[FPSPACE] Fw: possible shuttle launch viewing?

[LARRY KLAES]

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-----Original Message-----
From: ljk4 at msn.com

Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:34:51 
To: Michael Roman<mtr28 at cornell.edu>
Cc: <ags39 at cornell.edu>; <cas-officers-l at cornell.edu>
Subject: Re: possible shuttle launch viewing?


Is the Space Shuttle STS-128 mission still launching at midnight ET tonight?

Thanks

Larry

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-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Roman <mtr28 at cornell.edu>

Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:04:15 
To: <ljk4 at msn.com>
Cc: <ags39 at cornell.edu>; <cas-officers-l at cornell.edu>
Subject: Re: possible shuttle launch viewing?


The current forecast calls for mostly cloudy conditions (extensive
 high and mid level clouds), but if skies are clear enough, I'll grab
 my camera and join you on Mt. Pleasant.
 
 -Mike
 
 
 On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 12:44 PM, LARRY KLAES<ljk4 at msn.com> wrote:
 > I am at Disneyworld this week. If I can get to the Cape I will certainly try. Supposedly one can see the launch from Orlando too.  Will try to keep the list posted.
 >
 > Larry
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 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: Art Samplaski <ags39 at cornell.edu>
 >
 > Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:08:49
 > To: <cas-officers-l at cornell.edu>
 > Subject: possible shuttle launch viewing?
 >
 >
 > At last report I've seen, there will be a meeting this afternoon
 >  by shuttle launch managers to decide whether to try to launch
 >  Discovery tonight at 12:22am.
 >
 >  Even if they do launch, it might well be You Know What around
 >  here; but if it's uninterfered-with, this is likely the last
 >  opportunity to ever see a night-time shuttle launch. The thing
 >  _IS_ visible for a couple of minutes from out at Mt. Pleasant
 >  because of the flight path; it comes over the horizon about
 >  T+3 minutes and one can see the exhaust until main engine
 >  cutoff some 5 min. later.
 >
 >  Is anyone interested in taking a couple of cars out to Mt.
 >  Pleasant if the launch is go and it seems possible to see the
 >  thing? Plan would be to gather in the Appel parking lot and
 >  leave just before midnight. (I know it's now a school night--hey,
 >  it's a work night for me.:) Let me know--if anyone replies, I'll
 >  make sure to stay late at work and send emails around 10pm.
 >
 >  -rt
 >
 >