Made it to the U.S.!
by colleen on May.11, 2009, under SM4
It’s been a long day! I’ve been up for almost 24 hours but I made it safely to the U.S. It’s 21:30 in Cocoa Beach, Florida and it’s muggy and about 25 degrees (Celsius). Tomorrow’s weather calls for partly cloudy skies and a high of 32 degrees (Celsius) and NASA’s Shuttle Weather Officer Kathy Winters says there is a 90 percent chance that Atlantis will launch at its scheduled hour tomorrow. Read more about the launch in today’s NASA update. My sunscreen, sun hat and laptop are packed and I’m ready to capture all the action live from Kennedy Space Center. I hope you’ll come along for the ride!
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ESA/Hubble Outreach Coordinator Colleen Sharkey blogs live from the launch site at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA and from Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, where a team of European engineers and scientists provide mission support.
May 11th, 2009 on 08:45
I am SO jealous of you for being there! Oh well, you’ll just have to represent ALL the ESA’s member states’ space enthusiasts!
Looking forward to reading more reports from you. If you have a free couple of minutes, maybe you could take a look at something I wrote about STS-125…
http://cumbriansky.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/a-poem-for-hubble
Have fun!
Stu
Kendal, Cumbria, UK
May 11th, 2009 on 09:16
Starting off with a weather report… how wonderfully English! You’re doing us proud, Sharkey!
May 11th, 2009 on 16:07
I got no emails, so I guess the stick is not working down there….
Nevermind, you can always set up a smoke signals station
Have fun!
Dego