The crew are strapped in and you can watch and listen online now as they go through various procedures.
Click on your chosen media player at the middle of the page in the grey block.
Sky news have split the screen and showing a better rendition but as I don't have a Sky service, the sound for the computer does quite well. Sorry to Tony Blair....
Lift-off is scheduled for 1039 local time (1439 GMT; 1539 BST) from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Discovery is due to touch down at Kennedy Space Center on 7 August at 0546 EDT (0946 GMT; 1046 BST).
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You're right, it is hard for me not to look a bit dodgy in London - even with my clothes on - It's the bald patch that does it, what can I do?
And carrying a rucksack to Uni this afternoon on the tube even made me frightened of touching my pockets - and usually that's quite a nice feeling!
I hope you, too, are keeping well, and have seen my new links list with a recommendation for your site, 'Fabulous!'
I do love you really, I mean, really!
Take Care, and thanks again for dropping by.
Seeing the Space Shuttle lift off is quite a marvel. I used to live in Cocoa Beach, Florida, and whenever they had a shuttle launch, I'd find myself amazed with the long, rumbling vibration you would experience as you stood outside on the lawn watching it go up. Car and burglar alarms would go off, dogs would bark, and people would just stop what they were doing so they could watch the shuttle traverse out over the Atlantic. Thank you visiting my site, and for taking the time to comment.
Scot
How could I miss something like that. Did it happen?
Andy is one of the astronauts who is Australian and he is one of the specialists for doing the outside jobs... putting out the trash and the like (am I allowed to joke?!).
Seriously though, my life sure has changed.... normally first thing in the morning I check the BBC news website but now it is check my blog email and here I first hear the news that some of the tiles have come off, again. At least there are procedures in place to deal with them. Andy will be a hero when he's done his job!
I'll have to come back later to respond to the other comments :-)