Author Topic: SpaceX F9 / Crew Dragon : Crew-4 : KSC LC-39A : 27 April 2022 (07:52 UTC) (Read 195855 times)

Rondaz · « **Reply #300 on:** 04/27/2022 08:17 am »

Dragon will perform a series of burns on its way to the @space_station for a targeted docking at 8:15 p.m. ET tonight

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1519226526339796992

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #301 on:** 04/27/2022 08:25 am »

Congratulations to the entire launch campaign team!

Thank you, centaurinasa and Conexion Espacial, for the launch thread coverage.

And, thank you to our NSF webcast team.

centaurinasa · « **Reply #302 on:** 04/27/2022 08:26 am »

https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1519225770647957504?cxt=HHwWgMC5kcHyr5UqAAAA

centaurinasa · « **Reply #303 on:** 04/27/2022 08:29 am »

End of KSC Crew-4 launch coverage.

centaurinasa · « **Reply #304 on:** 04/27/2022 08:32 am »

Next, at 9:30 UTC (5:30 a.m EDT):
NASA's SpaceX Crew-4 mission post-launch news conference (time subject to change) (All Channels).

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #305 on:** 04/27/2022 08:44 am »

https://twitter.com/spcplcyonline/status/1519228998735310848

Quote

Harrison "Jack" Schmitt is there for the launch. A geologist like Jessica Watkins, he walked on the Moon on Apollo 17 in 1972. Just said he's been working w/Watkins and hopes she gets to go to Moon w/Artemis.
(Schmitt was a U.S. Senator from NM for one term, 1977-1983)

Rondaz · « **Reply #306 on:** 04/27/2022 08:54 am »

Crew-4 Postlaunch News Teleconference Set for 5:30 a.m.

Jason Costa Posted on April 27, 2022

The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Robert Hines, and Jessica Watkins, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti on their way to the International Space Station has safely reached orbit, and the nosecone has opened.

At 5:30 a.m., NASA will host a postlaunch news teleconference from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Participants in the briefing will be:

Kathy Lueders, associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston
Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station Program, NASA Johnson
Jessica Jensen, vice president, customer operations and integration, SpaceX
Josef Aschbacher, director general, ESA

https://blogs.nasa.gov/crew-4/2022/04/27/crew-4-postlaunch-news-teleconference-set-for-530-a-m/

Rondaz · « **Reply #307 on:** 04/27/2022 08:56 am »

Falcon 9 rocket carrying Crew Dragon launched in Florida.

Falcon 9 rocket with Crew Dragon launched in Florida, it will take the crew to the ISS.

10:58 04/27/2022 (updated: 11:34 04/27/2022)

WASHINGTON, April 27 - RIA Novosti. Falcon 9 launch vehicle lifts off in Florida carrying new crewed Crew Dragon spacecraft to ISS, NASA broadcasts live .

The launch of the launch vehicle from the spaceport at Cape Canaveral took place at 10:52 Moscow time. Chell Lindgren , Bob Hines, Jessica Watkins, as well as Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti went on board the ship to the ISS . For Watkins and Hines, the upcoming space flight is the first of their careers. The four astronauts are NASA 's fourth regular crew (Crew-4) to arrive at the ISS on Crew Dragon , and they will relieve the Crew-3 crew in orbit, which will return to Earth next week.

The docking of the spacecraft with the ISS should take place approximately 16 hours after launch. It is scheduled for 03:15 Moscow time on Thursday. It is planned that the crew will stay at the orbital station until September.

https://ria.ru/20220427/raketa-1785687406.html

centaurinasa · « **Reply #308 on:** 04/27/2022 09:44 am »

https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1519238531918479360?cxt=HHwWgICygajZtZUqAAAA

centaurinasa · « **Reply #309 on:** 04/27/2022 09:44 am »

https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1519225770647957504?cxt=HHwWgMC5kcHyr5UqAAAA
https://twitter.com/esa/status/1519241280592781312?cxt=HHwWgIC9naf5tpUqAAAA
https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos/status/1519231031374667778?cxt=HHwWhICzzdykspUqAAAA
https://twitter.com/mdcainjr/status/1519230398340943872?cxt=HHwWgMCykfD_sZUqAAAA

centaurinasa · « **Reply #310 on:** 04/27/2022 09:49 am »

https://twitter.com/nasahqphoto/status/1519234392815804419?cxt=HHwWhoC9pbHos5UqAAAA

centaurinasa · « **Reply #311 on:** 04/27/2022 09:53 am »

Post-launch news conference right now on NASA TV.

centaurinasa · « **Reply #312 on:** 04/27/2022 10:04 am »

Next about NASA TV coverage:
Thursday, April 28
2:40 a.m. EDT (06:40 UTC) – Coverage of the Welcoming Remarks by NASA's SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts (Lindgren, Hines, Watkins and Cristoforetti) at the International Space Station (All Channels)
10 a.m. EDT (14:00 UTC) – International Space Station Russian spacewalk 53 (Artemyev and Matveev; spacewalk begins at 10:30 a.m. EDT and is expected to last at least 6 ½ hours) (All Channels)

centaurinasa · « **Reply #313 on:** 04/27/2022 10:07 am »

And next for the crew-4: meal and then pre-sleep activities.

centaurinasa · « **Reply #314 on:** 04/27/2022 10:40 am »

Crew now in pre-sleep period (sleep schedule to begin at 12:00 UTC)

RocketLover0119 · « **Reply #315 on:** 04/27/2022 10:54 am »

NSF views of launch.

Got the entry burn at the end!

centaurinasa · « **Reply #316 on:** 04/27/2022 11:01 am »

Food and water inventory, right now...

Rondaz · « **Reply #317 on:** 04/27/2022 11:21 am »

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Underway as Freedom Journeys to Station

Jason Costa Posted on April 27, 2022

NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Robert Hines, and Jessica Watkins, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti are on their way to the International Space Station, following the picture-perfect launch of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, named Freedom by the crew, launched atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida at 3:52 a.m. EDT.

“This is our fourth crew rotation flight – it’s kind of hard to believe,” said Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. “It seems like Demo-2 was just yesterday, and it’s exciting to be here. We had a really clean countdown today – the Falcon 9 rocket did great; the Dragon vehicle did great. It was great to see the crew get in. You could tell they were excited to start their flight off.”

Upon their arrival at the space station, the Crew-4 astronauts will be greeted by NASA astronauts of the Expedition 67 crew already on board. During their six-month stay aboard the microgravity laboratory, Lindgren, Hines, Watkins, and Cristoforetti will join the Expedition 67 crew in conducting a number of science and research investigations.

The Crew-4 astronauts will conduct new and exciting scientific research in areas such as materials science, health technologies, and plant science to prepare for human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit and benefit life on Earth. Experiments will include studies on the aging of immune systems, organic material concrete alternatives, and cardiorespiratory effects during and after long-duration exposure to microgravity. These are just some of the more than 200 science experiments and technology demonstrations that will take place during their mission.

Launching alongside the crew in the Dragon capsule is an investigation that seeks to restore meaningful vision to people suffering from retinal degenerative diseases like retinitis pigmentosa and macular degeneration. The Protein-Based Artificial Retina Manufacturing experiment tests the manufacturing of artificial retinas or retinal implants in microgravity, where it is expected their production could be optimized.

Also traveling to space aboard the Crew Dragon are Smart-Tex shirts as part of the German Space Agency (DLR) investigation called Wireless Compose-2. The shirts are fitted with sensors, wiring, and a communications module to wirelessly transmit data to a base station. The shirt is designed to monitor cardiovascular activity like relative blood pressure and can provide details about heart contraction rate and valve opening and closing times – something normally accessible only through sonography or CT scans. These kinds of wearable technologies could be used to monitor health throughout a long-duration space exploration mission and could lead to a more flexible implementation of this technology in health monitoring equipment on Earth.

Crew-4 is NASA’s fourth crew rotation mission with SpaceX for the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Lindgren and Cristoforetti have previously traveled to the International Space Station, while it will be the first trip for Hines and Watkins. Crew-4 astronauts are slated to arrive at the space station today, April 27, with docking targeted for 8:15 p.m. EDT. Following docking and hatch opening, a welcoming ceremony is planned for 2:40 a.m. EDT.

Coverage of Crew-4’s arrival to the station will air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website, beginning with docking at 8:15 p.m. EDT.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/crew-4/2022/04/27/nasas-spacex-crew-4-underway-as-freedom-journeys-to-station/

Rondaz · « **Reply #318 on:** 04/27/2022 11:39 am »

The fierce breath of #Falcon9. #Crew4 now in orbit chasing down the @Space_Station so they can dock around 8pm, or about 16hrs after this shot was taken.

https://twitter.com/Zshauladventure/status/1519265166180945920

Rondaz · « **Reply #319 on:** 04/27/2022 11:42 am »

CelesTrak has a TLE for 1 object from the launch (2022-042) of the #CREW4 mission atop a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral on Apr 27 at 0752 UTC:

https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1519261443954122752