Author Topic: SpaceX CRS-17 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES (Read 35166 times)

eeergo · « **Reply #20 on:** 05/06/2019 10:11 am »

Quote from: lucspace on 05/06/2019 10:01 am

Is that wire running from the capsule to the trunk nominal?

Well spotted!

It looks like a connector for a T/E line got ripped instead of disconnected. The port was empty on prior Dragons.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #21 on:** 05/06/2019 10:12 am »

30m hold point.

eeergo · « **Reply #22 on:** 05/06/2019 10:13 am »

MCC-H noting the cable. Off-nominal, shouldn't be an issue except for ROBO ops.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #23 on:** 05/06/2019 10:17 am »

Per the cable:

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1125343499082248192

eeergo · « **Reply #24 on:** 05/06/2019 10:29 am »

Adding line 11 in cue card for ROBO:

"Failure: Line getting into capture volume, preventing capture.
Before free drift - back away.
After free drift - back away, retreat."

Letting astros process that in order to press with approach.

eeergo · « **Reply #25 on:** 05/06/2019 10:32 am »

The line appears to be some kind of power or telemetry cable coming off the umbilical "bouquet" connecting with Dragon's SM on the side facing the T/E. It appears to have been basically unchanged from early CRS flights using F9 v1.0.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #26 on:** 05/06/2019 10:33 am »

Go to proceed from 30 meter hold point to the capture point.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #27 on:** 05/06/2019 10:35 am »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #28 on:** 05/06/2019 10:48 am »

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1125351458868690946

eeergo · « **Reply #29 on:** 05/06/2019 10:49 am »

From here http://kenkremer.blogspot.com/, the best view I could find of the offending umbilical for this mission - note that, since now CRS missions have late-load capability, the area around the hatch is obscured by the enclosing cleanroom. You can just see the lower side of the line.