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#160
by
smoliarm
on 31 Mar, 2021 20:04
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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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#161
by
XenIneX
on 31 Mar, 2021 22:52
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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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#162
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 01 Apr, 2021 09:16
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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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#163
by
TJL
on 01 Apr, 2021 11:51
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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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#164
by
ZachS09
on 01 Apr, 2021 14:58
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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
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#165
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 01 Apr, 2021 15:15
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#166
by
TJL
on 01 Apr, 2021 18:30
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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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#167
by
Jansen
on 01 Apr, 2021 23:24
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#168
by
glanmor05
on 02 Apr, 2021 09:06
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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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#169
by
Vettedrmr
on 02 Apr, 2021 12:19
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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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#170
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 02 Apr, 2021 16:19
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#171
by
Jansen
on 02 Apr, 2021 22:32
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From the NASA TV schedule:
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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#172
by
glanmor05
on 05 Apr, 2021 10:52
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Yes, but solar panel changes not made on THIS Dragon prior to Crew 1?
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#173
by
drnscr
on 05 Apr, 2021 11:23
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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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#174
by
Jimmy10
on 05 Apr, 2021 12:35
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OMG!!!!
Thanks OBO Glanmor
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#175
by
gongora
on 05 Apr, 2021 20:38
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#176
by
Jansen
on 05 Apr, 2021 20:45
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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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#177
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 05 Apr, 2021 22:12
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#178
by
SMS
on 08 Apr, 2021 16:20
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#179
by
jacqmans
on 08 Apr, 2021 16:30
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Akihiko Hoshide of JAXA and Thomas Pesquet of ESA during training at SpaceX Headquarters in Hawthorne, California.
March 26, 2021
Thanks OBO Glanmor