Endeavour Launch Rescheduled for Wednesday

Liftoff of space shuttle Endeavour on the STS-127 mission has been rescheduled for Wednesday, July 15 at 6:03 p.m. EDT.
Today's attempt was canceled due to poor weather conditions within the launch area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Anvil clouds and storm cells containing lightning flared up toward the end of the countdown, violating stringent launch safety rules.
A postponement briefing will air live on NASA Television at 8 p.m. EDT this evening. The participants will be Launch Integration Manager Mike Moses and STS-127 Shuttle Launch Director Pete Nickolenko.

Endeavour's Launch "No Go" Due to Weather

Image above: Storm clouds roll in over the NASA Vehicle Assembly building and Launch Control Center moments after Space Shuttle Launch Director Pete Nickolenko called the launch a "No Go" due to weather conditions.
Image: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Endeavour Launch Now Scheduled for July 13

Space shuttle Endeavour's STS-127 launch now is scheduled for July 13 at 6:51 p.m. EDT.
Officials at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida called off Sunday's planned liftoff due to inclement weather. Cumulus clouds and lightning violated rules for launching Endeavour because of weather near the Shuttle Landing Facility. The runway would be needed in the unlikely event that Endeavour would have to make an emergency landing back at Kennedy.
Monday's live countdown coverage will begin at 1:30 p.m on NASA Television and NASA's Launch Blog.

Sunday

Today I walked and runned 45 minutes early in in the morning. Weather was pretty good. Partly sunny and calm. Later I worked with my computer, read a technical magazine and rested. I got an typical American breakfast with bacon, hash browns, eggs, toast, orangejus and coffee. Very good breakfast.
In the afternoon I will prepare for tomorrow golf. Clean the golf clubs and the bag, put in bolls and pegs in the bag, water and golf shoes. Did I forget something? No I don't think so. I intend to go out before 6 o'clock AM. Will let you know the result tomorrow. :-)
Have a nice day.

Saturday flight

Image: A Piper Pa28 4 seats.
Photo: Richards Oasis

Happy day's are here again
Today I went up early and checked out my email.
I found a few this morning and answered all right away.
I try so respond to all email within 24 hours.
Not Spam ^ ^.
Then I got a coup of coffee and started planning the
flight for to day. The weather was overcast and a little windy.
I expected a nice flight. So I drove out to the airport and did preflight
inspection to make sure everything was ok.
I started the engine and checked out all instrument
and I was ready for take off. Wind was 180 / 10 knots.
I started and a couple of minutes later,I flew on 1200 feet. Later I was on 2000 feet. A wonderful sight. Then I flew using a GPS and I simulated emergency landings.
Everything seems to go well. After all I came safely back to the airport and had happy landing. So I was happy and had a wonderful time. I want more nice days so I can take a flight soon.
When I came home from the airport I got a sandwich and
started up my computer. There was no email. :-)
But I used other programs that I can communicate
with friends all over the world. I met a friend from USA
and we had a long talk. Then I watched TV and relaxed.

The midnight sun

The midnight sun (also known as the black sun) is a natural phenomenon occurring in summer months at latitudes north and nearby to the south of the Arctic Circle, and south and nearby to the north of the Antarctic Circle where the sun remains visible at the local midnight. Given fair weather, the sun is visible for a continuous 24 hours, mostly north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle. The number of days per year with potential midnight sun increases the farther poleward one goes.
The opposite phenomenon, polar night, occurs in winter when the sun stays below the horizon throughout the day.

Since the Earth's axis is tilted with respect to the ecliptic by approximately 23 degrees 27 minutes, the sun does not set at high latitudes in (local) summer. The duration of the midnight sun increases from one day during the summer solstice at the polar circle to approximately six months at the poles. At extreme latitudes, it is usually referred to as polar day. The length of the time the sun is above the horizon varies from 20 hours at the Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle to 186 days at the poles.

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Thursday dark and rain

This morning I went out for my daily walk and it was raining and a little windy. The temperature was about 18C/65F. A lot of water on the streets. Glad that I didn't have to drive my car today. The weather seems to continue in the same way for some days ahead. That meens indoor activities like work with my computer. And that is fun.
Well, it has been sunny and warm for some days so we probably need rain. But many tourists prefer sunshine and hot weather. During July almost all working people in Sweden take their vacation. Many families have their country cottages where they spend all summer. Other drive their car around in country. Öland and Gotland are two interesting islands.

The images below is from Stockholm country side and taken in June at a sunny day.




Photo: Richardsoasis