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Offline Airlock

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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #1160 on: 05/25/2012 06:18 pm »
Quote from: rabar10 on 05/25/2012 05:59 pm
Did anyone get a screen-grab of the Dr. Evil "Lasers" in air-quotes?

It's replaying on NASA tv right now if you want to go for it, you'll get another pass in about 15 minutes or so...
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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #1161 on: 05/25/2012 06:20 pm »
Quote from: Lar on 05/25/2012 06:02 pm
So what is the secret payload awaiting the ISS crew on this one? The cheese is still in Hawthorne so it must be something else...

Any guesses?
These guys. Not a guess. Fact.

"When they came to let us in... Ze didn't know what was in store!!!"
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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #1162 on: 05/25/2012 06:21 pm »
Quote from: Robotbeat on 05/25/2012 06:12 pm
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Ben Brockert ‏@wikkit

The International Space Station is now in the part of the map marked "Here be Dragons". http://twitpic.com/9p3dds

And here is something for SpaceX's competition courtesy of a t-shirt I saw in a catalog:

"Meddle not in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy & taste good with ketchup"   ;)
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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #1163 on: 05/25/2012 06:23 pm »
Wut-up…. No Charlie ???

Oh, wait... saving it for the splashdown... ;D
« Last Edit: 05/25/2012 06:26 pm by Rocket Science »
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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #1164 on: 05/25/2012 06:24 pm »
has anyone posted the clip of him saying "they have lasers" on the dragon on youtube yet? ;)
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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #1165 on: 05/25/2012 06:30 pm »
Is the presser up online anywhere yet?
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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #1166 on: 05/25/2012 06:34 pm »
« Last Edit: 05/25/2012 06:35 pm by rabar10 »
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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #1167 on: 05/25/2012 06:35 pm »
Quote from: oiorionsbelt on 05/25/2012 05:48 pm
When Dragon lands, only Russia, the US and SpaceX will have had a vehicle go to the ISS and return.
That is an exclusive club that ULA PWR are not members of.
Who's making noise now? :D

Note that China likely could go except that USA will not allow it.
While I back blocking them, I think that you can not ignore their capabilities.
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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #1168 on: 05/25/2012 06:35 pm »
I like how he finessed the "humanity on Mars" question, which makes him sound like too much of a starry-eyed dreamer in front of the staid NASA types. Much better for him to frame his answer in terms of the advancement of space technology and access to space.
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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #1169 on: 05/25/2012 06:37 pm »
Quote from: Lar on 05/25/2012 06:02 pm
So what is the secret payload awaiting the ISS crew on this one? The cheese is still in Hawthorne so it must be something else...

Any guesses?

well, what do dragons do when they mate ;)



lay eggs of course ;D

now it isn't likely to be the first picture, but perhaps some chocolate dragon's eggs  :D

just a wild guess
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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #1170 on: 05/25/2012 06:39 pm »
Quote from: Ben the Space Brit on 05/25/2012 04:51 pm
Quote from: robert_d on 05/25/2012 04:45 pm
Is the Next flight a commercial satellite or COTS 1?

The current schedule, AFAIK, is something like this:

Sept 2012 - CRS-1 (SpcX) - CCAFS
Dec 2012 - CRS-2 (SpcX) - CCAFS
Mar 2013 - MDA Cassiope Earth resources sat - VAFB
Mar 2013 - CRS-3 (SpcX) - CCAFS
circa 4Q FY2013 - Falcon Heavy test flight

The long gap up to CRS-1 will enable SpaceX to action any fixes needed after this flight (LIDAR reliability? Possible thrust issue? Synchro problem between LIDAR and FLIR ranging sensors?).  It is also a period when lots of other stuff is happening around the ISS that, combined with an unfavorable Solar Beta angle, rules out the mission during that time.


Issue of lidar was simply bad laser calibration as far as I know right now. Was resolved by simply changing the calibration, so that may not be an issue.
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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #1171 on: 05/25/2012 06:43 pm »
Got it!

"You see, Dragon has these things called "lay-zers" - there are two of them..."

(edit: added the requisite Dr. Evil pic, for reference  ;D)
« Last Edit: 05/25/2012 06:45 pm by rabar10 »
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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #1172 on: 05/25/2012 06:44 pm »
Quote from: FinalFrontier link=topic=28920.msg905331#msg905331
Issue of lidar was simply bad laser calibration as far as I know right now. Was resolved by simply changing the calibration, so that may not be an issue.

One of two LIDAR units was effectively disabled at the grapple point; if the other had flaked, the Dragon itself would have done an automatic abort.  Which doesn't sound to me like the problems were completely resolved.  I expect they'll want to do better the next time...
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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #1173 on: 05/25/2012 06:45 pm »
Quote from: rabar10 on 05/25/2012 06:43 pm
Got it!

"You see, Dragon has these things called "lay-zers" - there are two of them..."


Epic!!
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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #1174 on: 05/25/2012 06:47 pm »
Quote from: rabar10 on 05/25/2012 06:43 pm
Got it!

"You see, Dragon has these things called "lay-zers" - there are two of them..."

at what time in the presser is that? can't find it at the present :)
jb
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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #1175 on: 05/25/2012 06:47 pm »
Quote from: rst on 05/25/2012 06:44 pm
Quote from: FinalFrontier link=topic=28920.msg905331#msg905331
Issue of lidar was simply bad laser calibration as far as I know right now. Was resolved by simply changing the calibration, so that may not be an issue.

One of two LIDAR units was effectively disabled at the grapple point; if the other had flaked, the Dragon itself would have done an automatic abort.  Which doesn't sound to me like the problems were completely resolved.  I expect they'll want to do better the next time...
I wonder if they can reprogram the faulty LIDAR in orbit, so they can test it after they unberth.
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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #1176 on: 05/25/2012 06:53 pm »
Quote from: rabar10 on 05/25/2012 06:43 pm
Got it!

"You see, Dragon has these things called "lay-zers" - there are two of them..."

(edit: added the requisite Dr. Evil pic, for reference  ;D)
My favorite party post so far  ;D
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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #1177 on: 05/25/2012 06:57 pm »
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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #1178 on: 05/25/2012 07:04 pm »
Nine years ago, when Spaceship One was on his way for history, the toy rocket of this man got me puzzled...

Now I must say you are the one, mr. Musk
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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #1179 on: 05/25/2012 07:14 pm »
Quote from: jabe on 05/25/2012 06:47 pm
Quote from: rabar10 on 05/25/2012 06:43 pm
Got it!

"You see, Dragon has these things called "lay-zers" - there are two of them..."

at what time in the presser is that? can't find it at the present :)
jb

@24:30 of the MP4 downloaded from here:

Quote from: John44 on 05/25/2012 06:21 pm
SpaceX/Dragon Mission Status Briefing - May 25
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7605
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