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LIVE: Cygnus OA-7 - Arrival, ISS mission and EOM - Updates
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LIVE thread for Cygnus (OA-7) events from RNDZ through to ISS mission and EOM.
Arrival at 6:05 am ET on Saturday.
Spacecraft Thread:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=40654.0
Launch Thread:
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=41564.0
Articles:
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/?s=OA-7
L2 Thread:
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=41571.0
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-7 - Arrival, ISS mission and EOM - Updates
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04/22/2017 12:33 am »
Arrival article, by Chris Gebhardt:
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/04/s-s-john-glenn-oa-7-cygnus-arrival-station/
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-7 - Arrival, ISS mission and EOM - Updates
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Unfortunately I'm out and no Wifi:
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Live coverage of #Cygnus docking begins now on @NASA TV!
https://twitter.com/orbitalatk/status/855700756791537664
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NASA TV now covering the arrival.
Here's what is going on:
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-7 - Arrival, ISS mission and EOM - Updates
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And the real thing about to reach the 400 meters point:
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-7 - Arrival, ISS mission and EOM - Updates
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350 m out.
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-7 - Arrival, ISS mission and EOM - Updates
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HAL view. :-)
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Sequencing DNA in real time.
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Mission Control Centre.
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Past 300 m mark. This view is from robotic arm.
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Workstation view.
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Getting closer.
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Holding at 250 m.
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Workstation view. I think the distance numbers are at the middle right.
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About to cross orbital terminator line in about 6 minutes.
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Re: LIVE: Cygnus OA-7 - Arrival, ISS mission and EOM - Updates
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Lidar lock. Not yet ready for Step 2.
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Primary showing about 249 m while secondary is showing about 244.5 m.
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Cygnus has lidar. Range is 249.9 m.
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Primary and secondary have good agreement at about 250.5 m.
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Cygnus lights.
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