Author Topic: LIVE: SpaceX CRS-12 Dragon - RNDZ, Berthing, ISS Ops - UPDATES (Read 26141 times)

Chris Bergin · « **on:** 08/15/2017 02:42 am »

CRS-12 update only thread for Dragon's arrival events.

ARTICLES:
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/?s=CRS-12

NSF Threads for CRS-12 : Discussion / Updates / L2 Coverage July-August

NSF Articles for CRS missions : https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/?s=CRS

External cargo: ISS-CREAM

Other SpaceX resources on NASASpaceflight:
SpaceX News Articles (Recent) / SpaceX News Articles from 2006 (Including numerous exclusive Elon interviews)
SpaceX Dragon Articles / SpaceX Missions Section (with Launch Manifest and info on past and future missions)
L2 SpaceX Section

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #1 on:** 08/15/2017 08:20 am »

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A @SpaceX Dragon is headed our way... But we, space cavaliers of House #ISS will tame it! (we just need practice😀)

https://twitter.com/astro_paolo/status/897370301633318913

Targeteer · « **Reply #2 on:** 08/15/2017 07:44 pm »

From the evening DPC, Dragon is 560 km behind and 10 km below ISS. It was hinted frozen treats are aboard

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #3 on:** 08/15/2017 09:14 pm »

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The arm is out and ready to capture a @SpaceX Dragon by the tail. Can’t wait to get to work on 2 tons of science! https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/science_crs12

https://twitter.com/astro2fish/status/897529568298360832

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #4 on:** 08/16/2017 09:14 am »

Article for arrival:

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/08/falcon-9-block-4-debut-success-dragon-station-berthing/

- by Chris Gebhardt.

Targeteer · « **Reply #5 on:** 08/16/2017 09:17 am »

250 meters and holding

Targeteer · « **Reply #6 on:** 08/16/2017 09:24 am »

ready for Dragon approach inside the keep out sphere

Targeteer · « **Reply #7 on:** 08/16/2017 09:25 am »

NASA TV coverage in 5 minutes

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #8 on:** 08/16/2017 09:31 am »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #9 on:** 08/16/2017 09:31 am »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #10 on:** 08/16/2017 09:34 am »

Dragon inside the KOS.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #11 on:** 08/16/2017 09:40 am »

126 meters to go. Heading to 30 m hold point.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #12 on:** 08/16/2017 09:41 am »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #13 on:** 08/16/2017 09:45 am »

Artyom. · « **Reply #14 on:** 08/16/2017 09:48 am »

Photos from Sergey Ryazanskiy

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #15 on:** 08/16/2017 09:48 am »

80 meters.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #16 on:** 08/16/2017 09:49 am »

Dragon and her mice are early. Berthing now 5:53 AM Central Time.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #17 on:** 08/16/2017 09:56 am »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #18 on:** 08/16/2017 10:00 am »

HD Cam....

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #19 on:** 08/16/2017 10:01 am »

And at the 30 meter hold point.