLY Monday morning... to see if this sucker goes up... how about a FUN READ to kill the time...
Click it out at link below...
Endeavour to Deliver a Room With a View
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Only 5 Remaining Shuttle Missions
Including tonight’s...
Now › STS-130
› STS-131
› STS-132
› STS-134
› STS-133 <>
› Fact Sheet: Remaining Shuttle Missions (1.3 MB PDF)
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Update:
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 - 12:48AM EST
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Arrival at the Pad
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The crew of Space Shuttle Endeavour's STS-130 mission is at the launch pad and took a quick elevator ride to the 195-foot level where NASA's Closeout Crew waits for them in the White Room.
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Last-minute adjustments will be made to the astronauts' flight suits and an orange glow stick tucked into the pocket of each suit for safety by the Closeout Crew before they climb into the shuttle.
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No technical issues are being reported and the forecast is still cooperating with only a 40 percent chance that weather will hamper an on-time liftoff at 4:14AM EST.

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UPDATE 4:10amEST

GET ready...

This sucker is fixing to go off NOW!!

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4:15am EST

WE HAVE LIFT OFF!

And a picture perfect one it was...

LOVE These night launches -- But sadly this is the last Night launch EVER for the

Space Shuttle Missions....

4:18am EST

All is going well as Endeavour gets ready for Tank Seperation

4:24am EST

We have a good tank seperation and Endeavour speeds into space on

what will be a fun Mission to watch over the next so many days...

Keep up with latest at links below...

Night all....

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Read Latest News and Updates
at NASA.gov
And at
NASA’s Launch Blog
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Watch Launch and Mission LIVE
At NASA TV

Click HERE to view
ENJOY!!!
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STS-130: Interactive Mission Timeline

Click HERE or on above image to view
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NOTE: I’ll be updating the mission and spacewalks over the next few days in a new post above this one... so check back!!!
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GOD SPEED to the Crew of STS-130 Endeavour...
AubreyJ.........

All above info/photos/images taken from NASA.gov website

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