Dragon hatch open.That conclude the docking part of this thread for me..
Elon Musk@elonmusk·55mDragon is docked with @Space_Station
Gwynne Shotwell@Gwynne_Shotwell·Wishing you much success on the next phase of your mission! See you back in half year or so
I believe Crew-12 currently holds the record for amount of time between launch and docking to the ISS at 34 hours.Is there a link here containing a chart that shows the previous crew dragon missions and their times from launch to ISS link-up?Thank you.
Quote from: TJL on 02/15/2026 12:13 pmI believe Crew-12 currently holds the record for amount of time between launch and docking to the ISS at 34 hours.Is there a link here containing a chart that shows the previous crew dragon missions and their times from launch to ISS link-up?Thank you.This website lists the launch and docking time for every Crew Dragon mission.
I'm a little late, but I haven't seen this posted.At T- 01:47:20 in the NASA live stream the NASA commentator says that Andrey Fedyaev was attempting to be the first cosmonaut to fly twice on Dragon. Then he added that Andrey might actually be the first astronaut in general to fly twice (on Dragon). Both him and hos astronaut co-host are very confident in that statement.I'm a little unsure if it's accurate though. Maybe they should ask their boss if he might know of anyone else whose flown twice on Dragon 🤔 😜.
My comment is that I have not observed the hatch move previously when the Dracos were firing; the potential movement of the hatch interfering with the docking process could have prevented a successful docking. It appeared to move only slightly in both directions, indicating there may be a limit to its range of motion. No issues have arisen thus far; however, the situation remains interesting.
Quote from: catdlr on 02/14/2026 07:21 pmMy comment is that I have not observed the hatch move previously when the Dracos were firing; the potential movement of the hatch interfering with the docking process could have prevented a successful docking. It appeared to move only slightly in both directions, indicating there may be a limit to its range of motion. No issues have arisen thus far; however, the situation remains interesting.When you say hatch, do you mean nosecone? The hatch is typically the door that holds the air pressure in, and that the crew transits through?If you do mean nosecone, yes, it's a bit floppy, which is why I told folks that you likely can't thrust with it on (like a D2 on Starship conops).Also you call out paddles I think you mean capture latches. Also, there are two captures sensors per petal/capture latch which verify that the soft capture rings are seated. Each capture sensor has multiple switches for redundancy and voting. The more you know!
Quote from: jarmumd on 02/16/2026 01:49 pmQuote from: catdlr on 02/14/2026 07:21 pmMy comment is that I have not observed the hatch move previously when the Dracos were firing; the potential movement of the hatch interfering with the docking process could have prevented a successful docking. It appeared to move only slightly in both directions, indicating there may be a limit to its range of motion. No issues have arisen thus far; however, the situation remains interesting.When you say hatch, do you mean nosecone? The hatch is typically the door that holds the air pressure in, and that the crew transits through?If you do mean nosecone, yes, it's a bit floppy, which is why I told folks that you likely can't thrust with it on (like a D2 on Starship conops).Also you call out paddles I think you mean capture latches. Also, there are two captures sensors per petal/capture latch which verify that the soft capture rings are seated. Each capture sensor has multiple switches for redundancy and voting. The more you know!Yes, and thanks. The more I learn, the more I like this site, always learning. Remembering is another thing.Instead of the nose cone, would the docking hatch be a better description?
