I'm not sure exactly why this morning's launch attempt from Wallops Island was scrubbed. They said it was due to clouds and yet the National Weather Service observation sites at both Wallops and the Outer Banks of North Carolina state that skies were clear and visibility excellent at launch time. According to NASA, the next launch attempt will not come any earlier than June 11. That's probably because of two reasons: 1) Although they originally announced that launch attempts were available through Tuesday morning, both Monday and Tuesday mornings are likely to be cloudy and rainy. 2) Skies must be dark and free of any bright moonlight. The moon will be full on Friday, but by next Sunday, it will be two days past full and will be evident brightening the predawn morning sky. This seems to suggest (at least to me) that when the next launch window opens up, NASA will attempt to launch the rocket and release the chemical clouds during the evening hours, probably about 45 minutes after sunset. That is only speculation on my part. . . but it will be interesting if that is the plan. -- joe r. _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-lReceived on Sun Jun 04 2017 - 04:25:27 UTC
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