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This has to be one of the most dramatic countdowns ever seen. For anyone interested there was at least one time when they just missed the launch window: STS-88. nasaspaceflight.com have a good audio track of the events: http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/_docs/STS-88.19981203.Attempt.edit.avi...

SCRUB!

The countdown started on time at 2 AM Eastern. At the Countdown Status Briefing earlier Shuttle Weather Officer Kathy Winters reported a 0% chance of weather prohibiting tanking and a 30% chance of weather prohibiting launch on Sunday. If for any reason launch is delayed 24 hours then there is...

Thinking in C++ by Bruce Eckell is quite good but if you are completely new to programming the learning curve may be a little steep. You can get the book from http://www.mindview.net/Books/TICPP/ThinkingInCPP2e.html You may also want to check out http://www.cplusplus.com

I believe call to stations is at 1:30 AM Eastern and the countdown will actually start from the T-43 hour mark at 2:00 AM Eastern. For the benefit of anyone new here, once we are into S0007 only major updates tend to get posted in the thread with live events posted in the chat box. If you are...

Flight readiness review on January 27 approved first launch attempt on February 7. Briefing and Events schedule is below, all times Eastern. L-5 Days - Tuesday, Feb. 2 Approx. 10:30 p.m. - STS-130 astronaut crew arrival L-4 Days - Wednesday, Feb. 3 10 a.m. - Prelaunch update - Jeremy...

STS-129 briefing and events schedule (All times Eastern): L-4 Days - Thursday, Nov. 12 Approximately 11 a.m. - STS-129 astronaut arrival L-3 Days - Friday, Nov. 13 10 a.m. - Countdown Status Briefing - Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, NASA Test Director - Scott Higginbotham, STS-129 Payload...

24 hour scrub turnaround: Next launch attempt Wednesday October 28 at 08:00 EDT/12:00 GMT.

STS-128 Briefing and events schedule: All times Eastern. L-4 Days - Friday, Aug. 21 10 a.m. - Prelaunch update - Steve Payne, NASA Test Director 11 p.m. - Countdown starts (not on NASA TV) L-3 Days - Saturday, Aug. 22 10 a.m. - Countdown Status Briefing - Charlie Blackwell-Thompson...

Press kit now available at http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/379392main_STS-128_Press_Kit.pdf

You could try either the Shuttle Fleet or Space Shuttle Ultra.

The countdown has started. Countdown events schedule: All times Eastern. L-4 Days - Tuesday, July 7 2 p.m - Crew arrival L-3 Days - Wednesday, July 8 10 a.m. - Countdown Status Briefing - Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, NASA test director - Kathy Winters, shuttle weather officer 10 p.m...

Actually 11:40 AM CEST.

SCRUB! Looks like this could be a GUCP leak like STS-119.

STS-127 briefing and events schedule: All times Eastern. L-4 Days - Tuesday, June 9 12:15 a.m - Crew arrival 1 p.m. - Pre-launch Status Update - Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, NASA test director L-3 Days - Wednesday, June 10 9 a.m. - Launch countdown officially begins (not on NASA TV)...