back to article NASA lights blue touchpaper on Discovery

Discovery waits for launch. Credit: NASA Discovery waits for launch. Credit: NASA The space shuttle Discovery is set to blast off from Florida on its journey to the International Space Station later today, with the launch slated for 11:38am, Eastern Time. Weather forecasts don't look fantastic, with only a 40 per cent …

COMMENTS

This topic is closed for new posts.
  1. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    That's

    1638 BST, for anybody who's interested.

  2. Fluffykins Silver badge

    @FInnbar

    "1638 BST, for anybody who's interested."

    What time is it for anyone who isn't interested?

    Coat, going

  3. Dan

    @That's

    not really.

  4. Feargal Reilly
    Dead Vulture

    And in RST?

    What is it in Register Standard Time?

  5. The Other Steve

    @Finnbar

    Nice one

  6. Alistair
    Joke

    Made out of recycled washing machines

    "She and her crew will spend two weeks on the space station, attaching the Italian-built Harmony module"

    I hope they kept the receipt.

  7. Adam Wynne

    @Finnbar

    Nice one Finnbar!

    Bad Sherriff! Bad!

  8. Luther Blissett

    2 stories in the wrong order

    Why does the interesting and thought-provoking story, namely the PRC's first venture to the Moon, come as an afterthought to a Shuttle launch weather story? The USA rocket is bigger, better, faster - we all know that - but this is like preferring the repeat of a TV sitcom to the first showing of a documentary.

    Is Ms Sherriff a NASA hack, or just a fangirl?

    Of course, if Paris Hilton was mounted on the end of Discovery's booster, that would make all the difference.

  9. Tim
    Coat

    parking

    Woman in command hope no reverse parking's involved could be a long mission . Will they be calling at tesco's on the way.

This topic is closed for new posts.