Eyes on Orion

                    Photo: NASA.gov

THE COUNTDOWN'S ON: With great anticipation, we have our eyes and minds on the Space Coast, eager for the launch of EFT-1, the test flight of NASA's next generation crew capsule. 

We have friends photographing, working and watching the launch in person, and it's been fun seeing and reading all of their updates. 

It is (inconveniently) scheduled to launch at 4:05 a.m. our time on Thursday, Dec. 4. I'll get up about 3:45 and make sure all is is nominal and then rouse the kids if it's a go.

Tonight, we watched the Mobile Service Tower at Space Launch Complex 37 roll away from the rocket. What a behemoth that rocket, a United Launch Alliance Delta IV heavy, is! 

NASA will begin continuous countdown and mission coverage at 1:30 a.m. Seattle time on NASA TV: www.nasa.gov/nasatv.