Author Topic: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon CRS-2 (SpX-2) LAUNCH and FD-1 UPDATES (Read 278956 times)

Chris Bergin · « **on:** 03/01/2013 05:03 am »

LAUNCH DAY AND FD1 THREAD for SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon CRS-2/SpX-2.

This is a live launch day thread, only countdown and launch updates should be posted here.

FOR THE MISSION SPECIFIC DISCUSSION (NOT UPDATES), SEE THIS THREAD:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=30184.0

FOR THE PARTY THREAD:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=31195.0

Resources:

SpaceX GENERAL Forum Section:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=45.0 - please use this for general questions NOT specific to SpX-2.

SpaceX MISSIONS Forum Section:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=55.0 - this section is for everything specific to SpaceX missions.

SpaceX News Articles from 2006 (Including numerous exclusive Elon interviews):
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=21862.0

SpaceX News Articles (Recent):
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/tag/spacex/

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Two main preview articles for CRS-2:

SpaceX Dragon to make third ISS visit amid logistics schedule challenges - by Pete Harding:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/02/dragon-third-visit-logistics-schedule-challenges/

SpaceX aim for milestone with Falcon 9 launch of CRS-2 Dragon - by William Graham:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/03/spacex-milestone-falcon9-launch-dragon-crs2/

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L2 SpaceX Section:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?action=tags&tags=SpaceX

L2 SpaceX Dragon C2+ Mission Special (Exclusively acquired pre-launch and Mission Coverage, Presentations, Graphics, Videos, Updates...and also a lot noise than the busy open forum SpaceX sections):
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=60.0

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jacqmans · « **Reply #1 on:** 03/01/2013 08:15 am »

SpaceX Falcon 9 Erection

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with it's Dragon spacecraft onboard, is seen shortly after it was erected at Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Friday, March 1, 2013. Launch of the second SpaceX Commercial Resupply Services mission is scheduled for later this morning. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Jester · « **Reply #2 on:** 03/01/2013 11:30 am »

2 hours before start of the webcast

http://www.spacex.com/webcast/

ugordan · « **Reply #3 on:** 03/01/2013 11:48 am »

Venting from 2nd stage now visible.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #4 on:** 03/01/2013 11:50 am »

40 mins to NASA TV coverage - which is what I'll be using http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

When both webcasts are up and running at the same time, we'll aim to have coverage from both (same feed for the vehicle, but SpaceX will probably have more Hawthorne shots and stuff).

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #5 on:** 03/01/2013 12:26 pm »

Artyom. · « **Reply #6 on:** 03/01/2013 12:30 pm »

NASA TV

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #7 on:** 03/01/2013 12:31 pm »

T-100 minutes.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #8 on:** 03/01/2013 12:31 pm »

Artyom. · « **Reply #9 on:** 03/01/2013 12:33 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #10 on:** 03/01/2013 12:33 pm »

ISS will pass over the coast of New England at 253 miles at T-0.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #11 on:** 03/01/2013 12:34 pm »

9:10am Eastern for the Weather Brief. Currently 80 percent go.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #12 on:** 03/01/2013 12:35 pm »

Nice shot of Dragon.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #13 on:** 03/01/2013 12:36 pm »

And they've put up a countdown clock, which was nice

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #14 on:** 03/01/2013 12:38 pm »

New launch time 10:10:13 EST / 15:10:13 UTC.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #15 on:** 03/01/2013 12:38 pm »

T-0 refined to 10:10:13 Eastern. 15:10:13 ZULU.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #16 on:** 03/01/2013 12:40 pm »

There's a rather large bird that keeps flying past the field of view......if it's a Falcon, that would be rather epic! Someone keep one eye on that and maybe look to post in the party thread.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #17 on:** 03/01/2013 12:41 pm »

Dragon and F9 all looking good via power readings. Fuelling (tanking) was trouble free.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #18 on:** 03/01/2013 12:42 pm »

SpaceX's controllers.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #19 on:** 03/01/2013 12:45 pm »

45 mins to the SpaceX webcast.