OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!

[risknc]

Anyone else see the little red stuffed animal on the JSC feed?

My buddy think's it's a toy dragon, but I'm not sure.

[Bugfix]

Seems like Dragons are now invading Mission Control.

[cro-magnon gramps]

Anyone else see the little red stuffed animal on the JSC feed?

My buddy think's it's a toy dragon, but I'm not sure.

Thar be dragons in them dar offices


edit, and Bugfix beat me to it ;(

[robertross]

Seems like Dragons are now invading Mission Control.

Check out some of the other images of different console positions from the day: you'll see 2 or 3 dragons (they are dark grey, almost like models or die-cast, some over 1 foot wingspan!)

[Hog]

Those are actually Trojan Dragons, inside Tribbles are hiding. 

[Chris Bergin]

HA! Love that Dragon. I'll tweet it and see if a MCC person has a back story.

[sanman]

Oh, is that purple plushie next to the red one also a dragon? I thought it was a purple cow, or something.

[Chris Bergin]

Oh, is that purple plushie next to the red one also a dragon? I thought it was a purple cow, or something.

L2's crack team of sources confirm it's TWO Dragons

[sanman]

And tonight's featured movie on ISS is:   

[Stephan]

 

"That's my babies"

[mr. mark]

It's great to see NASA employees getting into the mood but, I can't help but think it's been NASA's steady mature hand that has guided the process which has helped SpaceX to succeed. Another successful merging of business and government cooperation.

[Beemer]

So what is next?

I set my alarm wrong so I missed all the fun this morning 

[JBF]

grappling and docking tomorrow. Right now Dragon is flying around the ISS to get back into position.

[Beemer]

grappling and docking tomorrow. Right now Dragon is flying around the ISS to get back into position.

And what time is that scheduled for? *Praying for a decent time*

[e of pi]

And what time is that scheduled for? *Praying for a decent time*

About 8 or 9 AM Eastern.

[rickl]

Can anybody point to the current schedule?  I was at work all day and am uncertain exactly what will be happening when.

Last night I stayed up past 5:00 EDT before I finally had to throw in the towel, so I missed the flyunder.   I had to be at work at 9:00, so I needed to get some sleep.  Needless to say, I was kind of out of it today.  I got a lot of work done, but I was running on fumes.

I was able to use a vacation day for Friday, so if I can get some sleep before the show starts, I should be good for the duration.

[Retired Downrange]

Can anybody point to the current schedule?  I was at work all day and am uncertain exactly what will be happening when.

see
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=28952.465

top page 32 for Chris B updated schedule...

[AnalogMan]

Can anybody point to the current schedule?  I was at work all day and am uncertain exactly what will be happening when.

The following is from SpaceX website (posted today):

FRIDAY MORNING - Final Approach, Dragon Grapple

Around 2:00 AM Pacific/5:00 AM Eastern NASA will decide if Dragon is GO to move into the approach ellipsoid 1.4 kilometers around the space station. If Dragon is GO, after approximately one hour Dragon will move to a location 250 meters directly below the station. Dragon will then perform a series of maneuvers to show systems are operating as expected. If NASA is satisfied with the results of these many tests, Dragon will be allowed to perform the final approach to the space station.

Sometime around 6:00 AM Pacific/9:00 AM Eastern, astronauts on the space station will grapple Dragon with the space station’s robotic arm and the spacecraft will attach to the station.
http://www.spacex.com/press.php?page=20120524

These times are between half and one hour behind the more detailed NASA schedule Bill Harwood posted on May 21:
http://www.cbsnews.com/network/news/space/home/spacenews/files/spacex_cots2_timeline.html

NASA TV will be broadcasting events from 2 am EDT.
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

[Beemer]

And what time is that scheduled for? *Praying for a decent time*

About 8 or 9 AM Eastern.

Yes!!!!!! 

[rickl]

Thanks!