Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 - Dragon - CRS-5/SpX-5 - January 6, 2015 - UPDATE THREAD (Read 102115 times)

Chris Bergin · « **on:** 11/10/2014 12:34 am »

UPDATE THREAD for CRS-5/SpX-5. Any posts that are not updates will be removed. Other threads are available, see below.

Falcon 9 v1.1/Dragon Launch December 16 (NET). This is not a confirmed date due to review of cargo post Antares/Cygnus loss.

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

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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

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #1 on:** 11/10/2014 12:35 am »

As I've noted in the Soyuz article, CRS-5 Dragon is pending the confirmed launch date due to review of Cargo post-Cygnus loss. Per L2, the current plan is for a Static Fire on December 2.

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/11/soyuz-tma-13m-crew-earth/

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #2 on:** 11/10/2014 05:44 am »

If the launch does occur on 9 December, it will be at 22:15 UTC (17:15 EST) according to

http://msdb.gsfc.nasa.gov/launches.php

Lars-J · « **Reply #3 on:** 11/11/2014 06:33 pm »

SpaceX tweeted a picture celebrating Veterans day

- and I we can see the CRS-5 first stage up in the left corner.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #4 on:** 11/19/2014 12:42 am »

OK, so L2 has the NET target now looking at the second half of December.

I'm not posting the NET date and back up dates in here (public) just yet as I did ask SpaceX and they said they don't have a firm NET just yet, so the new NETs may still change....SpaceX did say when they know for sure, they'll let us know.

Also remember, December 9 was always a planning date, one that became very much subject to change via the noted impact of NASA working out priority stuff to go uphill, following the loss of Cygnus CRS-3.

I'm posting the above at least, as I know a lot of people are planning on going to the launch and need to be aware if they are booking flights, etc.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #5 on:** 11/19/2014 04:28 pm »

Here you go, chaps and chapess:

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

Running as it's on FPIP, so that's ISS master schedule and good enough to run with.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #6 on:** 11/19/2014 05:50 pm »

And now official:

Date: Dec. 16, 2014 -- 2:31 p.m. Eastern

jabe · « **Reply #7 on:** 11/22/2014 07:51 pm »

new pic from Elon's recent tweet
jb
edit:added pic

mr. mark · « **Reply #8 on:** 11/22/2014 08:23 pm »

SpaceX Landing Barge!

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/11/spacex-autonomous-spaceport-drone-ship/

Comga · « **Reply #9 on:** 11/26/2014 04:02 pm »

Quote from: mr. mark on 11/22/2014 08:23 pm

SpaceX ~~Landing Barge~~!
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/11/spacex-autonomous-spaceport-drone-ship/

And discussion of the Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS) goes here to keep this thread focused on CRS-5 updates.

jacqmans · « **Reply #10 on:** 11/26/2014 07:47 pm »

November 26, 2014

NASA Coverage Set for Fifth SpaceX Resupply Mission to Space Station

The fifth SpaceX cargo mission to the International Space Station (ISS) under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract is scheduled to launch Tuesday, Dec. 16, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. NASA Television coverage of the launch begins at 1:15 p.m. EST.

The company's Falcon 9 rocket will lift off at 2:31 p.m., carrying its Dragon cargo spacecraft. It is loaded with more than 3,700 pounds of scientific experiments, technology demonstrations and supplies, including critical materials to support 256 science and research investigations that will take place on the space station during ISS Expeditions 42 and 43.

In addition to launch coverage, NASA also will host a series of prelaunch news conferences Monday, Dec. 15 at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. All briefings, which are subject to a change in time, will air live on NASA TV and the agency's website.

The mission, designated SpaceX CRS-5, is the fifth of 12 SpaceX flights NASA contracted with the company to resupply the space station. It will be the sixth trip by a Dragon spacecraft to the orbiting laboratory.

The science research aboard the Dragon includes the Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS), which will characterize and measure the worldwide distribution of clouds and aerosols -- the tiny particles that make up haze, dust, air pollutants and smoke; model organism research using fruit flies to study the biological effects of spaceflight; and, a new study using flatworms to better understand wound healing in space.

During panel discussions Monday at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., scientists and researchers will discuss the onboard science and research studies, including CATS and supplies for research on the risks of in-flight infections in astronauts, as well as research on degenerative brain diseases such as Alzheimer's.

The series of briefings Monday will conclude with a prelaunch news conference at 2 p.m. A post-launch briefing will be held approximately 90 minutes after liftoff Tuesday.

NASA TV also will provide live coverage of the arrival of the Dragon cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station Thursday, Dec. 18. Grapple and berthing coverage will begin at about 4:30 a.m. with grapple at approximately 6 a.m. Berthing coverage begins at 7:30 a.m.

The Dragon spacecraft will remain attached to the space station's Harmony module for more than four weeks and then splash down in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Baja California, bringing with it almost two tons of experiment samples and equipment from the station.

Media may request accreditation to attend the prelaunch news conferences, events and launch online at:

https://media.ksc.nasa.gov

The deadline for U.S. media to apply for accreditation is 5 p.m. Dec. 8. The application deadline has passed for international media. Media credentials will be valid for mission activities from launch through splashdown at Kennedy and at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

For more information about media accreditation, contact Jennifer Horner at 321-867-6598 or [email protected].

For an updated schedule of prelaunch briefings, events and NASA TV coverage, visit:

http://go.nasa.gov/1FrjDEO

For launch countdown coverage, NASA's launch blog, and more information about the mission, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/spacex

For NASA TV schedule and video streaming information, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv

For video b-roll and other International Space Station media resources, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/stationnews

For more information about the International Space Station, research in low-Earth orbit, NASA's commercial space programs, and the future of American spaceflight, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/exploration

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #11 on:** 12/02/2014 02:13 pm »

Per L2, the schedule shows the Static Fire will be today....but we're waiting to see if she goes to the pad, as the static fire date didn't change despite the launch date movement, so it could be lacking an update. Will keep an eye on it.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #12 on:** 12/03/2014 12:29 am »

SpaceX doesn't want to give a date (I asked), but it won't be until at least next week for the Static Fire.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #13 on:** 12/08/2014 01:27 pm »

Static Fire on the 13th on the L2 schedules....has jumped around a bit, but looks like it's focusing on that date now.

Fuji · « **Reply #14 on:** 12/09/2014 01:04 pm »

CATS Brochure
http://cats.gsfc.nasa.gov/media/docs/ISS-CATS_Final_508.pdf

jacqmans · « **Reply #15 on:** 12/10/2014 07:58 am »

December 9, 2014

NASA Updates Briefings for Fifth SpaceX Resupply Mission to Space Station

The fifth SpaceX cargo mission to the International Space Station (ISS) under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract is scheduled to launch at 2:31 p.m. EST Tuesday, Dec. 16, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. NASA Television coverage of the launch begins at 1:15 p.m.

NASA will host a series of prelaunch news conferences Monday, Dec. 15 at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. All briefings, which are subject to a change in time, will air live on NASA TV and the agency's website.

The first briefing, airing at 10 a.m., will cover the Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS) Earth science instrument headed to the space station. Participants for this briefing will be:
-- Julie Robinson, ISS Program chief scientist at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston
-- Colleen Hartman, deputy director for science at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland
-- Robert J. Swap, program scientist with the Earth Science Division at NASA Headquarters in Washington
-- Matthew McGill, CATS principal investigator at Goddard

The second briefing, at 12:30 p.m., will provide up-to-date information about the launch. Participants for the prelaunch briefing will be:
-- Mike Suffredini, NASA’s ISS Program manager
-- Hans Koenigsmann, vice president for Mission Assurance at SpaceX
-- Kathy Winters with the U.S. Air Force’s 45th Weather Squadron at Patrick Air Force Base in Florida

The final briefing of the day, at 2 p.m., will cover some of the numerous science investigations headed to the space station. Participants for the science briefing will be:
-- Julie Robinson, NASA’s ISS Program chief scientist
-- Michael Roberts, senior research pathway manager at the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, headquartered in Melbourne, Florida
-- Cheryl Nickerson, Micro-5 principal investigator at Arizona State University
-- Samuel Durrance, NR-SABOL principal investigator at the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne

Media and the public can join the conversation using #ISScargo and #SpaceX5, and ask questions using #askNASA.

For more information about media accreditation, contact Jennifer Horner at 321-867-6598 or [email protected].

For an updated schedule of prelaunch briefings, events and NASA TV coverage, visit:

http://go.nasa.gov/1FrjDEO

For launch countdown coverage, NASA's launch blog, and more information about the mission, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/spacex

For NASA TV schedule and video streaming information, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv

For more information about the International Space Station, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/station

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #16 on:** 12/11/2014 12:44 pm »

Launch NET is likely moving to the 19th NET, per L2 CRS-5. Tagging as "likely" as it was pending IMMT approval, but ISS folk around the world coming out of meetings saying it's the 19th, so that may have occurred by now.

It'll go official when NASA announce it, as it's a mission to the ISS.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #17 on:** 12/11/2014 07:28 pm »

There you go....officially:

MEDIA ADVISORY M14-201

www.nasa.gov/press/2014/december/nasa-spacex-update-launch-of-resupply-mission-to-the-space-station/#.VIn-rTGsWqI

The change of launch date allows SpaceX to take extra time to ensure they do everything possible on the ground to prepare for a successful launch. Both the Falcon 9 rocket and its Dragon spacecraft are in good health.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #18 on:** 12/15/2014 10:34 pm »

Per L2, the Static Fire is still showing as tomorrow (Tuesday) on the schedules, but this was a fluid situation for the previous date and I really think we should wait to see a big white rocket on the pad before we can be confident about that. They have been working a few things lately and the launch date seemed a bit fluid as of the end of last week - if you ask around enough (which is natural).

Officially, still the 19th for the launch date NET. If anything changes, we'll share (L2 or not) with everyone, as I know people make plans for flights, etc.

Also a L2 update had the CRS-5 patch attached. I'm told that's not on other sites yet (no idea), but I'll share it out of L2 for you all regardless, as they are always nice patches. I'm sure a hi res version will be available before long (this is off a NASA document, as opposed to a standalone graphic).

Fuji · « **Reply #19 on:** 12/16/2014 01:41 pm »

SpX-5 Payloads
-CATS (Cloud-Aerosol Transport System)
-Microbial Observatory-1
-Flatworm Regeneration
-Wearable Monitoring (ASI payload)
-Free-Space PADLES (Passive Dosimeter for Life-Science Experiment in Space) (JAXA payload)
-Fruit Fly Lab-01
-etc.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/spacex_cats/index.html
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/fruit_fly_lab01/