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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon COTS Demo (C2+) PRE LAUNCH UPDATES
« Reply #20 on: 04/15/2012 07:39 pm »
CBS Space News reporting that the COTS-2/3 launch is not at 12:22 pm, but at 4:22 pm.

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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon COTS Demo (C2+) PRE LAUNCH UPDATES
« Reply #21 on: 04/15/2012 08:09 pm »
CBS Space News reporting that the COTS-2/3 launch is not at 12:22 pm, but at 4:22 pm.
Yes, 16:22 GMT, which would be 12:22 local.

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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon COTS Demo (C2+) PRE LAUNCH UPDATES
« Reply #22 on: 04/16/2012 02:49 am »
  Now I wonder if there is or will be a webcam of sorts installed inside
the Dragon?

 If there is/will be, then it would be neat if SpaceX were to allow John Q
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon COTS Demo (C2+) PRE LAUNCH UPDATES
« Reply #23 on: 04/16/2012 07:02 am »
Not sure if this has been posted but its a presentation from February 23rd and it has a lot of info on the upcoming flight.

http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/627984main_4-Status%20of%20COTS_508.pdf
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon COTS Demo (C2+) PRE LAUNCH UPDATES
« Reply #24 on: 04/16/2012 08:38 am »
Not sure if this has been posted but its a presentation from February 23rd and it has a lot of info on the upcoming flight.

http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/627984main_4-Status%20of%20COTS_508.pdf

Not real good with charts. Are the charts for SpaceX basically saying that there will only be this one test flight this year? And the first cargo flight will be in 2013?

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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon COTS Demo (C2+) PRE LAUNCH UPDATES
« Reply #25 on: 04/16/2012 09:42 am »
Not sure if this has been posted but its a presentation from February 23rd and it has a lot of info on the upcoming flight.

http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/627984main_4-Status%20of%20COTS_508.pdf

Not real good with charts. Are the charts for SpaceX basically saying that there will only be this one test flight this year? And the first cargo flight will be in 2013?

Thanks
No. First attempt for C2/C3 is planned for April (demo 2). Next flight (either a C2/C3 re-attempt, or CRS-1) is scheduled for late July, early August. And that's all tentatively.

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FRR has begun. Expecting April 30, with the only wildcard via L2 being the Range (questions about F9, scrubs, then reconfig for Atlas V, then reconfig again for F9 being a pain). Not expected to be big issue in recent days.
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon COTS Demo (C2+) PRE LAUNCH UPDATES
« Reply #27 on: 04/16/2012 01:42 pm »
FRR has begun. Expecting April 30, with the only wildcard via L2 being the Range (questions about F9, scrubs, then reconfig for Atlas V, then reconfig again for F9 being a pain). Not expected to be big issue in recent days.
So what are the chances of acceptable weather on April 30 ;)
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon COTS Demo (C2+) PRE LAUNCH UPDATES
« Reply #28 on: 04/16/2012 02:26 pm »
NASA Twitter feed now posting periodic live updates from FRR.

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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon COTS Demo (C2+) PRE LAUNCH UPDATES
« Reply #29 on: 04/16/2012 02:28 pm »
NASA Twitter feed now posting periodic live updates from FRR.

http://twitter.com/#/NASA

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FRR has begun. Expecting April 30, with the only wildcard via L2 being the Range (questions about F9, scrubs, then reconfig for Atlas V, then reconfig again for F9 being a pain). Not expected to be big issue in recent days.
So what are the chances of acceptable weather on April 30 ;)

Heh. A bit of a weather watch would be a very nice redux moment for shuttle fans :)

By the way, Pete Harding's drafted an awesome article for today. Really is meaty!
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NASA Twitter feed now posting periodic live updates from FRR.

http://twitter.com/#/NASA

And that's an actual PAO in the actual meeting (not sure, but could be, Josh Byerly). They started this during the latter Agency FRRs for Shuttle.
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon COTS Demo (C2+) PRE LAUNCH UPDATES
« Reply #32 on: 04/16/2012 02:53 pm »
So what are the chances of acceptable weather on April 30 ;)

Heh. A bit of a weather watch would be a very nice redux moment for shuttle fans :)

L2 request for launch criteria? I think it's safe to say it won't be as strict as the shuttle's ;)

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Sounds like one, Rob.

Latest @NASA was:

"Holly Ridings still presenting. Station will only have 3 crew on board during SpaceX flight, so she's talking the crew's schedule."
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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon COTS Demo (C2+) PRE LAUNCH UPDATES
« Reply #34 on: 04/16/2012 03:42 pm »
NASA TV Daily Schedule (All Programs Eastern Time Zone)

April 16, Monday
NET 3 p.m. – ISS SpaceX/Dragon Post-Flight Readiness Review Preflight Briefing – JSC (All Channels)

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Re: SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon COTS Demo (C2+) PRE LAUNCH UPDATES
« Reply #35 on: 04/16/2012 04:00 pm »
Sounds like one, Rob.

Latest @NASA was:

"Holly Ridings still presenting. Station will only have 3 crew on board during SpaceX flight, so she's talking the crew's schedule."


Should we just call it "The Holly Ridings Show?"  ;)
With guest appearances by a few people from SpaceX.
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Sounds like one, Rob.

Latest @NASA was:

"Holly Ridings still presenting. Station will only have 3 crew on board during SpaceX flight, so she's talking the crew's schedule."


Should we just call it "The Holly Ridings Show?"  ;)
With guest appearances by a few people from SpaceX.

Her show is over. :D

"International partners now presenting at SpaceX Flight Readiness Review"
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Here we go!

@NASA

NASA Associate Administrator Gerstenmaier is about to poll the Flight Readiness Review board for "go" or "no go" on SpaceX launch.
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Hmm, strange wording:

@NASA

SpaceX demo flight Flight Readiness Review is complete. Post-FRR news conference from JSC is tentatively set for 2:30 pm CDT/3:30 pm EDT.

No launch date, not the usual "Go". Probably teasing :D
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I understand there's nothing to worry about. Just requires the next steps towards the launch date to be explained in context at the post FRR presser. We'll cover that in here.

It's not the exact same process as shuttle, with its three day launch countdown etc.

Holding Pete's article until then. 
« Last Edit: 04/16/2012 06:04 pm by Chris Bergin »
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