Managers for Orbital Sciences Corp. and NASA gave a “go” to proceed toward the Wednesday, Sept. 18, launch of Orbital’s demonstration resupply mission to the International Space Station, pending the outcome of a Wallops Range meeting Tuesday. Orbital is targeting a 10:50 a.m. EDT launch from Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad-0A at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in eastern Virginia. The NASA Launch Blog will begin continuous countdown coverage at 10:15 a.m.
There is a 75 percent chance of favorable weather at the time of launch. Low clouds below 6,000 feet are the primary concern for a weather violation.
GO! GO! GO! I would love to see my third launch, the last was the ladee mission night launch. I’ve never seen a live launch before, now I have seen 3 and all I have to do is open the front door and bang there they are!! Too cool