Do you think this will be on a new or reused booster ?
Are there any obvious manifest changes for a mission likely to be in the window when Soyuz is still down?
Quote from: speedevil on 10/11/2018 04:19 pmAre there any obvious manifest changes for a mission likely to be in the window when Soyuz is still down?More importantly is there any point in sending Dragon up to a station that may need to be abandoned a week later?
It looks like SpX-16 is now in December.https://twitter.com/TristanPrejean/status/1053366248590004224
Has to because NG-10 will be berthed N1N and HTV-7 is currently N2N. Unless they relocate PMA3 to N3 or Z1 there is no room until HTV-7 leaves.
Quote from: russianhalo117 on 10/22/2018 06:26 pmHas to because NG-10 will be berthed N1N and HTV-7 is currently N2N. Unless they relocate PMA3 to N3 or Z1 there is no room until HTV-7 leaves.Couldn't HTV-7 leave before Nov. 27? Its planned duration was just under 2 months. (I really wouldn't be surprised if CRS-16 slipped a little, just not sure that HTV-7 would be the reason.)
Quote from: gongora on 10/22/2018 08:37 pmQuote from: russianhalo117 on 10/22/2018 06:26 pmHas to because NG-10 will be berthed N1N and HTV-7 is currently N2N. Unless they relocate PMA3 to N3 or Z1 there is no room until HTV-7 leaves.Couldn't HTV-7 leave before Nov. 27? Its planned duration was just under 2 months. (I really wouldn't be surprised if CRS-16 slipped a little, just not sure that HTV-7 would be the reason.)They have to change the batteries on the solar panels so they need HTV-7 at the station for that. However, they also need more people trained on EVA's to do them, so maybe HTV-7 will stay longer until Soyuz MS-11 flies to the ISS. I would just unberth HTV-7 and let it free fly for a month or two until CRS-16 has left the station... but obviously I'm not the one making decisions and I could totally be wrong.
If I understand correctly, in the case of the US exits in December, the HTV-7 should leave after them.
Quote Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the next Dragon resupply mission to the ISS, CRS-16, on December at the earliest.http://www.launchphotography.com/Delta_4_Atlas_5_Falcon_9_Launch_Viewing.html
Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the next Dragon resupply mission to the ISS, CRS-16, on December at the earliest.
There was an information by anik in the NK forum about the possibility, that HTV-7 will leave the ISS when the US EVAs are performed.Google translationQuoteIf I understand correctly, in the case of the US exits in December, the HTV-7 should leave after them.http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/messages/forum10/topic12565/message1808190/#message1808190
The packed HTV-7 is due to be removed from the Harmony module with the Canadarm2 and released back into Earth orbit in November.
Quote from: gongora on 08/31/2018 01:01 amQuoteIridium and NASA just learned that TechEdSat-8 has been added to the launch manifest for SpaceX-16, which is scheduled to be launched on December 1, 2018The question is now, only TechEdSat-8 or all ELaNa-21 satellites?
QuoteIridium and NASA just learned that TechEdSat-8 has been added to the launch manifest for SpaceX-16, which is scheduled to be launched on December 1, 2018
Iridium and NASA just learned that TechEdSat-8 has been added to the launch manifest for SpaceX-16, which is scheduled to be launched on December 1, 2018