Atlantis Launch

[jgs001]

The crew are aboard the shuttle. You can watch it now at

NASA HD-TV, Ustream.TV: If you are watching from a mobile device or slower connection, watch the Mobile Feed for NASA Television Here NASA TV airs...

[The_PSY3NTIST]

hope the stream keeps up.. had a few jumps in last hour :s

[whooshbang]

Hope the weather holds out too. And i thought it was just the UK that gets the rain.

[budski]

The launch is being covered by CNN on Sky channel 506 from 3pm onwards.

[Depraved]

I remember one of the past launches, so many people logged in that it crashed 5 sec's before launch =/

[Tantalus]

Also being covered on BBC News channel (Freeview 80) from 4:15 pm.

[Tantalus]

LIFTOFF!!! Good Luck Atlantis...

[Crunchard]

NASA TV in HD ...

[John]

That looked a good one

End of an era though

[meteoriot]

Fantastic and yet sad at the same time. Off it goes :(with my photo onboard too:)

[meteoriot]

Daft question maybe but how are the astronauts onboard the ISS getting back if this is the last shuttle mission? I guess they have an escape or return pod but I know what its like to miss the last bus home

[Porl]

Im so happy I got to see it live, wish it was in real-life though. So glad it went without a hitch. Real shame its an end of an era.

Porl''

[Tantalus]

End of an Era indeed... And unfortunately I don't think we're going to get a single viewing opportunity from the UK during the entire mission

[blacksaltire]

End of an era indeed, good luck to the crew and if you are paying attention Mr Obama get yer finger out !

[Nexus 6]

Good to see the last launch, hope it all goes well and the return is hitch free. Sad, thats it for the shuttle

[Adrian]

Daft question maybe but how are the astronauts onboard the ISS getting back if this is the last shuttle mission? I guess they have an escape or return pod but I know what its like to miss the last bus home

Russians are still flying the soyuz to and from the ISS (there is a soyuz capsule permanently there as an emergency escape means).

There are only 4 astronauts on board this shuttle because that's the limit of the rescue capabilities available if something goes wrong, now that there are no more shuttles. They used to have a shuttle on standby to go up and rescue the stranded crew.

I watched on CNN with my 3 year old daughter

[Superewza]

I was talking to a friend before the launch who didn't get what the fuss was all about and told me i was addicted. Since they failed to follow the (seemingly) simple instruction of 'click this link at this time' i made them watch the STS-134 ascent imagery highlights video. And i quote: "Beautiful, simply beautiful. I'll never doubt you again."

That right there is the power of the Shuttle.

[meteoriot]

Russians are still flying the soyuz to and from the ISS (there is a soyuz capsule permanently there as an emergency escape means).

There are only 4 astronauts on board this shuttle because that's the limit of the rescue capabilities available if something goes wrong, now that there are no more shuttles. They used to have a shuttle on standby to go up and rescue the stranded crew.

I watched on CNN with my 3 year old daughter

Thank you very much

[Porl]

End of an Era indeed... And unfortunately I don't think we're going to get a single viewing opportunity from the UK during the entire mission

Yeah thats what my NASA app tells me. I was really hoping to try and get the ISS+shuttle in my eyepiece this time round.

Porl''

[nitram100]

I was talking to a friend before the launch who didn't get what the fuss was all about and told me i was addicted. Since they failed to follow the (seemingly) simple instruction of 'click this link at this time' i made them watch the STS-134 ascent imagery highlights video. And i quote: "Beautiful, simply beautiful. I'll never doubt you again."

That right there is the power of the Shuttle.

I just watched that video, very emotional!