Author Topic: SpaceX F9 / Crew Dragon : Crew-2 - LAUNCH - RNDZ - DOCKING: Apr.23/25 - UPDATES (Read 155391 times)

vaporcobra · « **Reply #20 on:** 04/17/2021 06:26 am »

One more from SpaceX.com.

vaporcobra · « **Reply #21 on:** 04/17/2021 06:32 am »

Now that things are a bit quieter, NASA and SpaceX also uploaded almost two dozen more rollout photos. Not gonna attach all of them, just a few highlights, but all can be found here.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #22 on:** 04/17/2021 07:35 am »

Another NASA shot

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #23 on:** 04/17/2021 09:41 am »

https://twitter.com/spaceflightnow/status/1383352699693920258

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The crew access arm at launch pad 39A has retracted away from the Crew Dragon spacecraft, and SpaceX appears to be proceeding with a static fire of the Falcon 9 rocket’s nine main engines at 6:11am EDT (1011 GMT).

Watch live: spaceflightnow.com/2021/04/15/fal…

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #24 on:** 04/17/2021 09:42 am »

Venting visible on 321 Launch’s live stream

Edit to add: T-20 min vent

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #25 on:** 04/17/2021 09:50 am »

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1383295895043600384

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Dragon spacecraft & Falcon 9 rocket

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #26 on:** 04/17/2021 09:59 am »

https://twitter.com/thom_astro/status/1383357737690562561

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In Baikonur the crew is not supposed to see their rocket before launch, but this is a tradition we don’t have here! We arrived @NASAKennedy at the time the @SpaceX rocket was erected into the vertical position on the launch pad. Always impressive to see it from up close...

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #27 on:** 04/17/2021 10:15 am »

https://twitter.com/emrekelly/status/1383363296942723076

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#Crew2 Falcon 9 test fire! As usual, hold for SpaceX confirmation of good results.

Edit to add: 321 Launch live stream shots

Further edit to add:

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #28 on:** 04/17/2021 11:05 am »

Static fire is good!

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1383375176985759747

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Static fire test of Falcon 9 complete – targeting Thursday, April 22 at 6:11 a.m. EDT for launch of Dragon’s second operational mission to the @space_station spacex.com/launches

Ken the Bin · « **Reply #29 on:** 04/17/2021 01:31 pm »

NGA Space Debris notice to go along with the Rocket Launching notice issued earlier.

Quote from: NGA

170423Z APR 21
HYDROPAC 1176/21(61,74,75).
INDIAN OCEAN.
SOUTHEASTERN INDIAN OCEAN.
DNC 03, DNC 04.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
221043Z TO 221130Z APR, ALTERNATE
231020Z TO 231108Z AND 260909Z TO 260957Z APR
IN AREA BOUND BY
20-47S 079-46E, 20-12S 081-13E,
25-34S 088-19E, 36-18S 101-47E,
47-20S 119-50E, 48-34S 119-08E,
48-10S 115-48E, 43-51S 104-04E,
37-44S 093-56E, 28-42S 084-39E,
24-10S 081-13E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 261057Z APR 21.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #30 on:** 04/17/2021 02:41 pm »

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #31 on:** 04/17/2021 02:42 pm »

Link for NASA’s launch webcast:

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #32 on:** 04/17/2021 02:48 pm »

NASA static fire photos

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #33 on:** 04/17/2021 03:11 pm »

https://twitter.com/booster_buddies/status/1383436884316082178

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The @SpaceX mission patch for Crew-2

soltasto · « **Reply #34 on:** 04/17/2021 03:42 pm »

"Press kit" capture with OCR

Joachim · « **Reply #35 on:** 04/17/2021 03:42 pm »

Here is the hi res version

scr00chy · « **Reply #36 on:** 04/17/2021 03:47 pm »

Visual mission profile by ElonX.net

Rondaz · « **Reply #37 on:** 04/18/2021 12:03 am »

SpaceX Crew-2: Falcon 9 test fire at Kennedy Space Center

Rondaz · « **Reply #38 on:** 04/18/2021 12:23 am »

That’s our rocket! Thanks to @SpaceX for a sneak peek of Endeavour and our Falcon9 booster!

https://twitter.com/astro_kimbrough/status/1383458271000813577

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #39 on:** 04/18/2021 07:15 am »

https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1383679701625933827

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Crew-2: The four Crew-2 astronauts have suited up, boarded SpaceX Teslas and headed to pad 39A to strap in atop their Falcon 9 and work through a dress rehearsal countdown; the simulation ends at 6:11am EDT (1011 UTC), the same time as their actual liftoff Thursday