Author Topic: SpaceX CRS-18 Dragon - RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM - UPDATES (Read 29237 times)

Andy USA · « **on:** 07/27/2019 04:31 am »

UPDATES ONLY thread for CRS-18 ISS updates

NSF Threads for CRS-18 : Discussion / Updates / RNDZ, ISS Ops, EOM Updates / L2
NSF Articles for CRS-18 :
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/?s=CRS%2BSpaceX

NSF Articles for CRS missions : https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/?s=CRS

Successful launch July 25 at 18:01 EDT/22:01 UTC) on Falcon 9 (booster 1056.2) from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral. RTLS landing was successful. This Dragon was previously used for CRS-6 and CRS-13.

External cargo: IDA-3

Other SpaceX resources on NASASpaceflight:
SpaceX News Articles (Recent) / SpaceX News Articles from 2006 (Including numerous exclusive Elon interviews)
SpaceX Dragon Articles / SpaceX Missions Section (with Launch Manifest and info on past and future missions)
L2 SpaceX Section

Andy USA · « **Reply #1 on:** 07/27/2019 04:33 am »

Coverage of the spacecraft’s approach and arrival will begin at 8:30 a.m. on NASA Television and the agency’s website.

Dragon will join three other spacecraft currently at the space station. Expedition 60 Flight Engineers Nick Hague and Christina Koch of NASA will use the station’s robotic arm, Canadarm2, to grab, or grapple, Dragon around 10 a.m. Coverage of robotic installation to the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module will begin at 12 p.m.

dsmillman · « **Reply #2 on:** 07/27/2019 11:30 am »

Dragon 350m from ISS. Visible on ISS Stream.

dsmillman · « **Reply #3 on:** 07/27/2019 11:47 am »

Dragon range 251m.

Silmfeanor · « **Reply #4 on:** 07/27/2019 11:54 am »

Official NASA TV stream:

DaveS · « **Reply #5 on:** 07/27/2019 12:05 pm »

Dragon is ahead of the schedule, capture now scheduled for 9:21 am EDT, may be earlier. Dragon has entered the 200 m Keep-Out Sphere (KOS).

eeergo · « **Reply #6 on:** 07/27/2019 12:09 pm »

eeergo · « **Reply #7 on:** 07/27/2019 12:14 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #8 on:** 07/27/2019 12:17 pm »

Wow. Early!

Heading to 30 meters.

eeergo · « **Reply #9 on:** 07/27/2019 12:23 pm »

Getting close:

eeergo · « **Reply #10 on:** 07/27/2019 12:26 pm »

Approaching orbital sunset:

eeergo · « **Reply #11 on:** 07/27/2019 12:28 pm »

Adjusting camera for capture overlay program:

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #12 on:** 07/27/2019 12:29 pm »

30 meters.

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1155091992977846272

eeergo · « **Reply #13 on:** 07/27/2019 12:32 pm »

Arm maneuvering at orbital night:

eeergo · « **Reply #14 on:** 07/27/2019 12:40 pm »

Into 30m hold, everything holding still and SSRMS parked.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #15 on:** 07/27/2019 12:47 pm »

Departing and heading to 10 meters.

eeergo · « **Reply #16 on:** 07/27/2019 12:49 pm »

Movement visible in the control screen. SSRMS still braked.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #17 on:** 07/27/2019 12:52 pm »

45 mins ahead of schedule

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1155098696708763648

eeergo · « **Reply #18 on:** 07/27/2019 12:53 pm »

Under 20 meters.

eeergo · « **Reply #19 on:** 07/27/2019 12:57 pm »

Clearly visible now through the SSRMS hand camera:

eeergo · « **Reply #20 on:** 07/27/2019 01:00 pm »

HD approach view:

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #21 on:** 07/27/2019 01:05 pm »

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1155101305154625536

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Dragon is ~10 meters from @Space_Station → nasa.gov/ntv

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #22 on:** 07/27/2019 01:05 pm »

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1155100931228340224

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1155101919762948097

eeergo · « **Reply #23 on:** 07/27/2019 01:07 pm »

Nice view of the hold position:

eeergo · « **Reply #24 on:** 07/27/2019 01:09 pm »

Arm moving in:

eeergo · « **Reply #25 on:** 07/27/2019 01:12 pm »

Captured!

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #26 on:** 07/27/2019 01:13 pm »

Capture at 08:11 Central Time (13:11 UTC) 267 miles over the coast of Chile

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #27 on:** 07/27/2019 01:13 pm »

Capture!

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1155103673565024256

theonlyspace · « **Reply #28 on:** 07/27/2019 03:07 pm »

NICE VIEW NOW OF DRAGON..

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #29 on:** 07/27/2019 03:10 pm »

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1155132836397142016

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #30 on:** 07/27/2019 03:10 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #31 on:** 07/27/2019 03:28 pm »

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1155135356947312640

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #32 on:** 07/27/2019 03:40 pm »

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1155140669268213760

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #33 on:** 07/27/2019 03:43 pm »

RTL - ready to latch.

theonlyspace · « **Reply #34 on:** 07/27/2019 03:44 pm »

RTL Ready To Latch

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #35 on:** 07/27/2019 03:53 pm »

Into first stage capture.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #36 on:** 07/27/2019 03:54 pm »

Go for second stage capture.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #37 on:** 07/27/2019 04:03 pm »

Berthing complete!

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1155146665831084033

theonlyspace · « **Reply #38 on:** 07/27/2019 04:05 pm »

11:01 AM CT DRAGON IS BERTHED over South Eastern Pacific Ocean Arrives with more than 5000 pound s of supplies
Aug 27 scheduled to depart ISS

theonlyspace · « **Reply #39 on:** 07/27/2019 04:07 pm »

NASA live coverage has ended

SMS · « **Reply #40 on:** 07/27/2019 04:31 pm »

ISS config., after Dragon-18 capture:

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #41 on:** 07/28/2019 06:19 pm »

Some photos from Luca:
https://twitter.com/astro_luca/status/1155428950958596096

https://twitter.com/astro_luca/status/1155432785592627202

ddspaceman · « **Reply #42 on:** 07/29/2019 01:52 am »

Cross Post:

This requires crew to take small sats delivered to ISS in Dragon SpX-18 and place the SEOPS SlingShot Deployer with the installed satellites into the SlingShot hardware attached to the Cygnus NG-11 hatch bulkhead. Then Cygnus, after it leaves ISS, will go to the desired orbit and deploy the small sats.

https://twitter.com/SpaceflightInc/status/1154112515971964928

Lewis007 · « **Reply #43 on:** 07/30/2019 06:05 am »

Coverage of Dragon SpX-18 rendez-vous, capture & berthing (5-hour video)

Lewis007 · « **Reply #44 on:** 07/30/2019 06:06 am »

Dragon SpX-18 arrival, some pics from inside Mission Control

https://twitter.com/NASA_Johnson/status/1155147673931927553

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #45 on:** 08/03/2019 03:12 am »

Some photos from NASA Johnson

jacqmans · « **Reply #46 on:** 08/03/2019 11:35 am »

jacqmans · « **Reply #47 on:** 08/08/2019 08:40 am »

Dragon wings

An image of the SpaceX Dragon 18 cargo vehicle docked to the International Space Station captured by ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano. Luca tweeted this image on 8 August 2019 with the caption: La luce del sole scalda le ali del Drago dopo il freddo della notte orbitale. / Sunlight warms up the Dragon’s wings after the cold orbital night. #MissionBeyond

Credit: ESA/NASA-L.Parmitano

jacqmans · « **Reply #48 on:** 08/19/2019 06:33 am »

NASA photo

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #49 on:** 08/20/2019 04:26 am »

https://twitter.com/robo_kam/status/1163643621519908865

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ROBO team @NASA_Johnson extracting the International Docking Adapter 3 (IDA3) from the @SpaceX Dragon trunk on @Space_Station Watch live here ustream.tv/channel/live-i…

https://twitter.com/robo_kam/status/1163649136866070528

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This view is a bit more artsy lighting-wise ;-) IDA3 will be installed on PMA3 (the spare docking adapter goes on the spare pressurized mating adapter). The PMAs were designed for the good old space shuttle orbiters. The IDA allows the future US vehicles to dock @Space_Station

Ken the Bin · « **Reply #50 on:** 08/22/2019 03:17 pm »

NASA TV live coverage of Dragon departure:
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-tv-to-air-us-cargo-ship-departure-from-space-station

Quote from: NASA

Filled with almost 2,700 pounds of valuable scientific experiments and other cargo, a SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft is set to leave the International Space Station Tuesday, Aug. 27. NASA Television and the agency’s website will broadcast its departure live beginning at 10:15 a.m. EDT.

Robotic flight controllers at mission control in Houston will issue remote commands at 10:42 a.m. to release Dragon from the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module using the station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm. Expedition 60 Flight Engineer Christina Koch of NASA will back up the ground controllers and monitor Dragon’s systems as it departs the orbital laboratory.

Dragon will fire its thrusters to move a safe distance from the station, then execute a deorbit burn around 3:22 p.m. as it heads for a parachute-assisted splashdown around 4:21 p.m. in the Pacific Ocean, some 300 miles southwest of Long Beach, California. The deorbit burn and splashdown will not air on NASA TV.

tehwkd · « **Reply #51 on:** 08/22/2019 04:39 pm »

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NAVAREA XII 397/2019 (18,21)
EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
CALIFORNIA.
MEXICO.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
272000Z TO 272030Z AUG, ALTERNATE
281105Z TO 281135Z AND 311825Z TO 311855Z AUG
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 31-32-32N 123-30-36W, 31-49-55N 123-52-47W,
32-08-31N 124-16-48W, 32-28-08N 124-41-23W,
32-48-21N 125-05-59W, 33-47-09N 123-48-36W,
33-25-29N 123-25-12W, 33-03-43N 123-02-24W,
32-42-17N 122-42-00W, 32-21-35N 122-23-24W,
32-21-35N 122-23-24W, 32-21-35N 122-23-24W,
32-21-35N 122-23-24W, 31-32-42N 123-30-36W.
B. 27-51-25N 117-25-12W, 27-29-52N 117-45-36W,
27-07-15N 118-07-12W, 26-43-58N 118-29-23W,
26-20-23N 118-52-47W, 25-56-52N 119-16-48W,
25-45-17N 119-28-48W, 26-42-25N 120-42-35W,
26-54-21N 120-31-11W, 27-18-00N 120-07-12W,
27-40-58N 119-42-35W, 28-02-49N 119-17-59W,
28-23-16N 118-53-24W, 27-51-25N 117-25-12W.
C. 30-38-06N 121-19-11W, 30-55-30N 121-41-23W,
31-14-16N 122-04-47W, 31-34-04N 122-28-48W,
31-54-28N 122-53-24W, 32-15-10N 123-17-24W,
32-25-33N 123-29-23W, 33-24-21N 122-12-35W,
33-13-58N 122-00-00W, 32-52-33N 121-35-59W,
32-30-39N 121-12-35W, 32-08-45N 120-50-59W,
31-47-13N 120-30-36W, 30-38-06N 121-19-11W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 311955Z AUG 19.
( 220925Z AUG 2019 )

A - RED corresponds with 27 iss track

B - YELLOW corresponds with 28 iss track

C - LIME corresponds with 31 iss track

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #52 on:** 08/25/2019 08:44 am »

https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1165542451974725637

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Departure! Cargo Dragon recovery vessel NRC Quest is underway from Los Angeles towards LZ CRS-18 to retrive Dragon from the water, following splashdown on Tuesday 27th.

Targeteer · « **Reply #53 on:** 08/26/2019 03:28 pm »

Following the over-current/circuit breaker trip/hot to touch power connection cover incident last night I detailed in the Soyuz redocking thread, the crew is attempting to reinsert the rodent transport into Dragon for return. The crew verified the occupants are alive and well and active.

Targeteer · « **Reply #54 on:** 08/26/2019 06:50 pm »

Sounded like the reinstallation of the transporter went without issue so the rodents are about to experience re-entry and a splash down

Targeteer · « **Reply #55 on:** 08/26/2019 08:00 pm »

the crew has completed loading is preparing to close the hatch

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #56 on:** 08/26/2019 09:09 pm »

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1166094368165359616

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Dragon will depart the @Space_Station tomorrow with approximately 3,300 pounds of cargo at about 7:40 a.m. PDT

Ken the Bin · « **Reply #57 on:** 08/27/2019 04:36 am »

https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1166194879883546627

Quote from: NASA

We’re ready to release the #Dragon! 🐉 Tune in to NASA TV starting at 10:15am ET tomorrow to see robotic flight controllers at mission control in Houston issue commands to release @SpaceX’s Dragon cargo craft from the @Space_Station. Details: https://go.nasa.gov/2ZusbKj

starbase · « **Reply #58 on:** 08/27/2019 12:35 pm »

Dragon unberthing now live at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/live-iss-stream

Separation of Dragon from Harmony became apparent on time at 12:30 UTC.

Ken the Bin · « **Reply #59 on:** 08/27/2019 02:03 pm »

https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/1166343146734850048

Quote from: Intl. Space Station

To accommodate better lighting conditions today, the @SpaceX #Dragon cargo craft is now scheduled to leave the station at 10:59am ET today. #AskNASA | https://www.nasa.gov

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #60 on:** 08/27/2019 02:19 pm »

Control rooms:

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1166354492109012999

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #61 on:** 08/27/2019 02:49 pm »

10 mins to release.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #62 on:** 08/27/2019 03:01 pm »

RELEASE:

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1166365200414642177

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #63 on:** 08/27/2019 03:07 pm »

Departure Burn 1 and 2:

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1166366668806860800

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #64 on:** 08/27/2019 03:18 pm »

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1166368642709282817

SMS · « **Reply #65 on:** 08/27/2019 05:23 pm »

ISS config., after Dragon CRS-18 departure:

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #66 on:** 08/27/2019 07:34 pm »

Should be in the deorbit burn:

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1166433587408900097

Ken the Bin · « **Reply #67 on:** 08/27/2019 07:53 pm »

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1166438110797787137

Quote from: SpaceX

Dragon's de-orbit burn is complete and its trunk has been jettisoned; Pacific Ocean splashdown in ~30 minutes

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #68 on:** 08/27/2019 08:20 pm »

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1166444928030797824

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Dragon's drogue chutes deployed nominally

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1166445139239137280

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Dragon's main parachutes have been deployed

intelati · « **Reply #69 on:** 08/27/2019 08:23 pm »

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Good splashdown of Dragon confirmed, completing this spacecraft’s third mission to and from the @space_station!

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1166445975256256512

Ken the Bin · « **Reply #70 on:** 08/27/2019 08:28 pm »

https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1166446581752762369

Quote from: SpaceXFleet

NRC Quest has pounced! The vessel is moving north east at full speed towards Dragon.

Ken the Bin · « **Reply #71 on:** 08/27/2019 09:04 pm »

https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1166455430551392258

Quote from: SpaceXFleet

NRC Quest has arrived at the splashdown location of Dragon, after traveling 10km in ~30 minutes.

The vessel will now deploy fast-approach boats to collect up the chutes and help secure Dragon for the lift onboard.

Ken the Bin · « **Reply #72 on:** 08/27/2019 10:45 pm »

https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1166481421491417088

Quote from: SpaceXFleet

NRC Quest has recovered Dragon from the water and is en-route to the Port of LA for a time-sensitive cargo handover to NASA!

Their ETA is roughly 24 hours from now - I'll isolate that down more tomorrow.

SMS · « **Reply #73 on:** 08/28/2019 03:14 pm »

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1166728381611876352

Ken the Bin · « **Reply #74 on:** 08/29/2019 02:02 pm »

After being delayed by Military Ops, Dragon has finally reached port:

https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1167067994419355649

Quote from: SpaceXFleet

NRC Quest has arrived at Port LA with Dragon!

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #75 on:** 08/29/2019 02:33 pm »

https://twitter.com/w00ki33/status/1167076545917153280

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Thrice-flown Dragon has arrived back at Port of LA aboard NRC Quest. #spacex #crs18

https://twitter.com/w00ki33/status/1167080215597613057

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NRC Quest gliding into Port of LA during sunrise carrying 3x flown Dragon capsule, back from its CRS-18 mission to the International Space Station. #spacex #crs18 @PortofLA

SMS · « **Reply #76 on:** 08/29/2019 06:12 pm »

https://twitter.com/w00ki33/status/1167135493399568384

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A few closeups of Dragon as it was being lifted from NRC Quest this morning at Port of LA. #spacex #crs18 #nasa

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #77 on:** 09/02/2019 12:23 pm »

ddspaceman · « **Reply #78 on:** 09/03/2019 01:58 pm »

https://twitter.com/Teslarati/status/1168780764957347840

https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-thrice-flown-cargo-dragon-recovery-starship-tiles