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p51
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posted 09-14-2017 01:16 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for p51   Click Here to Email p51     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is seen during an aerial survey of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida...
I've always wondered how those vertical displays in the rocket garden are anchored to the ground, as they always do well in high winds.

Robert Pearlman
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posted 09-14-2017 03:13 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex will reopen on Friday (Sept. 15).
Guests should be advised of the following temporary changes:
  • Parking will be complimentary
  • A limited food menu will be available
  • KSC Bus Tours, Special Interest Tours, Apollo/Saturn V Center and Lunch With An Astronaut will not be available
  • Visitors will receive a free, souvenir gift
  • Guests will receive complimentary bottled water until the boil water notice is no longer in effect

albatron
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posted 09-14-2017 07:38 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for albatron   Click Here to Email albatron     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I had to go out of state to visit an ill friend the Tuesday before Irma hit, and went to our house in West Tennessee where my wife, daughters, infant grandson, 7 dogs and 6 cats were holed up. Made it home yesterday around 4:30 AM after driving through Alabama (from Birmingham to Dothan), through Georgia and back home to South Florida on non Interstate roads. Took me 23 hours.

I saw very little damage along the way until Central Florida.

Most damage was trees, etc., with the odd building damage. Gas was available but you had to look for it.

My area was without power until last night, and there are still some pockets in my County without.

While the lower west coast (Naples area) took the mainland brunt of it, the Florida Keys are decimated. I used to be a member of FEMORS (Florida Emergency Operations Recovery System), and received a call to deploy even though I'm not a member anymore (they called my home phone as opposed to my cell so I didn't get the message until the power was restored at my house.

The death toll in the Keys will be staggering it seems, and the total won't be known for some time.

Other parts of the state, while not affected as bad as the Keys and Naples secondarily, all shared some issues from the storm. I-10 between Tallahassee and Lake City was (and may still be) closed due to the Santa Fe river overflowing.

So yes, it could have been much worse, it was still pretty darn bad.

Robert Pearlman
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posted 09-17-2017 01:02 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
From the American Space Museum and U.S. Space Walk of Fame:
The recent unpleasant weather did some minor damage and knocked out our power but we are slowly getting back to normal.

The museum is closed as we negotiate our electrical issues, but we expect to have everything resolved by this weekend and we will re-open our doors on Monday, Sept. 18.

Robert Pearlman
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posted 09-18-2017 09:11 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by MarylandSpace:
Is the KSC Moon Tree ok?
According to Beverly Rother, who works at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, the Moon Tree fell victim to Irma. Her photo, shared on Facebook, shows the tree missing from its location since June 26, 1976.

GACspaceguy
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posted 09-18-2017 10:09 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for GACspaceguy   Click Here to Email GACspaceguy     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
It is sad that this tree did not make it. When I was there in July I took this photo of the tree as I felt that it was looking stressed at that time. Looks like one too many storms took its toll.

Robert Pearlman
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posted 09-19-2017 08:37 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Irma severely damaged Aquarius, the under sea research habitat used in part by NASA for NEEMO expeditions. Florida International University, which owns and operates Aquarius, is crowdfunding for repairs.
During Hurricane Irma, the habitat and support structures have suffered severe damage.

The habitat remained in place during Irma and the pressured components of the vessel is completely intact and dry. However, the exterior requires numerous repairs for operation to life support systems including air tank systems and controls located on the seafloor and within the wet porch. Without these systems, the habitat cannot operate or conduct missions.

Additionally, the Life Support Buoy broke free from six mooring lines attached to the seafloor and was taken 15 miles to the southwest by the storm. All of the mooring lines, buoys and shackles were destroyed. The structure is still floating as well as generators and compressors being intact but when forced under a bridge the tower was snapped in half.

MarylandSpace
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posted 09-19-2017 09:19 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for MarylandSpace   Click Here to Email MarylandSpace     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Robert Pearlman:
...the Moon Tree fell victim to Irma.
I used to sit and rest under the tree and think about astronaut Stu Roosa. I wonder if any seed pods were saved.


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