SpaceX F9 / Crew Dragon : Crew-2 - LAUNCH - RNDZ - DOCKING: Apr.23/25 - UPDATES

[CuddlyRocket]

... watch NASA’s @SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts relocate the Endeavor spacecraft at the @Space_Station, setting the stage for a historic 1st — two different U.S. commercial crew spacecraft docked to the orbiting lab simultaneously

Weren't Resilience and Endeavour both docked at the ISS simultaneously between 24 April and 2 May earlier this year?

Two different US spacecraft. The closest the US has ever gotten to two simultaneous crew vehicles in operation was between Gemini XII and Apollo 1 (a little over 3 months gap).

Clarification: two different US spacecraft makes/models

Yes, I wondered what edzieba was on about given that Resilience and Endeavour are two different spacecraft (hence the names) and the US has previously had two crew vehicles in simultaneous operation since Gemini 6A and 7 in December 1965. But given the reference to Gemini and Apollo, I surmised that two different makes/models of spacecraft were what was meant. I wonder if this is some subtle difference in the usage of 'different' between the US and UK?

Though the quibbler in me would point out that the LEM and the Apollo CSM were in simultaneous operation on many a mission. However, the NASA PR person did restrict the 'historic' claim by specifying being docked to the ISS. In fact, a stronger historic claim might have been that the US will be the first nation to have two different makes/models of crewed spacecraft in simultaneous operation on separate missions. Though this does depend on if you regard a space station as a spacecraft or not! Something to keep space historians busy arguing over!

[Comga]

... watch NASA’s @SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts relocate the Endeavor spacecraft at the @Space_Station, setting the stage for a historic 1st — two different U.S. commercial crew spacecraft docked to the orbiting lab simultaneously

Weren't Resilience and Endeavour both docked at the ISS simultaneously between 24 April and 2 May earlier this year?

Two different US spacecraft. The closest the US has ever gotten to two simultaneous crew vehicles in operation was between Gemini XII and Apollo 1 (a little over 3 months gap).

Clarification: two different US spacecraft makes/models

Yes, I wondered what edzieba was on about given that Resilience and Endeavour are two different spacecraft (hence the names) and the US has previously had two crew vehicles in simultaneous operation since Gemini 6A and 7 in December 1965. But given the reference to Gemini and Apollo, I surmised that two different makes/models of spacecraft were what was meant. I wonder if this is some subtle difference in the usage of 'different' between the US and UK?

Though the quibbler in me would point out that the LEM and the Apollo CSM were in simultaneous operation on many a mission. However, the NASA PR person did restrict the 'historic' claim by specifying being docked to the ISS. In fact, a stronger historic claim might have been that the US will be the first nation to have two different makes/models of crewed spacecraft in simultaneous operation on separate missions. Though this does depend on if you regard a space station as a spacecraft or not! Something to keep space historians busy arguing over!

I put my clarification, (that they will be different makes/builders) in the joke and party thread because this much nitpicking is more comical than historical.

[Rondaz]

ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/16/2021

Systems

Crew Dragon Port Relocation On-Board Training (OBT): FE-6 completed a Crew Dragon port relocation OBT in order to maintain situational awareness for the upcoming Endeavour port relocation. Endeavour is scheduled to relocate from the Node 2 Forward International Docking Adapter (IDA) to the Node 2 Zenith IDA on Wednesday, July 21st. This relocation will clear the Node 2 Forward IDA for OFT-2 docking planned for Saturday, July 31st.

[vp.]

ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/16/2021

Systems

Crew Dragon Port Relocation On-Board Training (OBT): FE-6 completed a Crew Dragon port relocation OBT in order to maintain situational awareness for the upcoming Endeavour port relocation. Endeavour is scheduled to relocate from the Node 2 Forward International Docking Adapter (IDA) to the Node 2 Zenith IDA on Wednesday, July 21st. This relocation will clear the Node 2 Forward IDA for OFT-2 docking planned for Saturday, July 31st.

Who is FE-6 ? Kimbrough ?

[Rondaz]

Simulation and Station Maintenance Preface a Busy Week for the Crew

Catherine Williams Posted on July 19, 2021

As the week kicked off, the Expedition 65 crew members spent much of their Monday fine-tuning procedures in anticipation of Wednesday’s port-relocation activity, which will free up the Harmony’s forward port for the docking of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station. That vehicle is scheduled for launch Friday, July 30, as part of NASA’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 mission.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2021/07/19/simulation-and-station-maintenance-preface-a-busy-week-for-the-crew/

[FutureSpaceTourist]

Webcast link for Wednesday’s relocation

[MattBaker]

Who is FE-6 ? Kimbrough ?

If the Wikipedia is correct (not sure about the source): Mark Vande Hei

"in order to maintain situational awareness for the upcoming Endeavour port relocation" sounds like he's not directly involved either, which would make sense given Vande Hei came up with the Soyuz and would remain on Station throughout the relocation.

[centaurinasa]

https://twitter.com/Thom_astro/status/1417566191099564036

[Rondaz]

Mission Prep Heats Up Amid Science and Medical Studies

Catherine Williams Posted on July 20, 2021

Today, the Expedition 65 crewmates aboard the International Space Station continued down their checklists in preparation for the next day’s planned mission activities — to include a port-relocation maneuver and the launch of a new module that will replace the Pirs Docking Compartment. Pirs has only a few days left in its 20-year length of service to the orbiting outpost, as it will soon be jettisoned, along with the Progress 77 cargo craft, on Friday for a destructive re-entry in Earth’s atmosphere.

Many tasks were a prelude to the port relocation happening Wednesday, with Hoshide going over the final configuration, McArthur calibrating the Crew Dragon handheld gas detectors, and Pesquet reorganizing supplies in the Crew Dragon spacecraft, dubbed Endeavour.

Tomorrow, Kimbrough, McArthur, Hoshide, and Pesquet will board Endeavour about 4:30 a.m. EDT and undock from the forward port of the station’s Harmony module at 6:45 a.m. The spacecraft will dock again at the station’s space-facing port a short time later, at 7:32 a.m. This fly-around will free up Harmony’s forward port for the docking of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner as part of NASA’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission.

On July 21, catch the port relocation first on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. Live coverage begins at 6:30 a.m. EDT. Four hours later, at 10:30 a.m., launch coverage begins for the Multipurpose Laboratory Module. Named Nauka, after the Russian word for “science,” the newest addition to station will hitch a ride to space on a three-stage Proton rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2021/07/20/mission-prep-heats-up-amid-science-and-medical-studies/

[Rondaz]

NASA TV to Air Crew Dragon’s Port Relocation

Norah Moran Posted on July 20, 2021

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts on the International Space Station will relocate their Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft Wednesday, July 21, setting the stage for a historic first when two different U.S. commercial spacecraft built for crew will be docked to the microgravity laboratory at the same time.

Live coverage will begin at 6:30 a.m. EDT on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website.

NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and  Megan McArthur, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet will board the Crew Dragon spacecraft about 4:30 a.m. and undock from the forward port of the station’s Harmony module at 6:45 a.m. The spacecraft will dock again at the station’s space-facing port at 7:32 a.m.

The relocation will free up Harmony’s forward port for the docking of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, scheduled for launch Friday, July 30, as part of NASA’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2). The flight will test the end-to-end capabilities of Starliner from launch to docking, atmospheric re-entry, and a desert landing in the western United States. The uncrewed mission will provide valuable data about Boeing’s crew transportation system, and help NASA certify Starliner and the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket for regular flights with astronauts to and from the space station.

This will be the second port relocation of a Crew Dragon spacecraft. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission lifted off April 23 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and docked to the space station April 24. Crew-2, targeted to return in early-to-mid November, is the second of six certified crew missions NASA and SpaceX have planned as a part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2021/07/20/nasa-tv-to-air-crew-dragons-port-relocation/

[Rondaz]

NASA’s @SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts will relocate their Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft tomorrow morning live on @NASA TV starting at 6:30 am ET.

https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/1417600531753734153

[su27k]

https://twitter.com/Enterprise_Flt/status/1417546193534689280

We're doing this again tonight! Different crew, different capsule, same idea (and same lousy sleep shift).

This time, @KeystoneFlight is the Flight Director at @NASA_Johnson calling the shots. I get to watch from @spacex in Cali, which is a treat.

[Targeteer]

CAPCOM just checked in with the crew, about an hour before the normal morning DPC, to get an update on relocate preps.  They requested to come on-board with cameras, which was approved by the crew.

[Rondaz]

Watch the #CrewDragon relocation from the forward port of Harmony to its space-facing zenith port live on @NASA TV from 12:30 CEST (11:30 BST):

https://twitter.com/esaspaceflight/status/1417774665741873154

[FutureSpaceTourist]

Webcast now live

[Rondaz]

Coverage Underway for Crew-2 Port Relocation

Norah Moran Posted on July 21, 2021

NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website are providing live coverage as four residents of the International Space Station prepare to take a spin around their orbital neighborhood in the Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft, relocating it to prepare for the arrival of the agency’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2.

NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and  Megan McArthur, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet boarded the Crew Dragon spacecraft about 4:30 a.m. and are scheduled to undock from the forward port of the station’s Harmony module at 6:45 a.m. The spacecraft will dock again at the station’s space-facing port at 7:32 a.m.

This will be the second port relocation of a Crew Dragon spacecraft. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission lifted off April 23 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and docked to the space station April 24. Crew-2, targeted to return in early-to-mid November, is the second of six certified crew missions NASA and SpaceX have planned as a part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2021/07/21/coverage-underway-for-crew-2-port-relocation/

[Rondaz]

.@NASA TV is live now as four astronauts prepare to take a spin around station in the Crew Dragon Endeavour, relocating it to prepare for the arrival of the Boeing OFT-2 spacecraft.

https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/1417795509264257027

[centaurinasa]

[centaurinasa]

"Go for undock, visor down"

[centaurinasa]

Undocking command sent.
Demating and retraction of the 2 ombilicals umbilical lines