Next Crewed American Space Flight on May 27

[NateB]

Hopefully the atmosphere settles down and these storms clear out. I'd be surprised if they launched into lightning too.

 

[boatgeek]

It would be highly unlikely for NASA to launch into a lightening storm, or violate its own safety rules.

How long is the launch window?
If they wait an hour or two, the storm activity is forecast to subside:
https://weather.com/weather/hourbyh...c4ff94ecfbaa88bfd5f2648e64bbdecee2270a4e8c17f

Cargo flights to ISS have had an instantaneous launch window. I don't know if manned flights are similar, but it seems reasonable.

 

[Marc_G]

I've heard it is instantaneous launch due to short window to catch up with ISS.

 

[mrwalsh85]

There's a tornado warning while they are driving out to the pad...... Whut?

 

[jadebox]

Here's a good online site for monitoring the launch. Check out the photo of the weather around the VAB.

https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/05/...P39lEuPeH7k4ugV8B21D_SxHYkDroM8xks3P7vmVDkawQ

 

[boatgeek]

Here's a good online site for monitoring the launch. Check out the photo of the weather around the VAB.

https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/05/...P39lEuPeH7k4ugV8B21D_SxHYkDroM8xks3P7vmVDkawQ

That's a heck of a storm cloud! Final call for weather abort will be 45 minutes before liftoff, which is when they arm the pad abort system.

 

[Nytrunner]

Instantaneous launch windows confirmed, for today, Saturday, and sunday

 

[ClusterDuck]

Real diverse internet countdown coverage.

 

[BEC]

The launch window is instantaneous. They go at the appointed moment or they try again Saturday.

When they speak of violating a rule....that would be a scrub for the day.

Spaceflight now update from about 20 minutes ago:

Five launch weather rules -- surface electric fields, lightning, cumulus clouds, attached anvil clouds and flight through precipitation -- remain RED at this time. But the weather is improving a bit.

Teams are watching a storm cell moving toward KSC from the Orlando area, but the storm appears to be eroding.

All other systems are currently go for launch.

 

[boatgeek]

The launch window is instantaneous. They go at the appointed moment or they try again Saturday.

When they speak of violating a rule....that would be a scrub for the day.

Spaceflight now update from about 20 minutes ago:

Lightning is now clear, but surface electric fields, cumulus clouds, attached anvil clouds, and flight through precipitation remain no go.

 

[neil_w]

They sound hopeful. Seeing live video of the astronauts in the Crew Dragon is pretty amazing. Are they going to keep live video during the launch? That sounds risky.

I will say I'm gonna be holding my breath on this one.

 

[afadeev]

7 minutes to go before weather go/no-go...

 

[afadeev]

Aborted for weather

 

[PXR5]

 

[Mugs914]

Scrubbed... Try again Saturday depending on turning the hardware, of course.

 

[KILTED COWBOY]

Better to err on safety.
If there was a cato it would set the program back years.
Lets hope for this weekend

 

[PXR5]

Some pretty UGLY clouds!!

 

[ThirstyBarbarian]

Boo, weather! Booooooo!

 

[neil_w]

Boo, weather! Booooooo!

 

[125cc]

Pah! And there was me thinking it was only Britain that had poor Wx. Mind you some of the Florida storms are impressive. Have family in Jacksonville who have told me some hair raising stories. Makes Scotland look tame! Not a surprise as forecast was pretty iffy. Sat not looking too clever either...

 

[Peartree]

It would be highly unlikely for NASA to launch into a lightening storm, or violate its own safety rules.

How long is the launch window?
If they wait an hour or two, the storm activity is forecast to subside:
https://weather.com/weather/hourbyh...c4ff94ecfbaa88bfd5f2648e64bbdecee2270a4e8c17f

The weather guy even asked if they could have ten more minutes, but it was an instantaneous window and they couldn't even wait that long. I don't know if the window is longer on Saturday or not.

 

[ClusterDuck]

The weather guy even asked if they could have ten more minutes, but it was an instantaneous window and they couldn't even wait that long. I don't know if the window is longer on Saturday or not.

Instantaneous launch window

 

[125cc]

Think NASA learned their lesson after what happened on Apollo 12. Caused a number of soiled undergarments that launch!

 

[jadebox]

They sound hopeful. Seeing live video of the astronauts in the Crew Dragon is pretty amazing. Are they going to keep live video during the launch? That sounds risky.

That is the plan, but they warned that it might not work.

 

[Winston]

Damned FL weather doesn't look any better for the Saturday launch, one with another instantaneous launch window.

https://www.wunderground.com/forecast/us/fl/cape-canaveral

 

[Winston]

How about that Ninja all black attired closeout crew?

 

[Andy Greene]

How about that Ninja all black attired closeout crew?

And numbered

 

[boatgeek]

How about that Ninja all black attired closeout crew?

And numbered

I believe they all wanted to be called Mr. Black, so they had to be numbered too.

 

[Mugs914]

Think NASA learned their lesson after what happened on Apollo 12. Caused a number of soiled undergarments that launch!

So... Crew Dragon doesn't have an SCE selector switch????

 

[dr wogz]

While I am super exceited for eh launch (and Space X, and eh Cape space cener, and ....)

I do have to toss in a commen tonly canadians will get (and mayeb a few of you!)

It's beign piloted by Bob & Doug! "Like.. Take off, eh.."







https://www.narcity.com/news/ca/spacex-launch-features-astronauts-with-coincidentally-canadian-names