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Title: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 12/16/2017 04:03 am
CRS-13 UPDATE thread for RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops and EOM

NSF Threads for CRS-13 : Discussion (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=42775.0) / Updates (http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=44271.0) / L2 Coverage November-December (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=44111.0) / ASDS (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=66.0) / Party (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=40089.msg1520968#msg1520968)

NSF Articles for CRS-13:
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/?s=CRS-13
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/12/flight-proven-falcon-9-launch-flown-dragon-iss/
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/12/slc-40-comes-back-with-crs-13-static-fire/
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/12/flight-proven-falcon-9-launch-flown-dragon-iss/
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/12/crs-13-dragon-station-filled-science/

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



External cargo: Space Debris Sensor, TSIS



Other SpaceX resources on NASASpaceflight:
   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)
   L2 SpaceX Section (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=60.0)
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 12/16/2017 04:09 am
NASA TV:

Dragon will reach its preliminary orbit and deploy its solar arrays. A carefully choreographed series of thruster firings will bring the spacecraft to rendezvous with the space station Sunday, Dec. 17. NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei and Joe Acaba will capture Dragon using the space station’s robotic arm. Ground controllers then will send commands to robotically install the spacecraft on the station’s Harmony module.

The Dragon spacecraft will spend approximately one month attached to the space station, returning to Earth in mid-January with results of previous experiments.

Also on Sunday, Scott Tingle of NASA, Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station at 2:21 a.m. (1:21 p.m. Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

NASA TV coverage for Dragon arrival and crew launch Sunday is as follows:

    1:15 a.m. – (Soyuz) Launch coverage begins
    4:30 a.m. – Dragon rendezvous at the space station and capture coverage
    7:30 a.m. – Installation coverage
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: Olaf on 12/16/2017 07:06 am
External cargo: Space Debris Sensor, MISSE-FF, TSIS
As we have learned, MISSE-FF was planned, but wasn´t ready in time.
Now it has to wait for the next flight opprtunity.
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 12/16/2017 08:14 am
NASA TV coverage for Dragon arrival and crew launch Sunday is as follows:

    1:15 a.m. – (Soyuz) Launch coverage begins
    4:30 a.m. – Dragon rendezvous at the space station and capture coverage
    7:30 a.m. – Installation coverage

NASA could be clearer with their timings ... above are EST so add 5 hours for UTC.
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: Joachim on 12/16/2017 08:27 am
Exactly what I think.
EST is not international.

BTW
Pounds is not international
Fahrenheit is not international
Feet and miles is not international
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: Lar on 12/16/2017 08:49 am
Exactly what I think.
EST is not international.

BTW
Pounds is not international
Fahrenheit is not international
Feet and miles is not international
Not an update. Please take discussion to the appropriate thread. (see the first post)
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 12/16/2017 09:57 pm
FEATURE ARTICLE: CRS-13 Dragon arriving at Station filled with science experiments -
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/12/crs-13-dragon-station-filled-science/

- By Chris Gebhardt, with L2 Dragon renders by Nathan Koga
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: Targeteer on 12/16/2017 10:24 pm
For those, like me, hoping to catch Dragon chasing down the ISS.  Track is for ISS.  Courtesy Heavens-Above.com  Times are Eastern...

Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: RocketLover0119 on 12/16/2017 10:46 pm
heading out in a few NASA.com says for it to passover my house in a few, hoping to see dragon
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: Targeteer on 12/16/2017 10:58 pm
For those, like me, hoping to catch Dragon chasing down the ISS.  Track is for ISS.  Courtesy Heavens-Above.com  Times are Eastern...


ISS visible horizon to horizon, no joy on Dragon
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: RocketLover0119 on 12/16/2017 11:05 pm
just went out and saw both the ISS and dragon. In the sky dragon was "chasing" the ISS was very cool.
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: theinternetftw on 12/16/2017 11:17 pm
just went out and saw both the ISS and dragon. In the sky dragon was "chasing" the ISS was very cool.

Saw the same, very cool to see ISS and Dragon in the flesh without having to leave the backyard.
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 06:13 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 12/17/2017 06:37 am
Just announced on the Soyuz coverage that Dragon is about 200km from the ISS currently. Proceeding as planned.
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 06:38 am
1st view of Dragon spacecraft (during Soyuz MS-07 launch NASA TV coverage)
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 07:10 am
Previously, Node-2 "Harmony" nadir CBM protective flaps were opened...
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 08:00 am
MCC-H to Joe Acaba: "Dragon is now ~1,000 meters".
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 08:03 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 08:05 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 08:09 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 12/17/2017 08:32 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 08:33 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 08:34 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 08:35 am
SSRMS is ready !
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 08:40 am
Dragon Currently holding at 250 meters.
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 08:41 am
1st good view of Dragon.
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 08:45 am
reorienting solar array...
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 08:46 am
enter to KOS "Keep Out Sphere"
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 08:47 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 12/17/2017 08:51 am
C108's second visit.
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 08:52 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 08:54 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 08:55 am
Approaching 30 meters Hold Point
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 08:58 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 08:58 am
90 meters...
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 09:01 am
80 meters
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 09:02 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 12/17/2017 09:02 am
A second ISS symbol will be added here!
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 09:05 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 09:06 am
60 meters...
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 09:08 am
From SSRMS's cam point of vue.
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 09:08 am
50 meters...
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 09:11 am
Under 40 meters...
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 09:11 am
35 meters
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 09:13 am
HP-2 "Hold Point" at 30 m, for a GO/NO GO poll (between MCC_X SpaceX mission control, in Hawthorne California and MCC-H ISS Flight Control Room, in Houston Texas).
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 09:14 am
ISS capcom Leslie Ringo.
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 12/17/2017 09:14 am
Excellent beard growth! :)
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 09:16 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 09:17 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 12/17/2017 09:20 am
That's Morroco.
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 09:21 am
Waiting GO/NO GO decision...
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 09:24 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 09:25 am
Mark Vande Hei is prime for Dragon's capture
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 12/17/2017 09:27 am
Middle of the night there, so not surprising there's no crowd.
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 09:27 am
Joe Acaba: "SSRMS is in high hover position" in preparation for Dragon capture.
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 09:29 am
Resuming Final Approach to Capture Point.
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 09:31 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 09:40 am
Under 20 meters...
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 09:41 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 09:42 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 09:43 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 09:45 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 09:46 am
12 meters...
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 09:47 am
Ten meters "Capture Point". !
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 12/17/2017 09:47 am
HD Cam!
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 09:48 am
Dragon in Free Drift (to prevent thrusters firing) and ISS thrusters inhibited
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 09:49 am
MCC-H "GO for capture sequence".
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 09:50 am
In Cupola RWS, the crew (Vande Hei & Acaba) armed the SSRMS capture command and track Dragon with LEE "Latching End Effector " cam.
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 09:56 am
SSRMS moving...
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 12/17/2017 09:56 am
Arm moving...
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 09:57 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 09:58 am
CAPTURE !
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 12/17/2017 09:59 am
Capture confirmed!
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 09:59 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 12/17/2017 10:00 am
Capture at 04:57 CT, 05:57 EST, 10:57 UTC.
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 10:03 am
MCC-H: you have the GO for safing the arm"
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 10:03 am
Some congratulations from ISS crew
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 10:06 am
End of NASA TV coverage
Nesxt: 7:30 a.m ET, Sunday, December 17 - Coverage of the Installation of the SpaceX/Dragon CRS-13 Cargo Craft to the ISS (all channels)
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 10:20 am
After capture, the crew handoff robotics ops. to ROBO controllers at MCC-H.
Then, ROBO began to maneuver the SSRMS to the "Pre-Install Position" at about 3.5 Meters from Harmony Hatch.
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: Mapperuo on 12/17/2017 10:32 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TJ4SpSjOWc
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 10:39 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 10:58 am
SSRMS in motion...
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 11:26 am
Dragon now, in "Pre-Install Position".
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 11:28 am
The ISS crew make a visual inspection of the CBM "Common Berthing" Mechanism" and take images downlinked to MCC-H for engineers evaluation...
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 11:29 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 11:33 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 12/17/2017 11:33 am
Heading to RTL.
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 11:34 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 12/17/2017 11:35 am
MCC-X is empty.
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 11:37 am
Moving to "Ready-To-Latch-Position" (ROBO Using the CBCS "Centerline Berthing Camera System" who provide relative-state, alignment information to the SSRMS operator for robotic berthing.
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 11:39 am
During berthing "exercice constraint" for ISS crew.
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 11:41 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 11:42 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 11:43 am
1 meter...
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 11:47 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 11:49 am
0.5 meter...
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 11:57 am
HD view !
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 12/17/2017 11:58 am
Difference with the HD cam...
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 12:01 pm
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 12:10 pm
Waiting RTL confirmation...
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 12:13 pm
Now, alignment: all 4 RTL "Ready-To-Latch-Indicators" must be switched to Green (indicating that Dragon was in the proper position for installation)
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 12:14 pm
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 12:16 pm
"1st stage capture":  close four latches and start driving bolts (SSRMS in limp-mode)
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 12:16 pm
"2nd Stage Capture": four sets of 4 bolts were driven to secure Dragon in place.
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 12/17/2017 12:28 pm
Installed!

Great work by centaurinasa with the coverage again :)

Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 12:29 pm
Dragon installed at 13.26 UTC !
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 12:31 pm
Next ISS event: Soyuz MS-07 docking...
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 12/17/2017 12:45 pm
Congratulations to SpaceX and NASA on yet another successful delivery to the ISS. Really looking forward next year to seeing a Dragon 2 dock as well as reused Dragon’s berthing.
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 12/17/2017 01:04 pm
https://youtu.be/1Z4cBSjuJoo (https://youtu.be/1Z4cBSjuJoo)
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 01:50 pm
After CBCS "Centerline Berthing Camera System" removal, Vestibule pressurization and leak checks (60 mn) in progress, now...
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: SciNews on 12/17/2017 01:55 pm
Dragon capture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiPuoYHdmpY
Dragon berthing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWph165yMAM
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 02:12 pm
Leak checks Still in progress...
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 02:32 pm
Joe Acaba "we have good leak check"
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Post by: Mapperuo on 12/17/2017 02:53 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlh1Ls6_oWE
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Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 04:36 pm
Pressure equalization in work...
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Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 04:39 pm
Joe working on CPA "Control Panel Assemblies" (used to drive the CBM Bolts) removal.
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Post by: Targeteer on 12/17/2017 04:42 pm
Crew is go to start Dragon ingress procedures
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Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 06:10 pm
Speaking about Dragon cargo ops. on the loop, seems that crew have already ingress the capsule...
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Post by: centaurinasa on 12/17/2017 06:17 pm
Once initial ingress was complete, the crew members got out of the vehicle to allow the air inside the spacecraft to pass through the filtration system of ISS (to prevent any risk of foreign objects or debris that could harm the crew members during activities inside Dragon)
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Post by: Artyom. on 12/17/2017 07:22 pm

Photos from Sasha Misurkin:
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Post by: jacqmans on 12/19/2017 11:54 am
Press release, 19 December 2017

Smart phone-sized experiments on the ISS - German research on the International Space Station involving immune cells, neurons and cancer cells 

On 15 December at 16:36 CET (10:36 local time), the US Dragon CRS 13 capsule was launched to the International Space Station (ISS) from Cape Canaveral (Florida) by a Falcon 9 rocket.

On board were three cell-culture experiments by scientists at the
Otto von Guericke University in Magdeburg and the University of Hohenheim, funded by the Space Administration of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR). The biological samples will be installed in smart-phone-sized
experiment containers in the STaARS 1 research facility in the Destiny module of the ISS. They will remain in microgravity for 30 days and return to Earth in the Dragon capsule in mid January 2018, when they will be examined in the laboratory.

What happens to the immune system in space?

The human immune system is weakened during prolonged stay in space. Preliminary tests on the ISS have shown that immune cell activity is affected by changes in gravity. However, the cellular and molecular mechanisms responsible for this are still not
fully known. Macrophages are the immune system’s front line of defence. These scavenger cells, which are a type of white blood cell, are responsible for attacking and destroying bacteria and other pathogens in the human body.

Scientists suspect that the reason behind the immune system's impairment is a disturbance of the cytoskeleton – the flexible inner framework structure of a cell – in the macrophages or a reduction in molecules on the cell surface. Therefore, scientists
at the University of Magdeburg aim to record long-term changes in the macrophages caused by microgravity. "Research under microgravity conditions over a prolonged period is only possible on the International Space Station," explains DLR Project manager
Michael Becker. "In the long term, the acquired knowledge will help develop countermeasures and drugs against immunodeficiency disorders. These will not only be helpful for astronauts on long-term missions in space, but also for patients on Earth."

Cancer research in microgravity

The focus of the second experiment by cell biologists from Magdeburg is on investigating thyroid cancer cells. Previous experiments have shown that in microgravity special cancer cells form a spherical group of tumour cells, called three-dimensional
multi-cellular spheroids. The effect of biochemical substances on spheroid growth, in particular, is best researched in microgravity, as gravitational forces are cancelled out under these conditions. The biochemical substances will be analysed at the
scientists’ laboratory in Magdeburg when the cells return. In addition to gene activation and deactivation, the main focus will be on investigating changes in all cell proteins to discover important signalling pathways. Knowledge of these molecular
processes will help to develop tumour-fighting measures and specific cancer drugs.

How do neurons adapt to microgravity?

For the third experiment, the team of scientists from the University of Hohenheim is exploring the effects of microgravity on neurons. Preliminary investigations have shown that the cytoskeleton of neurons is impaired by changes in gravity. This cytoskeleton
not only plays an important role in shaping the cell, but it also functions as an internal transport system for the exchange of information, such as communication between the neurons themselves.

The cytoskeleton is anchored in the cell membrane using special proteins and is jointly responsible for neuron excitability. This ISS experiment focuses on these anchor proteins. Scientists want to investigate whether these proteins change or deform
under microgravity. Additionally, the experiment is examining the changes in the distribution of so-called channel proteins. These protein molecules are used to transport ions in the cells and are therefore also essential for neuron excitability. Scientists
hope to gain knowledge regarding the development of neurons in microgravity, which is primarily relevant for astronauts on long-term missions in space.
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Post by: jacqmans on 12/22/2017 09:48 am
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Post by: Olaf on 12/27/2017 09:27 am
https://twitter.com/Go_TSIS/status/945715071191101440
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Just two days until TSIS is extracted from the Dragon truck! Watch here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/live-iss-stream ….
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Post by: Olaf on 12/28/2017 10:28 am
https://twitter.com/Go_TSIS/status/946133052538830848
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Just under 24 hours until the extraction of TSIS from the Dragon trunk begins. Tune in starting at 2p MT tomorrow: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/live-iss-stream … #GoTSIS
Looks like 21.00 UTC.
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Post by: Olaf on 12/28/2017 05:05 pm
https://twitter.com/Go_TSIS/status/946409599413862400
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It's extraction day! The ISS robotic arm is positioned above the Dragon trunk with the tools it needs to grasp TSIS in about 5 hours.
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Post by: Olaf on 12/29/2017 08:12 am
https://twitter.com/Go_TSIS/status/946580366835425280
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Hello EOTP! We'll be attached to the EOTP until installation on the ExPRESS Logistics Carrier (ELC) on Saturday.
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Post by: Olaf on 12/29/2017 11:59 am
https://twitter.com/Go_TSIS/status/946620437634490368
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Post by: Olaf on 12/29/2017 03:00 pm
https://twitter.com/Go_TSIS/status/946770183422484488
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A beautiful shot of TSIS this Colorado morning. The EOTP is providing power to the survival heaters so TSIS stays warm during today's translation.
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Post by: Mapperuo on 12/30/2017 02:44 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0ObU8mV58Y
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Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 12/30/2017 10:46 pm
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The installation of #GoTSIS on @Space_Station has completed. We will be turning components on shortly. Yay!

https://twitter.com/go_tsis/status/947249813321498624
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Post by: Olaf on 01/01/2018 10:10 am
It looks like Dextre is waiting for the next pullout.
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Post by: jcm on 01/01/2018 01:51 pm
It looks like Dextre is waiting for the next pullout.

Space Debris Sensor seems to be on the end of Dextre now, at 1450 UTC. Not sure when the extraction from the trunk happened.
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Post by: Olaf on 01/01/2018 02:17 pm
It seems to be out here.
So I guess around 14.10 UTC.
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Post by: Olaf on 01/01/2018 02:28 pm
And the installation is not far away.
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Post by: Olaf on 01/01/2018 03:27 pm
It seems, that SDS is installed now. But I have missed the time.
The next task for Dextre should be the deinstallation of RapidScat.
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Post by: Olaf on 01/01/2018 04:01 pm
Dextre is now away from SDS.
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Post by: Olaf on 01/01/2018 04:12 pm
https://twitter.com/AusAndgie7/status/947841248030810113
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First day of year and the International Space Station has a multi continent all day sequence of operations to remove new Space Debris Sensor from Dragon payload bay, install it on one of Europe's external platforms then remove the highly successful Rapidscat for return to Earth
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Post by: drnscr on 01/01/2018 05:39 pm
https://twitter.com/AusAndgie7/status/947841248030810113
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First day of year and the International Space Station has a multi continent all day sequence of operations to remove new Space Debris Sensor from Dragon payload bay, install it on one of Europe's external platforms then remove the highly successful Rapidscat for return to Earth

I’m curious how Rapidscat is going to be returned to earth since it was carried up in the trunk.
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Post by: Olaf on 01/01/2018 05:46 pm
I’m curious how Rapidscat is going to be returned to earth since it was carried up in the trunk.
It depends on what you understand on returning to earth.

https://twitter.com/AusAndgie7/status/947904187735658496
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it will return to the Earth's atmosphere in very small pieces ;-)
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Post by: Olaf on 01/01/2018 06:48 pm
https://twitter.com/AusAndgie7/status/947884749774835712
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Switching completed successfully. HDEV being powered back on so no worries at all about that thermal clock and SDS will be powered on for first time!! In parallel Robotics has commenced removing Rapidscat and putting it in the Dragon trunk. Columbus EPF back to three residents!
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Also to free the platform up for new external payload. Should be ASIM next hopefully..  fingers crossed! SOLAR could also be removed in the future when a fourth spot is needed
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Post by: drnscr on 01/01/2018 07:47 pm
I’m curious how Rapidscat is going to be returned to earth since it was carried up in the trunk.
It depends on what you understand on returning to earth.

https://twitter.com/AusAndgie7/status/947904187735658496
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it will return to the Earth's atmosphere in very small pieces ;-)

I was being sarcastic about the tweet quoted
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Post by: jacqmans on 01/04/2018 09:48 am
iss054e002538 (Dec. 24, 2017) --- The SpaceX Dragon is pictured with the Canadarm2 robotic arm in the foreground and the Earth's limb in the background as the International Space Station soars into an orbital sunrise during Expedition 54.
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Post by: jacqmans on 01/09/2018 06:10 am
January 08, 2018
MEDIA ADVISORY M18-005

U.S. Cargo Spacecraft Set for Departure from International Space Station

After delivering more than 4,800 pounds of science and supplies to the International Space Station, a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft will depart the orbiting laboratory on Saturday, Jan. 13. NASA will provide live coverage of Dragon's departure beginning at 4:30 a.m. EST.

On Friday, Jan. 12, flight controllers will use the space station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm to detach Dragon from the Earth-facing side of the station's Harmony module. After Dragon is maneuvered into place, a ground-controlled command will release the spacecraft as NASA’s Expedition 54 Flight Engineers Joe Acaba and Scott Tingle monitor its departure at 5 a.m. Saturday.

Dragon’s thrusters will fire 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 about 10:36 a.m. in the Pacific Ocean, where recovery forces will retrieve Dragon and approximately 4,100 pounds of cargo, including science samples from human and animal research, biology and biotechnology studies, physical science investigations and education activities. NASA will not provide coverage of the deorbit burn and splashdown.

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 from experiments conducted aboard the station and begin working with researchers to process and distribute them within 48 hours of splashdown.

Dragon, the only space station resupply spacecraft capable of returning science and cargo to Earth, launched Dec. 15 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida and arrived at the station Dec. 17 for the company’s 13th NASA-contracted commercial resupply mission to the station.
Get breaking news, images and features from the space station on social media at:

https://instagram.com/iss

and

https://www.twitter.com/Space_Station
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Post by: eeergo on 01/09/2018 05:28 pm
Cross posting from the ISS science thread (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=12055.msg1769456#msg1769456): http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Research/See-through_metals


"[R]esearchers looked at a stand-in for metals and found organic materials, carefully chosen to be transparent while solidifying like a metal.


A first batch of mixtures arrived at the Space Station on 18 December: succinonitrile, D-camphor and neopentyl glycol were delivered by a Dragon spacecraft inside a glass-wall cartridge together with a miniature toaster. This Bridgman furnace is similar to a conveyor-belt oven found in factories or fast-food restaurants. The cartridges pass through the heating element at an agonisingly slow pace: they take upwards of two days to travel 1 mm, but the experiment will run on its own for several weeks."
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Post by: jacqmans on 01/10/2018 07:31 am

ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/8/2018

Dragon Operations: The crew continued with Dragon cargo loading operations.  They installed a Lithium Hydroxide (LiOH) filter into the Dragon vehicle to scrub CO2 after hatch closure and completed a checkout of the Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Communication Unit (CUCU) Crew Command Panel (CCP) in preparation for Dragon release operations.  Dragon hatch closure and unberth is scheduled for January 12 with release scheduled on January 13.

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Post by: jacqmans on 01/12/2018 06:26 am
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/10/2018

Dragon Release On Board Training (OBT):  This morning, the crew performed onboard training for this weekend’s upcoming release of the SpaceX-13 Dragon capsule.  The training included the use of the Robotics On-Board Trainer (ROBoT) and a private conference with ground-based trainers.
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Post by: centaurinasa on 01/12/2018 12:53 pm
According to NASA "ISS On-Orbit Status Report", today Dragon cargo ops: Dragon Unberth (Egress, Node-2 vestibule ops, depress, unberth)
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Post by: centaurinasa on 01/12/2018 12:59 pm
Today's crew activities:
Late load return cargo stowed in Dragon
Dragon's hatch closure

Vestibule ops:
Atmosphere Revitalisation System (ARS) hose removed.
Two 1553 data cables demated.
Two power jumpers demated.
Two Data & Power Jumpers removed.
Installation of 4 CPA "Control Panel Assemblies"
Node-2 "Harmony" hatch close
Vestibule depress and leak check.
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Post by: centaurinasa on 01/12/2018 01:12 pm
NASA TV coverage:
"4:30 a.m., Saturday, January 13 - Coverage of the Departure of the SpaceX/Dragon CRS-13 Cargo Craft from the ISS (Release scheduled at 5 a.m. EST) (all channels)"

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/us-cargo-spacecraft-set-for-departure-from-international-space-station
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Post by: centaurinasa on 01/12/2018 01:16 pm
https://twitter.com/ISS_CASIS/status/951583320034463744
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Post by: Michael Baylor on 01/12/2018 08:32 pm
NRC Quest is heading out for recovery tomorrow morning.
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Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/12/2018 10:12 pm
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Flight controllers @NASA_Johnson & @csa_asc just unberthed the @SpaceX Dragon from @Space_Station You can see #Canadarm2 move the Dragon away in this timelapse. Nice and gently. Next they will move to the overnight park position.  #gospacerobots

https://twitter.com/kam_bahrami/status/951952278289899520

Edit to add video
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Post by: cd-slam on 01/12/2018 10:36 pm
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-science-to-return-to-earth-aboard-spacex-dragon-spacecraft-0

"Mice from NASA’s Rodent Research-6 study also will return live to Earth for additional study."

Is this the first time living creatures have returned on a Dragon?
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Post by: Req on 01/12/2018 10:55 pm
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/951958563886309376

@SpaceX
After a month-long stay at the @Space_Station, Dragon returns home tomorrow with ~4,100 pounds of @NASA cargo and research materials. https://go.nasa.gov/2DsTQ53
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Post by: Raul on 01/12/2018 11:07 pm
Dragon C108.2 Hazard Area (https://goo.gl/ErbkUw) of Saturday's reentry.
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Post by: centaurinasa on 01/12/2018 11:14 pm
Dragon spacecraft already unberth...
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Post by: centaurinasa on 01/12/2018 11:17 pm
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 01/12/2018 11:18 pm
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Post by: centaurinasa on 01/12/2018 11:23 pm
In "parking" position, for the night...
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Post by: centaurinasa on 01/12/2018 11:49 pm
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Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 01:14 am
Here, the complete unberthing sequence by SSRMS (operated by ROBO officer at MCC-H)
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Post by: deruch on 01/13/2018 01:21 am
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-science-to-return-to-earth-aboard-spacex-dragon-spacecraft-0

"Mice from NASA’s Rodent Research-6 study also will return live to Earth for additional study."

Is this the first time living creatures have returned on a Dragon?

No.  Live mice have been returned in Dragons on at least 1 previous mission (CRS-11; RR-5) (https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/07/reused-dragon-month-long-science-bonanza/).  Other live animals may have been returned previously.  Things like fruit flies or zebra fish, etc.
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Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/13/2018 07:19 am
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The @SpaceX Dragon is at the release posn. The timelapse shows the 28min mnvr just performed! @ROBO_Seagram @csa_asc sent the mnvr command. @chris_m_francis & ROBO Heidi @NASA_Johnson monitored. In a couple hours it’ll be showtime for the 1st ground controlled release!

https://twitter.com/kam_bahrami/status/952087214284042241

Video attached
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Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 07:44 am
SSRMS in postion for Dragon's release...
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Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 08:00 am
NASA TV coverage in 30 mn...
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Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 08:03 am
Sunrise in about 10 mn...
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Post by: deruch on 01/13/2018 08:12 am
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The @SpaceX Dragon is at the release posn. The timelapse shows the 28min mnvr just performed! @ROBO_Seagram @csa_asc sent the mnvr command. @chris_m_francis & ROBO Heidi @NASA_Johnson monitored. In a couple hours it’ll be showtime for the 1st ground controlled release!

https://twitter.com/kam_bahrami/status/952087214284042241

Video attached

Wow, they are trying out controlling the release from the ground instead of by astronauts on board the station this time.  I assume it's to save on crew time, but will they eventually be willing to run VV departure ops without a crewmember manning the CUCU Crew Command Panel (CCP)?  If not, how does ground command of the release reduce crew needs?  Is it maybe reducing from a 2-man operation to 1-man?
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Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 08:16 am
Sunrise...
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Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 08:18 am
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Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 08:22 am
Looks like there is a second Dragon spacecraft in the background...  ;D
(end of Solar Array in fact) 
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Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 08:26 am
Joe Acaba and Scott Tingle are already inside the cupola, monitoring Dragon’s departure.and Leslie Ringo is the Capcom at MCC Houston
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Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 08:30 am
First release opportunity start at 10.58 UTC
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Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 08:31 am
NTV coverage begin.
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Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 08:34 am
This time it's ROBO and not ISS crew (only on "hot" backup, in case of...), That will send  the release command...
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Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 08:35 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 08:36 am
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Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 08:38 am
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Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 08:40 am
Talking about a trouble (seems dark) with monitor three in Cupola Robotic Work Station....
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Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 08:42 am
Dragon in free drift (with its thrusters inhibited)
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Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/13/2018 08:46 am
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The crew are responsible for initiating the Dragon departure once #Canadarm2 has maneuvered clear of it.

https://twitter.com/kam_bahrami/status/952113591133519872
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Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 08:47 am
Houston is GO for departure
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Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 08:49 am
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Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/13/2018 08:54 am
Release command expected about 9:58 am UTC, so about 4 mins time
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Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 08:58 am
ISS thrusters inhibited and GO for release
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Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 08:58 am
ROBO officer send the command to open snares of LEE.
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Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/13/2018 08:58 am
“Station, Houston Standby for release”
“Proceeding with release”
“Release commanded”

Edit to add: right on time at 09:58 UTC, ISS was to the South of Australia
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Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 08:59 am
Snares open...
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 08:59 am
Release
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 09:00 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/13/2018 09:01 am
Arm backing away from Dragon, which remains in free drift
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 09:02 am
SSRMS moved in safe standoff
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/13/2018 09:02 am
Dragon depart commanded, first Dragon departure burn happening
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 09:03 am
Departure burn 1
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/13/2018 09:03 am
Departure burn 1 (8s) complete. Burn 2 now in less than a minutes time
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 09:03 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/13/2018 09:04 am
Departure burn 2 underway
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/13/2018 09:04 am
Burn 2 complete, burn 3 in about 7 mins
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 09:04 am
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Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/13/2018 09:06 am
ISS thrusters enabled
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 09:06 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 09:07 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/13/2018 09:08 am
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First ground controlled robotics release of a @SpaceX Dragon was just performed with no issues!!!  Video of the MSS Systems officer @ROBO_Seagram sending the commands is coming soon.  The whole team deserves congrats!  @hkkwj and @chris_m_francis well done!!!

https://twitter.com/kam_bahrami/status/952119860942725120
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 09:10 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/13/2018 09:12 am
Departure burn 3 is complete, Dragon is outside the keep-out sphere (so over 300m clear of ISS)
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 09:15 am
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 09:19 am
Dragon is Outside Approach Ellipsoid
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/13/2018 09:20 am
NASA TV coverage ending, now that final departure checkpoint achieved.

Thanks to centaurinasa for coverage and great images.
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/13/2018 09:21 am
De-orbit expected at 14:43 UTC, with splashdown about 15:36. (As per usual, no NASA TV coverage.)
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 09:22 am
End of NASA TV coverage.
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 09:29 am
Now,Dragon is in 5-hour free flight, in front of ISS...
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 09:34 am
CUCU ("COTS UHF Communications Unit") deactivation by Joe Acaba
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 09:36 am
ISS configuration updated...
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/13/2018 09:40 am
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Video of MSS Systems @ROBO_Seagram commanding the 1st ground controlled robotic release of @SpaceX Dragon from @Space_Station ROBO @hkkwj & MSS Task @chris_m_francis were the other two members of the ROBO team. Congrats guys! You made us proud!

https://twitter.com/kam_bahrami/status/952126202281590785

I’ll attach video shortly - it’s quite large

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Actually the command was sent from @csa_asc in Canada!

https://twitter.com/kam_bahrami/status/952126207918858240

Further edit to be accurate:

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Yeah, it can be confusing since the ROBO (CX2) team is stationed @NASA_Johnson and @csa_asc Our commands do get piped through JSC so you were kinda right, but the initiating mouse click was from up here. Thanks for the correction!

https://twitter.com/kam_bahrami/status/952131128919388160

The mouse click is in the attached video
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 09:48 am
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Video of MSS Systems @ROBO_Seagram commanding the 1st ground controlled robotic release of @SpaceX Dragon from @Space_Station ROBO @hkkwj & MSS Task @chris_m_francis were the other two members of the ROBO team. Congrats guys! You made us proud!
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 01/13/2018 09:56 am
Great coverage guys!

Article for this EOM - ahead of splashdown:
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/01/spacexs-crs-13-dragon-home/
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 09:57 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE6_TEfwSx0
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 01:05 pm
According to the timeline (~ L-1h30) Dragon GNC (guidance, navigation & control) bay door closed and latched for re-entry, right now...

http://www.spacex.com/news/2013/05/16/dragon-guidance-navigation-control-gnc-bay
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 01:23 pm
Then, controllers at MCC_X SpaceX mission control, in Hawthorne California , will command Dragon attitude change for the deorbit burn...
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 01:43 pm
15.43 UTC Deorbit burn !
(~10 mn Draco thrusters retrograde firing)
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 01:53 pm
Deorbit burn complete (slowing Dragon by about 100 m/s), then Dragon moved in attitude for Trunk sep.
Waiting confirmation from Space X...
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 02:01 pm
Always per the timeline, Trunk jettisoned right now...
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/13/2018 02:05 pm
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Dragon's deorbit burn is complete and trunk has been jettisoned. Pacific Ocean splashdown in ~30 minutes.

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/952194509596536832
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 02:18 pm
EI (Entry Interface) , Dragon's PICA-X Heat Shield support temperatures of ~ 1,600°C
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 02:20 pm
Entry interface Followed by the traditionnal black out,
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 02:26 pm
About 10 minutes before Splashdown, at 13.7 km, Dragon opens its dual Drogue Chutes slowing the capsule before main chutes deployment...
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 02:32 pm
Altitude 3000 meters: 3 Main chutes deployed.
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES
Post by: RocketLover0119 on 01/13/2018 02:33 pm
succesful drogue deployement-

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/952201650084618240
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES
Post by: RocketLover0119 on 01/13/2018 02:33 pm
And there are the mains!

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/952201956906344448
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 02:35 pm
Capsule landing speed expected between 17 to 20 Km/h...
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 02:36 pm
15.36 UTC, SPLASHDOWN !
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES
Post by: RocketLover0119 on 01/13/2018 02:40 pm
succesful splashdown confirmed!!

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/952203503916630016
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES
Post by: Chris Bergin on 01/13/2018 02:40 pm
SPLASHDOWN CONFIRMED!

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/01/spacexs-crs-13-dragon-home/

Great coverage centaurinasa! :)
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 02:41 pm
Just after splashdown, the recovery ships are on their way to the landing site...
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 02:45 pm
And as usual, after recovery of the capsule, she will be brought to the Port of Long Beach for initial post-saving steps and removal of time-critical cargo.
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 02:48 pm
Congrats to .Space X teams for another successfull CRS mission !! :)
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES
Post by: RocketLover0119 on 01/13/2018 03:01 pm
congrats to all involved with this CRS mission who have worked countless hours!!  :) :D ;D
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES
Post by: centaurinasa on 01/13/2018 03:03 pm
Seems like the mission duration is 29 jrs 00 hrs 00 mn.  8)
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/13/2018 08:15 pm
According to data on MarineTraffic.com it appears that NRC Quest had picked up Dragon and was heading back to port within about 75 mins of splashdown.

Current (loose) ETA in port is very late tomorrow night (UTC) time or mid-afternoon local time. I suspect there’s a large error bound on that though.
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/13/2018 09:01 pm
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Dragon is headed to port with ~4,100 pounds of scientific research and hardware for a cargo handover to @NASA.

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/952296758582718464
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES
Post by: Rocket Science on 01/14/2018 12:45 am
Great article gentlemen and thank you for the excellent coverage! :)
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES
Post by: Perchlorate on 01/14/2018 03:23 am
Great job, everyone.  Routine excellence all around...SpaceX and NSF, notably.
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES
Post by: Lewis007 on 01/14/2018 11:46 am
Roye Renfrew posted some pics on Twitter of the Dragon SpX-13 release seen from Mission Control
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/14/2018 09:57 pm
NRC Quest is now West of Catalina Island. I guestimate to be at least 4 hours out from port.
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES
Post by: catdlr on 01/15/2018 03:24 am
Dragon has arrived.

NRC QUEST
 arrived at
Port LOS ANGELES

at 2018-01-14 18:49 Local Time (2018-01-15 02:49 UTC)
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES
Post by: FutureSpaceTourist on 01/15/2018 09:13 am
Nice shot from Saturday:

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The Dragon spacecraft is pictured soon after its release from the International Space Station on Saturday.

https://twitter.com/LiNa8294/status/952498877105451008 (https://twitter.com/LiNa8294/status/952498877105451008)
Title: Re: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES
Post by: jpo234 on 02/02/2018 11:57 pm
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SPX-13 continues to provide, here's a patch for the Tetranite Bone Adhesive experiment flown for @LaunchPadMed. There will be science coming back when it (again!) arrives at Long Beach.
https://twitter.com/ticklestuffyo/status/950946730249351168
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180203/877324edb615a3c52fb2078eb2e95535.jpg)

Edit/Lar: Readers appreciate it when tweets are quoted. added the tweet, in quote tags.