Space shuttle launch scrubbed until Wednesday

Per NASA Twitter feed, the astronauts have arrived at the pad and are on their way to the white room¹.

Update: through the white room and into <i>Discovery</i>. Weather at launch site acceptable.

Also, the NBC affiliate in Orlando is liveblogging the launch with its chief meteorologist and its top NASA reporter: http://livewire.wesh.com/Event/Space_Shuttle_Discovery_Launch_On_Friday2

¹With black curtains.

 

All systems go for 2359 EDT.

 

2mCM, I'm with my wife and her cousin and they both want to watch this. Any idea which 24 hour newser, if any, will carry it live? Just checked CNN and it's in Kennedy coverage.

 

CNN should pick up in a couple minutes. NASA TV, if you have it; it's also online.

 

Watched from my driveway, attempted to take pictures. They appear to be full of fail. :-\

Lifted from the Orlando NBC affiliate:



And from the Orlando Sentinel ...

 

Awesome. I'll have to lock in the NASA Channel for the next week and a half. Sometimes they show some really cool shots from the ISS/shuttle of Earth and sunrises/sunsets every 45 minutes.

 

I love how they launched at 2359. Got to be the shortest Mission Day 1 in NASA history.