STS 127 SHUTTLE VISIBLE OVER IRELAND 19 MINUTES AFTER LIFTOF

Aw Hell.
Clear here.
I saw the ISS just pass with progress.
Came back in to see the launch..
NO GO.

Boo..
Oh well...
lets look at the passes for tomorrow and see what we got...

Perfectly clear here in London - would have been nice to spot it. Was lucky to be at the STS-124 launch last year, utterly fantastic. Could also spot the Shuttle on the ride 'uphill' whilst living in Virginia for ISS missions, as the Orbiter flew up the East Coast - which was pretty nice

Till tomorrow night then,,,

Scheduled for 23:51hrs Irish Time this evening, all going well.

My internet failed me from around 10:30pm last night, so I was not able to keep in touch with how the countdown was progressing. So, at about 00:10hrs I turned on the news channels to see if they would be covering it live. BBC News 24 and CNN were, but the launch was scrubbed at that stage. The weather forecast for today and tomorrow around Florida is not looking good due to those 10 miles and 23 mile radius restrictions.

Still, wait and see.

Seanie.

Lets hope its clear again tongiht!

I just checked Heavens Above.
The ISS is set to pass over at 11.51 PM.
Isn't that the exact launch time also?

I think I'll set up the laptop outside on the patio
table and watch both!
:laugh:

(weather permitting of course but it seems to be clearing here
for now anyway)