Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : CRS SpX-17 : May 4, 2019 - UPDATES (Read 90548 times)

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #220 on:** 05/04/2019 12:53 pm »

Great sound on this:

https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos/status/1124656890015883265

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Falcon 9 / CRS-17 remote camera video — featuring rocket tracking! 🚀📹👀

Strong winds pushed the plume in the direction of our cameras, obscuring the rocket, and a wet lens likely confused the camera’s auto-exposure. Still lots to learn with video. Good sound — volume up!

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #221 on:** 05/04/2019 01:12 pm »

https://twitter.com/erikkuna/status/1124617800331538432

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Congrats @SpaceX 🚀on another successful launch of the #falcon9 - Fitting on #MayTheFourth, a rocket named after the Millennium Falcon would produce an image like this of the second stage going to the #ISS and first stage boostback burn to #OCISLY - photo credit:@erikkuna

Olaf · « **Reply #222 on:** 05/04/2019 01:45 pm »

https://twitter.com/NanoRacks/status/1124664112087281664

Rondaz · « **Reply #223 on:** 05/04/2019 01:59 pm »

SpaceX Dragon Heads to Space Station After Successful Launch

James Cawley Posted on May 4, 2019

More than 5,500 pounds of cargo is on its way to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. The company’s 17th commercial cargo mission to resupply the space station began at 2:48 a.m. EDT on May 4, 2019, with liftoff aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

Kenny Todd, International Space Station Operations and Integration manager at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, explained during the postlaunch press conference that launch success far overshadowed fatigue with the early morning launch.

“If you have to be up, I can’t think of a better reason than to see one of these launches — it was absolutely spectacular,” Todd said. “We’re really excited to get Dragon on board in a couple of days.”

After a successful climb into space, the Dragon spacecraft now is in orbit with its solar arrays deployed and drawing power.

“We had a beautiful launch today; it was really great,” said Hans Koenigsmann, SpaceX’s vice president, Build and Flight Reliability. “Dragon is on the way, the orbiter is great — it’s right on the money.”

The Dragon spacecraft will deliver science, supplies and hardware to the orbiting laboratory. Science experiments include NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory 3 (OCO-3) and Space Test Program-Houston 6 (STP-H6).

OCO-3 will be robotically installed on the exterior of the space station’s Japanese Experiment Module Exposed Facility Unit, where it will measure and map carbon dioxide from space to increase our understanding of the relationship between carbon and climate.

STP-H6 is an X-ray communication investigation that will be used to perform a space-based demonstration of a new technology for generating beams of modulated X-rays. This technology may be useful for providing efficient communication to deep space probes, or communicating with hypersonic vehicles where plasma sheaths prevent traditional radio communications.

Live coverage of the rendezvous and capture will air on NASA Television and the agency’s website beginning at 5:30 a.m. on Monday, May 6. Capture is scheduled for 7 a.m.; installation coverage is set to begin at 9 a.m. Astronauts aboard the station will capture the Dragon using the space station’s robotic arm and then install it on the station’s Harmony module.

The Dragon spacecraft will spend about four weeks attached to the space station, returning to Earth with more than 4,200 pounds of research, hardware and crew supplies.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2019/05/04/spacex-dragon-heads-to-space-station-after-successful-launch-2/

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #224 on:** 05/04/2019 02:15 pm »

Booster just visible through haze:

https://twitter.com/nalawod/status/1124671490648047616

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For those that can't see it off the back of the ship- here it is dehazed

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #225 on:** 05/04/2019 02:50 pm »

https://twitter.com/superclusterhq/status/1124686448316297216

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The force was undeniably strong with #SpaceX early this morning as the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon cargo capsule blasted off from Pad 40 with loot for the ISS crew

(Stunning remote photo captured by @erikkuna)

#MayThe4thBeWithYou #spaceisforeveryone

https://twitter.com/erikkuna/status/1124677119420792832

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Not sure what it is? Turn it upside down ⬆️⬇️ - #perspective #CRS17 #nasa #spacex - photo credit:@erikkuna

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #226 on:** 05/04/2019 03:29 pm »

https://twitter.com/ken_kremer/status/1124690641861136384

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Stunning final moments #Falcon9 propulsive descent/landing/exhaust cloud 4 touchdown #OCISLY droneship. Visible 1st time just offshore ca 12 mi @jettypark. 8 min post #SpaceX launch #CRS17 #CargoDragon 4 #NASA 2 #ISS May4 248AM #CCAFS #Pad40. Sequence trio captured from VAB roof

GWR64 · « **Reply #227 on:** 05/04/2019 04:09 pm »

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DRAGON CRS-17
1 44222U 19025A 19124.50317130 -.00003554 11234-4 00000+0 0 9990
2 44222 51.6350 218.6035 0132728 48.1538 144.0272 15.93186014 34

DRAGON CRS-17
205 km x 382 km
Incl.: 51.63 deg

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #228 on:** 05/04/2019 06:05 pm »

https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1124730021715877889

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The #SpaceXFleet are underway to Port Canaveral!

Earlier rumours suggested they are targeting an arrival window before 15:45 EDT today.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #229 on:** 05/04/2019 06:31 pm »

SpaceX launch photos by Ben Cooper

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #230 on:** 05/04/2019 07:59 pm »

https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/1124764275157999622

RocketLover0119 · « **Reply #231 on:** 05/04/2019 08:54 pm »

Booster clearly visible on the Jetty Park Webcam, holding off for one more cruise ship to depart, after that, will come in.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #232 on:** 05/04/2019 09:00 pm »

https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1124779943156699136

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There may be a potential delay to OCISLY arrival. Port Canaveral pilots are concerned about heavy winds and rain that are due to arrive shortly...

https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1124780517797388290

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CONFIRMED: Of Course I Still Love You is to turn around and head back out to sea to wait for heavy wind and rains to pass.

No new arrival time confirmed.

RocketLover0119 · « **Reply #233 on:** 05/04/2019 09:20 pm »

GO Quest is heading in, Hollywood and OCISLY are retreating from the storms moving in.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #234 on:** 05/04/2019 09:42 pm »

https://twitter.com/lake_sea_mtns/status/1124786985275678727

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That close before she went back out to sea

@SpaceXFleet #SpaceX #Falcon9 #OCISLY #CRS17 @nextspaceflight

MarekCyzio · « **Reply #235 on:** 05/04/2019 10:06 pm »

I know I'm a bit late to the party but here are my captures from this morning

RocketLover0119 · « **Reply #236 on:** 05/04/2019 10:09 pm »

Arrival could be in the next 30-45 minutes, if weather clears.

https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1124796241420980224

RocketLover0119 · « **Reply #237 on:** 05/04/2019 10:35 pm »

Tug Hollywood has turned around and is heading in!

RocketLover0119 · « **Reply #238 on:** 05/04/2019 10:44 pm »

Getting closer! Details starting to become more clear.

RocketLover0119 · « **Reply #239 on:** 05/04/2019 11:02 pm »

Welcome home B1056! Less than a day after launch, OCISLY is back home! (Also we have an octagrabber onboard)