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T O P I C R E V I E WmoorougeAs a piece of trivia - the most popular launch month in the US manned space programme is November with 18 (soon to be 19 if the Shuttle goes on time).The least popular are the months of February and August with just 10 each.Rob Joyner quote:Originally posted by moorouge:the most popular launch month in the US manned space programme is November with 18 (soon to be 19 if the Shuttle goes on time).Just last night I was looking at my KSC calendar and noticed the many launches, but it lists 17 missions, not 18, as flown. Which one is the calendar missing?STS-66STS-51AGemini 12STS-5STS-2STS-74Apollo 12STS-38Skylab 4STS-80STS-87STS-33STS-113STS-44STS-61BSTS-9STS-97cspgSTS-126 (November 14, 2008)Rob JoynerThe date explains it. The calendar was already on sale when 126 flew! Thanks!moorougeSome more launch date trivia - Half the Mercury launches (3) took place in the same month - May.March, June and December were the most popular launch months for Gemini with 2 each.July was the most popular launch month for Apollo (including Skylab and ASTP) with 4 launches.July is the only month which has seen a launch of all the US manned flight programmes.Until the Shuttle January (1 Apollo), February (1 Mercury), August (1 Gemini) and September (1 Gemini) were the least popular launch months with only one each.minipciAs an aside, what are the most/least popular days of the week for launches and returns to Earth?cspgMost popular: Thursday with 32 shuttle launches.Least Popular: Saturday with 9 launches.Others: Monday 16 (including STS-129)Tuesday 15Wednesday 17Friday 29Sunday 11 (Although you'll have to take into account the launch time which may impact the launch day - don't know which ones I've used, UT, EST/EDT).moorougeEven more launch trivia -Five Apollo flights landed in a different month from which they were launched. One even landed in a different year - the only one to date.38 shuttle flights have done the same - landed in a different month.Rob Joyner quote:Originally posted by cspg:Most popular: Thursday with 32 shuttle launches...Friday 29I remember when Thursday seemed to be THE day for shuttle launches and thought the number would have been higher than 32. Then I thought about scrubs. Anyone know how many of the Friday launches took place because of Thursday scrubs?
The least popular are the months of February and August with just 10 each.
quote:Originally posted by moorouge:the most popular launch month in the US manned space programme is November with 18 (soon to be 19 if the Shuttle goes on time).
Just last night I was looking at my KSC calendar and noticed the many launches, but it lists 17 missions, not 18, as flown. Which one is the calendar missing?
STS-66STS-51AGemini 12STS-5STS-2STS-74Apollo 12STS-38Skylab 4STS-80STS-87STS-33STS-113STS-44STS-61BSTS-9STS-97
Least Popular: Saturday with 9 launches.
Others:
Five Apollo flights landed in a different month from which they were launched. One even landed in a different year - the only one to date.
38 shuttle flights have done the same - landed in a different month.
quote:Originally posted by cspg:Most popular: Thursday with 32 shuttle launches...Friday 29
I remember when Thursday seemed to be THE day for shuttle launches and thought the number would have been higher than 32. Then I thought about scrubs. Anyone know how many of the Friday launches took place because of Thursday scrubs?
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