Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon 9 : CRS-14 : April 2, 2018 - Updates (Read 79190 times)

JoerTex · « **Reply #60 on:** 04/02/2018 06:06 pm »

Light showers on RADAR, Forming around Melbourne moving North, Staying ashore, West of the Interstate Highway.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #61 on:** 04/02/2018 06:46 pm »

AFTS checks beginning now.

Blast Danger Area (BDA) clear.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #62 on:** 04/02/2018 07:00 pm »

T-90mins. No issues.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #63 on:** 04/02/2018 07:12 pm »

Team is polling "go / no go" for fueling.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #64 on:** 04/02/2018 07:20 pm »

T-70mins. Auto-sequence has started. Fueling has begun!

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #65 on:** 04/02/2018 07:21 pm »

Launch team has also received their final abort instructions, standard practice for what to do if off-nominal events occur from here to T0.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #66 on:** 04/02/2018 07:27 pm »

Rain showers are developing but staying well to the west. They've been more or less stationary for the last hour.

One of our weather concerns is a pop-up shower that violates our "no flight through precip" rule.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #67 on:** 04/02/2018 07:32 pm »

Stage 2 RP-1 load has started.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #68 on:** 04/02/2018 07:40 pm »

T-50mins. The LD loop is very quiet. A good sign. All is proceeding perfectly to plan.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #69 on:** 04/02/2018 07:50 pm »

T-40mins. All still quiet and proceeding to the plan.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #70 on:** 04/02/2018 07:55 pm »

T-35mins. LOX load has started for F9 Stage 1.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #71 on:** 04/02/2018 07:56 pm »

Dragon terminal count sequence has started.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #72 on:** 04/02/2018 08:00 pm »

NASA coverage starting in the next minute.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #73 on:** 04/02/2018 08:02 pm »

Coverage has started.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #74 on:** 04/02/2018 08:04 pm »

Joshua Finch providing commentary.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #75 on:** 04/02/2018 08:04 pm »

Weather officers watching anvil clouds 8 nmi from the pad. No lightning. We're still GO at this time.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #76 on:** 04/02/2018 08:05 pm »

Currently go for weather. Flight through precipitation and cumulus cloud rule are the 20% violation concerns.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #77 on:** 04/02/2018 08:05 pm »

Stage 2 RP-1 load closed out.

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #78 on:** 04/02/2018 08:05 pm »

all green on the board!

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #79 on:** 04/02/2018 08:06 pm »

T-25 minutes.