NASA and contractor engineers and technicians have completed the retraction of work platforms inside the Kennedy Space Center Vehicle Assembly Building and are aiming to roll out shuttle Discovery later this evening.
The 18-story shuttle remains scheduled to creep out of the 52-story assembly building at 8 p.m. EDT, but the weather is a factor. Isolated thunderstorms and lightning have spawned in north Brevard County throughout the course of the day and managers will want to make certain that Discovery will be able to make the 3.5-mile trip to launch pad 39A without damage.
Stay tuned.
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4 comments:
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"Isolated thunderstorms and lightning have spawned in north Brevard County throughout the course of the day and managers will want to make certain that Discovery will be able to make the 3.5-mile trip to launch pad 39A without damage TO THEIR MILESTONE BONUSES.
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Instead of whining about this strike, why doesnt everybody devote the same amount of energy towards pushing NASA to dump the Ares I launch vehicle for a more direct shuttle derivative launch vehicle. If NASA continues down the path of Ares I, everybody is going to suffer, regardless of union or non union. The Exploration Systems Architecture Study was nothing but a bait and switch. What was once sold as a cheap and safe shuttle deriviative has become an overly expensive, completely new launch vehicle that will still underperform. It's being pushed for no reason other than political. A direct derivative launch vehicle will be cheaper, just as safe, close the gap between Shuttle and Constellation, and provide much greater flexibility and success for Constellation. If you do not know anything about the Ares I vs. DIRECT debate, please visit www.directlauncher.com. There is a very technically detailed proposal at that site, which was worked on by various NASA engineers and other concerned volunteers. This proposal was recently presented at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
>>>Allow me to modify your story into a more accurate state of affairs.
"Isolated thunderstorms and lightning have spawned in north Brevard County throughout the course of the day and managers will want to make certain that Discovery will be able to make the 3.5-mile trip to launch pad 39A without damage TO THEIR MILESTONE BONUSES.
Thank you for your time and have a nice day. Give us a good contract and all this will go away.<<<
No way you can leave Fred....I would miss your fairy tales to much.....you give me so much to laugh at.....
PICKEY, PICKEY, IS THIS THE BEST YOU CAN COME UP WITH.
GO BACK TO YOUR TENT.
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