God, these NASA types, they prepare for everything. They're even prepared for an assault by Imperial Storm Troopers...
There's a Lightsabre on board STS-120
There's a Lightsabre on board STS-120
STS-120 - Discovery set to launch on 23rd Oct 16:38 BST
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For the benefit of anyone who (in jest) doubted the Italian-built electrics in the new node (Harmony), the lights are on (though no-one's home yet). Hatches open in a few minutes. 
Edit - and they're in.
Edit - and they're in.
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Clay Anderson is just doing his farewells onboard the station, and is somewhat suffering. Understandable I guess when he's been there over four months. I feel I've shared a few of those moments with him as the most "down to earth" astronaut I think I've ever come across. Always seems to have a good sense of humour and knows how to make everyone have a good time.
Safe journey Clay and everyone else coming home in a few days.
Safe journey Clay and everyone else coming home in a few days.
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Where do you get all the info you've posted updating us on the progress of the connection/setup of things up there? Its probably been answered before, but I didn't read the thread
NASA TV and the NASA website. I'm a long-time astronomy/space exploration follower, so I watch these events almost religiously 
. Been to KSC, been to launchpad 39A, spoken to astronauts, and so forth. Still haven't seen a launch in person though. 
My grandfather started my interest, I think, so I guess it runs in the family.
. Been to KSC, been to launchpad 39A, spoken to astronauts, and so forth. Still haven't seen a launch in person though. My grandfather started my interest, I think, so I guess it runs in the family.
NASA TV and the NASA website. I'm a long-time astronomy/space exploration follower. Been to KSC, been to launchpad 39A, spoken to astronauts, and so forth.
My grandfather started my interest, I think, so I guess it runs in the family.
Do you have a telescope? Also the last mission, I remember the ISS going overhead followed shortly by the shuttle
love watching NASA TV, people at work think I'm sad but who cares I'll definitely be watching the re-entry, I always get nervous around entry interface.
Nope, I'm partially sighted and in a badly light polluted area (thankyou Quantel - I can see the glow from half a mile away), so there's very little I can see from here.
I discovered someone with a decent telescope in the middle of nowhere near Alice Springs (that's in Australia near Ayers Rock/Uluru in case you wondered) and arranged a visit. Well, I was in the area anyway so it'd be rude not to. Bad eyesight or not I saw more stars than I'd ever seen before, as well as Saturn's rings 'up close'.
Boy do the southern hemisphere lot have all the luck as far as stargazing is concerned.
I discovered someone with a decent telescope in the middle of nowhere near Alice Springs (that's in Australia near Ayers Rock/Uluru in case you wondered) and arranged a visit. Well, I was in the area anyway so it'd be rude not to. Bad eyesight or not I saw more stars than I'd ever seen before, as well as Saturn's rings 'up close'.
Boy do the southern hemisphere lot have all the luck as far as stargazing is concerned.
It's landing about 6pm here so get watching about 5:30 if you want to see the landing.
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/
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god she looks good, intersting that nasa's web coverage is and 1min behind bbc news 24's
A lot. I'm not sure if it was a ground-based camera or an aircraft-based one. NASA have both. Either way it's still a lot.
Glad they're all home safe. Roll on STS-122, but don't forget there's three ISS spacewalks between now and then, and they'll all be on NASA TV.
58 seconds if you're feeling pedantic
. It's due to buffering at your end and at NASA's. The BBC take the same feed as the web, but they get NASA TV direct via satellite.