Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon 9 / Dragon 2 : SpX-DM1 : March 2, 2019: UPDATES (Read 182077 times)

catdlr · « **Reply #321 on:** 03/15/2019 02:42 am »

SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo Mission 1 - High-Speed Liftoff Footage, Photographer Behind-the-scenes

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SpaceX Crew Dragon Demonstration mission 1

As the crowds gathered for the early morning launch we could feel the heightened emotion. This mission was different. A crucial test for SpaceX's mission of human spaceflight was on the launchpad.

At 2:49 a.m. EST on March 2, 2019, SpaceX launched Crew Dragon’s first demonstration mission from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The intent of this test flight without crew on board the spacecraft was to demonstrate SpaceX’s capabilities to safely and reliably fly astronauts to and from the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

Crew Dragon docked with the ISS on March 3 at 3:02 a.m. PST, becoming the first American spacecraft to autonomously dock with the orbiting laboratory. The spacecraft undocked from the ISS at 11:32 p.m. PST on March 7 and splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean at 5:45 a.m. PST on March 8.

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PM3 · « **Reply #322 on:** 03/18/2019 06:42 pm »

Inside Ripley

Lab photos were taken pre-flight, therefore posted here.

Brovane · « **Reply #323 on:** 03/18/2019 07:11 pm »

Recent uploaded video of Bridenstine chatting with Musk in the Crew arm of LC39A.

Apologies if this was already posted.

Scylla · « **Reply #324 on:** 03/28/2019 12:34 pm »

SpaceX - Historic First Dragon And Ripley Lifted To Shore 03-09-2019

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FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #325 on:** 03/29/2019 10:33 pm »

More good news from DM-1:

Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 03/29/2019 10:29 pm

Quote from: @nextspaceflight
Are you confident that Crew Dragon will be relatively easy to refurbish now that you have the data from the first orbital flight?

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1111761332460634112

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Yes. Sensitive propulsion & avionics remained dry. Great work by SpaceX Dragon engineering team. Major improvement over Dragon 1.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #326 on:** 04/07/2019 04:53 pm »

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1114932861478395905

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Also in the hangar is the Falcon 9 first stage booster that launched Crew Dragon to the @Space_Station last month

Scylla · « **Reply #327 on:** 04/09/2019 01:45 am »

SciNews · « **Reply #328 on:** 04/09/2019 06:58 am »

For historical record: SpaceX’s statement in case of Demo-1 Crew Dragon parachute failure

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #329 on:** 09/15/2019 09:13 am »

NASA & SpaceX won an Emmy for their coverage!

Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 09/15/2019 08:52 am

https://twitter.com/nexthorizons_/status/1173083484983889920

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@SpaceX and @NASA won an #Emmy in interactive programming for coverage of the @SpaceX Demo-1 flight, which is one step closer to the goal of launching astronauts to the @Space_Station and beyound. Congratulations to all involved and on the #Emmy win.

📸 - @NASA