Quote from: Robotbeat on 06/28/2016 02:44 pmQuote from: Comga on 06/28/2016 02:39 pmThe June 20 print issue of SpaceNews says (p7):"Elon Musk told the Washington Post that SpaceX will land a total of three Red Dragon capsules on Mars by 2020 and then fly a spacecraft in 2022 knows as the Mars Colonial Transporter, which would eventually carry humans to Mars. Musk said SpaceX would have to "get lucky" in order to start flying humans to Mars by 2024."I cannot find the source on Washington Post. Can anyone elseIt sounds somewhat garbled (3 landings in 2 opportunities?) and even more optimistic than normal for SpaceX.However, for this manifest, we should be putting in either MCT or TBD beyond a couple of Mars launch windows.That all sounds exactly like what we heard earlier. 1 flight in 2018, at least 2 in 2020, MCT in 2022, and hopefully people in 2024/5 if all goes according to plan is what Musk said earlier.Thanks, but can you point (link?) to either that discussion or the WashPo article?
Quote from: Comga on 06/28/2016 02:39 pmThe June 20 print issue of SpaceNews says (p7):"Elon Musk told the Washington Post that SpaceX will land a total of three Red Dragon capsules on Mars by 2020 and then fly a spacecraft in 2022 knows as the Mars Colonial Transporter, which would eventually carry humans to Mars. Musk said SpaceX would have to "get lucky" in order to start flying humans to Mars by 2024."I cannot find the source on Washington Post. Can anyone elseIt sounds somewhat garbled (3 landings in 2 opportunities?) and even more optimistic than normal for SpaceX.However, for this manifest, we should be putting in either MCT or TBD beyond a couple of Mars launch windows.That all sounds exactly like what we heard earlier. 1 flight in 2018, at least 2 in 2020, MCT in 2022, and hopefully people in 2024/5 if all goes according to plan is what Musk said earlier.
The June 20 print issue of SpaceNews says (p7):"Elon Musk told the Washington Post that SpaceX will land a total of three Red Dragon capsules on Mars by 2020 and then fly a spacecraft in 2022 knows as the Mars Colonial Transporter, which would eventually carry humans to Mars. Musk said SpaceX would have to "get lucky" in order to start flying humans to Mars by 2024."I cannot find the source on Washington Post. Can anyone elseIt sounds somewhat garbled (3 landings in 2 opportunities?) and even more optimistic than normal for SpaceX.However, for this manifest, we should be putting in either MCT or TBD beyond a couple of Mars launch windows.
NET DATE BOOST(Core) 1S Tgt PAYLOAD(S) ORB MASS PAD---------- ----------- ------ ----------------------- --- ------ ----...2017-06 F9 CCCTCAP In-Flgt Abrt Test LC39A...2017-08 F9 CREW Dragon (In-flight Abort Test) LC39A
Spaceflight Now updated their launch schedule reporting that:The first Iridium-NEXT mission on September 12 will launch at 05:33 UTC (it will be 10:33 PM PDT on the 11th).SpaceX CRS-10 is now scheduled for November 11, 2016, but the launch time is unknown unless that one person who thought it would be 8:22 AM was right all along.
Quote from: longdrivechampion102 on 07/06/2016 03:25 pmSpaceflight Now updated their launch schedule reporting that:The first Iridium-NEXT mission on September 12 will launch at 05:33 UTC (it will be 10:33 PM PDT on the 11th).SpaceX CRS-10 is now scheduled for November 11, 2016, but the launch time is unknown unless that one person who thought it would be 8:22 AM was right all along.lets try to stick to range approved info whenever possible. peoples flipping a coin and guessing a launch time when the Western Range is down for long term upgrades and maintenance and is not even sure when it will be ready support flights again should be considered. Given my statement take your information with a grain of salt and consider all dates as a NET until the range says they are ready to commit to flights from VAFB.
From FLORIDA SPACErePORT (http://spacereport.blogspot.co.uk) on Sunday 17th:"SpaceX is planning to fly a booster that landed on a drone ship in the ocean on April 8, Hans Koenigsmann, SpaceX's vice president of flight reliability, said during a press conference Saturday. (It's still unclear, however, which mission will fly aboard the rocket.)"That would be Core no. 23, the one used for CRS-8, and the flight is planned for "September or October".
Current schedule of ISS flight eventsUTC time is used in table2016November 11 - Dragon (SpX-10) launch2017February 1 - Dragon (SpX-11) launchMay - Dragon v2 (SpX-DM1) unmanned launchJune 1 - Dragon (SpX-12) launchSeptember - Dragon (SpX-13) launchlate - Dragon v2 (SpX-DM2) launch [Hurley, Williams]
Apologies on the late update for CRS-9, I must have pushed the wrong button on Monday. Sorry!
JCSat-16 launch is now listed for Aug 1.What's the basis for that?It's not in the JCSat-16 Update thread.
Quote from: Comga on 07/20/2016 02:27 pmJCSat-16 launch is now listed for Aug 1.What's the basis for that?It's not in the JCSat-16 Update thread.Hans was asked at the CRS-9 post-launch press conference about the upcoming missions. He said that JCSat-16 is the next launch in the first part of August followed by Amos-6 towards the end of August.
Quote from: starhawk92 on 07/20/2016 12:53 pmApologies on the late update for CRS-9, I must have pushed the wrong button on Monday. Sorry!It's good to see it. ThanksJCSat-16 launch is now listed for Aug 1.What's the basis for that?It's not in the JCSat-16 Update thread.
Quote from: rockets4life97 on 07/20/2016 04:35 pmQuote from: Comga on 07/20/2016 02:27 pmJCSat-16 launch is now listed for Aug 1.What's the basis for that?It's not in the JCSat-16 Update thread.Hans was asked at the CRS-9 post-launch press conference about the upcoming missions. He said that JCSat-16 is the next launch in the first part of August followed by Amos-6 towards the end of August.
Quote from: rockets4life97 on 07/20/2016 04:35 pmQuote from: Comga on 07/20/2016 02:27 pmJCSat-16 launch is now listed for Aug 1.What's the basis for that?It's not in the JCSat-16 Update thread.Hans was asked at the CRS-9 post-launch press conference about the upcoming missions. He said that JCSat-16 is the next launch in the first part of August followed by Amos-6 towards the end of August. That's hardly a confirmed date. At best that's a Aug 1-10 window.
Understood, but when spoken by the SpaceX guy at the Cape, that is Good Enough -- we can at least show the intent with some conservative No-Earlier-Than dates, I think?
Quote from: wannamoonbase on 07/20/2016 05:01 pmQuote from: rockets4life97 on 07/20/2016 04:35 pmQuote from: Comga on 07/20/2016 02:27 pmJCSat-16 launch is now listed for Aug 1.What's the basis for that?It's not in the JCSat-16 Update thread.Hans was asked at the CRS-9 post-launch press conference about the upcoming missions. He said that JCSat-16 is the next launch in the first part of August followed by Amos-6 towards the end of August.That's hardly a confirmed date. At best that's a Aug 1-10 window.Understood, but when spoken by the SpaceX guy at the Cape, that is Good Enough -- we can at least show the intent with some conservative No-Earlier-Than dates, I think?
Quote from: rockets4life97 on 07/20/2016 04:35 pmQuote from: Comga on 07/20/2016 02:27 pmJCSat-16 launch is now listed for Aug 1.What's the basis for that?It's not in the JCSat-16 Update thread.Hans was asked at the CRS-9 post-launch press conference about the upcoming missions. He said that JCSat-16 is the next launch in the first part of August followed by Amos-6 towards the end of August.That's hardly a confirmed date. At best that's a Aug 1-10 window.