youngben

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fookin Americans cant even count down! was at 6mins at they slapped another half hour on

CombatSapph

t- 9 mins doesn't mean 9 mins to go - it means 9 mins of the countdown remaining - there are various holds that interupt that - status checks, safety check, fueling checks etc.

It's actually about 1.5hrs away from lift off.

FasterFords

its still sat there mate and its long gone 8 minutes

FasterFords

one of the lightening pics here http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/...ghtning-02.jpg

danneth

i feel for this on one i watched last time i was like cool 8 mins to go... 2 hours later

FasterFords

the main countdown has been saying just past 11pm all evening

where are you all getting these odd times from ?

youngben

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fookin pointless having a count down timer if it means fook all aint it! lol

FasterFords

I looked at it hours ago, and added the number of hours remaining to current time and came up with 11pm

how did you work out yours

FasterFords

now looks like 11:06

unless your ben and then it was 30 mins ago

Tappits

we looking good for a take off at 11.11 BST

danneth

something not working

youngben

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theres another countdown timer on that video feed! shows now and again! its stopped at 9mins now but was down to 6! im not making it up! lol! the schedule said 11pm but the countdown timer said otherwise!

richard youll

went to florida 2 years ago, we were there for 2 weeks half way through the second week we found out there was a shuttle launch due on our second to last day, we were only stayin neer disney resort so decided to drive to cape as some relatives were there at the space centre, we never made it though, we were on the toll road when the count down hit zero on the radio and the roads just emptied onto the pavements and grass verges and everone stood one the roofs, we were still 40 miles away and it was huge and loud as but what an amazing thing to see, i doubt ill ever be as lucky in life to see such an event!

DazS1Turbo

Not long now!

Christian and Beccy

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6 mins to go?

Christian and Beccy

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1900mph. That is awesome. Faster than Rod??!!

Christian and Beccy

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4000mph??!! WTF.

Its Dave

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wow did you here how may miles it had traveled

Christian and Beccy

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8300mph, what the fuck must that feel like?

DazS1Turbo

1700mph what the fuck?

Shandy-Ade

Amazing that's all i can say

purple_fiesta

think they reach something like 17000mph so 4000mph is nothing lol, the original missions to the moon reached speeds that took them to nearly 7 miles a second.

youngben

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mad speeds! that was awesome! 1st one ive ever seen

Jimmyc

That was awesome
How fast!

danneth

i just cant imagine travelling so far in one second LOL, you'd be fucked looking for the junction turn off for space

Christian and Beccy

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Here's someone that knows what the fuck he is talking about.......

http://answers.google.com/answers/th...id/587531.html

Punkie

FAR more frustrating driving to Kennedy and back 4 times in the last 5 days than watching it online

https://passionford.com/forum/genera...le-launch.html

Few of our pics on there

STEVEST24

Thanks for posting this, very interesting. Went Kennedy Space Center few years ago, awesome place, the kit there is massive.
I feel for the astronauts having learn all those acronyms, just glad it went up all OK.