Author Topic: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 - CRS-3 Dragon - ATTEMPT 2 UPDATES (Read 240430 times)

psloss · « **Reply #20 on:** 04/18/2014 03:49 pm »

Don't know if there's any impact (the LCC has remained GO), but saw this graphic a little while ago.

SpaceWeather.com reporting an M7-class flare from Sunspot AR2036 at 13:07 GMT.
http://www.spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=18&month=04&year=2014

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #21 on:** 04/18/2014 04:12 pm »

Into prop loading.

Targeteer · « **Reply #22 on:** 04/18/2014 04:17 pm »

radar from 5 minutes ago

starsilk · « **Reply #23 on:** 04/18/2014 04:22 pm »

Elon Musk ‏@elonmusk 6m
Heavy seas in Atlantic preventing our recovery ship from being on station. Maybe they can help? http://theaviationist.com/2014/04/17/russian-tug-off-us/ …

starsilk · « **Reply #24 on:** 04/18/2014 04:27 pm »

Little bit of info in this mashable interview:

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It’s common to see Musk on the launch pad in Cape Canaveral, underneath the rocket, checking every last detail. But this week, Musk stayed in Hawthorne, Calif., where he will watch the whole thing play out on a floor-to-ceiling screen in the mission control room.

"If I was at Cape Canaveral now, all I could do is run outside and see the rocket launch, and I've done that several times," Musk says. "[My] physical proximity isn't the best thing for the company right now."

http://mashable.com/2014/04/18/elon-musk-spacex-grasshopper-launch/?utm_content=buffer8ac63&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Targeteer · « **Reply #25 on:** 04/18/2014 04:49 pm »

Lightning activity? Not much around the launch site

paycom · « **Reply #26 on:** 04/18/2014 04:56 pm »

Current weather conditions and launch forecast:
T-0 forecast is currently 60% no go.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #27 on:** 04/18/2014 04:59 pm »

NASA Television coverage will begin at 2:15 pm Eastern for those wondering. That's 75 mins from now.

And a reminder, this is a launch update thread. Everyone needs to keep on updates, which most of you are. We've had to trim a few posts into the general discussion thread, as we have time. Otherwise you may lose your post. That's not strict moderating (well it is), it's because many, many people have this thread on "notification" which means they get an e-mail each time there's a new post. Imagine getting that notification only for the post to be "LOL. Bad weather innit!"

psloss · « **Reply #28 on:** 04/18/2014 05:05 pm »

Quote from: paycom on 04/18/2014 04:56 pm

Current weather conditions and launch forecast:
T-0 forecast is currently 60% no go.

Thanks -- attached the (hopefully unnecessary) delay forecast.

jacqmans · « **Reply #29 on:** 04/18/2014 05:15 pm »

Some photos taken today from SpaceX

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzEsXL3S_mc&feature=youtu.be

Jarnis · « **Reply #30 on:** 04/18/2014 05:26 pm »

Weather all GO 2 hours prior to launch. Obviously things can still change, but here's hoping...

Targeteer · « **Reply #31 on:** 04/18/2014 05:29 pm »

clearing to the south

paycom · « **Reply #32 on:** 04/18/2014 05:33 pm »

Tanking is reported to be complete with LOX and RP1 on both stages in topping mode.

yg1968 · « **Reply #33 on:** 04/18/2014 05:46 pm »

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Conditions improving. Weather remains unstable, but all constraints have been cleared. Weather expected to remain "go" through launch time.

https://twitter.com/NASAKennedy/status/457211891107258368

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #34 on:** 04/18/2014 06:11 pm »

NASA TV Coverage about to begin. I will stick with NASA TV. When SpaceX's webcast begins, someone (one or more) please add their screenshots so we don't miss a thing.

Targeteer · « **Reply #35 on:** 04/18/2014 06:16 pm »

radar picture looking good

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #36 on:** 04/18/2014 06:16 pm »

LIVE - and no scrub announcement to open the coverage this time, thankfully.

T-70 mins.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #37 on:** 04/18/2014 06:17 pm »

T-0 set for exactly 3:25:22 pm local.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #38 on:** 04/18/2014 06:18 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #39 on:** 04/18/2014 06:19 pm »

Bad weather earlier has moved out of the way. Bad weather will return, but they are optimistic they'll get off the pad inbetween.