2006-07-04 07:53:33 · 6 answers · asked by bryanlowery 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
If your asking about the exhaust plume seeding clouds, I would have to say no. I believe thats just an urban legend.
2006-07-04 08:25:26 · answer #1 · answered by S.A.M. Gunner 7212 6 · 7⤊ 4⤋
The Cape (i.e. where Kennedy Space Center is located) has messed up weather just by being a cape. The energy released by a shuttle's launch is minuscule to what Nature provides at a seaside cape location.
It's always annoying when you're halfway up the line to some exhibit at KSC [I go quite a bit since I live an hour north] and the loudspeakers announce due to potential bad weather the exhibit is temporarily closed. So, you walk down away from it and just as you are about out of the line queue, the loudspeakers say the weather has cleared so the exhibit is now open again. Get halfway up the line and the loudspeakers say...well you get the idea. The IMAX movies are better anyway.
2006-07-04 17:16:16 · answer #2 · answered by quntmphys238 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
The amount of energy to send the shuttle into orbit is a minute fraction of the energy released (yes released), during a rainstorm.
It takes energy to boil water, and it also takes sun energy to change water to water vapor, and coiuds. When the vapor condenses to form rain that energy is released.
Dan the Answers-Man.
2006-07-04 15:00:00 · answer #3 · answered by Dan S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if rain is predicted, the shuttle launch will be delayed until there is a day with clear skies
2006-07-04 14:55:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No the idiots at Nasa forgot to program they're satellite's to pick up the weather channel!
2006-07-04 15:08:56 · answer #5 · answered by rookie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
2006-07-04 15:03:51 · answer #6 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋