Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon CRS-3 SpX-3 PROCESSING/Pre-LAUNCH UPDATES (Read 241963 times)

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #100 on:** 03/07/2014 03:47 pm »

Delayed 24 hours. The Hot Fire that is! (Sorry, I was following the above posts).

ChefPat · « **Reply #101 on:** 03/07/2014 05:06 pm »

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 03/07/2014 03:47 pm

Delayed 24 hours.

do we know why?

catdlr · « **Reply #102 on:** 03/07/2014 06:57 pm »

posting this as it shows the cargo placement in the truck.

Space Station Live: HD Earth-View Cameras Heading to Station

Published on Mar 7, 2014
Space Station Live commentator Pat Ryan interviews Lori Motes, the lead engineer of the High-Definition Earth Viewing experiment that will fly to station on March 16 aboard the Space-X Dragon spacecraft.

PahTo · « **Reply #103 on:** 03/07/2014 07:04 pm »

Does the hotfire slip mean a similar launch slip?
TIA.

Lars_J · « **Reply #104 on:** 03/07/2014 07:06 pm »

Here is a screenshot from the video:

Kim Keller · « **Reply #105 on:** 03/07/2014 07:35 pm »

Quote from: ChefPat on 03/07/2014 05:06 pm

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 03/07/2014 03:47 pm
Delayed 24 hours.
do we know why?

Weather for rollout was bad.

Kim Keller · « **Reply #106 on:** 03/07/2014 07:35 pm »

Quote from: PahTo on 03/07/2014 07:04 pm

Does the hotfire slip mean a similar launch slip?
TIA.

No.

dorkmo · « **Reply #107 on:** 03/08/2014 01:54 am »

whats the other unpressurized cargo in there? can see a sliver of it in the lower left.

Comga · « **Reply #108 on:** 03/08/2014 05:57 am »

Quote from: dorkmo on 03/08/2014 01:54 am

whats the other unpressurized cargo in there? can see a sliver of it in the lower left.

OPALS and some nanosats

baldusi · « **Reply #109 on:** 03/08/2014 03:00 pm »

Quote from: Comga on 03/08/2014 05:57 am

Quote from: dorkmo on 03/08/2014 01:54 am
whats the other unpressurized cargo in there? can see a sliver of it in the lower left.
OPALS and some nanosats

Probably the biggest understatement of the mission :-p

jcm · « **Reply #110 on:** 03/08/2014 03:35 pm »

Quote from: Skyrocket on 03/04/2014 02:35 pm

Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 03/04/2014 01:02 pm

Does that mean that Johnathan et al. who records launches needs to fill in 200+ entries for this launch? Do the Sprites count as individual satellites?

(I don't think this has happened anytime in history, as there hasn't been any such small active satellites been launched before)

This is a nightmare for satellite tracking - both for physical tracking the payloads and aslo for keeping the history records.

Yes indeed. Not only am I bracing for the data entry challenge, I just recoded my software and database to support extra decimal places in the mass and size columns so that I can keep meaningful data on these small satellites.
For Westford, I have a single meta-entry for the untracked needles, but for the Sprites I will make entries for each one,
even if they are not cataloged.

Let's start a separate discussion thread for 'CRS-3 SpX-3 Payloads' ? (both attached like OPALS and deployed like femtosats?)

drsnooker · « **Reply #111 on:** 03/08/2014 08:17 pm »

Saturday morning brunch with a finicky rocket. Working toward launch next Sunday, March 16!
https://twitter.com/alias_amanda/status/442383888787050496

Any guesses what "finicky" entails?

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #112 on:** 03/08/2014 08:28 pm »

Quote from: drsnooker on 03/08/2014 08:17 pm

Saturday morning brunch with a finicky rocket. Working toward launch next Sunday, March 16!
https://twitter.com/alias_amanda/status/442383888787050496

Any guesses what "finicky" entails?

Could mean anything. Amazing how many clues you can pick up on twitter. SpaceX really don't like it when that happens!

I've not heard of a static fire. I have asked SpaceX for status. When I know, you'll all know - cause that's what I do! (Professional - unpaid - blabbermouth

)

averagespacejoe · « **Reply #113 on:** 03/08/2014 09:35 pm »

Is this the NASA SpaceX CRS-3 patch?

Avron · « **Reply #114 on:** 03/08/2014 09:39 pm »

Quote from: drsnooker on 03/08/2014 08:17 pm

Saturday morning brunch with a finicky rocket. Working toward launch next Sunday, March 16!
https://twitter.com/alias_amanda/status/442383888787050496

Any guesses what "finicky" entails?

this may help

"Nice! I’m looking at some strain gauge data as well

" -@alias_amanda

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #115 on:** 03/09/2014 01:27 am »

Static Fire confirmed to me from SpaceX. Will throw together an article....won't be a long one as I've got to be up in six hours!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #116 on:** 03/09/2014 03:18 am »

So, covering the Static Fire:

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/03/falcon-9-v1-1-static-fire-crs-3-mission/

(And yeah, I know that last image in the article is of Merlin 1Cs. No close ups like that for Merlin 1Ds that I can find. Don't hate me for it

)

Silmfeanor · « **Reply #117 on:** 03/09/2014 09:06 pm »

This is from SpaceX facebook -

Quote

Falcon 9 and Dragon conducted a successful static fire test in advance of next week’s CRS-3 launch to station! In this final major preflight test, Falcon 9’s 9 first-stage engines were ignited for 2 seconds while the vehicle was held down to the pad.

Launch is targeted for Sunday March 16 at 4:41 am EDT.

Comga · « **Reply #118 on:** 03/09/2014 09:44 pm »

Well there's the leg, fairing, side latches, and toe!

A pretty slick looking package!

Also note the dragon logo on the solar panel fairings and perhaps on the beanie cap.

jacqmans · « **Reply #119 on:** 03/09/2014 09:46 pm »

SpaceX patch.