04.20.11
Space Shuttle Excitement
Yesterday after the flight readiness review for space shuttle Endeavour, NASA voted unanimously to make the April 29th launch date official. This means that barring some unforeseen circumstance, such as a last-minute malfunction or weather problem, space shuttle Endeavour will launch at 3:47 pm EDT on April 29.
Those of us planning on going to see the launch breathed a collective sigh of relief, and now I feel that the NASA Tweetup, space shuttle launch, and Florida trip is a bit more real.
I really don’t think it will begin to sink in until I am on the road, though, in just a few days.
Next week I expect I will be blogging more about my trip than about the weather, and hope to post some of the best photos (from both the Southeast road trip and the Tweetup and launch) as soon as possible. I may also stream part of the event, if it’s not too much trouble, but you can always watch the launch preparations and launch itself live on NASA TV.
9 days until launch! 🙂