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#700 by catdlr on 01 Sep, 2023 20:01
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NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 Mission Splashes Down (Official NASA Broadcast)
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#701 by Ken the Bin on 02 Sep, 2023 01:49
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A new cancel-and-replace NGA "Space Debris" notice for splashdown.Quote from: NGA
020102Z SEP 23
NAVAREA IV 1016/23(11).
GULF OF MEXICO.
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS:
A. 040350Z TO 040420Z SEP, ALTERNATE
051125Z TO 110135Z SEP IN AREA WITHIN
NINE MILES OF 28-51.00N 080-13.80W.
B. 051125Z TO 051155Z SEP, ALTERNATE
051150Z TO 110140Z SEP IN AREA WITHIN
NINE MILES OF 29-48.00N 080-40.01W.
C. 040400Z TO 040430Z SEP, ALTERNATE
051145Z TO 110145Z SEP IN AREA WITHIN
NINE MILES OF 30-54.95N 080-15.00W.
D. 050355Z TO 050425Z SEP, ALTERNATE
051145Z TO 110205Z SEP IN AREA WITHIN
NINE MILES OF 29-42.95N 086-10.97W.
E. 050400Z TO 050430Z SEP, ALTERNATE
051150Z TO 110210Z SEP IN AREA WITHIN
NINE MILES OF 29-48.00N 087-30.00W.
F. 051140Z TO 051210Z SEP, ALTERNATE
060320Z TO 110155Z SEP IN AREA WITHIN
NINE MILES OF 29-16.97N 084-12.00W.
G. 051145Z TO 051215Z SEP, ALTERNATE
060315Z TO 110145Z SEP IN AREA WITHIN
NINE MILES OF 28-06.00N 083-54.00W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 1007/23.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 110310Z SEP 23. -
#702 by ChrisC on 02 Sep, 2023 04:28
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Assuming that they do come in on Sunday night / Monday morning at 12:07am, do we know if that will be an ascending node groundtrack (coming in across the Gulf of Mexico) or descending node groundtrack (coming in across the continental US). If the latter I will want to alert my local friends to watch for it.
I'm aware that obviously they won't come in until after the undock, so I'll be waiting for that to happen on Sunday morning, or whenever.
edit: LOL, thanks Tony ... Unsaid there was that Dragon won't be listed, but you look for the ISS passes, and that gives you the basic orbital path that the capsule is coming from. In this case, it is ascending, coming in over the Gulf. Well, Starbase Live should watch for it then! -
#703 by catdlr on 02 Sep, 2023 04:39
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Assuming that they do come in on Sunday night / Monday morning at 12:07am, do we know if that will be an ascending node groundtrack (coming in across the Gulf of Mexico) or descending node groundtrack (coming in across the continental US). If the latter I will want to alert my local friends to watch for it.
I'm aware that obviously they won't come in until after the undock, so I'll be waiting for that to happen on Sunday morning, or whenever,
There are several apps for your phone that can assist with that. -
#704 by FutureSpaceTourist on 02 Sep, 2023 13:02
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https://twitter.com/commercial_crew/status/1697958025980432534Quote
#Crew6 update: @NASA and @SpaceX are proceeding toward undocking at 7:05am ET Sept.3, with a splashdown just after midnight at 12:15am ET Sept.4, off Florida’s coast.
Weather conditions for splashdown are improving and will be evaluated ahead of the crew undocking. -
#705 by FutureSpaceTourist on 02 Sep, 2023 13:06
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https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1697958495000162344Quote
Crew-6: After a morning weather assessment, NASA told Crew-6 commander Steve Bowen conditions in the splashdown zone appear to be improving and while another assessment is planned tonight, they are pressing ahead, for now, toward an undocking Sunday morning around 7am EDT (1100 UTC) (1/4)
QuoteCrew-6: CAPCOM: "Hey, we have what is good news. The weather is currently looking good. It is slightly on the edge, but trending in the positive direction. So we are planning towards undock tomorrow morning" (2/4)
QuoteCrew-6: CAPCOM: "There is another weather brief that's going to happen at undock minus 9 hours (10pm EDT). You do need to sleep shift tonight and you should plan for that. But when you wake up tomorrow, please give us a call (for) final confirmation." 3/4
QuoteCrew-6: Assuming final clearance to proceed, undocking at 7:05am EDT would set up a 17-hour transit to entry, with splashdown expected Monday, around 12:15am (0410 UTC) (4/4)
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#706 by FutureSpaceTourist on 02 Sep, 2023 14:58
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https://twitter.com/commercial_crew/status/1697959365615952356Quote
Tune in to NASATV beginning at 5 am ET [09:00 UTC] Sept.3 for live operational coverage of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft hatch closure before departing the @Space_Station.
https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive -
#707 by Targeteer on 02 Sep, 2023 16:50
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CAPCOM signed off for the night with the crew, somewhat early, with no update on undock. The crew is "eagerly awaiting" the update tomorrow morning.
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#708 by FutureSpaceTourist on 02 Sep, 2023 17:27
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#709 by Joachim on 02 Sep, 2023 18:12
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September 02, 2023
MEDIA ADVISORY M23-109
Coverage Set as NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Prepares for Splashdown
NASA will provide coverage of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission return to Earth from the International Space Station, beginning with hatch closure coverage live at 5 a.m. EDT on Sunday, Sept. 3. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to undock from the space station no earlier than 7:05 a.m., to begin the journey home.
The return and related activities will stream live on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website at:
https://www.nasa.gov/live
NASA and SpaceX are targeting 12:17 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 4, for a splashdown that will wrap up a nearly six-month science mission for NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev.
Following the conclusion of Dragon's departure from the station, NASA coverage of Crew-6’s return will continue audio only, and full coverage on NASA TV will resume at the start of the splashdown broadcast. Real-time audio between Crew-6 and flight controllers on NASA’s Mission Audio stream will re main available.
The Dragon spacecraft, named Endeavour, will undock, depart the space station, and return important and time-sensitive research to Earth. The spacecraft will splash down at one of seven targeted landing zones in the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 return coverage is as follows (all times Eastern and subject to change due to weather and station operations):
Sunday, Sept. 3
5 a.m. – Hatch closure coverage begins for 5:20 a.m. hatch closing
6:45 a.m. – Undocking coverage begins for 7:05 a.m. undocking
11 p.m. – Coverage begins for deorbit burn, entry, and splashdown off the coast of Florida
Monday, Sept. 4
12:17 a.m. – Splashdown
2 a.m. – Return to Earth media teleconference from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida with the following participants:
• Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, NASA Kennedy
• Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station, NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston
• Benji Reed, senior director, Human Spaceflight Programs, SpaceX
• Adnan Alrais, assistant director general space operations and exploration sector, Mission Manager, UAE Astronaut Programme
To participate, media must RSVP by 1 a.m., Sept. 4, to the NASA Kennedy newsroom at: [email protected].
See full mission coverage, NASA's commercial crew blog, and more information about the mission at:
https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew
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#710 by FutureSpaceTourist on 02 Sep, 2023 20:50
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https://twitter.com/spaceoffshore/status/1698074061979480359Quote
Crew 6 return and splashdown set for 12:15 am ET on Sept 4th.
Recovery ship Megan has just got underway from Port Canaveral, meanwhile twin ship in the Gulf, Shannon, has returned to Tampa. Appears splashdown targetting Atlantic.
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#711 by Targeteer on 03 Sep, 2023 03:36
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Houston doing comm checks with Dragon Endeavour so I'm guessing undock is a go..
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#712 by Targeteer on 03 Sep, 2023 03:46
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22 minute S band LOS. Huntsville is discussing movement of frozen items into Dragon so undock is a definite go...
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#713 by catdlr on 03 Sep, 2023 04:19
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SpaceX coverageQuote
Scheduled for Sep 3, 2023
SpaceX and NASA are targeting no earlier than Sunday, September 3 at 7:05 a.m. ET for Dragon to autonomously undock from the International Space Station. After performing a series of departure burns to move away from the space station, Dragon will conduct multiple orbit-lowering maneuvers, jettison the trunk, and re-enter Earth’s atmosphere for splashdown off the coast of Florida approximately 17 hours later at 12:17 a.m. ET on Monday, September 4.
Aboard the spacecraft will be Crew-6 NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, Rocosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, who flew to the space station on Dragon when Falcon 9 launched the spacecraft from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, March 2 at 12:34 a.m. ET.
Live webcast coverage of Crew-6’s return to Earth will begin about 20 minutes prior to undocking.
NASA coverageQuoteScheduled for Sep 3, 2023 #SpaceX #NASA #Astronauts
NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, UAE astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev—the four members of NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 mission—are scheduled to splash down off the coast of Florida at 12:17 a.m. EDT (0417 UTC) on Monday, Sept. 4, concluding their six-month stay in low Earth orbit.
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#714 by FutureSpaceTourist on 03 Sep, 2023 04:58
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https://twitter.com/commercial_crew/status/1698194160648417703Quote
Teams from @NASA and @SpaceX gave the “go” for #Crew6 to undock from the @Space_Station Sept. 3 at 7:05am ET and head for splashdown off the Florida coast early Sept.4 at 12:17am ET.
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#715 by FutureSpaceTourist on 03 Sep, 2023 05:06
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https://twitter.com/haygenwarren/status/1698175380236927033Quote
Early tomorrow morning, Endeavour and the crew of Crew-6 will undock from the ISS, ending its six-month stay. Undocking is scheduled for 7:05 EDT (11:05 UTC) on Sep. 3 with splashdown at 00:17 EDT on Sep. 4.
By Sawyer Rosenstein (@thenasaman). ⬇️
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/09/crew-6-splashdown/ -
#716 by Targeteer on 03 Sep, 2023 05:21
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The crew is running behind in frozen item installs into Dragon (with POLAR freezer units) and it sounds like all hands are being brought in to assist. Perhaps there was a late/delayed call for undock approval?
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#717 by FutureSpaceTourist on 03 Sep, 2023 09:05
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Getting ready for hatch closure, live on NASA TV
https://twitter.com/nasa/status/1698259640717369371QuoteOur #Crew6 team is taking the first (microgravity) step in their journey back home.
Hatch closure for Crew-6's @SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is scheduled for 5:20am ET (0920 UTC).
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#718 by FutureSpaceTourist on 03 Sep, 2023 09:08
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https://twitter.com/space_station/status/1698261128550228342Quote
Four station crewmates have finished packing the @SpaceX Dragon and will soon close the hatch before undocking at 7:05am ET today live on @NASA TV.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2023/09/03/four-crewmates-prepare-to-leave-station-in-dragon-live-on-nasa-tv/QuoteFour Crewmates Prepare to Leave Station in Dragon Live on NASA TV
Watch live coverage now on NASA TV, the NASA app and the agency’s website as hatch closure and undocking preparations are underway for the return of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission.
NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, along with UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev are in the process of boarding the SpaceX Dragon for departure from the International Space Station.
Crew-6 is targeting a return to Earth at about 12:07 a.m. EDT Monday, Sept. 4, with a splashdown off the coast of Florida. The Dragon spacecraft, named Endeavour, is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station at 7:05 a.m. EDT Sunday, Sept. 3 to begin the journey home.
Dragon will autonomously undock, depart the space station, and splash down off the coast of Florida. Endeavour also will return important and time-sensitive research to Earth.
Learn more about station activities by following the space station blog, @space_station and @ISS_Research on X, as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.
Get weekly video highlights at: https://roundupreads.jsc.nasa.gov/videoupdate/
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Author Mark Garcia
Posted on September 3, 2023
Categories Expedition 69Tags Canadian Space Agency, Commercial Crew, dragon, European Space Agency, International Space Station, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA, Roscosmos, spacex -
#719 by FutureSpaceTourist on 03 Sep, 2023 09:10
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First views from inside Dragon