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Click Live coverage.. more interesting than NASA tv right now
Click Live coverage.. more interesting than NASA tv right now
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You're the one with access to the weather, what say you marineusmarine wrote:
ok bf2s...give be a go/no go for launch (will it launch today or will mother nature be a cunt as usual?)
Im gonna say no go tbh.
prolly notMekstizzle wrote:
You're the one with access to the weather, what say you marineusmarine wrote:
ok bf2s...give be a go/no go for launch (will it launch today or will mother nature be a cunt as usual?)
60% chance of no go.. Chief Astronaut Steve Lindsey is flying a T-38 jet around the area of Kennedy Space Center to evaluate the atmospheric conditions leading up to launch. He will later fly a Shuttle Training Aircraft for more detailed analysis. The STA is a highly modified Gulfstream II business jet that can mimic a shuttle gliding back to land. Shuttle commanders and pilots practice extensively in the STA. The Closeout Crew is going through its careful procedures before closing the hatch on Endeavour. The protective cover over the hatch has been removed and the door will be closed shortly. Then technicians will lock it into place and leak checks will be conducted to make sure it is sealed. The astronauts inside the shuttle can open the hatch in an emergency
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This mission is not having much luck, delayed by a month already and it looks like more delays now.
Ready for White Room closeout .. hatches locked and latched.
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the good news is now it is just a weather issue. They can keep trying until it cooperates. The launch window moves forward by about twenty minutes everyday..Racoon_Flyer wrote:
This mission is not having much luck, delayed by a month already and it looks like more delays now.
update:
The launch weather rule for lightning is now being violated due to a storm cell to the south. So weather is "no go" for launch at this time.
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Boo. I vote relocation to Texas, some place that's a giant desert instead of a giant swamp. Less chance of rain, and you'll still be able to take off with the rotation of the earth and have the Gulf of Mexico as your dumping ground instead of the Atlantic Ocean
way too many thunderstorms in texas during the summer. i would say arizona. but, then again that may be way too hot and way to much sand blowing around.Mekstizzle wrote:
Boo. I vote relocation to Texas, some place that's a giant desert instead of a giant swamp. Less chance of rain, and you'll still be able to take off with the rotation of the earth and have the Gulf of Mexico as your dumping ground instead of the Atlantic Ocean
just looked at the radar again. looks good for launch.
hows the weather report lookin'?usmarine wrote:
just looked at the radar again. looks good for launch.
shut the fuck up
ell oh ell
lol? It was an honest questionusmarine wrote:
shut the fuck up
"Sir the mens toilet is on the other side"
"Shut the fuck up"
ya sure it was
go away
go away
The more southeast the better.. that is why KSC was chosenusmarine wrote:
way too many thunderstorms in texas during the summer. i would say arizona. but, then again that may be way too hot and way to much sand blowing around.Mekstizzle wrote:
Boo. I vote relocation to Texas, some place that's a giant desert instead of a giant swamp. Less chance of rain, and you'll still be able to take off with the rotation of the earth and have the Gulf of Mexico as your dumping ground instead of the Atlantic Ocean
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Protip: http://friendfeed.com/astronauticsusmarine wrote:
just looked at the radar again. looks good for launch.
That guys knows what's up..
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i understand why...just saying weather wise.Kmarion wrote:
The more southeast the better.. that is why KSC was chosenusmarine wrote:
way too many thunderstorms in texas during the summer. i would say arizona. but, then again that may be way too hot and way to much sand blowing around.Mekstizzle wrote:
Boo. I vote relocation to Texas, some place that's a giant desert instead of a giant swamp. Less chance of rain, and you'll still be able to take off with the rotation of the earth and have the Gulf of Mexico as your dumping ground instead of the Atlantic Ocean
i know..the guy on nasa tv just said thatKmarion wrote:
Protip: http://friendfeed.com/astronauticsusmarine wrote:
just looked at the radar again. looks good for launch.
That guys knows what's up..
that radar site by the .gov has like an 11 minute delay
For those who don't.. the gravitational boost the shuttle gets at launch is greatest the closer you are to the equator.. and since it launches east (with the rotation of the earth) NASA wants it to be over the (uninhabited) Atlantic ocean for safety, srb retrieval, etc..usmarine wrote:
i understand why...just saying weather wise.Kmarion wrote:
The more southeast the better.. that is why KSC was chosenusmarine wrote:
way too many thunderstorms in texas during the summer. i would say arizona. but, then again that may be way too hot and way to much sand blowing around.
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I just got in to work, did they launch?
no, could be postponed
The stormy weather remains around the Kennedy Space Center is now violating the lightning, anvil clouds and field mill rules. The field mills measure the electrical potential in the air.
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