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RE: STS-116 mission

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T minus 20 minutes and holding

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T minus 32 minutes

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Discovery's crew module hatch is closed.

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T minus 1 hour 4 minutes

The cloud ceiling at the launch site is too low for launch.

OPS COMMIT CRITERIA

1. Lightning - Green
2. Cumulus Clouds - Green
3. Anvil Clouds - Green
4. Debris Clouds - Green
5. Disturbed Weather - Green
6. Thick Cloud Layers - Green
7. Smoke Plumes - Green
8a - Field Mills - Green
8b - Flight Thru Precip - Green
8c - Launch Wind - Green
8d - Temperature - Green
8e - Ceiling/Visibility - RED

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Thursday's launch window: 02:31-02:41 UT
Thursday's target liftoff time: 02:35:45 UT

Friday's launch window: 02:08-02:18 UT
Friday's target liftoff time: 02:13:13 UT

Saturday's launch window: 01:42-01:52 UT
Saturday's target liftoff time: 01:47:31 UT

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The launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery and her seven crewmembers remains targeted for 03:35 CET (02:35 UT).

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Nasa webcast links:

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The launch forecast looks good for tonight's launch.

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Discovery's crew arrived at launch pad 39B.