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Watched it live today. Finally, after 4 aborted attempts (it was supposed to launch last June), it's now finally in orbit.

I took this snapshot off NASA TV, about 48 seconds after launch...



Note the vapor condensation forming around the ET and nose of the shuttle...amazing to watch it on video...there will be lots of it in YouTube the next few hours so I won't bother to upload mine (I made a mistake, forgot to set my mixers so there was no sound on my recording ).



Endeavour will rendezvous with the ISS about two days from now, to deliver the final components of the Japanese KIBO exposed experiment platform module.

UPDATE: As, expected, a slew of launch videos begin to appear in YouTube Here's one... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdBP1-vw2PE

This is probably only the third shuttle launch that I've seen live on TV. The reason why one would want to watch these launches live (in TV or real life)? Because there are only about 7 shuttle launches left, before it gets retired in 2010/2011.

-RODION