SpaceX Falcon 9 : CRS-11 : June 3, 2017 : DISCUSSION

[bsegal]

Any report on pad condition following Inmarsat launch?

[Chris Bergin]

Any report on pad condition following Inmarsat launch?

Oh yes, we usually hear of the pad shakedown report. Will ask. A run of no impacts is probably the (good) reason there is no note this time and they went straight into the readiness list (per the Static Fire date, etc).

[watermod]

Is there room in the trunk for a new MDM?

[yokem55]

Is there room in the trunk for a new MDM?

There is an on orbit spare already. They may send one up on a future flight though.

[Herb Schaltegger]

I scanned through the (very!) short Update thread as well as this one, but is this an RTLS flight? I didn't see any NOTAMs posted (yet?) either.

How times have changed, 'eh? 8 days from the next SpaceX flight and ... *crickets*. That's probably a good thing, I suppose.

[tvg98]

I scanned through the (very!) short Update thread as well as this one, but is this an RTLS flight? I didn't see any NOTAMs posted (yet?) either.

How times have changed, 'eh? 8 days from the next SpaceX flight and ... *crickets*. That's probably a good thing, I suppose.

https://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/events/events-calendar/2017/june/rocket-launch-spacex-falcon-9-crs-11

SpaceX will attempt to land the Falcon 9 first stage on landing Zone 1 (LZ1) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

[AC in NC]

I scanned through the (very!) short Update thread as well as this one, but is this an RTLS flight? I didn't see any NOTAMs posted (yet?) either.

Remember you can always check page 1 on the Manifest pinned thread. 

2017-06-01  F9            1035  RTLS  Dragon (CRS-11) [20]          LEO  10000   LC39A

[Herb Schaltegger]

I scanned through the (very!) short Update thread as well as this one, but is this an RTLS flight? I didn't see any NOTAMs posted (yet?) either.

Remember you can always check page 1 on the Manifest pinned thread. 

2017-06-01  F9            1035  RTLS  Dragon (CRS-11) [20]          LEO  10000   LC39A

I rarely check the manifest thread because, frankly, in past years it was far too notional. Also, too much SpaceX info scattered across far too many threads and sub-forums. You'd think something like this would be discussed in, well, the Discussion or Update threads for a particular mission.

[Lar]

You'd think something like this would be discussed in, well, the Discussion or Update threads for a particular mission.

That's just crazy talk. And I think the manifest thread is getting better and better. But yeah.

Also isn't it at this point pretty much SOP that CRS-nn missions land at LZ1 ?? when was the last time one didn't?

[Johnnyhinbos]

I think that was CRS-7... (too soon?)

[Kaputnik]

CRS-8, or as I prefer to call it, the test flight for SES-10

[ChrisGebhardt]

CRS-8, or as I prefer to call it, the test flight for SES-10

Exactly.  And the only reason CRS-8 landed on OCISLY is because they wanted prove barge landing.  Booster could easily have made it back to LZ-1.

[gongora]

[SpaceNews] Launch of space-debris-removal experiment delayed due to safety reviews

RemoveDebris, a space-junk-wrangling spacecraft  once slated to hitch a ride to the International Space Station with SpaceX in June, won’t launch until the end of 2017 or early 2018 to allow additional NASA safety reviews, according to the European project’s manager.

The 100-kilogram spacecraft, developed by a consortium of 10 European companies including Airbus Defense and Space and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd., would be the largest and heaviest satellite deployed from the ISS.
...
As it stands, the RemoveDebris spacecraft will hitch a ride to ISS aboard either the SpaceX CSR-13 or CSR-14 cargo resupply mission, targeted for late 2017 and early 2018, respectively.

The RemoveDebris will use a harpoon and net to demonstrate active removal of orbital debris. ...

I would imagine mentioning harpoons on your payload would not get you an expedited safety review.

[zubenelgenubi]

[SpaceNews] Launch of space-debris-removal experiment delayed due to safety reviews

RemoveDebris, a space-junk-wrangling spacecraft  once slated to hitch a ride to the International Space Station with SpaceX in June, won’t launch until the end of 2017 or early 2018 to allow additional NASA safety reviews, according to the European project’s manager.

The 100-kilogram spacecraft, developed by a consortium of 10 European companies including Airbus Defense and Space and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd., would be the largest and heaviest satellite deployed from the ISS.
...
As it stands, the RemoveDebris spacecraft will hitch a ride to ISS aboard either the SpaceX CSR-13 or CSR-14 cargo resupply mission, targeted for late 2017 and early 2018, respectively.

The RemoveDebris will use a harpoon and net to demonstrate active removal of orbital debris. ...

I would imagine mentioning harpoons on your payload would not get you an expedited safety review.

I know that this is a European project, but here's a suggestion from American literature.
Name the satellite and sub-satellites:
Pequod
Moby Dick
Queequeg

[deruch]

Saturday's Static Fire attempt had a window that opened at midday Eastern - long window.

However, they have opted to move the Static Fire to NET Sunday.

Does anyone know whether the rocket was taken out of the HIF for either of the originally scheduled static fire attempts?  Or were these cancelled/rescheduled prior to the move to the pad?  For the Launch Log thread that's the criterion for whether it gets included as a delay/attempt/scrub.  But none of Chris' comments in the Updates thread had any info on this.

[Kaputnik]

Four hours until the test window opens. Rocket is vertical on the pad. Steaming should be here later: http://original.livestream.com/spaceflightnow

Tut tut, Chris should know by now that it's called 'venting', not 'steaming'.

[JustIncidentals]

[SpaceNews] Launch of space-debris-removal experiment delayed due to safety reviews

RemoveDebris, a space-junk-wrangling spacecraft  once slated to hitch a ride to the International Space Station with SpaceX in June, won’t launch until the end of 2017 or early 2018 to allow additional NASA safety reviews, according to the European project’s manager.

The 100-kilogram spacecraft, developed by a consortium of 10 European companies including Airbus Defense and Space and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd., would be the largest and heaviest satellite deployed from the ISS.
...
As it stands, the RemoveDebris spacecraft will hitch a ride to ISS aboard either the SpaceX CSR-13 or CSR-14 cargo resupply mission, targeted for late 2017 and early 2018, respectively.

The RemoveDebris will use a harpoon and net to demonstrate active removal of orbital debris. ...

I would imagine mentioning harpoons on your payload would not get you an expedited safety review.

I know that this is a European project, but here's a suggestion from American literature.
Name the satellite and sub-satellites:
Pequod
Moby Dick
Queequeg

Mission patch motto: "For hate's sake, I stab at thee!"

[Endeavour126]

Has the static Fire occurred with the Dragon on top?

[tvg98]

Has the static Fire occurred with the Dragon on top?

They've never done a static fire with a payload on top since Amos-6.

[darkenfast]

Has the static Fire occurred with the Dragon on top?

They've never done a static fire with a payload on top since Amos-6.

The picture on the update thread is a little grainy, but it sure looks like the Dragon is, in fact on the rocket.

Edit to add: I looked again and now I'm not sure.  Anybody?