Author Topic: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon CRS-2 (SpX-2) LAUNCH and FD-1 UPDATES (Read 278939 times)

R7 · « **Reply #580 on:** 03/01/2013 10:00 pm »

Sorry Chris, no 15 bucks this time. Both Firefox and Chrome complain about cookies despite them being on. And I just paid the 89.99 despite life long L2 access lying somewhere

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #581 on:** 03/01/2013 10:06 pm »

Ok, we've got to get off this, as you L2 members have already done enough. Without you guys there would be no site, simple as that.

So back on track...

FD2-3 Live Coverage placeholder - open Saturday morning:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=31249.0

As noted in the thread opener, there won't be a whole lot of coverage items for FD2, but they will lead into FD3's berthing opp if selected, so that's a good single thread.

marshal · « **Reply #582 on:** 03/01/2013 10:14 pm »

So solar panels deploy ?

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #583 on:** 03/01/2013 10:16 pm »

Quote from: marshal on 03/01/2013 10:14 pm

So solar panels deploy ?

Deployed many hours ago.

On the other hand, has the GNC door been deployed yet?

JimO · « **Reply #584 on:** 03/01/2013 10:16 pm »

Coming up on spectacular visual pass over Texas, how far ahead should we expect Dragon to be, of ISS? and is the booster anywhere nearby?

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #585 on:** 03/01/2013 10:16 pm »

Quote from: marshal on 03/01/2013 10:14 pm

So solar panels deploy ?

Yep.

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/03/spacex-milestone-falcon9-launch-dragon-crs2/

marshal · « **Reply #586 on:** 03/01/2013 10:18 pm »

Thanks Chris , any news about GNC door ?

Robotbeat · « **Reply #587 on:** 03/01/2013 11:08 pm »

Quote from: marshal on 03/01/2013 10:18 pm

Thanks Chris , any news about GNC door ?

I think it had the star-tracker in it, so I believe they need to open it before doing any significant propulsive maneuvers. In other words, I believe it has already opened.

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #588 on:** 03/01/2013 11:09 pm »

Latest NORAD tracking data shows the Dragon in a 314 x 341 km x 51.67° orbit as of 22:59 UTC.

plank · « **Reply #589 on:** 03/01/2013 11:09 pm »

When does the Dragon rendezvous with the ISS?

ChrisC · « **Reply #590 on:** 03/01/2013 11:11 pm »

If coming to this thread for the first time in a while, please at least read the last page or two before posting a question.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #591 on:** 03/01/2013 11:12 pm »

Quote from: marshal on 03/01/2013 10:18 pm

Thanks Chris , any news about GNC door ?

You know, I think that might have gotten lost in the drama of the thrusters, and I can't see any obvious confirmation of that. However, given the amount of attention on the initial on orbit phase, I'm pretty sure we would have heard if there was a problem with that by now.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #592 on:** 03/01/2013 11:13 pm »

Quote from: plank on 03/01/2013 11:09 pm

When does the Dragon rendezvous with the ISS?

No Earlier Than (NET) Sunday, but they are yet to confirm an actual timeline based on assurance testing on the thruster set.

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #593 on:** 03/01/2013 11:17 pm »

Quote from: Jorge on 03/01/2013 11:16 pm

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 03/01/2013 11:09 pm
Latest NORAD tracking data shows the Dragon in a 314 x 341 km x 51.67° orbit as of 22:59 UTC.

What's Dragon's SATCAT number? Trying to look it up to see if I can whip up a sighting prediction.

39115/2013-010A

Robotbeat · « **Reply #594 on:** 03/01/2013 11:20 pm »

This is for Jim:

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Matt Sachtler ‏@mattsachtler
For the record: the dragon operators are the most badass mother******s I have ever worked with. So much respect.

Does that count as high level of professionalism?

(Matt is himself a SpaceX software engineer.)

tigerade · « **Reply #595 on:** 03/01/2013 11:27 pm »

Dragon/ISS tracking available on N2YO:

http://www.n2yo.com/?s=39115|25544

Robotbeat · « **Reply #596 on:** 03/01/2013 11:32 pm »

Another tweet:

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Molly McCormick
‏@Molliway
"@rocketrepreneur I don't think he's on Twitter, but #Dragon Mission Director Yang Li deserves to be showered in accolades. And also beer."

(BTW, Rocketrepreneur is our favorite jongoff. Who doesn't drink alcohol.

)

I'd like to hear more details some day about how Yang Li pulled this off.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #597 on:** 03/01/2013 11:35 pm »

SpaceX Presser.

March 1, 2013

Christina Ra
SpaceX

SPACEX ACHIEVES FIFTH CONSECUTIVE FALCON 9 LAUNCH DURING SECOND OFFICIAL CARGO RESUPPLY MISSION
Dragon spacecraft heads toward International Space Station

Hawthorne, Calif. – Today, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft to orbit for SpaceX’s second mission under its Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract with NASA. Falcon 9 completed its job perfectly, continuing its 100 percent success rate.

“Falcon 9 was designed to be the world’s most reliable rocket, and today’s launch validated this by adding to Falcon 9’s perfect track record with our fifth success in a row,” said Gwynne Shotwell, President of SpaceX.

After Dragon separated from Falcon 9’s second stage approximately nine minutes after launch, a minor issue with some of Dragon’s oxidation tanks was detected. Within a few hours, SpaceX engineers had identified and corrected the issue, normalizing the oxidation pressure and returning operations to normal. Dragon recomputed its ascent profile as it was designed to and is now on its way to the International Space Station (ISS) with possible arrival on Sunday, just one day past the original timeline.

Dragon is the only spacecraft in the world today capable of returning significant amounts of cargo to Earth. Dragon will stay on station for a three-week visit, during which astronauts will unload approximately 1,200 pounds of cargo and fill the capsule with return cargo, for return to Earth. Dragon is filled with supplies for the ISS, including critical materials to support science investigations. Later this month, Dragon will return a payload that includes research results, education experiments and space station hardware.

Updates on the CRS-2 mission can be found at www.spacex.com/webcast. Broadcast quality video may be downloaded at vimeo.com/spacexlaunch and high-resolution photos are posted at spacexlaunch.zenfolio.com.

FinalFrontier · « **Reply #598 on:** 03/01/2013 11:37 pm »

Well glad to know that is fixed and we are back to 4 online pods.

tigerade · « **Reply #599 on:** 03/01/2013 11:59 pm »

CRS-2 photos are up in SpaceX Zenfolio:

http://spacexlaunch.zenfolio.com/p190296859