FYI to the group, I received this message through my Flickr account and it is relevent to this group as well.................... Message follows..................
FYI to the group, Launch Day weather forecast for STS-125 has improved! There is now only a 10% chance of weather preventing launch of Atlantis at 2:01pm EST...
Couldn't see much, I was outside with my big binocs, just saw a flash of silver and a trail for a short time. Unlike the last launch where it went higher then...
I tried to see it from my house but it must have been to far east on it accent. Russ Got Stars? All of us could take a lesson from the weather........ It...
sounds like i did not miss much. ... From: Russ Brick <lookingdeep8@...> To: scasmail@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 3:28:33 PM Subject:...
You didn't miss much Tim. I went outside and tried to take photos from the same spot I photographed the last launch. The seeing from here was lousy, very hazy...
Just a quick and dirty process, needs a little more work. 1800 frames stacked and wavelet processed in Registax 5. Got Stars? All of us could take a lesson...
Sounds like I got lucky then. As soon as it cleared the pad I ran out to our balcony and it was already streaking eastward, I couldnt believe how fast she got...
chad cantrell
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May 12, 2009 12:19 am
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FYI to the group, Atlantis will start rendezvous ops with Hubble at 7:41am EDT on Wednesday morning. Hubble capture is scheduled for 12:54pm EDT. Watch live on...
FYI to the group, The May/June 2009 issue of the Coal Sack Newsletter is now available for download at; http://www.scas.org/coal%20sack.html Enjoy! Art Mullis ...
FYI to the group, I am watching the first of five spacewalks on NASA-TV and can report the new WFPC3 camera and the new Science Data Handling Unit are now...
Check out this excellent photo of the Space Shuttle crossing the sun... http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/05/pic-space-shuttle-crosses-the-sun/ ...Sergio...
Hiya, that same shot appeared on Spaceweather.com earlier this week. Really cool. Barb ************** Recession-proof vacation ideas. Find free things to do ...
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May 16, 2009 2:33 pm
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FYI to the group, All Hubble repair tasks have been completed! Thus far, all new components have passed their initial testing. Atlantis will release Hubble at...
NASA has changed the coming home schedule! First landing opportunity has been moved up to Orbit 165 with a de-orbit burn @ 8:51am EDT, landing at KSC at...
FYI to the group, NASA has now "waived off" both landing attempts of Space Shuttle Atlantis to the Kennedy Space Center for today. The current weather...
Here are the landing opportunities for Saturday and Sunday; Saturday Landing Opportunities 9:16 a.m. Orbit 180 landing at Kennedy (deorbit burn at 8:02 a.m.) ...
NASA skipped the first opportunity at KSC due to bad weather, but still holding hope that KSC might improve for a de-orbit burn at KSC on orbit 181. However,...
Mission Control has waved off Atlantis returning home for Saturday. The weather forecast at KSC might improve Sunday to allow Atlantis to land at KSC. But, the...
Mission Control in Houston waved off both KSC landing opportunities this morning due to thunderstorms. Mission Control has just given Atlantis the "Go" for a...
We plan to head out to Kirby Storter which is about 2 miles west of Monument Lake out on Tamiami Trail. Its on the left side heading west. Check back on the...