First look at IFA (ex-DM-2) Dragon + F9! Bonus: two three other stored boosters in the HIF too - I'll leave it to the booster tracker gurus to call them by name https://twitter.com/Commercial_Crew/status/1179748212963528705
Quote from: eeergo on 10/03/2019 01:35 pmFirst look at IFA (ex-DM-2) Dragon + F9! Bonus: two three other stored boosters in the HIF too - I'll leave it to the booster tracker gurus to call them by name https://twitter.com/Commercial_Crew/status/1179748212963528705That is a very crowded HIF so certainly not 39A and they're already integrating a rocket, the booster in the middle of the three has an upper stage being integrated. I remember SLC-40 being only able to hold one booster but I don't know if maybe they had optimized the available space there or not and now it can fit 3, otherwise this must be at one of the other cape hangars like the one at LZ-1 and places like that. It makes sense to integrate the rocket there and then move it through the cape to the launchpad when they are ready for the mission.
Quote from: Alexphysics on 10/03/2019 01:52 pmQuote from: eeergo on 10/03/2019 01:35 pmFirst look at IFA (ex-DM-2) Dragon + F9! Bonus: two three other stored boosters in the HIF too - I'll leave it to the booster tracker gurus to call them by name https://twitter.com/Commercial_Crew/status/1179748212963528705That is a very crowded HIF so certainly not 39A and they're already integrating a rocket, the booster in the middle of the three has an upper stage being integrated. I remember SLC-40 being only able to hold one booster but I don't know if maybe they had optimized the available space there or not and now it can fit 3, otherwise this must be at one of the other cape hangars like the one at LZ-1 and places like that. It makes sense to integrate the rocket there and then move it through the cape to the launchpad when they are ready for the mission.That is the 39A HIF
https://twitter.com/Commercial_Crew/status/1179748212963528705Quote from: NASA Commercial CrewThe @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and #CrewDragon spacecraft that will be used for the In-Flight Abort test have arrived at SpaceX facilities in Cape Canaveral, Fla. for preparation ahead of the test!
The @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and #CrewDragon spacecraft that will be used for the In-Flight Abort test have arrived at SpaceX facilities in Cape Canaveral, Fla. for preparation ahead of the test!
Quote from: jjyach on 10/03/2019 01:54 pmQuote from: Alexphysics on 10/03/2019 01:52 pmQuote from: eeergo on 10/03/2019 01:35 pmFirst look at IFA (ex-DM-2) Dragon + F9! Bonus: two three other stored boosters in the HIF too - I'll leave it to the booster tracker gurus to call them by name https://twitter.com/Commercial_Crew/status/1179748212963528705That is a very crowded HIF so certainly not 39A and they're already integrating a rocket, the booster in the middle of the three has an upper stage being integrated. I remember SLC-40 being only able to hold one booster but I don't know if maybe they had optimized the available space there or not and now it can fit 3, otherwise this must be at one of the other cape hangars like the one at LZ-1 and places like that. It makes sense to integrate the rocket there and then move it through the cape to the launchpad when they are ready for the mission.That is the 39A HIFD'oh... you're right. The HIF door is the one from 39A's HIF and there are actually 4 boosters inside and not three. Next time I should look at it twice before posting haha
will the abort use parachutes or just be like the Orion one?
D'oh... you're right. The HIF door is the one from 39A's HIF and there are actually 4 boosters inside and not three. Next time I should look at it twice before posting haha
Quote from: Alexphysics on 10/03/2019 01:57 pmD'oh... you're right. The HIF door is the one from 39A's HIF and there are actually 4 boosters inside and not three. Next time I should look at it twice before posting hahaThe LC40 HIF is a lot smaller ( https://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/crs-3_f9inhangar.jpg )
Is that a converted FH side booster? Just wondering based on the oddly angled fixture on the top near the engines. But perhaps that is just a temporary lifting attachment.
@flcnhvy Replying to @elonmusk and @SciGuySpaceAny date/timeframe you’re currently targeting for IFA?Elon MuskAll hardware is at the Cape. Need to do static fire and reconfigure for flight. Launch probably late Nov / early Dec.
Elon MuskWe had to reallocate some resources to speed this up & received great support from Airborne, our parachute supplier. I was at their Irvine factory with the SpaceX team on Sat and Sun. We’re focusing on the advanced Mk3 chute, which provides highest safety factor for astronauts.
I'm not sure what the 'gold' pin is for, but it's not obviously an indicator of re-used FH hardware.
Upcoming milestones at @NASAKennedy according to Science Tech #NAC meeting:SpX In-Flight Abort - Early Dec.Boeing OFT - NET 12/17/19Gateway Logistic Contract Award.
What’s the timeline looking like for IFA?
Hard to say with high accuracy, but 4 to 6 weeks is my best guess
The #Falcon9 booster for In Flight Abort will be 4th flight of booster. It was refurbed at Hawthorne, not KSC. It was shipped back to KSC on 9/22/19. #HEO #NAC
"We do expect that Falcon will break up." - Benji Reed, SpaceX Director of Crew Mission Management, on the upcoming Inflight Abort Test for Crew Dragon.https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/audio/episode_17_abort_3220774_rev_4.mp3
Reed adds that they do intent to fly the Crew Dragon from the Inflight Abort Test again. They have not decided on which mission that would be.
