Author Topic: SpaceX F9/Dragon 2 : CRS2 SpX-32 : KSC LC-39A : 21 April 2025 (08:15 UTC) (Read 29855 times)

centaurinasa · « **Reply #100 on:** 04/22/2025 12:32 pm »

waypoint 2 at 20 m in front of Harmony PMA 3.
Dragon stay for 6 mn instead 1 mn for 2 additionnals ops: Check performance with the new IDA zenith planner reflector and preplanned reduction to increase link marging for docking

centaurinasa · « **Reply #101 on:** 04/22/2025 12:37 pm »

Resuming approach...

centaurinasa · « **Reply #102 on:** 04/22/2025 12:38 pm »

Sunset in about 7 mn.

centaurinasa · « **Reply #103 on:** 04/22/2025 12:39 pm »

Range 10 meters

centaurinasa · « **Reply #104 on:** 04/22/2025 12:39 pm »

5 meters.

centaurinasa · « **Reply #105 on:** 04/22/2025 12:40 pm »

3 meters.

Targeteer · « **Reply #106 on:** 04/22/2025 12:40 pm »

Docking imminent and no Ku coverage, again

centaurinasa · « **Reply #107 on:** 04/22/2025 12:40 pm »

Contact and Soft capture at 12:40 UTC !

centaurinasa · « **Reply #108 on:** 04/22/2025 12:42 pm »

Ring retraction in progress.

Targeteer · « **Reply #109 on:** 04/22/2025 12:43 pm »

S band comms proves TDRS is available, but NASA does not have Ku priority, again, during a high priority event,,,

centaurinasa · « **Reply #110 on:** 04/22/2025 12:45 pm »

Ring retraction complete.

centaurinasa · « **Reply #111 on:** 04/22/2025 12:46 pm »

And, now First set (6) of 12 Hook drive in progress.

centaurinasa · « **Reply #112 on:** 04/22/2025 12:49 pm »

Second set driving.

centaurinasa · « **Reply #113 on:** 04/22/2025 12:53 pm »

"Hard capture" complete !

centaurinasa · « **Reply #114 on:** 04/22/2025 12:54 pm »

Next: Two Electrical and data umbilicals deployment & connection.
After that the Docking seq. will be complete.

centaurinasa · « **Reply #115 on:** 04/22/2025 12:57 pm »

End of NASA TV coverage

centaurinasa · « **Reply #116 on:** 04/22/2025 12:58 pm »

ISS control attitude back to CMGs.

centaurinasa · « **Reply #117 on:** 04/22/2025 01:00 pm »

And next, Vestibule pressurization and leak check, before opening the hatches.

centaurinasa · « **Reply #118 on:** 04/22/2025 01:03 pm »

Quote

At 8:40 a.m. EDT, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the zenith, space-facing port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module.

The spacecraft carried about 6,700 pounds of scientific investigations and cargo to the orbiting laboratory on SpaceX’s 32nd commercial resupply services mission for NASA. The mission launched at 4:15 a.m. April 21 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2025/04/22/dragon-docks-to-station-delivering-science-supplies-to-crew/

centaurinasa · « **Reply #119 on:** 04/22/2025 01:15 pm »

April 22, 2025: International Space Station Configuration. Five spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Dragon crew and cargo spacecraft, the Soyuz MS-27 crew ship, and the Progress 90 and 91 resupply ships.

https://www.nasa.gov/international-space-station/space-station-visiting-vehicles/#:~:text=Nov.,84%20and%2085%20resupply%20ships.