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#300
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FutureSpaceTourist
on 07 Dec, 2020 16:41
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About to break post-Shuttle ISS mass record
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#301
by
LouScheffer
on 07 Dec, 2020 16:57
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About to break post-Shuttle ISS mass record
Who keeps mass records in pounds? This is an embarrassment to all engineers and scientists.
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#302
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Rekt1971
on 07 Dec, 2020 16:58
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#303
by
Orbiter
on 07 Dec, 2020 16:59
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Breathtaking views of the ISS, complete with Resilience at the end of Harmony.
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#304
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Chris Bergin
on 07 Dec, 2020 17:04
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#305
by
Jorge
on 07 Dec, 2020 17:06
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About to break post-Shuttle ISS mass record
Who keeps mass records in pounds? This is an embarrassment to all engineers and scientists.
NASA PAO does, to communicate with the US general public, which uses pounds.
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#306
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mrhuggy
on 07 Dec, 2020 17:06
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I think that the Dragon is not using TDRS for the live video as we are seeing the dropouts from TDRS but not from Dragon, which make me wonder if it's Starlink.
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#307
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FutureSpaceTourist
on 07 Dec, 2020 17:08
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Couple more ISS shots in sunlight - hello Resilience!
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#308
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Ben the Space Brit
on 07 Dec, 2020 17:37
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There was a C7.4 solar flare at 16:30UT. Not really dangerous to the crew on the station but could that be the source of the sub-nominal comms?
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#309
by
otter
on 07 Dec, 2020 17:41
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Contact and soft capture complete.
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#310
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Chris Bergin
on 07 Dec, 2020 17:42
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#311
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FutureSpaceTourist
on 07 Dec, 2020 17:42
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Confirm contact and soft capture at 12:40 Central Time (18:40 UTC) 268 statute miles over the Southern Indian Ocean
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#312
by
otter
on 07 Dec, 2020 17:46
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#313
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freda
on 07 Dec, 2020 17:47
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Just curious about some things from the NASA livestream of the CRS-21 docking. Since this does not seem to be an UPDATE thread, I will ask. At some points, the stream displayed what looks like the shared full-screen of a NASA monitoring computer. Image file attached. Here are the parts I am curious about. A) I see the old version (noted as unsecure?) of Internet Explorer available. B) I see the Outlook email program available. For some reason, the availability of both of these on a NASA monitoring computer ring alarm bells in my mind. So, programs that have been routinely identified as cyber-security risks seem to be in use on a NASA monitoring computer. Those who are involved in industrial cyber-security tend to consider things like this as a risk. And finally, C) the individual who shared their screen shared the “full” screen, allowing potential bad guys to do what I just did; examine the system for vulnerabilities. I am not familiar with the other Windows system-tray and Windows toolbar icons shared by that user screen, but my point is that someone else might be, and could leverage known vulnerabilities. I am certainly no expert, but it did surprise me to see a NASA computer share the full screen like this, with all the operating system indications.
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#314
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otter
on 07 Dec, 2020 17:51
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#315
by
otter
on 07 Dec, 2020 17:52
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#316
by
Ben the Space Brit
on 07 Dec, 2020 17:52
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First pair of Dragons at the ISS!
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#317
by
otter
on 07 Dec, 2020 17:53
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Hard capture complete.
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#318
by
Rondaz
on 07 Dec, 2020 17:53
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New SpaceX Cargo Dragon Docks to Station
Mark Garcia Posted on December 7, 2020
While the International Space Station was traveling 268 miles over the southern Indian Ocean, a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft autonomously docked to the space-facing side of the orbiting laboratory’s Harmony module for the first time at 1:40 p.m. EST, Monday, Dec. 7. NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Victor Glover monitored docking operations for Dragon.
Some of the science being delivered on this mission includes a study aimed at better understanding heart disease to support development of treatments for patients on Earth, research into how microbes can be used for biomining on asteroids, and a tool being tested for quick and accurate blood analysis in microgravity. The first commercially owned and operated airlock on the space station, the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock, arrives in the unpressurized trunk of the Dragon cargo spacecraft. Bishop will provide a variety of capabilities to the orbiting laboratory, including CubeSat deployment, and support of external payloads.
The Dragon launched on SpaceX’s 21st contracted commercial resupply mission at 11:17 a.m. EST Sunday, Dec. 6 from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. After Dragon spends approximately one month attached to the space station, the spacecraft will return to Earth with cargo and research.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/12/07/new-spacex-cargo-dragon-docks-to-station/
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#319
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FutureSpaceTourist
on 07 Dec, 2020 17:59
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Congratulations to SpaceX and NASA, another major achievement.
From a former SpaceX director:
https://twitter.com/spaceabhi/status/1336018203772776448@SpaceX now offers @NASA and the ISS simultaneous crew and cargo services as well as lifeboat capability. All NASA objectives for so long. What a moment.👏 Now let's do some science.