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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon COTS Demo (C2+) PRE LAUNCH UPDATES
« Reply #40 on: 04/16/2012 06:23 pm »
Press conference is 2:30pm Central and it will be on NASA TV.
« Last Edit: 04/16/2012 06:27 pm by Chris Bergin »

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Presser in 10 mins. Anyone got a good VLC link, as http://www.nasa.gov/145590main_Digital_Media.asx isn't working.
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon COTS Demo (C2+) PRE LAUNCH UPDATES
« Reply #42 on: 04/16/2012 07:23 pm »
I can't help you with the VLC links (I'm watching HD directly off the C-band satellite) but I do expect that they'll carry the presser on both the public and media channels.  Their breaking news schedule says it'll be on ALL channels, so you could also pick it up (in SD) from their education channel. I'll confirm once they put up a slate.

EDIT 3:28pm EDT: they just went to slate, and it's on all three services.

And the background audio is that cheesy cinematic/operatic crap that you guys love :)
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Ok, some key quotes from me (anyone else can join in on quotes and screenshots - but no random chatter! :D), with Aaron providing a one page summary at conclusion.

Discovery still dominating the face time on NASA TV right now ;D
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon COTS Demo (C2+) PRE LAUNCH UPDATES
« Reply #45 on: 04/16/2012 07:31 pm »
This looks like it will be interesting. Good choice in pre-presser music I must say  ;D
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon COTS Demo (C2+) PRE LAUNCH UPDATES
« Reply #46 on: 04/16/2012 07:32 pm »
sounds like a Michael Bay film.
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon COTS Demo (C2+) PRE LAUNCH UPDATES
« Reply #47 on: 04/16/2012 07:33 pm »
sounds like a Michael Bay film.

I was thinking Lord of the Rings

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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon COTS Demo (C2+) PRE LAUNCH UPDATES
« Reply #48 on: 04/16/2012 07:33 pm »
sounds like a Michael Bay film.


Thought this was a good thing anyway.


Presser now starting full panel.
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Awesome title music from NASA TV.

Starting. Josh hosting.
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon COTS Demo (C2+) PRE LAUNCH UPDATES
« Reply #50 on: 04/16/2012 07:35 pm »
April 30th looks good but there's still a lot of work to be done. Will get together again on the 23rd.
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Mr Gerstenmaier notes this wasn't like a shuttle FRR. Was for the ISS.

Notes they have one more launch sim to do. Still some more software testing to do, but everything looks good. Still caution on ISS side to validate.

Good chance to make the 30th, but will meet again on the 23rd.
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon COTS Demo (C2+) PRE LAUNCH UPDATES
« Reply #53 on: 04/16/2012 07:38 pm »
FYI if you're seeing glitches on the internet feed, those glitches are on the satellite feed as well.

Edit 4:34pm EDT:  the problem seems to have attenuated a bit now.  I had three different professional-grade satellite receivers on it (and two different makes and models), and all of them were causing SOME of my monitors to flicker out (lose video and audio sync).  I'd lose the signal multiple times per minute.  Now it's pretty stable although I've seen two glitches in the past 15 minutes, perhaps as they did equipment resets to recover the situation.  I'm pretty sure this was a problem at NASA's end, not with my gear, considering my heterogenous equipment.

I was losing sync on SOME equipment.  On higher end professional monitors, I would not lose sync but I'd see noise in the video.  So it looks to me like NASA had a bad element in their video chain that was causing this.
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Suff notes there's still some non standard work relating to hardware testing in the loop for software and hardware.

Left it to SpaceX to define their mission parameters (mission success).

521 kg of cargo flying up.

660kg downmass for refurbishing (that's a big deal).

It is a demo flight, so nothing critical on the flight (cargo).

Notes busy VV schedule coming up.
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Mr Lindenmoyer noting the background of commercial industry for ISS resupply. Some COTS slides (video will be available later for that).

Actually, he's reading off that COTS presentation linked earlier in this thread.
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon COTS Demo (C2+) PRE LAUNCH UPDATES
« Reply #56 on: 04/16/2012 07:50 pm »
Ahhh that accounts for the delay, NASA wanted more system level tests.
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I've got an article on all of this coming! :)

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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon COTS Demo (C2+) PRE LAUNCH UPDATES
« Reply #58 on: 04/16/2012 07:50 pm »
Mr Gerstenmaier notes this wasn't like a shuttle FRR. Was for the ISS.


Which means they didn't go launch vehicle and spacecraft hardware like a shuttle FRR.  It is mostly the onorbit stuff.  Launch topics would only be schedule, range, and recycle, but not nitty-gritty details.

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