Managers weigh weather odds in deciding next Crew Dragon launch attempt

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Managers weigh weather odds in deciding next Crew Dragon launch attempt

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From SpaceFlightNow.com:
"Mission managers are weighing a motley mix of weather models, safety criteria and astronaut workload considerations as they decide when SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft might have the best chance to launch from the Kennedy Space Center.

The launch could occur as soon as Saturday, when the Crew Dragon’s first piloted test flight has an opportunity to lift off from pad 39A at 3:22:45 p.m. EDT (1922:45 GMT). Each day’s launch time is determined by when the Earth’s rotation brings pad 39A under the orbital ground track of the International Space Station, the mission’s destination.

Launch opportunities move around 22-to-23 minutes earlier each day."

https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/05/29/m ... h-attempt/

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“Teams still want more weather data to determine if they will proceed with a launch attempt (Saturday) or focus on the backup attempt on Sunday, May 31,” NASA said in an update posted online late Friday."

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Here's a related article on CNN with a bunch or radar weather forecast models:
"Tracking launch weather, the tropics and severe storms"

https://www.cnn.com/interactive/storm-tracker/

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Re: Managers weigh weather odds in deciding next Crew Dragon launch attempt

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Looks like it is partly cloudy this morning but t-storms are supposed to develop, so perhaps it will have to be Sunday.
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So far so good. Fingers crossed!
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Success! That was a thing of beauty.
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Yeah, Baby! That was fantastic! What a launch!
US astronauts have launched from US soil again, finally, after a 9 year hiatus.
Good luck and Godspeed for the rest of the mission. On to the ISS!

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