Author Topic: SpaceX COTS Demo 2 Updates (Read 448903 times)

arkaska · « **Reply #960 on:** 08/26/2011 04:45 pm »

NASA had reserved a few hundreas pounds of cargo for the Dragon flight later this year but IIRC Suff sad during the last pressconference that they probably would not use them. Seems like that have changed now

tigerade · « **Reply #961 on:** 08/26/2011 04:46 pm »

Quote from: mr. mark on 08/26/2011 04:42 pm

This just in off the Spacex, SpaceXer, Twitter feed...

"SpaceX will deliver hundreds of kilograms of cargo for crew supplies when Dragon berths with the Space Station later this year".

Does not sound like a cheese wheel this time.

I wonder if the Soyuz crash has anything to do with that, and what they will be delivering.

rnc · « **Reply #962 on:** 08/26/2011 04:47 pm »

Quote from: mr. mark on 08/26/2011 04:32 pm

This just in off the SpaceXer (Spacex) twitter feed...

"SpaceX will deliver hundreds of kilograms of cargo for crew supplies when Dragon berths with the Space Station later this year".

Does not sound like a cheese wheel this time.

Hope it does, but am kicking back, relaxing, and awaiting the customer sign off on the mission plan proposal. No rush.

kch · « **Reply #963 on:** 08/26/2011 04:57 pm »

Quote from: mr. mark on 08/26/2011 04:42 pm

This just in off the Spacex, SpaceXer, Twitter feed...

"SpaceX will deliver hundreds of kilograms of cargo for crew supplies when Dragon berths with the Space Station later this year".

Does not sound like a cheese wheel this time.

Cheese is good, but that's a *lot* of cheese! I'm still hoping they'll send a "berth-day cake" ...

Edit: Just occurred to me -- it could be a cheesecake ...

manboy · « **Reply #964 on:** 08/26/2011 09:15 pm »

Quote from: mr. mark on 08/26/2011 04:42 pm

This just in off the Spacex, SpaceXer, Twitter feed...

"SpaceX will deliver hundreds of kilograms of cargo for crew supplies when Dragon berths with the Space Station later this year".

Does not sound like a cheese wheel this time.

Sounds like a hundred of cheese wheels.

Prober · « **Reply #965 on:** 08/27/2011 01:28 am »

Quote from: manboy on 08/26/2011 09:15 pm

Quote from: mr. mark on 08/26/2011 04:42 pm
This just in off the Spacex, SpaceXer, Twitter feed...

"SpaceX will deliver hundreds of kilograms of cargo for crew supplies when Dragon berths with the Space Station later this year".

Does not sound like a cheese wheel this time.
Sounds like a hundred of cheese wheels.

This is the one chance SpaceX has to rise above. IMHO, SX should forget about adding risk launching other payloads with this mission, and focus on this ISS mission.

8900 · « **Reply #966 on:** 08/28/2011 04:02 am »

Quote from: manboy on 08/26/2011 09:15 pm

Quote from: mr. mark on 08/26/2011 04:42 pm
This just in off the Spacex, SpaceXer, Twitter feed...

"SpaceX will deliver hundreds of kilograms of cargo for crew supplies when Dragon berths with the Space Station later this year".

Does not sound like a cheese wheel this time.
Sounds like a hundred of cheese wheels.

Given the current cheese consumption rate on the ISS how long do you think all these cheese wheels will last?

ugordan · « **Reply #967 on:** 08/28/2011 09:26 am »

You *can* infer the implications of this to the C2/C3 flight by yourself, right?

kevin-rf · « **Reply #968 on:** 08/28/2011 11:09 am »

Test flight without station rendezvous? So it will be back to separate COTS 2, 3 flights?

ChefPat · « **Reply #969 on:** 08/28/2011 11:17 am »

Great.
I'm sure glad NASA is spending $3+ billion on SLS & only $300+ million on CRS.

ugordan · « **Reply #970 on:** 08/28/2011 11:23 am »

Quote from: kevin-rf on 08/28/2011 11:09 am

Test flight without station rendezvous? So it will be back to separate COTS 2, 3 flights?

Why would they split them back? What's the point?

A_M_Swallow · « **Reply #971 on:** 08/28/2011 11:38 am »

Quote from: ugordan on 08/28/2011 11:23 am

Quote from: kevin-rf on 08/28/2011 11:09 am
Test flight without station rendezvous? So it will be back to separate COTS 2, 3 flights?

Why would they split them back? What's the point?

COTS 2 would take off and attempt rendezvous after the spacestation had been evacuated. The rendezvous process assumes that the spacestation is manned so the crew can control the docking. Without a docking SpaceX cannot perform COTS 3.

ugordan · « **Reply #972 on:** 08/28/2011 11:44 am »

You're not getting what I'm asking. What is the rush to perform a separate C2 all of a sudden if the station is unmanned?

Ain't gonna happen.

A_M_Swallow · « **Reply #973 on:** 08/28/2011 11:47 am »

Quote from: ugordan on 08/28/2011 11:44 am

You're not getting what I'm asking. What is the rush to perform a separate C2 all of a sudden if the station is unmanned?

Ain't gonna happen.

What rush? November + December is when SpaceX is planned to do C2 and C3.

ugordan · « **Reply #974 on:** 08/28/2011 11:48 am »

The rush to fly a separate C2 flight as opposed to waiting ISS is remanned again.

kevin-rf · « **Reply #975 on:** 08/28/2011 01:04 pm »

I thought they where ready for the COTS 2 flight, the pacing item was the extra items needed for COTS 3. Hence why they have not yet flown this year.

mmeijeri · « **Reply #976 on:** 08/28/2011 01:15 pm »

Quote from: ugordan on 08/28/2011 11:48 am

The rush to fly a separate C2 flight as opposed to waiting ISS is remanned again.

Do you mean because you cannot / should not berth with an unmanned ISS?

ugordan · « **Reply #977 on:** 08/28/2011 01:27 pm »

Jim · « **Reply #978 on:** 08/28/2011 01:39 pm »

Quote from: A_M_Swallow on 08/28/2011 11:47 am

Quote from: ugordan on 08/28/2011 11:44 am
You're not getting what I'm asking. What is the rush to perform a separate C2 all of a sudden if the station is unmanned?

Ain't gonna happen.

What rush? November + December is when SpaceX is planned to do C2 and C3.

They aren't flying that close together

A_M_Swallow · « **Reply #979 on:** 08/28/2011 01:41 pm »

C2 can be done with an unmanned ISS. This means that the Dragon's navigation system will be tested before the C3 flight. If any faults are found in the hardware and software they can be cured before C3.