Endeavour On the Move January 5, 2010
Posted by ktobin in International Space Station, NASA, Space, Space Shuttle, Spaceflight Now Webcast, This Week In Space.trackback
Shuttle Endeavour in the Vehicle Assembly Building. Source: NASA
Happy New Year, everyone!
January is always a good time for fresh starts…and I’m making one. I’m taking part in a grand experiment along with my friends Miles O’Brien, David Waters and Steven Young. We’re putting together a weekly show called “This Week in Space,” hosted by Miles and powered by Spaceflight Now. We aim to provide comprehensive coverage of all things space for folks who are interested in the beat and are not finding what they are looking for elsewhere on TV or the web. Check us out, drop us a line at TWIS@spacefightnow.com, let us know what you think!
Come Wednesday the shuttle Endeavour will be on the move – rolling out to launch pad 34A at the Kennedy Space Center. First movement is currently scheduled for 4am EST (0900 GMT). If you were there, you would not have to worry about blinking and missing it. The 3+ mile trip from the VAB to the pad typically takes about 8 hours with the massive crawler/transporter moving at literally snails pace.
Hard to believe there are only five scheduled flights remaining in the program. This mission, STS-130, will be the next to last for Endeavour. It’s enough to make a hard-bitten veteran space producer a little misty.
Watch for comprehensive coverage of this and much more on “This Week In Space.” And join us there for marathon live coverage of Endeavour’s launch, currently set for 4:39AM EST (0939 GMT) on February 7. You will need to set your alarm clock. I will be setting mine.
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