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Title: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: jacqmans on 09/12/2017 09:47 am
CRS-12 update only thread for Dragon's EOM events.

ARTICLES:
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/?s=CRS-12
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/?s=SpX-12

NSF Threads for CRS-12 : Discussion (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=42878.0) / Updates (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=43347.0) / L2 Coverage July-August (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=43238.0)

NSF Articles for CRS missions :  https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/?s=CRS



External cargo: ISS-CREAM


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   SpaceX News Articles (Recent) (http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/tag/spacex/)  /   SpaceX News Articles from 2006 (Including numerous exclusive Elon interviews) (http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=21862.0)
   SpaceX Dragon Articles (http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/tag/dragon/)  /  SpaceX Missions Section (with Launch Manifest and info on past and future missions) (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=55.0)
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September 11, 2017
MEDIA ADVISORY M17-106

U.S. Cargo Ship Set to Depart from International Space Station

After delivering more than 6,400 pounds of cargo, a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft will depart the International Space Station on Sunday, Sept. 17. NASA Television and the agency’s website will provide live coverage of Dragon's departure beginning at 4:30 a.m. EDT.

Flight controllers will use the space station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm to detach Dragon, which arrived Aug. 16, from the Earth-facing side of the station's Harmony module. After Dragon is maneuvered into place, the spacecraft will be released by Expedition 53 Flight Engineer Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency) with the assistance of station Commander Randy Bresnik of NASA at 4:47 a.m.

Dragon’s thrusters will be fired to move the spacecraft a safe distance from the station before SpaceX flight controllers in Hawthorne, California, command its deorbit burn. The spacecraft will splash down at about 10:16 a.m. in the Pacific Ocean, where recovery forces will retrieve Dragon and approximately 3,800 pounds of cargo. This will include science samples from human and animal research, biology and biotechnology studies, physical science investigations and education activities. The deorbit burn and splashdown will not be broadcast on NASA TV.

NASA and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), the nonprofit organization that manages research aboard the U.S. national laboratory portion of the space station, will receive time-sensitive samples and begin working with researchers to process and distribute them within 48 hours of splashdown.

In the event of adverse weather conditions in the Pacific, the backup departure and splashdown date is Sept. 20.

Dragon, the only space station resupply spacecraft currently able to return to Earth intact, launched Aug. 14 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, for the company’s 12th NASA-contracted commercial resupply mission to the station.

Keep up with the International Space Station, and its research and crew, at:

https://www.nasa.gov/station
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: Raul on 09/13/2017 07:20 am
Dragon C113 Hazard Area (https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1voUZtBE9oQ1sO5VzdvlysQqnxqI&ll=31.486635541256824%2C-119.09290426839169&z=6) overview with landing estimation for Sunday's reentry.

Continuing trend of ever shorter Dragon reentry areas.
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/15/2017 01:11 pm
Two days before EOM...
SSRMS has already grapple Dragon
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 09/16/2017 10:53 pm
I know this isn’t an official twitter account but I’ve found it reliable:

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The CRS-12 Dragon has been un-berthed from the ISS in preperation for tomorrow's release and splashdown. #CRS12

https://twitter.com/spacexupdates/status/909184570481889282
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 09/16/2017 11:04 pm
It's cool. He's a NSF member :)

Article shortly, then back for NASA TV coverage.
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 09/17/2017 12:18 am
Article for EOM:
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/09/crs-12-dragon-iss-mission-splashdown-return/
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 06:35 am
SSRMS in move...
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 06:40 am
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 06:49 am
https://twitter.com/search?q=dragon%20crs%2012&src=typd
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 07:18 am
Release minus 1hr 22

Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 07:19 am
"NASA Television coverage of the departure of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft from the International Space Station is set to begin early Sunday morning, Sept. 17 at 4:30 a.m. EDT. Watch the spacecraft departure live at http://www.nasa.gov/live"

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2017/09/16/nasa-tv-broadcasts-dragon-release-early-sunday/
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 07:32 am
MCC-M to the crew:" All according to the plan, Dragon is already in release position"
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 07:34 am
MCC-M: "Windows for release 08.40 to 09.05 UTC"
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 07:53 am
Sunrise...
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 08:08 am
We can heard some music on the loop...
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 08:11 am
Window for release open in 29 mn...
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 08:18 am
In the Cupola, crew (paolo and Randy ?) take over from ROBO controllers to support the release of Dragon
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 09/17/2017 08:19 am
NASA TV in 10 mins.

One of many options:
http://www.ustream.tv/NASAHDTV
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 08:26 am
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 09/17/2017 08:31 am
MCC-H
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 09/17/2017 08:31 am
Interesting SpaceX slide for no downlink...
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 08:32 am
VVO at console...
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 09/17/2017 08:34 am
Dragon looking a bit dirty....
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 08:34 am
Paolo prime for release and Randy in backup position
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 08:40 am
Mary Lawrence Flight director and Andreas Morgensen as capcom
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 09/17/2017 08:40 am
RELEASE!
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 08:41 am
End Effector snares release the craft’s grapple fixture and SSRMS retreat to a safe distance.
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 08:41 am
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 08:43 am
One meter away
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 09/17/2017 08:43 am
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 08:44 am
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 09/17/2017 08:44 am
Departure burn 1.
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 08:45 am
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 08:46 am
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 09/17/2017 08:46 am
Departure Burn 2.
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Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 08:47 am
2rd departure burn
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Post by: Chris Bergin on 09/17/2017 08:47 am
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 08:48 am
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 08:49 am
Once outside the KOS "Keep Out Sphere", Dragon will make its 3rd and largest departure maneuver to depart the Approach Ellipsoid
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 09/17/2017 08:50 am
Departure Burn 3 coming up.
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 08:51 am
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 08:54 am
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 09/17/2017 08:54 am
Nice little dance as the third burn is complete.
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 08:55 am
Departure burn 3 complete, Dragon out of KOS
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 08:58 am
Splashdown: 14.14 UTC, (10.14 am ET)
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 09:00 am
MCC-M: "Dragon outside of the Approach Ellipsoid"
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 09/17/2017 09:01 am
Outside of the approach ellipsoid.

9:24 AM Eastern for Deorbit burn.
10:14 AM Eastern for Splashdown.

Will be via SpaceX tweets for confirmations. Thanks again to centaurinasa for help with coverage.
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: Mapperuo on 09/17/2017 09:04 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsR3rTlEzu0
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 09:11 am
Next event is the closure of the GNC Bay Door (to protect the navigation sensors during the re-entry)
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 09:35 am
ISS Config right now
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 09/17/2017 01:24 pm
EOM events for CRS-12 Dragon: Deorbit Burn scheduled at this time. 10 minute Draco Thruster firing, retrograde.
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 01:24 pm
Deorbit burn start right now, according to the timeline
SpaceX controllers from Hawthorne send command to Draco engines for retrograde firing during 10 mn, slowing Dragon by about 100 m/s
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Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 01:41 pm
Soon, trunk section separation about 4 mn before entry interface
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 09/17/2017 01:47 pm
SpaceX:
 Dragon's de-orbit burn is complete and trunk has been jettisoned. Pacific Ocean splashdown in ~30 minutes.
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 09/17/2017 01:49 pm
Coming up on Entry Interface. Dragon will be protected by her PICA-X (Phenolic Impregnated Carbon Ablator) TPS (Thermal Protection System).
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 01:53 pm
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 02:06 pm
dual drogue chutes deployment
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 02:07 pm
And then... three Main chutes deployment
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 09/17/2017 02:11 pm
Still lacking a tweet about Chutes. Normally they do.
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 09/17/2017 02:14 pm
Yay!

SpaceX:
Dragon's drogue chutes have been deployed nominally.
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: CuddlyRocket on 09/17/2017 02:14 pm
SpaceX‏Verified account @SpaceX  41s42 seconds ago
Dragon's drogue chutes have been deployed nominally.

SpaceX‏Verified account @SpaceX  13s14 seconds ago
Dragon's three main parachutes have been deployed.
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 02:14 pm
Splashdown in few mn!
(image from previous flight)
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: ugordan on 09/17/2017 02:15 pm
Dragon's three main parachutes have been deployed.

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/909420421757378560
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: ugordan on 09/17/2017 02:17 pm
Good splashdown of Dragon confirmed, completing its 12th mission to and from the @Space_Station.

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/909420934917890048
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 09/17/2017 02:17 pm
Splashdown confirmed by SpaceX  :)
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 09/17/2017 02:19 pm
Article updated, pending actual splashdown pic.

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/09/crs-12-dragon-iss-mission-splashdown-return/

Nicely done!

Thanks to all for the coverage.
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: Lar on 09/17/2017 06:43 pm
First reused one to return twice... nice going SpaceX
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Post by: Rocket Science on 09/18/2017 01:45 pm
Thank you for the great detailed article gentlemen, congrats to SpaceX and NASA on a successful mission!
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: Endeavour126 on 09/18/2017 06:31 pm
Any guess about the unberthing time?
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: cppetrie on 09/18/2017 07:16 pm
First reused one to return twice... nice going SpaceX
Nope.  CRS-12 was a new spacecraft.  It used Dragon spacecraft C113, the 13th and final new Dragon spacecraft capsule planned to be manufactured by SpaceX.  Future missions will use refurbished recovered capsules.

 - Ed Kyle
Yes, CRS-11 was the first to reuse a capsule and land (splash) it twice.
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Post by: Lar on 09/18/2017 08:50 pm
Whoops. thanks!
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Post by: Rocket Science on 09/19/2017 09:51 pm
Whoops. thanks!
Yeah, they all look the same to me too... ;D
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Post by: centaurinasa on 09/21/2017 05:22 pm
Seems that still no image or video of the splashdown ...  :(
Does anyone have it ?
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 09/26/2017 04:43 pm
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Sandy Mazza ‏Verified account @SandyMazza 3m3 minutes ago

Dragon launched Aug14 to @ISS_Research for NASA is wrapped up for a truck trip. With another Dragon from a previous mission maybe??? – at Port of Los Angeles Warehouse #1

https://twitter.com/SandyMazza/status/912718031469420544
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: Sohl on 09/26/2017 04:54 pm
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Sandy Mazza ‏Verified account @SandyMazza 3m3 minutes ago

Dragon launched Aug14 to @ISS_Research for NASA is wrapped up for a truck trip. With another Dragon from a previous mission maybe??? – at Port of Los Angeles Warehouse #1

https://twitter.com/SandyMazza/status/912718031469420544

That's a Dragon 2!
Title: Re: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) - UPDATES
Post by: old_sellsword on 09/26/2017 05:15 pm
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Sandy Mazza ‏Verified account @SandyMazza 3m3 minutes ago

Dragon launched Aug14 to @ISS_Research for NASA is wrapped up for a truck trip. With another Dragon from a previous mission maybe??? – at Port of Los Angeles Warehouse #1

https://twitter.com/SandyMazza/status/912718031469420544

The Dragon 1 with the exposed CBM has been there for months, and the "Dragon 2" is just a mockup.