Posts: 49165 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 09-27-2022 05:22 PM
Due the approaching threat from Hurricane Ian, Kennedy Space Center is currently in a HURCON III status (48 hours prior to 50-knot sustained winds; primary actions include securing facilities, property and equipment, as well as briefing and deploying the ride-out team).
Ian made landfall in Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane on Tuesday (Sept. 27) and is expected to reach Florida's west coast by Wednesday night.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 49165 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 09-27-2022 05:24 PM
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex release
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex to Close Due to Threat of Severe Weather from Hurricane Ian
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex will be closed Wednesday, September 28 and Thursday, September 29 due to expected severe weather from Hurricane Ian.
The decision was made after reviewing the latest forecast of Hurricane Ian and to ensure the safety of visitor complex guests and crewmembers. During this closure, guests will not be permitted onto visitor complex grounds.
The safety of our guests and crewmembers is our top priority. As we continue to monitor Hurricane Ian, we will provide updates as needed.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 49165 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 09-28-2022 03:24 PM
NASA video
The International Space Station flew 260 miles over Hurricane Ian at 3:05 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. External cameras on the orbiting laboratory captured views of the storm as it made landfall in Florida near Fort Myers, Florida with winds of 155 miles an hour as it moved to the northeast across the Florida peninsula.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 49165 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 09-29-2022 02:27 PM
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex release
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex to Re-open Saturday, October 1
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex will remain closed on Friday, September 30. Following closure due to Hurricane Ian, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex will re-open on Saturday, October 1.
All attractions, exhibits, programs and the Kennedy Space Center Bus Tour will be open for regular operating hours from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. beginning October 1. The Future Voyagers offer will be extended until October 9, and Taste of Space will begin Monday, October 3.
As our neighbors and crewmembers throughout the state continue to assess damage caused by Hurricane Ian, we are keeping everyone in our thoughts. Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex will be here to support the community and our crewmembers as they begin to repair and rebuild.
posted 09-27-2022 05:22 PM
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