[Chaos-l] Shuttle launch

[Hamp]

Launch on hold due to fuel pump.

Frank H.

Jim Scarborough wrote:
> I have seen a launch from the upper deck at Cameron Village in
> Raleigh.  All you need is a clear eastern horizon.  They are easier to
> see from Kennedy Space Center (done that twice), but only for the
> first two minutes or so :)
>
> The trajectory to ISS (where all remaining Shuttle flights are bound)
> makes it go across the eastern sky from southeast to east-northeast.
> It looks like a meteor going slow in the wrong direction. :)
>
> On 8/25/09, Zekers! <zzekka at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>   
>> Wow. Can the ascending shuttle really be seen from NC?
>> Zekers!
>>   ----- Original Message -----
>>   From: Jayme Hanzak
>>   To: CHAOS
>>   Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 5:22 PM
>>   Subject: [Chaos-l] Shuttle launch
>>
>>
>>   The shuttle is suppose to launch tomorrow morning at around 1am. I'm
>> hoping that we'll be able to see it run up the coast on it's way to the ISS.
>> I'm just passing on the news for you night owls out there who are wanting to
>> do something different. I was going to try and see it this morning but the
>> cancelled the launch at around 1:25am.
>>
>>
>>
>>   Let's hope the clouds clear out as well.
>>
>>   Jayme Hanzak
>>   CHAOS President
>>
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