My second day of the NASA Tweetup event is starting and I am still tired from yesterdays non-stops events and presentations. We visited the sleeping giant Space Shuttle Discovery last night as well as the Saturn & Apollo museum. We also go to see speakers such as  top NASA employees, astronauts, and the http://www.twitter.com/ - Twitter VP who just happened to be sitting next to me at a table and quite open to discussions about social media.

Today’s Schedule is another visit the Space Shuttle Discovery STS-133 on Launchpad 39A where she is preparing for her last and final mission and due to launch at 3:52PM EDT tomorrow November 3rd 2010.

You can follow me live on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/mrcadman - @mrcadman   http://www.twitter.com/mrcadman - http://www.twitter.com/mrcadman  

I am posting photos to my Flickr Stream.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/btl/" title="http://www.flickr.com/photos/btl/ - http://www.flickr.com/photos/btl/

The Twitter account for the Tweetup is http://www.twitter.com/nasatweetup - @NASATweetup . You can view the list of attendees at http://twitter.com/nasatweetup/sts-133-launch - http://twitter.com/nasatweetup/sts-133-launch . The hashtag for the event is http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23NASATweetup - #NASATweetup . You also can follow along in NASA's Buzzroom at: http://buzzroom.nasa.gov - http://buzzroom.nasa.gov .

STS-133 Mission page: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts133/index.html

Some photos taken yesterday and in http://www.flickr.com/photos/btl/ - my Flickr Photostream ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/btl/" title="http://www.flickr.com/photos/btl/ - http://www.flickr.com/photos/btl/ ) :
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Tuesday Nov. 2

EDT             EVENT
10 a.m.         Countdown enters 13 hour, 27 minute hold at T-11 hour mark
10:30 a.m.    NASA TV: Countdown Status Briefing
2 p.m.           Communication system activation begins
2:30 p.m.      Mission Control ascent team on console for L-1 briefing with Discovery crew
3 p.m.           Flight crew equipment “late stow”
7 p.m.           NASA TV: Rotating Service Structure rolled back to reveal shuttle Discovery
8:30 p.m.      Ascent switch list verification
9:15 p.m.      Discovery crew sleep
10:30 p.m.    Astronaut Support Personnel cockpit configuration
11:27 p.m.    Countdown resumes at the T-11 hour mark

The complete STS-133 NASA Television schedule: http://www.nasa.gov/shuttletv - http://www.nasa.gov/shuttletv

I have all my fingers and toes crossed for the launch as it has been delayed two days so far and if it is delayed again I will not be able to stay and see it. This has been an amazing event so far with great people. I am thankful for the opportunity to win the golden ticket so to speak and attend the event. Attendees of the http://twitter.com/nasatweetup/sts-133-launch - NASATweetup do pay for all of their costs to attend.

This event really feels like a dream and makes you feel so proud to see the dedication and amazing engineering to get complex vehicles to the moon and space.

Shaan

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