KSC in now in the 10-19% strike zone of Dennis

Latest hurricane Dennis prediction moved KSC just inside the 10-19%
strike zone. Hummm.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/grap...500.shtml?prob

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"Craig Fink" wrote in message
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Latest hurricane Dennis prediction moved KSC just inside the 10-19%
strike zone. Hummm.

Do you think they would move the stack back to the VAB on short notice like
this?

I think it takes 24 hours to get it from 39B back to the VAB at top crawler
speed.

JD

"Joe Delphi" wrote in message
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"Craig Fink" wrote in message
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Latest hurricane Dennis prediction moved KSC just inside the 10-19%
strike zone. Hummm.

Do you think they would move the stack back to the VAB on short notice
like
this?

I think it takes 24 hours to get it from 39B back to the VAB at top
crawler
speed.

They could do it overnight if they wanted.

On Thu, 7 Jul 2005 17:09:20 -0700, "Joe Delphi"
wrote:


"Craig Fink" wrote in message
news
Latest hurricane Dennis prediction moved KSC just inside the 10-19%
strike zone. Hummm.

Do you think they would move the stack back to the VAB on short notice like
this?

I think it takes 24 hours to get it from 39B back to the VAB at top crawler
speed.

JD



WESH reported last night it would take 48 hours to move the shuttle
and bed it down for the storm. Supposedly a management meeting was
being held at 5:30 7/7/05 to discuss.

The discussion from NHC certainly doesn't lend much confidence to the
forecast. Sadly, I am on the west cost of Florida. I hope this thing
stays out to sea.

David

Snoopyto wrote:
WESH reported last night it would take 48 hours to move the shuttle
and bed it down for the storm.

Is there a breakdown of how much time it takes between decision time and:
Stack starts to move
Stack arrives at VAB
Stack secured inside VAB ?


If the RSS wraps around the shuttle, how much wind/rain can it safely
widthstand ?

If they bring shuttle back to VAB, once it is brought back to the PAD, where
does the countdown begin ?

On Thu, 7 Jul 2005 17:09:20 -0700, "Joe Delphi"
wrote:


"Craig Fink" wrote in message
news
Latest hurricane Dennis prediction moved KSC just inside the 10-19%
strike zone. Hummm.

Do you think they would move the stack back to the VAB on short notice like
this?

I think it takes 24 hours to get it from 39B back to the VAB at top crawler
speed.

Rollout (and rollback) takes about seven hours. I think NASA the other
day prepositioned the Crawler at the pad just in case.

Brian

"Brian Thorn" wrote in message
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Rollout (and rollback) takes about seven hours. I think NASA the other
day prepositioned the Crawler at the pad just in case.



What about the payload? I thought I read where the payload had to be
installed while the shuttle was on the pad. Is is safe to move the stack
while the payload is inside of the payload bay? or do they have to take it
out first before they can move the stack?

JD

In article Qujze.16035$Qo.625@fed1read01,
Joe Delphi wrote:
I think it takes 24 hours to get it from 39B back to the VAB at top crawler
speed.

No, the crawler makes the trip in 4-5 hours. Rapid evacuation of a
Saturn V back to the VAB in the event of suddenly-arriving bad weather
was part of the specs for the system. A bigger issue is how much time
it takes to get ready for the move, although that depends a little on
how urgent the situation is -- there's a difference between a normal
rollback and an emergency "move it or lose it" evacuation.
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On Thu, 7 Jul 2005 19:34:37 -0700, "Joe Delphi"
wrote:

Rollout (and rollback) takes about seven hours. I think NASA the other
day prepositioned the Crawler at the pad just in case.

What about the payload? I thought I read where the payload had to be
installed while the shuttle was on the pad. Is is safe to move the stack
while the payload is inside of the payload bay? or do they have to take it
out first before they can move the stack?

The payload doesn't have to be installed at the pad, it just usually
is as a matter of expediency. The payload would have rolled back to
the VAB in Discovery.

Rollback has now been called off.

Brian