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LIVE: SpaceX CRS-3 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES by Chris Bergin on 20 Apr, 2014 01:50
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LIVE Coverage for CRS-3 Dragon's RNDZ and Berthing to the ISS.
THIS THREAD IS FOR UPDATES ONLY. ALL NON UPDATES WILL BE REMOVED.
NASA TV coverage: All times are U.S. ET.
April 20, Sunday
5:45 a.m. - Coverage of the Rendezvous and Grapple of the SpaceX/Dragon Cargo Craft at the ISS (Grapple scheduled at 7:14 a.m. ET) - JSC (All Channels)
9:30 a.m. - Coverage of the Installation of the SpaceX/Dragon Cargo Craft on the ISS (Installation scheduled to begin at appx. 9:45 a.m. ET) - JSC (All Channels)
Resources:
Specific Articles for F9/CRS-3
Numerous articles on this page:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/tag/dragon/
POST SCRUB/FORWARD PLAN Article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/04/spacex-nasa-realign-launch-eva-scenarios/
ATTEMPT 2 LAUNCH ARTICLE - By William Graham
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/04/spacex-crs-3-dragon-new-milestones/
CRS-3 Dragon RNDZ and Berthing Article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/04/crs-3-dragon-easter-sunday-iss-arrival/
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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ATTEMPT 1 (SCRUB) UPDATES:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=34476.0
SpaceX GENERAL Forum Section:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=45.0 - please use this for general questions NOT specific to this mission.
SpaceX MISSIONS Forum Section:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=55.0 - this section is for everything specific to SpaceX missions.
SpaceX CRS-3 General Thread:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=31513.0
SpaceX CRS-3 LAUNCH Thread:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=34502.0
SpaceX CRS-3 Party Thread:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=34006.0
SpaceX CRS-3 RNDZ and Berthing Thread:
You're in it!
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L2 Members:
L2 SpaceX Section - now a dedicated full section (very impressive now, from exclusive F9/Dragon to BFR/MTC):
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=24469.0
L2 Level F9 v1.1/CRS-3 Pre Launch:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=31562.0
L2 Level F9 v1.1/CRS-3 SCRUBBED ATTEMPT 1:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=34475.0
L2 Level F9 v1.1/CRS-3 Launch and mission updates:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=34500.0
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#1 by Chris Bergin on 20 Apr, 2014 01:50
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From a very short nightly planning conference, all Dragon burns occurred as planned so approach is on track for tomorrow.
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#2 by Chris Bergin on 20 Apr, 2014 02:33
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Here's the article for this one, which will be updated during the milestones.
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/04/crs-3-dragon-easter-sunday-iss-arrival/
Going to try and get some shut eye, and will be around close to NASA TV starting up. Regardless, I'll appreciate the help throughout tomorrow....
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#3 by dodo on 20 Apr, 2014 07:56
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SpaceX @SpaceX 4h
Overnight #Dragon will conduct a series of burns to get closer to the #ISS. Watch live starting at 5:45 am ET @ http://www.spacex.com/webcast . -
#4 by dsmillman on 20 Apr, 2014 08:45
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MCC-H to ISS -Dragon range 600 meters - "Dragon in sight"
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#5 by Targeteer on 20 Apr, 2014 08:48
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apparently ops are ahead of schedule and the crew was told to begin early
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#6 by Chris Bergin on 20 Apr, 2014 08:49
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Morning sports fans, and happy Easter Sunday to all.
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#7 by Targeteer on 20 Apr, 2014 09:14
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at 250m hold
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#8 by Targeteer on 20 Apr, 2014 09:17
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crew is beginning to report Dragon's position in the approach corridor relative to predictions from on board displays
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#9 by Targeteer on 20 Apr, 2014 09:21
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Ku coverage thus far seems pretty limited
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#10 by Targeteer on 20 Apr, 2014 09:25
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Houston reports the UHF comm link is switching back and forth but is now stable and to expect 15 minutes more at the hold point
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#11 by Artyom. on 20 Apr, 2014 09:29
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Quote
Flying over southern Africa at the moment.
https://twitter.com/Tungsten_Flight/status/457812484494082048
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#12 by Targeteer on 20 Apr, 2014 09:37
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cleared inside of 250m, still monitoring a few systems
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#13 by Targeteer on 20 Apr, 2014 09:38
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approach begins at 0939 to ensure Dragon is lit during capture
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#14 by Chris Bergin on 20 Apr, 2014 09:40
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Here we go!
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#15 by Targeteer on 20 Apr, 2014 09:41
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command sent to resume approach
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#16 by Targeteer on 20 Apr, 2014 09:42
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range 235
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#17 by Targeteer on 20 Apr, 2014 09:44
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Russians clobbering the comm with a holiday message
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#18 by Artyom. on 20 Apr, 2014 09:45
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NASA TV coverage started now
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#19 by Chris Bergin on 20 Apr, 2014 09:46
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3:44 am Central time was the Tally Ho.
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