SpaceX F9 / Crew Dragon : Crew-6 : KSC LC-39A : 2 Mar 2023 (05:34 UTC)

• #680 by FutureSpaceTourist on 06 May, 2023 12:18
• https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2023/05/06/dragon-crew-ship-docks-to-new-port/
  
  

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  Dragon Crew Ship Docks to New Port
  
  The SpaceX Dragon, with Expedition 69 crew members Steve Bowen and Woody Hoburg of NASA, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev aboard, has successfully docked to the forward port of the Harmony module of the International Space Station at 8:01 a.m. EDT.
  
  This was the 27th spacecraft relocation in space station history. The move made room for the arrival of the uncrewed SpaceX Dragon carrying cargo to station as part of the company’s 28th commercial resupply services mission for NASA, targeted to launch in June.
  
  NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 members are scheduled to return to Earth in August.

  
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  The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft approaches the Harmony module’s forward port for a docking during its relocation maneuver above the United States. Credit: NASA TV

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• #681 by centaurinasa on 06 May, 2023 12:20
• https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1654822197746188289?cxt=HHwWgoC-8a2BjvctAAAA
  
  

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  ISS/Crew-6: Hooks and latches have now engaged to firmly lock the Crew Dragon to the docking port; umbilicals are driving in; after leak checks to verify an airtight structural seal, hatches will be opened (in about 2 hours) and the crew will float back into the station
• #682 by FutureSpaceTourist on 06 May, 2023 13:40
• Relocation highlights
  
  
• #683 by FutureSpaceTourist on 08 May, 2023 01:25
• https://twitter.com/astro_woody/status/1655246641018945538
  
  

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  Successful day taking Endeavour out for a spin yesterday. We cleared off the Node 2 zenith port to make room for the @SpaceX CRS-28 cargo mission, which must go zenith so the @csa_asc Canadarm2 can reach the trunk to extract two beautiful IROSA solar arrays that we’ll install this summer. twitter.com/NASA/status/16…
• #684 by FutureSpaceTourist on 08 May, 2023 13:25
• Archived version of relocation stream:
  
  
• #685 by FutureSpaceTourist on 20 Jul, 2023 03:57
• https://twitter.com/tw__astro/status/1681826902611304449
  
  

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  The #ISS as it flew over the UK a few hours ago, captured from home with my 16" scope.
  Terrific detail on @SpaceX's Crew-6 Dragon this time around, with the radiators also on full display.
  #Astrophotography

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• #686 by zubenelgenubi on 18 Aug, 2023 20:43
• Crew-6 undocking and splashdown; times EDT = UTC-4 hours:
  

  Quote from: Salo on 17 Aug, 2023 18:59

  https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/schedule.html#.V9B_0DXTt1o
  

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  Friday, September 1
  7 a.m. – Coverage of SpaceX Dragon hatch closing with NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 aboard. Hatch closing scheduled approx. 7:20 a.m.
  8:45 a.m. – Undocking coverage of SpaceX Dragon and NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 from the International Space Station. Undocking scheduled for 9:05 a.m.
   
  Saturday, September 2
  8:30 a.m. – Coverage of deorbit burn, entry, and splashdown of NASA's SpaceX Crew-6. Splashdown scheduled no earlier than 9:38 a.m.
• #687 by FutureSpaceTourist on 21 Aug, 2023 21:21
• https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1693734573312507974
  
  

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  F9/Crew-7: ISS program manager Joel Montalbano says the Crew-6 astronauts will undock 5 days after Crew-7 arrives - ~9/1 assuming a launch Friday - and carry out a photo-survey fly around of the ISS before departing to provide an up-to-date look at the lab complex
• #688 by FutureSpaceTourist on 23 Aug, 2023 18:44
• #689 by FutureSpaceTourist on 28 Aug, 2023 19:54
• Revised return date for Crew-6:
  
  https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2023/08/28/station-hosts-11-crewmates-from-five-countries/
  
  

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  […] Another crew is set to return to Earth this weekend after beginning its space station mission in March. NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, commander of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft, will lead NASA Pilot Woody Hoburg and Mission Specialists Alneyadi and Andrey Fedyaev of Roscosmos when they end their mission as Expedition 69 flight engineers. The quartet is scheduled to undock Endeavour no earlier than Saturday, Sept. 2, and splash down off the coast of Florida. […]
• #690 by FutureSpaceTourist on 29 Aug, 2023 17:32
• #691 by Ken the Bin on 30 Aug, 2023 13:39
• NGA "Space Debris" notice. For some reason this notice still has September 2 as the primary splashdown day for most locations.
  
  

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  300926Z AUG 23
  NAVAREA IV 996/23(11).
  GULF OF MEXICO.
  WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
  FLORIDA.
  1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS:
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  2. CANCEL THIS MSG 090420Z SEP 23.//
• #692 by FutureSpaceTourist on 30 Aug, 2023 19:17
• https://twitter.com/commercial_crew/status/1696957889422766366
  
  

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  Teams with @NASA and @SpaceX are targeting Sept. 2, for #Crew6 to undock from @Space_Station and splashdown off the coast of Florida on Sept. 3.
  
  Weather forecasts and impacts #HurricaneIdalia may have on recovery operations continue to be monitored.

  
  https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2023/08/30/space-station-crew-members-focused-on-in-orbit-handover/
• #693 by OneSpeed on 31 Aug, 2023 03:40
• Quote from: Ken the Bin on 30 Aug, 2023 13:39

  NGA "Space Debris" notice. For some reason this notice still has September 2 as the primary splashdown day for most locations.
  

  
  Map from the NGA "Space Debris" notice.

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• #694 by Ken the Bin on 31 Aug, 2023 11:17
• A cancel-and-replace NGA "Space Debris" notice with September 3 as the primary splashdown day for all locations.
  
  

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  310842Z AUG 23
  NAVAREA IV 1007/23(11).
  GULF OF MEXICO.
  WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
  FLORIDA.
  1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS:
     A. 031240Z TO 031310Z SEP, ALTERNATE
        040350Z TO 100230Z SEP IN AREA WITHIN
        NINE MILES OF 28-51.00N 080-13.80W.
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  2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 996/23.
  3. CANCEL THIS MSG 100400Z SEP 23.//
• #695 by FutureSpaceTourist on 31 Aug, 2023 15:09
• https://twitter.com/nasa_astronauts/status/1697262163143061739
  
  

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  Today at 1:30pm ET [17:30 UTC], watch farewell remarks from @NASA's @SpaceX Crew-6 from the @Space_Station on https://nasa.gov/live.
• #696 by FutureSpaceTourist on 31 Aug, 2023 18:26
• #697 by FutureSpaceTourist on 01 Sep, 2023 09:58
• https://twitter.com/spaceoffshore/status/1697528934215082254
  
  

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  After waiting out Hurricane Idalia, SpaceX Dragon recovery ship Shannon is underway from Tampa to support Crew 6 splashdown sites in the Gulf of Mexico.
  
  Twin ship Megan is available to support Atlantic sites.
• #698 by FutureSpaceTourist on 01 Sep, 2023 11:28
• https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1697571155085824349
  
  

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  Crew-6: Mission managers assessing the weekend weather have ruled out a Crew-6 undocking from the ISS Saturday; in a call to the crew earlier today, mission control told commander Steve Bowen: "Weather is no go for any of the undocking opportunities for tomorrow" (1/2)

  
  https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1697571395910119719
  
  

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  Crew-6: CAPCOM (continuing): "That means the next earliest undock would be Sunday at 1100 GMT. However, we're still watching the weather for those opportunities as well;" actual undocking Sunday, weather permitting, would be 7:05am EDT, with splashdown 9/4, just after midnight (2/2)
• #699 by FutureSpaceTourist on 01 Sep, 2023 12:34
• https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2023/09/01/weather-delays-nasas-spacex-crew-6-undocking-from-station-on-saturday/
  
  

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  Weather Delays NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Undocking from Station on Saturday
  
  NASA and SpaceX are standing down from the Saturday, Sept. 2, departure opportunities for the agency’s Crew-6 mission from the International Space Station due to unfavorable weather conditions near the splashdown sites off the coast of Florida. The next available undocking opportunity is no earlier than 7:05 a.m. EDT on Sunday, Sept. 3, with a splashdown no earlier than 12:07 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 4, pending weather evaluations.
  
  Mission teams will meet Friday evening to determine the viability of the next Crew-6 undock target. The Dragon spacecraft, named Endeavour, remains healthy while currently docked to the space station as Crew-6 prepares for their return trip to Earth completing a nearly six-month science mission in orbit.
  
  Crew-6’s Dragon undocking depends on a variety of factors, including spacecraft readiness, recovery team readiness, weather, sea states, and other factors.
  
  NASA will provide more information about live coverage of the upcoming return activities for the Crew-6 mission with NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, as well as UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev.
  
  NASA TV coverage for the Sept. 3 undocking and Sept. 4 splashdown opportunity, if it is chosen, will be:
  
  Sunday, Sept. 3 (All times eastern and subject to change depending on operations)
  
  5 a.m. – Hatch closure coverage; ending shortly after hatch closure
  
  6:45 a.m. – Coverage resumes for undocking, ending after Dragon departs Approach Ellipsoid
  
  (Coverage shifts to Mission Audio commentary after approach ellipsoid exit)
  
  7:05 a.m. – Undocking
  
  11 p.m. – Coverage resumes for deorbit burn and splashdown
  
  11:15 p.m. – Deorbit burn
  
  Monday, Sept. 4
  
  12:07 a.m. – Splashdown
  
  Author dsempsroPosted on September 1, 2023Categories Commercial Crew, Commercial Spaceflight, International Space Station, NASA, NASA Astronauts, SpaceXTags Dragon Endeavour, Falcon 9, SpaceX Crew-6