VANDENBERG (Stati Uniti) - Ancora 24 ore per il lancio nello spazio di CloudSat e Calipso, due satelliti meteorologici della Nasa. L’agenzia spaziale americana ha rinviato ancora una volta l’operazione, per la mancata disponibilita’ di un velivolo di supporto. I due satelliti potranno fornire nuovi dati scientifici sulla formazione delle nuvole. (Agr)
da corriere della sera - ultime ore flash
NASA’S CLOUDSAT AND CALIPSO LAUNCH RESCHEDULED
The launch of NASA’s CloudSat and CALIPSO (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and
Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations) was rescheduled for
Tuesday, April 25. Launch is set for 6:02 a.m. EDT from Vandenberg
Air Force Base, Calif. Launch commentary on NASA TV starts at 4 a.m.
EDT.
The weather forecast calls for a 90 percent probability of acceptable
launch conditions.
Media covering the launch on Tuesday should meet at the Vandenberg
main gate at 5 a.m. EDT (2 a.m. PDT) for escort to the press site.
Media needing accreditation for launch should call Staff Sgt. Allen
Puckett at (805) 606-3595 at the 30th Space Wing Public Affairs
Office.
A recorded CloudSat and CALIPSO launch status update is available at:
(805) 734-2693.
Notizia da fonte certa…dopo le ultime “baggianate” dette e scritte dai vari giornali…
Rimandato ancora per venti forti ad alta quota:
High-altitude winds keep Delta rocket on the pad This morning's attempt to launch a Boeing Delta 2 rocket carrying two cloud-studying satellites for NASA was scrubbed about five minutes before liftoff time when weather balloon data revealed high-altitude winds were not safe for the flight. Launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California is being rescheduled for Wednesday at 1002 GMT (3:02 a.m. PDT; 6:02 a.m. EDT).
E rimandato anche oggi:
April 26, 2006Erica Hupp/Grey Hautaluoma
Headquarters, Washington
(202) 358-1237/0668Bruce Buckingham
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
(321) 867-2468Alan Buis (CloudSat)
(818) 354-0474Chris Rink (CALIPSO)
Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va.
(757) 864-6786MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-076
WEATHER AGAIN SCRUBS NASA’S CLOUDSAT AND CALIPSO LAUNCH
The launch of NASA’s CloudSat and CALIPSO (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and
Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations) satellites from
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., was scrubbed this morning at 4:24
a.m. EDT due to thick clouds.Launch has been rescheduled for Thursday, April 27, at 6:02:37 a.m.
EDT. Launch commentary on NASA TV starts at 4 a.m. EDT.The weather is expected to improve for a Thursday morning launch
attempt. The current forecast calls for an 80 percent probability of
acceptable weather conditions.Media covering the launch on Thursday should meet at the Vandenberg
main gate at 5 a.m. EDT (2 a.m. PDT) for escort to the press site.
Media needing accreditation for launch should call Staff Sgt. Allen
Puckett at (805) 606-3595 at the 30th Space Wing Public Affairs
Office.A recorded CloudSat and CALIPSO launch status update is available at:
(805) 734-2693.
Lanciato
Delta launches on 7th try A Boeing Delta 2 rocket has lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, carrying two cloud-studying satellites. The liftoff at 1002 GMT (3:02 a.m. PDT; 6:02 a.m. EDT) followed six launch scrubs. Follow the rocket's climb to orbit in our status center.
E’ da una settimana circa che seguivo le varie fasi preparative al lancio del satellite Calipso/Cloudsat sul canale satellitare CNES-TV su Hotbird… martedì hanno mandato in onda immagini in diretta Nasa-TV da Vandemberg.