I tried and failed to locate the procedures on L2 -- my search-fu is not at its best today).
dumb question...where are you getting the screen shots... watching nasatv here an it isn't he dragon jb
"You made it look easy" - praise for Swanny from Houston.
Thanks for the updates guys. Any live tv coverage for the splashdown?
Is there likely to be a NASA press conference in the near future? Or will that come in a few days once she's on dry land again?
PS We had to remove duplicates to help people following, but your football scores on teletext comment was a classic. My fault for asking the moderators to remove duplicates, but I loved that (I'm English and remember that so well! )PPS Per tradition, everyone can now freely add one post each if you wish to note congratulations, as you all should.
PPS Per tradition, everyone can now freely add one post each if you wish to note congratulations, as you all should.
What is most important is this vehicle has another success under her belt, which helps the path to commercial crew and the return of US independence for crew launch ...
Well, another notch on the 'ol belt....Really looking forward to the day when we could be strapping Astros in their seats. Time for a double Blanton's....
Well, another notch on the 'ol belt....Really looking forward to the day when we could be strapping Astros in their seats.
Dragon looks remarkably clean in those photos!
Sounds like there was some water intrusion in Dragon. http://aviationweek.com/space/water-found-inside-dragon-after-splashdown
SFN post with photos of Dragon being offloaded from the recovery vessel.http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/009/140520photos/#.U3y8UaK9bDI
That could negatively affect the failure investigation into the EMU that came down on Dragon - could be a lot harder to find evidence of water leakage after the entire suit has been soaked in sea water!If Dragon is airtight (which we know it is), then I really struggle to see how the water can get in.
Quote from: Space Pete on 05/21/2014 08:30 pmThat could negatively affect the failure investigation into the EMU that came down on Dragon - could be a lot harder to find evidence of water leakage after the entire suit has been soaked in sea water!If Dragon is airtight (which we know it is), then I really struggle to see how the water can get in.That thing puzzled me since first reported. I heard rumors about leak through "pressure-equalization valve", ok the Dragon obviously can have more pressure inside, but may be it is not allowed to have LESS pressure inside, so could it be designed to suck in outside air on the way down? Really puzzled...Edit: you may need to equalize pressure before opening the hatch, both on ISS and back on Earth. So there should really be some valve connecting inside to outside.
Quote from: mheney on 05/21/2014 04:28 pmDragon looks remarkably clean in those photos!So it does look cleaner than after the last two flights? I thought the same thing, but was not quite sure. Would like to see more pics from more angles.
NASA official briefing. So far, no problems with the water intrusion.
SpaceX did incur a minor water excursion. (sic) It has not caused us any impacts that we know of. Obviously we will be looking into that. The Dragon will be moving from the Hawthorn area, ah the Long Beach area to McGreggor. Again, no impacts that we're aware of.
It took 11 hours to fish the capsule out of water? SpaceX needs to change this contractor and use bigger ship as well. Imagine this were a crewed dragon...
Quote from: king1999 on 05/21/2014 09:04 pmIt took 11 hours to fish the capsule out of water? SpaceX needs to change this contractor and use bigger ship as well. Imagine this were a crewed dragon...I wonder what on earth can take so long.
Quote from: puhnitor on 05/21/2014 06:01 pmSounds like there was some water intrusion in Dragon. http://aviationweek.com/space/water-found-inside-dragon-after-splashdownInto the pressure vessel or just into the hull? The latter isn't unthinkable given the number of open panels after splash-down.
Witnesses at the port observed significant water as the cold storage containers brought back from the ISS were removed, and there was a report the capsule’s internal humidity sensors tripped, according to an industry source.
Initially, there was speculation the water source could have been one of several containment bags of water that NASA was returning on Dragon as part of its investigation into the July 16 water leak into the helmet of a U.S. spacesuit worn by Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano. Bags containing several gallons of water from the ISS airlock were returned to Earth for analysis to help conclude the investigation
Quote from: Avron on 05/22/2014 02:36 amQuote from: king1999 on 05/21/2014 09:04 pmIt took 11 hours to fish the capsule out of water? SpaceX needs to change this contractor and use bigger ship as well. Imagine this were a crewed dragon...I wonder what on earth can take so long.Sea swells in the area were around 8ft with 15-20knot winds according to the closest bouy.. Trivial task?
Landing on land requires firing hypergolic thrusters - if there is a leak, would you want to contaminate the inside of the craft (experiments, people) with those?
Quote from: Mike_1179 on 05/22/2014 02:41 pmLanding on land requires firing hypergolic thrusters - if there is a leak, would you want to contaminate the inside of the craft (experiments, people) with those?The hypergolic thrusters are there, whether you use them for landing or not. They could leak either way. In case of a leak, it actually be beneficial to use most of the hypergolic fuel for the landing. So there is less left to leak out.
Quote from: Elmar Moelzer on 05/22/2014 02:45 pmQuote from: Mike_1179 on 05/22/2014 02:41 pmLanding on land requires firing hypergolic thrusters - if there is a leak, would you want to contaminate the inside of the craft (experiments, people) with those?The hypergolic thrusters are there, whether you use them for landing or not. They could leak either way. In case of a leak, it actually be beneficial to use most of the hypergolic fuel for the landing. So there is less left to leak out.You are forgetting the water is believed to have made it in through a pressure equalization valve. On land, Hypergolic fumes can do the same thing.
So it does look cleaner than after the last two flights? I thought the same thing, but was not quite sure. Would like to see more pics from more angles.
Being hit by waves for 11 hours could explain its unusual cleanliness.
