7時43分(日本時間月曜朝 8時43分)だそうで. NASA.TV での記者会見中継がたった今終わりました.
# 例によって日本語サイト一番乗りを狙います. ただ今 2:24PM CDT
学校が春休みに入ったので今から行けば間に合うし, 先日お世話になった視察団の自分枠もまだ有効にして下さっているのですが, 学校に帰ってきてみたら休み中の宿題がたんまりあり休み明けには履修中の全授業で試験がある! ことが判明したました. 一生に一度かも知れ無い機会を, たかだかと言ってはなんだが学部の授業の為に諦めるのか？今から数時間葛藤してみようかと思います.
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html
Discovery, Weather Looking Good For Launch
Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:07:00 PM GMT-0500NASA managers said Saturday that space shuttle Discovery is ready for Sunday’s launch opportunity as repairs on a leaking gaseous hydrogen vent line are moving along smoothly.
“I think we’re in really good shape,” said Mike Moses, chairman of the Mission Management Team that reviewed the shuttle’s readiness.
Mike Leinbach, shuttle launch director, said the work to replace a suspect quick disconnect assembly on the launch pad is about three hours behind schedule, but that will not delay the countdown. Leak checks will be performed later tonight.
“We feel really good and we’re really excited about launching tomorrow,” Leinbach said.
The weather forecast continues to call for an 80 percent chance of acceptable conditions, said Kathy Winters, shuttle weather officer.
Launch controllers will begin preparing to pump fuel and oxygen into the external tank Sunday at 10:18 a.m. EDT. Launch time is 7:43 p.m.
