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SCRUB: SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 - SpX-6/CRS-6 DRAGON - April 13 - ATTEMPT 1
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Chris Bergin
on 31 Mar, 2015 15:07
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#1
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Targeteer
on 31 Mar, 2015 19:28
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CAPCOM passed word of the launch slip to the 13th to the crew during the evening DPC.
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#2
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jacqmans
on 01 Apr, 2015 14:16
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SpaceX is targeting Monday, April 13 to launch the next commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. Launch of the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft is targeted for approximately 4:33 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. NASA Television coverage will begin at 3:30 p.m.
A Monday launch will result in the Dragon spacecraft arriving at the space station Wednesday, April 15. Expedition 43 Flight Engineer Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA (European Space Agency) will use the station's 57.7-foot robotic arm to reach out and capture Dragon at approximately 7:14 a.m. Flight Engineer Terry Virts of NASA will support Cristoforetti as they operate from the station's cupola. NASA TV coverage of grapple will begin at 5 a.m. Coverage of Dragon's installation to the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module will begin at 9:15 a.m.
If the launch does not occur on Monday, the next launch opportunity would be at approximately 4:10 p.m. Tuesday, April 14.
This is the sixth SpaceX commercial resupply services mission and the seventh trip by a Dragon spacecraft to the station. Dragon is filled with more than 4,300 pounds of supplies and payloads, including critical materials to support science and research investigations that will occur during Expeditions 43 and 44. After about five weeks at the space station, Dragon will return to Earth filled with cargo including crew supplies, hardware and computer resources, science experiments, and space station hardware.
For launch countdown coverage, NASA's launch blog, and more information about the mission, visit:http://www.nasa.gov/spacex
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#3
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Lars-J
on 03 Apr, 2015 23:13
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#4
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jacqmans
on 07 Apr, 2015 22:21
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NASA TV Coverage Set for Sixth SpaceX Resupply Mission to Space Station
The sixth SpaceX cargo mission to the International Space Station under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract is scheduled to launch on Monday, April 13, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. NASA Television coverage of the launch begins at 3:30 p.m. EDT.
The company's Falcon 9 rocket will lift off at 4:33 p.m., carrying its Dragon cargo spacecraft. Dragon is filled with more than 4,300 pounds of supplies and payloads, including critical materials to directly support about 40 of the more than 250 science and research investigations that will occur during Expeditions 43 and 44.
In addition to launch coverage, NASA also will host a series of prelaunch news conferences on Sunday, April 12, at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. All briefings, which are subject to a change in time, will air live on NASA TV and the agency's website.
During panel discussions Sunday at 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., scientists and researchers will discuss the onboard science and research studies. The series of briefings will conclude with a prelaunch news conference at 5 p.m. A post-launch briefing will be held approximately 90 minutes after liftoff Monday.
Science payloads will study new ways to possibly counteract the microgravity-induced cell damage seen during spaceflight, the effects of microgravity on the most common cells in bones, gather new insight that could lead to treatments for osteoporosis and muscle wasting conditions, continue studies into astronaut vision changes and test a new material that could one day be used as a synthetic muscle for robotics explorers of the future.
A Monday launch will result in the Dragon spacecraft arriving at the space station Wednesday, April 15. Expedition 43 Flight Engineer Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA (European Space Agency) will use the station's 57.7-foot robotic arm to reach out and capture Dragon at approximately 7 a.m. Flight Engineer Terry Virts of NASA will support Cristoforetti as they operate from the station's cupola. NASA TV coverage of grapple will begin at 5 a.m. Coverage of Dragon's installation to the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module will begin at 9:15 a.m.
If the launch does not occur on Monday, the next launch opportunity would be at approximately 4:10 p.m. Tuesday, April 14.
After about five weeks at the space station, Dragon will return to Earth filled with more than 3,000 pounds of cargo including crew supplies, hardware and computer resources, science experiments, and space station hardware.
Media may request accreditation to attend the prelaunch news conferences, events and launch online at:
https://media.ksc.nasa.gov The deadline for U.S. media to apply for accreditation is noon on April 9. The application deadline has passed for international media. Media credentials will be valid for mission activities from launch through splashdown at Kennedy and at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
PRESS ACCREDITATION OFFICE HOURS OF OPERATION
Badges will be issued at The Press Accreditation Office located on State Road 3, Merritt Island. Badging hours of operation are as follows:
Sunday, April 12: 12:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Monday, April 13: 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
For more information about media accreditation, contact Jennifer Horner at 321-867-6598 or
[email protected].
PRESS SITE HOURS OF OPERATION
The NASA Press Site at Kennedy will be open as follows:
Thursday, April 9: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Friday, April 10: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 11: Closed
Sunday, April 12: 12 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Monday, April 13: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Tuesday, April 14: In the event of a 24-hour scrub, 8 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
NASA SOCIAL
Sunday, April 12 – Monday, April 13. Morning check in time is 8:30 a.m. Up to 50 social media representatives have been invited to cover launch. The Kennedy Press Site Annex will serve as their home base, and they will view launch from the ITL Causeway. Social media will attend the same activities as the traditional news media. Social media Representatives will attend Space Launch Complex 40 pad viewing and may have additional stops.
ISS SCIENCE, RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY PANEL ON NASA TV
Sunday, April 12 (L-1 day): An ISS Science, Research and Technology briefing will be held at Kennedy’s Press Site at 1:30 p.m. NASA Television will provide live coverage, as well as streaming internet coverage.
Participants in the briefing will be:
•Marshall Porterfield, director, Space Life and Physical Sciences, NASA Headquarters
•Kirt Costello, International Space Station deputy chief scientist, NASA’s Johnson Space Center
•Mike Roberts, senior research pathway manager, CASIS
•Noel Clark, principal investigator, Observation and Analysis of Smectic Islands In Space (OASIS), University of Colorado
•Paola D. Pajevic, principal investigator, Osteocytes and Mechanomechano-transduction (Osteo-4), Harvard University
ISS NATIONAL LAB PANEL ON NASA TV
Sunday, April 12 (L-1 day): An ISS National lab panel will be held at Kennedy’s Press Site at 3:30 p.m. NASA Television will provide live coverage, as well as streaming internet coverage.
Participants in the panel will be:
•Kirt Costello, International Space Station deputy chief scientist, NASA’s Johnson Space Center
•Mike Roberts, senior research pathway manager, CASIS
•Paul Reichert, principal investigator, Protein Crystal Growth-3, Merck Research Laboratories
•Lenore Rasmussen, RasLabs, Synthetic Muscle for Prosthetics and Robotics
PRELAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE ON NASA TV
Sunday, April 12 (L-1 day): The Prelaunch News Conference will be held at Kennedy’s Press Site at 5 p.m. NASA Television will provide live coverage, as well as streaming internet coverage.
Participants in the briefing will be:
•Hans Koenigsmann, vice president of Mission Assurance, SpaceX
•Dan Hartman, deputy International Space Station Program manager, NASA’s Johnson Space Center
•Mike McAleenan, launch weather officer, 45th Weather Squadron
POST-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE ON NASA TV
Monday, April 13: A post-launch news conference will be held at approximately 90 minutes after launch. NASA Television will provide live coverage, as well as streaming Internet coverage.
Participants in the post-launch news conference will be:
•Dan Hartman, deputy International Space Station Program Manager, NASA's Johnson Space Ceneter
•Hans Koenigsmann, vice president of Mission Assurance, SpaceX
REMOTE CAMERA SETUPS AND FALCON 9 LAUNCH PAD PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
Monday, April 13 (Launch Day): There will be photo opportunity of the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule on the launch pad, and media will be able to establish sound-activated remote cameras at the launch pad. The location is within Space Launch Complex 40 on the east side of the complex outside the pad perimeter fence. Media who want to participate will depart from Kennedy’s Press Site by government bus at 9:30 a.m. and return at approximately 11:25 a.m. after remote cameras have been established. SpaceX security regulations require that news media representatives attending this event be U.S. citizens. International media who did not apply by the deadline to meet access requirements to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station will depart from the Press Site in a separate government vehicle at 9:30 a.m. and be able to establish remote cameras at Universal Camera Site 3 (UCS-3) north of the launch complex. NASA Social attendees will depart the Press Site for Space Launch Complex 40 by government bus at 8 a.m. for a tour, which also includes a launch pad photo opportunity.
NEWS AND SOCIAL MEDIA LAUNCH VIEWING
Monday, April 13 (Launch Day): News media and social media may view the launch from the ITL Causeway or Vehicle Assembly Building. Busses for news media and social media will depart from the Press Site parking lot for the ITL Causeway at 3 p.m. A sign-up sheet will be available in the newsroom for news media desiring to photograph the launch from the roof of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). The space available is limited, and media must sign up in person. Departure from the NASA News Center for the VAB will be at 3:25 p.m.
NASA TV LAUNCH COVERAGE
Monday, April 13 (Launch day): NASA TV live coverage will begin at 3:30 p.m. EDT and conclude at approximately 5:30 p.m. For NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming video, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/ntvAudio only of the news conferences and launch coverage will be carried on the NASA “V” circuits, which may be accessed by dialing 321-867-1220, -1240, -1260 or -7135. On launch day, "mission audio," the launch conductor’s countdown activities without NASA TV launch commentary, will be carried on 321-867-7135 starting at 3 p.m. Launch also will be available on local amateur VHF radio frequency 146.940 MHz heard within Brevard County on the Space Coast.
IN-FLIGHT NASA TV COVERAGE
If launch occurs April 13, NASA TV will provide live coverage Wednesday, April 15, of the arrival of the Dragon cargo ship to the International Space Station. Grapple and berthing coverage will begin at 5 a.m. with grapple at approximately 7:14 a.m. Berthing coverage begins at 9:15 a.m.
NASA WEB PRELAUNCH AND LAUNCH COVERAGE
Prelaunch and launch day coverage of the SpaceX CRS-6 flight will be available on the NASA website. Coverage will include live streaming and text updates beginning at 3:30 p.m. as the countdown milestones occur. On-demand streaming video, podcast and photos of the launch will be available shortly after liftoff. For questions about countdown coverage, contact Nancy Bray at 321-867-9112. You can follow countdown coverage on our launch blog and learn more about the SpaceX CRS-6 mission by going to the mission home page at:
http://www.nasa.gov/SpaceXTWITTER
The NASA News Twitter feed will be updated throughout the launch countdown. To access the NASA News Twitter feed, visit:
http://www.twitter.com/NASAKennedyFACEBOOK
The NASA News Facebook feed will be updated throughout the launch countdown. To access the NASA Facebook feed, visit:
http://www.facebook.com/NASAKennedyRECORDED STATUS
Recorded status reports on the launch of SpaceX CRS-6 and associated prelaunch activities will be provided on the Kennedy media phone line starting Friday, April 10. The telephone number is 321-867-2525.
WIRELESS CAPABILITY
Wireless capability for the news media is available at the Kennedy Press Site.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For video b-roll and other International Space Station media resources, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/stationnewsFor more information about the International Space Station, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/station
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#5
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jacqmans
on 07 Apr, 2015 22:36
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The Dragon spacecraft will be filled with more than 4,300 pounds of supplies and payloads, including critical materials to directly support about 40 of the more than 250 science and research investigations that will occur during Expeditions 43 and 44. Science payloads will study new ways to possibly counteract the microgravity-induced cell damage seen during spaceflight, the effects of microgravity on the most common cells in bones, gather new insight that could lead to treatments for osteoporosis and muscle wasting conditions, continue studies into astronaut vision changes and test a new material that could one day be used as a synthetic muscle for robotics explorers of the future. Also making the trip will be a new espresso machine for space station crews. After five weeks at the space station, the spacecraft will return with more than 3,000 pounds of cargo, including crew supplies, hardware and computer resources, science experiments, space station hardware, and trash.
http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/files/SpaceX_CRS-6_Mission_Overview(1).pdf
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#6
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moralec
on 08 Apr, 2015 18:44
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#7
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Darga
on 08 Apr, 2015 21:31
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#8
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meekGee
on 08 Apr, 2015 23:31
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#9
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jacqmans
on 09 Apr, 2015 23:07
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Launch of the Dragon Cargo Ship to the International Space Station
April 9, 2015 – Longueuil, Quebec – On April 13, 2015, SpaceX is scheduled to launch its commercial resupply ship, Dragon, to the International Space Station (ISS) at 4:33 p.m. EDT. Canadarm2 is set to capture the cargo ship upon arrival on April 15 at approximately 7:12 a.m. EDT.
Here are the Canadian highlights of this mission:
· Tomatosphere:
o The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is sending 600 000 tomato seeds to the International Space Station on behalf of the Tomatosphere educational project, led by the University of Guelph and Let’s Talk Science. These seeds will spend about 5 weeks in space. Following their return to Earth on Dragon, they will be distributed to approximately 18 000 Canadian and American classrooms, where students will plant them and observe their germination rates. Since 2001, an estimated 3 million students in Canada and the United States have participated in the award-winning Tomatosphere educational project. Tomatosphere fosters student learning about science, space exploration, agriculture and nutrition.
· Osteo‑4:
o Thanks to the CSA’s previous investments in eOsteo, a space science experiment on bone cells, CALM Technologies, the Canadian company responsible for building the mini space laboratory, is partnering with NASA to upgrade the CSA instruments for a new experiment called Osteo‑4. This research may lead to a better understanding of osteoporosis and other diseases on Earth, and advance the search for countermeasures. The improved device will eventually be returned to the CSA, allowing Canadian scientists to pursue their research on bone loss in space.
o In order to upgrade eOsteo, CALM Technologies subcontracted Xiphos Systems Corporation for a data processor card known as Q6 card. According to the company’s figures, contributions from the CSA have enabled Xiphos to commercialize and sell its technology to the international space community, generating millions in additional revenues and representing more than 15 times the return on the Agency’s initial investment.
· JCAP:
o Built by MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., this Canadian device is an adapter plate that will allow the Station’s crew to transfer spare parts from the inside of the ISS to the exterior through a sliding table in the Japanese airlock. Once outside, replacement parts can be retrieved robotically by either Canadarm2 or Dextre, thereby reducing the need for astronauts to conduct spacewalks for routine maintenance tasks.
Also of interest, CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques will work as lead Capcom for this flight. A Capcom acts as a bridge between the Flight Control team in Mission Control and the astronauts in space.
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#10
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Chris Bergin
on 09 Apr, 2015 23:13
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And to note the Static Fire has slipped to the 11th. Launch date still ok.
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#11
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jacqmans
on 09 Apr, 2015 23:42
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#12
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Chris Bergin
on 10 Apr, 2015 14:15
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#13
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jacqmans
on 10 Apr, 2015 21:50
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Launch Operations Forecast
Vehicle: Falcon 9 Dragon CRS-6
Issued: 10 Apr 2015 / 1200 UTC (0800 EDT)
Valid: 13 Apr 2015 / 2033 UTC (1633 EDT)
Synoptic Discussion: A cold frontal system makes its way south through the weekend, gradually increasing moisture and instability in Central Florida. As the front stalls over Florida, clouds, showers and thunderstorms become more likely each day through Sunday. The best chance for thunderstorms will be inland each day, but there is a risk for lightning over the Spaceport as well, mainly Saturday and Sunday evenings. The frontal boundary begins to dissipate over Central Florida on Monday, but there is a threat of rain showers, thick cloud coverage and anvils drifting towards the coast from inland storms. Maximum upper-level winds are from the northwest at 55 knots near 45,000 feet.
On Tuesday the front continues to slowly disintegrate, decreasing the cloudiness and inland thunderstorm coverage. Maximum upper-level winds will be from the west at 40 knots at 45,000 feet.
http://www.patrick.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-070716-028.pdf
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#14
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Lars-J
on 11 Apr, 2015 00:07
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SpaceX tweeted two images of Dragon being prepped:
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/586635597940293632SpaceX @SpaceX
Final processing for #Dragon ahead of 4/13 launch attempt to @Space_Station (points if you notice what’s new)
I attached the high resolution images:
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#15
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jacqmans
on 11 Apr, 2015 17:45
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Static fire is this afternoon...The rocket is vertical at the pad now (I saw it from across the river a few moments ago).
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#16
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Chris Bergin
on 11 Apr, 2015 21:18
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We're hearing they fired up the F9, so that'll be the Static Fire. Note, it needs to be good, then for the data review to be acceptable and pass the LRR.
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#17
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Chris Bergin
on 12 Apr, 2015 00:40
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And SpaceX has confirmed it now.
SpaceX @SpaceX 17m17 minutes ago
Static fire engine test completed today in advance of Monday's launch attempt to the Space_Station.
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#18
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jacqmans
on 12 Apr, 2015 02:51
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Launch Operations Forecast
Vehicle: Falcon 9 Dragon CRS-6
Issued: 11 Apr 2015 / 1200 UTC (0800 EDT)
Valid: 13 Apr 2015 / 2033 UTC (1633 EDT)
Synoptic Discussion: A cold frontal system has made its way into northern Florida, increasing cloud cover in Central Florida. The front will not move much further south, but will create clouds, showers and thunderstorms in Central Florida over the weekend. Most thunderstorms will be inland each day, but there is a risk for lightning over the Spaceport as well, mainly Saturday and Sunday evenings. The frontal boundary begins to dissipate on Monday, but the threat of rain showers, thick cloud coverage and anvils drifting towards the Spaceport from inland thunderstorms remains.
Maximum upper-level winds will be from the northwest at 50 knots near 45,000 feet.
On Tuesday the front continues to slowly disintegrate and move back north, decreasing the cloudiness over the Space Coast and inland thunderstorm coverage.
Maximum upper-level winds will be from the west at 40 knots at 45,000 feet.
http://www.patrick.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-070716-028.pdf
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#19
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deltaV
on 12 Apr, 2015 13:02
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#20
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jacqmans
on 12 Apr, 2015 14:36
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Launch Operations Forecast
Vehicle: Falcon 9 Dragon CRS-6
Issued: 12 Apr 2015 / 1300 UTC (0900 EDT)
Valid: 13 Apr 2015 / 2033 UTC (1633 EDT)
Synoptic Discussion: Summer-like weather, with warm temperatures and afternoon thunderstorms, is expected to continue for the next several days across Central Florida. Most thunderstorm activity will be inland today as low level easterly winds have pushed in along the Space Coast. With upper level westerly winds, thunderstorms will tend to drift back toward the Spaceport this evening, making for a late lightning risk. The moisture and instability will remain for launch day as conditions are expected to be very similar to today with clouds and rain showers early, then the main risk for thunderstorms late as inland storms drift back to the coast. The primary launch weather concerns are thick layer clouds and anvils from inland thunderstorms. Maximum upper-level winds will be northwest at 50 knots near 45,000 feet.
On Tuesday the low level flow begins to turn more southerly, and may impede the westward migration of the sea breeze. This will keep the thunderstorm triggering mechanism much closer to the Spaceport, increasing the risk for lightning, cumulus cloud and anvil cloud rule violations.
Maximum upper-level winds will be from the west at 40 knots at 45,000 feet.
Launch day probability of violating launch weather constraints: 40%
Primary concern(s):
Thick Cloud Layer Rule, Anvil Cloud Rule
24-hour delay probability of violating launch weather constraints: 40%
Primary concern(s):
Cumulus Cloud Rule, Lightning Rule, Anvil Cloud Rule
http://www.patrick.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-070716-028.pdf
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#21
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Targeteer
on 12 Apr, 2015 20:34
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Interesting tid-bit from the last science brief in response to a question about the payload up-mass being lower on this flight and nothing being in the trunk. Apparently Dragon volume capacity ran out before the (pressurized?) mass capacity was reached.
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#22
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Targeteer
on 12 Apr, 2015 21:00
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Pre-launch press conference started
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#23
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John44
on 12 Apr, 2015 21:08
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#24
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JBF
on 12 Apr, 2015 21:29
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The design work on making the Dragon capable of carrying water was all on NASA's side and involved identifying locations on the dragon that would not interfere with the cold lockers and redesigning the bags to fit those locations.
The design work is done, but they are not flying water on this flight.
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#25
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Targeteer
on 12 Apr, 2015 21:54
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Mr Hartman expanded on the up-mass difference issue. Lack of a trunk payload is the main factor and a payload (which one?) was originally manifested but experienced delays. Moving IDA-1 up a launch was examined but an EVA during the docked segment is required for installation and the total crew time required (80-100 hours including suit prep, etc) could not be found on this mission without negatively effecting planned science. Presumably launch on the next Dragon flight has made accommodations for the required EVA and prep time by the crew.
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#26
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John44
on 12 Apr, 2015 22:02
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#27
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CameronD
on 12 Apr, 2015 23:15
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Static fire engine test completed Saturday 4/11 in advance of Monday's launch attempt to the International Space Station. The CRS-6 launch is targeted to lift off at 4:33pm EDT. A live launch webcast will begin here at 4:15pm EDT.
http://www.spacex.com/webcast/
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#28
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yg1968
on 12 Apr, 2015 23:35
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The pre-launch press conference on Youtube:
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#29
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Targeteer
on 13 Apr, 2015 00:39
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Mr Hartman expanded on the up-mass difference issue. Lack of a trunk payload is the main factor and a payload (which one?) was originally manifested but experienced delays. Moving IDA-1 up a launch was examined but an EVA during the docked segment is required for installation and the total crew time required (80-100 hours including suit prep, etc) could not be found on this mission without negatively effecting planned science. Presumably launch on the next Dragon flight has made accommodations for the required EVA and prep time by the crew.
L2 source of the planned trunk payload for this mission
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=36288.0
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#30
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The Roadie
on 13 Apr, 2015 00:50
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As crappy as the weather's been, the briefer said if the launch time had been 4:33 today it could have gone.
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#31
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mvpel
on 13 Apr, 2015 01:28
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#32
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Ohsin
on 13 Apr, 2015 01:44
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Just Read the Instructions now on location in the Atlantic in advance of tomorrow's launch, targeted for 4:33pm ET. Since our last landing attempt, the drone ship has been upgraded to tolerate more powerful ocean swells, however weather at the landing site is looking significantly better this time.
After Dragon and Falcon 9’s second stage are on their way to orbit, the first stage will execute a controlled reentry through Earth’s atmosphere, targeting touchdown on an autonomous spaceport drone ship approximately nine minutes after launch.
Source(SpaceX Facebook)Edit: Added better quality image.
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#33
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Chris Bergin
on 13 Apr, 2015 11:24
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And this is now our live launch day thread. Will be converted into the FD1 thread pending launch.
Launch Day Article from William shortly.
Please remember to use the relevant threads - this one being updates only (thanks to all for abiding by that so far!)
Given the time and interest for this launch, potential first stage return and ULA announcing Star Trek fans vote spammed for the NGLS to be named Vulcan (I don't know, just guessing), this is going to be one heck of a busy day. We're going to try and keep guests on via our latest server improvements (worked for the previous SpaceX launch) but today could be unique for causing a major bottleneck of demand, so please ensure you have a membership/login (free)
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=31697.0 in case we have to remove guests for a short period.
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#34
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Chris Bergin
on 13 Apr, 2015 12:44
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#35
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Galactic Penguin SST
on 13 Apr, 2015 16:46
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New photo:
Falcon 9 and Dragon are vertical on the launch pad in advance of today’s CRS-6 launch, targeted for 4:33pm EDT. Live launch webcast beginning at 4:15pm EDT.
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#36
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Lars-J
on 13 Apr, 2015 16:53
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#37
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OSE
on 13 Apr, 2015 17:10
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Here is SpaceX's youtube feed of today's launch:
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#38
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Chris Bergin
on 13 Apr, 2015 17:48
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Heading into prop loading for today's attempt.
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#39
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Chris Bergin
on 13 Apr, 2015 18:34
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L-120 minutes.
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#40
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rcoppola
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:02
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L-91 minutes.
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#41
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Chris Bergin
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:04
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25 mins to NASA TV Coverage.
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#42
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lbiderman
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:07
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All weather rules are again at "GO".
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#43
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Chris Bergin
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:26
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Here we go boys and girls.
Remember, this is OUR coverage. Official notes are of interest. Throwing everything from other sites into here is not.
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#44
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Chris Bergin
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:30
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#45
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Chris Bergin
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:31
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Weather briefing shortly.
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#46
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Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:31
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#47
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Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:33
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Standing by for weather briefing.
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#48
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Chris Bergin
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:33
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Nice big vent. LOX loading almost complete.
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#49
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woods170
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:35
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#50
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woods170
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:35
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#51
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woods170
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:36
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#52
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woods170
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:36
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#53
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Chris Bergin
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:36
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No issues in work and all green on the weather criteria.
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#54
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woods170
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:37
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#55
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Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:39
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Weather board is green. 40% chance of violation.
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#56
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woods170
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:39
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#57
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woods170
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:40
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#58
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woods170
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:40
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#59
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Chris Bergin
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:40
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NASA promo-bombing with SLS and Mars during a count for a CRS mission.
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#60
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Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:41
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Talking about ISS "1 year" mission.
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#61
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Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:42
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Exercise and drugs have eliminated bone loss.
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#62
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Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:44
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One year crew talking about their mission.
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#63
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woods170
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:46
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And Ustream going into stutter...
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#64
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Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:46
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#65
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Chris Bergin
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:48
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We've got a T- clock now.
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#66
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Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:49
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#67
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Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:52
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CASIS talking about their experiments.
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#68
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Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:54
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#69
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Galactic Penguin SST
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:54
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Mr. Musk just made a correction.....
Elon Musk @elonmusk
Odds of rocket landing successfully today are still less than 50%. The 80% figure by end of year is only bcs many launches ahead.
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#70
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woods170
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:56
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#71
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Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:56
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#72
by
Chris Bergin
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:56
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They are keeping an eye on this area. Keeping away at the moment.
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#73
by
DatUser14
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:56
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Question for chris: If L2 gets confirmation of the status of the landing before Spacex announces it, will you pass down the info to us plebeians in the public zones?
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#74
by
woods170
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:58
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#75
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:58
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T-35 minutes.
Launch is 4:33:16 pm EST.
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#76
by
ZachS09
on 13 Apr, 2015 19:59
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20 minutes until the final GO/NO GO poll.
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#77
by
woods170
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:00
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#78
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Chris Bergin
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:00
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Question for chris: If L2 gets confirmation of the status of the landing before Spacex announces it, will you pass down the info to us plebeians in the public zones?
Yep. But Elon will likely tweet it first. He'll be watching live.
Anyway, back to updates
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#79
by
woods170
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:02
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#80
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:04
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SpaceX Florida, NASA and SpaceX Hawthorn mission control centres.
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#81
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:04
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#82
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:06
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Verifying roadblocks are established.
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#83
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:08
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Preparing payloads for ISS at KSC.
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#84
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:09
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Relaxed attire at SpaceX. Guy on right is wearing thongs!
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#85
by
Semmel
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:10
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#86
by
woods170
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:10
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Dumped the Ustream coverage. It stutters all over the place. Back to nasa.gov coverage.
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#87
by
The Amazing Catstronaut
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:11
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Mention of cargo to be used in the prep of the two docking adaptors for commercial crew (CST-100 and Dragon-2).
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#88
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:14
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T-20 minutes. Another weather update. Still go, but concern about weather moving in.
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#89
by
CuddlyRocket
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:16
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Relaxed attire at SpaceX. Guy on right is wearing thongs!
For any Brits reading, he's referring to the flip-flops on the guy's feet (thongs meaning a quite different item of clothing in the UK!
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#90
by
woods170
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:16
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#91
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:16
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Some heavy funky beatbox music from SpaceX.
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#92
by
docmordrid
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:16
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YouTube stream has started.
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#93
by
Chris Bergin
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:17
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L-15 mins. Keeping a really close eye on the weather.
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#94
by
woods170
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:18
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#95
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ZachS09
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:19
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Coming up on the GO/NO GO for launch in less than a minute.
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#96
by
woods170
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:19
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#97
by
Chris Bergin
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:20
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They need to avoid the storm cell encroaching on the 10 mile zone.
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#98
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:20
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SpaceX coverage has started. Concern about lightning and anvil clouds.
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#99
by
A12
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:20
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L-15 mins. Keeping a really close eye on the weather.
Heavily delayed compared to Livestream.
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#100
by
Chris Bergin
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:21
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Polling for the terminal count. All Go.
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#101
by
ZachS09
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:21
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L-13 minutes. Cross your fingers.
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#102
by
woods170
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:21
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#103
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Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:21
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T-13 minutes. Go to initiate terminal count.
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#104
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:22
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#105
by
woods170
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:22
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#106
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:23
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#107
by
ZachS09
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:23
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One minute until the terminal count initiates.
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#108
by
Chris Bergin
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:23
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T-10 mins.
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#109
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:24
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T-10 minutes. Auto sequence has started.
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#110
by
woods170
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:24
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#111
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:25
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#112
by
Chris Bergin
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:25
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Weather is closing in. This is going to be very, very tight.
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#113
by
ZachS09
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:25
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T-8 minutes and counting.
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#114
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:26
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Radar plots shows light rain around the Port St. John area and just west of downtown Titusville.....
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#115
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:26
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#116
by
The Amazing Catstronaut
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:26
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You can hear the wind blowing noticeably on the feed.
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#117
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:27
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#118
by
Chris Bergin
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:27
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TVC Bleed in work.
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#119
by
Chris Bergin
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:27
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Tanks into press for strongback retract.
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#120
by
ZachS09
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:27
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At T-4 minutes and 40 seconds, the strongback will be retracted from the vehicle.
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#121
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:28
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#122
by
Chris Bergin
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:28
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T-5 mins.
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#123
by
Chris Bergin
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:29
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Strongback retract in work.
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#124
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:29
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T-5 minutes. Opening cradle.
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#125
by
woods170
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:29
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#126
by
Chris Bergin
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:30
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Strongback is fully retracted.
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#127
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:30
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T-4 minutes. Retracting strongback.
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#128
by
Chris Bergin
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:30
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SCRUB
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#129
by
Bargemanos
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:30
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HOLD!
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#130
by
woods170
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:30
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#131
by
woods170
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:31
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Scrub.
The infamous Florida weather strikes again.
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#132
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:31
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Hold Hold Hold!
Launch scrubbed due to anvil clouds.
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#133
by
Orbiter
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:31
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Scrubbed at T-2:48 before T0
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#134
by
Jet Black
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:31
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scrub due to weather.
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#135
by
ZachS09
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:32
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I think the countdown clock read T-3 minutes and 7 seconds when the cutoff was given.
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#136
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:32
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#137
by
Targeteer
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:35
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ISS crew informed of the scrub--they had video but no audio
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#138
by
woods170
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:35
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#139
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:36
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SpaceX webcast ending.
Next attempt is at 4:10:40 EDT* tomorrow.
*Corrected EST to EDT.
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#140
by
Rocket Science
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:36
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24 hr recycle...
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#141
by
woods170
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:37
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Only 50 percent chance of favourable weather tomorrow
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#142
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:38
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NASA coverage has ended.
Tomorrow's coverage starts at 3:10 pm EDT*, if I heard right.
*Corrected EST to EDT.
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#143
by
Chris Bergin
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:42
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OK folks, new thread for tomorrow's attempt. Keep on updates. We have other threads for everything else.
PS The site survived a new record peak. No idea what the numbers mean, per the MBs per second bandwidth or whatever, but the curve went way, way over the point we normally have to go to guests to keep the forum up! Amazing work by Mark with the servers. We were getting SWAMPED at T-10 mins.
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#144
by
MarekCyzio
on 13 Apr, 2015 20:58
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Assuming the launch will be scrubbed tomorrow, what is the next possible launch date/time?
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#145
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 13 Apr, 2015 21:00
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Assuming the launch will be scrubbed tomorrow, what is the next possible launch date/time?
Apparently this hasn't been decided yet, but 4/15 is out of the question (which is good because it won't clash with the next Ariane 5 flying on that day).
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#146
by
Targeteer
on 13 Apr, 2015 21:03
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CAPCOM just confirmed a launch attempt tomorrow with 22:10:16 liftoff (not sure of the seconds
) and a capture on the 17th--again not positive on that.
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#147
by
ChrisC
on 13 Apr, 2015 21:10
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[deleted, sent via PM to author; thanks for the coverage!]
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#148
by
Chris Bergin
on 13 Apr, 2015 21:11
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Elon Musk @elonmusk 58s59 seconds ago
Launch window always tight when orbital synch needed. In this case, Space Station. For Earth-Sun gravity null point, moon was in the way.
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