Author Topic: LIVE : SpaceX Falcon 9 / Dragon 2 : SpX-DM2 - May 30, 2020 : UPDATES (Read 129335 times)

ddspaceman · « **Reply #20 on:** 05/30/2020 03:15 am »

https://twitter.com/AstroBehnken/status/1266481275977846790

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #21 on:** 05/30/2020 07:18 am »

The ever present weather

https://twitter.com/trevormahlmann/status/1266572314541461504

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Stormclouds roll into @NASAKennedy tonight as the xenon lights illuminate historic pad 39A🚀🇺🇸

full-res download⬇️/⚙️/🖼: tmahlmann.com/photos/Rockets…

https://twitter.com/trevormahlmann/status/1266575694919802880

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A wider view from the phone. The pad 39A xenons truly lit up the night as the storms rolled in⚡️

my full #DM2 gallery: tmahlmann.com/photos/Rockets…

Orbiter · « **Reply #22 on:** 05/30/2020 11:41 am »

Proceeding with the count today per Elon

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1266694593480929282

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #23 on:** 05/30/2020 11:54 am »

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1266698773692141573

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All systems go for Crew Dragon’s test flight with @NASA astronauts @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug. Teams are keeping an eye on weather. Webcast will go live at ~11:00 a.m. EDT → http://spacex.com/launches

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #24 on:** 05/30/2020 11:59 am »

And this is now a new thread for the second attempt via some split and merge magic.

Updates only as always (apart from this post).

Hog · « **Reply #25 on:** 05/30/2020 12:01 pm »

Weather is 50% for todays launch attempt.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #26 on:** 05/30/2020 12:42 pm »

Weather this morning off to a good start

https://twitter.com/emrekelly/status/1266708210452439040

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A bit hazy here at KSC, but weather is much better than Wednesday's attempt. Still proceeding toward 1522 ET liftoff.

#LaunchAmerica

https://twitter.com/antoniaj_11/status/1266708741573001218

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Not a cloud over us right now. C’mon buddy, let’s do this.

#SpaceX #LaunchAmerica

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #27 on:** 05/30/2020 01:09 pm »

Today’s forecast 50% GO (60% GO tomorrow & 70% GO Tuesday)

ddspaceman · « **Reply #28 on:** 05/30/2020 01:18 pm »

https://twitter.com/JimBridenstine/status/1266699705913872384

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #29 on:** 05/30/2020 02:27 pm »

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1266737784833753088

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Targeting 3:22 p.m. EDT today for Falcon 9’s launch of Crew Dragon with two @NASA astronauts → spacex.com/launches

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #30 on:** 05/30/2020 02:51 pm »

NSF LIVE:

mrhuggy · « **Reply #31 on:** 05/30/2020 02:52 pm »

SpaceX Kennedy Mission Control Room is live

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #32 on:** 05/30/2020 02:56 pm »

Live views of the pad via NASA TV media channel:

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #33 on:** 05/30/2020 03:02 pm »

Quote from: Ronsmytheiii on 05/30/2020 02:56 pm

Live views of the pad via NASA TV media channel:

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #34 on:** 05/30/2020 03:18 pm »

Launchnet: polling for astronaut loading

AFTS check out complete and is good

Crew handover is complete on schedule

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #35 on:** 05/30/2020 03:25 pm »

Live at the O&C crew area

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #36 on:** 05/30/2020 03:26 pm »

Mission Director: Dragon ready for ingress for advance team

Advance team on the way to the pad

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #37 on:** 05/30/2020 03:28 pm »

Doug is ready to go

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #38 on:** 05/30/2020 03:29 pm »

Launchnet: Falcon 9 is in good health, Dragon is healthy but tracking one ground station video link but not a constraint to launch, tracking one thing with SuperDraco but so far tracking good

otter · « **Reply #39 on:** 05/30/2020 03:31 pm »

https://twitter.com/JimBridenstine/status/1266751574967287809

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We are GO for suit up! #LaunchAmerica

Liftoff is slated for today at 3:22 p.m. ET: http://nasa.gov/nasalive