Getting ready to be launched into space

The space shuttle "Discovery" is to be launched at 9:35 pm EST on the 7th of December. But there where some information about a delay because of weather conditions.

Direct from Nasa webpage reagarding weather:

"5:19 p.m. - Kathy Winters, launch weather officer, has given Launch Director Mike Leinbach the latest weather briefing. The winds have "gone red" -- out of limits -- but, in her words, they are only "bumping the constraint" and it is still possible that our weather could be clear enough to allow for launch later this evening."

But regarding the NASA webpage, the astronauts are getting to their seats inside the space shattle and getting ready for launch. For this mission the astronauts are seven and will continue the construction on the International Space Station. Regarding NASA this mission is to rewiring the orbiting laboratory and will be adding a segement to its integrated truss structure. This is the 33rd mission for Discovery and has flown 117 times in to space.

Direct from Nasa webpage:

>>Until launch: 2:35:18<<

"There are no technical concerns being addressed with Space Shuttle Discovery. The vehicle, crew and the mission's payloads are ready to fly."

This is the first time a swedish astronaut is in space and the swedish population is gettin ready infront of the computer to look at the launch of Discovery space shattle.

Get ready for take of! 10,9,8,7,6...

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