SpaceX F9/Dragon 2 : CRS2 SpX-25 : KSC LC-39A : 15 July 2022 (00:44 UTC)

[Conexion Espacial]

A view of one of the two solar panels that will travel on this mission next month.https://twitter.com/astro_wakata/status/1524692760812478466

[zubenelgenubi]

A view of one of the two solar panels that will travel on this mission next month.

Twitter algorithm glitching?
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"The following media includes potentially sensitive content.
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[greybeardengineer]

A view of one of the two solar panels that will travel on this mission next month.

Twitter algorithm glitching?
<Tweet image of rolled solar panels hidden>
"The following media includes potentially sensitive content.
(click to) View"

I found that rather amusing too. Apparently some ML neural net thinks two regions with high degree of circular symmetry side by side is "potentially sensitive". Interesting that rocket images get through unchallenged. No doubt someone will cry double standard.

[alugobi]

Show me your double standard.

[Rondaz]

NASA to Launch Small Satellites on Next SpaceX Cargo Mission

Linda Herridge Posted on May 13, 2022

NASA’s Launch Services Program is preparing to send five CubeSats to the International Space Station as part of the ELaNa 45 (Educational Launch of Nanosatellites) mission aboard SpaceX’s 25th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-25) mission for NASA. Liftoff is scheduled for June 7 from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The small satellites were selected through NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative, which provides low-cost access to space for U.S. educational institutions, NASA centers, and others to develop and demonstrate novel technologies in space and to inspire and grow the next generation of scientists, engineers, and technologists.

The CubeSats were developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; The Weiss School in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida; NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, California; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida; and the University of South Alabama in Mobile. The CubeSats will be deployed from the space station.

NASA has selected over 200 CubeSat missions from more than 100 unique organizations representing 42 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico through the CubeSat Launch Initiative since 2010. To date, 134 CubeSat missions have launched into space through ELaNa rideshare opportunities.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacexcrs25/2022/05/13/nasa-to-launch-small-satellites-on-next-spacex-cargo-mission/

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/nasajpl/status/1525266044574502912

Packing for launch 🧳

EMIT has been loaded into the "trunk" that will travel aboard a SpaceX cargo resupply mission to the @Space_Station. The instrument will map Earth's arid dust source regions, gathering info about particle color & composition as it orbits Earth.

[Yellowstone10]

A minor note (inspired by that picture of EMIT) - is it possible to update the initial post re: the external cargo? It lists another pair of iROSAs, but looks like those slid back a flight.

[Conexion Espacial]

NASA decided to suspend its spacewalks on the ISS due to the latest incident in which German astronaut Matthias Maurer's helmet had water on it, this spacesuit is expected to be brought back to Earth on the Cargo Dragon spacecraft in July for a detailed inspection.

NASA plans to send Maurer’s EMU back to Earth in July aboard a SpaceX Dragon cargo ship for an engineering analysis.
https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/05/17/iss-spacesuits-no-go-for-non-emergency-spacewalks-after-water-intrusion/

[scr00chy]

A minor note (inspired by that picture of EMIT) - is it possible to update the initial post re: the external cargo? It lists another pair of iROSAs, but looks like those slid back a flight.

Correct. Same with SSEP Mission 16. Both are now slated for CRS-26.

http://ssep.ncesse.org/current-flight-opportunities/ssep-mission-16-to-the-international-space-station-iss/

[zubenelgenubi]

Re: SpX-25 launch campaign at LC-39A with respect to Artemis I WDR at LC-39B:

At first:

https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1526215623696695298

Currently looking at May 27 for rollout back to 39B, pending readiness.

But now:

The rollout and WDR have been delayed, both are now scheduled for June.https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1526977637301862403

[scr00chy]

Cross-post:

June 3, Friday
5:15 a.m. – Coverage of the launch of the International Space Station Progress 81 cargo craft; launch scheduled at 5:32 a.m. EDT – Johnson Space Center via the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
8:15 a.m. – Docking of the International Space Station Progress 81 cargo craft to the space station; docking scheduled at 9:03 a.m. EDT

June 7, Tuesday
11 a.m. – Coverage of the launch of the SpaceX/CRS-25 Cargo Dragon mission to the International Space Station (Launch is scheduled at 11:30 a.m. EDT)
4:30 p.m. – Coverage of the rendezvous and docking of the SpaceX/CRS-25 Cargo Dragon to the International Space Station (Docking is scheduled at 5:51 p.m. EDT)

https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/schedule.html

Unless it's a mistake, this would mean the docking would happen just 6.5 hours after launch. That would be the quickest launch-to-docking time for a Dragon, right?

[Joffan]

Cross-post:

June 3, Friday
5:15 a.m. – Coverage of the launch of the International Space Station Progress 81 cargo craft; launch scheduled at 5:32 a.m. EDT – Johnson Space Center via the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
8:15 a.m. – Docking of the International Space Station Progress 81 cargo craft to the space station; docking scheduled at 9:03 a.m. EDT

June 7, Tuesday
11 a.m. – Coverage of the launch of the SpaceX/CRS-25 Cargo Dragon mission to the International Space Station (Launch is scheduled at 11:30 a.m. EDT)
4:30 p.m. – Coverage of the rendezvous and docking of the SpaceX/CRS-25 Cargo Dragon to the International Space Station (Docking is scheduled at 5:51 p.m. EDT)

https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/schedule.html

Unless it's a mistake, this would mean the docking would happen just 6.5 hours after launch. That would be the quickest launch-to-docking time for a Dragon, right?

And (as I understand it) pretty much the last 2.5 hours of that is close-to-ISS operations, from the approach burn onwards. So getting to that point in 4 hours from launch.

[Norm38]

So this will dock alongside Starliner, right?  Should result in some good images.

[Thorny]

So this will dock alongside Starliner, right?  Should result in some good images.

Starliner will return to Earth on May 25.

[russianhalo117]

So this will dock alongside Starliner, right?  Should result in some good images.

No.
2022
May 25  18:36:00 - CST-100 Starliner (Boe-OFT 2) un-crewed undocking (from Harmony PMA 2 / IDA-F)
May 25  22:05 / 22:49 - CST-100 Starliner (Boe-OFT 2) un-crewed deorbit and landing
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June 5 - Crew Dragon Freedom [C212 Flight #1] (Crew-4/USCV-4) undocking (from Harmony PMA-3 / IDA 3) and docking (to Harmony PMA-2 / IDA 2) [Exp 67/68: Lindgren, Hines, Cristoforetti, Watkins]
June 7  15:30 - Dragon v2 (SpX-25) launch [EMIT, BCDU? in trunk]
June 7  21:51 - Dragon v2 (SpX-25) docking (to Harmony PMA 3 / IDA-Z)

[Mdmurphy12]

If this relocation of Freedom stays as planned to give access to dragon's trunk, it will briefly leave the ISS with no US Astronauts (Just Cosmonauts). Does anyone know if this has ever happened before?

June 5 - Crew Dragon Freedom [C212 Flight #1] (Crew-4/USCV-4) undocking (from Harmony PMA-3 / IDA 3) and docking (to Harmony PMA-2 / IDA 2) [Exp 67/68: Lindgren, Hines, Cristoforetti, Watkins]

[Nosu]

now scheduled on June 9 at 14:45 UTC it seems

June 9, Thursday
10:15 a.m. – Coverage of the Launch of the SpaceX/CRS-25 Cargo Dragon Mission to the International Space Station. Launch is scheduled at 10:45 a.m. EDT (All Channels)

https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/schedule.html

[zubenelgenubi]

Now scheduled on June 9 at 14:45 UTC it seems

June 9, Thursday
10:15 a.m. – Coverage of the Launch of the SpaceX/CRS-25 Cargo Dragon Mission to the International Space Station. Launch is scheduled at 10:45 a.m. EDT (All Channels)

https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/schedule.html

Same source; ~26.75 hours launch to dock:

June 10, Friday
12 p.m. – Coverage of the Rendezvous and Docking of the SpaceX/CRS-25 Cargo Dragon to the International Space Station. Docking is scheduled at 1:30 p.m. EDT (All Channels)

[Rondaz]

The 25th @SpaceX cargo resupply services mission (CRS-25) is scheduled for launch June 7 from @NASAKennedy. Experiments include studies of the immune system, wound healing, soil communities, and cell-free biomarkers.

https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/1529190503266279425

[Rondaz]

Science Launching on SpaceX's 25th Cargo Resupply Mission to the Space Station