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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #780 on: 05/24/2012 05:08 pm »
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.

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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #781 on: 05/24/2012 07:20 pm »
Seems like Dragons are now invading Mission Control.

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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #782 on: 05/24/2012 07:22 pm »
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 ;D


edit, and Bugfix beat me to it ;(
« Last Edit: 05/24/2012 07:23 pm by cro-magnon gramps »
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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #783 on: 05/24/2012 07:42 pm »
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!)
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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #784 on: 05/24/2012 07:47 pm »
Those are actually Trojan Dragons, inside Tribbles are hiding. 
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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #785 on: 05/24/2012 08:03 pm »
HA! Love that Dragon. I'll tweet it and see if a MCC person has a back story.
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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #786 on: 05/24/2012 08:20 pm »
Oh, is that purple plushie next to the red one also a dragon? I thought it was a purple cow, or something.

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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #787 on: 05/24/2012 08:21 pm »
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 ;) ;D
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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #788 on: 05/24/2012 08:30 pm »
And tonight's featured movie on ISS is:   ;D


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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #789 on: 05/24/2012 08:33 pm »
 :)

"That's my babies"

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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #790 on: 05/24/2012 08:40 pm »
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.

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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #791 on: 05/24/2012 10:42 pm »
So what is next?

I set my alarm wrong so I missed all the fun this morning  :'(
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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #792 on: 05/24/2012 10:46 pm »
grappling and docking tomorrow. Right now Dragon is flying around the ISS to get back into position.
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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #793 on: 05/24/2012 10:53 pm »
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*
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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #794 on: 05/24/2012 10:54 pm »
And what time is that scheduled for? *Praying for a decent time*
About 8 or 9 AM Eastern.

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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #795 on: 05/24/2012 10:54 pm »
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.
« Last Edit: 05/24/2012 10:59 pm by rickl »
The Space Age is just starting to get interesting.

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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #796 on: 05/24/2012 11:05 pm »
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...


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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #797 on: 05/24/2012 11:15 pm »
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
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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #798 on: 05/24/2012 11:16 pm »
And what time is that scheduled for? *Praying for a decent time*
About 8 or 9 AM Eastern.

Yes!!!!!!  ;D
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Re: OMG it's the SpaceX Party Thread!
« Reply #799 on: 05/24/2012 11:24 pm »
Thanks!
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