Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon 9 : CRS-12 : Aug. 14, 2017 : UPDATES (Read 166205 times)

Comga · « **Reply #280 on:** 08/14/2017 08:12 pm »

Congrats to SpaceX and NASA on a great flight
Kudos to NSF and contributors for the great coverage
Interesting to watch NASA live on one screen and SpaceX on another. Generally NASA showed ground tracking cameras while SpaceX showed two onboard cameras. Nicely complimentary.
Interesting image artifacts, showing some color on the saturated ground cameras that better approximated the glowing gold of a live viewing.
It's still astounding that watching a smoking booster fall through the air is a good thing.
And to think we have to wait two whole weeks for the next SpaceX launch....

Davp99 · « **Reply #281 on:** 08/14/2017 08:31 pm »

Still a Thrill Watching and Reading, Congrats to SPACEX, NSF & to the Commentary Guys !

John44 · « **Reply #282 on:** 08/14/2017 08:44 pm »

SpaceX/Dragon CRS-12 Post-Launch News Conference
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10073

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #283 on:** 08/14/2017 08:46 pm »

A couple of launch photos posted by SpaceX

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #284 on:** 08/14/2017 08:47 pm »

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #285 on:** 08/14/2017 09:00 pm »

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My single, 12 second exposure of F9 lifting off from LC-39A, bound for @Space_Station🇺🇸 #CRS12

full launch gallery: http://photos.tmahlmann.com/Rockets/SpaceX/SpaceX-CRS-12/

https://twitter.com/trevormahlmann/status/897151385527078912

theinternetftw · « **Reply #286 on:** 08/14/2017 10:13 pm »

Transcript of the Post-Launch Presser

CyclerPilot · « **Reply #287 on:** 08/14/2017 10:24 pm »

Congratz SpaceX. I'm still nervous ever liftoff, max q, max g, separation, but the recent series of successes just keep piling up. Great job!

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #288 on:** 08/14/2017 11:08 pm »

Belated congratulations to SpaceX and NASA from me - was in the wrong time zone to watch live but have just watched the replay and caught up with the always excellent forum coverage.

Particularly loved the S1 descent footage, with views of the Cape and clear view of the landing pads. As others have said amazing how something as complex as Dragon preparations, launch and booster recovery now look routine. 2017 continues to deliver

Lar · « **Reply #289 on:** 08/15/2017 01:02 am »

Congrats to all involved for making it look easier and easier. "that shadow tho" ... that was the clearest landing yet, reminded me of looking out of a window seat at the airliner shadow as we land on the runway....

Also congrats to Chris G. for his awesome questions! How cool is it that we have our own reporter at the pressers... ? Go Chris!

yg1968 · « **Reply #290 on:** 08/15/2017 01:51 am »

Here is the archived video of the NASA coverage (it starts at 58 minutes):
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/106893054

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #291 on:** 08/15/2017 02:13 am »

More great photos from SpaceX

Norm38 · « **Reply #292 on:** 08/15/2017 03:22 am »

An article on one of the science experiments that is now on it's way to ISS. This is my home town!

Local Boy Scout Troop Experiment About to Take Off - For Outer Space
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-boy-scout-experiment-for-space-station-met-20170811-story.html

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #293 on:** 08/15/2017 08:31 am »

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Aug. 15, 2017
SpaceX CRS-12 Cargo Mission Launch

The two-stage Falcon 9 launch vehicle lifts off Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center carrying the Dragon resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station. Liftoff was at 12:31 p.m. EDT. On its 12th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station, Dragon will bring up more than 6,400 pounds of supplies and new science experiments and equipment for technology research.

Photo Credit: (NASA/Tony Gray and Sandra Joseph)

https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/spacex-crs-12-cargo-mission-launch

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #294 on:** 08/15/2017 08:42 am »

NASA TV launch footage

jacqmans · « **Reply #295 on:** 08/15/2017 10:32 am »

August 14, 2017
RELEASE 17-072

NASA Cargo Launches to Space Station Aboard SpaceX Resupply Mission

Experiments seeking a better understanding of Parkinson’s disease and the origin of cosmic rays are on their way to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft following today’s 12:31 p.m. EDT launch.

Carrying more than 6,400 pounds of research equipment, cargo and supplies, the spacecraft lifted off on a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the company’s 12th commercial resupply mission. It will arrive at the space station Wednesday, Aug. 16, at which time astronauts Jack Fischer of NASA and Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency) will use the space station’s robotic arm to capture it.

NASA Television and the agency’s website will provide live coverage of spacecraft rendezvous and capture beginning at 5:30 a.m., followed by installation coverage at 8:30 a.m.

Research materials flying inside the Dragon's pressurized area include an experiment to grow large crystals of leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2), a protein believed to be the greatest genetic contributor to Parkinson’s disease. Gravity keeps Earth-grown versions of this protein too small and too compact to study. This experiment, developed by the Michael J. Fox Foundation, Anatrace and Com-Pac International, will exploit the benefits of microgravity to grow larger, more perfectly-shaped LRRK2 crystals for analysis on Earth. Results from this study could help scientists better understand Parkinson’s and aid in the development of therapies.

The Kestrel Eye (NanoRacks-KE IIM) investigation is a microsatellite carrying an optical imaging payload, including a commercially available telescope. This investigation, sponsored by the U.S. National Laboratory, tests the concept of using microsatellites in low-Earth orbit to support critical operations, such as lowering the cost of Earth imagery in time-sensitive situations such as tracking severe weather and detecting natural disasters.

The Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass instrument will be attached to the Japanese Experiment Module Exposed Facility on the space station, and measure the charges of cosmic rays. The data collected from its three-year mission will address fundamental questions about the origins and histories of cosmic rays, building a stronger understanding of the basic structure of the universe.

Dragon is scheduled to depart the space station in mid-September, returning more than 3,300 pounds of science, hardware and crew supplies to Earth.

For more than 16 years, humans have lived and worked continuously aboard the International Space Station, advancing scientific knowledge and demonstrating new technologies, making research breakthroughs not possible on Earth to enable long-duration human and robotic exploration into deep space. A global endeavor, more than 200 people from 18 countries have visited the unique microgravity laboratory that has hosted more than 1,900 research investigations from researchers in more than 95 countries.

Get breaking news, images and features from the station on Instagram and Twitter at:

http://instagram.com/iss

and

http://www.twitter.com/Space_Station

catdlr · « **Reply #296 on:** 08/16/2017 04:22 am »

Launch Pad Remote Cameras - SpaceX Falcon 9 CRS-12 Dragon Launch

Matthew Travis
Published on Aug 15, 2017

Launch Pad Remote Cameras - SpaceX Falcon 9 CRS 12 Dragon Launch

Video Credit: ©2017 Matthew Travis / Zero-G News

Experiments seeking a better understanding of Parkinson’s disease and the origin of cosmic rays are on their way to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft following today’s 12:31 p.m. EDT launch.

Carrying more than 6,400 pounds of research equipment, cargo and supplies, the spacecraft lifted off on a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the company’s 12th commercial resupply mission.

Following launch, the Falcon9 first stage booster returned to Cape Canaveral and conducted the sixth successful powered landing at Landing Zone 1.

catdlr · « **Reply #297 on:** 08/16/2017 04:32 am »

4K version...

Oersted · « **Reply #298 on:** 08/16/2017 07:10 am »

Congrats SpaceX. Amazing first stage descent imagery. I wonder what the original footage, stored on the stage, will look like. Is it 4K or 1080p? Do we get to see it?

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #299 on:** 08/16/2017 10:13 am »

One more SpaceX image