Author Topic: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-5 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES  (Read 56062 times)

Offline Chris Bergin

LIVE UPDATE thread for CRS-5/Spx-5 Dragon Rendezvcus, Berthing and ISS Ops.

Any posts that are not updates will be removed. Other threads are available, see below.

Dragon will be grappled at 6:12 am (Eastern).

Main SpX-5/CRS-5 Articles:

SpaceX’s Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship ready for action
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/11/spacex-autonomous-spaceport-drone-ship/

First Launch Target:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/11/crs-5-dragon-mission-iss-evaluating-december-target/

Static Fire issues and Slip:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/12/spacex-static-fire-falcon-9-crs-5/

Launch Day Article - by William Graham
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/01/spacex-dragon-crs-5-launch-historic-core-return/

Berthing Article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2015/01/iss-crs-5-welcome-spacex-dragon/

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Resources:

SpaceX News Articles from 2006 (Including numerous exclusive Elon interviews):
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=21862.0

SpaceX News Articles (Recent):
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/tag/spacex/

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SpaceX GENERAL Forum Section:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=45.0 - please use this for general questions NOT specific to this mission.

SpaceX MISSIONS Forum Section:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=55.0 - this section is for everything specific to SpaceX missions.

SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 - CRS-5/SpX-5 DISCUSSION THREAD:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=35853.0

Party Thread:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=35861.0

SCRUB - ATTEMPT 1 UPDATES:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=36492.0

LAUNCH UPDATES:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=36518.0

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L2 Members:

L2 SpaceX Section - now a dedicated full section:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=55.0

Dedicated L2 CRS-5/SpX-5:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=35739.0
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=36490.0
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NASA TV coverage is scheduled to begin at 4:30am EST.

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The crew just checked in with CAPCOM and it sounds like they are setting up for approach/capture--about 2 hours before they normally start their official duty day with the morning DPC.  CAPCOM reports Dragon is "looking good and on time."
« Last Edit: 01/12/2015 05:12 am by Targeteer »
Best quote heard during an inspection, "I was unaware that I was the only one who was aware."

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Morning DPC started.  Dragon 12 km behind, 2km below and the last burn was 7 minutes early.  No problems reported.
Best quote heard during an inspection, "I was unaware that I was the only one who was aware."

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CAPCOM advises Dragon about 10 minutes ahead so the crew given the heads up about starting monitoring early
Best quote heard during an inspection, "I was unaware that I was the only one who was aware."

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Crew calls tally-ho on the Dragon with the flashing lights and sun glinting off the arrays
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Dragon at 1000 meters
Best quote heard during an inspection, "I was unaware that I was the only one who was aware."

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Orbit 1 team.
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No issues, all on track. Dragon a few minutes ahead of schedule.
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Butch will be the person to capture Dragon
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Butch thinks the Dragon is winking at them. (Sun off the Arrays).
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Because of the good schedule, they may go for capture 20 mins earlier than planned!
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And there's Dragon!
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Dragon at 1km posted by Terry Virts (@AstroTerry) on Twitter

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60 meters. Approaching 30 meters.
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View from the SSRMS LEE.
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30 meters.
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Dragon at 1km posted by Terry Virts (@AstroTerry) on Twitter

You will probably maul this again anyway, but I posted an update with this exact image earlier as well and now its gone. How was it not relevant to this topic?

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