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Monday, April 19, 2010

Discovery First landing opportunity waved off!

Nasa has waved off space shuttle discovery's first landing opportunity due to low cloud ceiling and rains recorded at the shuttle landing facility. The next landing is targeted on orbit 223 which will mark deorbit burn at 9:17AM EDT and Landing at 10:23AM EDT. I am still not happy with the weather conditions at present and for the entire day.

PRESENT CONDITIONS AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER,FL
RIGHT NOW overcast weather conditions are there at kennedy space center. The visibility is barely 1.49 statue miles. cloud ceiling is 5997ft.

HERE ARE THE STANDARD CONDITION VS. PRESENT CONDITION


Space Shuttle Landing Weather Criteria
Simplified Daylight End-of-Mission (EOM) Landing at the Kennedy Space Center
Weather Parameter and Their Limits
Cloud ceiling height >= 8,000 ft <5997FT>***
Visibility >= 5 statute miles <1.49SM>***

Crosswind <= 15 knots *
Headwind <= 25 knots *
Tailwind <= 15 knots (peak)<6KM/HR>*
<= 10 knots (2 minute average)
Precipitation and thunderstorms Not allowed within 30 nautical miles of the landing runway.< NO PRECIPITATION RIGHT NOW. CHANCE OF RAINS BY 10:30AM>***
Turbulence <= Moderate *

INDEX
* - ACCEPTABLE
*** - NOT ACCEPTABLE
METD WEATHER STILL GIVES A NO GO FOR LANDING ON MONDAY

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