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Reply 40
addylad
I'll be watching both hopefully. :wink:

As an aside, on your profile it says you want a job in F1... I'm going to be testing some samples of F1 fuel, and on my work experience I helped to drum Ferrari's fuel.

/irrelevance


Yeah a job in F1 is my dream, but dunno if I am going to be able to get into it especially considering the downsizing of the teams that is going to occur in the next few years.

You chaps can give me some feedback afterwards here...

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?p=20052890&highlight=university+challenge#post20052890
DeeDub
Yeah a job in F1 is my dream, but dunno if I am going to be able to get into it especially considering the downsizing of the teams that is going to occur in the next few years.

You chaps can give me some feedback afterwards here...

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?p=20052890&highlight=university+challenge#post20052890

Well good luck with it, and your University Challenge broadcast. :smile:

Edit: I'll give you some feedback, yes.
Interesting stuff happening now.

They're getting into the shuttle :colonhash:
TheTallOne
Interesting stuff happening now.

They're getting into the shuttle :colonhash:


This better be live and not some prank :colonhash:
They're getting strapped in now...

EDIT: Launch is in 2 1/2 hours still, so not much point watching now.
Reply 45
mazza558
They're getting strapped in now...

EDIT: Launch is in 2 1/2 hours still, so not much point watching now.


2 1/2? I heard 1 1/2 a few minutes ago...
cpj1987
2 1/2? I heard 1 1/2 a few minutes ago...

This.
Fair enough, the NASA homepage said 2 1/2. Looks like it is 1 1/2.
cpj1987
2 1/2? I heard 1 1/2 a few minutes ago...


That's because the official countdown clock (which you may remember got stuck at 9 minutes last night) is paused at some point whereas the actual time until lift off is different.

The two countdowns are here and here.

Explanation here

EDIT: That's why we have 9 minutes and counting or 9 minutes and holding.
Reply 49
Thank you OP! I missed the past few launches and was always annoyed. Will stay up tonight though!
dhr90
Thank you OP! I missed the past few launches and was always annoyed. Will stay up tonight though!


You would have missed it last night if it weren't for the weather :colonhash:
Reply 51
TheTallOne
You would have missed it last night if it weren't for the weather :colonhash:


Thats true. But I will be watching this one! Can you sign up to get emails whenever there is a launch?
dhr90
Thats true. But I will be watching this one! Can you sign up to get emails whenever there is a launch?


http://www.nasa.gov/

Sign up on the box on the right. Although I guess you will get emails from everything else NASA does.

Or just going on the BBC News website/Wikipedia will also prompt you.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-128

That's the next mission - set for August 18 (but it probably will be delayed).
Reply 53
I hope the shuttle actually launches tonight, I've been getting impatient :p: I missed one by a few days when I was in Florida a few years ago, which was pretty annoying. And there's not one scheduled for when I'm there this year :frown: Unless Discovery gets delayed, which is fairly likely giving the state of the weather these days...
Reply 54
TheTallOne
http://www.nasa.gov/

Sign up on the box on the right. Although I guess you will get emails from everything else NASA does.

Or just going on the BBC News website/Wikipedia will also prompt you.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-128

That's the next mission - set for August 18 (but it probably will be delayed).


Awesome, cheers.

Also T minus 34 minutes :woo:
dhr90
Awesome, cheers.

Also T minus 34 minutes :woo:


Still another 75 minutes till lift off (see above).
Reply 56
Red for lightning :rolleyes: Storm's moving away though I suppose.
TheTallOne
That's because the official countdown clock (which you may remember got stuck at 9 minutes last night) is paused at some point whereas the actual time until lift off is different.

The two countdowns are here and here.

Explanation here

EDIT: That's why we have 9 minutes and counting or 9 minutes and holding.


Ah, I see.

So the launch goes through several stages and holds at specific points (e.g at the moment it's at T-20, and that lasts for about 10 minutes).
Reply 58
Meh, I'll give up and go to bed then... :frown:
Is anyone else staying up to watch it? (if it actually launches :rolleyes:)