Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : CRS SpX-18 : July 25, 2019 - UPDATES (Read 89632 times)

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #20 on:** 07/19/2019 06:34 pm »

6pm NET for the SF.

PM3 · « **Reply #21 on:** 07/19/2019 09:02 pm »

60% favorable weather on Monday, 40% on Tuesday $:-\$

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #22 on:** 07/19/2019 09:52 pm »

T-10 mins to the Static Fire test.

Then - as always - we wait for the SpaceX tweet to confirm a good test and the launch date (expected to be Wednesday, as Tuesday isn't available for an ISS launch).

PM3 · « **Reply #23 on:** 07/19/2019 09:58 pm »

Ben Cooper says NET July 24, 6:24pm EDT (22:24 UTC)

http://www.launchphotography.com/Delta_4_Atlas_5_Falcon_9_Launch_Viewing.html

RocketLover0119 · « **Reply #24 on:** 07/19/2019 10:00 pm »

STATIC FIRE!!

From US Launch Report livestream:

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #25 on:** 07/19/2019 10:03 pm »

https://twitter.com/cygnusx112/status/1152337850601496576

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Static fire confirmed for #SpaceX #CRS18. @NASASpaceflight

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #26 on:** 07/19/2019 10:19 pm »

https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/1152338719472586752

https://twitter.com/Astro_Zach/status/1152338985043316736

RocketLover0119 · « **Reply #27 on:** 07/19/2019 10:32 pm »

Quick look review complete, targeting the 24th:

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1152345328248471552

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Falcon 9 static fire test complete — targeting July 24 launch from Pad 40 in Florida for Dragon’s eighteenth resupply mission to the @Space_Station

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #28 on:** 07/19/2019 10:36 pm »

Finally

There it is! SpaceX confirms good Static Fire test for Falcon 9 B1056.2 ahead of the CRS-18 launch on Wednesday.

ARTICLE: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/07/falcon-9-static-fire-test-crs-18/ … - by Tobias Corbett (@tobycorbett01)

Thanks to @Astro_Zach and @julia_bergeron for the SF photos in the article.

Elthiryel · « **Reply #29 on:** 07/19/2019 11:55 pm »

Dragon capsule that is going to be used for this mission previously supported CRS-6 and CRS-13 missions.

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1152361282982465536

If I haven't missed something, this is the first time when a Dragon capsule is going to fly for the third time!

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #30 on:** 07/20/2019 05:24 am »

Video of static fire.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #31 on:** 07/21/2019 04:24 pm »

Launch forecast not good, only 30% GO and 20% on delay day:

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Launch day probability of violating launch weather constraints: 70%
Primary concern(s): Cumulus Cloud Rule, Lightning Rule, Attached Anvil Rule

Delay day probability of violating launch weather constraints: 80% Primary concern(s): Cumulus Cloud Rule, Lightning Rule, Attached Anvil Rule

Targeteer · « **Reply #32 on:** 07/22/2019 05:15 am »

July 20, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY M19-075
NASA Updates Broadcast of Next Space Station Resupply Launch, Prelaunch Activities

NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX now is targeting 6:24 p.m. EDT Wednesday, July 24, for the launch of its 18th resupply mission to the International Space Station. Live coverage will begin on NASA Television and the agency’s website with prelaunch events Tuesday, July 23.

The company’s Dragon spacecraft will deliver supplies and critical materials to directly support dozens of the more than 250 science and research investigations that will occur during Expeditions 60 and beyond. In addition to bringing research to station, the Dragon’s unpressurized trunk is carrying the International Docking Adapter-3 (IDA-3), which, when installed on the space station, will provide the microgravity laboratory with two common ports that expand opportunities for visiting vehicles, including new spacecraft designed to carry humans for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

Dragon will dock to the space station Friday, July 26, and be greeted by NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Christina Koch and Andrew Morgan. Using the station’s robotic arm, Hague will grab, or grapple, Dragon with Koch providing backup. Morgan will assist by monitoring telemetry during Dragon’s approach. After Dragon capture, mission control in Houston will send ground commands for the station’s robotic arm to rotate and install it on the bottom of the station’s Harmony module.

Full mission coverage is as follows (all times Eastern):

Tuesday, July 23

9 a.m. – NASA Social, What’s on Board science briefing from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This briefing will highlight the following research:
Pete Hasbrook, manager of NASA’s International Space Station Program Science Office, will provide an overview of the research being conducted on the space station and how it benefits exploration and humanity.
Ken Shields, chief operating officer of the International Space Station’s U.S. National Laboratory, will discuss the lab’s work in advancing science in space and developing partnerships that drive industrialization.
Gene Boland, chief scientist at Techshot, Inc., and Ken Church, chief executive officer at nScrypt, will discuss the BioFabrication Facility, which is designed to print organ-like tissues in microgravity, a stepping stone in a long-term plan to manufacture whole human organs in space using refined biological 3D printing techniques.
Charles Cockell, professor of astrobiology at the University of Edinburgh, will discuss Biorock, an investigation that will provide insight into the physical interactions of liquid, rocks and microorganisms under microgravity conditions to inform potential mining of materials in space and benefit long-duration spaceflight missions.
Valentina Fossati from the New York Stem Foundation Research Institute and Andres Bratt-Leal from Aspen Neuroscience will discuss the Space Tango – Induced Stem Cells investigation, where cells from patients with Parkinson’s disease and Multiple Sclerosis will be cultured on the space station to examine the cell-to-cell interactions that occur in such neurodegenerative diseases and inform the development of new treatments.
Rasha Hammamieh, principal investigator from the U.S. Army Center for Environmental Health Research, and Melissa Kacena, co-investigator at the Indiana University School of Medicine, will discuss the Cell Science-02 investigation. This study compares the ability of two different bone-inducing growth factors, one novel and one currently used in bone healing therapies, to stimulate growth, differentiation and related cellular functions of osteoblast in the microgravity environment.
Jason August, manager of the International Space Station Mission Evaluation Room, will discuss IDA-3, where Boeing's CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft will dock in the near future when it transports astronauts to the station.

Wednesday, July 24

10 a.m. – Prelaunch news conference from Kennedy with representatives from the agency’s International Space Station Program, SpaceX and the U.S. Air Force’s 45th Space Wing.
6 p.m. – NASA TV launch coverage begins for the 6:24 p.m. launch.

Friday, July 26

5:30 a.m. – Dragon rendezvous, grapple and attaching to the station. Capture is scheduled for approximately 7 a.m.
9 a.m. – Dragon installation to the nadir port of the Harmony module of the station

Dragon will remain at the space station until Aug. 20, when the spacecraft will return to Earth with research and return cargo.

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

For the latest schedule of prelaunch briefings, events and NASA TV coverage, visit:

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-to-broadcast-next-space-station-resupply-launch-prelaunch-activities-1

Learn more about the SpaceX resupply mission at:

https://www.nasa.gov/spacex

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #33 on:** 07/22/2019 04:16 pm »

L-2 launch forecast now 30% GO on both launch and delay day:

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Launch day probability of violating launch weather constraints: 70%
Primary concern(s): Cumulus Cloud Rule, Lightning Rule, Attached Anvil Rule

Delay day probability of violating launch weather constraints: 70%
Primary concern(s): Cumulus Cloud Rule, Lightning Rule, Attached Anvil Rule

Ken the Bin · « **Reply #34 on:** 07/22/2019 04:39 pm »

Note that the US National Hurricane Center is tracking a disturbance headed for southeastern Florida with a 30% chance of developing into a tropical cyclone.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #35 on:** 07/22/2019 06:17 pm »

NASA webcast

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #36 on:** 07/22/2019 06:17 pm »

Quote from: Ken the Bin on 07/22/2019 04:39 pm

Note that the US National Hurricane Center is tracking a disturbance headed for southeastern Florida with a 30% chance of developing into a tropical cyclone.

Note the post directly above, which says this will be pulled away and is not factor of the 70%/70% NO GO forecast. It's the frontal system coming in that will alter the predominate flow to the east, bringing Florida's afternoon, summertime thunderstorms from the interior to the Cape.

John44 · « **Reply #37 on:** 07/23/2019 02:41 pm »

SpaceX CRS-18 - What’s On Board
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6671

SMS · « **Reply #38 on:** 07/23/2019 05:13 pm »

SpaceX CRS-18 Mission Overview (PDF 1 Mb)

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #39 on:** 07/23/2019 05:47 pm »

The detailed rendezvous timeline for CRS-18 is now available in L2.

https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=48574.msg1969572#msg1969572