Shuttle Atlantis Go for Launch Today October 7, 2002 She’s scheduled for lift-off today (Oct 7) at 3:46pm EDT. NASA’s giving updates throughout the day. Space.com’s NASA TV usually shows the launch live, if you can get in. Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)