Ok, two are wearing masks and other two not. Anyone know why?
Two two guys without masks both have microphones. The other two don't.
Quote from: Lars-J on 03/08/2017 05:07 pmThere's plenty of detail to be seen in these three images that accompany the article:Ha! I wonder if the smoke detector in the second image will be standard :pThat's an interesting look through the glass floor in the third image. Lots 'o bits under there. If you compare the floors in the second and third images, they used a clear floor material during testing but it looks quite old and scratched. A good excuse for a slick branded replacement for the official photo shoot.
There's plenty of detail to be seen in these three images that accompany the article:
NASA TV: Release of SpaceX Dragon Capsule From The ISShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3aREIoaD6A?t=001
Engineers called (for) an IDA selfie. Actually manoeuvring Dragon in front of the future docking port of the Commercial Crew vehicles. The Commercial Crew vehicles that will be carrying astronauts from the United States and other partner agencies launching from the United States in the future. Dragon using its thermal images and LIDAR just to help better understand the reflective environment of that IDA, basically a test to acquire some data that will be used for the future crewed Dragon during what's known as its proximity ops. Those close in operations right before actual docking... and that took about 90 minutes.
Quote from: catdlr on 03/19/2017 12:52 pmNASA TV: Release of SpaceX Dragon Capsule From The ISSHeard the following comments during the Dragon unberthing operations, regarding a 90 minute test performed by Dragon in preparation for crew Dragon. The comment is located between 6:28 and 7:10 in the video linked above.Quote from: NASA TV CommentatorEngineers called (for) an IDA selfie. Actually manoeuvring Dragon in front of the future docking port of the Commercial Crew vehicles. The Commercial Crew vehicles that will be carrying astronauts from the United States and other partner agencies launching from the United States in the future. Dragon using its thermal images and LIDAR just to help better understand the reflective environment of that IDA, basically a test to acquire some data that will be used for the future crewed Dragon during what's known as its proximity ops. Those close in operations right before actual docking... and that took about 90 minutes.
NASA TV: Release of SpaceX Dragon Capsule From The ISS
Quote from: ScottMC on 03/19/2017 05:25 pmQuote from: catdlr on 03/19/2017 12:52 pmNASA TV: Release of SpaceX Dragon Capsule From The ISSHeard the following comments during the Dragon unberthing operations, regarding a 90 minute test performed by Dragon in preparation for crew Dragon. The comment is located between 6:28 and 7:10 in the video linked above.Quote from: NASA TV CommentatorEngineers called (for) an IDA selfie. Actually manoeuvring Dragon in front of the future docking port of the Commercial Crew vehicles. The Commercial Crew vehicles that will be carrying astronauts from the United States and other partner agencies launching from the United States in the future. Dragon using its thermal images and LIDAR just to help better understand the reflective environment of that IDA, basically a test to acquire some data that will be used for the future crewed Dragon during what's known as its proximity ops. Those close in operations right before actual docking... and that took about 90 minutes.Can anyone explain this?("IDA selfie"? Not really....)The IDA is on the forward port.These observations need to be done at short range, well within the Keep Out Sphere.In the post-release video we see the Dragon retreating to nadir.It does not seem like these observations were performed this morning.It's a great idea because there are some details in the IDA spec that just aren't correct. There are theoretical values that need to be measured by flight sensors before being used to guide docking.
... and that took about 90 minutes, and then once that was complete ground controllers again commanded the Canadarm2 which is still holding Dragon into its release attitude where it has been sitting for the last several hours.
I thought this was the Dragon 2 thread?
Quote from: catdlr on 03/19/2017 12:52 pmNASA TV: Release of SpaceX Dragon Capsule From The ISSHeard the following comments during the Dragon unberthing operations, regarding a 90 minute test performed by Dragon in preparation for crew Dragon. The comment is located between 6:28 and 7:10 in the video linked above.Quote from: NASA TV CommentatorEngineers called (for) an IDA selfie. Actually manoeuvring Dragon in front of the future docking port of the Commercial Crew vehicles. The Commercial Crew vehicles that will be carrying astronauts from the United States and other partner agencies launching from the United States in the future. Dragon using its thermal images and LIDAR just to help better understand the reflective environment of that IDA, basically a test to acquire some data that will be used for the future crewed Dragon during what's known as its proximity ops. Those close in operations right before actual docking... and that took about 90 minutes, and then once that was complete ground controllers again commanded the Canadarm2 which is still holding Dragon into its release attitude where it has been sitting for the last several hours..My understanding is that the Canadarm2 was used as a selfie stick and Dragon was the camera used to take various "photos" of the IDA.
Engineers called (for) an IDA selfie. Actually manoeuvring Dragon in front of the future docking port of the Commercial Crew vehicles. The Commercial Crew vehicles that will be carrying astronauts from the United States and other partner agencies launching from the United States in the future. Dragon using its thermal images and LIDAR just to help better understand the reflective environment of that IDA, basically a test to acquire some data that will be used for the future crewed Dragon during what's known as its proximity ops. Those close in operations right before actual docking... and that took about 90 minutes, and then once that was complete ground controllers again commanded the Canadarm2 which is still holding Dragon into its release attitude where it has been sitting for the last several hours..
Anything noticed on the new Dragon 2 photos circling around on social media? Are these pictures of a completed Dragon 2, or old pictures of a mock-up? It also looks like one of the photos has a glimpse of a space suit. Has anyone else seen these? I'll try to find a link.Found a link:http://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/look-inside-spacex-capsule-may-take-two-beyond-moon-n728336?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_mc
What do these loss of crew benchmarks mean for the viability of space tourism?
Going from the Shuttle to a capsule (with a launch escape system/conservative thermal protection), and NASA's calculations show they can't meet a 1 in 200 LOC benchmark? I've read threads on this site questioning how accurate their MMOD estimates are (compare the almost 50 years of Soyuz operations).
Progress over the last few months and revealed that, while the timeline is tight, the two companies are on track for their scheduled crew demo flights of Dragon and Starliner in 2018.