Cross your Fingers for Manned Spaceflight Continuing

Post by **Vincent** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 2:34 am

When Hurricane Frances makes it to the East coast, should it strike more South than North, KSC could be directly in the path of its 140mph+ winds.

This could very well spell an end to the Space Shuttle program if KSC takes enough damage in a variety of ways.

Keep your fingers crossed that manned spaceflight doesn't have to wait any longer until 2005.

More can be read here.

Space Nerd · Post by **Space Nerd** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 4:45 am

Oh man. That really didnt make my day any better

. I'll definitly be crossing my fingers and toes on this one. I hope KSC does ok!

spacecampaddict28 · Post by **spacecampaddict28** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 9:08 am

Goodness thats not good for real. We just dont want it to hit NC or SC because of our senior beach trip! OKay the beach can get hit thats fine I will trade with Florida.

Didn't it survive Andrew though? I dunno.

ApolloXI · Post by **ApolloXI** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 7:36 pm

I am safe, FIT closed classes starting Wednesday at five pm. I tried to see if people would let stay in their house in FL to the west but most could not but would drive at least to where they where going and I could try to find a hotel. Unknown to me my parents where making arrangements from them to pick me up starting about three in the morning after they fond out that it could be a cat 4 or cat 5 when she hit FIT in Melbourne, Fl. Plus the early predictions where saying that the eye would directly hit Melbourne. They picked me up about one clock so they had been driving for about 12 hrs straight. After they had picked me up they drove for about another 12 straight hours with about a three-hour sleep break in the middle. We tried to get a hotel in Georgia but almost all hotels where booked solid. Before I left I packed all my stuff in the closet that I have in my dorm room and duck taped it shut about every hole was covered because I have me CPU and monitor in there. I don't have to worry about flooding because I am on the fifth floor.

tennisrox014 · Post by **tennisrox014** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 10:05 pm

hey beni, is this hurricane supposed to hit you?

ApolloXI · Post by **ApolloXI** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 10:38 am

My parnets actually drove 26 hrs to get home.

meg · Post by **meg** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 12:19 pm

hey. heres an update. i think the cam is pretty cool.

http://www.twopalms.com/

Benji · Post by **Benji** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 2:30 pm

I live on the Sun Coast... we'll get some nasty weather, but nothing I'm not used to. The big worry in hurricanes in the storm surge. The water often rises over 15 feet above normal (don't forget about the tides!) as the hurricane pushes all of the water ahead of itself. Since I'm on the Gulf, I don't have to worry about that. If Chuck had hit me, I would have been in trouble. That's why I bought that raft.

Space Nerd · Post by **Space Nerd** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 2:59 pm

Yeah i'm sure the raft would have saved you lol. I'm glad all i have to worry about is tornados... wait lol thats not much better.

stargazer0105 · Post by **stargazer0105** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 5:10 pm

Haha...tell me about it.

Post by **Vincent** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 10:07 pm

Well, Frances has been lowered to a Category 2, so any damage on The Cape shouldn't be too, too bad...whew!

Space Nerd · Post by **Space Nerd** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 2:00 pm

Luckily all it seemed to do to KSC was knock out a Redstone rocket. It looks pretty sad but i think maybe if they bang the dents out of it and make a few new parts it should be ok. I'm just glad it wasnt worse. YAY

meg · Post by **meg** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 2:03 pm

at least it was only a replica. that's even better.

Space Nerd · Post by **Space Nerd** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 2:51 pm

Ooh it was a replica? I didnt see that part. Hmm i guess that would explain the armature looking caging in the nose... I really am smart when i use my brain lol. No sweat then we can always get another of those. YAY again!

spacebarfie · Post by **spacebarfie** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 8:12 pm

lol, that's good, i think

meg · Post by **meg** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 12:03 am

Space Nerd wrote:Ooh it was a replica? I didnt see that part. Hmm i guess that would explain the armature looking caging in the nose... I really am smart when i use my brain lol. No sweat then we can always get another of those. YAY again!

lol, and the sad part?!? we were looking at the same article.

Space Nerd · Post by **Space Nerd** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 12:42 am

I was looking at the picture. I didnt read the article lol.

meg · Post by **meg** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 12:54 am

stargazer0105 · Post by **stargazer0105** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 9:37 pm

hey guys you might want to check out this article: http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/09/0 ... index.html

meg · Post by **meg** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 10:50 pm

at least there wasn't any damage to the orbiters.