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