We didn't drive up. The launch was scrubbed.

Maybe Saturday or Sunday. I'll decide then.

I heard Saturday is pretty slim, so you might want to make time available Tuesday.

Mr Simberg-

Something struck me as a bit odd while watching the launch last night and I'm looking for an explanation.
We tuned into NASA TV at about 9:15 PM and they were still proceeding with the countdown while through the whole thing (right down to the hold at T-5:00)the announcer and controllers were plainly stating that they saw no chance that the weather was going to clear. When they went to the hold at T-5, the announcer was counting down the amount of time remaining on the launch window, and it became clearly apparent that there was no chance of a launch last night. My question is why did they continue as long as they did when it seems to have been clear nearly 30 minutes before the scheduled launch time that it wasn't going to work?

Best regards,
Mike Kozlowski

...why did they continue as long as they did when it seems to have been clear nearly 30 minutes before the scheduled launch time that it wasn't going to work?

Because they didn't want to risk having egg on their face if they scrubbed too early, and the weather miraculously cleared just in time for the window (something unlikely, but not completely beyond possibility).

Because they didn't want to risk having egg on their face if they scrubbed too early

To emphasize Rand's point, the Houston Chronicle gave the story front page above the fold coverage with a picture of a shuttle on the pad under clear skies with the headline: "Launch scrubbed due to weather"