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#120 by racshot65 on 22 Jul, 2011 14:09
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Can you see this on the launchpad from the KSC viewing gantry?
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#121 by Jim on 22 Jul, 2011 14:50
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Can you see this on the launchpad from the KSC viewing gantry?
(Once it's out there, obviously)
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#122 by jacqmans on 23 Jul, 2011 07:15
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MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-153
NASA BRIEFING TO PREVIEW UPCOMING MISSION TO JUPITER
CAPE CANVAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA will hold a news briefing at 1 p.m. EDT
on Wednesday, July 27, at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in
Florida to discuss preparations for the upcoming Juno mission to
Jupiter. The briefing will be carried live on NASA Television and the
agency's website.
Juno, scheduled to launch Aug. 5, will improve our understanding of
our solar system's beginnings by revealing the origin and evolution
of Jupiter. Juno will get closer to Jupiter than any other spacecraft
and will provide images and the first detailed glimpse of its poles.
Briefing participants are:
-- Jim Green, director, Planetary Science Division, Science Mission
Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington
-- Scott Bolton, Juno principal investigator, Southwest Research
Institute, San Antonio
-- Jan Chodas, Juno project manager, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL),
Pasadena, Calif.
-- Steve Levin, Juno project scientist, JPL
-- Kaelyn Badura, Pine Ridge High School, Deltona, Fla.; high school
student, Juno Education program participant and Goldstone Apple
Valley Radio Telescope Project
U.S. media without permanent Kennedy accreditation need to apply for
credentials by 4 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26. New accreditation for
international journalists is closed. Credentialing requests should be
submitted online at:
https://media.ksc.nasa.gov
For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and schedule information, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
For more information about Juno, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/juno
Ustream will carry the briefing live with a chat box available at:
http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl2
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#123 by jsmjr on 25 Jul, 2011 20:46
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Juno is launching on 8/5. This is a planetary mission, the launch dates don't change unless something really bad happens.
One-hour launch window on August 5th. Not clear how that moves for successive days, but I'll guess the window each day is close to the same length. Anyone with inside knowledge want to confirm?Quotehttp://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/juno/news/juno20110705.html
NASA's Spacecraft T-Minus One Month to Jupiter Period
07.05.11
PASADENA, Calif. - NASA's Juno spacecraft is 30 days before its first launch window opens. "The launch window is the length of time allotted every day for an attempt to launch the spacecraft," said Jan Chodas, Juno project manager from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. "The launch period is the period of time in days when everything is in the right place to get your mission off to the right start."
For a mission like Juno, getting everything in the right place includes considering the size of the rocket and spacecraft, where our home planet -- and in particular Juno's launch pad -- is pointed at any moment, and its location in space relative to other celestial objects like Juno's final target, Jupiter.
"One month from today, our first launch window opens at 11:34 a.m. EDT (8:34 a.m. PDT) and lasts 69 minutes," said Chodas. "Our primary launch period is 22 days long, and so if weather or other issues come up on Aug. 5, we have 21 more days to get Juno flying. Once we get Juno into space, it's a five-year cruise to Jupiter."
Juno is scheduled to launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from pad 41-C at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The solar-powered spacecraft will orbit Jupiter's poles 33 times to find out more about the gas giant's origins, structure, atmosphere and magnetosphere and investigate the existence of a solid planetary core.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., manages the Juno mission for the principal investigator, Scott Bolton, of Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio. The Juno mission is part of the New Frontiers Program managed at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, built the spacecraft. Launch management for the mission is the responsibility of NASA's Launch Services Program at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.
More information about Juno is online at http://www.nasa.gov/juno and http://missionjuno.swri.edu. -
#124 by Jim on 26 Jul, 2011 00:54
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It increases to 90 minutes
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#125 by jsmjr on 26 Jul, 2011 02:06
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It increases to 90 minutes
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#126 by Rocket Guy on 26 Jul, 2011 02:57
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Time/window don't change much over the course of the month. Slightly earlier, maybe an hour-ish.
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#127 by jsmjr on 26 Jul, 2011 03:19
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Time/window don't change much over the course of the month. Slightly earlier, maybe an hour-ish.
Thanks for the info. The #NASATweetup says they'll host one extra day if there's a delay on launch. Helpful to know when that would be, for travel planning. -
#128 by jacqmans on 26 Jul, 2011 19:22
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MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-156
NASA SETS LAUNCH COVERAGE EVENTS FOR MISSION TO JUPITER
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Juno spacecraft is set to launch toward
Jupiter aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket on Aug. 5. The
launch window extends from 11:34 a.m. to 12:33 p.m. EDT, and the
launch period extends through Aug. 26.
The spacecraft is expected to arrive at Jupiter in 2016 on a mission
to investigate the gas giant's origins, structure, atmosphere and
magnetosphere. Juno's color camera will provide close-up images of
Jupiter, including the first detailed views of the planet's poles.
NASA will host a prelaunch news conference in the News Center at the
agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Aug. 3, at 1
p.m. EDT. Conference participants are:
-- Colleen Hartman, assistant associate administrator, Science Mission
Directorate
NASA Headquarters, Washington
-- Omar Baez, NASA launch director at Kennedy
-- Vernon Thorp, program manager, NASA Missions, United Launch
Alliance, Denver
-- Jan Chodas, Juno project manager, Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Pasadena, Calif.
-- Tim Gasparini, Juno program manager, Lockheed Martin Space Systems,
Denver
-- Clay Flinn, Atlas V launch weather officer, 45th Weather Squadron,
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
A Juno mission science briefing will follow the prelaunch news
conference. Briefing participants are:
-- Scott Bolton, Juno principal investigator, Southwest Research
Institute, San Antonio
-- Toby Owen, Juno co-investigator, University of Hawaii
-- Jack Connerney, Juno Instrument lead, NASA's Goddard Space Flight
Center, Greenbelt, Md.
-- Andy Ingersol, Juno co-investigator, Cal Tech, Pasadena
-- Fran Bagenai, Juno co-investigator, University of Colorado, Boulder
-- Candy Hansen, Juno co-investigator, Planetary Science Institute,
Tucson
A news conference will be held at the Kennedy News Center
approximately 2.5 hours after launch, and a news release will be
issued as soon as Juno's condition is determined. Spokespersons will
be available for interviews.
To cover the media events, journalists must complete the online
accreditation process at:
https://media.ksc.nasa.gov/
Accreditation for U.S. reporters must be received by 5 p.m. on
Tuesday, Aug. 2. Journalists may obtain their NASA access badge at
the Kennedy Badging Office located near Gate 3 on State Road 405,
just past the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Two forms of
government issued identification, one with photo, are required to
receive an access badge. Kennedy's Badging Office hours are 6 a.m. to
3 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information about
accreditation, contact Laurel Lichtenberger at 321-867-4036.
Journalists who are foreign nationals may attend the Juno launch and
the prelaunch news conference if they possess a white machine badge
with a green dot or a permanently issued NASA media accreditation
badge from Kennedy.
Atlas V Rollout Media Event
Aug. 4: Media opportunity to observe rollout of the Atlas V rocket
from the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad. Journalists
should be at the Kennedy press site at 7:15 a.m. for transportation
to the viewing location near Launch Complex 41.
Remote Camera Placement at Launch Complex 41
Aug. 4: To set up remote sound-activated cameras at the Atlas V launch
pad, photographers will taken to Launch Complex 41. Journalists
should meet in the parking lot at the Kennedy Press Site at 12:30
p.m.
Launch Day Press Site Access
Aug. 5: Journalists will cover the Juno launch from the Kennedy Press
Site. Access will be through Gate 2 on State Road 3 or Gate 3 on
State Road 405, east of the Kennedy visitor complex beginning at 8
a.m. There will be no access through Gate 1 at Cape Canaveral Air
Force Station.
Kennedy News Center Hours
Wednesday, Aug. 3: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 4: 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 5: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
NASA Television Coverage
On Aug. 3, NASA Television's Media and Education Channels will carry
the Juno prelaunch news conference live beginning at 1 p.m. On Aug.
5, NASA TV coverage of the launch will begin at 9 a.m. and conclude
after spacecraft separation from the Atlas V occurs approximately 53
minutes and 49 seconds after launch. For NASA TV downlink
information, schedule information and streaming video, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
Audio only of the prelaunch press conference and the launch coverage
will be carried on 321-867-1220/1240/1260/7135. On launch day,
mission audio of launch countdown activities, without NASA TV
commentary, will be carried on 321-867-7135 starting at 7 a.m. Launch
audio also be available on local amateur VHF radio frequency 146.940
MHz heard within Brevard County.
For extensive prelaunch and launch coverage online, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov
A prelaunch webcast will be streamed at noon on Aug. 7. Live countdown
coverage through NASA's Launch Blog begins at 9 a.m. on Aug. 5.
Coverage features live updates as countdown milestones occur, as well
as streaming video clips highlighting launch preparations and
liftoff. For questions about countdown coverage, contact Jeanne Ryba
at 321-867-7824.
To view the webcast and the blog or to learn more about the Juno
mission, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/juno
The NASA News Twitter feed will be updated throughout the launch
countdown at:
http://www.twitter.com/nasa
Recorded Juno status reports and launch updates will be available on
the Kennedy media phone line starting Monday, Aug. 1 at 321-867-2525.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the Juno mission for the
principal investigator, Scott Bolton. The Juno mission is part of the
New Frontiers Program managed at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
in Huntsville, Ala. Lockheed Martin Space Systems built the
spacecraft. Launch management for the mission is the responsibility
of NASA's Launch Services Program at the Kennedy.
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#129 by racshot65 on 27 Jul, 2011 13:52
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Where's the best place to watch this launch ?
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#130 by robertross on 27 Jul, 2011 14:56
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Where's the best place to watch this launch ?
Follow it on here?
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#131 by jsmjr on 27 Jul, 2011 15:10
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Where's the best place to watch this launch ?
Follow it on here?
(I know, "smart a$$")
The press site at the Turning Basin next to LCC and the VAB? But if you don't have press credentials or a NASATweetup badge, you can always watch from the Visitors Center, which has the benefit of providing piped-in sound/video from NASA TV. Drawback - can't see the rocket on the pad. (I don't believe they allow viewing from the Causeway during Atlas launches.)
For off-site viewing and other general information, see: http://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Information.html
EDIT: Ah, yes, the Apollo/Saturn V Center would be excellent -- accessible on the free bus tour that comes with Visitor Center passes. Not sure how they ration that or if it is just first-come, first-serve. -
#132 by Lewis007 on 27 Jul, 2011 16:26
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Will there be an impact on this launch, in case of a US government shutdown on August 4, due to the budget crisis ?
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#133 by Rocket Guy on 27 Jul, 2011 17:07
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#134 by Rocket Guy on 27 Jul, 2011 17:09
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The best places to view are the Saturn V Center on the KSC tour (which will be open, earlier than normal that day and first come first serve), or Playalinda Beach (TBD; normally would, but this is a 551 so it's possible they will have it closed [similarly almost certainly will be closed for MSL given the RTG]).
http://www.launchphotography.com/Delta_4_Atlas_5_Falcon_9_Launch_Viewing.html -
#135 by jsmjr on 27 Jul, 2011 17:25
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Here is your windows chart:
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av029/launchwindows.html
Great! That's very helpful. -
#136 by Jim on 27 Jul, 2011 17:27
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#137 by jsmjr on 27 Jul, 2011 17:51
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Nice shot! Looks like the Kamags get a lot of use around KSC, not just carrying shuttle payloads: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/behindscenes/ksctransporters.html Must be remarkable to see those things driving around Titusville.
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#138 by Prober on 27 Jul, 2011 17:56
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The fairing is shipped vertical to the Atlas V Assembly?
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#139 by jacqmans on 27 Jul, 2011 18:02
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RELEASE: 11-251
NASA'S JUPITER-BOUND JUNO SPACECRAFT MATED TO ITS ROCKET
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Juno spacecraft completed its last
significant terrestrial journey on Wednesday, with a 15-mile
(25-kilometer) trip from Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville,
Fla., to its launch pad at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The
solar-powered, Jupiter-bound spacecraft was secured into place on top
of its rocket at 10:42 a.m. EDT (7:42 a.m. PDT).
Juno will arrive at Jupiter in July 2016 and orbit its poles 33 times
to learn more about the gas giant's interior, atmosphere and aurora.
"We're about to start our journey to Jupiter to unlock the secrets of
the early solar system," said Scott Bolton, the mission's principal
investigator from the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio.
"After eight years of development, the spacecraft is ready for its
important mission."
Now that the Juno payload is atop the most powerful Atlas rocket ever
made -- the United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 -- a final flurry of
checks and tests can begin and confirm that all is go for launch. The
final series of checks begins Wednesday with an on-pad functional
test. The test is designed to confirm that the spacecraft is healthy
after the fueling, encapsulation and transport operations.
"The on-pad functional test is the first of seven tests and reviews
that Juno and its flight team will undergo during the spacecraft's
last 10 days on Earth," said Jan Chodas, Juno's project manager at
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif. "There are
a number of remaining prelaunch activities that we still need to
focus on, but the team is really excited that the final days of
preparation, which we've been anticipating for years, are finally
here. We are ready to go."
The launch period for Juno opens Aug. 5, 2011, and extends through
Aug. 26. For an Aug. 5 liftoff, the launch window opens at 11:34 a.m.
EDT and remains open through 12:43 EDT.
JPL manages the Juno mission for principal investigator Scott Bolton.
The Juno mission is part of the New Frontiers Program managed at
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. Lockheed
Martin Space Systems of Denver built the spacecraft. Launch
management for the mission is the responsibility of NASA's Launch
Services Program at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. JPL
is a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.
More information about Juno is available at:
http://www.nasa.gov/juno
