STS-125 Space Shuttle Launch is Monday

Launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-125 is just around the corner. Liftoff is on Monday, May 11th, 2009 at 2:01 PM EST.This will be the Final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, which has been in orbit since 1990.
Ever since the Columbia STS-107 accident, NASA has required that another orbiter be on standby in the event that a rescue launch would be needed. Thus, Space Shuttle Endeavour is sitting ready on the other launch pad as a precaution. This will be the last time that both Launch Pads are occupied at the same time.

These pictures are from the NASA website but I am hoping to take some of my own this Saturday. My Dad, brother, and I will be going fishing at the Indian River. We will be able to see the Vehicle Assembly Building as well as the launch pads. On Monday, I will be viewing the launch from home (Grrrrrrr...) which is about 30 miles away.

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Doc, in the middle, holding on... Curmudgeon esq. May 8, 2009, 7:14pm UTC

I miss seeing them go so. really the ONLY thing I miss about Central Florida.

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Doc, in the middle, holding on... Curmudgeon esq. May 8, 2009, 7:15pm UTC

Most people have no idea of the size of those things. Consider this. You could put a semi-truck trailer inside that cargo bay and still have room on the sides.

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Matthew M. May 8, 2009, 7:18pm UTC

Don't you miss the mild winters? LOL, I think it gets very cold here, I could not imagine living where it gets much colder.

Yep, they are huge, yet a 747 is actually bigger.

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Patty Mayonaise May 8, 2009, 8:16pm UTC

sounds great

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Henry Married for 11+yrs ~ until Jesus Return Johnson May 12, 2009, 3:32am UTC

That's some great history you're posting there. Is it part of your schooling?

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Matthew M. May 12, 2009, 12:44pm UTC

It would be great if it was part of my schooling, but in reality it is just the result of reading a lot about NASA, particularly the Space Shuttle, over the past 10 years. I have watched every launch since the Columbia accident, except for one that happened at 2 am.

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STS-125 Space Shuttle Launch is Monday

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