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LIVE UNBERTHING/ENTRY DAY THREAD FOR SPACEX DRAGON.

NSF Resources:

LAUNCH DAY ARTICLE - by William Graham:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2012/10/falcon-9loft-dragon-crs-1-mission-iss-attempt1/

LAUNCH REVIEW ON ORBIT ARTICLE:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2012/10/dragon-iss-spacex-review-falcon-9-ascent-issues/

ARRIVAL AT ISS/BERTHING ARTICLE:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2012/10/spacexs-dragon-arrives-iss-crs-1-rendezvous-berthing/

DRAGON ISS STAY and F9 INVESTIGATION ARTICLE:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2012/10/dragon-iss-stay-minor-issues-falcon-9-investigation/

UNBERTHING/ENTRY ARTICLE:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2012/10/spacexs-dragon-return-earth-precious-cargo-iss/


SpaceX News Articles from 2006 (Including numerous exclusive Elon interviews):
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=21862.0

SpaceX News Articles (Recent):
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/tag/spacex/

Recent COTS/CRS Specific articles - COTS to C2+ to CRS-1:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/tag/Dragon/


SpaceX General Forum Section:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=45.0 - For all SpaceXey things, like Falcon Heavy and such.

SpaceX Mission Forum Section:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=55.0 - where you are right now.

CRS-1/SpX-1

Live Update Thread for Launch Attempt 1 -
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=30042.0

Live update thread for ISS Arrival/Berthing/On Orbit:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=30059.0

Processing Flow Update Thread (CRS-1):
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=29131.0

General Discussion Thread (CRS-1):
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=29130.0

Party Thread (CRS-1):
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=30041.0

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L2 Members:

L2 SpaceX Section (Large):
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?action=tags&tags=SpaceX

L2 Commercial Cargo and Crew Section (Includes SpaceX Mission Specisla with Exclusively acquired pre-launch and Mission Coverage, Presentations, Graphics, Videos, Updates, NASA/Space industry member comments):
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=54.0

To Join L2: http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/l2/

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ISS crew just started the procedure to release CBM bolts.
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NASA TV coverage just started.
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Will need people to post screenshots please (I can't stream).
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All CBM bolts have been released.

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Capcom just stated that the SSRMS is starting motion.

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Physical separation...
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A few screenshots, but I'll have to do some other things soon.
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Release isn't for another two hours, so this is just the sequence of getting Dragon off Node 2....as opposed to two hours of events (probably will be complete in 30 mins).
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And a shot of obvious sep between Dragon and the ISS:
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Just rotated the solar arrays.

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The Space Age is just starting to get interesting.

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Not a patch on a Shuttle departure, but still quiet pretty!
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I always consider space to be the FIRST frontier.

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orbital night
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I always consider space to be the FIRST frontier.

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