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#540
by
centaurinasa
on 11 Mar, 2024 14:21
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undocking: 1st Undock Burn , physical separation
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#541
by
centaurinasa
on 11 Mar, 2024 14:22
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#542
by
centaurinasa
on 11 Mar, 2024 14:22
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Crew 7: Undocking confirmed, at 11:20am EDT (1520 UTC); the spacecraft is backing away from the International Space Station; looking ahead, deorbit ignition is expected around 4:55am EDT Tuesday with splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico targeted for 5:50am (0950 UTC)
https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1767209285975486642
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#543
by
centaurinasa
on 11 Mar, 2024 14:26
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Departure burn 0 and Departure burn 1 (12 Draco thrusters) complete.
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#544
by
centaurinasa
on 11 Mar, 2024 14:27
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#545
by
centaurinasa
on 11 Mar, 2024 14:29
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Outside KOS ("4 orbits safe" in case Dragon lose manoeuvring capability)
Go to doff spacesuit.
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#546
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 11 Mar, 2024 14:31
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#547
by
centaurinasa
on 11 Mar, 2024 14:42
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Outside AI "Approach Ellipsoïd" ("24 hours safe" free drift trajectory)
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#548
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 11 Mar, 2024 14:45
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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2024/03/11/dragon-undocks-from-station-crew-headed-back-to-earth/Dragon Undocks From Station, Crew Headed Back to Earth
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft with NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov inside undocked from the forward-facing port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module at 11:20 a.m. EDT to complete a nearly six-month science mission.
NASA coverage of Crew-7’s return will continue with audio only, and full coverage will resume at the start of the splashdown broadcast. Real-time audio between Crew-7 and flight controllers at NASA’s Mission Audio stream will remain available and includes conversations with astronauts aboard the space station and a live video feed from the orbiting laboratory.
NASA TV coverage will resume at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday until Dragon splashes down at approximately 5:50 a.m. on Tuesday, March 12, off the coast of Florida and Crew-7 members are recovered.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission launched Aug. 26, 2023, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Caption:
SpaceX’s Dragon Endurance spacecraft carrying the Crew-7 quartet approaches the International Space Station for docking on August 27, 2023, as it soared 261 miles above the Atlantic Ocean.
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#549
by
centaurinasa
on 11 Mar, 2024 14:48
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End of NASA TV/Space X coverage..
Upcoming event:
Tuesday, March 12
4:30 a.m. —Coverage of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 deorbit and splashdown. Splashdown scheduled as early as 5:50 a.m. dependent on site selection
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#550
by
centaurinasa
on 11 Mar, 2024 14:50
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March 11, 2024: International Space Station Configuration. Five spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft Endeavour, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus space freighter, the Soyuz MS-24 crew ship, and the Progress 86 and 87 resupply ships.
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#551
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 11 Mar, 2024 15:09
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#552
by
Yellowstone10
on 11 Mar, 2024 15:16
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Depart burn 2 completed nominally.
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#553
by
Yellowstone10
on 11 Mar, 2024 16:03
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Depart burn 3 nominal.
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#554
by
ChrisC
on 11 Mar, 2024 16:36
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Looks like this will be a descending node entry, so flying in across the continental US and approaching the Florida waters from the northwest? If so, a somewhat rare sighting / hearing opportunity for many of us, especially with the clear weather, although that 5:xx AM time is no fun 
I watched the docking coverage and have reviewed this thread. They've said they are landing in the Gulf, so one of the western targets, but have they said which one yet? Pensacola, Panama City, Tallahassee, Tampa? I know they used to not say at all (after the extremely regrettable Demo-2 incident) but more recently they
have been saying it. Not decided yet?
EDIT: thanks guys! FYI I've now written a whole looong "how to view Dragon re-entry" post and gave it its own thread:
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=60517.0
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#555
by
Ron Lee
on 11 Mar, 2024 18:21
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I watched the docking coverage and have reviewed this thread. They've said they are landing in the Gulf, so one of the western targets, but have they said which one yet? Pensacola, Panama City, Tallahassee, Tampa? I know they used to not say at all (after the extremely regrettable Demo-2 incident) but more recently they have been saying it. Not decided yet?
Based upon where Megan is (see previous page) Tampa is probably out.
I just checked (126 PM MDT) and Megan is almost due south of Pensacola. It probably could easily change positions to support a Panama City splashdown.
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#556
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 11 Mar, 2024 19:21
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#557
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 11 Mar, 2024 19:23
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#558
by
Ken the Bin
on 11 Mar, 2024 20:46
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I watched the docking coverage and have reviewed this thread. They've said they are landing in the Gulf, so one of the western targets, but have they said which one yet? Pensacola, Panama City, Tallahassee, Tampa? I know they used to not say at all (after the extremely regrettable Demo-2 incident) but more recently they have been saying it. Not decided yet?
Based upon where Megan is (see previous page) Tampa is probably out.
I just checked (126 PM MDT) and Megan is almost due south of Pensacola. It probably could easily change positions to support a Panama City splashdown.
There had been FAA TFRs for all four Gulf of Mexico locations, but it's now down to just the Pensacola TFR.
https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_4_5408.html
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#559
by
ddspaceman
on 11 Mar, 2024 20:56
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NASA
@NASA
#Crew7 is set to splash down in the Gulf of Mexico at 5:50am ET (0950 UTC) on Tuesday, March 12—and you could see Dragon as it reenters Earth's atmosphere!
Check out where and when the spacecraft will be visible, then join us for live reentry coverage starting at 4:30am ET.
https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1767307011362799679
