Wallops Launch Thursday ~9 PM 6/15/17
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Roy Diffrient
NASA is putting on a fireworks show again. Launch now scheduled for
tomorrow night, Thursday June 15 between 9:05 – 9:20 PM. Will be postponed
if the weather is not good, so stay tuned.
Roy
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vabeachdave
Anyone had any luck seeing this from Virginia Beach? On Jun 14, 2017 4:24 PM, "'Roy Diffrient' mail@... [backbayastro]" <backbayastro@...> wrote:
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Dale Carey
I have seen two from my front yard,
and
I'm in the middle of downtown VB. Now I know exactly where to look. With Bino's I could see the glow of the engine, the smoke trail naked eye. Haven't had a chance to see the
cloud seeding but should be fun.
Dale
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 4:44 PM
To: backbayastro@...
Subject: Re: [backbayastro] Wallops Launch Thursday ~9 PM
6/15/17
Anyone had any luck seeing this from Virginia Beach?
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Roy Diffrient
I saw one of these sounding rocket launches in afternoon daylight from Tuckahoe State Park on Maryland's Eastern Shore, about 100 miles from Wallops. Could see the rocket, hear it a little, and easily see the spherical cloud it created. Note that NASA has two earthly locations for observing the results of these launches: Wallops and Duck NC. VB is in between and so is prime viewing territory, seems to me. I don't live near VB. We've seen other Wallops launches from a hill just north of the Pennsylvania line due north from Baltimore. We'll be watching this one from there. Visibility depends almost entirely on the weather. Roy
On Jun 14, 2017, at 6:47 PM, 'Dale' vbstargazer@... [backbayastro] <backbayastro@...> wrote:
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cme2scrap
We are living in Vienna, Va and have seen them from up here. Zachery and I will try again tomorrow night. Hopefully, it won't be scrubbed. Cheryl On Wednesday, June 14, 2017 Roy Diffrient mail <backbayastro@...> wrote: I saw one of these sounding rocket launches in afternoon daylight from Tuckahoe State Park on Maryland's Eastern Shore, about 100 miles from Wallops. Could see the rocket, hear it a little, and easily see the spherical cloud it created. Note that NASA has two earthly locations for observing the results of these launches: Wallops and Duck NC. VB is in between and so is prime viewing territory, seems to me. I don't live near VB. We've seen other Wallops launches from a hill just north of the Pennsylvania line due north from Baltimore. We'll be watching this one from there. Visibility depends almost entirely on the weather. Roy
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Roy Diffrient
Launch postponed to Friday June 16, 9:05 – 9:20 PM, per the NASA web site
referenced below, because of weather.
Roy
From: mailto:backbayastro@...
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 4:24 PM
To: backbayastro@...
Subject: [backbayastro] Wallops Launch Thursday ~9 PM
6/15/17 NASA is putting on a fireworks show again. Launch now scheduled for
tomorrow night, Thursday June 15 between 9:05 – 9:20 PM. Will be postponed
if the weather is not good, so stay tuned.
Roy
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vabeachdave
The launch of NASA Terrier Improved Malemute is now scheduled for Sunday, June 18, with a window from 9:05 to 9:20 p.m. On Jun 15, 2017 8:02 PM, "'Roy Diffrient' mail@... [backbayastro]" <backbayastro@...> wrote:
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Roy Diffrient
Anyone see anything from this tonight? I didn't see a notice that it was scrubbed again. Also looked and looked for the launch but did not see that either. But we saw lots of haze, etc. around, so we could have been clouded out. Roy
On Jun 16, 2017, at 6:19 PM, David Manvell vabeachdave@... [backbayastro] <backbayastro@...> wrote:
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Roy Diffrient
Never mind – I found a notice on Space Weather that it was scrubbed because
of unfavorable winds. Next launch window is tomorrow, Monday 6/19, 9:05 –
9:20 pm.
Roy
From: mailto:backbayastro@...
Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2017 10:25 PM
To: backbayastro@...
Subject: Re: [backbayastro] Wallops Launch Thursday ~9 PM
6/15/17 Anyone see anything from this tonight? I didn't see a notice that it
was scrubbed again. Also looked and looked for the launch but did not see
that either. But we saw lots of haze, etc. around, so we could have been
clouded out.
Roy
On Jun 16, 2017, at 6:19 PM, David Manvell vabeachdave@... [backbayastro]
<backbayastro@...>
wrote:
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Fingers crossed on this one!
From: backbayastro@... [mailto:backbayastro@...]
Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2017 10:48 PM To: backbayastro@... Subject: Re: [backbayastro] Wallops Launch Thursday ~9 PM 6/15/17
Never mind – I found a notice on Space Weather that it was scrubbed because of unfavorable winds. Next launch window is tomorrow, Monday 6/19, 9:05 – 9:20 pm.
Roy
From: mailto:backbayastro@... Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2017 10:25 PM To: backbayastro@... Subject: Re: [backbayastro] Wallops Launch Thursday ~9 PM 6/15/17
Anyone see anything from this tonight? I didn't see a notice that it was scrubbed again. Also looked and looked for the launch but did not see that either. But we saw lots of haze, etc. around, so we could have been clouded out.
Roy
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vabeachdave
It's never going to launch... NASA Terrier-Improved Malemute launch, postponed to 6/20 because of weather. The launch on 6/ 20, has a window from 9:06 - 9:21 p.m. On Jun 19, 2017 3:26 PM, "'Jeff Goldstein' jeffgold1@... [backbayastro]" <backbayastro@...> wrote:
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vabeachdave
Postponed again. Launch update: Clouds are preventing the launch of the Terrier-Improved Malemute, next attempt is Saturday, June 24 from 9:07-9:22 p.m. On Jun 19, 2017 7:07 PM, David Manvell <VABeachDave@...> wrote:
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