Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon 9 / Dragon 2 : SpX-DM2 : PRELAUNCH - May 27, 2020 : UPDATES (Read 249527 times)

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #120 on:** 05/01/2020 04:05 pm »

https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1256251098261860353

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NASA ISS manager Kirk Shireman suggests the Demo-2 mission duration is yet to be determined: wait until Crew-1 (next Crew Dragon mission) is nearly ready, then bring Demo-2 back.

Edit to add:

https://twitter.com/space_station/status/1256280418464260099

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The @SpaceX DM-2 crew will launch on May 27. But once they get there, how long will they stay?

Steve Stich, deputy manager of @Commercial_Crew, explains why the mission could last between 1 month and 119 days. #LaunchAmerica

theonlyspace · « **Reply #121 on:** 05/01/2020 05:35 pm »

Can we get written transcripts of today"s three briefings please?

PM3 · « **Reply #122 on:** 05/01/2020 06:16 pm »

Best news of the day:

https://twitter.com/SciGuySpace/status/1256275012211945472

Quote from: Eric Berger

I can report the very important information that John Insprucker *will* be a part of the Demo-2 launch coverage.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #123 on:** 05/01/2020 06:31 pm »

Press conference archive:

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #124 on:** 05/01/2020 06:58 pm »

Crew press conference:

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #125 on:** 05/01/2020 07:12 pm »

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1256299740653858819

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27th and final test of Crew Dragon’s upgraded Mark 3 parachutes complete – one step closer to flying @NASA astronauts @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug to the @space_station and safely returning them back home to Earth

John44 · « **Reply #126 on:** 05/01/2020 07:39 pm »

SpaceX DM-2 - Commercial Crew and International Space Station Program Overview Briefing
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6681

SpaceX DM-2 - Commercial Crew Program SpaceX Demonstration Mission-2 overview briefing
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6682

SpaceX DM-2 - Video B-Roll feed of NASA/SpaceX Demo-2 crew training (Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken)
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6683

SpaceX DM-2 - Commercial Crew Program SpaceX Demonstration Mission-2 crew news conference with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6684

Tomorrow mp4 files online

Targeteer · « **Reply #127 on:** 05/01/2020 08:44 pm »

May 01, 2020
MEDIA ADVISORY M20-056
NASA to Provide Coverage of SpaceX Commercial Crew Test Flight with Astronauts

Credits: NASA

NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Demo-2 test flight with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley to the International Space Station. These activities are a part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, which is working with the U.S. aerospace industry to launch astronauts on American rockets and spacecraft from American soil for the first time since 2011.

NASA and SpaceX are targeting 4:32 p.m. EDT Wednesday, May 27, for the launch of the Demo-2 flight, which will be the first time a commercially built and operated American rocket and spacecraft will carry humans to the space station. The launch, as well as other activities leading up to the launch, will air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website.

The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft will launch on a Falcon 9 rocket from historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Crew Dragon is scheduled to dock to the space station at 11:29 a.m. Thursday, May 28.

This will be SpaceX’s final test flight of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program and will provide data on the performance of the Falcon 9 rocket, Crew Dragon spacecraft and ground systems, as well as in-orbit, docking and landing operations.

The test flight also will provide valuable data toward NASA certifying SpaceX’s crew transportation system for regular flights carrying astronauts to and from the space station. SpaceX currently is readying the hardware for the first rotational mission, which would happen after data from this mission is reviewed for NASA’s certification.

All media participation in these news conferences will be remote except where specifically listed below; only a limited number of media will be accommodated at Kennedy due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Media who will be accommodated in person for specific events will be notified in writing in the coming days. Please note that the Kennedy Press Site News Center facilities will remain closed to all media throughout these events for the protection of Kennedy employees and journalists.

To participate in the briefings by phone, reporters must e-mail [email protected] no later than two hours prior to each event.

NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 coverage is as follows. All times are EDT and will be updated online:

Wednesday, May 20

· Time TBD - Crew arrival news conference at Kennedy, with the following participants (limited in-person media only):

o NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine

o Bob Cabana, director, Kennedy Space Center

o NASA astronaut Robert Behnken

o NASA astronaut Doug Hurley

Wednesday, May 20

· Approximately 6 p.m. or one hour after Flight Readiness Review completion – Post-Flight Readiness Review briefing at Kennedy, with the following representatives:

o Doug Loverro, associate administrator, NASA Human Exploration and Operations

o Kathy Lueders, manager, NASA Commercial Crew Program

o Kirk Shireman, manager, International Space Station Program

o Benji Reed, director of crew mission management, SpaceX

o Norm Knight, deputy director, NASA Johnson Space Center Flight Operations

A media phone bridge will be available for this event.

Friday, May 22

· Time TBD - Virtual Demo-2 Crew engagement at Kennedy, with the following participants

o NASA astronaut Robert Behnken

o NASA astronaut Doug Hurley

A media phone bridge will be available for this event.

Monday, May 25

· Time TBD or one hour after Launch Readiness Review completion – Prelaunch briefing at Kennedy, with the following representatives:

o Kathy Lueders, manager, NASA Commercial Crew Program

o Kirk Shireman, manager, International Space Station Program

o Hans Koennigsman, vice president, Build and Flight Reliability, SpaceXNorm Knight, deputy director, NASA Johnson Space Center Flight Operations

o Mike McAleenan, launch weather officer, 45th Weather Squadron

A media phone bridge will be available for this event.

Tuesday, May. 26

· 10 a.m. - Administrator Countdown Clock Briefing (limited in-person media only)

o NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine

o Bob Cabana, director, Kennedy Space Center

o Astronaut representative

Wednesday, May. 27

· 12:15 p.m. – NASA TV launch coverage begins for the 4:32 p.m. liftoff

· 6 p.m. – Administrator postlaunch news conference at Kennedy, with the following representatives:

o NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine

o Kathy Lueders, manager, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program

o SpaceX representative

o Kirk Shireman, manager, International Space Station Program

o Astronaut Office representative

A media phone bridge will be available for this event.

Thursday, May. 28

· 11:29 a.m. – Docking (NASA Television will have continuous coverage from launch to docking)

The deadline for media to apply for accreditation for this launch has passed, but more information about media accreditation is available by emailing [email protected].

The goal of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program is safe, reliable and cost-effective transportation to and from the International Space Station. This could allow for additional research time and increase the opportunity for discovery aboard humanity’s testbed for exploration, including helping us prepare for human exploration of the Moon and Mars.

For launch countdown coverage, NASA's launch blog, and more information about the mission, visit:

https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #128 on:** 05/01/2020 11:57 pm »

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1256366000527732736

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Crew Dragon at the Cape undergoing final preparations ahead of first flight to the @Space_Station with @NASA astronauts onboard

yg1968 · « **Reply #129 on:** 05/02/2020 12:56 am »

Mission overview (archived video):

yg1968 · « **Reply #130 on:** 05/02/2020 04:03 am »

Commercial Crew DM-2 Crew B roll Reel:

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #131 on:** 05/02/2020 08:48 am »

Amazing, and very long, twitter thread from Chris G on yesterday’s mission briefing press conference:

https://twitter.com/chrisg_nsf/status/1256260051800657920

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And it's starting. UPDATES Thread: 👇

LIVE LINK: nasa.gov/multimedia/nas…

#Demo2 #DM2 #SpaceX #NASA

Unrolled here:

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1256260051800657920.html

Some personal highlights:

https://twitter.com/chrisg_nsf/status/1256260730141257728

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NASA: May 27th still the target. Backup day is May 30. Both rendezvous with Station within 24hrs of launch. #Demo2 #DM2 #SpaceX #NASA

twitter.com/chrisg_nsf/status/1256262549491810314

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Will also be testing Dragon's role as a safe haven or emergency evac craft for ISS crew on this mission. Dragon will also bring supplies back from ISS. #Demo2 #DM2 #SpaceX #NASA #CrewDragon

https://twitter.com/chrisg_nsf/status/1256262671684505600

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Undocking to splashdown is about 24 hours. Splashdown will be in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida. #Demo2 #DM2 #SpaceX #NASA #CrewDragon

https://twitter.com/chrisg_nsf/status/1256265291945979905

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Crew suits up 4hrs before launch. Transport to pad is 3hrs before launch. Get them in. Get hatch closed. Retract crew arm T-38 minutes and arm Crew Dragon abort system. T-35mins, begin fueling. T0: LIFTOFF. #Demo2 #DM2 #SpaceX #NASA #CrewDragon

https://twitter.com/chrisg_nsf/status/1256272532250005507

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Minimum mission duration is 30 days. Max is 119 days (because of the solar panels). #Demo2 #DM2 #SpaceX #NASA #CrewDragon

https://twitter.com/chrisg_nsf/status/1256267917987065860

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Q: Why are solar arrays so limited?
A: NASA... All solar arrays degrade over time. The particular cells on this Dragon trunk given early are "worst case scenario" numbers. "Will watch their performance in flight and make a decision on data."
#Demo2 #DM2 #SpaceX #NASA #CrewDragon

https://twitter.com/chrisg_nsf/status/1256274696531775491

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Wow. SpaceX had to do extra tests on Crew Dragon to "make sure it could find the TDRS network" because of Starliner's mission clock timer error... not because Dragon exhibited any problems. #Demo2 #DM2 #SpaceX #NASA #CrewDragon

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #132 on:** 05/02/2020 04:50 pm »

Reviewing the series of media events and updates as we march on to the return of US domestic crew launch capability!

Written by Joseph Navin (@josephanavin)

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/05/nasa-spacex-may-track-end-gap/

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1256627006856404993

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #133 on:** 05/02/2020 05:07 pm »

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #134 on:** 05/02/2020 05:08 pm »

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #135 on:** 05/02/2020 10:12 pm »

Chris G will be at the DM-2 launch in person for NSF!

(Just announced on NSF live.)

SMS · « **Reply #136 on:** 05/03/2020 05:54 pm »

https://twitter.com/AstroBehnken/status/1256986900537229313

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #137 on:** 05/04/2020 07:45 pm »

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SpaceX Crew Dragon Trunk Secured to Spacecraft for Demo-2

The SpaceX Crew Dragon trunk was secured to the spacecraft on Thursday, April 30, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, in preparation for launch of NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission.

NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley will fly to the International Space Station aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A is slated for May 27 at 4:32 p.m. EDT.

Demo-2 will serve as an end-to-end test of SpaceX’s crew transportation system, paving the way for NASA to certify the system for regular crewed flights to the orbiting laboratory as a part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission will be the first crewed flight to launch from U.S. soil since the conclusion of the Space Shuttle Program in 2011.

Photo credit: SpaceX

Author Anna Heiney
Posted on May 4, 2020

https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2020/05/04/spacex-crew-dragon-trunk-secured-to-spacecraft-for-demo-2/

Edit to add: photo was tweeted by SpaceX a couple of days ago

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #138 on:** 05/05/2020 08:01 pm »

Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 05/01/2020 07:12 pm

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1256299740653858819

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27th and final test of Crew Dragon’s upgraded Mark 3 parachutes complete – one step closer to flying @NASA astronauts @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug to the @space_station and safely returning them back home to Earth

NASA has now posted a higher resolution (attached)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasakennedy/49860363401/

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NASA Kennedy
KSC-20200501-PH-SPX02_0001
SpaceX completed its 27th and final test of Crew Dragon’s Mark 3 parachute system on Friday, May 1, 2020, that will be used during the Demo-2 mission to safely land the spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley back from the International Space Station for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Crew Dragon will carry Behnken and Hurley atop a Falcon 9 rocket, returning crew launches to the space station from U.S. soil for the first time since the Space Shuttle Program ended in 2011.
Photo credit: SpaceX

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #139 on:** 05/07/2020 06:59 pm »

https://twitter.com/astrobehnken/status/1258463007375491078

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L-3 weeks means training complete! It also means that the launch and mission memorabilia is coalescing...