[Atmob-discuss] Last nightime shuttle launch visible after midnight

[Paul A. Valleli]

Yesterday, the PAO at NASA said it gets 20 minutes
earlier each elapsed day and there is a 5+ minute
window, making 11:59 PM more likely on Friday night.
Paul 
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  Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:03:07 -0400
  From: Michael Aramini <M.Aramini at Verizon.net>
  Subject: Re: [Atmob-discuss] Last nightime shuttle
  launch visible after midnight
  To: "'Atmob-Discuss Mailing list (public)'"
  <atmob-discuss at atmob.org>
  >I heard on NASA TV that if the problem is fixed
  in time, the next
  >launch window starts early on Friday morning
  (i.e. late "Thursday
  >night") at 00:17 (12:17 AM) EDT with a nominal
  launch time of
  >00:22 (12:22 AM) EDT.
  >
  >If they miss that window, according to NASA TV
  the next possible launch
  >window starts 23:40 later at 23:48 (11:48 PM) EDT
  Friday night (I know
  >this doesn't add up as 00:17 + 23:40 would be
  23:57, but this is what
  >the guy on NASA TV said). Other sources report
  the second possible
  >launch time as 23:59 (11:59 PM) EDT Friday night.
  >
  >-Michael
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