DocM Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 AmericaSpace is reporting the cargo run is ON. Launch Date: April 10, 2015 (approved) Launch Window opens: 1742-???? Local (Eastern) Alternate date: TBD ASDS Landing: YES SALSN 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 F9/Dragon CRS-6 ISS Re-supply Static Fire: embargoed SF Window: embargoed Launch: April 10 Window: 1744 Local instantaneous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 And it's on the move. Patrick AFB is listing it as, Laumuch Date: April 13 (Monday) Launch Window: 1633 Local instantaneous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsItPluggedIn Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 And it's on the move. Patrick AFB is listing it as, Laumuch Date: April 13 (Monday) Launch Window: 1633 Local instantaneous Doc, I think your spell check is broken or you have had too many beers. emargoed and Laumch. But im excited, they are going to land this one right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beittil Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 If the weather permits it, why not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 Doc, I think your spell check is broken or you have had too many beers. emargoed and Laumch. But im excited, they are going to land this one right? My auto spell check sux & I didn't catch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 This mission will attempt a first stage landing on ASDS-1 Just Read the Instructions Webcasts on NASA TV, SpaceX.com/webcast, and YouTube.com/SpaceXchannel, all but NASA TV being New.LiveStream.com/SpaceX mirrors. NASA TV starts about 1 hour before launch. The LiveStream mirrors start about 20-30 min before launch. NASA presser, all times Eastern Daylight. SpaceX is targeting Monday, April 13 to launch the next commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. Launch of the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft is targeted for approximately 4:33 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. NASA Television coverage will begin at 3:30 p.m. A Monday launch will result in the Dragon spacecraft arriving at the space station Wednesday, April 15. Expedition 43 Flight Engineer Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA (European Space Agency) will use the station's 57.7-foot robotic arm to reach out and capture Dragon at approximately 7:14 a.m. Flight Engineer Terry Virts of NASA will support Cristoforetti as they operate from the station's cupola. NASA TV coverage of grapple will begin at 5 a.m. Coverage of Dragon's installation to the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module will begin at 9:15 a.m. If the launch does not occur on Monday, the next launch opportunity would be at approximately 4:10 p.m. Tuesday, April 14. This is the sixth SpaceX commercial resupply services mission and the seventh trip by a Dragon spacecraft to the station. Dragon is filled with more than 4,300 pounds of supplies and payloads, including critical materials to support science and research investigations that will occur during Expeditions 43 and 44. After about five weeks at the space station, Dragon will return to Earth filled with cargo including crew supplies, hardware and computer resources, science experiments, and space station hardware. For launch countdown coverage, NASA's launch blog, and more information about the mission, visit:http://www.nasa.gov/spacex Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 Hazard zone and ASDS location Google map for CRS-6, indicating a boostback towards KSC, https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=zp15b_P5ERVk.kdpSo6aGbVFs Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 Planet Labs Dove thread .... Javascript is not enabled or refresh the page to view. Click here to view the Tweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 Another secondary payload: Planetary Resources Arkyd 3, a reflight of the asteroid hunter testbed lost in the Antares explosion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beittil Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Wasn't it already known for some time that they would refly on this launch? I recall having read about it at least a month ago or something already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 They just cleared the funding via Kickstarter. Until then it was a maybe. Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 Launch : Monday April 13, 2015 Window: 1633 Eastern (instantaneous) NASA TV (1530 Eastern) http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html LiveStream (20-30 min before launch) http://livestream.com/spacex/events/3959775/ SpaceX (LiveStream mirror) http://www.spacex.com/webcast/ YouTube Event (appears launch day) http://www.YouTube.com./spacexchannel/ Mission patch Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 11, 2015 Author Share Posted April 11, 2015 Static fire. Waiting for analysis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 12, 2015 Author Share Posted April 12, 2015 Static fire good. Weather 60% good for Monday, 70% Tuesday. Another bit of cargo: an experimental zero-G espresso machine. Javascript is not enabled or refresh the page to view. Click here to view the Tweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 EXIF on the original says the date and time are 2015:04:12 17:12:06, so Just Read the Instructions is on station and there's obviously a drone in the air. We may get some cool video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 YouTube live event link. Should start 20-30 min before launch. https://youtu.be/UVUCVYRGcUo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 Vehicle is vertical. Propellant loading should start soon. Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beittil Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Haha, from the mission status center on Spaceflightnow.com The launch team also just completed a test of the Falcon 9 rocket's destruct mechanisms. I can totally picture them triggering the selfdestruct, calling it a succesful test and then declare they are 'Ready to proceed' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 Weather rules are GO Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 No issues being worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 Elon Musk @elonmusk Odds of rocket landing successfully today are still less than 50%. The 80% figure by end of year is only bcs many launches ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 YouTube/Livestream stream has started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 Terminal count started, watchinge weather: anvil clouds & lightning in the region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 T-6m, on internal power. Erector retracting T-5m SCRUB - WEATHER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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