SPACE

[axel000]

So with this satellite they are going to develop a "true height" of land mass based on gravity readings. It'll be interesting to see if there is any relationship between gravity levels and the average height of a population.

May seem odd, but I think they will find a correlation. Look at where the big red spot is in that diagram, right near Scotland, bunch of short asses up there

[axel000]

Shuttle about 30 mins from launch to the ISS, live coverage here :

http://www.space.com/php/popup/mediapla ... &mode=play

[PVB]

Also available here:

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/

Launch scheduled to be in about 25 minutes from now.

Edit: Launch countdown resumes at T minus 9 minutes in one minute.

[Orava]

About 8 minutes left now.

[CharlieF]

This is exciting stuff

[PVB]

T minus 4 minutes.

[CharlieF]

You can't help but feel nervous for them.

[Orava]

1 minute! Pretty exciting. Never seen one live before!

Good luck and all that.

[PVB]

She's up!

[CharlieF]

Awesome.

I had the full goosebump experience.

[foxyloxy]

I love watching these

[CharlieF]

5000 mph

[PVB]

5000 mph

I know.

The figures they give out always makes me go

[CharlieF]

5000 mph

I know.

The figures they give out always makes me go

It's 9000 mph now.

[PVB]

I wish they'd fit screen cleaners to the onboard cameras, like on racing cars and such, as the one on the orbiter always has droplets on it, smearing the view.