NASA Launch during Nationals?
 

Posted by Brandon Martus at 03/29/2001 5:37 PM EST


Other on team #47, ChiefDelphi, from PCHS and Delphi Automotive Systems.



I got this e-mail, thought I'd pass it on:

Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 14:33:00 -0800 (PST)
From: scifi-jess@home.com
To: password@chiefdelphi.com
Subject: Fwd: We have a payload leaving Earth During the FIRST National Robotic Finals!!
Reply-To: scifi-jess@home.com

The RingMaster of FIRST Robotics Sites Ring has sent you the following message:

"I wanted to pass this on. Thanks, Jessica Pepe
-----Original Message-----
From: -Lori Ragas [SMTP:lori@usfirst.org]
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 12:16 PM
To: lori@usfirst.org
Subject: Fwd: We have a payload leaving Earth During the FIRST National Robotic Finals!!

I received this email today, and thought you all might be interested.........
-Lori- :)

Mark your calendars and set the alarms on your wrist watches!

Sometime between 11:02 and 11:33 AM (EST) on Saturday April 7th, there will
be a Boeing Delta 2 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. You
should be able to easily see the launch from EPCOT if the skies are fairly
clear of clouds.

Spread the word and let your team members know. Talk about an engineering
feat. Launches are impressive and can be inspiring to all who see it.

Get your kids to read about the mission by going to the internet links
below.

v_delta2a_generic_03.jpg ...OLE_Obj...

April 7: Boeing Delta 2 with NASA's Mars Odyssey from Cape Canaveral Air
Force Station. 11:02 a.m. EST (16:02 GMT)
Space.com's story on the next launch:
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches...xt_launch.html

Space.com's feature story on the Mars orbiter's mission:
http://www.space.com/scienceastronom...ey_010316.html

Florida Today's On-line Newspaper Stories on space, and their launch
countdown journal (begun a few days before the launch) can be accessed at
this link:
http://www.flatoday.com/news/space
v_delta2a_generic_03.jpg

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Re: NASA Launch during Nationals?
 

Posted by colleen - T190 at 03/30/2001 12:19 AM EST


Engineer on team #190, Gompei, from Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science and WPI.


In Reply to: NASA Launch during Nationals?
Posted by Brandon Martus on 03/29/2001 5:37 PM EST:



I wonder if they'd stop competition so people can watch?? or maybe just those out on Einstein will get to see it..

either case, I hope we can be out there to see it happen :)

good luck all

Re: NASA Launch during Nationals?
 

Posted by Alan Federman at 03/30/2001 3:41 PM EST


Engineer on team #255, Odyssey, from Foothill HS, San Jose and NASA.


In Reply to: Re: NASA Launch during Nationals?
Posted by colleen - T190 on 03/30/2001 12:19 AM EST:



NASA TV will Break away from the FIRST competition to cover the launch - I hope ya'll get a chance to watch. The original schedule was to launch at 8am and then go to competition coverage - but this new time
hits us just as regular competition is ending and ally picking is beginning.

Re: NASA Launch during Nationals?
 

Posted by Dave Lavery at 03/30/2001 4:08 PM EST


Engineer on team #116, Epsilon Delta, from Herndon High School and NASA Headquarters.


In Reply to: Re: NASA Launch during Nationals?
Posted by Alan Federman on 03/30/2001 3:41 PM EST:



Actually, the schedule has always been to launch at 11:06am EST. (alan - you are on the wrong coast! note that 11:06 EST is 8:06 PST) The launch schedule was set over a year ago, and has not changed.

FIRST has indicated that they may do two things:

1) NASA TV will break away from their coverage of the FIRST competition to cover the launch. When they do, the NASA TV broadcast of the launch will be displayed on all the large screens on each field.

2) The competition itself may be halted for five minutes to allow everyone to run outside and watch the launch, then come back in and resume play. For this to be successful, everyone will have to have a lot of discipline to move in and out of the arenas quickly, but it could work.

-dave lavery
NASA Headquarters