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Topic: Most popular month to launch to space
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moorouge
Member Posts: 2454
From: U.K.
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 11-12-2009 07:44 AM
   
As 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
Member Posts: 1308
From: GA, USA
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 11-12-2009 08:09 AM
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-66
STS-51A
Gemini 12
STS-5
STS-2
STS-74
Apollo 12
STS-38
Skylab 4
STS-80
STS-87
STS-33
STS-113
STS-44
STS-61B
STS-9
STS-97 |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 11-12-2009 08:15 AM
STS-126 (November 14, 2008) |
Rob Joyner
Member Posts: 1308
From: GA, USA
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 11-12-2009 08:27 AM
The date explains it. The calendar was already on sale when 126 flew! Thanks! |
moorouge
Member Posts: 2454
From: U.K.
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 11-17-2009 08:19 AM
Some 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.
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minipci
Member Posts: 365
From: London, UK
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 11-17-2009 08:39 AM
As an aside, what are the most/least popular days of the week for launches and returns to Earth? |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 11-17-2009 09:31 AM
Most popular: Thursday with 32 shuttle launches.Least Popular: Saturday with 9 launches. Others: - Monday 16 (including STS-129)
- Tuesday 15
- Wednesday 17
- Friday 29
- Sunday 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). |
moorouge
Member Posts: 2454
From: U.K.
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 11-17-2009 11:08 AM
Even 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
Member Posts: 1308
From: GA, USA
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 11-17-2009 02:15 PM
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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