Hurricane threat closes JSC
Posted: Thu, Sep 22, 2005, 6:40 AM ET (1040 GMT)
NASA closed the Johnson Space Center in Houston Wednesday as a powerful hurricane bore down on the Texas coast. NASA decided around midday Wednesday to shut down the center until the threat posed by Hurricane Rita passed, leaving behind a small "rideout" crew to monitor the center during the storm. The closure of JSC means that mission control for the International Space Station has been transferred to Moscow, although the shift will have no impact on ISS activities. Aircraft at JSC are being moved to El Paso to keep them out of harm's way. As of early Thursday Rita was a Category Five on the 1-5 scale of hurricane strength, with sustained winds of 280 km/h. The hurricane is forecast to make landfall on the Texas coast just southeast of Houston early Saturday.
NASA closed the Johnson Space Center in Houston Wednesday as a powerful hurricane bore down on the Texas coast. NASA decided around midday Wednesday to shut down the center until the threat posed by Hurricane Rita passed, leaving behind a small "rideout" crew to monitor the center during the storm. The closure of JSC means that mission control for the International Space Station has been transferred to Moscow, although the shift will have no impact on ISS activities. Aircraft at JSC are being moved to El Paso to keep them out of harm's way. As of early Thursday Rita was a Category Five on the 1-5 scale of hurricane strength, with sustained winds of 280 km/h. The hurricane is forecast to make landfall on the Texas coast just southeast of Houston early Saturday.
Related Links:
| <<previous article | next article>> |
|
news in brief
|
|
|
|
news links
|
|
Monday, September 21
A legacy, two failures & some questions
The Times of India — 5:44 am ET (0944 GMT) ESA Acknowledges Ariane 6 Delays Following Reports of Turbopump Issue
Essence — 5:38 am ET (0938 GMT) Thousands of planned launches, terms of deal, worry some near Louisiana SpaceX site
NPR — 5:36 am ET (0936 GMT) The data goes to space. But the law remains murky
Korea Herald — 5:34 am ET (0934 GMT) Explore Spaceport America during its free open house
KTSM-TV El Paso — 5:33 am ET (0933 GMT) |
