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Old January 20th 06, 04:15 AM posted to sci.space.tech
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There's an image
(http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/1...n_06pd0094.jpg) on the Nasa
web site of the New Horizons launch, showing 4 towers surrounding the
launch site. What are they? I'm guessing lightning protection?
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Old January 21st 06, 08:30 AM posted to sci.space.tech
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Roy Smith wrote in news:roy-6A9B1F.22152519012006
@reader2.panix.com:

There's an image
(http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/1...n_06pd0094.jpg) on the Nasa
web site of the New Horizons launch, showing 4 towers surrounding the
launch site. What are they? I'm guessing lightning protection?


Look more closely and you may see wires strung between
the towers. Typical at a lot of launch sites.

--Damon
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Old January 21st 06, 06:36 PM posted to sci.space.tech
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Precisely correct. The pads at KSC have extensive lightning
protection, thanks to area's propensity for thunderstorms.

Matt
www.mattwriter.com

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Old January 22nd 06, 10:04 PM posted to sci.space.tech
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Am Thu, 19 Jan 2006 22:15:25 -0500 schrieb "Roy Smith":

There's an image
(http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/1...n_06pd0094.jpg) on the Nasa
web site of the New Horizons launch, showing 4 towers surrounding the
launch site. What are they? I'm guessing lightning protection?


yep.


cu, ZiLi aka HKZL

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Old January 23rd 06, 01:53 AM posted to sci.space.tech
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Roy Smith wrote:
There's an image
(http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/1...n_06pd0094.jpg) on the Nasa
web site of the New Horizons launch, showing 4 towers surrounding the
launch site. What are they? I'm guessing lightning protection?


Got it in one:-

http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/search.cfm?cat=137

(text accompanying third pic down)
 




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