Heading back home today. Expecting lots of snow.

 

 

Those waiting for a launch from Florida’s Space Coast will have to wait a little more. The liftoff of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket has been pushed back yet again, and is now scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 21 at 5:58 p.m. EST (2258 GMT) from Space Launch Complex 37 (SLC 37) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The rocket will carry a National Reconnaissance Office payload.

Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Credit: Alan Walters (awaltersphoto.com) for Universe Today.

Delayed from the 18th, the next countdown started on Friday, but this too was not to be. As technicians started to fuel up the rocket’s twin strap on boosters encountered temperature anomalies. Engineers did not want to give an estimate as to when the rocket will be ready for launch – until they had a chance to unload the fuel and five the vehicle a closer look.

The Delta IV with a NRO payload. Photo Credit: Universe Today/Alan Walters - awaltersphoto.com

The payload for this mission is a classified spy satellite. In media advisories released by the 45th Space Wing it is described only as a ‘Galaxy 3.’ The 45th is stationed out of Patrick Air Force Base. The Delta IV Heavy is the largest rocket in the Delta 4 family, with three booster cores combined to form what is essentially a triple-bodied rocket.
As far as space shuttle Discovery, NASA managers are still keeping all their options open. Inspectors this week found a fourth crack in support beams on the external fuel tanks of the space shuttle. The work to repair the cracks is ongoing, but the teams will need to complete an engineering review and develop the necessary flight rationale in order to launch with a damaged tank. On Thursday, NASA the flight will launch no earlier than Dec. 3, four days after the opening of a short end-of-year launch window.
The window closes Dec. 6. If NASA cannot get Discovery off the ground in the next available launch window, there is only one other planned launch at KSC/CCAFS for this year. This is the Dec. 7 launch of SpaceX’s Falcon-9 with its Dragon spacecraft payload. If this launch happens before the end of this year, it will mark the first demonstration flight of the $1.6 billion Commercial Orbital Transportation Services contract that the private space firm has with the space agency.

Photo Credit: Universe Today/Alan Walters - awaltersphoto.com
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Mornin' folks!

'Space saw me in the magic mirror today - yah! (Romper Room reference). Why do they call these rocket things "payloads"? Sounds like they're making space **** or somethin'

Last race of the year today - championship showdown for the ages! Chevrolet vs. Toyota! Doncha' dare miss it!

 

LOL `Brent 4-Sure LOL I saw U in the Mirror : )


Space Adventures
Once tourists experience the beauties of space, other pursuits, including sex, are likely to follow. Virgin Galactic says it has been offered $1 million to allow the filming of a sex-in-space movie — and turned the offer down..
Will Whitehorn, president of Virgin Galactic, said the offer, from an unidentified party ( We believe it was Some Weird SpaceKid), "was $1 million, up front, for a sex-in-space movie. That was money we had to refuse, I'm afraid."
Whitehorn disclosed the rejected transaction here on Tuesday during the International Astronautical Congress.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26991760..._science-space

 

It starts with space movies, but sooner or later you get space prostitutes up there and SSTD's (space sexually transmitted diseases). Cleaning up the wet... naw never mind...

 

hello everyone. Havnt been here in a while. Just dont have time these days. But just had to tell everyone that my brother finished his boot camp training and is officially a marine... Graduated yesterday. hopfully things will slow down here soon and Ill be logging in every so often. gotta get the new pics up somtime too. have a great day and days to come

 

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Mike, congrat's to your brother. That's an accomplishment. His life will get exciting soon. Hope he enjoys Marine life.

Space, thanks for the shots & info on the Delta IV.

I think Miller was in some kind of training last week. Probably kinda busy.

Have a great day, All.