NickDG 23 #26 December 8, 2006 The next big thing in T-minus 9 minutes. Everyone must be GO! The cloud cover is 500 feet better than needed, but to use Bill's term, it's still sporty . . . NickD BASE 194 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billeisele 122 #27 December 8, 2006 what EST is the launch? thought it was 9:35PM?Give one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #28 December 8, 2006 WX is go . . . Countdown clock resumes at 20 minutes . . . My palms are getting sweaty . . . NickD BASE 194 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Revillusion 0 #29 December 8, 2006 21:35 EST Launch - They just gave an all clear of weather VIRTUS JUNXIT MORS NON SEPARABIT Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #30 December 8, 2006 T-minus 15 . . . The close out crew are hauling ass . . . NickD BASE 194 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zing 2 #32 December 8, 2006 Damn ... holding at 9 minutesZing Lurks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #33 December 8, 2006 This buit in hold @ T-Minus 9 will last 45 minutes. It gives them a chance to go around the room and make sure everybody is really ready! NickD BASE 194 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cornholio 0 #34 December 8, 2006 'tis normal http://www.nasa.gov/returntoflight/launch/countdown101.html Est 45 minute hold time at the T-9:00 mark. Butthead: Whoa! Burritos for breakfast! Beavis: Yeah! Yeah! Cool! bellyflier on the dz.com hybrid record jump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #35 December 8, 2006 Come on Zing! It's not as easy as launching an Otter . . . NickD BASE 194 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #36 December 8, 2006 QuoteYeah, the ejection pole is a pretty low-probability item. But it's there. Weather is very marginal, currently on the wrong side of the margin. But, being marginal, it could go back over, too. We don't need a huge good weather window, because the return to launch site (RTLS) timeframe is so short; after that, they would abort either to across the Atlantic, or to orbit. Wendy W. It's always cool when a REAL rocket scientist chimes in to share their knowledge."It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zing 2 #37 December 8, 2006 I know, I know ... but you know I'm not the patient type.Zing Lurks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #38 December 8, 2006 They hate that description. (My girlfriend works for JPL.) There are scientists and there are engineers, but really, there are no "rocket scientists . . . 28 Minutes in the built in hold . . . NickD BASE 194 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #39 December 8, 2006 The next abort site after launch, Zarogosa, Spain, is a go for WX. The problem now is the overcast at KSC is descending . . . NickD BASE 194 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #40 December 8, 2006 Everyone must be go . . . WX just went "no go" at KSC due to low clouds, but they are going to go down to 5 minutes . . . The next decision point is nothing but an old fashioned 5 minute call . . . Countdown clock resumes in 45 seconds. T-minus 20 minutes . . . Cap being retracted . . . 7 minutes and counting! NickD BASE 194 BASE 194 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davedlg 0 #41 December 8, 2006 5 minutes and holding due to WX... they need to get started again in the next 4 minutes to make the window Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #42 December 8, 2006 They must hate this, it's like a cloudy day at the DZ, do you hang around, or go home now . . . ? They have three minutes now . . . NickD BASE 194 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davedlg 0 #43 December 8, 2006 Missed the window...no launch tonight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cornholio 0 #44 December 8, 2006 Scrubbed. Bummer. Butthead: Whoa! Burritos for breakfast! Beavis: Yeah! Yeah! Cool! bellyflier on the dz.com hybrid record jump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #45 December 8, 2006 Scrubbed . . . @ T-Minus 5 minutes Live to fly another day. Spaceflight is just like skydiving. Never regret a jump you didn't make . . . ! NickD BASE 194 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #46 December 8, 2006 >>THAT ain't happening today...next week looks much better. Waaaay too much cloud cover here today.<< Your're the winner, you called it early. . . NickD BASe 194 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiim292 0 #47 December 8, 2006 Krystal, Piers, Egon and Bruno must not have flapped their angel wings hard enough to clear the clouds....Saturday is Krystal's day! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 622 #48 December 8, 2006 I have lived in Florida most of my life and used to watch the Apollo launches from my grandmother's back yard when I couldn't go with my biological father to work when he worked at KSC. Patience folks....patience. Like you guys are saying, very much like a jump day at the DZ with questionable WX! I can't wait to see another night launch though! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squirrel 0 #49 December 8, 2006 astronauts getting out of the shuttle now...launch scrubed....next window, saturday ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squirrel 0 #50 December 8, 2006 interesting...the captin is the last to exit the shuttle, just after the actual pilot....cool. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
