** The Official Space Flight Thread - The Space Station and Beyond **

[Glaucus]

How longs the hold?

 

[PermaBanned]

20 minutes, then there's another 10 minute hold at T-4 minutes.

 

[Glaucus]

Can you post when there's about 5mins to go please.

 

[Cosimo]

Looking good:

 

[PermaBanned]

^Looking even better

 

[Cosimo]

We are GO.

 

[Cosimo]

No go for first window.

New time of 14:16:12 BST (9:16:12 EDT).

 

[PermaBanned]

Weather looks a no go for the first window, red on upper level winds

 

[Cosimo]

Can you post when there's about 5mins to go please.

New launch time of 14:16:12 BST (09:16:12 EDT).

Do you still want a warning?

 

[Glaucus]

Nah, that will do.

Thanks, brilliant updates as usual.

 

[PermaBanned]

Weather currently looks okay for second window...

 

[Cosimo]

What was that about the range?

 

[Cosimo]

No GO due to winds. SCRUBBED.

 

[PermaBanned]

Upper level winds still red

 

[PermaBanned]

So is the 24 hour recycle something to do with making sure they don't have to go through the whole countdown again tomorrow?

 

[Cosimo]

See you tomorrow at 13:33:25 or 14:12:31 BST (08:33:25 or 09:12:31 EDT).

 

[Cosimo]

So is the 24 hour recycle something to do with making sure they don't have to go through the whole countdown again tomorrow?

They will be detanking. I presume they will reset the countdown to where tanking starts again tomorrow.

 

[Glaucus]

Thank god it was scrubbed. This is how forgetful I am. Went and put a curry on.

 

[Cosimo]

Yet again the weather forecast looks iffy for tomorrow’s next GRAIL launch attempt with only a 40% chance of acceptable conditions. There is always Saturday, Sunday and..........

Fingers crossed agian!

 

[PermaBanned]

Not sure quite where to put this, but an interesting article on how far along the JWST is:

http://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/2011/09/how_the_us_government_chose_to.php