Bryan R. Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 As Matthew stares us down here in Florida, I thought I'd share. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/hurricane/ct-video-hurricane-matthew-space-station-20161003-premiumvideo.html mredmond and Draggendrop 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted October 5, 2016 Veteran Share Posted October 5, 2016 This looks real bad...stay safe... Space Station Cameras Captures Dramatic Views of Hurricane Matthew video is 8:51 min. Hurricane Matthew forecast track prompts precautions at the Cape Forecast track from the 45th Space Wing’s Weather Squadron. Quote As Hurricane Matthew churns ever closer to the United States, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station have begun preparations for possible impacts from the storm. At 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT) today, KSC went to Hurricane Condition 3 alert status. HURCON 3 is declared at least 48 hours before the possible arrival of winds 58 mph or greater. The 45th Space Wing at CCAFS and Patrick Air Force Base remain in HURCON 4, the lowest-level of alert footing. “Teams will begin disconnecting electrical power to non-essential facilities and start preparing facilities for the possible arrival of the storm,” the Air Force said in a statement. At the nearby Astrotech satellite processing facility in Titusville, the GOES-R civilian weather observatory will ride out the storm within its protective cleanroom. NASA officials said today that technicians are constructing a special tent around the satellite for added shelter from any water intrusion. GOES-R is scheduled to launch from the Cape on Nov. 4 atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket. Stacking of the booster has not yet begun. The current forecast from the National Hurricane Center keeps the center of Matthew, where the strongest winds are located, east of the Florida coastline. But the cone of uncertainty extends as far west as Orlando. Even if the wide storm does not directly strike the Cape, it is expected to dump serval inches of rain and bring at least tropical storm-force winds to the Space Coast on Thursday and Friday. A hurricane watch has been posted for the area that includes the launch sites. more at the link... http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/10/04/hurricane-matthew-forecast-track-prompts-precautions-at-the-cape/ Orbital View of Hurricane Matthew This composite image of Tropical Storm Matthew from 09:00 UTC on Thursday, 29 September 2017, shows the scale that these storms can reach. Infrared data from the geostationary satellites of EUMETSAT, JMA and NOAA overlays a computer-generated model of the Earth, containing NASA's Blue Marble Next Generation imagery. Copyright: 2016 EUMETSAT http://spaceref.com/earth/orbital-view-of-hurricane-matthew.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Go away Matthew Draggendrop 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted October 6, 2016 Veteran Share Posted October 6, 2016 Kennedy Space Center Closing in Advance of Hurricane Matthew Quote NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida is closing at 1 p.m. EDT today, Wednesday, Oct. 5, due to the approach of Hurricane Matthew. Across the spaceport, essential personnel are preparing facilities for the storm’s arrival. Hurricane Matthew is expected to make its closest approach to the Cape Canaveral/Kennedy area overnight Thursday and into Friday morning, bringing with it the potential for heavy rain, storm surge and hurricane-force winds. Once the storm has passed, center facilities and infrastructure will be assessed and employees will be cleared to return when it is safe to do so. Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex will be closed on Thursday, October 6 and Friday, October 7. Visitor Complex officials anticipate reopening Saturday, Oct. 8 at 9 a.m. after a thorough assessment of the property has been completed. https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/2016/10/05/kennedy-space-center-closing-in-advance-of-hurricane-matthew/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan R. Posted October 6, 2016 Author Share Posted October 6, 2016 Yeah it looks like it's going right for the treasure coast. My grandparents are up in Port St Lucie. Everyone's all shuttered up and waiting it out. Where we are, about 15 miles inland, we will get 80mph sustained winds. And to think that it is possibly going to make a loop and hit us again is quite funny. I just hope the dikes around Lake Okeechobee will be okay. Draggendrop 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted October 7, 2016 Veteran Share Posted October 7, 2016 Hope that you and your family can ride this one out...be safe down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted October 9, 2016 Veteran Share Posted October 9, 2016 NASA's Kennedy Space Center suffers limited damage after brush with Hurricane Matthew Quote NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida seems to have been spared the worst of Hurricane Matthew, after models predicted the area would receive a direct hit from the storm. Instead, the center of the hurricane passed about 26 miles away from KSC’s home at Cape Canaveral, and the storm surge looks like it won't be as bad as previously thought. Apart from a few power outages, there hasn’t been any significant damage reported at KSC so far, according to NASA. At the worst, Cape Canaveral saw sustained winds at 90 miles per hour, with gusts reaching up to 107 miles per hour, according to Michael Curie, the news chief at KSC. Those may be some of the highest wind speeds the area has experienced, but the buildings at KSC are more than capable of handling them. KSC’s Vertical Assembly Building — which once housed the Space Shuttles — and many of the launch pads can withstand gusts of 125 miles per hour. And all buildings and pads constructed after Hurricane Andrew in 1992 were built to withstand gusts between 130 and 135 miles per hour. http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/7/13198924/hurricane-matthew-damage-effects-nasa-cape-canaveral-florida Hurricane Matthew passes by Cape Canaveral coastline Quote Hurricane Matthew slammed NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, home to multiple launch pads and spacecraft assembly facilities, with wind gusts of more than 100 mph early Friday, but there were no immediate reports of significant damage at the spaceport as officials assessed the storm’s impact on upcoming launches. The hurricane made its closest approach 25 miles east of Cape Canaveral around 6 a.m. EDT (1000 GMT) at a Category 3 storm, packing maximum sustained winds of 120 mph. Radar imagery showed the western eye wall, containing some of Hurricane Matthew’s strongest winds, passed over the eastern tip of Cape Canaveral before moving north, paralleling Florida’s Atlantic coast. “The wind is starting to decline but remains near tropical storm strength,” said George Diller, a NASA spokesperson who rode out the storm with emergency crews at KSC’s Launch Control Center, which used to manage space shuttle countdowns. While a thorough assessment of conditions across the center will not begin until winds die down Friday afternoon or Saturday morning, Diller said there were no obvious signs of significant damage. http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/10/07/hurricane-matthew-passes-by-cape-canaveral-coastline/ The last surviving Navaho missile fell off its display outside the south gate of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Credit: 45th Space Wing Credit: 45th Space Wing Several damage images here... https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasakennedy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 48 minutes ago, Draggendrop said: The last surviving Navaho missile fell off its display outside the south gate of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station You'd think there's be a way to secure them, or take them inside! Draggendrop 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted October 9, 2016 Veteran Share Posted October 9, 2016 37 minutes ago, Nik Louch said: You'd think there's be a way to secure them, or take them inside! It would be easy but NASA has been known to miss a few of the smaller details. NASA has been known to make hanger room and leave experimental prototypes outside, under a tarp, in the elements, until avid space geeks point it out to embarrass them. The structures are well built and the pads can take a real beating. The pads are also raised above usual storm surge flood levels as well. I would have to presume that the "yard ornaments" are looked after by a site maintenance/grounds keeping section, and we know how that can go sometimes. edit// few more images...more lawn ornaments without structural integrity. Dick Montage 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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