Re: [amsat-dc] [gsfc-astronomy-club] Wallops launch tonight
They carried Sunday's launch attempt live on Wallop's Facebook page. You can view Sunday's countdown and commentary at https://www.facebook.com/NASAWFF/videos/1685599314803496/
But what I don't know is if they launched Monday.
Perry W3PK
On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 9:51 AM, Bill Hathaway [email protected] wrote:
Hi - I’m curious - is there an on-line way to monitor these launch statuses? Like posted on the Wallops and/or NASA sites as soon as the decision is made? Or are there only insider sources who are kind enough to tell a poor soul standing in the mosquito swarm, waiting well past bedtime to see ‘nothing’ and then go inside to find a non-official announcement? Or am I just missing the correct URL to see the status? Sunday there was nothing - not even a view of the launcher. Monday, I could at least see the rocket still sitting on its rails - after I waited out the time window and went back inside. I forget how many years they’ve been sending these things up - but it seems like 20-25 years and I have yet to actually catch one. I appreciate the volunteers who devote their resources to inform the public - but not at all impressed with the professionals outreach. (Or again, I might be looking in all the wrong places …)
Bill H.
On Jun 11, 2017, at 9:16 PM, Perry Klein [email protected] wrote:
Launch has just been scrubbed at the final minutes of countdown due to a boat in the recovery area.
On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 5:27 PM, Daniel Schultz [email protected] wrote:
A sounding rocket carrying ten barium canisters is scheduled to launch from Wallops Island sometime between 9:04 -9:19 p.m. tonight (Sunday June 11). Canisters will deploy between 4 and 5.5 minutes after launch releasing blue-green and red vapor to form artificial clouds in the ionosphere. It should be visible throughout our area if skies remain clear. Live coverage of the mission is scheduled to begin at 8:30 p.m. on the Wallops Ustream site.
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/wallops/2017/nasa-sounding-rock et-will-release-early-morning-artificial-clouds0lighting-up- the-mid-atlantic-coast-may-31
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They did not. Another try tonight!
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 10:01 AM, Perry Klein [email protected] wrote:
They carried Sunday's launch attempt live on Wallop's Facebook page. You can view Sunday's countdown and commentary at https://www.facebook.com/NASAWFF/videos/1685599314803496/
But what I don't know is if they launched Monday.
Perry W3PK
On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 9:51 AM, Bill Hathaway [email protected] wrote:
Hi - I’m curious - is there an on-line way to monitor these launch statuses? Like posted on the Wallops and/or NASA sites as soon as the decision is made? Or are there only insider sources who are kind enough to tell a poor soul standing in the mosquito swarm, waiting well past bedtime to see ‘nothing’ and then go inside to find a non-official announcement? Or am I just missing the correct URL to see the status? Sunday there was nothing - not even a view of the launcher. Monday, I could at least see the rocket still sitting on its rails - after I waited out the time window and went back inside. I forget how many years they’ve been sending these things up - but it seems like 20-25 years and I have yet to actually catch one. I appreciate the volunteers who devote their resources to inform the public - but not at all impressed with the professionals outreach. (Or again, I might be looking in all the wrong places …)
Bill H.
On Jun 11, 2017, at 9:16 PM, Perry Klein [email protected] wrote:
Launch has just been scrubbed at the final minutes of countdown due to a boat in the recovery area.
On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 5:27 PM, Daniel Schultz [email protected] wrote:
A sounding rocket carrying ten barium canisters is scheduled to launch from Wallops Island sometime between 9:04 -9:19 p.m. tonight (Sunday June 11). Canisters will deploy between 4 and 5.5 minutes after launch releasing blue-green and red vapor to form artificial clouds in the ionosphere. It should be visible throughout our area if skies remain clear. Live coverage of the mission is scheduled to begin at 8:30 p.m. on the Wallops Ustream site.
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/wallops/2017/nasa-sounding-rock et-will-release-early-morning-artificial-clouds0lighting-up- the-mid-atlantic-coast-may-31
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Scrubbed last night too.
On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 10:02 AM, Paul Stoetzer [email protected] wrote:
They did not. Another try tonight!
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 10:01 AM, Perry Klein [email protected] wrote:
They carried Sunday's launch attempt live on Wallop's Facebook page. You can view Sunday's countdown and commentary at https://www.facebook.com/NASAWFF/videos/1685599314803496/
But what I don't know is if they launched Monday.
Perry W3PK
On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 9:51 AM, Bill Hathaway [email protected]
wrote:
Hi - I’m curious - is there an on-line way to monitor these launch statuses? Like posted on the Wallops and/or NASA sites as soon as the decision is made? Or are there only insider sources who are kind enough to tell a poor soul standing in the mosquito swarm, waiting well past bedtime to see ‘nothing’ and
then
go inside to find a non-official announcement? Or am I just missing the correct URL to see the status? Sunday there was nothing - not even a view of the launcher. Monday, I could at least see the rocket still sitting on
its
rails - after I waited out the time window and went back inside. I forget how many years they’ve been sending these things up - but it seems like 20-25 years and I have yet to actually catch one. I appreciate the volunteers
who
devote their resources to inform the public - but not at all impressed with the professionals outreach. (Or again,
I
might be looking in all the wrong places …)
Bill H.
On Jun 11, 2017, at 9:16 PM, Perry Klein [email protected] wrote:
Launch has just been scrubbed at the final minutes of countdown due to a boat in the recovery area.
On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 5:27 PM, Daniel Schultz [email protected] wrote:
A sounding rocket carrying ten barium canisters is scheduled to launch from Wallops Island sometime between 9:04 -9:19 p.m. tonight (Sunday June
11).
Canisters will deploy between 4 and 5.5 minutes after launch releasing blue-green and red vapor to form artificial clouds in the ionosphere.
It
should be visible throughout our area if skies remain clear. Live coverage of the mission is scheduled to begin at 8:30 p.m. on the Wallops Ustream site.
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/wallops/2017/nasa-sounding-rock et-will-release-early-morning-artificial-clouds0lighting-up- the-mid-atlantic-coast-may-31
Via the AMSAT-DC mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA [email protected] http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-dc
--
*AMSAT*
*Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation*
*P.O. BOX 27, WASHINGTON, DC 20044*
Dr. Perry Klein, W3PK
Founding President, 1969-1980
Tel. (202) 488-7430
Cell (202) 437-1700
MAILING ADDRESS
700 Seventh Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024
www.amsat.org _______________________________________________ Via the AMSAT-DC mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA [email protected] http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-dc
Via the AMSAT-DC mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA [email protected] http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-dc
Stay tuned to Wallop's Facebook page for details and live video for another launch attempt tonight (Tuesday.). It's at https://www.facebook.com/NASAWFF . They also plan to go live on USTREAM at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-tv-wallops. Here's a recent posting:
NASA's Wallops Flight Facility https://www.facebook.com/NASAWFF/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE&fref=nf 3 hrs https://www.facebook.com/NASAWFF/posts/1687773784586049 · https://www.facebook.com/NASAWFF#
Fingers crossed that tonight is the night for launch of the Terrier-Improved Malemute. We appreciate you watching with us every night!
We will go live on USTREAM beginning at 8:30 p.m. EDT here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-tv-wallops
And then at approximately 8:50 p.m., we'll be live on facebook live.
Will you be watching with us?
On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 10:02 AM, Paul Stoetzer [email protected] wrote:
They did not. Another try tonight!
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 10:01 AM, Perry Klein [email protected] wrote:
They carried Sunday's launch attempt live on Wallop's Facebook page. You can view Sunday's countdown and commentary at https://www.facebook.com/NASAWFF/videos/1685599314803496/
But what I don't know is if they launched Monday.
Perry W3PK
On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 9:51 AM, Bill Hathaway [email protected]
wrote:
Hi - I’m curious - is there an on-line way to monitor these launch statuses? Like posted on the Wallops and/or NASA sites as soon as the decision is made? Or are there only insider sources who are kind enough to tell a poor soul standing in the mosquito swarm, waiting well past bedtime to see ‘nothing’ and
then
go inside to find a non-official announcement? Or am I just missing the correct URL to see the status? Sunday there was nothing - not even a view of the launcher. Monday, I could at least see the rocket still sitting on
its
rails - after I waited out the time window and went back inside. I forget how many years they’ve been sending these things up - but it seems like 20-25 years and I have yet to actually catch one. I appreciate the volunteers
who
devote their resources to inform the public - but not at all impressed with the professionals outreach. (Or again,
I
might be looking in all the wrong places …)
Bill H.
On Jun 11, 2017, at 9:16 PM, Perry Klein [email protected] wrote:
Launch has just been scrubbed at the final minutes of countdown due to a boat in the recovery area.
On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 5:27 PM, Daniel Schultz [email protected] wrote:
A sounding rocket carrying ten barium canisters is scheduled to launch from Wallops Island sometime between 9:04 -9:19 p.m. tonight (Sunday June
11).
Canisters will deploy between 4 and 5.5 minutes after launch releasing blue-green and red vapor to form artificial clouds in the ionosphere.
It
should be visible throughout our area if skies remain clear. Live coverage of the mission is scheduled to begin at 8:30 p.m. on the Wallops Ustream site.
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/wallops/2017/nasa-sounding-rock et-will-release-early-morning-artificial-clouds0lighting-up- the-mid-atlantic-coast-may-31
Via the AMSAT-DC mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA [email protected] http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-dc
--
*AMSAT*
*Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation*
*P.O. BOX 27, WASHINGTON, DC 20044*
Dr. Perry Klein, W3PK
Founding President, 1969-1980
Tel. (202) 488-7430
Cell (202) 437-1700
MAILING ADDRESS
700 Seventh Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024
www.amsat.org _______________________________________________ Via the AMSAT-DC mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA [email protected] http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-dc
New Facebook posting from Wallops at 8:05 PM Tuesday:NASA's Wallops Flight Facility https://www.facebook.com/NASAWFF/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE&fref=nf 1 min https://www.facebook.com/NASAWFF/posts/1687994441230650 · https://www.facebook.com/NASAWFF#
8:05 T-60 minutes and counting. Range safety reports that surveillance for boats is currently green. We are however red because of clouds. Hoping for a hole to form. Live coverage begins at 8:30 p.m. at www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-tv-wallops
On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 6:34 PM, Perry Klein [email protected] wrote:
Stay tuned to Wallop's Facebook page for details and live video for another launch attempt tonight (Tuesday.). It's at https://www.facebook.com/NASAWFF . They also plan to go live on USTREAM at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-tv-wallops. Here's a recent posting:
NASA's Wallops Flight Facility https://www.facebook.com/NASAWFF/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE&fref=nf 3 hrs https://www.facebook.com/NASAWFF/posts/1687773784586049 · https://www.facebook.com/NASAWFF#
Fingers crossed that tonight is the night for launch of the Terrier-Improved Malemute. We appreciate you watching with us every night!
We will go live on USTREAM beginning at 8:30 p.m. EDT here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-tv-wallops
And then at approximately 8:50 p.m., we'll be live on facebook live.
Will you be watching with us?
On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 10:02 AM, Paul Stoetzer [email protected] wrote:
They did not. Another try tonight!
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 10:01 AM, Perry Klein [email protected] wrote:
They carried Sunday's launch attempt live on Wallop's Facebook page.
You
can view Sunday's countdown and commentary at https://www.facebook.com/NASAWFF/videos/1685599314803496/
But what I don't know is if they launched Monday.
Perry W3PK
On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 9:51 AM, Bill Hathaway [email protected]
wrote:
Hi - I’m curious - is there an on-line way to monitor these launch statuses? Like posted on the Wallops and/or NASA sites as soon as the decision is made? Or are there only insider sources
who
are kind enough to tell a poor soul standing in the mosquito swarm, waiting well past bedtime to see ‘nothing’ and
then
go inside to find a non-official announcement? Or am I just missing the correct URL to see the status? Sunday there was nothing - not even a view of the launcher. Monday, I could at least see the rocket still sitting on
its
rails - after I waited out the time window and went back inside. I forget how many years they’ve been sending these things up - but it seems like 20-25 years and I have yet to actually catch one. I appreciate the volunteers
who
devote their resources to inform the public - but not at all impressed with the professionals outreach. (Or
again, I
might be looking in all the wrong places …)
Bill H.
On Jun 11, 2017, at 9:16 PM, Perry Klein [email protected] wrote:
Launch has just been scrubbed at the final minutes of countdown due to
a
boat in the recovery area.
On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 5:27 PM, Daniel Schultz [email protected] wrote:
A sounding rocket carrying ten barium canisters is scheduled to launch from Wallops Island sometime between 9:04 -9:19 p.m. tonight (Sunday June
11).
Canisters will deploy between 4 and 5.5 minutes after launch releasing blue-green and red vapor to form artificial clouds in the ionosphere.
It
should be visible throughout our area if skies remain clear. Live coverage of the mission is scheduled to begin at 8:30 p.m. on the Wallops Ustream site.
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/wallops/2017/nasa-sounding-rock et-will-release-early-morning-artificial-clouds0lighting-up- the-mid-atlantic-coast-may-31
Via the AMSAT-DC mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA [email protected] http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-dc
--
*AMSAT*
*Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation*
*P.O. BOX 27, WASHINGTON, DC 20044*
Dr. Perry Klein, W3PK
Founding President, 1969-1980
Tel. (202) 488-7430
Cell (202) 437-1700
MAILING ADDRESS
700 Seventh Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024
www.amsat.org _______________________________________________ Via the AMSAT-DC mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA [email protected] http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-dc
--
*AMSAT*
*Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation*
*P.O. BOX 27, WASHINGTON, DC 20044*
Dr. Perry Klein, W3PK
Founding President, 1969-1980
Tel. (202) 488-7430
Cell (202) 437-1700
MAILING ADDRESS
700 Seventh Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024
www.amsat.org
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