STS-131 Shuttle Mission to the International Space Station Launches Monday 11:21 BST

[Cosimo]

The poll is complete and the Launch Director has given the GO for launch.

 

[J1234]

Usually miss these, thanks

 

[Cosimo]

T-6 minutes and counting.

 

[Cosimo]

Cap is off the main tank.

 

[Cosimo]

Go Go GoLiftoff!

God Speed Discovery!

 

[Embed]

LIFT OFF!!!!

^*That was premature...*^

LIFT OFF!!!!

 

[Skillmister]

Aw missed the launch

 

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Aw missed the launch

Will be replayed very shortly & it will be on youtube in a short while

 

[DJMK4]

Cool

 

[Cosimo]

LIFT OFF!!!!

^*That was premature...*^

LIFT OFF!!!!

Nope, I saw that before you did.

 

[Cosimo]

 

[Cosimo]

The external tank has been jettisoned.

EDIT:

Discovery is now on zero thrust and travelling at 17,606mph.

 

[Cosimo]

Launch replay:

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[Darg]

Missed this one, looks like it went off without a hitch though. Goodluck to the astronauts

 

[Blinkz]

Good launch, always feel in awe when I see it go up. Love seeing, what I assume is plasma on the shuttle as it jettisoned the external tank.

I was seriously thinking about applying to the ESA astronaut program, what with being a pilot and all but I don't think I'd have a high chance! Maybe one day there will be commercial astronauts (and I mean REAL astronauts, not this Virgin stuff of going 100km up and 4 mins of 0G, I mean orbit!!)

 

[Cosimo]

Hot off the press the complete launch video with external tank separation at 9:24:

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[Embed]

Nope, I saw that before you did.

Darn it!

 

[Cosimo]

Up, up and away:

Today’s post launch briefing:

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[DJMK4]

That long exposure image is wikid cool , shows you how the roll programme works pretty well

 

[Berserker]

Both my cameras malfunctioned due to me getting in a panic, so I only got one shot...





























This one:

Have some of that.

Further reports to follow over the next week (I'm tired and the wi-fi here is somewhat broken).