tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post5946995364900518322..comments2023-10-18T08:43:10.620-04:00Comments on The Flame Trench space news and analysis: Live At KSC: NASA Counts Down To Night LaunchC Perezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13916832810035419167noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-55331542954002150052009-08-22T21:16:28.919-04:002009-08-22T21:16:28.919-04:00OK, I have a question, same question I always have...OK, I have a question, same question I always have: Why does NASA close Playalinda Beach beginning 6 pm on Friday and then they leave the MINWR open? I have been dealing with this since moving here mid-90s. I don't begrudge them their business and don't expect them to launch when unsafe - but here we had maybe the 6th or 7th Saturday since April when the beach has been closed. Here it wasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19394281.post-67752090639434537962009-08-22T15:19:47.807-04:002009-08-22T15:19:47.807-04:00My question is this: It is indeed correct that thi...My question is this: It is indeed correct that this is the 33rd night launch, going by NASA's 15 minute rule, however NASA says this is the 32nd because they don't count STS-61C (21 minutes before sunrise), because, they say, they did not have a 15 minute rule back then. Silly, yes, but why not just say it was a night launch? (And in addition to that, their 'night launches' list Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com