TVSquad

10:00: Here we go...

10:59: Again, just kidding.

10:58: OK, the shuttle is in space so it's time to switch over to The View and see what Star Jones has to say. 

10:56: This is interesting: NASA is going to retire the shuttle in 4 1/2 years, and will then go back to the moon in 2015 and then on to Mars after that. TV Squad will be there live blogging those missions too. 

10:52: Why is CBS ending their coverage 8 minutes before the hour? Something major about to happen on Guiding Light?

10:47: Wow, that camera shot of the main tank separating from the shuttle is the most incredible, Star Trek-looking thing I've ever seen in real life space travel! Great stuff. 

10:46: 700 miles from Kennedy Space Center.

10:45: One minute to cutoff of main engines. 

10:44: ABC is showing an amazing screen that looks like a flight simulator video game.

10:42: They have many new cameras on the outside of the shuttle, and one shows the area where foam came off and damaged the Columbia two years ago.

10:42: It's traveling over 3000 mph, and is 33 miles away from the launch pad.

10:41: Boosters have separated cleanly.

10:41: The NASA announcer's name is George Diller. Not sure why I want to mention that, but there it is.

10:40: Wow, pretty impressive.

10:39: LIFT OFF!!!! 

10:39: 10 seconds...

10:38: Sensors seem fine...

10:37: A little over a minute now...

10:34: Just kidding.

10:33: CNN Headline News has Nancy Grace reporting live from the launch, and she's screaming about Michael Jackson.

10:32: Every network is talking about the sensor problem from before and what could go wrong. Which they have to report of course, but isn't anything positive happening on this mission?

10:31: NBC and CBS have started their coverage, with Brian Williams and Bob Schiffer anchoring.

10:31: T minus 7 minutes, 20 seconds.

10:28: About four hours before they left for the launch pad, the astronauts had chicken salad sandwiches and steak sandwiches. Mmmmmm, sandwiches.

10:26: The soothing voice of the NASA announcer says that things are still a go for launch in 13 minutes.

10:24: Even NASA officials say that if something happens with Discovery today, it's pretty much the end of the shuttle program.

10:23: ABC has begun their coverage, with Charlie Gibson anchoring.

10:22: 17 minutes til launch...

10:15: HDnet is going to have some great views of the launch. But keep one eye on this blog too, of course.

10:13: Everything still a go for a 10:39 launch...

10:11: Over on Guiding Light, Buzz is telling off Alexandra because she kept quiet about Alan shooting Philip.

10:10: CNN's Miles O'Brien is so giddy I swear he's going to run towards the shuttle as it lifts off, arms stretched out, yelling "Take me! Take me!"

10:06: Too bad Dan Rather isn't still anchor at CBS. He could say something like "this shuttle launch is more exciting than a Texas bullfrog in August." Or something like that.

10:05: CBS is still showing Guiding Light right now, and the other nets still have their regular programming too. Must be starting coverage closer to launch.

10:03: The NASA admin says that even if they have the same problem with the fuel sensor, they are still going to launch. Yikes.

10:02: Looks like beautiful weather, so the launch is still a go unless something technical happens.

10:01: The major networks are also covering the launch, and not just CNN/FOX/MSNBC