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just-nick
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« Reply #210 on: 02/17/2012 05:34 AM » |
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http://www.aero.org/
OK, thanks for the information everyone, I think I can put the puzzle pieces together and picture the relationships. Funny thing is I'd just found the aero.org website yesterday while doing some totally unrelated research. Anyway, some great resources there and i was wondering "just who are these people?" and now I know. Thanks.
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Chris Bergin
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« Reply #211 on: 02/17/2012 11:36 AM » |
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Realigned the thread for Friday's attempt. Will realign the article a bit later, once everyone on different timezones get to notice it was scrubbed last night.
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« Reply #212 on: 02/17/2012 02:31 PM » |
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No that is not correct, they were indeed selling tickets for this launch to view from the Saturn V Center and have done that for several recent launches since the shuttle ended (and sold tickets for the causeway for GRAIL).
In Jim's defense, that is KSC not CCAFS, NASA launches have causeway ticket viewing.
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« Reply #213 on: 02/17/2012 04:49 PM » |
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Starting to clear the VIF, skies dont look too good
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Ben the Space Brit
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« Reply #214 on: 02/17/2012 05:02 PM » |
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Starting to clear the VIF, skies dont look too good
If I understand correctly, cloud they can handle - it's high-velocity cross-winds at high altitude that were the problem yesterday. I have seen Deltas, Protons and Arianes vanishing into 100% cloud cover almost right of the pad.
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« Reply #215 on: 02/17/2012 05:32 PM » |
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If I understand correctly, cloud they can handle
It depends on what kind of cloud, a repeat of AC-67 is not desired. ...oddly, FLTSATCOM was a direct ancestor of MUOS.
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just-nick
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« Reply #217 on: 02/17/2012 05:49 PM » |
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I have seen Deltas, Protons and Arianes vanishing into 100% cloud cover almost right of the pad.
The Russians, in particular, seem willing/able to launch into pretty terrible conditions. A product of necessity, given the climate in most of their launch facilities, I guess!
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« Reply #218 on: 02/17/2012 06:28 PM » |
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I have seen Deltas, Protons and Arianes vanishing into 100% cloud cover almost right of the pad.
The Russians, in particular, seem willing/able to launch into pretty terrible conditions. A product of necessity, given the climate in most of their launch facilities, I guess!
In regards to the AC-67 failure, the issue was with the formation of lightning. The launch constraints state the following: "The flight path of the vehicle should not be through middle-level cloud layers 6,000 feet or greater in depth, when the freezing level is in the clouds." At Baikonur, the freezing level is kind of a moot point during the cold season since it's below 0 Celsius at any altitude... basically it's difficult to compare the weather on the Eastern Range with Kazakhstan because they are very different, but it does make for some interesting "blast-off in a blizzard" pictures! 
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« Reply #219 on: 02/17/2012 07:08 PM » |
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How is it loOking for tonite? Gotta leave disney asap to make it out in time.
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Chris Bergin
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« Reply #220 on: 02/17/2012 07:13 PM » |
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How is it loOking for tonite? Gotta leave disney asap to make it out in time.
Ha, Disney!  So far it's on for tonight. Weather is a bit tougher for this attempt, remember - but as they say, it's Florida and it's hard to predict what it'll be like at T-0.
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Mapperuo
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« Reply #221 on: 02/17/2012 07:23 PM » |
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Could have time for a 'Rain rain go away' sing around?
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rdale
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« Reply #222 on: 02/17/2012 07:25 PM » |
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How is it loOking for tonite? Gotta leave disney asap to make it out in time.
Rain stretches well to the west of the KSC area and clouds will continue to thicken as the wet weather approaches. Certainly looking worse than yesterday from a cloud/precip perspective.
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« Reply #223 on: 02/17/2012 08:36 PM » |
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T-120 minutes. Going down to the T-4 minute hold. Weather will be the concern.
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« Reply #224 on: 02/17/2012 08:44 PM » |
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Excellent article--thanks Messers Bergin and Graham. I see the SRMs are carried for an additional (approx) 14 seconds after burnout--is this to facilitate disposal in a safe place? I know this is an issue for launches from VAFB, but didn't think it would be so off the FLA coast.
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