Quote from: Herb Schaltegger on 03/04/2019 06:45 pmNumber 3.I’ll have two number 9s, a number 9 large, a number 6 with extra dip, a number 7, two number 45s, one with cheese, and a large soda.+ extruudable SPAM
Number 3.
A good view of nose cone open.
Just to clarify: The capsule should pass within minutes of the ISS following the same ground track but will of course be much lower on the horizon, guesstimating about 1/4 the visibility radius unless someone knows better...
And no, SPAM is not a joke, that is the name of the side-wall external insulation layer - SpaceX Proprietary Ablative Material. (unless I have the abbreviation wrong)
Was there any resolution to the Dragon cabin temperature concerns?
I wonder if the "zero g indicator" is going to come back down on the Dragon. Based on all of the pictures in the orbital ops update thread, it looks to have been adopted by the crew as their new mascot.
In one of the various threads I saw a reentry path that looks to go offshore and pass a little east of Savannah. It’ll be morning and looking into the sun, but weather looks ok-ish for Friday and I actually have a decent view to the east from the building I work in. Is there a realistic chance of seeing a reentry trail this late or are we in “supersonic but no plasma trail” territory? I suspect the latter
Is it just me or does booster look bent on this image from[https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/1102924187067396096]
Quote from: crandles57 on 03/05/2019 11:02 pmIs it just me or does booster look bent on this image from[https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/1102924187067396096]I think it's an optical illusion caused by the angle of the unscorched white area that was covered by the landing leg to the left. Made me look several times too.
Reentry on Friday will be on a Descending Node, with Crew Dragon cutting across North America from Vancouver, British Columbia to Georgia in the pre- and post-dawn hours (depending on location) as she heads towards splashdown off the east coast of Florida.Those under the flight path (the orange line in this image) might have the opportunity to see reentry if conditions are right.(Image: GoISSWatch app)
Quote from: joseph.a.navin on 03/03/2019 06:17 pmCrew is currently searching for the source of an odor, my guess is that it's dragonCurious, what kind of odor?
Crew is currently searching for the source of an odor, my guess is that it's dragon
Quote from: ChrisGebhardt on 03/06/2019 02:09 pmReentry on Friday will be on a Descending Node, with Crew Dragon cutting across North America from Vancouver, British Columbia to Georgia in the pre- and post-dawn hours (depending on location) as she heads towards splashdown off the east coast of Florida.Those under the flight path (the orange line in this image) might have the opportunity to see reentry if conditions are right.(Image: GoISSWatch app)I'm in Chicago. Anyone have an idea how far from that line it will be visible?I guess it'll be shrinking as it descends. Passing below Chicago, maybe 20-30 miles up still? So 200-300 miles either side? Seems like it's way too far south for me to see anything.
Quote from: Khadgars on 03/03/2019 06:18 pmQuote from: joseph.a.navin on 03/03/2019 06:17 pmCrew is currently searching for the source of an odor, my guess is that it's dragonCurious, what kind of odor?Google translate:"MOSCOW, March 5 - RIA News . After the arrival of the American unmanned spacecraft Dragon-2 on the ISS, the crew smelled alcohol, a source in the Russian rocket and space industry told RIA Novosti.Isopropyl alcohol is a colorless liquid with a strong odor and a mild bitter taste. It is used in cosmetics, perfumery, household chemicals, medicine as an antiseptic. Moderately toxic, flammable. According to Russian GOST, the maximum permissible concentration of isopropyl alcohol vapor in the air is ten milligrams per cubic meter....According to him, the concentration of alcohol in the atmosphere of the station on March 3 was about six milligrams per cubic meter, which did not exceed the permissible limits, but it could affect the operation of the equipment of the station. According to the instructions of the ground specialists, the crew switched on the air purification systems, as a result of which the alcohol concentration decreased to about two milligrams per cubic meter, the source added.He noted that prior to the docking of the Dragon-2 spacecraft, the alcohol concentration in the atmosphere of the ISS was one tenth of a milligram per cubic meter."https://ria.ru/20190305/1551566207.htmlYou must ventilate after cleaning...
Quote from: Norm38 on 03/06/2019 03:55 pmQuote from: ChrisGebhardt on 03/06/2019 02:09 pmReentry on Friday will be on a Descending Node, with Crew Dragon cutting across North America from Vancouver, British Columbia to Georgia in the pre- and post-dawn hours (depending on location) as she heads towards splashdown off the east coast of Florida.Those under the flight path (the orange line in this image) might have the opportunity to see reentry if conditions are right.(Image: GoISSWatch app)I'm in Chicago. Anyone have an idea how far from that line it will be visible?I guess it'll be shrinking as it descends. Passing below Chicago, maybe 20-30 miles up still? So 200-300 miles either side? Seems like it's way too far south for me to see anything.I have not seen any Dragon landing profiles but if it had been a Soyus I think (after a quick look online) that some of the reentry would be visible from Chicago and it would still be about 50-60 km in altitude when passing the coastline. They both fly lifting reentries so there is some uncertainty (a Soyuz on a ballistic reentry can fall up to 600 km short, that would close to Columbia, SC...).
Quote from: HVM on 03/06/2019 05:42 pmQuote from: Khadgars on 03/03/2019 06:18 pmQuote from: joseph.a.navin on 03/03/2019 06:17 pmCrew is currently searching for the source of an odor, my guess is that it's dragonCurious, what kind of odor?Google translate:"MOSCOW, March 5 - RIA News . After the arrival of the American unmanned spacecraft Dragon-2 on the ISS, the crew smelled alcohol, a source in the Russian rocket and space industry told RIA Novosti.Isopropyl alcohol is a colorless liquid with a strong odor and a mild bitter taste. It is used in cosmetics, perfumery, household chemicals, medicine as an antiseptic. Moderately toxic, flammable. According to Russian GOST, the maximum permissible concentration of isopropyl alcohol vapor in the air is ten milligrams per cubic meter....According to him, the concentration of alcohol in the atmosphere of the station on March 3 was about six milligrams per cubic meter, which did not exceed the permissible limits, but it could affect the operation of the equipment of the station. According to the instructions of the ground specialists, the crew switched on the air purification systems, as a result of which the alcohol concentration decreased to about two milligrams per cubic meter, the source added.He noted that prior to the docking of the Dragon-2 spacecraft, the alcohol concentration in the atmosphere of the ISS was one tenth of a milligram per cubic meter."https://ria.ru/20190305/1551566207.htmlYou must ventilate after cleaning...Punder translate: SpaceX sucks! We hate them! (sob) Elon Musk is a BIG FAT MEANIE!!!
