Tout au fond, la base de lancement de la fusée Antares. - Photo : rke |
Le Daily Times du 11 octobre 2016. |
Au pays des poneys. |
Le problème ? J'ai dû quitter mon hôtel Waterside Inn qui donne en face (à 20 km) de la base de lancement, car le prix a doublé, dans certains autres établissements, voire triplés. Je m'y suis accommodé, car, en ce moment, je suis stationné le long de la côte, à Ocean City, qui, comme son nom l'indique, m'offre une vue directe sur l'Atlantique.
Malgré que Mattew s'est éparpillé de mille parts, un autre cyclone se prépare pas loin. Enfin, façon de parler. C'est Nicole ! Le nouveau typhon a atteint le stade de catégorie 4 mercredi avant d'être rétrogradé en catégorie 3 (des vents encore à 193 km/h) jeudi. La puissante tempête a fouetté les Bermudes. Elle se dirige en ce moment vers le nord, au large de l'est du Canada et proche de nous. On ne risque rien. Seulement, la trajectoire de la fusée pointe en pleine direction du cyclone, d'où son retard. Le lancement est reporté à dimanche. Fais gaffe, Nicole, lundi, je rentre en Europe, à Darmstadt. La sonde Exomars de l'Agence spatiale européenne (ESA) doit se poser sur Mars.
La base de lancement d'Antares avec la trajectoire de la fusée. Tout droit sur Nicole !!! - Photo : NASA |
The Tornado Nicole Enthralls Antares, the Orbital ATK Rocket !
The Orbital ATK in Wallops Island. Photo : rke |
Stroking the sweet dream to have a fourth day in the sun, I turned on the TV which we announced in the weather log: 0% chance of rain. Yes, zero. I never realized that these parts of the East Coast of the United States, it could be possible. And yet. Despite the hurricane Matthew has a 600 miles south of Virginia raged, here the time as if nothing had happened. Except from one or two clouds on the horizon. 71 degrees F, ideal for the vacancy. For nearly a week, the hotels are crowded. Not for the beaches, but for the Antares rocket company Orbital ATK. Since the last failed launch of two years ago - the rocket exploded on its launch pad - the population of the corner (Chincoteague, the small town right in front) waits impatiently to assist at this launch, but the Daily Times write, "Antares creates a big boom". This is a private shooting engine with on board a supply module to the International Space Station (ISS).
The problem ? I had to leave my Waterside Inn hotel because the price has doubled and in some other hotels tripled. I got accommodated because, right now, I'm established along the coast in Ocean City, which, as its name suggests, offers me a direct view of the Atlantic.
Although Matthew is scattered now in a thousand shares, another cyclone is preparing further. It's Nicole ! The new typhoon reached the stage of Category 4 on Wednesday before being downgraded to Category 3 (winds of even 193 km / h) on Thursday. The powerful storm lashed Bermuda. Nicole is currently leading to the north, off eastern Canada and close to us. There is no risk for us. But the trajectory of the rocket advanced rapidly towards the cyclone, hence the delay. The launch was postponed to Sunday. Be careful, Nicole, Monday, I returned to Europe, in Darmstadt. The ExoMars probe of European Space Agency (ESA) should land on Mars.
My hotel in Chincoteague. Photo : rke |