LIVE: SpaceX CRS-11 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES

• #200 by centaurinasa on 14 Jun, 2017 07:19

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• #201 by centaurinasa on 14 Jun, 2017 15:00
• NICER on ELC-2
  
  

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• #202 by centaurinasa on 14 Jun, 2017 15:33
• "June 14: NICER is powered up and deployed. NICER’s range of motion is verified by robotic camera."
  https://www.nasa.gov/nicer

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• #203 by centaurinasa on 15 Jun, 2017 07:17
• "June 15: NICER executes initial pointing control test and detector initial checkout."

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• #204 by centaurinasa on 15 Jun, 2017 09:15
• Right now, from another point of vue...

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• #205 by eeergo on 15 Jun, 2017 14:26
• This is NICER-specific (mission thread in the Space Science sub-forum) but, for now, I'm cross-copying the current status as published in the latest ISS Status Report:
  
  

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  Deployment was attempted this afternoon but was unsuccessful. Latches were locked while teams discuss the next steps with NICER engineers.
  
• #206 by Olaf on 16 Jun, 2017 15:01
• Quote from: eeergo on 15 Jun, 2017 14:26

  This is NICER-specific (mission thread in the Space Science sub-forum) but, for now, I'm cross-copying the current status as published in the latest ISS Status Report:
  
  

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  Deployment was attempted this afternoon but was unsuccessful. Latches were locked while teams discuss the next steps with NICER engineers.
  

  https://twitter.com/keithgendreau/status/875716424249090048
  

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  NICER deploying soon
  

  https://twitter.com/keithgendreau/status/875725080948609024
  

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  deployed!

  
  https://twitter.com/keithgendreau/status/875726543049326592
  

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  NICER is still Deployed in heads down position.  We are waiting for bandwidth for next motion commands.
• #207 by centaurinasa on 16 Jun, 2017 15:17
• Quote from: Olaf on 16 Jun, 2017 15:01

  https://twitter.com/keithgendreau/status/875725080948609024
  

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  deployed![/quote]
  https://twitter.com/keithgendreau/status/875726543049326592
  

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  NICER is still Deployed in heads down position.  We are waiting for bandwidth for next motion commands.

  
• #208 by centaurinasa on 16 Jun, 2017 15:23

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• #209 by centaurinasa on 16 Jun, 2017 15:52
• Right now ....

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• #210 by centaurinasa on 16 Jun, 2017 16:46

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• #211 by centaurinasa on 16 Jun, 2017 17:53
• A good view of NICER X-Ray Concentrators

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• #212 by centaurinasa on 16 Jun, 2017 18:36

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• #213 by centaurinasa on 17 Jun, 2017 08:06
• SSRMS/SPDM in position for ROSA extraction, I think:
  "A third experiment will be extracted June 17 to test a new advanced solar array"
  https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/?s=ROSA
  

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• #214 by centaurinasa on 17 Jun, 2017 21:01
• ROSA, The last of the three external payloads ...

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• #215 by russianhalo117 on 17 Jun, 2017 21:34
• SSRMS/SPDM is extracting ROSA from Dragon now.
  http://www.ustream.tv/channel/live-iss-stream
• #216 by centaurinasa on 17 Jun, 2017 21:43

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• #217 by russianhalo117 on 17 Jun, 2017 22:06
• AFRAM holding ROSA extracted from trunk PFRAM slot 2. Next up is an OCAS maneuver with the arm away from Dragon
• #218 by centaurinasa on 17 Jun, 2017 22:15
• Sunrise...

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• #219 by centaurinasa on 17 Jun, 2017 22:21
• OCAS = "Operator Commanded Auto Sequence"