Bad Weather Keeps Shuttle in Space

[iMONITOR]

Bad Weather Keeps Shuttle in Space
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=3302846&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

 

[iMONITOR]

NASA to Try Again to Land Space Shuttle
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SPACE_SHUTTLE?SITE=MIPON&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

 

[N4JNW]

I heard em' talking about it on Fox news radio, at work yestorday morning.. They said if they land over in the west, it costs 1 MILLION bux to pack that dude back to Florida on that 747...

Glad someone's got the ca$h to do it... LOL

 

[scannerrail]

Glad someone's got the ca$h to do it... LOL

lol Yeah it's us!

 

[DPD1]

Bad for them, good for us... I've been watching NASA 946 in the pattern at ED on NASA TV and also listening to them work with Sport and CapComm weather. Should be coming over pretty soon. I got about 3 transmissions when Discovery came here last time.

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[scannerrail]

it's going to be landing at Edwards AFB.

 

[DPD1]

Well, I got about 4 clear transmissions. Unfortunately I didn't get the "runway in sight" call. Didn't get a boom this time either. I think it went more over Riverside area this time.

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[brandon]

Didn't pick them up on the scanner but heard the sonic boom down in San Diego

 

[DaveNF2G]

That's how we will know that we really have usable spaceflight technology - when the weather on Earth is irrelevant to spaceborne operations.

 

[DPD1]

Actually, make that 5 transmissions... Not bad. This clip goes across about 15 minutes: http://www.thenorthspin.com/temp/

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[rdale]

That's how we will know that we really have usable spaceflight technology - when the weather on Earth is irrelevant to spaceborne operations.

The weather on Earth is irrelevant to space operations.

Regarding launch and reentry -- no matter what the technology, bringing a capsule or glider or powered craft down in a thunderstorm is not recommended. It's just not safe, and doubtful it'd be fun either!

 

[DaveNF2G]

I'm not talking about severe weather. I'm talking about routine weather conditions that any commercial airliner can deal with - rain, wind, clouds....

 

[rdale]

Conditions will be much less stringent with Ares.