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#200
by
JimOman
on 23 Mar, 2012 03:04
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Looks like we'll be seeing Ariane launch first at this rate.
Or SLS, for that matter.
Send some gunships out to scare of the boats!
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#201
by
catdlr
on 23 Mar, 2012 03:04
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Also watching two launch feeds: This launch and Ariane launch on NTV
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#202
by
rickl
on 23 Mar, 2012 03:06
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Looks like we'll be seeing Ariane launch first at this rate.
Or SLS, for that matter.
Or Dragon.
/OK, I'll shut up now.
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#203
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 23 Mar, 2012 03:21
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science update = go watch Ariane/ATV
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#204
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 23 Mar, 2012 03:24
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NEw boat in the range
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#205
by
JimOman
on 23 Mar, 2012 03:26
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I wonder how much money those dang boats just cost us. The boats are streaming in more now, with new boats coming from the north. The boats won't be clear of the Hazard Area for about 1.5 hours.
With the poor science updates, those boats and the weather, this night is pretty much over.
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#206
by
spacedog71
on 23 Mar, 2012 03:41
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can someone clarify the difference between the science outlook and the weather? the guy was pretty much completely unintelligible over the intercom here @ wallops visitor center.
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#207
by
JimOman
on 23 Mar, 2012 03:48
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can someone clarify the difference between the science outlook and the weather? the guy was pretty much completely unintelligible over the intercom here @ wallops visitor center.
Was mostly unintelligible online, too. In this case, weather and science requirements are closely aligned. The weather requirements are mostly related to the flight of the rocket, while the science-weather constraints are related to the ability to gather the required scientific data, and how the weather hampers that.
For ATREX, a good block of the eastern seaboard- especially at Wallops and at the New Jersey camera site must be clear of visibilty-reducing weather (smog/haze/clouds/fog) in order to properly observe the chemical tracers.
Jim
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#208
by
Chris Bergin
on 23 Mar, 2012 03:49
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Send some gunships out to scare of the boats!
Heh. We went over this with a boat in the range during shuttle. This would get the boat out of there!
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#209
by
rickl
on 23 Mar, 2012 03:53
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So, assuming they will launch, do the boxes around the rockets separate at some point before launch, or do they launch right out of the boxes?
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#210
by
rickl
on 23 Mar, 2012 04:02
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I am kind of enjoying the commentary. I've learned that William Shatner turned 81 today and that there is some sort of space version of Angry Birds that has been released.
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#211
by
rickl
on 23 Mar, 2012 04:04
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Wernher von Braun's 100th birthday! Now that's noteworthy.
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#212
by
Mapperuo
on 23 Mar, 2012 04:06
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So, assuming they will launch, do the boxes around the rockets separate at some point before launch, or do they launch right out of the boxes?
The rocket fins are sticking out of the box and on launch they simply rip through the foam box.
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#213
by
floron
on 23 Mar, 2012 04:06
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heh, i like these guys chatting. it's a lot less stilted than the Ariane commentators.
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#214
by
rickl
on 23 Mar, 2012 04:11
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heh, i like these guys chatting. it's a lot less stilted than the Ariane commentators.
I agree. It sounds a bit like amateur hour (I guess it's NASA's second string), but I like it better than the Ariane commentary.
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#215
by
catdlr
on 23 Mar, 2012 04:15
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So, assuming they will launch, do the boxes around the rockets separate at some point before launch, or do they launch right out of the boxes?
The rocket fins are sticking out of the box and on launch they simply rip through the foam box.
Mapperuo, watch the first 15 secs on this video to answer your question.
Sounding Rockets at Wallops:
http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/code810/videos/Sounding_Rockets.wmv
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#216
by
Ronsmytheiii
on 23 Mar, 2012 04:32
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Doesnt look good:
It looks likewe will have boat interference for at least the next hour.
I know that bad weather was expected by 2 am local, so does not look like it is happening.
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#217
by
catdlr
on 23 Mar, 2012 04:32
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SCRUB
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#218
by
catdlr
on 23 Mar, 2012 04:33
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Launchers are being lowered.
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#219
by
rickl
on 23 Mar, 2012 04:33
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Scrub for tonight.
Just as well, as I can't stay up much longer since I have to work in the morning.
