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Space Forum / Shuttle / December 2006Weather for landing
What was the actual and forecast weather at KSC when flight gave a go for the last landing? Next question: If it had been no-go were we going for Whitesands on the first day? I thought I heard this on the radio. Danny Deger I heard this because at that time the cross winds at Edwards were outside limits. Luckily the trend for the Kennedy area had shown the showers dissipating before they reached the 30 mile mark. Interesting then that just a few minutes after touch down, it was raining on the runway. I gather Florida weather is notorious for its fast changes. Brian  SignatureBrian Gaff - briang1@blueyonder.co.uk Note:- In order to reduce spam, any email without 'Brian Gaff' in the display name may be lost. > What was the actual and forecast weather at KSC when flight gave a go for > the last landing? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Danny Deger I live in Houston and that is the way it is here. I have seen it rain on one half of the freeway but not the other. Any sub tropical climate is that way. Jim >I heard this because at that time the cross winds at Edwards were outside >limits. Luckily the trend for the Kennedy area had shown the showers [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> >> Danny Deger >I heard this because at that time the cross winds at Edwards were outside >limits. Luckily the trend for the Kennedy area had shown the showers [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Brian It sounds like we pushed the flight rules to the limit to get to KSC. It sound like we almost flew the shuttle through a rain shower. I would love to have been listening to the flight loop as the GO/NO-GO decision was being made. I can picture Flight beating up the weather guy to get a weather GO call from him. Danny Deger |
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