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Offline ArbitraryConstant

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Re: NASA CRS2 Contract Award Announcement - Jan 14, 2016
« Reply #80 on: 01/14/2016 08:12 pm »
What is the SNC launch vehicle for this contract? Atlas V?

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Re: NASA CRS2 Contract Award Announcement - Jan 14, 2016
« Reply #81 on: 01/14/2016 08:12 pm »
Great news to see Cygnus and Dragon continue, and to see DC at last get its chance.

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Re: NASA CRS2 Contract Award Announcement - Jan 14, 2016
« Reply #82 on: 01/14/2016 08:12 pm »
What is the SNC launch vehicle for this contract? Atlas V?
Right now - Atlas V

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Re: NASA CRS2 Contract Award Announcement - Jan 14, 2016
« Reply #83 on: 01/14/2016 08:12 pm »
Equal shares of mission between the three.

To clarify, he stated guaranteed minimum of 6 missions each - doesn't necessarily mean they will all end up with the same number of missions.

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Re: NASA CRS2 Contract Award Announcement - Jan 14, 2016
« Reply #84 on: 01/14/2016 08:13 pm »
I wonder which LV DreamChaser will use?
Edit: wow you guys are fast! Think I'll just lurk for a bit :)
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Re: NASA CRS2 Contract Award Announcement - Jan 14, 2016
« Reply #85 on: 01/14/2016 08:13 pm »
Saying they exhausted volume before mass on many CRS1 flights, added a volume component to CRS2 contracts
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Re: NASA CRS2 Contract Award Announcement - Jan 14, 2016
« Reply #86 on: 01/14/2016 08:14 pm »
I wonder which LV DreamChaser will use?

Atlas V, haven't we seen images showing that? Not official yet, I suppose, but I would be shocked if another LV wa chosen.

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Re: NASA CRS2 Contract Award Announcement - Jan 14, 2016
« Reply #87 on: 01/14/2016 08:14 pm »
Equal shares of mission between the three.

To clarify, he stated guaranteed minimum of 6 missions each - doesn't necessarily mean they will all end up with the same number of missions.

True but I can hope when it comes to DC.;)
« Last Edit: 01/14/2016 08:14 pm by Star One »

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Re: NASA CRS2 Contract Award Announcement - Jan 14, 2016
« Reply #88 on: 01/14/2016 08:15 pm »
Equal shares of mission between the three.

To clarify, he stated guaranteed minimum of 6 missions each - doesn't necessarily mean they will all end up with the same number of missions.
Right, and no task orders have been issued yet.

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Re: NASA CRS2 Contract Award Announcement - Jan 14, 2016
« Reply #89 on: 01/14/2016 08:15 pm »
how is it possible to fund all 3 contracts? did they get that much money from congress?
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Re: NASA CRS2 Contract Award Announcement - Jan 14, 2016
« Reply #90 on: 01/14/2016 08:15 pm »
I'm pleased with the choices. Congrats to the awardees and well done NASA! :)
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Re: NASA CRS2 Contract Award Announcement - Jan 14, 2016
« Reply #91 on: 01/14/2016 08:15 pm »
Cargo processing - pre and post flight - maybe this is where DC will shine - on the fast turn-around on post processing.
« Last Edit: 01/14/2016 08:16 pm by BrightLight »

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Re: NASA CRS2 Contract Award Announcement - Jan 14, 2016
« Reply #92 on: 01/14/2016 08:16 pm »
Yeah we all read the RFP.

Tell us how the providers did it.

C'mon.

[here we go]
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Re: NASA CRS2 Contract Award Announcement - Jan 14, 2016
« Reply #93 on: 01/14/2016 08:16 pm »
Wonder if SNC got the minimum of six missions how they would close profitably (needing to finish development of their spacecraft), although it's hard to say without knowing the size of the contract awards.

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Re: NASA CRS2 Contract Award Announcement - Jan 14, 2016
« Reply #94 on: 01/14/2016 08:17 pm »
Here we go!  Good info now.

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Re: NASA CRS2 Contract Award Announcement - Jan 14, 2016
« Reply #95 on: 01/14/2016 08:18 pm »
Orbital ATK missions always berth, SNC and SpaceX can dock or berth

edit because it was said
« Last Edit: 01/14/2016 08:19 pm by Craftyatom »
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Offline Chris Bergin

Let's keep taking notes on the comments at the presser guys.
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Kirk notes Dragon and Dragon 2 involved. "One berths, one docks"
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Re: NASA CRS2 Contract Award Announcement - Jan 14, 2016
« Reply #98 on: 01/14/2016 08:19 pm »
DC - has two options - birth and dock.

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Re: NASA CRS2 Contract Award Announcement - Jan 14, 2016
« Reply #99 on: 01/14/2016 08:19 pm »
Interesting. DC and Dragon will be able to either berth or dock? Different port types?

I didn't catch if it was Dragon 1 and Dragon 2 myself.
« Last Edit: 01/14/2016 08:20 pm by NovaSilisko »

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