Author Topic: LIVE: SpaceX Dragon CRS-2 (SpX-2) EOM (Unberth, Entry, Splashdown) UPDATES (Read 149944 times)

Chris Bergin · « **on:** 03/25/2013 10:23 pm »

LIVE THREAD for SpaceX Dragon UNBERTH, DEPARTURE, ENTRY and SPLASHDOWN Coverge

DUE TO HUGE BANDWIDTH DEMANDS FOR MAJOR SPACEX EVENTS SERVER and ACCESS PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO L2 MEMBERS. TO JOIN L2, click here: http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/l2/ )

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

FOR LAUNCH AND FD1 UPDATES, Click here:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=31239.0

FOR BERTHING AND ON ORBIT UPDATED, Click here:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=31249.0

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

FOR THE PARTY THREAD, Click here:
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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Main Articles for CRS-2 During Mission:

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/

CRS-2: Dragon’s tantrum subdued following Falcon 9 launch - by William Graham (update by me):
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/03/spacex-milestone-falcon9-launch-dragon-crs2/

Resilient CRS-2 Dragon in pursuit of ISS for Sunday berthing:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/03/resilient-crs-2-dragon-pursuit-iss-sunday-berthing/

SSRMS removes payload from Dragon trunk to mark new milestone:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/03/ssrms-removes-payload-dragon-trunk-new-milestone/

CRS-2 Dragon homecoming delayed due to high seas in the splashdown zone:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/03/dragon-homecoming-delayed-high-seas-splashdown-zone/

EOM Article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/03/spacexs-crs-2-dragon-iss-departure-splashdown/

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

L2 SpaceX Dragon CRS-2 Mission Special (Exclusively acquired pre-launch and Mission Coverage, Presentations, Graphics, Videos, Updates and tons of unreleased hi res photos from the mission...and also a lot less noise than the busy open forum SpaceX sections):
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=60.0

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Chris Bergin · « **Reply #1 on:** 03/25/2013 10:26 pm »

MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-051

SPACEX DRAGON SPACECRAFT CARRYING NASA CARGO READY FOR RETURN TO EARTH

WASHINGTON -- More than three weeks after arriving at the
International Space Station, the Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
(SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft is ready for the trip back to Earth, now
scheduled for Tuesday, March 26.

Dragon's originally scheduled March 25 return date was postponed due
to inclement weather developing near its targeted splashdown site in
the Pacific Ocean. The additional day spent attached to the orbiting
laboratory will not affect science samples scheduled to return aboard
the spacecraft.

NASA Television will provide coverage of Dragon's departure beginning
at 4 a.m. EDT.

Dragon is scheduled to be detached from the Earth-facing side of the
station's Harmony module and unberthed by Expedition 35 Flight
Engineer and NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn. Expedition 35 Commander
Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency will back-up Marshburn
and monitor Dragon's systems during the activity.

Marshburn, working from the robotic work station in the space
station's cupola, will maneuver the station's robotic arm for the
release of the spacecraft at 7:06 a.m. Dragon will execute three
thruster firings to move away from the station to a safe distance for
its deorbit burn at 11:40 a.m. Dragon will splash down around 12:36
p.m. in the Pacific Ocean west of Baja California.

Dragon is the only space station resupply spacecraft able to return to
Earth intact. It will return about 2,668 pounds (1,210 kilograms) of
science samples from human research, biology and biotechnology
studies, physical science investigations and education activities.

Experiment samples coming back to Earth will help researchers continue
to assess the impact of long-duration spaceflight on the human body.
Returning plant samples will aid in food production during future
long-duration space missions and enhance crop production on Earth.
Crystals grown aboard and returning from the station could help in
the development of more efficient solar cells and semiconductor-based
electronics.

For NASA TV schedule and video streaming information, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

For more information about SpaceX, including ways to connect on social
media, visit:

http://www.spacex.com

For more information about the International Space Station, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/station

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