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this is Ares 1x launch control t-minus

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two hours 38 minutes 12 seconds and

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counting we are progressing toward a

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targeted liftoff of the Ares 1x this

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morning slightly behind schedule but

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close to that approximately 8 15 or 8 30

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is our expected liftoff time at this

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time our countdown did begin on time at

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one o'clock this morning and since that

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time the work to power up the launch

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vehicle has been incremental there has

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been a thunderstorm at the launch pad

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overnight and the effects of that are

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that we have had some strikes close

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enough to the launch pad that require

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that we take a more deliberate approach

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to powering up the vehicle and also to

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doing some retesting that will be

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required to certify that the launch

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vehicle is all right and can be

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certified for our launch this morning

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there is a standard procedure required

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when we get lightning within a certain

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range of the launch pad that we go

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through and look at all of the systems

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on the launch vehicle to be sure that

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they're okay and as well the rain

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systems on the vehicle also have to be

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tested and verified so all of that work

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is going to be going on in parallel with

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our other launch countdown procedures

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and we'll be trying to keep things

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reasonably close to a liftoff this

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morning right now as we said between

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about 8 15 and 8 30 however the weather

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forecast has not changed since yesterday

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unfortunately that the original forecast

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after we scrub yesterday anticipated

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some improvement particularly in the

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upper level clouds and that has not

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happened so we are expecting to have to

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a deal with the triboelectric concern

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with clouds up around 26,000 feet

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and we'll be watching that just as we

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did yesterday with a weather

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reconnaissance aircraft and looking for

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an opportunity within our for for our

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launch window to go otherwise the

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weather is not not too bad the winds

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have died down and the rest of our

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launch weather criteria are expected to

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be a reasonably in line with what we

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need for a launch attempt right now we

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expect that the rotating service

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structure the gantry like system around

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the vehicle that provides access to the

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vehicle will be retracted at about six

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o'clock this morning also we expect the

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upper stage access arm to be retracted

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between about 25 30 and 545 but all of

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this of course is predicated on getting

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all of the work done we need to do just

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as yesterday we have a target for

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retracting these arms and the rotating

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service structure but we do it when

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we're ready they're getting ready to

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launch another weather balloon over at

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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and

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this again will be something that gives

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us a clue as to what the upper altitude

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conditions are doing and that will also

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be of assistance to determining the

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loads on the vehicle as far as up at our

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altitude winds and help us give some

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guidance to the weather reconnaissance

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aircraft on the kind of things that we

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want them to look for when they are

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airborne later this morning at t-minus