Author Topic: LIVE: SpaceX Dragon CRS-2 (SpX-2) FD-2, FD-3 & Berthed Operations UPDATES (Read 183859 times)

corrodedNut · « **Reply #240 on:** 03/03/2013 02:39 pm »

Do we know when they plan to de-stow the grapple bars from the trunk?

dsmillman · « **Reply #241 on:** 03/03/2013 02:43 pm »

Vestibule leak checks complete.

dsmillman · « **Reply #242 on:** 03/03/2013 02:49 pm »

Dragon vestibule pressurization and leak check procedure complete.

Begin vestibule outfitting procedure.

Go to open vestibule hatch.

corrodedNut · « **Reply #243 on:** 03/03/2013 02:59 pm »

Vestibule hatch open

Rex Chan · « **Reply #244 on:** 03/03/2013 03:01 pm »

"Clean and dry"

"Smells like space"

corrodedNut · « **Reply #245 on:** 03/03/2013 03:01 pm »

ISS: "Vestibule smells like space"

Houston: "Copy that...it has a distinct smell"

jcm · « **Reply #246 on:** 03/03/2013 03:02 pm »

Quote from: Jim on 03/03/2013 10:38 am

Quote from: ChrisC on 03/03/2013 10:17 am

So, now we know that when NASA announces an estimated capture time for the next day, there is at least a full hour of wiggle room in that. Obviously they might run behind the timeline due to issues, and I expected they might run a little ahead, but not a full hour. Contrast with the shuttle days, where they'd be nowhere near this early, rather just staying right on the timeline.

Not complaining, just documenting it for the future. Congratulations SpaceX!

Wrong conclusion. Because of delay and replanning, that is the reason for the time difference. This would not be applicable on a nominal mission

The timeline Chris is referencing is anchored to what they announced last night -
capture at 1131Z planned last night vs 1031Z actual this morning. I wasn't aware there was further delay/replanning between last night and this morning - so what changed to trim that 60 minutes?

Or did you mean to say that because this is an off-nominal approach, even after the replanning they play it more fast and loose 'by ear' than on a nominal approach?

mmeijeri · « **Reply #247 on:** 03/03/2013 03:03 pm »

Where is that camera and in what direction is it looking?

Rex Chan · « **Reply #248 on:** 03/03/2013 03:06 pm »

from a few minutes ago: "EVPA(?) is safed" ISS checked and ground confirmed.

A bit of banter about checking, logic, and assumptions.

eeergo · « **Reply #249 on:** 03/03/2013 03:07 pm »

Quote from: mmeijeri on 03/03/2013 03:03 pm

Where is that camera and in what direction is it looking?

Destiny looking towards Unity/PMA

InfraNut2 · « **Reply #250 on:** 03/03/2013 03:08 pm »

Quote from: corrodedNut on 03/03/2013 02:39 pm

Do we know when they plan to de-stow the grapple bars from the trunk?

I think i have seen March 5-6 mentioned somewhere, but treat that as an unreliable rumor. Also the docking delay might propagate to the de-stow. Maybe another member has more reliable information from L2 or elsewhere.

CSA has an animation of the de-stow. Second video on this page: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/iss/canadarm2-grapples-videos.asp

InfraNut2 · « **Reply #251 on:** 03/03/2013 03:15 pm »

Quote from: eeergo on 03/03/2013 03:07 pm

Quote from: mmeijeri on 03/03/2013 03:03 pm
Where is that camera and in what direction is it looking?

Destiny looking towards Unity/PMA

Such a pity they are not streaming the node 2 camera they set up pointed at the nadir hatch earlier during bolt-loading (before pressure-checks).

mmeijeri · « **Reply #252 on:** 03/03/2013 03:16 pm »

Quote from: eeergo on 03/03/2013 03:07 pm

Destiny looking towards Unity/PMA

So, in this picture, nadir is up, and the hatch to the Dragon is in the next compartment, Harmony, again up? I was wondering for a moment why a PMA is needed to connect a CBM module to a CBM spacecraft, but even though we're looking straight at it, the PMA isn't being used.

EDIT: Oh wait, you said Unity, not Harmony, so then it would be looking the other way. Are you sure about that? If so, we're not going to see anything interesting from this angle.

XNASA · « **Reply #253 on:** 03/03/2013 03:17 pm »

Quote from: corrodedNut on 03/03/2013 02:39 pm

Do we know when they plan to de-stow the grapple bars from the trunk?

Mid-day Central time on the 6th

eeergo · « **Reply #254 on:** 03/03/2013 03:22 pm »

Quote from: mmeijeri on 03/03/2013 03:16 pm

Quote from: eeergo on 03/03/2013 03:07 pm
Destiny looking towards Unity/PMA

So, in this picture, nadir is up, and the hatch to the Dragon is in the next compartment, Harmony, again up? I was wondering for a moment why a PMA is needed to connect a CBM module to a CBM spacecraft, but even though we're looking straight at it, the PMA isn't being used.

EDIT: Oh wait, you said Unity, not Harmony, so then it would be looking the other way. Are you sure about that? If so, we're not going to see anything interesting from this angle.

Yes, you can see it from the orange/brown color of the walls - Harmony is blue / white. Also the PMA is not closed off as the one in Harmony is, just decorated with stowage bags

I agree, I'm not sure why they're pointing that way when the action is happening just opposite. Hopefully they'll change the angle when the hatch is due to be open.

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #255 on:** 03/03/2013 03:22 pm »

Chris Hadfield ‏@Cmdr_Hadfield
A Dragon approaches over sub-Saharan Africa - surreal

dsmillman · « **Reply #256 on:** 03/03/2013 03:25 pm »

Chris Hadfield has begun the vestibule outfitting. First connect power.

Robotbeat · « **Reply #257 on:** 03/03/2013 03:27 pm »

Quote from: InfraNut2 on 03/03/2013 03:15 pm

Quote from: eeergo on 03/03/2013 03:07 pm
Quote from: mmeijeri on 03/03/2013 03:03 pm
Where is that camera and in what direction is it looking?

Destiny looking towards Unity/PMA

Such a pity they are not streaming the node 2 camera they set up pointed at the nadir hatch earlier during bolt-loading (before pressure-checks).

Can we tweet them to ask to change the view?

dsmillman · « **Reply #258 on:** 03/03/2013 03:31 pm »

MCC-H has just powered up channel 1 to Dragon.

John44 · « **Reply #259 on:** 03/03/2013 03:33 pm »

Expedition 34 - SpaceX/Dragon-2 Rendezvous and Grapple - March 3
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8108

Expedition 34 - SpaceX-Dragon-2 Berthing
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8109