Anyway SpaceX can bump up the launch of the Cots 2 to say end of Sept.? If you wait for a Combo demo in Nov. it just might get cancelled out.
http://yfrog.com/j295tvj"Good simulation today.With mission control Houston+Dragon control at SpaceX in California.Demate+Release"
I was trying to figure out if the grapple fixture was still under the hatch, or it had been relocated. But it is hard to tell from this image.
No L2 hinting is allowed in the public threads. Any news of interest will be made into news.It only sends a couple of SpaceX people here in a tizzy (I know who they are), as much as their PAO are now over four months late in getting my questions answered (after agreeing to take them - and could be answered by PAO themselves). I know we're not the only large space site to have this issue.
I haven't actually seen an answer to this but can SpaceX go ahead with the COTS3 part of the mission if the ISS is unmanned? o they need a crew on board to demonstrate berthing or can it be handled ground-side?
can SpaceX go ahead with the COTS3 part of the mission if the ISS is unmanned?
Basically, no crew - no launch.
Quote from: ugordan on 08/31/2011 04:52 pmBasically, no crew - no launch.How would this affect the flow of money? Is there a contingency for this?
What is "SpX-1"? Same as CRS-1?
Flow of money? When they complete the milestones, they get the money.
Contingency? After all the delays they had, this potential episode with Soyuz is just a drop in the bucket.
Which delays are you referring to? ISS construction? ISS science program? Orbital and SpaceX in implementing COTS?
Evacuating the ISS would be a pretty big "drop" in the bucket imo.
From that PDF it seems like Dragon radiators are wrapped around the outside of the trunk. Still no confirmation of the location of the grapple fixture
Upcoming:• Phase III scheduled in August.• All Phase III Hazard Reports should be approved by late Sept.• Boeing Integrated Hazard Report approval scheduled in October.