Discovery about to dock with Space Station *LIVE* right now!!!!

[ballaratdragons]

For those not already watching (and listening) NASA TV is broadcasting LIVE of the Shuttle and it is going to dock with the Space Station.

It is fascinating to watch, and even more fascinating listening into the conversations between the Astronauts and Mission Control!!!!

Go here: http://playlist.yahoo.com/makeplaylist.dll?id=1369080&segment=149773

[h0ughy]

fess up ken its in 18 hours but they are moving closer togetehr and the view is great

[ballaratdragons]

yep, thanks for putting me onto it Houghy.

This is great to watch!!!!!!!

[ballaratdragons]

18 hours!!!! I think not! Maybe about 17.5 hours ago :lol:

They are currently at 250 feet and closing :thumbsup:

Get ready for Contact!!!!

[ballaratdragons]

They have just announced that docking will be at 12:52 am our time (AEST)

That is in 40 mins time.

Woo-hoo this is exciting!

It is approaching ISS now.

[h0ughy]

who is the bald headed guy

[ballaratdragons]

one of the yank astronauts in the ISS. They said his name but I forget it.

[ballaratdragons]

16 mins to docking!!!!!!!

[toetoe]

55 feet to go....

[toetoe]

Facinating stuff to watch.

[ballaratdragons]

Contact!

Wow, what a buzz watching it dock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!

[C.]

What a brilliant link Ken. I have sound and pictures on my incredibly slow dial-up. Many thanks.

[asimov]

Slow dialup C ? :lol: Even this link won't work for my 32 Kbps dialup connection!! I have to go the way of yahoo video, 10 X less quality. :doh:

[h0ughy]

sorry I gave ken the full broadband link, it was a wonderful event to witness live, at 55 feet they were over the northern NSW, brissy area moving on to NZ. maybe the floodlit shuttle could have been seen? Anyone see it up that way?