Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon 9 / Dragon 2 : SpX-DM2 : PRELAUNCH - May 27, 2020 : UPDATES (Read 249535 times)

centaurinasa · « **Reply #240 on:** 05/22/2020 06:53 pm »

The crew take manual control two time: in free flight and then during ISS approach.

Targeteer · « **Reply #241 on:** 05/22/2020 06:54 pm »

and social spacing with two folks almost off the podium

centaurinasa · « **Reply #242 on:** 05/22/2020 06:55 pm »

Flight Readiness Review Briefing at Kennedy

Participants:
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine
NASA Associate Administrator Steve Jurczyk
Kathy Lueders, manager, NASA Commercial Crew Program
Kirk Shireman, manager, International Space Station Program
Benji Reed, director of crew mission management, SpaceX
Norm Knight, deputy director, NASA Johnson Space Center Flight Operations

John44 · « **Reply #243 on:** 05/22/2020 06:56 pm »

SpaceX DM 2 - Virtual Crew Engagement
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #244 on:** 05/22/2020 06:59 pm »

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1263907380925890560

Targeteer · « **Reply #245 on:** 05/22/2020 07:05 pm »

NASA is "attending" SpaceX's Launch Readiness review. A significant change from the past obviously...

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #246 on:** 05/22/2020 07:10 pm »

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1263910014734856192

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #247 on:** 05/22/2020 07:14 pm »

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1263910961229860864

Targeteer · « **Reply #248 on:** 05/22/2020 07:20 pm »

Kirk mentioned SpaceX modified the Dragon to assuage Russian concerns about a possible, though remote, catastrophic failure mode. Curious minds are interested in details.