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#220
by
OneSpeed
on 24 Apr, 2024 00:49
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NGA Space Debris notice for splashdown.
Map from the NGA notice.
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#221
by
Targeteer
on 24 Apr, 2024 17:27
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CAPCOM just called up a 1 day delay due to weather
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#222
by
Ken the Bin
on 24 Apr, 2024 21:24
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CAPCOM just called up a 1 day delay due to weather
The NASA TV webpage has been updated from April 26 to April 27, with undocking still scheduled for 17:05 UTC.
https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv/Saturday, April 27
12:45 p.m.—Undocking coverage of the SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft from the International Space Station. Undocking scheduled for 1:05 p.m.
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#223
by
Ken the Bin
on 24 Apr, 2024 23:52
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A new NGA Space Debris notice for splashdown, however it is NOT a cancel-and-replace notice so the original notice remains active.
242307Z APR 24
NAVAREA IV 468/24(11).
GULF OF MEXICO.
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS:
A. CAPE
280600Z TO 280630Z APR, ALTERNATE
300510Z APR TO 051210Z MAY IN AREA BOUND BY
28-51.00N 080-01.00W, 29-02.00N 080-14.00W,
28-51.00N 080-27.00W, 28-40.00N 080-14.00W.
B. DAYTONA
280605Z TO 280635Z APR, ALTERNATE
281425Z APR TO 051210Z MAY IN AREA BOUND BY
29-48.00N 080-27.00W, 29-59.00N 080-40.00W,
29-48.00N 080-53.00W, 29-37.00N 080-40.00W.
C. JACKSONVILLE
280610Z TO 280640Z APR, ALTERNATE
281415Z APR TO 051205Z MAY IN AREA BOUND BY
30-55.00N 080-02.00W, 31-06.00N 080-15.00W,
30-55.00N 080-28.00W, 30-44.00N 080-15.00W.
D. PANAMA CITY
290605Z TO 290635Z APR, ALTERNATE
300540Z APR TO 041255Z MAY IN AREA BOUND BY
29-54.42N 086-10.98W, 29-42.96N 085-57.84W,
29-31.50N 086-10.98W, 29-42.96N 086-24.12W.
E. TAMPA
280610Z TO 280640Z APR, ALTERNATE
300525Z APR TO 050400Z MAY IN AREA BOUND BY
28-06.00N 083-41.00W, 28-17.00N 083-54.00W,
28-06.00N 084-07.00W, 27-55.00N 083-54.00W.
F. PENSACOLA
290610Z TO 290640Z APR, ALTERNATE
300545Z APR TO 041300Z MAY IN AREA BOUND BY
29-59.00N 087-30.00W, 29-48.00N 087-17.00W,
29-37.00N 087-30.00W, 29-48.00N 087-43.00W.
G. TALLAHASSEE
280620Z TO 280650Z APR, ALTERNATE
300530Z APR TO 041250Z MAY IN AREA BOUND BY
29-28.00N 084-12.00W, 29-17.00N 083-59.00W,
29-06.00N 084-12.00W, 29-17.00N 084-25.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 051310Z MAY 24.
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#224
by
Ron Lee
on 25 Apr, 2024 05:29
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Looks like a southwest to northeast path for a 2:XX AM EDT splashdown. If it lands in the Atlantic it could have a nice visibility area similar to another in the recent past. At least for people in Florida.
With the one day slip consider this outdated information.
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#225
by
Ken the Bin
on 25 Apr, 2024 17:19
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NASA TV now has undocked bumped out another day, to Sunday April 28, still at 17:05 UTC.
https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv/Sunday, April 28
12:45 p.m.—Undocking coverage of the SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft from the International Space Station. Undocking scheduled for 1:05 p.m.
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#226
by
Ken the Bin
on 25 Apr, 2024 17:44
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Weather again ...
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2024/04/25/dragon-undocking-targeted-for-no-earlier-than-sunday/Dragon Undocking Targeted for No Earlier Than Sunday
Due to unfavorable weather conditions in the splashdown zones off the coast of Florida, NASA and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than Sunday, April 28, for the undocking of the Dragon spacecraft from the space-facing port of the International Space Station as part of company’s 30th commercial resupply services mission for the agency.
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#227
by
Targeteer
on 26 Apr, 2024 17:21
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Rodent habitat enclosures are being transferred (to Dragon) which sounds promising...
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#228
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 26 Apr, 2024 18:23
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#229
by
Targeteer
on 26 Apr, 2024 22:01
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April 26, 2024
MEDIA ADVISORY: M24-060
NASA to Provide Coverage as Dragon Departs Station with Science
The SpaceX Cargo Dragon resupply ship is pictured approaching the International Space Station carrying over 7,300 pounds of new science, supplies and solar arrays to replenish the Expedition 65 crew. The Cargo Dragon’s nose cone is open revealing its hatch and forward docking cone.
NASA and its international partners are set to receive scientific research samples and hardware as a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft departs the International Space Station on Sunday, April 28 weather permitting.
The agency will provide coverage of undocking and departure beginning at 12:45 p.m. EDT on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube, and the agency’s website. Learn how to stream NASA TV through a variety of platforms including social media.
Dragon will undock from the station’s zenith port of the Harmony module at 1:05 p.m. and fire its thrusters to move a safe distance away from the station after receiving a command from ground controllers at SpaceX in Hawthorne, California.
The spacecraft arrived at the station March 23 and delivered more than 6,000 pounds of research investigations, crew supplies, and station hardware after it launched March 21 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA Kennedy.
After re-entering Earth’s atmosphere, the spacecraft will splash down off the coast of Florida. NASA will not broadcast the splashdown, but updates will be posted on the agency’s space station blog.
Dragon will carry back to Earth more than 4,100 pounds of supplies and scientific experiments designed to take advantage of the space station’s microgravity environment. Splashing down off the coast of Florida enables quick transportation of the experiments to NASA’s Space Systems Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, allowing researchers to collect data with minimal sample exposure to Earth’s gravity.
Scientific hardware and samples returning to Earth include Flawless Space Fibers-1, which produced more than seven miles of optical fiber aboard the space station. The investigation tests new hardware and processes for producing high-quality optical fibers in space and drew more than half a mile of fiber in one day, surpassing the previous record of 82 feet for the longest fiber manufactured in space.
Other studies include GEARS (Genomic Enumeration of Antibiotic Resistance in Space), which surveys the space station for antibiotic-resistant organisms. Genetic analysis could show how these bacteria adapt to space, providing knowledge that informs measures designed to protect astronauts on future long-duration missions.
Also returning on Dragon is MISSE-18 (Materials International Space Station Experiment-18-NASA), which analyzes how exposure to space affects the performance and durability of specific materials and components. MISSE-18 includes coatings, quantum dots, a lunar regolith simulant composite, and other materials. The samples returning home were exposed to the harsh environment of space for six months.
Additionally, samples from Immune Cell Activation will return to Earth for analysis. The ESA (European Space Agency) sponsored experiment seeks to understand whether microgravity influences the incorporation of magnetic nanoparticles into immune and melanoma cells. In this experiment, immune cells were modified with nano-vectors that are intended to carry therapeutic agents specifically to their target cells. Results could help develop novel therapeutics targeting central nervous system diseases and skin cancers such as melanoma.
These are just a few of the hundreds of investigations currently being conducted aboard the orbiting laboratory in the areas of biology and biotechnology, physical sciences, and Earth and space science. Advances in these areas will help keep astronauts healthy during long-duration space travel and demonstrate technologies for future human and robotic exploration beyond low Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars through NASA’s Artemis campaign.
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#230
by
Targeteer
on 27 Apr, 2024 18:09
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Pressing for undock tomorrow. Weather still a concern. Another WX brief at 0500 GMT.
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#231
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 28 Apr, 2024 05:53
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https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1784460530897625411 After 36 days docked to the @space_station, the Dragon spacecraft supporting SpaceX’s 30th commercial resupply mission for @NASA will undock from the orbiting lab on Sunday, April 28th. Watch live beginning at 12:45 p.m. ET → nasa.gov/nasalive
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#232
by
Targeteer
on 28 Apr, 2024 15:07
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The crew is running behind making last minute cargo adjustments directed by SpaceX but the ground says they have margin. Node 2 overhead hatch will not be closed due to the imminent crew Dragon relocation.
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#233
by
Targeteer
on 28 Apr, 2024 15:20
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Dragon hatch closed.
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#234
by
centaurinasa
on 28 Apr, 2024 16:41
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#235
by
centaurinasa
on 28 Apr, 2024 16:46
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#236
by
centaurinasa
on 28 Apr, 2024 16:49
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Tracy monitoring the departure in Cupola.
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#237
by
centaurinasa
on 28 Apr, 2024 16:56
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MCC-H "Go for Dragon undocking and departure"
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#238
by
centaurinasa
on 28 Apr, 2024 16:58
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#239
by
centaurinasa
on 28 Apr, 2024 16:59
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