Author Topic: SpaceX F9 / Crew Dragon : Crew-4 : KSC LC-39A : 27 April 2022 (07:52 UTC) (Read 195857 times)

Clavin · « **Reply #160 on:** 04/18/2022 02:15 pm »

https://twitter.com/Commercial_Crew/status/1516042613522149381

Rondaz · « **Reply #161 on:** 04/18/2022 03:09 pm »

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Astronauts En Route to Kennedy Space Center

Jason Costa Posted on April 18, 2022

The astronauts flying on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station are now on their way to the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to begin final preparations for launch.

NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Robert Hines, and Jessica Watkins, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, boarded a Gulfstream jet aircraft and departed from Ellington Field near the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston for the flight to Florida. The crew is expected to arrive at the Launch and Landing Facility at Kennedy around 12:30 p.m. EDT.

Crew-4 astronauts will be greeted upon their arrival by Kennedy Space Center Director Janet Petro along with NASA Associate Administrator, Space Operations Kathy Lueders, and ESA Houston Office Team Leader Barbara Nucera. Coverage will begin at approximately 12:30 p.m. EDT, and will include welcome remarks, crew comments, and a brief question and answer session with attending news media. The event will be broadcast live on NASA TV and the agency’s website, weather permitting.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/crew-4/2022/04/18/nasas-spacex-crew-4-astronauts-en-route-to-kennedy-space-center/

Ken the Bin · « **Reply #162 on:** 04/18/2022 03:41 pm »

The Space Debris NGA notice finally showed up.

Quote from: NGA

181444Z APR 22
HYDROPAC 1066/22(75).
SOUTHEASTERN INDIAN OCEAN.
DNC 03, DNC 04.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
   231002Z TO 231034Z, ALTERNATE
   240939Z TO 241011Z, 250917Z TO 250949Z,
   260851Z TO 260923Z, 270828Z TO 270900Z,
   280806Z TO 280838Z, 290743Z TO 290815Z AND
   300717Z TO 300749Z APR IN AREA BOUND BY
   35-59S 096-07E, 35-39S 096-28E,
   35-45S 097-27E, 38-15S 102-35E,
   40-37S 106-44E, 43-25S 111-22E,
   44-52S 112-46E, 45-18S 112-10E,
   45-06S 110-29E, 42-59S 105-00E,
   41-00S 101-14E, 38-31S 097-59E,
   36-34S 096-17E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 300849Z APR 22.

Rondaz · « **Reply #163 on:** 04/18/2022 04:45 pm »

LIVE : NASA SpaceX Crew 4 arrival at NASA's Kennedy Space Center

centaurinasa · « **Reply #164 on:** 04/18/2022 05:44 pm »

https://twitter.com/NASAKennedy/status/1516096600292143107?cxt=HHwWhsC5men0oIoqAAAA
https://twitter.com/NASA_Johnson/status/1516105709812912128?cxt=HHwWgMC4tYiHpYoqAAAA
https://twitter.com/esaspaceflight/status/1516104058813169672?cxt=HHwWkICywfumpIoqAAAA

Rondaz · « **Reply #165 on:** 04/18/2022 07:34 pm »

Crew 4 Training Footage - April 18, 2022

Rondaz · « **Reply #166 on:** 04/18/2022 08:06 pm »

Bob has departed to support Starlink 4-14 and recover the fairing.

Elsewhere, Doug is due to tow ASOG droneship downrange to land the Crew-4 booster soon.

https://twitter.com/SpaceOffshore/status/1516131708181311488

Rondaz · « **Reply #167 on:** 04/18/2022 09:34 pm »

Crew-4 Astronauts to Hold Virtual Media Event from Crew Quarters

Jason Costa Posted on April 18, 2022

NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Robert Hines, and Jessica Watkins, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, will hold a virtual media event tomorrow, April 19, at 6:30 a.m., from inside the Astronaut Crew Quarters at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Watch live on NASA Television or the agency’s website.

Media may call in to ask the crew questions ahead of their upcoming launch to the International Space Station. Contact the Kennedy newsroom for details on how to participate.

Housed inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building, the crew quarters are where the astronauts remain while awaiting launch once they arrive at the Florida spaceport. The facility dates back to the Apollo Program and was also used for missions under the Space Shuttle Program. Inside the crew quarters are 23 bedrooms – each with its own bathroom – and the iconic suit room, where astronauts are helped into their spacesuits before exiting the O&C and making the short journey to the launch pad.

Crew-4 astronauts Lindgren, Hines, and Watkins, and Cristoforetti are scheduled to lift off aboard a Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A on Saturday, April 23. Launch is targeted for 5:26 a.m. EDT, and just over 24 hours later, they will arrive at the orbiting laboratory for a short overlap with the astronauts who flew to the station as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission in November 2021.

Return of Crew-3 astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, Kayla Barron, and Matthias Maurer is planned for late April, with a splashdown of Crew Dragon Endurance at one of seven landing zones off the coast of Florida. Crew-4 astronauts will conduct various experiments as part of their science mission, living and working as part of what is expected to be a 7-member crew.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/crew-4/2022/04/18/crew-4-astronauts-to-hold-virtual-media-event-from-crew-quarters/

SPKirsch · « **Reply #168 on:** 04/19/2022 01:31 am »

https://twitter.com/SpaceOffshore/status/1516185201029832708

Quote

Departure! Doug is towing A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship 546 km downrange to recover the Crew-4 booster

http://NASASpaceflight.com/fleetcam

Rondaz · « **Reply #169 on:** 04/19/2022 11:05 am »

Here are a few more images of Doug and Marmac 302 “A Shortfall Of Gravitas”. The pair left Port Canaveral around 18:30 on April 18.

https://twitter.com/astrogeo/status/1516224845956190208

RocketLover0119 · « **Reply #170 on:** 04/19/2022 12:27 pm »

Falcon is rolling out!

SpaceflightNow

RocketLover0119 · « **Reply #171 on:** 04/19/2022 02:24 pm »

The worm returns

https://twitter.com/thesheetztweetz/status/1516421726313271306

centaurinasa · « **Reply #172 on:** 04/19/2022 08:42 pm »

https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1516517029888630791?cxt=HHwWjoC95YWN4IsqAAAA

centaurinasa · « **Reply #173 on:** 04/19/2022 08:52 pm »

Now, vertical.

(source: SFN)

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #174 on:** 04/19/2022 09:24 pm »

Cross-post:

Quote from: zubenelgenubi on 04/19/2022 09:11 pm

Quote from: Clavin on 04/19/2022 06:27 pm
Quote from: William Harwood tweet
Ax-1: MCC-Houston to ISS: "The short story is the Endeavour undock is not happening today, and there are no undock opportunities on GMT 109 [Apr 19] or 110 [Apr 20] being pursued. "However, a new opportunity to undock on GMT 111 around midnight, all balls, is being discussed. [~00:00 Apr 21 = ~8 pm EDT Apr 20]"
The above should put Axiom-1 splashdown on Friday, April 21 EDT.

Given the desire to leave a minimum of 48 hours between a return of one Crew Dragon before the launch of the next same, for data analysis, then the Crew-4 launch would become NET April 24, circa 09:00 UTC = circa 5 am EDT.

Quote from: zubenelgenubi on 04/15/2022 08:42 pm

Briefing:

Backup launch opportunities April 24 and 25.

48 hours minimum between one crew return and subsequent crew launch.

RocketLover0119 · « **Reply #175 on:** 04/19/2022 09:29 pm »

Crew Access Arm has swung into position.

SpaceflightNow

Rondaz · « **Reply #176 on:** 04/20/2022 01:45 am »

@Astro_Kjell, @Astro_FarmerBob, @Astro_Watkins, and @AstroSamantha will soon launch to the @Space_Station for @NASA's
@SpaceX Crew-4 mission!

Interested in learning more about #Crew4? Join our virtual @NASASocial to get a behind-the-scenes look:

https://twitter.com/Commercial_Crew/status/1516507139203907591

Rondaz · « **Reply #177 on:** 04/20/2022 01:47 am »

Falcon 9 and Dragon rolling out of the hangar at Launch Complex 39A..

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1516430906462027785

Rondaz · « **Reply #178 on:** 04/20/2022 09:57 am »

The @SpaceX Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon spacecraft for the #Crew4 mission was rolled out at Launch Complex 39A this morning.

https://twitter.com/nasahqphoto/status/1516419940978499587

Rondaz · « **Reply #179 on:** 04/20/2022 12:47 pm »

Crew-4 Dragon Rolls to the Pad, Completes Dry Dress Rehearsal

Jason Costa Posted on April 20, 2022

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with Crew Dragon atop, rolled out to the launch pad on April 19, at Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for NASA’s Crew-4 launch. The rocket is now in a vertical position at Kennedy’s Launch Pad 39A and underwent a successful dry dress rehearsal in the early morning hours of April 20 with the launch team and crewmembers.

The mission will carry NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Robert Hines, and Jessica Watkins, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, to the International Space Station for their planned science mission. This is the first spaceflight for Hines and Watkins and the second flight for Lindgren and Cristoforetti.

Upon their arrival, the Crew-4 astronauts will have a short overlap with NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, and Kayla Barron, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer, who flew to the station as part of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission in November 2021. Also on board are Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev, and Sergey Korsakov who flew to the station on a Soyuz spacecraft on March 18, 2022, Expedition 66 Commander Anton Shkaplerov and cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov.

The mission will fly a new Crew Dragon, which crew members have named Freedom. Mission Commander Lindgren tweeted the significance of the name: “The name celebrates a fundamental human right, and the industry and innovation that emanate from the unencumbered human spirit.” The spacecraft’s name also recalls Freedom 7, the spacecraft that carried Alan Shepard as the first American launched into space on May 5, 1961 aboard NASA’s Mercury-Redstone 3.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/crew-4/2022/04/20/crew-4-dragon-rolls-to-the-pad-completes-dry-dress-rehearsal/