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LIVE THREAD: New Horizons Launch 2:30pm ET (Mission to Pluto & Kuiper Belt)
NASA ^ | 1-17-2006 | NASA

Posted on 01/17/2006 8:36:57 AM PST by Textide

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To: RightWhale

spaceflightnow.com

1942 GMT (2:42 p.m. EST)

NEW LAUNCH TIME! Launch has been postponed to 3:05 p.m. EST.




marginal, very close to max


81 posted on 01/17/2006 11:44:38 AM PST by RightWhale (pas de lieu, Rhone que nous)
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To: RightWhale

1505 launch time


82 posted on 01/17/2006 11:45:37 AM PST by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: RightWhale

What's marginal? Wind?


83 posted on 01/17/2006 11:45:52 AM PST by Luke Skyfreeper
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To: NormsRevenge

Windows closes at :23 past so I doubt it will be today. Oh well. another day with plutonium on planet Earth. What will we do?


84 posted on 01/17/2006 11:46:48 AM PST by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: NormsRevenge

Yup , almost Daytona racing time.

Feb. 11, Bud Shoot-out and 19th, Daytona 500



Rolex 24 Next week, banking my sleep now. :D


85 posted on 01/17/2006 11:47:13 AM PST by BritExPatInFla
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To: Luke Skyfreeper

But better a series of holds than a disaster...

(Posted at 2:50 EST -- FR time appears to be about 54 seconds behind actual...)


86 posted on 01/17/2006 11:48:06 AM PST by Luke Skyfreeper
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To: Luke Skyfreeper

Sorry, that was 2:49 pm...


87 posted on 01/17/2006 11:48:37 AM PST by Luke Skyfreeper
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What's marginal? Wind?

Somew pretty gusty winds and ,, the palms were swaying pretty good in the webcam shot..

Upper level winds,, at what are pretty low level but they can't afford to pooch kick this payload. They keep trying to pogram the rocket to the profile but.. better to just play it safe.

Here's the jetstream ,btw. I like the colors myself. ;-)

Launch tomorrow.


88 posted on 01/17/2006 11:51:03 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Monthly Donor spoken Here. Go to ... https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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We've had a stiff (25Mph or so) wind from the south here in Central Fla since around 10AM. Gusts at the coast are said to be exceeding the 33Kt limits.


89 posted on 01/17/2006 11:53:03 AM PST by BritExPatInFla
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To: NormsRevenge

At this point still on for 305 pm launch


90 posted on 01/17/2006 11:53:32 AM PST by Luke Skyfreeper
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To: RedBloodedAmerican

Those clouds floating by are moving pretty fast, they are at pretty low elevation.


91 posted on 01/17/2006 11:55:08 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Monthly Donor spoken Here. Go to ... https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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all teams are Go for launch.. including high level winds..


92 posted on 01/17/2006 11:56:43 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Monthly Donor spoken Here. Go to ... https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: NormsRevenge

New T zero

323pm ET


93 posted on 01/17/2006 11:57:25 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Monthly Donor spoken Here. Go to ... https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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latest launch delay due to ground winds, they are letting everything settle down for a few more minutes, last shot today


94 posted on 01/17/2006 11:58:46 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Monthly Donor spoken Here. Go to ... https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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Darn. Hope we get it today!


95 posted on 01/17/2006 11:58:52 AM PST by Luke Skyfreeper
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To: Textide

Think it will see the flag that the astronauts put there?

(Buck W. for Sheila Jackson Lee)


96 posted on 01/17/2006 12:01:53 PM PST by Buck W. (Yesterday's Intelligentsia are today's Irrelevantsia.)
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Think it will see the flag that the astronauts put there?

(Buck W. for Sheila Jackson Lee)


97 posted on 01/17/2006 12:01:53 PM PST by Buck W. (Yesterday's Intelligentsia are today's Irrelevantsia.)
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To: NormsRevenge

I'm here with my finger crossed!


98 posted on 01/17/2006 12:04:09 PM PST by Howlin
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Sounds painful.

;)


99 posted on 01/17/2006 12:04:52 PM PST by Frank_Discussion (May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
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To: Buck W.

That's still at the soundstage at Area 51 where the "moon landings" took place.


100 posted on 01/17/2006 12:05:27 PM PST by Rio (Don't make me come over there....)
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