[Scan-DC] atrx launch countdown has started

[Doug Kitchener]

at 0027 they are at T-15 mins and holding due to wx - there are 3 locations up and down the east coast where they have cameras to film this, wx has to be clear at all locations and I guess it's foggy in some areas... launch window is open until 0300.  there may also be an equipment problem with one of the rocket launchers... if you have facebook, look up nasa wallops and like them and you can get their posts... the folks there have actually been interacting with us and people on twitter, taking questions and stuff... they received lots of questions and then answered them over the intercom via the webcast... really cool... if this gets scrubbed tonight there will be another opportunity to listen in next time...
 
I'm hitting the rack, at least for a little while...
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> From: WB4IGU at aol.com
> Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 23:24:03 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] atrx launch countdown has started
> To: oldsdoug at hotmail.com
>
> what is the new launch time they gave out a few minutes ago
>
> In a message dated 3/20/2012 11:01:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> oldsdoug at hotmail.com writes:
>
> http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/webcast/
>
> The countdown for the launch of five sounding rockets in a 5-minute
> time span from Wallops Island has started & the webcast has begun...
>
> This statement is on the webcast website: "Probability of acceptable
> weather for
> launch is less than 10%."
>
> I wonder if that's an error, but the wx for Wallops calls for mostly
> cloudy...
>
> http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Wallops+Island&state=VA&site=AKQ&textField1=37.8439&textField2=-75.4794&e=0