Posted by
The Eagle's Quill on Wednesday, September 06, 2006 8:58:42 PM
As the Space Shuttle Atlantis is prepared for a potential launch this week, news and television coverage is available from
NASA's website. This mission is intended to resume the building of the International Space Station, after almost four years with no component added.
Details about the
International Space Station can also be checked out on the NASA website. Opportunities to see the Space Station fly over the night sky can be viewed
here.
Also, the interested reader might be interested in an unusual view of the previous Shuttle launch at this
link. Scroll down on the right to "STS-121 Right Forward Solid Rocket Booser Video" and click on one of the two "View Video" options. The first 45 seconds have nothing happening, then the water for the sound suppression system begins spraying, the main engines ignite, then carefully watch as the shuttle bends back slightly and returns at which point the solid rocket boosters ignite and there is liftoff. The roll shortly after liftoff is interesting, as well as the solid rocket booster separation 2 minutes after launch.
- posted by Glen Kissel