Author Topic: LIVE : Crew Dragon (SpX-DM2) Rndz/Docking/FD2 - May 31, 2020 : UPDATES (Read 79097 times)

Chris Bergin · « **on:** 05/31/2020 02:38 am »

UPDATES ONLY Thread for SpX-DM2 (crewed demo) mission - rendezvous and docking - FD2.

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Chris Bergin · « **Reply #1 on:** 05/31/2020 02:41 am »

Quote from: rdale on 05/30/2020 11:48 pm

Sunday 5/31/2020 NASA TV Schedule (EDT)

Targeteer · « **Reply #2 on:** 05/31/2020 06:06 am »

Dragon is visible to ISS external cameras

theinternetftw · « **Reply #3 on:** 05/31/2020 06:14 am »

Quote from: Targeteer on 05/31/2020 06:06 am

Dragon is visible to ISS external cameras

To wit:

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #4 on:** 05/31/2020 07:24 am »

ISS continuing to track Dragon on the ISS feed:

https://www.ustream.tv/channel/live-iss-stream

sergione · « **Reply #5 on:** 05/31/2020 07:55 am »

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #6 on:** 05/31/2020 08:29 am »

ISS update on NTV, PMA-2 has already started equalizing pressure for arrival

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #7 on:** 05/31/2020 08:32 am »

Initiating transfer burn

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #8 on:** 05/31/2020 08:33 am »

Transfer burn complete, looks good

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #9 on:** 05/31/2020 08:45 am »

Crew Wake-up Call Song Playing

Edit: Song was Planet Caravan by Black Sabbath

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #10 on:** 05/31/2020 08:47 am »

MCC-X Calling capsule Endeavour for wake up, Doug congratulating the CORE on a new baby!

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #11 on:** 05/31/2020 08:53 am »

ISS update: Successful checkout of C2V2 between Station and Dragon, communication link between the two (Only ISS to Dragon for now due to distance)

theinternetftw · « **Reply #12 on:** 05/31/2020 09:07 am »

The dot grows.

theinternetftw · « **Reply #13 on:** 05/31/2020 09:19 am »

50 km away.

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #14 on:** 05/31/2020 09:19 am »

Final coelliptic Burn Nominal

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #15 on:** 05/31/2020 09:26 am »

Getting ready for shift change on the ground

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #16 on:** 05/31/2020 09:31 am »

Starting to makeout the outline of Endeavour

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #17 on:** 05/31/2020 09:34 am »

ISS Orbit 2 entering Mission control Houston for the Shift change, they will be in charge of ISS during rendezvous and docking

theinternetftw · « **Reply #18 on:** 05/31/2020 09:56 am »

Use this stream to listen to clean comm net audio:

https://www.ustream.tv/channel/live-iss-stream

Oof, never mind, it has the hosts. Just was silent during a video package, so I thought it was clean. Might be useful to folks if it does go silent for ancillary recap videos and such, so I'll leave this post.

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #19 on:** 05/31/2020 09:56 am »

Dragon calling the ground, MCC-X calling up items for the crew

Thermal Imager- Shuttering behavior still expected to be shuttering during manual piloting

Rendezvous completion time: 10:50 UTC

Non Required suggestions for Media Event

Video onboard after briefing if crew is good with it (crew gives ok)