Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon 9 : CRS-12 : Aug. 14, 2017 : UPDATES (Read 153097 times)

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #60 on:** 08/13/2017 06:04 pm »

Dragon will go to Node-2 Nadir on Wednesday. Hatch opening scheduled for Thursday, but there's ice cream onboard, so crew may be incentivized to get hatch open Wednesday.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #61 on:** 08/13/2017 06:05 pm »

Mission will be a little long than 30 days due to science return needs.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #62 on:** 08/13/2017 06:06 pm »

Quote from: Targeteer on 08/13/2017 03:54 pm

CAPCOM just updated the crew concerning several issues and stated that another S-band "trip" on string 2 occurred this morning following several others this week. A planned S band test was cancelled and the crew was told the launch is not impacted by the continuing issue.

Deputy ISS manager confirms all of this.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #63 on:** 08/13/2017 06:06 pm »

Working 1 ISS issue that is NOT a constraint to Dragon launch.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #64 on:** 08/13/2017 06:07 pm »

ISS EVA Thursday, with satellite deployment.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #65 on:** 08/13/2017 06:07 pm »

Soyuz 50S return on 9/02

Soyuz 52S launch on 9/13

Progress in Oct.

Cygnus from Virginia in November.

Triple EVA in early-October thru November to change out LEE on the SSRMS.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #66 on:** 08/13/2017 06:09 pm »

Weather will be looked at for late-load today.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #67 on:** 08/13/2017 06:10 pm »

Hanz: SpaceX is ready. Good static Fire. All data was good. Proceeding to 12:31:37 EDT tomorrow (might shift a couple seconds).

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #68 on:** 08/13/2017 06:11 pm »

Hans is very proud of all the recovered boosters. 13 so far.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #69 on:** 08/13/2017 06:12 pm »

Talking about stage landing back at LZ-1 tomorrow and having many flown boosters.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #70 on:** 08/13/2017 06:12 pm »

Short phasing time this opportunity.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #71 on:** 08/13/2017 06:14 pm »

Hans lives one mile from the Port that Dragon's are returned to after splashdown "So I can see it happening".

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #72 on:** 08/13/2017 06:15 pm »

Pete:

4,800 lbs of research hardware, including external payloads.

2,600 lbs coming back home.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #73 on:** 08/13/2017 06:18 pm »

Lots of science experiments getting a gloss over. Detailed discussions to follow at ISS Science Briefing at 15:30 EDT on NASA TV.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #74 on:** 08/13/2017 06:19 pm »

Rodents are going up again and are coming back. (Basically, they're the crew. Go mouse-tronauts!)

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #75 on:** 08/13/2017 06:20 pm »

Having 4 USOS crewmembers (from 3) basically DOUBLES the amount of science time on USOS side of ISS.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #76 on:** 08/13/2017 06:21 pm »

ISS crew will view eclipse in three consecutive orbits.

ISS will NOT intersect the path of totality.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #77 on:** 08/13/2017 06:22 pm »

Weather:

Winds very favorable.

Threats is flight through precip and cumulous cloud rule

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #78 on:** 08/13/2017 06:23 pm »

POV 30 percent.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #79 on:** 08/13/2017 06:23 pm »

Peggy's longer stay, how much more are you learning about crew health? What about year long stays in future?

Nothing yet on year long missions.

With Peggy, didn't set up year-long protocol in advance. Adapting as we're going.