Posted on 01/17/2006 8:36:57 AM PST by Textide
The launch is scheduled from Cape Canaveral, FL at 1:14pm Eastern.
Spaceflightnow.com Mission Status
New T zero coming shortly...
looks like we're gonna be at the end of the window soomn enough.. and likely a scrub for today.
Deep Space Network resolving tracking issues, launch time will be delayed once again...new time assigned shortly.
Clouding up, looks windy on the TV--
DSN just went offline - sheesh. - new T0:1950Z
New T zero,, 250 pm ET
DSN back up now - antigua signal up and solid
spaceflightnow.com
1924 GMT (2:24 p.m. EST)
NEW LAUNCH TIME. Clocks are being reset for liftoff at 2:50 p.m. EST. Today's available launch window extends to 3:23 p.m. EST.
1923 GMT (2:23 p.m. EST)
NASA says its Deep Space Network could not support the target launch time.
In other new, in testing over at the speedway, the 24 car has been looking VERY good. They have been running from 7am til 7pm daily for a few weeks now.
Real windy here - lost a few banana trees from it today :(
All assets operational, looks like we are go for launch in less than 15 minutes.
spaceflightnow.com
1930 GMT (2:30 p.m. EST)
A poll of the New Horizons spacecraft and ground network team was just conducted. The were no problems reported, NASA says.
1927 GMT (2:27 p.m. EST)
The latest flight profile failed against the current upper level wind conditions, Lockheed Martin says. The team is re-working the profile based on the next weather balloon data set.
Meanwhile, the Antigua tracking station problem has been repaired, the Air Force reports. There are no Range constraints at this time.
And a NASA spokesman says the Deep Space Network is ready to support now.
(test of FR time server)
According to my atomic watch, launch in precisely 12 minutes from this post.
spaceflightnow seems behind the news.
19:40:30Z - system status all green - flight solution pending
spaceflightnow.com
1939 GMT (2:39 p.m. EST)
The Cape launch team has received the latest flight profile for loading into the rocket. Officials are awaiting confirmation that the profile can withstand the current upper level winds.
Yup , almost Daytona racing time.
Feb. 11, Bud Shoot-out and 19th, Daytona 500
New launch Time
305 pm ET
They seem to take breaks and then do catch up posts
Yikes... they've been holding, holding...
:(
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