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Offline LunarOrbit

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Re: New Horizons
« Reply #30 on: January 17, 2006, 07:02:17 PM »
If your boss is a space nut like the rest of us I'm sure he'll understand. ;)
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Re: New Horizons
« Reply #31 on: January 17, 2006, 07:11:01 PM »
Spacecat!!!!!!!

Take pictures!!!

I'm in the office with NASA TV access tomorrow and Thursday, but Friday I'm at a clients office, so I hope Thursday works.

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Re: New Horizons
« Reply #32 on: January 17, 2006, 10:39:13 PM »
Thanks spacecat - looking forward to the pics when the launch occurs.
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Re: New Horizons
« Reply #33 on: January 17, 2006, 11:06:30 PM »
Here she sat on the pad today- little hazy due to wind whipping up spray across the lagoon.
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Re: New Horizons
« Reply #34 on: January 18, 2006, 04:59:53 AM »
A shame, but I will be tunede into NASA-tv again tonight
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Re: New Horizons
« Reply #35 on: January 18, 2006, 11:05:16 AM »
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2006
1459 GMT (9:59 a.m. EST)

SCRUB! Today's launch attempt has been called off. The New Horizons mission control center at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory suffered a power outage this morning. The backup system using generators is not sufficient to proceed with the launch. So the first mission to Pluto will remain on Earth for another day.

Tomorrow's launch window extends from 1:08 to 3:07 p.m. EST


Source:  http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av010/status.html
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Re: New Horizons
« Reply #36 on: January 18, 2006, 12:24:03 PM »
Darn.

At least tomorrow's launch is scheduled for before I have to go to work.
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Re: New Horizons
« Reply #37 on: January 18, 2006, 12:29:03 PM »
I merged the two threads we had going about New Horizons. Hopefully I didn't confuse anyone too much. ;)
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Re: New Horizons
« Reply #38 on: January 18, 2006, 01:05:02 PM »
You get the "Good Housekeeping" seal of approval :D
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Re: New Horizons
« Reply #39 on: January 18, 2006, 01:05:42 PM »
No- we were waiting for you to do that!   :lol:

Anyway, no escape from work today so tomorrow suits me just fine- weather is still pretty vicious down here.  Apparently there will be a meeting at 4PM EST today to determine if they will try again tomorrow.

BTW- here's a great little article on the lightning protection towers you see on all the pads:
http://www.aero.org/publications/crosslink/summer2001/05.html
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Re: New Horizons
« Reply #40 on: January 18, 2006, 01:42:45 PM »
Quote from: LunarOrbit on January 18, 2006, 12:29:03 PM
I merged the two threads we had going about New Horizons.
I was hoping you'd do that. :wink:


Here is the weather report for tomorrow.  It's looking pretty good,

Generally sunny
Percipitation:  0%
High temperature:  71o F
Wind:  ENE at 10-15 mph
Max. Humidity:  58%


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Re: New Horizons
« Reply #41 on: January 19, 2006, 11:02:15 AM »
The New Horizons count down is now in the built-in hold at T-2 hours.  So far everything is looking good.  Scheduled launch is 1:08 PM EST (18:08 GMT).
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Re: New Horizons
« Reply #42 on: January 19, 2006, 01:57:42 PM »
Less than four minutes to go.
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Re: New Horizons
« Reply #43 on: January 19, 2006, 02:06:33 PM »
Launch went without a hitch.  They are firing the Centaur stage.

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Re: New Horizons
« Reply #44 on: January 19, 2006, 02:07:47 PM »
was it me, or did the seperation of the lower port booster look funky? It seemed to turn nose-inward....For a moment I was scared it was going to hit the rest of the stack...
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