Live Nasa Launch Now

[FrogNog]

NASA are testing their "Flying Saucer" LDSD space craft (Low Density Supersonic Decelerator).
It has a doughnut shaped balloon which deploys to slow the craft down.
It could be cool to watch

http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl2

[Hopkirk]

Occasionally I hear some Yank talking.

When does the excitement start?

[FrogNog]

Dunno Hopkirk.
Wish I did. Someone just mentioned 10.30 and advised now would be a good time to take a break if the mission control crew needed to.

[FrogNog]

Drop time 21.35 UTC (GMT)

[Hopkirk]

Here we go

[FrogNog]

Rooted to it

[Hopkirk]

Half an hour from possible drop time.

Apparently the camera operator is Frog - is that you?

[FrogNog]

Haha I wish. I'm really tired but hanging on.

[DaisyNonna]

Boys and their toys

[FrogNog]

I'm not a boy.
Ten minutes till the drop

[askyourgran]

Interesting, I'm trying to watch this but my Adobe flash player has crashed..again.

[Hopkirk]

This is getting boring now.

No sound for a while either.