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Sunday, February 1, 2026

End of the Weekend ...

...and I have no news related to anything important - like anything dramatic in the updates to the Artemis II dress rehearsal.  

The prediction of a 30% chance of snow flurries or showers that came out while writing last night's post disappeared within an hour and while there was snow as close as Orlando, there was none here.  Our morning low was 25, shattering both the February 1st lowest temperature record  (which had been 32) and the month's lowest temperature of 27, the record set on February 26, 1967. Tomorrow is still forecast to break the our February 2nd lowest temp record of 33 with tomorrow's morning low predicted to be 28. 

A full Moon is seen shining over NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher in the early hours of February 1, 2026. The rocket is currently at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, as teams are preparing for a wet dress rehearsal to practice timelines and procedures for the launch of Artemis II.
Image credit: NASA/Sam Lott