Although launch (and landing for space shuttle) are the most visible space launch operations, there is much weather sensitive work to be accomplished between flights, such as moving vehicles, moving/stacking solid rocket boosters (SRBs) fueling etc. The major weather item of concern in the Cape Canaveral area is lightning, since the KSC/CCAFs area is near the area of maximum thunderstorm occurrence in the United States. Weather Observations, forecasts, climatological studies and consultant services to a wide variety of Range Users.


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    Title :

    Weather Impacts on Space Operations


    Contributors:
    J. T. Madura (author) / B. F. Boyd (author) / W. H. Bauman (author)

    Publication date :

    1992


    Size :

    14 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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