Current Status: GO
Today’s Launch was scrubbed due to weather, they will try again tomorrow even earlier. I will update the status as information becomes available.

Launch Date: Monday, 4:14 am ET

Odds of Launch: 60 percent

Shuttle: Endeavour (OV-105)

Mission: STS-130

Mission Length: 13 days

EVA’s: 3 (on flight days: 5, 7, 10)

Commander: George Zamka

Pilot: Terry Virts

Mission Specialists: Robert Behnken and Kathryn Hire, Nicholas Patrick, Stephen Robinson

Launch Pad 39A — Webcam Image courtesy: NASA/Kennedy Space Center

NOAA’s Forecast:

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North northwest wind around 5 mph.

To keep current with the news about the launch, I recommend you go to NASA’s Launch Blog which should be live around midnight ET You will need to refresh your browser to get the latest from that site, but it’s THE place to get the up to the minute stuff especially if you can’t watch NASA TV.

If I can get up on time, I will be watching the launch itself on NASA-TV

The big priority for this mission: deliver the connecting module known as Tranquility. Tranquility has a cupola. The cupola is a robotic control station that offers 360 degree views of the ISS and of course, Earth and other objects. Once Tranquility is attached and operating building the station is 90 percent complete and naturally we are going to halt manned flights, yeah that dog and pony show makes a lot of sense.

Image Credits: NASA / NOAA