yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (03/21/90)
[Some friendly reminders from the good folks at KSC. So if you're thinking
of going down there to watch the launch, check out these briefs. -PEY]
Bruce Buckingham March 20, 1990
KSC RELEASE NO. 42 - 90
KSC AREA BOATING RESTRICTED FOR STS-31 LAUNCH
Waterways and boating near the Kennedy Space Center will be
strictly controlled prior to and during the launch of the Space
Shuttle Discovery on the STS-31 mission, now targeted for April
12, 1990.
Safety and security requirements, including U.S. Air Force
Range Safety impact limit lines, will go into effect as early as
three days before launch. Other requirements will be phased into
effect through sundown the night before launch. A general
description of the restricted areas follows.
Banana River: Security limits begin at the Banana River
Barge Canal south of KSC at the State Road 528 crossing and
extend north. This restriction goes into effect at sundown the
night before launch.
Atlantic Ocean: Beginning at sundown the night before
launch, a general exclusion zone will be in effect three miles
offshore from the Haulover Canal, north of KSC, to the entrance
of Port Canaveral on the south end of KSC. Four hours prior to
launch, all ocean-going traffic will be restricted from entering
an area measured from five miles north and south of the pad, and
extending 30 miles east into the ocean. Pad B is located at
latitude 28 degrees, 37 minutes, 37.26 seconds north; longitude
80 degrees, 37 minutes, 15.09 seconds west. An additional three
mile wide exclusion zone will be extended eastward through the
projected flight path of the shuttle.
Mosquito Lagoon: This area south of the Haulover Canal is
off limits to all boats beginning at dusk the night before
launch.
Indian River: Restrictions apply from the NASA Causeway
north to the Haulover Canal and east of the Indian River's main
channel. Restrictions begin at sundown the night before launch.
All boating restrictions will be lifted approximately one
hour after launch.
The U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
and KSC security forces share responsibility for enforcing the
boating guidelines.amichiel@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Allen J Michielsen) (03/21/90)
In article <45495@ames.arc.nasa.gov> yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov > KSC RELEASE NO. 42 - 90 > KSC AREA BOATING RESTRICTED FOR STS-31 LAUNCH > Four hours prior to > launch, all ocean-going traffic will be restricted from entering > an area measured from five miles north and south of the pad, and > extending 30 miles east into the ocean. Luckily, This is international waters & not legally owned or controlled by any person or govermental body. I guess NASA owns the same legal books that the US Navy does. It sure is a good thing that they are only interested in the safety of all those poor dumb international 'fishermen'. I also suppose that congress isn't too concerned about adhering to signed treaty regarding launches of orbital vech's either.