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  1. Landing preparations continue in orbit and on the ground as the sun rises over the Kennedy Space Center on what looks to be perfect weather.
  2. Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew are in orbit, safely, after a beautiful launch from KSC.
  3. The countdown is resuming at T-minus 9 minutes and counting to launch of space shuttle Atlantis. Watch live at floridatoday.com/flametrench
  4. iphone.livestream.com/flattest/ is the address to watch our live broadcast from Kennedy Space Center on your iPhone.
  5. Robert Pearlman now on live on our broadcast as the clock ticks toward the launch of space shuttle Atlantis. floridatoday.com/flametrench
  6. 1:23 James Dean: But not 20 minutes until launch. There's a 45-minute hold at T minus 9 minutes. Targeted launch time remains 2:28 p.m.
  7. 12:53 John Kelly: Our live broadcast begins at 1 p.m. You can watch in the TV window to the right of this box. We'll have a live report f..
  8. NASA says it can work around noise and alarm issue with hydrogen pump motor. Not something that will stop launch today.
  9. NASA is now working on an issue related to Atlantis' APUs. Unclear if it can be dealt with on-orbit. Decisions being made now.
  10. Sorry folks for the earlier rush of messages. We had a technical glitch. We apologize for the inconvenience.
  11. @KeithCowing Sorry Keith. A little technical glitch there. It was an accident. I think we fixed it.
  12. 12:20 James Dean: The close-out crew is exiting Atlantis and preparing to close the hatch.
  13. 11:29 James Dean: You can follow the Tweet-up at this link: http://www.nasa.gov/connect... http://url4.eu/lhcU
  14. 10:34 James Dean: The Final Inspection Team is getting ready to depart the launch pad. http://url4.eu/lhcT
  15. 10:56 Comment From Dave C: James, where are you in relation to the launch pad? http://url4.eu/lhcQ
  16. 11:02 Comment From Peoria: When's the nest weather forecast update? http://url4.eu/lhcM
  17. 10:25 Comment From Guest: why do we as a society still count when African-Americans do things for the first time or the http://url4.eu/lhcO
  18. 10:04 James Dean: Those two ELC palettes weigh more than 27,000 pounds combined. Also in the shuttle payload bay, fasten http://url4.eu/lhcN
  19. 9:55 James Dean: That square in the top part of patch  represents the shape of the two cargo carriers that Atlantis is s http://url4.eu/lhcL
  20. 9:39 James Dean: PDF: Launch Viewing Sites Map http://url4.eu/lhcK