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Shuttle Launch Postponed by ras391 on 26 Aug, 2006 18:28
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Due to weather concerns, Shuttle launch postponed till Monday about 4:07 pm
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#1 by punkboi on 26 Aug, 2006 18:32
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Source please?
EDIT: Nevermind. It's as expected.
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#2 by GLS on 26 Aug, 2006 18:32
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no way....
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#3 by kraisee on 26 Aug, 2006 18:32
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Press is getting it right now.
Something to do with the lightening strike yesterday.
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#4 by ras391 on 26 Aug, 2006 18:35
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Another reason for postponment is the launch team needs more time to see if there was any damage from lightening strike near shuttle yesterday.
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#5 by spaceshuttle on 26 Aug, 2006 18:35
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ras391 - 26/8/2006 1:15 PM
Due to weather concerns, Shuttle launch postponed till Monday about 4:07 pm
go figure!
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#6 by Austin on 26 Aug, 2006 18:36
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ras391 - 26/8/2006 11:15 AM
Due to weather concerns, Shuttle launch postponed till Monday about 4:07 pm
Okay, so much for my optimism. -
#7 by stargazer777 on 26 Aug, 2006 18:37
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It is now 2:19 Eastern Time. Is the postponement confirmed? No other source is saying this.
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#8 by spaceshuttle on 26 Aug, 2006 18:37
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punkboi - 26/8/2006 1:19 PM
Source please?
EDIT: Nevermind. It's as expected.
Quoteras391 - 26/8/2006 1:15 PM
Due to weather concerns, Shuttle launch postponed till Monday about 4:07 pm
are you f****** kidding me!!!! it's sts-8 all over again! wow!
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#9 by punkboi on 26 Aug, 2006 18:37
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ras391 - 26/8/2006 11:15 AM Due to weather concerns, Shuttle launch postponed till Monday about 4:07 pm
The launch window opens at 4:04:14 PM EDT on Monday
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#10 by ras391 on 26 Aug, 2006 18:40
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Info direct from KSC.
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#11 by MKremer on 26 Aug, 2006 18:47
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I'm not surprised by that decision. It's a good call, IMO, since they have to do some serious intensive checks and diagnostics of all the circuits and electronics around the pad the Shuttle stack/orbiter. Lightning strikes anywhere near sophisticated electronics (even via direct-to-ground attractors) shouldn't be taken lightly.
It doesn't hurt to have the weather situation improve with the delay, as well.
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#12 by stargazer777 on 26 Aug, 2006 18:47
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OK, now its showing up. Thanks for the heads-up.
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#13 by punkboi on 26 Aug, 2006 18:53
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MKremer - 26/8/2006 11:34 AM I'm not surprised by that decision. It's a good call, IMO, since they have to do some serious intensive checks and diagnostics of all the circuits and electronics around the pad the Shuttle stack/orbiter. Lightning strikes anywhere near sophisticated electronics (even via direct-to-ground attractors) shouldn't be taken lightly. It doesn't hurt to have the weather situation improve with the delay, as well.
Yea, if Atlantis launched tomorrow...I probably would've missed it lifting off since I would've just got back from Church. Good thing it's launching on Monday. I don't work on Mondays.
And sorry for mixing science and religion there...
EDIT: CNN.com has a NEWS ALERT banner on top mentioning the delay
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#14 by Austin on 26 Aug, 2006 18:58
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NASA briefing in 15 minutes
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#15 by MKremer on 26 Aug, 2006 18:59
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"OK, punkboi may not be able to watch the launch; we'll need to reschedule for Monday. Find some credible excuse we can use to do that."
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#16 by astrobrian on 26 Aug, 2006 18:59
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One word describes this F$%^$#@$%#^$$%#$%#$$%&$%^$&*#$%^#%^
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#17 by spaceshuttle on 26 Aug, 2006 19:05
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punkboi - 26/8/2006 1:40 PM
QuoteMKremer - 26/8/2006 11:34 AM I'm not surprised by that decision. It's a good call, IMO, since they have to do some serious intensive checks and diagnostics of all the circuits and electronics around the pad the Shuttle stack/orbiter. Lightning strikes anywhere near sophisticated electronics (even via direct-to-ground attractors) shouldn't be taken lightly. It doesn't hurt to have the weather situation improve with the delay, as well.
Yea, if Atlantis launched tomorrow...I probably would've missed it lifting off since I would've just got back from Church. Good thing it's launching on Monday. I don't work on Mondays.
And sorry for mixing science and religion there...
EDIT: CNN.com has a NEWS ALERT banner on top mentioning the delay
shoot, i get out of school at 11:00am, so i'm STILL not gonna miss it! too bad insideKSC's temporarily off-line. that's my downloads headquarters...
hopefully we'll see better conditions on monday...
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#18 by Austin on 26 Aug, 2006 19:05
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astrobrian - 26/8/2006 11:46 AM
One word describes this F$%^$#@$%#^$$%#$%#$$%&$%^$&*#$%^#%^
Brian -- I understand how you feel. But if that's gonna be your *ss strapped to 500,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen and oxygen flanked by two SRBS, you want to know that the electrical systems at the pad are in good order. -
#19 by Chris Bergin on 26 Aug, 2006 19:06
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punkboi - 26/8/2006 7:19 PM
Source please?
Randy is a source. He's radio media at KSC.
hopefully we'll see better conditions on monday...