Author Topic: SpaceX F9 / Dragon 2 : CRS2 SpX-21 - Mission Updates : Dec - Jan (2020/21) (Read 188612 times)

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #300 on:** 12/07/2020 04:41 pm »

About to break post-Shuttle ISS mass record

LouScheffer · « **Reply #301 on:** 12/07/2020 04:57 pm »

Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 12/07/2020 04:41 pm

About to break post-Shuttle ISS mass record

Who keeps mass records in pounds? This is an embarrassment to all engineers and scientists.

Rekt1971 · « **Reply #302 on:** 12/07/2020 04:58 pm »

Great views from Dragon

Orbiter · « **Reply #303 on:** 12/07/2020 04:59 pm »

Breathtaking views of the ISS, complete with Resilience at the end of Harmony.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #304 on:** 12/07/2020 05:04 pm »

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1336007980131758080

Jorge · « **Reply #305 on:** 12/07/2020 05:06 pm »

Quote from: LouScheffer on 12/07/2020 04:57 pm

Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 12/07/2020 04:41 pm
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.

mrhuggy · « **Reply #306 on:** 12/07/2020 05:06 pm »

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.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #307 on:** 12/07/2020 05:08 pm »

Couple more ISS shots in sunlight - hello Resilience!

Ben the Space Brit · « **Reply #308 on:** 12/07/2020 05:37 pm »

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?

otter · « **Reply #309 on:** 12/07/2020 05:41 pm »

Contact and soft capture complete.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #310 on:** 12/07/2020 05:42 pm »

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1336018115830878209

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #311 on:** 12/07/2020 05:42 pm »

Confirm contact and soft capture at 12:40 Central Time (18:40 UTC) 268 statute miles over the Southern Indian Ocean

otter · « **Reply #312 on:** 12/07/2020 05:46 pm »

freda · « **Reply #313 on:** 12/07/2020 05:47 pm »

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.

otter · « **Reply #314 on:** 12/07/2020 05:51 pm »

otter · « **Reply #315 on:** 12/07/2020 05:52 pm »

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1336019551839006723

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Docking confirmed – Dragon has arrived at the @space_station!

Ben the Space Brit · « **Reply #316 on:** 12/07/2020 05:52 pm »

First pair of Dragons at the ISS!

otter · « **Reply #317 on:** 12/07/2020 05:53 pm »

Hard capture complete.

Rondaz · « **Reply #318 on:** 12/07/2020 05:53 pm »

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/

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #319 on:** 12/07/2020 05:59 pm »

Congratulations to SpaceX and NASA, another major achievement.

From a former SpaceX director:

https://twitter.com/spaceabhi/status/1336018203772776448

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@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.