Author Topic: SCRUB: SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon COTS Demo (C2+) LAUNCH ATTEMPT 1 UPDATES (Read 209268 times)

JimOman · « **Reply #20 on:** 05/19/2012 07:26 am »

Quote from: rdale on 05/19/2012 03:15 am

Weather looks fairly quiet in the area for the morning, with temps near 70. There is a concern for some thicker cumulus clouds but I think the official 30% is too high of a violation risk. Winds should be light out of the northwest so no crosswind RTLS worries either

Thanks for that update. As for the Cumulus clouds, the overly-vague launch commit criteria (NASA public side) states...
"Do Not Launch within ten nautical miles of cumulus clouds with tops that extend into freezing temperatures, unless height associated distance criteria can be met..."

So I hope we'll be in the clear this morning, pardon the pun.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #21 on:** 05/19/2012 07:26 am »

Here we go.

Remember the rules about this being a LAUNCH update thread.

Mapperuo · « **Reply #22 on:** 05/19/2012 07:27 am »

NASA about to start.

collectSPACE · « **Reply #23 on:** 05/19/2012 07:28 am »

Not exactly a late stow, but a late-learned stow aboard the Dragon...

Not-so-secret souvenirs riding historic SpaceX capsule flight to space station
http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-051812b.html

The first U.S. commercial spacecraft to attempt to visit the International Space Station, SpaceX's Dragon, will launch filled with cargo — and something a bit extra — for the orbiting outpost.

The inaugural payload weighs approximately 1200 pounds (544 kilograms) and is mostly comprised of food for the station's crew, student experiments, and storage bags, but the capsule's compliment also includes a stash of space souvenirs commemorating the history-making mission.