LIVE: SpaceX CRS-13 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES

• #200 by centaurinasa on 13 Jan, 2018 09:07

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• #201 by FutureSpaceTourist on 13 Jan, 2018 09:08
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  First ground controlled robotics release of a @SpaceX Dragon was just performed with no issues!!!  Video of the MSS Systems officer @ROBO_Seagram sending the commands is coming soon.  The whole team deserves congrats!  @hkkwj and @chris_m_francis well done!!!

  
  https://twitter.com/kam_bahrami/status/952119860942725120
• #202 by centaurinasa on 13 Jan, 2018 09:10

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• #203 by FutureSpaceTourist on 13 Jan, 2018 09:12
• Departure burn 3 is complete, Dragon is outside the keep-out sphere (so over 300m clear of ISS)
• #204 by centaurinasa on 13 Jan, 2018 09:15

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• #205 by centaurinasa on 13 Jan, 2018 09:19
• Dragon is Outside Approach Ellipsoid

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• #206 by FutureSpaceTourist on 13 Jan, 2018 09:20
• NASA TV coverage ending, now that final departure checkpoint achieved.
  
  Thanks to centaurinasa for coverage and great images.
• #207 by FutureSpaceTourist on 13 Jan, 2018 09:21
• De-orbit expected at 14:43 UTC, with splashdown about 15:36. (As per usual, no NASA TV coverage.)
• #208 by centaurinasa on 13 Jan, 2018 09:22
• End of NASA TV coverage.
• #209 by centaurinasa on 13 Jan, 2018 09:29
• Now,Dragon is in 5-hour free flight, in front of ISS...
• #210 by centaurinasa on 13 Jan, 2018 09:34
• CUCU ("COTS UHF Communications Unit") deactivation by Joe Acaba
• #211 by centaurinasa on 13 Jan, 2018 09:36
• ISS configuration updated...

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• #212 by FutureSpaceTourist on 13 Jan, 2018 09:40
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  Video of MSS Systems @ROBO_Seagram commanding the 1st ground controlled robotic release of @SpaceX Dragon from @Space_Station ROBO @hkkwj & MSS Task @chris_m_francis were the other two members of the ROBO team. Congrats guys! You made us proud!

  
  https://twitter.com/kam_bahrami/status/952126202281590785
  
  I’ll attach video shortly - it’s quite large
  
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  Actually the command was sent from @csa_asc in Canada!

  
  https://twitter.com/kam_bahrami/status/952126207918858240
  
  Further edit to be accurate:
  
  

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  Yeah, it can be confusing since the ROBO (CX2) team is stationed @NASA_Johnson and @csa_asc Our commands do get piped through JSC so you were kinda right, but the initiating mouse click was from up here. Thanks for the correction!

  
  https://twitter.com/kam_bahrami/status/952131128919388160
  
  The mouse click is in the attached video

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  crs13-gndrelease.mp4
• #213 by centaurinasa on 13 Jan, 2018 09:48
• Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 13 Jan, 2018 09:40

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  Video of MSS Systems @ROBO_Seagram commanding the 1st ground controlled robotic release of @SpaceX Dragon from @Space_Station ROBO @hkkwj & MSS Task @chris_m_francis were the other two members of the ROBO team. Congrats guys! You made us proud!

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• #214 by Chris Bergin on 13 Jan, 2018 09:56
• Great coverage guys!
  
  Article for this EOM - ahead of splashdown:
  https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/01/spacexs-crs-13-dragon-home/
• #215 by centaurinasa on 13 Jan, 2018 09:57
• #216 by centaurinasa on 13 Jan, 2018 13:05
• According to the timeline (~ L-1h30) Dragon GNC (guidance, navigation & control) bay door closed and latched for re-entry, right now...
  
  http://www.spacex.com/news/2013/05/16/dragon-guidance-navigation-control-gnc-bay

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• #217 by centaurinasa on 13 Jan, 2018 13:23
• Then, controllers at MCC_X SpaceX mission control, in Hawthorne California , will command Dragon attitude change for the deorbit burn...
• #218 by centaurinasa on 13 Jan, 2018 13:43
• 15.43 UTC Deorbit burn !
  (~10 mn Draco thrusters retrograde firing)

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• #219 by centaurinasa on 13 Jan, 2018 13:53
• Deorbit burn complete (slowing Dragon by about 100 m/s), then Dragon moved in attitude for Trunk sep.
  Waiting confirmation from Space X...