Next attempt is NET Thursday, so it isn't a 24hr recycle.I hope it scrubs on Tuesday.
Next attempt is NET Thursday, so it isn't a 24hr recycle.
Holiday travelers trump SpaceX launch plans
Concerned a rocket launch might add more congestion to the skies during Thanksgiving week, federal regulators blocked SpaceX's bid to launch a commercial broadcasting satellite Tuesday and Wednesday, two of the busiest travel days of the year.
The Federal Aviation Administration, which grants licenses for commercial space launches in the United States, would not approve SpaceX launch attempts Tuesday or Wednesday.
"We were unable to approve the use of the national airspace system for launches on Nov. 26 and Nov. 27 because they are the two heaviest air travel days of the year," said Hank Price, an FAA spokesperson.
A map of restricted airspace for the Falcon 9 launch released by the U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing. The "warning areas" offshore are in international airspace and outside of the FAA's jurisdiction, while aircraft are prohibited from flying in the regions labeled "CFR 91.143" and in the "restricted areas" over land. See a larger image. Credit: U.S. Air Force
Well, didn't they want to launch on Thursday anyway. So no delay, just the reason why they delay it again.
Well, didn't they want to launch on Thursday anyway? So no delay, just the reason why they delay it again.
Will SpaceX break the Space Shuttle record of scrubbed launch attempts before finally lifting off?
http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/launchland.pdf
Are you sure that it can break this record of six straight scrubs in seven days of a Delta II launch in 2006? :rofl:
(unlike that one at least this launch isn't for a one-second launch window....)
Still, when a R-7 launch is scheduled, it almost always happens right on time... Proton launches are rarely delayed too (well, they recently have been because of this summer first stage catastrophic failure). How do they achieve that ?
Still, when a R-7 launch is scheduled, it almost always happens right on time... Proton launches are rarely delayed too (well, they recently have been because of this summer first stage catastrophic failure). How do they achieve that ?
Well, didn't they want to launch on Thursday anyway? So no delay, just the reason why they delay it again.
Will SpaceX break the Space Shuttle record of scrubbed launch attempts before finally lifting off?
http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/launchland.pdf
R-7 and Proton have flown combined hundreds of times over the course of several decades. Falcon 9 v1.1 has only flown once before and it's launching out of a newly upgraded SLC-40.
Additionally to their long flight-experience and mature stone-age technology, R-7 and Proton also have ICBM roots: They always lift-off, but where they come down, is a problem of another department.
Launch window tomorrow opens at 5:39pm EST.
Spaceflight Now
There has not been a Thanksgiving Day launch from Cape Canaveral since 1959, when an Atlas-Able launch vehicle lifted off with the Pioneer P-3 lunar probe. The mission ended in a launch failure.
Happy Spacegiving! Falcon 9 is targeted to launch the SES-8 telecommunications satellite from Cape Canaveral at 5:39pm ET. Turn the big screen here just after 5:15!