Author Topic: SpaceX F9 / Crew Dragon : Crew-1 - LAUNCH - RNDZ - DOCKING: Nov. 15/17 - UPDATES (Read 168650 times)

Chris Bergin · « **on:** 11/13/2020 05:25 pm »

UPDATES ONLY Thread for SpaceX's first operational crew mission.

NSF Threads for Crew-1 : Discussion / Launch/Rndz/Docking Updates / EOM/Return Updates

November 15 at 7:27pm EST (00:27 UTC on the 16th) on Falcon 9 (booster 1061.1) from LC-39A. This will be the first flight of Crew Dragon "Resilience", capsule 207.

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FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #1 on:** 11/13/2020 07:25 pm »

https://twitter.com/wapodavenport/status/1327341297435369472

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Just spoke with @JimBridenstine who said that the contact tracing showed Elon has not been in touch with anyone who has been in touch with the astronauts. So his positive COVID tests should have no impact on the mission. (Elon said he’s also tested negative twice.)

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #2 on:** 11/13/2020 08:01 pm »

https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1327355052944723968

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SpaceX Crew-1 Launch has slipped to Sunday, per notifications being sent to the KSC workforce.

Not a vehicle issue.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #3 on:** 11/13/2020 08:08 pm »

https://twitter.com/jimbridenstine/status/1327357510022434816

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Update: Due to onshore winds and recovery operations, @NASA and @SpaceX are targeting launch of the Crew-1 mission with astronauts to the @Space_Station at 7:27 p.m. EST Sunday, Nov. 15. The first stage booster is planned to be reused to fly astronauts on Crew-2. #LaunchAmerica

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #4 on:** 11/13/2020 08:55 pm »

Post LRR press conference in just over an hour

https://twitter.com/commercial_crew/status/1327368560667103232

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Prelaunch News Conference at Kennedy (no earlier than one hour after completion of the Launch Readiness Review) with the following participants:

Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, Johnson
Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station, Johnson
Kirt Costello, chief scientist, International Space Station Program, Johnson
Norm Knight, deputy manager, Flight Operations Directorate, Johnson
Benji Reed, senior director, Human Spaceflight Programs, SpaceX
Arlena Moses, launch weather officer, U.S. Air Force 45th Weather Squadron

Rondaz · « **Reply #5 on:** 11/13/2020 09:07 pm »

Launch Readiness Review Complete, Prelaunch News Conference at 6 p.m. EST

James Cawley Posted on November 13, 2020

Teams completed the final major review today for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission that will launch from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the International Space Station. At the conclusion of the review, NASA and SpaceX agreed to target launch for 7:27 p.m. EST Sunday, Nov. 15, due to onshore winds and first stage booster recovery readiness. NASA TV coverage will begin at 3:15 p.m. The Crew Dragon is scheduled to dock to the space station at about 11 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16.

Coming up at 6 p.m. is a prelaunch news conference, live on NASA Television and the agency’s website. Participants are:

Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, Kennedy
Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station, Johnson Space Center
Kirt Costello, chief scientist, International Space Station Program, Johnson
Norm Knight, deputy manager, Flight Operations Directorate, Johnson
Benji Reed, senior director, Human Spaceflight Programs, SpaceX
Arlena Moses, launch weather officer, U.S. Air Force 45th Weather Squadron

NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, and astronaut Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will head to the International Space Station for a six-month science mission in the Crew Dragon spacecraft, which will launch on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A. Crew-1 is the first crew rotation flight of a U.S. commercial spacecraft with astronauts to the space station following the spacecraft system’s official human rating certification.

Follow along with launch activities and get more information about the mission at: http://www.nasa.gov/crew-1. Learn more about commercial crew and space station activities by following: @Commercial_Crew, @space_station, and @ISS_Research on Twitter as well as the Commercial Crew Facebook, ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/crew-1/2020/11/13/launch-readiness-review-complete-prelaunch-news-conference-at-6-p-m-est/

vaporcobra · « **Reply #6 on:** 11/13/2020 09:37 pm »

Dry dress photos from inside the LCC. Some great views of the recovery fleet (including a drone ship or two and Ms Tree or Chief, for whatever reason), crew inside Dragon, and even SpaceX's internal weather projections. I only selected a few to repost here, many more at the album below.

Per weather data on the screen, it looks like rain and lightning aren't a concern until Monday or Tuesday.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/albums/72157716809424867

John44 · « **Reply #7 on:** 11/13/2020 09:45 pm »

SpaceX Crew-1 - Countdown Clock Briefing
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=90

Ken the Bin · « **Reply #8 on:** 11/13/2020 09:50 pm »

Dedicated webcast for the Prelaunch News Conference:

AndrewRG10 · « **Reply #9 on:** 11/13/2020 10:23 pm »

Static fire video of Crew-1 full 7 second static fire

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #10 on:** 11/13/2020 10:36 pm »

https://twitter.com/spcplcyonline/status/1327394167979433984

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Launch weather for Sunday is 40% probability of violation (POV), so 60% "go."
Backup day is 72 hours later, when its 20% POV so 80% "go"

John44 · « **Reply #11 on:** 11/13/2020 11:04 pm »

SpaceX Crew-1 - Mission Prelaunch News Conference
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=91

yg1968 · « **Reply #12 on:** 11/14/2020 02:27 am »

Countdown Clock Briefing With NASA Administrator

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #13 on:** 11/14/2020 07:26 am »

https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1327431010070491138

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Crew-1 recovery update!

JRTI droneship and GO Quest are converging on the booster LZ

Dragon recovery ship GO Searcher is stationed at Port Canaveral meanwhile sister ship GO Navigator is in the Gulf of Mexico, covering the eastern splashdown range.

▶ spacexfleet.com/next

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #14 on:** 11/14/2020 01:53 pm »

L-1 launch weather forecast now only 50% GO (but 80% GO Wed)

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #15 on:** 11/15/2020 08:22 am »

NSF Live link for launch

docmordrid · « **Reply #16 on:** 11/15/2020 08:24 am »

NASA Crew-1 stream

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #17 on:** 11/15/2020 10:39 am »

https://twitter.com/wordsmithfl/status/1327938879605895168

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Looking forward to attending the viewing of @NASA’s @SpaceX Crew-1 Mission Launch tomorrow with @SecondLady!

otter · « **Reply #18 on:** 11/15/2020 12:34 pm »

https://twitter.com/nasahqphoto/status/1327963643288330240

sdsds · « **Reply #19 on:** 11/15/2020 01:46 pm »

This excellent timeline provided in a tweet from ChrisG warrants "update thread" level of notice.

https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1327974552060665857