STS-119 Launch Tonight!

[Matt Keller]

Just a reminder that Space Shuttle Discovery will launching from LC-39A at KSC tonight at approximately 9:20pm EST. A day after the full moon, Discovery will be making what may very well be the last night launch of any Space Shuttle, as there are only 6 launches left before the program is decommissioned next year. STS-119 will be delivering the fourth starboard integrated truss segment and the fourth set of solar arrays and batteries to the ISS, which will make the ISS the 2nd largest object in the night sky, second to the moon and overtaking Venus.

For those of you not living on or visiting the Florida peninsula who could easily see it from their rooftops, the launch will be broadcast on most major news networks, and our favorite, NASA TV, both online and on cable television. To fix your hunger for a little more interaction, I have embedded the NASA TV stream and a chat on gameday's offline page. If something happens, I won't be able to fix it. I'll be on Cocoa Beach watching this marvel in person! See you guys at the Florida regional!

http://gameday.mttkllr.com