STS-126 Shuttle Launch - Saturday 11:55am AEDST

[iceman (Mike)]

STS-126 is due to launch on Saturday, 11:55am AEDST.

NASA Test Director Jeff Spaulding said Endeavour is ready for its flight to the International Space Station. Endeavour and its crew of seven astronauts will deliver about seven tons of new equipment and supplies, including a new kitchen and crew facilities for enlarging the station’s resident capacity.

“Our systems are in great shape and all of us are prepared to pick up the countdown tonight,” Spaulding said.

Shuttle page: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sh...ain/index.html
NASA TV: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv

[JonathanN]

Hi Mike,

I think it's actually 1.55pm, Saturday Nov 15, AEDT (7.55pm Nov 14 US EST + 16 hours).

I caught a headline this morning that apparently a cold front is approaching Kennedy, so the launch might be delayed depending on the weather.

Cheers,

Jonathan



Jonathan Nally
Editor
SpaceInfo.com.au
www.spaceinfo.com.au

[iceman (Mike)]

Hi Jonathan

On the NASA Shuttle page, it says launch is in 3 days and 4 hours, so that makes it Saturday 11:55am, not Friday 11:55am. I'll update my post.

Thanks for the heads-up. I hope the weather clears.

[JonathanN]

You're right -- it's 11.55am Saturday.

I've just fixed my site -- I had it down as 1:55pm.

Time zone conversions between here and the US have been a bit of a nightmare over the past couple of weeks, with us going onto daylight saving and them coming off.

Cheers!

Jonathan