Utility Planet is the official blog for the column of the same name in The Spectrum Monitor. It replaces Utility World in the discontinued Monitoring Times magazine. Utilities are all VLF/LF/MF/HF (and sometimes low-band VHF) radio communications except broadcasting, CB, and non-emergency amateur. If you understood the last sentence, you know enough to read this blog.
Friday, June 08, 2007
STS-117 On Schedule
NASA TV has just reported that the launch is still on schedule for 7:38 EST (2338 UTC) Friday evening (tonight). Weather is clear and seems to be well within launch constraints at KSC, and at one TAL (Trans-Atlantic Landing abort) site.