SpaceX F9 / Crew Dragon : Crew-2 - LAUNCH - RNDZ - DOCKING: Apr.23/25 - UPDATES

[soltasto]

"Press kit" with OCR

[Rondaz]

NASA’s SpaceX Crew 2 Return to Earth, Crew 3 Launch | Media Teleconference

[Ken the Bin]

Yet another updated NGA splashdown notice.

072307Z NOV 21
NAVAREA IV 1017/21(11).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
GULF OF MEXICO.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS:
   A. 110210Z TO 110250Z NOV, ALTERNATE
      120135Z TO 120205Z, 130110Z TO 130140Z
      AND 140915Z TO 140945Z NOV
      IN AREA BOUND BY
      29-02-27N 080-13-48W, 28-51-00N 080-00-46W,
      28-39-32N 080-13-48W, 28-51-00N 080-26-49W.
   B. 110210Z TO 110240Z NOV, ALTERNATE
      120140Z TO 120210Z, 130115Z TO 130145Z AND
      140915Z TO 140945Z NOV IN AREA BOUND BY
      29-59-27N 080-35-59W, 29-48-00N 080-22-51W,
      29-36-32N 080-35-59W, 29-48-00N 080-49-08W.
   C. 100230Z TO 100300Z NOV, ALTERNATE
      101040Z TO 101110Z, 110210Z TO 110240Z,
      130120Z TO 130150Z AND 140915Z TO 140945Z NOV
      IN AREA BOUND BY
      31-06-28N 080-15-00W, 30-55-01N 080-01-40W,
      30-43-30N 080-15-00W, 30-55-01N 080-28-19W.
   D. 110225Z TO 110255Z NOV, ALTERNATE
      110240Z TO 110310Z, 111050Z TO 111120Z,
      140120Z TO 140150Z AND 140125Z TO 140155Z NOV
      IN AREA BOUND BY
      29-57-25N 086-01-40W, 29-45-57N 085-48-32W,
      29-34-29N 086-01-40W, 29-45-57N 086-14-49W.
   E. 090320Z TO 110350Z NOV, ALTERNATE
      110230Z TO 110300Z, 110240Z TO 110310Z,
      111050Z TO 111120Z, 121025Z TO 121055Z,
      140120Z TO 140150Z, 140125Z TO 140155Z AND
      140130Z TO 140200Z NOV IN AREA BOUND BY
      29-59-27N 087-30-00W, 29-48-00N 087-16-51W,
      29-36-32N 087-30-00W, 29-48-00N 087-43-08W.
   F. 110215Z TO 110245Z NOV, ALTERNATE
      111050Z TO 111120Z AND 140925Z TO 140955Z NOV
      IN AREA BOUND BY
      29-26-27N 084-12-00W, 29-15-00N 083-58-55W,
      29-03-32N 084-12-00W, 29-15-00N 084-25-04W.
   G. 110210Z TO 110240Z NOV, ALTERNATE
      111050Z TO 111120Z AND 140930Z TO 141000Z NOV
      IN AREA BOUND BY
      28-41-27N 083-45-00W, 28-30-00N 083-31-58W,
      28-18-32N 083-45-00W, 28-30-00N 083-58-01W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 1015/21.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 141100Z NOV 21.

[ChrisC]

GO Searcher returned to Port Canaveral last night.  NASA/SpaceX is targeting splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico at 10:33pm ET on Nov 8th, using GO Navigator.

Does this mean that this is an ascending node entry?  Or can they target the Gulf on descending nodes?

Last time, the descending node entry over the US made for a surprise spectacle across the entire southeast (Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, etc.).  If it's a descending node entry, especially in the evening and with clear skies forecast, I want to get the word out about it!

EDIT: thanks kdhilliard for the informative reply!  Good point about just looking at ISS flyover predicts to determine whether this is ascending or descending.

[kdhilliard]

GO Searcher returned to Port Canaveral last night.  NASA/SpaceX is targeting splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico at 10:33pm ET on Nov 8th, using GO Navigator.

Does this mean that this is an ascending node entry?  Or can they target the Gulf on descending nodes?
...

I don't know if they can target the Gulf on a descending node, but tonight's reentry will be from an ascending one.
Station will make an unlit 22:28 EST pass over Pensacola tonight on an ascending node.

Heavens-Above: Pass Details
Note: Pensacola is on Central Standard Time (CST), so the pass is at 21:28 local.
  21:22:53 Rises: 223° (SW) 2,355 km
  21:24:58 Reaches altitude 10°: 223° (SW) 1,494 km
  21:28:20 Maximum altitude 89°: 124° (SE) 423 km
  21:31:42 Drops below altitude 10°: 44° (NE) 1,500 km
  21:33:48 Sets: 44° (NE) 2,366 km

[Rondaz]

Day 200! Guin-Guin and all of #Crew2 are ready to head home. Thank you to everyone who made this mission possible, and worked hard to make it a success. Thank you also for sharing in the journey with us. Next stop:

https://twitter.com/Astro_Megan/status/1457704513373093891

[Rondaz]

UPCOMING @Astro_Kimbrough, @Astro_Megan, @Aki_Hoshide, and @Thom_astro are preparing to return to Earth!

Crew Dragon Endeavour is scheduled to undock from the @Space_Station today at 2:05pm ET. Tune in starting at 11:45am ET for live coverage: http://nasa.gov/live..

https://twitter.com/NASAKennedy/status/1457710549526056974

[Conexion Espacial]

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1457745160520019976

[Conexion Espacial]

[Rondaz]

Live at 11:45am ET today, four station astronauts say goodbye to the Exp 66 crew and enter the @SpaceX #CrewDragon Endeavour to prep for undocking and splashdown today. Watch live... https://nasa.gov/live

https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/1457744098312478728

[Conexion Espacial]

SpaceX and NASA are targeting no earlier than Monday, November 8 at 2:05 p.m. EST, 7:05 UTC, for Dragon to autonomously undock from the International Space Station and splash down approximately 8 hours later off the coast of Florida.


Aboard the spacecraft will be Crew-2 astronauts Shane Kimbrough, Megan McArthur, Akihiko Hoshide, Thomas Pesquet, who were launched to the space station from historic Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, April 23, 2021.


∂ After performing a series of departure burns to move away from the space station, Dragon will conduct multiple orbit-lowering maneuvers, jettison the trunk, and re-enter Earth’s atmosphere for a soft-water landing at approximately 10:33 p.m. EST on Monday, November 8.


After Crew-2’s safe return to Earth, SpaceX and NASA will target no earlier than Wednesday, November 10 at 9:03 p.m. EST, or 1:03 UTC on November 11, for Falcon 9’s launch of the Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station.


The webcast of Crew-2’s return to Earth will go live about 2.5 hours prior to undocking.
https://www.spacex.com/launches/

[SPKirsch]

Coverage started:

EDIT: New EoM-Thread:
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=55174.0