New Horizons Launch Attempt Today
Published on 19 Jan 2006 at 12:50 pm.
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Greetings and welcome back to the “Big Rocket Show.”
12:54 PM: So far so good.
- Announcing green for all weather constraints.
- Built in 10 minute hold coming up at T-4 minutes.
- Clouds need to thin a little or the launch will be delayed while they switch to a different weather configuration.
1:04 PM: No go due to cloud ceiling limits. Looking for launch at 1:13 PM EST
1:12 PM: Looking for launch at 1:30 PM EST
- Double checking launch path area cleared of all vessels
- Waiting on weather team to make the call
1:23 PM: Looking for launch at 1:40 PM EST
1:35 PM: Set indefinite hold.
I’m seeing even more low level clouds on the webcast here of NASA TV. You guys need a pack of matches or something?!?! You’re killing me! (I jest)
1:39 PM: Load design set 29 from balloon LR6 (updated weather profile).
1:46 PM: Looking for launch at 2:00 PM EST pending resolution of low clouds.
1:50 PM: Go for launch at 2:00 PM EST. Range observers have cleared the weather issues but will continue to monitor the cloud situation in real-time.
1:53 PM: All aspects of the support team have been polled and are go to resume the count T-4.
1:56 PM: The count has resumed. 4 minutes until launch and counting.
2:00 PM: LIFT OFF!
If you missed it Watch the Launch (7.5 MB) recorded from NASA TV as it happened.
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Images and video in this post are screen grabs from NASA TV.
