I didn't see a topic started for the upcoming shuttle mission, so I offer this.
On the heels of last November's
STS-126 Shuttle Mission, comes a blast from the past: STS-119.
NASA Shuttle Launch and Landing
Quote:
Mission: STS-119
Orbiter: Discovery
Primary Payload: S6 Truss Segment and U.S. Solar Arrays
Launch Date: no earlier than Feb. 19, 2009
Launch Time: TBD
Launch Pad: 39A
Mission Duration: 14 days
Landing Site: Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Inclination/Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
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Launch target, no earlier than:
2009, February 19, [time to be determined] PST, Thursday
2009, February 19, [time to be determined] EST, Thursday
2009, February 19, [time to be determined] UTC, Thursday
At least 14 days to launch
NASA Space Shuttle Mission Pages
NASA STS-119 Mission Status Updates
NASA STS-119 Mission Information
NASA STS-119 Mission Overview
NASA News Twitter
Wikipedia: STS-119
NASA Launch Schedule
NASA Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Countdown Status
NASA Shuttle Launch and Landing
NASA Shuttle Launch Blog (active about 6 hours before liftoff)
NASA Shuttle Landing Blog (active about 2 hours before touchdown)
National Weather Service, Southeast Sector, Base Reflectivity
National Weather Service, Melbourne Florida, Hourly Weather Forecast Graph
CBS News Space Place
Spaceflight Now STS-119 Mission Coverage
Spaceflight Now STS-119 Mission Status Center
BAUT Forum topic STS-126 Space Shuttle Mission (previous mission)
NASA TV (or
NASA TV Yahoo! source or
high-resolution)
Clocky, the God of Timecards, will probably conspire to consume most of my time for some time, so my own coverage of this mission will probably be light to nonexistent. Do feel free to add your own reporting to keep the documentation and news flowing.