Ernesto threatens shuttle

So how soon do they have to decide to roll back inside?

Jim Oberg wrote:
So how soon do they have to decide to roll back inside?

they will likely try to launch before hurricane arrives,, having it sit
on pad bad idea even tareped imnagine the foam issues......

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Jim Oberg wrote:
So how soon do they have to decide to roll back inside?

they will likely try to launch before hurricane arrives,, having it sit
on pad bad idea even tareped imnagine the foam issues......

At great risk of being fired for not going through proper channels I can
tell you that the plan is this:
If we have not launched by Wednesday, the lightning protection system will
be taken down as protection against FOD. The shuttle weather protection
system will be removed and the RSS will be retracted. An MLP has been moved
into the VAB but save for a few SRB segments little stacking has been done
and 103 is safely in OPF 3 so we can then send techs up onto the VAB roof to
retrieve tarps to cover 104. If not enough tarps remain there is a Walmart
in Titusville and we will get whatever else we need from there.

On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 14:54:50 GMT, "TimK" wrote:


If we have not launched by Wednesday, the lightning protection system will
be taken down as protection against FOD.

Wednesday? So NASA has ruled out a rollback?

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/grap...732.shtml?5day

Brian

Oh very funny...

Don't you think they will have sold out by that time? :-)

Brian

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Jim Oberg wrote:
So how soon do they have to decide to roll back inside?

they will likely try to launch before hurricane arrives,, having it sit
on pad bad idea even tareped imnagine the foam issues......

At great risk of being fired for not going through proper channels I can
tell you that the plan is this:
If we have not launched by Wednesday, the lightning protection system will
be taken down as protection against FOD. The shuttle weather protection
system will be removed and the RSS will be retracted. An MLP has been
moved into the VAB but save for a few SRB segments little stacking has
been done and 103 is safely in OPF 3 so we can then send techs up onto the
VAB roof to retrieve tarps to cover 104. If not enough tarps remain there
is a Walmart in Titusville and we will get whatever else we need from
there.

"Brian Gaff" wrote in message
k...
Oh very funny...

Don't you think they will have sold out by that time? :-)

Compared to what to costs to roll back it's a risk NASA is willing to take.

Apologizes for that Walmart off the M32 just outside Bristol...

During Hurricane season lots of store will bring in lots of stuff to
prepare for it. All the common things, plywood, batteries, water ... I
would doubt that blue tarps are plentiful.

But, if it takes two days to get it back in the VAB, I would think Tuesday
or sooner would be...

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2006...graphics.shtml
The 5 day projection is interesting.

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"Craig Fink" wrote in message
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During Hurricane season lots of store will bring in lots of stuff to
prepare for it. All the common things, plywood, batteries, water ... I
would doubt that blue tarps are plentiful.

But, if it takes two days to get it back in the VAB, I would think Tuesday
or sooner would be...

Yep, being serious - if it's not launched by Tuesday night and this storm
stays on its forecast track I have to think they'll be taking a serious look
at a rollback. Let's keep 'em crossed that we launch on Tuesday...

"TimK" wrote in message
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"Craig Fink" wrote in message
news
During Hurricane season lots of store will bring in lots of stuff to
prepare for it. All the common things, plywood, batteries, water ... I
would doubt that blue tarps are plentiful.

But, if it takes two days to get it back in the VAB, I would think
Tuesday
or sooner would be...

Yep, being serious - if it's not launched by Tuesday night and this storm
stays on its forecast track I have to think they'll be taking a serious
look at a rollback. Let's keep 'em crossed that we launch on Tuesday...

Actually I just heard they'll decide late tonight about starting to roll
back Tuesday.
Damn weather.

On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 18:25:03 GMT, "TimK" wrote:

Yep, being serious - if it's not launched by Tuesday night and this storm
stays on its forecast track I have to think they'll be taking a serious look
at a rollback. Let's keep 'em crossed that we launch on Tuesday...

You'll be getting outer feeder bands of the storm, or worse, swamping
you by Tuesday. I think Monday is the last chance for a rollback.

Brian