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#320
by
theonlyspace
on 25 Apr, 2021 12:09
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Soyuz can and does launch in almost any weather even snow. Crew Dragon cannot .
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#321
by
webdan
on 25 Apr, 2021 12:53
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So first time since STS-135 (July 2011) that a reused “crewed” spacecraft (Endeavour/C206) has arrived at the ISS, let alone make it to orbit.
Edit: + “crewed”
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#322
by
Herb Schaltegger
on 25 Apr, 2021 15:21
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https://twitter.com/thom_astro/status/1386286404745916418
I took a very lucky shot: as I was getting out of my spacesuit and looking out the window, I happened to spot our 2nd stage of the @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, flying in formation with us on a perfectly parallel track, but lower... two tiny objects 200 km above Earth! #MissionAlpha
Edit to add: higher res version from flickr & cropped view of S2
So has anyone looked at the EXIF data to see when Thomas took that photo? And along those lines, did S2 fail to deorbit? Alternatively, was S2 intentionally allowed to remain in orbit until it decays naturally?
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#323
by
Chris Bergin
on 25 Apr, 2021 15:23
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#324
by
Rekt1971
on 25 Apr, 2021 16:00
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https://twitter.com/thom_astro/status/1386286404745916418
I took a very lucky shot: as I was getting out of my spacesuit and looking out the window, I happened to spot our 2nd stage of the @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, flying in formation with us on a perfectly parallel track, but lower... two tiny objects 200 km above Earth! #MissionAlpha
Edit to add: higher res version from flickr & cropped view of S2
So has anyone looked at the EXIF data to see when Thomas took that photo? And along those lines, did S2 fail to deorbit? Alternatively, was S2 intentionally allowed to remain in orbit until it decays naturally?
The second stage performed successful deorbit burn. We could actually hear that during the live stream (Timestamp 18:53).
"MVac ignition"
"MVac shutdown"
"nominal deorbit burn"
https://youtube.com/watch?v=oqA0ndN-rDc&t=1133s
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#325
by
kdhilliard
on 25 Apr, 2021 16:26
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I took a very lucky shot: as I was getting out of my spacesuit and looking out the window, I happened to spot our 2nd stage of the @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, flying in formation with us on a perfectly parallel track, but lower... two tiny objects 200 km above Earth! #MissionAlpha
Edit to add: higher res version from flickr & cropped view of S2
So has anyone looked at the EXIF data to see when Thomas took that photo? And along those lines, did S2 fail to deorbit? Alternatively, was S2 intentionally allowed to remain in orbit until it decays naturally?
The second stage performed successful deorbit burn. We could actually hear that during the live stream (Timestamp 18:53).
"MVac ignition"
"MVac shutdown"
"nominal deorbit burn"
https://youtube.com/watch?v=oqA0ndN-rDc&t=1133s
Also:
https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1385632375409975299SpX Crew-2 has been cataloged as object 48209 (S48209 in my GCAT), the most recent TLE showing it in a 210 x 228 km orbit. The second stage has not been cataloged and is presumed to have been deorbited in the target zone west of Australia
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#326
by
zubenelgenubi
on 27 Apr, 2021 21:12
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11 people on ISS right now thanks to Dragon. What a great photo.
SpaceX has launched 10 people into orbit and 8 are in that shot.
With 11 space voyagers, you get a bustling ISS!
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#327
by
SPKirsch
on 29 Apr, 2021 20:18
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#328
by
SMS
on 30 Apr, 2021 07:58
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User who wrote:
"I don't know if anyone viewed the ending theme (outro) at the conclusion of the docking. It's fitting and epic for both NASA and SpaceX. I posted the file here as YouTube flagged the music as copyrighted." contact with me via PM !
Update: I have this attachment file (Launch America NASA-SpaceX Outro) in MP4 format from my temp file (over 28 MB). Thanks I was hearing this file it before !
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#329
by
hektor
on 02 May, 2021 08:12
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Was there a wake up music after the sleep period on the way to ISS?
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#330
by
catdlr
on 02 May, 2021 08:21
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User who wrote:
"I don't know if anyone viewed the ending theme (outro) at the conclusion of the docking. It's fitting and epic for both NASA and SpaceX. I posted the file here as YouTube flagged the music as copyrighted." contact with me via PM !
Update: I have this attachment file (Launch America NASA-SpaceX Outro) in MP4 format from my temp file (over 28 MB). Thanks I was hearing this file it before !
Thanks, SMS, that was me. Mods deleted as the music is copyrighted. It was played again tonight at the conclusion of landing but was trimmed off. The song or jingle is great.
Update:
Here is the author of the music:
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#331
by
SMS
on 02 May, 2021 08:25
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I like it, too
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#332
by
hektor
on 21 Sep, 2021 10:09
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It is good for Crew-2 that SpaceX has done a few more Dragon reentries before they come back : Cargo Dragon and Inspiration4.
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#333
by
Albert Lapatin
on 02 Oct, 2021 20:06
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Hello. Let me ask a question that I cannot find an answer to. Is the Drago Crew able to perform a manual descent in the event of a loss of communication with the MCC or other emergency?
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#334
by
AC in NC
on 02 Oct, 2021 20:11
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#335
by
cscott
on 02 Oct, 2021 23:28
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It was also explicitly mentioned as one of the scenarios exercised in the preflight mission sim for the inspiration 4 crew.
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#336
by
Albert Lapatin
on 03 Oct, 2021 05:31
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can i see this "preflight mission sim for the inspiration 4 crew" somewhere?
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#337
by
Albert Lapatin
on 03 Oct, 2021 05:58
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Hello. Let me ask a question that I cannot find an answer to. Is the Drago Crew able to perform a manual descent in the event of a loss of communication with the MCC or other emergency?
Yes. See the buttons circled in Yellow. Image attached is a recreation of the control panel.
Here's a link to an actual photo: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=46136.0;attach=1537705;image
you want to say that it is enough to push one button and the Dragon will return home?
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#338
by
Albert Lapatin
on 03 Oct, 2021 06:45
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Hello. Let me ask a question that I cannot find an answer to. Is the Drago Crew able to perform a manual descent in the event of a loss of communication with the MCC or other emergency?
Yes. See the buttons circled in Yellow. Image attached is a recreation of the control panel.
Here's a link to an actual photo: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=46136.0;attach=1537705;image
you want to say that it is enough to push one button and the Dragon will return home?
Probably not while docked to ISS but if free flying I've no doubt it's default landing location is programmed in so that pushing the button executes the appropriate phasing and deorbits.
If the computer system fails, then this scenario will be impossible.
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#339
by
Lars-J
on 03 Oct, 2021 08:39
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Hello. Let me ask a question that I cannot find an answer to. Is the Drago Crew able to perform a manual descent in the event of a loss of communication with the MCC or other emergency?
Yes. See the buttons circled in Yellow. Image attached is a recreation of the control panel.
Here's a link to an actual photo: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=46136.0;attach=1537705;image
you want to say that it is enough to push one button and the Dragon will return home?
Probably not while docked to ISS but if free flying I've no doubt it's default landing location is programmed in so that pushing the button executes the appropriate phasing and deorbits.
If the computer system fails, then this scenario will be impossible.
Yes. Obviously there are some (extremely unlikely) scenarios where the crew won’t survive.
What are you angling for exactly here? You got an answer to your first Q, and now you are moving the goalposts?
