Author Topic: SpaceX F9 / Crew Dragon : Crew-2 : 22 April 2021 - DISCUSSION  (Read 194750 times)

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The flight suit boots look different from the previous missions. Have they been modified ?
Yes - now the boots are higher and design look different:
I believe those are just protective covers on the boots.  If you zoom in, you can see they come up over the pleats on the suit legs instead of integrating into the suit.
AIUI, boots are NOT integrated into the suit - for both variants. Both boot variants have zippers on the inner side - take closer look.

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The flight suit boots look different from the previous missions. Have they been modified ?
Yes - now the boots are higher and design look different:
I believe those are just protective covers on the boots.  If you zoom in, you can see they come up over the pleats on the suit legs instead of integrating into the suit.
AIUI, boots are NOT integrated into the suit - for both variants. Both boot variants have zippers on the inner side - take closer look.
Boots aside, there's different pleating at the knees as well, and different piping around it.

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The flags are also now on the left shoulder instead of the right shoulder, so no need to show the flag "backwards" like was done on the last missions.
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The flags are also now on the left shoulder instead of the right shoulder, so no need to show the flag "backwards" like was done on the last missions.
Similar to the Apollo program...Apollo 1 crew had the flag on their upper right arm (and truly backwards) and starting with Apollo 7 was on their left arm.

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If the 6:11 AM on April 22nd launch date stands for the next three weeks, this twilight launch should be visible for those on the East Coast. It'll be 39 minutes before sunrise on that day.

Website: https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/grad/solcalc/

Coordinates: 28.6082009, -80.6041298
« Last Edit: 04/01/2021 02:58 pm by ZachS09 »
Liftoff for St. Jude's! Go Dragon, Go Falcon, Godspeed Inspiration4!

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https://twitter.com/astro_kimbrough/status/1377062743363162114

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Incredible training day @NASAKennedy!  Got to test out our new flight suits in the real spacecraft.  @SpaceX team has Endeavour and the Falcon 9 looking amazing.  GO Crew-2! #nasa #spacex #esa #jaxa #crewdragon

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If the 6:11 AM on April 22nd launch date stands for the next three weeks, this twilight launch should be visible for those on the East Coast. It'll be 39 minutes before sunrise on that day.

Website: https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/grad/solcalc/

Coordinates: 28.6082009, -80.6041298

I hope it does...we got to see quite a few shuttle launches prior to MECO from Long Island, NY. Looking forward to my first Falcon 9!

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https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/04/spacex-nasa-preparations-crew-2/

SpaceX and NASA entering final preparations for Crew-2 launch

Check out the official NASA SpaceFlight pre-mission article.
« Last Edit: 04/01/2021 11:25 pm by Jansen »

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Great article, as always. No mention is made to any solar panel upgrades for Dragon. I thought this is what limited it's time at the ISS during the Demo 2 mission and for a longer duration flight, changes would be required?
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Great article, as always. No mention is made to any solar panel upgrades for Dragon. I thought this is what limited it's time at the ISS during the Demo 2 mission and for a longer duration flight, changes would be required?

AIUI that was already implemented for Crew-1.
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https://twitter.com/astro_kimbrough/status/1378017504560345090

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L-3 weeks and we are ready! So proud to be launching to the @Space_Station with this crew. Will you be watching #LaunchAmerica?

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From the NASA TV schedule:
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April 22, Thursday
2 a.m. – Coverage of the launch of the SpaceX Crew Dragon “Endeavour” to the International Space Station and continuous coverage through docking (Kimbrough, McArthur, Hoshide, Pesquet; launch scheduled at 6:11 a.m. EDT; docking on April 23 scheduled at 5:30 a.m. EDT) – Kennedy Space Center/Johnson Space Center/Hawthorne, Calif. (All Channels)

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Yes, but solar panel changes not made on THIS  Dragon prior to Crew 1?
« Last Edit: 04/05/2021 10:53 am by glanmor05 »
"Through struggles, to the stars."

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Yes, but solar panel changes not made on THIS  Dragon prior to Crew 1?

Now, I’m not the sharpest knife in the drawer but the aren’t the solar panels on the trunk?

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OMG!!!!  ::)  Thanks OBO Glanmor
« Last Edit: 04/05/2021 12:35 pm by Jimmy10 »

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2021/04/05/nasa-spacex-relocate-crew-1-dragon-more-crewed-flight-preps-continue/
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NASA and SpaceX are continuing to prepare for the Crew-3 mission, targeted as early as Saturday, Oct. 23, followed by return of Crew-2 no earlier than Sunday, Oct. 31.

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Yes, but solar panel changes not made on THIS  Dragon prior to Crew 1?

Now, I’m not the sharpest knife in the drawer but the aren’t the solar panels on the trunk?

Yes, new trunk with new panels. Several other upgrades were implemented as well.

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https://twitter.com/alteredjamie/status/1379177293063524364

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If you look closely, you'll notice the members of #Crew2 aren't *just* holding up two fingers, but dirty fingers because they've marked their initials in the soot of their reflow[n] #Falcon9 booster behind them.

Possible new crew tradition only applicable to #SpaceX crews??

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https://twitter.com/djsnm/status/1379198269830488069

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The space equivalent of writing 'Clean Me' on a dirty car.
« Last Edit: 04/05/2021 10:37 pm by FutureSpaceTourist »

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Akihiko Hoshide of JAXA and Thomas Pesquet of ESA during training at SpaceX Headquarters in Hawthorne, California.
March 26, 2021
« Last Edit: 04/08/2021 04:31 pm by jacqmans »
Jacques :-)

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