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#420
by
MKremer
on 26 Aug, 2006 19:03
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Never trust a 3-day forecast.
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#421
by
Wisi
on 26 Aug, 2006 19:32
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MKremer - 26/8/2006 8:50 PM
Never trust a 3-day forecast.
That's right, after launch weather coming down from 70% go to 40% go, you never know...
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#422
by
Sergi Manstov
on 26 Aug, 2006 20:08
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#423
by
rdale
on 26 Aug, 2006 20:48
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That's not quite accurate - it's been delayed until at least Monday...
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#424
by
STS-Chris
on 26 Aug, 2006 21:15
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Will the RSS roll back from the orbiter at 7 p.m. EDT?
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#425
by
psloss
on 26 Aug, 2006 21:25
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STS-Chris - 26/8/2006 5:02 PM
Will the RSS roll back from the orbiter at 7 p.m. EDT?
No -- the timeline is pushed back by however much the delay is, so about 24 hours right now. There's also bad weather in the area right now, anyway.
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#426
by
Zachstar
on 27 Aug, 2006 21:45
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Well with all this stuff going on just keep in mind what it will end up with soon enough.
[IMG=http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/3306/115issorbitermc6.jpg]
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#427
by
punkboi
on 28 Aug, 2006 17:41
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Do any of you guys know where I could find the estimated launch time for the two October days that Atlantis could launch on? Thanks
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#428
by
nathan.moeller
on 28 Aug, 2006 17:45
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I'm confused. The next lighted launch window is October 20 through November 15, but they said that they can only use the 26-27. What's stopping them from using the other days?
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#429
by
jacqmans
on 28 Aug, 2006 18:08
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I belive lightning for ET photographing is not good the other days....
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#430
by
MKremer
on 28 Aug, 2006 18:09
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ET lighting conditions (mainly once it rolls heads-up and to have good lighting for the cameras at and after ET sep).
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#431
by
punkboi
on 28 Aug, 2006 18:48
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What I don't get is why there's only a 1-day launch window, December 23, for Atlantis when the launch window for Discovery on 116 opens on December 14.
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#432
by
DaveS
on 28 Aug, 2006 18:56
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punkboi - 28/8/2006 8:35 PM
What I don't get is why there's only a 1-day launch window, December 23, for Atlantis when the launch window for Discovery on 116 opens on December 14.
The December window for 116 is made on the assumption that the daylight launch window requirement is lifted and night launches are allowed once again.
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#433
by
nathan.moeller
on 28 Aug, 2006 19:53
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Yeah but what I don't get is how the lighting conditions would be different in that window as opposed to this window. The October-November window is longer than this one.
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#434
by
rdale
on 28 Aug, 2006 20:00
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Sun is lower in the horizon in the fall.
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#435
by
nathan.moeller
on 28 Aug, 2006 20:03
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Makes sense. So how long is Discovery's window for 116 (starting December 14)?
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#436
by
DaveS
on 28 Aug, 2006 20:17
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nathan.moeller - 28/8/2006 9:50 PM
Makes sense. So how long is Discovery's window for 116 (starting December 14)?
Three days. This is to ensure that Discovery is back on the ground before new year.
Edit:
Do a search on "Year End Roll Over" or "YERO".
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#437
by
zerm
on 28 Aug, 2006 20:24
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Stupid question here, but does anyone have an expected time for the rollback to begin?
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#438
by
rdale
on 28 Aug, 2006 21:19
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#439
by
Austin
on 28 Aug, 2006 22:13
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Regardless of whether or not a rollback is necessary (which appears very likely), I really think that the folks in the OPF should be commended. Keep in mind that Atlantis hasn't flow since 92', and there was some concern about them being rusty. Yet all the way down to T-11 there were no major technical issues being worked. Yes, there were still major countdown milestones to pass, but they had apparently provided a very clean bird.
Nothing anyone can do about the elements.
