LIVE: Delta II - GRAIL - September 10, 2011

• #180 by Chris Bergin on 08 Sep, 2011 12:36

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• #181 by Chris Bergin on 08 Sep, 2011 12:38
• Additional weather balloons being released.

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• #182 by Chris Bergin on 08 Sep, 2011 12:41
• NASA LSP:
  NASA Launch Director will re-poll his team at approx 9:05 to prepare for the second launch attempt at 9:16am EDT
• #183 by Rocket Science on 08 Sep, 2011 12:44
• SLC-17 next to be torn down?
• #184 by edkyle99 on 08 Sep, 2011 12:50
• NASA PAO mentioned that this will be the 259th Delta to fly from Complex 17.  It also will be the 326th launch of any kind from 17 (all Thor-family rockets of course), assuming that Thor 103 (which blew up during propellant loading prior to launch) is counted. 
  
  There were 17 additional Thor launches from the Cape that did not take place from Complex 17.  They flew from Complex 18 Pad B during the frantic 1958-1960 R&D period.
  
  Delta 356 will be the 718th Thor family launch, which includes launches from about 14 different launch pads on four different launch "bases" in two different hemispheres.
  
   - Ed Kyle
• #185 by DavisSTS on 08 Sep, 2011 12:51
• Quote from: Rocket Science on 08 Sep, 2011 12:44

  SLC-17 next to be torn down?
  

  
  Live update thread! But you need to read this:
  http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/09/live-ula-deltaii-launch-grail-spacecraft-to-moon/
  
  It tells you what you need to know.
• #186 by Chris Bergin on 08 Sep, 2011 12:53
• Spacecraft team (Jim?) report the spacecrafts are still in a good condition for the launch.

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• #187 by Jim on 08 Sep, 2011 12:55
• I am at home, going to watch from the balcony
• #188 by Chris Bergin on 08 Sep, 2011 12:56
• Working on the switch over to the azimuth of 99 degrees.
• #189 by Rocket Science on 08 Sep, 2011 12:57
• Thanks gentlemen, I could not pick it out from the article, great read! Final launch from SLC-17B period
• #190 by Chris Bergin on 08 Sep, 2011 13:00
• Weather brief.
  
  "Still looking good, we're holding tight"

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• #191 by Satori on 08 Sep, 2011 13:02

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• #192 by Chris Bergin on 08 Sep, 2011 13:03
• NASA polling in three minutes. Then ULA team.

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• #193 by edkyle99 on 08 Sep, 2011 13:04
• Quote from: Rocket Science on 08 Sep, 2011 12:57

  Thanks gentlemen, I could not pick it out from the article, great read! Final launch from SLC-17B period
  

  
  There's still an outside chance for a future launch, though a few years down the road.  ULA will apparently be bidding its remaining un-assembled Deltas for a few NASA launches.
  
   - Ed Kyle
• #194 by Antares on 08 Sep, 2011 13:05
• Map of field mills and other weather instruments.  Never seen it before.
  
  http://trmm.ksc.nasa.gov/trmm_kscmap508.htm
• #195 by s.p.a.c.e on 08 Sep, 2011 13:06
• I think there is a small error in the article. It says: "Each GRAIL spacecraft has a mass of 307 kilograms, including 106 kilograms of hydrazine fuel."
  On the mission's MIT website it is shown a dry mass of 132.6 kg plus 69.9 kg of hydrazine.
  http://moon.mit.edu/spacecraft.html
  Which one is correct?
• #196 by Chris Bergin on 08 Sep, 2011 13:06
• Still going to come down to Upper Level winds. Hoping new balloon data will clear the red condition.
• #197 by Kim Keller on 08 Sep, 2011 13:07
• Winds still red. Recycle
• #198 by Chris Bergin on 08 Sep, 2011 13:08
• SCRUB. Booo.
• #199 by Rocket Science on 08 Sep, 2011 13:08
• Quote from: edkyle99 on 08 Sep, 2011 13:04

  Quote from: Rocket Science on 08 Sep, 2011 12:57

  Thanks gentlemen, I could not pick it out from the article, great read! Final launch from SLC-17B period
  

  
  There's still an outside chance for a future launch, though a few years down the road.  ULA will apparently be bidding its remaining un-assembled Deltas for a few NASA launches.
  
   - Ed Kyle
  

  Thank you Ed! So the history continues...