This one got bumped a day due to the series of storms along coastal California. The break after the formerly-scheduled Sunday launch now is looking like it's not going to happen. Sunday's storm is looking like a morning event, as they're moving faster than before. And Monday might get even more rainy than Sunday.Don't be surprised if this one delays again.
I meant to ask this many times before...Why doesn't the Space Force weather forecasting Delta at Vandenberg publish public weather forecasts as the Cape unit does?Quote from: alugobi on 01/06/2023 07:10 pmThis one got bumped a day due to the series of storms along coastal California. The break after the formerly-scheduled Sunday launch now is looking like it's not going to happen. Sunday's storm is looking like a morning event, as they're moving faster than before. And Monday might get even more rainy than Sunday.Don't be surprised if this one delays again.
Quote from: zubenelgenubi on 01/08/2023 06:29 pmI meant to ask this many times before...Why doesn't the Space Force weather forecasting Delta at Vandenberg publish public weather forecasts as the Cape unit does?Quote from: alugobi on 01/06/2023 07:10 pmThis one got bumped a day due to the series of storms along coastal California. The break after the formerly-scheduled Sunday launch now is looking like it's not going to happen. Sunday's storm is looking like a morning event, as they're moving faster than before. And Monday might get even more rainy than Sunday.Don't be surprised if this one delays again.Very good question. Although the US Space Force's Space Launch Delta 30 squadron covers Vandenberg SFB, it does not have a weather squadron.
Quote from: Vahe231991 on 01/23/2023 10:43 pmQuote from: zubenelgenubi on 01/08/2023 06:29 pmI meant to ask this many times before...Why doesn't the Space Force weather forecasting Delta at Vandenberg publish public weather forecasts as the Cape unit does?Quote from: alugobi on 01/06/2023 07:10 pmThis one got bumped a day due to the series of storms along coastal California. The break after the formerly-scheduled Sunday launch now is looking like it's not going to happen. Sunday's storm is looking like a morning event, as they're moving faster than before. And Monday might get even more rainy than Sunday.Don't be surprised if this one delays again.Very good question. Although the US Space Force's Space Launch Delta 30 squadron covers Vandenberg SFB, it does not have a weather squadron.Space Launch Delta 30 is the major unit at Vandenberg, it is a delta and not a squadron.It has a weather flight.
Quote from: zubenelgenubi on 01/08/2023 06:29 pmI meant to ask this many times before...Why doesn't the Space Force weather forecasting Delta at Vandenberg publish public weather forecasts as the Cape unit does?Quote from: alugobi on 01/06/2023 07:10 pmThis one got bumped a day due to the series of storms along coastal California. The break after the formerly-scheduled Sunday launch now is looking like it's not going to happen. Sunday's storm is looking like a morning event, as they're moving faster than before. And Monday might get even more rainy than Sunday.Don't be surprised if this one delays again.Just an anomaly. The weather doesn't change that much.
Quote from: Jim on 01/25/2023 07:36 pmQuote from: zubenelgenubi on 01/08/2023 06:29 pmI meant to ask this many times before...Why doesn't the Space Force weather forecasting Delta at Vandenberg publish public weather forecasts as the Cape unit does?Quote from: alugobi on 01/06/2023 07:10 pmThis one got bumped a day due to the series of storms along coastal California. The break after the formerly-scheduled Sunday launch now is looking like it's not going to happen. Sunday's storm is looking like a morning event, as they're moving faster than before. And Monday might get even more rainy than Sunday.Don't be surprised if this one delays again.Just an anomaly. The weather doesn't change that much.Bump from a year agoJim,The weather has affected SpaceX launches now since early December and the launch cadence is gearing up with launches during seasonal disruptions. So the question stands, is Space Force Delta publishing public weather forecasts as the Cape unit does? These are useful for NSF to determine our staffing for coverage of launches. Jack has to drive from Santa Monica and would be convenient to know if this could be a waste of time, before taking that 2-3 hour drive. Or, is SpaceX getting weather info through a third-party vendor?
Quote from: catdlr on 02/16/2024 03:36 amQuote from: Jim on 01/25/2023 07:36 pmQuote from: zubenelgenubi on 01/08/2023 06:29 pmI meant to ask this many times before...Why doesn't the Space Force weather forecasting Delta at Vandenberg publish public weather forecasts as the Cape unit does?Quote from: alugobi on 01/06/2023 07:10 pmThis one got bumped a day due to the series of storms along coastal California. The break after the formerly-scheduled Sunday launch now is looking like it's not going to happen. Sunday's storm is looking like a morning event, as they're moving faster than before. And Monday might get even more rainy than Sunday.Don't be surprised if this one delays again.Just an anomaly. The weather doesn't change that much.Bump from a year agoJim,The weather has affected SpaceX launches now since early December and the launch cadence is gearing up with launches during seasonal disruptions. So the question stands, is Space Force Delta publishing public weather forecasts as the Cape unit does? These are useful for NSF to determine our staffing for coverage of launches. Jack has to drive from Santa Monica and would be convenient to know if this could be a waste of time, before taking that 2-3 hour drive. Or, is SpaceX getting weather info through a third-party vendor?I know SpaceX at the Cape has its own weatherperson (and so does Blue BTW). They likely have one for VSFB. The SF/AF still make the final call on the safety related Wx constraints.Vandenberg has never been a public friendly base. I suppose it is due to supporting KSC too.
Quote from: Jim on 02/16/2024 01:13 pmQuote from: catdlr on 02/16/2024 03:36 amQuote from: Jim on 01/25/2023 07:36 pmQuote from: zubenelgenubi on 01/08/2023 06:29 pmI meant to ask this many times before...Why doesn't the Space Force weather forecasting Delta at Vandenberg publish public weather forecasts as the Cape unit does?Quote from: alugobi on 01/06/2023 07:10 pmThis one got bumped a day due to the series of storms along coastal California. The break after the formerly-scheduled Sunday launch now is looking like it's not going to happen. Sunday's storm is looking like a morning event, as they're moving faster than before. And Monday might get even more rainy than Sunday.Don't be surprised if this one delays again.Just an anomaly. The weather doesn't change that much.Bump from a year agoJim,The weather has affected SpaceX launches now since early December and the launch cadence is gearing up with launches during seasonal disruptions. So the question stands, is Space Force Delta publishing public weather forecasts as the Cape unit does? These are useful for NSF to determine our staffing for coverage of launches. Jack has to drive from Santa Monica and would be convenient to know if this could be a waste of time, before taking that 2-3 hour drive. Or, is SpaceX getting weather info through a third-party vendor?I know SpaceX at the Cape has its own weatherperson (and so does Blue BTW). They likely have one for VSFB. The SF/AF still make the final call on the safety related Wx constraints.Vandenberg has never been a public friendly base. I suppose it is due to supporting KSC too.Could at least part of the reason Vandenberg is not a "public friendly base" involve the fact that it's a missile test site?
the base has kinda separated into two areas, Missile testing at the "North Base" (everything north of the runway) and Commercial launch at the "South Base" including the pads adjacent to the runway.
