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document.write('<TR><TD width="100%"><h5>08/21/2008 07:03 PM | <A href="http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=PluckPersona&amp;U=5064da92e6c8480c8704375ba20ac620&amp;plckController=PersonaBlog&amp;plckScript=personaScript&amp;plckElementId=personaDest&amp;plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&amp;plckPostId=Blog%3a5064da92e6c8480c8704375ba20ac620Post%3af488425e-3d15-42e1-a398-b122d50012f7&amp;sid=sitelife.floridatoday.com">Click to Comment</A></h5></TD></TR><TR><TD><B><H3><A href="http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=PluckPersona&amp;U=5064da92e6c8480c8704375ba20ac620&amp;plckController=PersonaBlog&amp;plckScript=personaScript&amp;plckElementId=personaDest&amp;plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&amp;plckPostId=Blog%3a5064da92e6c8480c8704375ba20ac620Post%3af488425e-3d15-42e1-a398-b122d50012f7&amp;sid=sitelife.floridatoday.com">KSC And Cape Canaveral Rebound From Storm</A></H3></B></TD></TR><TR><TD><p><img id=\"c97d5be4-49b8-4e42-bf10-f6a8ad8c9094\" src=\"http://sitelife.floridatoday.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/9/15/c97d5be4-49b8-4e42-bf10-f6a8ad8c9094.Large.jpg\" alt=\"blog post photo\" width=\"375\" height=\"246\" /></p><p>NASA\'s Kennedy Space Center will reopen its gates and resume shuttle homeport operations&nbsp;Friday, but at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, only damage&nbsp;assessment teams, facility managers&nbsp;and mission essential personal&nbsp;will be called in to work at first.</p><p>Four days after Tropical Storm Fay&nbsp;prompted NASA to shut down the space center, the 14,500 civil servants and contractors who work at&nbsp;the agency\'s&nbsp;prime launch operations site will return to work on first shift, which for most folks is 7 a.m. or 8 a.m. </p><p>Employees are being asked to be careful driving onto the center, and workers are being told to report any damage or unsafe conditions when they arrive at their work sites. Access to the Vehicle Assembly Building will be through C Gate.</p><p>The KSC Child Development Center and the KSC Visitor Complex also will be open.</p><p>Across the Banana River at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, non-mission-essential personnel still are being told to shelter in place until further notice. The Air Force 45th Space Wing Damage Assessment and Recovery Team and facility managers will gather at 8 a.m. in the E&amp;L conference room of Building 1704 for a damage assessment meeting. Mission essential personnel are being asked to report for duty at 10 a.m., and any employee unsure of his or her work status should call their supervisors.</p><p>Employees at both KSC and CCAFS&nbsp;should call 861-7900 for overnight updates.</p><p><br /><img id=\"0bb1e744-3ea3-45b5-9c50-9e5262e08710\" src=\"http://sitelife.floridatoday.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/11/12/0bb1e744-3ea3-45b5-9c50-9e5262e08710.Large.jpg\" alt=\"blog post photo\" width=\"353\" height=\"240\" /><br />&nbsp;</p><p>Here\'s the latest from the National Hurricane Center in Miami:</p><p>...FAY EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY WESTWARD ACROSS FLORIDA...VERY HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE...</p><p>AT 5 PM EDT...2100 UTC...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO COAST OF FLORIDA FROM THE SUWANNEE RIVER TO INDIAN PASS.</p><p>A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FORT PIERCE FLORIDA NORTHWARD TO THE SAVANNAH RIVER AT THE BORDER BETWEEN GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA.</p><p>FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.</p><p><br /><img id=\"5daed5a0-9727-4c5d-8a29-99a5bdf96097\" src=\"http://sitelife.floridatoday.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/13/10/5daed5a0-9727-4c5d-8a29-99a5bdf96097.Large.gif\" alt=\"blog post photo\" width=\"368\" height=\"276\" /></p><p>AT 500 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 81.4 WEST...JUST WEST OF FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA. THE CENTER OF FAY CROSSED THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA NEAR FLAGLER BEACH AROUND 230 PM EDT...1830 UTC. </p><p>FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/HR. THIS GENERAL SLOW MOTION SHOULD CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS TRACK...FAY IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY...AND BE VERY NEAR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE BY LATE FRIDAY OR EARLY SATURDAY. </p><p>MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.&nbsp; SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.</p><p>TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150 MILES...240 KM MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.</p><p>ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 993 MB...29.32 INCHES.</p><p>FAY IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE CENTRAL TO NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA...INCLUDING THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...SOUTHERN GEORGIA...AND SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES POSSIBLE.&nbsp; RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA.</p><p>ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA. ISOLATED STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 20 TO 30 INCHES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED WITH THIS SYSTEM OVER THE EAST CENTRAL COASTAL AREAS OF FLORIDA.<br /><br />STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA AND GEORGIA TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER OF FAY.</p><p>ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA.</p><p>REPEATING THE 500 PM EDT POSITION...29.4 N...81.4 W.&nbsp; MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 5 MPH.&nbsp; MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...993 MB.</p><p>AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 800 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1100 PM EDT.</p><p><em>-&nbsp;Todd Halvorson</em></p><p><strong>ABOUT THE IMAGES:</strong> Take a look at the debris-covered road near Kennedy Space Center\'s launch pad 39A in the top photo take by NASA on Thursday. The latest satellite image and the latest project path of Tropical Storm Fay are in the next two images from the National Hurricane Center in Miami.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><BR><hr><BR></TD></TR>');
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document.write('<TR><TD width="100%"><h5>08/21/2008 01:33 PM | <A href="http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=PluckPersona&amp;U=5064da92e6c8480c8704375ba20ac620&amp;plckController=PersonaBlog&amp;plckScript=personaScript&amp;plckElementId=personaDest&amp;plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&amp;plckPostId=Blog%3a5064da92e6c8480c8704375ba20ac620Post%3abeca3981-0fa2-4e05-bb5c-875dabce8f26&amp;sid=sitelife.floridatoday.com">Click to Comment</A></h5></TD></TR><TR><TD><B><H3><A href="http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=PluckPersona&amp;U=5064da92e6c8480c8704375ba20ac620&amp;plckController=PersonaBlog&amp;plckScript=personaScript&amp;plckElementId=personaDest&amp;plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&amp;plckPostId=Blog%3a5064da92e6c8480c8704375ba20ac620Post%3abeca3981-0fa2-4e05-bb5c-875dabce8f26&amp;sid=sitelife.floridatoday.com">NASA Aims To Open KSC On Friday</A></H3></B></TD></TR><TR><TD><p><br /><img id=\"a4ba6598-2491-4795-909a-febf3be1aa81\" style=\"width:323px;height:254px\" src=\"http://sitelife.floridatoday.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/4/0/a4ba6598-2491-4795-909a-febf3be1aa81.Large.jpg\" alt=\"blog post photo\" width=\"387\" height=\"254\" /></p><p>NASA is planning&nbsp;to reopen Kennedy Space Center on Friday and officials say Tropical Storm Fay did no significant damage to the spaceport as it passed through the Cape Canaveral area. The KSC Visitor Complex also will rfeopen Friday.</p><p>At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Patrick Air Force Base, non-mission-essential personnel still are being asked to shelter in place until further notice, and mission-essential personnel are being recalled as required.</p><p>NASA and NASA contractor workers should call 861-7900 or 1-866-572-4877 for updates.</p><p>Personnel with the Air Force 45th Space Wing should call 494-4636 or 1-800-470-7232 for updates.</p><p>A Ride-Out Crew of about 200 people have been at NASA\'s shuttle homeport since early Tuesday, and preliminary assessment show no significant damage was done as the storm passed KSC.</p><p>\"So far, everything we\'ve found in any facilities we\'ve checked has been mop-and-sop,\" said KSC spokesman George Diller.</p><p>The storm dumped 23 inches of rain on the south end of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, but&nbsp;only 12 inches of rain&nbsp;was recorded in area around the Kennedy Space Center Vehicle Assembly Building and the Shuttle Landing Facility, Diller said.</p><p>The peak sustained wind around the KSC and Cape Canaveral Area was 51 knots, and the peak gust was 67 knots at Launch Complex 41 on the Air Force Station, he said.</p><p>\"You can see there was quite a dividing line at the center of the county,\" Diller said. \"We\'re much better off here at KSC than they are down around Cocoa Beach.\"</p><p><em>- Todd Halvorson</em></p><p><strong>ABOUT THE IMAGE:</strong> A NOAA weather satelllite over the eastern United States captured the photo&nbsp;of Tropical Storm Fay earlier today.&nbsp;</p><BR><hr><BR></TD></TR>');
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document.write('<TR><TD width="100%"><h5>08/21/2008 06:27 AM | <A href="http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=PluckPersona&amp;U=5064da92e6c8480c8704375ba20ac620&amp;plckController=PersonaBlog&amp;plckScript=personaScript&amp;plckElementId=personaDest&amp;plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&amp;plckPostId=Blog%3a5064da92e6c8480c8704375ba20ac620Post%3aa034b473-4a28-47f9-ae2a-ebd17df8edc9&amp;sid=sitelife.floridatoday.com">Click to Comment</A></h5></TD></TR><TR><TD><B><H3><A href="http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=PluckPersona&amp;U=5064da92e6c8480c8704375ba20ac620&amp;plckController=PersonaBlog&amp;plckScript=personaScript&amp;plckElementId=personaDest&amp;plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&amp;plckPostId=Blog%3a5064da92e6c8480c8704375ba20ac620Post%3aa034b473-4a28-47f9-ae2a-ebd17df8edc9&amp;sid=sitelife.floridatoday.com">With winds and rain battering spaceport, KSC adjusting plans for opening</A></H3></B></TD></TR><TR><TD><p><img id=\"c9348851-f91d-49a6-bd62-b3f57af439bf\" src=\"http://sitelife.floridatoday.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/9/13/c9348851-f91d-49a6-bd62-b3f57af439bf.Large.jpg\" alt=\"blog post photo\" width=\"355\" height=\"242\" /><br />&nbsp;</p><p>NASA scrapped plans this morning to have a core group of \"mission-essential\" personnel back on base this morning and is now instructing those teams to check Kennedy Space Center hotlines around noon for updated instructions.</p><p>The aim remains to ready the spaceport for a resumption of regular operations as early as Friday. ButTropical Storm Fay is expected to continue battering northern Brevard County with heavy winds and rain through at least 6 p.m. today. </p><p>At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Patrick Air Force Base, the tropical storm recovery plan remained the same: Non-mission-essential personnel are being asked to continuing sheltering in place and mission essential personnel are being recalled as required.</p><p>Employees at either site should contact supervisors directly if they have questions, officials said.</p><p>The KSC Visitor Complex will be closed Thursday and will reopen Friday.</p><p>NASA plans to recall \"mission-essential\" personnel at 10 a.m. Thursday. People&nbsp;essential to reopening the center&nbsp;and restarting shuttle&nbsp;processing activities on Friday are being asked to report to work at that time.</p><p>A&nbsp;Ride-Out Crew of about 200 people has been at the center during the storm, and preliminary damage assessments indicate the spaceport came through&nbsp;Tropical Storm Fay virtually unscathed. A single panel of siding blew off the Vehicle Assembly Building and a glass door at an office building&nbsp;was broken, but other than that,&nbsp;the storm did little other damage.</p><p>NASA is readying the orbiter Atlantis for a targeted Oct. 8 launch on a fifth and final Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission, and the downtime caused by the tropical storm is&nbsp;not expected to&nbsp;thwart those&nbsp;plans. The partial reopening Thursday will enable engineers preparing the Hubble mission payload to restart work and catch up on lost time.</p><p>For the latest weather update and impact, go to our home page at <a href=\"http://www.floridatoday.com\" target=\"_blank\"><u>www.floridatoday.com</u></a>&nbsp;</p><em>-&nbsp;Todd Halvorson and John Kelly<br /></em><p><strong>ABOUT THE IMAGE</strong>: The image above shows Fay as seen from the International Space Station and photographed by the crew. The storm was stalled over Daytona Beach and dumping inches of rain over northern Brevard this morning after severely flooding southern Brevard on Tuesday and Wednesday.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><BR><hr><BR></TD></TR>');
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document.write('<TR><TD width="100%"><h5>08/20/2008 12:01 PM | <A href="http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=PluckPersona&amp;U=5064da92e6c8480c8704375ba20ac620&amp;plckController=PersonaBlog&amp;plckScript=personaScript&amp;plckElementId=personaDest&amp;plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&amp;plckPostId=Blog%3a5064da92e6c8480c8704375ba20ac620Post%3aba766934-08b2-44de-96e0-c606a6deadaa&amp;sid=sitelife.floridatoday.com">Click to Comment</A></h5></TD></TR><TR><TD><B><H3><A href="http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=PluckPersona&amp;U=5064da92e6c8480c8704375ba20ac620&amp;plckController=PersonaBlog&amp;plckScript=personaScript&amp;plckElementId=personaDest&amp;plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&amp;plckPostId=Blog%3a5064da92e6c8480c8704375ba20ac620Post%3aba766934-08b2-44de-96e0-c606a6deadaa&amp;sid=sitelife.floridatoday.com">KSC Remains Closed Until Thursday</A></H3></B></TD></TR><TR><TD><p><br /><img id=\"b9bcde49-2675-4cec-957a-20a194aae746\" src=\"http://sitelife.floridatoday.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/9/5/b9bcde49-2675-4cec-957a-20a194aae746.Large.gif\" alt=\"blog post photo\" width=\"361\" height=\"283\" /></p><p>NASA will remain closed until at least 8 a.m. Thursday and the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Patrick Air Force Base remain closed to all but&nbsp;\"mission essential\" personnel.</p><p>Senior NASA managers will meet again at&nbsp;6 p.m. tonight to decide whether the nation\'s shuttle homeport will reopen early Thursday. </p><p>At Patrick Air Force Base and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, \"non-mission essential personnel\" are being asked to shelter in place, and mission essential personnel are being recalled as necessary. Employees&nbsp;should contact their supervisors directly to determine their status.</p><p>Workers also can call 861-7900 for updates.</p><p>Here\'s the latest from the National Hurricane Center in Miami:</p><p>FAY DRIFTING NORTHWARD DRENCHING PORTIONS OF FLORIDA...<br /><br />AT 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED SOUTH OF FORT PIERCE. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FORT PIERCE NORTHWARD TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA.</p><p>AT 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...THE HURRICANE WATCH FROM NORTH OF FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.</p><p>A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF ALTAMAHA SOUND TO THE SAVANNAH RIVER.</p><p>FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.</p><p>AT 1100 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 80.6 WEST ABOUT 15 MILES...20 KM...NORTH OF CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA.</p><p>FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 3 MPH...6 KM/HR. FAY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE VERY NEAR THE EAST COAST OF NORTH FLORIDA TODAY WITH A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.</p><p>MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.&nbsp;&nbsp; THESE WINDS ARE OCCURRING MOSTLY OVER WATER WELL TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.</p><p>TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.</p><p>ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES.</p><p>FAY IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER EAST-CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA. ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 20 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN FLORIDA. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS. AN UNOFFICIAL REPORT OF NEAR 16 INCHES OF RAIN WAS MEASURED AT SATELLITE BEACH JUST TO THE NORTHEAST OF MELBOURNE FLORIDA.</p><p>STORM TIDES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER OF FAY.</p><p>ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA. </p><p>REPEATING THE 1100 AM EDT POSITION...28.6 N...80.6 W.&nbsp; MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 3 MPH.&nbsp; MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 MB.</p><p>AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500 PM EDT.</p><p><em>- Todd Halvorson</em>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>ABOUT THE IMAGE</strong>: The projected path of Tropical Storm Fay is plotted in the latest update issued at 11 a.m. by the National Hurricane Center in Miami.</p><BR><hr><BR></TD></TR>');
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document.write('<TR><TD width="100%"><h5>08/20/2008 09:07 AM | <A href="http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=PluckPersona&amp;U=5064da92e6c8480c8704375ba20ac620&amp;plckController=PersonaBlog&amp;plckScript=personaScript&amp;plckElementId=personaDest&amp;plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&amp;plckPostId=Blog%3a5064da92e6c8480c8704375ba20ac620Post%3a77ab8a6d-f92b-4c91-8cc9-f55ed438f201&amp;sid=sitelife.floridatoday.com">Click to Comment</A></h5></TD></TR><TR><TD><B><H3><A href="http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=PluckPersona&amp;U=5064da92e6c8480c8704375ba20ac620&amp;plckController=PersonaBlog&amp;plckScript=personaScript&amp;plckElementId=personaDest&amp;plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&amp;plckPostId=Blog%3a5064da92e6c8480c8704375ba20ac620Post%3a77ab8a6d-f92b-4c91-8cc9-f55ed438f201&amp;sid=sitelife.floridatoday.com">KSC remains closed until 11 p.m.</A></H3></B></TD></TR><TR><TD><p><br /><img id=\"13cd270c-2a56-4f0b-8b80-269ea25527e9\" src=\"http://sitelife.floridatoday.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/3/11/13cd270c-2a56-4f0b-8b80-269ea25527e9.Large.gif\" alt=\"blog post photo\" width=\"380\" height=\"295\" /></p><p>NASA\'s Kennedy Space Center will remain closed until at least 11 p.m. today&nbsp;as a result of high winds and heavy rains from Tropical Storm Fay, which battered Brevard County for most of the day Tuesday as well as overnight.</p><p>In addition to KSC, both Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Patrick Air Force Base are closed to all but \"mission essential personnel.\" The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex also will remain closed today.</p><p>All three are expected to reopen Thursday after the storm passes. NASA will update the KSC work force around noon today.</p><p>At 8 a.m. today, the storm was off the coast of Cape Canaveral. Here\'s the latest information from the National Hurricane Center in Miami:</p><p>A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF JUPITER INLET FLORIDA NORTHWARD TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA.</p><p>A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA.</p><p>A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF ALTAMAHA SOUND TO THE SAVANNAH RIVER.</p><p>FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.</p><p>AT 800 AM EDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 80.6 WEST OR VERY NEAR CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA.</p><p>FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY.&nbsp; A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS AND FAY IS LIKELY TO REMAIN NEAR OR OVER THE EAST-CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA COAST THROUGH THURSDAY.</p><p>DATA FROM A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 45 MPH...70 KM/HR..WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THESE WINDS ARE OCCURRING MOSTLY OVER WATER WELL TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.&nbsp; SOME GRADUAL RESTRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS BEFORE FAY MOVES BACK INLAND OVER NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA ON THURSDAY.</p><p>TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM FROM THE CENTER.</p><p>LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AB AIR FORCE RCONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 994 MB...29.35 INCHES.</p><p>FAY IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES OVER EAST-CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA...WITH MAXIMUM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES.&nbsp; ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS.<br /><br />STORM TIDES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER OF FAY.<br /><br />ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA.<br /><br />REPEATING THE 800 AM EDT POSITION...28.5 N...80.6 W.&nbsp; MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 5 MPH.&nbsp; MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB.<br /><br />We\'ll have updates and a damage assessment as soon as we can get it tomorrow from the rideout folks at the spaceport. </p><p><em>- Todd Halvorson and John Kelly</em></p><p><strong>ABOUT THE IMAGE:</strong> The latest projected path of Tropical Storm Fay was issued by the National Hurricane Center in Miami at 8 a.m.&nbsp;</p><BR><hr><BR></TD></TR>');
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document.write('<TR><TD width="100%"><h5>08/19/2008 12:36 PM | <A href="http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=PluckPersona&amp;U=5064da92e6c8480c8704375ba20ac620&amp;plckController=PersonaBlog&amp;plckScript=personaScript&amp;plckElementId=personaDest&amp;plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&amp;plckPostId=Blog%3a5064da92e6c8480c8704375ba20ac620Post%3a7fc86f2c-bb0c-4d15-b0fe-41ed1976e735&amp;sid=sitelife.floridatoday.com">Click to Comment</A></h5></TD></TR><TR><TD><B><H3><A href="http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=PluckPersona&amp;U=5064da92e6c8480c8704375ba20ac620&amp;plckController=PersonaBlog&amp;plckScript=personaScript&amp;plckElementId=personaDest&amp;plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&amp;plckPostId=Blog%3a5064da92e6c8480c8704375ba20ac620Post%3a7fc86f2c-bb0c-4d15-b0fe-41ed1976e735&amp;sid=sitelife.floridatoday.com">Ares 1 To Be Equipped With Shock Absorbers</A></H3></B></TD></TR><TR><TD><p><img id=\"05abafe2-e378-4953-8c9e-6d32841baff5\" src=\"http://sitelife.floridatoday.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/5/12/05abafe2-e378-4953-8c9e-6d32841baff5.Large.jpg\" alt=\"blog post photo\" /></p><p>NASA aims to add a shock absorber system to Ares 1 rockets to reduce significant vibrations that could shake Orion spacecraft and astronaut crews on missions to the moon and the International Space Station, agency officials said today.</p><p>A spring-and-damper ring will separate the first and second stages of the slender rocket, and 16 actuators that act like shock absorbers will be added to the bell-shaped aft skirt at the bottom of the rocket.</p><p>The system will reduce vibrations that would jackhammer astronauts aboard Orion spacecraft for a short time around 115 seconds into flight, potentially making it difficult for crews to read console displays. Gravitation forces on the astronauts will be reduced to 0.25 Gs from around 5 to 6 Gs, the latter of which is about double the force exerted on shuttle crews.</p><p>NASA\'s Ares 1 rocket will comprise a first stage that is a five-segment solid rocket booster derived from the shuttle\'s four-segment boosters, a second stage powered by a liquid-fueled engine and a launch abort system.</p><p>Computer modeling and early design analyses showed the Ares 1 rocket -- dubbed the \'single stick\' due to its slender shape -- would shake near the end of a two-minute powered flight, exposing Orion spacecraft and astronauts onboard to forces five to six times normal gravity. NASA engineers consequently were concerned that astronauts in a worst case could be injured or critical systems could be damaged in flight.</p><p>The \"thrust oscillation\" is induced as solid fuel in the first stage depletes, leaving a long, empty casing that takes on the characteristics of an organ pipe, resonating -- humming -- at frequencies between 12 and 14 hertz.&nbsp;The second stage of the rocket and the Orion spacecraft atop it will naturally dampen the resulting pressure pulses, which&nbsp;essentially would jackhammer the astronauts and make it difficult for then to read console displays and respond.</p><p>An internal NASA task force determine that the dampening would not be adequate enough to protect the Orion spacecraft and its crew. The shock absorber system is being added to reduce gravitational forces to 0.25 Gs, or about the same that Mercury and Gemini astronauts were exposed to.</p><p>The spring-and-damper ring and the aft skirt actuators will reduce the Ares 1 lift capacity by 1,200 to 1,400 pounds, NASA officials said in a media teleconference today. But the rocket nonetheless still will have around a 6,700-pound margin for trips&nbsp;to the&nbsp;International Space Station and about a 6,300-pound margin for missions to the moon.</p><p>- Todd Halvorson</p><p>&nbsp;</p><BR><hr><BR></TD></TR>');
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document.write('<TR><TD width="100%"><h5>08/18/2008 09:54 PM | <A href="http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=PluckPersona&amp;U=5064da92e6c8480c8704375ba20ac620&amp;plckController=PersonaBlog&amp;plckScript=personaScript&amp;plckElementId=personaDest&amp;plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&amp;plckPostId=Blog%3a5064da92e6c8480c8704375ba20ac620Post%3a53493a41-060d-45ad-be62-6f3c9f8a62d9&amp;sid=sitelife.floridatoday.com">Click to Comment</A></h5></TD></TR><TR><TD><B><H3><A href="http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=PluckPersona&amp;U=5064da92e6c8480c8704375ba20ac620&amp;plckController=PersonaBlog&amp;plckScript=personaScript&amp;plckElementId=personaDest&amp;plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&amp;plckPostId=Blog%3a5064da92e6c8480c8704375ba20ac620Post%3a53493a41-060d-45ad-be62-6f3c9f8a62d9&amp;sid=sitelife.floridatoday.com">&quot;Mission Essential&quot; To Report At The Cape</A></H3></B></TD></TR><TR><TD><p><br /><img id=\"198017fd-b033-4014-9d42-efd8d36a2ba9\" src=\"http://sitelife.floridatoday.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/9/13/198017fd-b033-4014-9d42-efd8d36a2ba9.Large.gif\" alt=\"blog post photo\" width=\"369\" height=\"268\" /></p><p>The U.S. Air Force is calling in only \"mission essential\" personnel to Patrick Air Force Base and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Tuesday -- a move made in anticipation of the threat from Tropical Storm Fay.</p><p>Mission essential personnel are defined as all personnel required to take care of Air Force operational and installation assets during the passage of the storm.</p><p>All other personnel are supposed to \"shelter in place\" -- stay home, that is -- and remain in contact with their supervisors. Air Force 45th Space Wing personnel should call 494-4636 or 1-800-470-7232 -- for updates on the status of operations ate Patrick and Cape Canaveral. </p><p>All services will be closed Tuesday except for the Child Development Center, Riverside Dining Facility, Fitness Center, gas station and Commissary/Base Exchange. The Patrick AFB Clinic and Satellite Pharmacy will be closed Tuesday.</p><p>Tropical Storm Fay at 8 p.m.&nbsp;was about 105 miles south of Naples and moving north at about 9 mph. Sustained winds were about 60 mph with some higher gusts, the Associated Press reported.</p><p><span style=\"background:nonetransparentscrollrepeat0%0%;cursor:hand\" class=\"yshortcuts\">National Hurricane Center officials</span> said the storm would likely make landfall sometime Tuesday morning. Forecasters said Fay would probably be at or near hurricane strength, which is winds of at least 74 mph. </p><p>No damage or injuries were immediately reported in the Florida Keys, where a few bars and restaurants stubbornly remained open after the storm made landfall there about 3 p.m.&nbsp;Authorities said a possible tornado knocked down a tree on Big Coppitt Key and there were scattered <span class=\"yshortcuts\">power outages</span> as well as local street flooding. </p><p>Local officials planned to reopen Key West\'s airport Wednesday, the AP said. </p><p>Between 4 and 10 inches of rain is possible across mainland <span class=\"yshortcuts\">Florida</span>, so flooding is a threat even far from where the center comes ashore, said Stacy Stewart, a senior hurricane specialist at the <span style=\"cursor:hand\" class=\"yshortcuts\">National Hurricane Center</span>. </p><p><em>- Todd Halvorson</em> </p><p><strong>ABOUT THE IMAGE:</strong> &nbsp;The National Hurricane Center in Miami released a project path for Tropical Storm Fay at 8 p.m. EDT.</p><BR><hr><BR></TD></TR>');
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