STS-127

[spaceboy7441]

The lighning strike has been cleared. Tanking to start at ~9:48EST

[marvx]

The early looks at the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate show no signs of a leak like those that scrubbed two previous launch tries for Endeavour. Realignments to the plate were successfully tested July 1, but engineers will watch the readings closely during today's countdown nonetheless.

So far, so good

/Marvx

[schmidtrock]

And the crew is on the astrovan on their way to the pad !! 

[StoneC0ld]

And, scrubbed for today, try again tomorrow..

[STS-120]

Try again tomorrow and more likely than not end up exactly where we left off today.

As the launch time becomes earlier and earlier, we move right into Thunderstorm Prime time.

[USA~Driver]

13 Jul

Morning weather reports do not spark enthusiasm. I bet things are getting a bit soggy right about now.....

[RMS Driver]

40% chance for a "GO." It is really not looking good. If they don't get it off today or tomorrow, they are going to have to wait until the end of July.

[Jack Ryan]

So what will they do? go or no go?

[spaceboy7441]

They will most likely call "Go/NoGo" at the T-9 min hold as until then the weather here in Florida can do what ever it wants. These are not bands of rain so there is no guarantee KSC will get bad weather. I have had it before were the storm builds up around my county. A lot of these storms that for don't move very fast at all which will be good and bad. All depends if god picks today for Endeavour to go into 0g.

ET is now in stable replenish. No leaks so the GUCP work was definitely successful.

[bradleyjs]

Here's the National Weather Service (NWS) link that I use on a daily basis to watch the local area RADAR and if you see bad weather in the KSC area then you'll know...

http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=MLB&product=NCR&overlay=11101111&loop=yes

I'll be keeping an eye on it all day and to just try and "feel" what might or might not happen.. Current weather here in South East Orlando is partly broken with @15 miles visibility -- as I see it.

If I see something that could be a "show stopper" I'll post it here...

[spaceboy7441]

Here's the National Weather Service (NWS) link that I use on a daily basis to watch the local area RADAR and if you see bad weather in the KSC area then you'll know...

http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=MLB&product=NCR&overlay=11101111&loop=yes

I'll be keeping an eye on it all day and to just try and "feel" what might or might not happen.. Current weather here in South East Orlando is partly broken with @15 miles visibility -- as I see it.

If I see something that could be a "show stopper" I'll post it here...

Thanks all I had was Tampa Bay area radar which didn't include Orlando area.

[Admin]

Damn! That KSC is like a bad weather magnet!

/Admin

[bradleyjs]

/Admin,

Yes Sir!! And I wouldn't be totally surpised if it gets scrubbed again this evening because of it...

We've had some real bad weather the last 4+ days consecutive... honestly, it's not out of the ordinary for our Summer time

Jeff

[spaceboy7441]

No Admin Florida is

But like I said before. Anything can happen with theses showers. Best of luck would be they get a light rain early today and cools the area off which would make it less likily they would get any strong storms the rest of the day.

Saturday was like a 70% chance of a NOGO and when the time came it would have launched if they haden't got struck by lightning the night before.

[Jack Ryan]

if they stop the launch today when will the next window be?