May 23, 2008 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-08 AIRSPACE, ROAD, BRIDGE AND WATERWAY CLOSURES FOR STS-124 MISSION Launch Date: May 31, 2008 Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle Discovery Launch Pad: 39A Launch Window: 4:56 - 5:07 p.m. EDT Targeted Launch Time: 5:02 p.m. EDT NASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER AREA AVIATION RESTRICTIONS What: Cape Canaveral Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) When: From 9:57 a.m. until no later than 5:40 p.m. Saturday, May 31. Where: General aviation and visual flight rules operations are prohibited within a 30-nautical-mile radius of Kennedy's Launch Pad 39A from the surface to, but not including, 18,000 feet located on the Melbourne VOR/DME 004-degree radial at 30.6 nautical miles. Pilots should obtain NOTAM information regarding affected airports. Aeronautical Chart in Use: Orlando Class B airspace Additional Airspace Restrictions: Within an airspace radius between 30 and 40 nautical miles of Pad 39A, a discrete transponder code must be obtained and clearance granted from air traffic control before entering this airspace. Continuous radio communications must be maintained. All VFR aircraft are restricted to 180 knots or less unless a variance is granted by air traffic control. Pilots should obtain NOTAM information to determine the affected airports within this radius before departure. NOTAM Information: St. Petersburg Flight Service Station Telephone: 1-800-992-7433 Radio frequencies: 123.6 MHz (Titusville) and 122.6 MHz (Melbourne) Radio Communications: FAA Orlando Approach Control Titusville/Cocoa area: 134.950 MHz Melbourne area: 132.650 MHz South Volusia County: 125.350 MHz Space Coast Regional Airport control tower: 118.9 MHz PUBLIC ACCESS ROAD CLOSURES: - The Cape Canaveral National Seashore will close for launch on Tuesday, May 27, at 6 p.m. The Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge will close for launch on Friday, May 30, at 6 p.m. - State Road 406 east to State Road 3, and State Road 3 south from the Haulover Canal Bridge to State Road 402 leading to Titusville will be open to badged personnel. These roads will close to all vehicle traffic at 4:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 31, until after a successful launch has occurred. - State Road 3 from the Gate 2 News Media Pass and Identification Building to State Road 405, NASA Causeway, via Space Commerce Way will be closed for launch beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 31. NASA Causeway between the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame and the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex also will close starting at that time. Roads will reopen approximately two hours after launch. The Cape Canaveral National Seashore will reopen one day after launch. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER AREA BOATING RESTRICTIONS ATLANTIC OCEAN: Beginning at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28 (L-3 days), and continuing through launch, a general exclusion zone will be in effect three miles offshore from the Haulover Canal, near the north end of Kennedy, and southward to Port Canaveral. Four hours prior to launch, all ocean-going traffic will be restricted from entering an area measured from nine miles north and south of the launch pad and extending 64 nautical miles east into the ocean. An additional three-mile-wide exclusion zone will be extended eastward along the flight path of the space shuttle. INDIAN RIVER: Restrictions apply from the NASA Causeway north to the Haulover Canal and east of the Indian River's main channel. Restrictions begin 72 hours prior to launch. MOSQUITO LAGOON: This area south of the Haulover Canal in the Mosquito Lagoon is off limits to all boats beginning 72 hours prior to launch. BANANA RIVER: Security limits begin at the Banana River Barge Canal south of Kennedy at the State Road 528 crossing and extend north. This restriction is effective 72 hours prior to launch. All boating restrictions will be lifted approximately one hour after launch. Boating interests should monitor U.S. Coast Guard Channel 16 broadcasting from Port Canaveral. For information about space shuttle Discoveryâ??s STS-124 mission to the International Space Station, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: ksc-subscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov To remove your address from the list, send a message to: ksc-unsubscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov
