This trip has been characterized by a distinct lack of sleep. Last night the shuttle was no go. Took us 2.5 hours to travel about 15 miles. Arrived back at the hotel as the sun was rising. And now we have to do it all over again tonight. #doubtingmyloveofnasa...
Due to the current state of my brain I'm going to refer you to two other blogs which describe the event in more detail:
http://privon.com/blog/space/the-part-they-dont-tell-you-about-shuttle-launches/
and
http://noisyastronomer.com/
I believe they can still spell...