Author Topic: LIVE: SpaceX Dragon COTS Demo (C2+) FD4 UPDATES (Read 293977 times)

psloss · « **Reply #281 on:** 05/25/2012 12:16 pm »

Quote from: Ronsmytheiii on 05/25/2012 12:13 pm

Hawthorne still working lidar and comm, should be another 5 minutes

Yes, still holding at about 80 meters range.

spaceStalker · « **Reply #282 on:** 05/25/2012 12:17 pm »

Where is the live cast?

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #283 on:** 05/25/2012 12:17 pm »

something just floated infront of the screen (sunflower seed?)

brettreds2k · « **Reply #284 on:** 05/25/2012 12:18 pm »

Is that a light that keeps blinking on the side of Dragon??

Jason1701 · « **Reply #285 on:** 05/25/2012 12:18 pm »

Quote from: spaceStalker on 05/25/2012 12:17 pm

Where is the live cast?

NASA TV. SpaceX webcast will be after departing 30m.

Quote from: brettreds2k on 05/25/2012 12:18 pm

Is that a light that keeps blinking on the side of Dragon??

Yes, a strobe so the crew can tell where it is in darkness.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #286 on:** 05/25/2012 12:19 pm »

Quote from: brettreds2k on 05/25/2012 12:18 pm

Is that a light that keeps blinking on the side of Dragon??

That's the strobe, the light they commanded for the fly under test yesterday.

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #287 on:** 05/25/2012 12:19 pm »

brettreds2k · « **Reply #288 on:** 05/25/2012 12:19 pm »

Thank you, thats what I thought it was being used for. Very cool

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #289 on:** 05/25/2012 12:20 pm »

SpaceX ready to proceed, moving to 30 meters

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #290 on:** 05/25/2012 12:20 pm »

Resume approach to 30m! LIDAR mode change completed.

psloss · « **Reply #291 on:** 05/25/2012 12:22 pm »

Approach has resumed.

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #292 on:** 05/25/2012 12:24 pm »

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #293 on:** 05/25/2012 12:25 pm »

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #294 on:** 05/25/2012 12:25 pm »

Ground has commanded retreat on Dragon

brettreds2k · « **Reply #295 on:** 05/25/2012 12:26 pm »

SPACE X has called for a retreat, now backing away from the ISS

psloss · « **Reply #296 on:** 05/25/2012 12:26 pm »

Quote from: Ronsmytheiii on 05/25/2012 12:25 pm

Ground has commanded retreat on Dragon

Yeah, just got inside 60 meters, now opening again.

Expecting a hold command shortly.

doug12185 · « **Reply #297 on:** 05/25/2012 12:27 pm »

In the picture showing the outline of Dragon, it seems to be off by 1/2 from the center. Is it supposed to match exactly? Is that what the additional hold and adjustment for? When it is at the capture point and in free drift, it is being done from camera right?

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #298 on:** 05/25/2012 12:28 pm »

range rate decreasing, SpaceX expected to hold

psloss · « **Reply #299 on:** 05/25/2012 12:28 pm »

Hold command at about 70 meters.