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NASA is almost ready to blast our seven brave astronauts of the Space Shuttle Discovery into space, less than 24 hours from now! There will be two holds that occur before launch, so don't lose your panties! At T-20 minutes, a built-in hold will take place in order to fully debrief each key team member on the pre-launch status of the shuttle. Mission Control also completes some final inertial alignments that can sometimes take a few minutes longer than expected.
The countdown then resumes, and another hold happens at T-10 minutes. This hold takes place mainly for the directors to sweep through mission control, asking for a "Go" or "No-Go" from each station.
If you're stuck at work , but want to watch the launch live with interactive bells and cranks, go to MSNBC's special by CLICKING HERE!
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