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#140
by
rdale
on 01 Jun, 2011 14:45
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Just had a lightning strike less than 1/3rd of a mile from the pad.
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#141
by
glanmor05
on 01 Jun, 2011 14:47
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There's a line of storms moving in now, so I doubt they'll be moving much for the next few hours 
Is that not a reason to get the RSS shut sharpish?
Under different circumstances, perhaps. (Like, for instance, with Endeavour.)
Via L2, they need to do an APU hotfire, and this is the typical time to do it.
Thanks! Fingers crossed then.
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#142
by
psloss
on 01 Jun, 2011 14:55
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There's a line of storms moving in now, so I doubt they'll be moving much for the next few hours
Is that not a reason to get the RSS shut sharpish?
Under different circumstances, perhaps. (Like, for instance, with Endeavour.)
Via L2, they need to do an APU hotfire, and this is the typical time to do it.
Thanks! Fingers crossed then.
It shouldn't be too much of a worry; the vehicle has good protection at the pad, even with the RSS retracted in the park position. The orbiter TPS/exterior has water protection (waterproofing, thruster plugs) and the pad has lightning protection.
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#143
by
rdale
on 01 Jun, 2011 15:09
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I thought strikes under .45nm were a potential issue regardless?
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#144
by
psloss
on 01 Jun, 2011 15:13
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I thought strikes under .45nm were a potential issue regardless?
Yes, they'll have some extra reviews for close ground strikes.
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#145
by
rdale
on 01 Jun, 2011 19:39
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Interesting tidbit - the lightning strike near the pad was the result of a system that I chased with major damage in parts of Michigan just a few days prior...
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#146
by
joncz
on 01 Jun, 2011 20:09
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Interesting tidbit - the lightning strike near the pad was the result of a system that I chased with major damage in parts of Michigan just a few days prior...
Just to clarify - was that a system with major damage that you chased, or a system that you chased with major damage?
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#147
by
bkellysky
on 01 Jun, 2011 20:46
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#148
by
TFGQ
on 01 Jun, 2011 21:24
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rdale that high is known as the ring of fire?
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#149
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 02 Jun, 2011 00:19
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Out of curiosity, would NASA consider forgoing a landing day (ie EOM, for KSC) and simply go with two days for a pick em? for instance, for STS-134 the first landing day (EOM) the only landing site called up was KSC, then Edwards would have been activated the next day. To buy time, why not skip that EOM day or select EDW as primary and add it to the docked timeline to buy transfer time, ?
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#150
by
ChrisGebhardt
on 02 Jun, 2011 01:00
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Out of curiosity, would NASA consider forgoing a landing day (ie EOM, for KSC) and simply go with two days for a pick em? for instance, for STS-134 the first landing day (EOM) the only landing site called up was KSC, then Edwards would have been activated the next day. To buy time, why not skip that EOM day or select EDW as primary and add it to the docked timeline to buy transfer time, ?
Uh... because who can predict the weather with any degree of certainty 14+ days ahead of time? Answer: No one. We all know this. There's no guarantee Edwards weather would be acceptable, just like there's no guarantee Kennedy weather will be acceptable.
Furthermore, weather isn't the only thing that can prevent landing. We know this as well. It's routinely stated the the +2days at the end of the mission are for SYSTEMS and weather-related landing wave-offs (note which one comes first there). Those days are there to protect the flight crew's safety, and per the Shuttle flight rules, they have to be be there.
It has never been under consideration and will never be for this flight. There's a detailed article on here about the timeline get-wells for STS-135 that outlines all the options under consideration:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/04/troubled-sts-135-mission-timeline-under-review/
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#151
by
astrobrian
on 02 Jun, 2011 01:38
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Out of curiosity, would NASA consider forgoing a landing day (ie EOM, for KSC) and simply go with two days for a pick em? for instance, for STS-134 the first landing day (EOM) the only landing site called up was KSC, then Edwards would have been activated the next day. To buy time, why not skip that EOM day or select EDW as primary and add it to the docked timeline to buy transfer time, ?
If you'd like to fork over the extra million plus bucks it takes to get her cross country........ thinking this topic has been discussed a few times or a variation of it.
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#152
by
steveS
on 02 Jun, 2011 03:28
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If Atlantis lands after July 20, will the landing time be shifted towards day or night time ? Currently, scheduled landing time is 7 a.m. EDT on July 20.
I personally, hate to see her landing in darkness at night!
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#153
by
Ford Mustang
on 02 Jun, 2011 11:25
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#154
by
Ford Mustang
on 02 Jun, 2011 11:28
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#155
by
Ford Mustang
on 02 Jun, 2011 11:31
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#156
by
Ford Mustang
on 02 Jun, 2011 11:34
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#157
by
Ford Mustang
on 02 Jun, 2011 11:38
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#158
by
Ford Mustang
on 02 Jun, 2011 11:41
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#159
by
Ford Mustang
on 02 Jun, 2011 11:43
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