Space Shuttle Atlantis lifts off for the final time from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center on Friday, July 8, 2011. Atlantis' mission is the final one of the shuttle program's 30 year history and leaves NASA without manned spaceflight launch capability.
My view at the moment: the V.A.B. through a rain-streaked car window
The official weather forecast for the planned launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis tomorrow only gives it 3 chances in 10. The Space Shuttle Launch Criteria fills about 4 pages but just looking outside right now I can say that they are not being met right now. Continue reading