DocM Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 SpaceFlightNow article with several photos (2 below) http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/05/05/photos-dragon-prototype-poised-for-abort-test/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bguy_1986 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 How will the process work when they are ready to put this in use? I'd assume that they still need to do a static fire just to test the capsule's ability before a launch. They probably wouldn't do that on top of the rocket would they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 Not likely. The SD's could be requalified. mounted to Dragon 2 at McGregor before launch like the F9 engines are. There's a new flight test mount at McGregor for the DragonFly tests which could serve that purpose. Livestream webcast http://livestream.com/spacex/events/4027110 SpaceX Adjusts Test Window SpaceX reported this evening that its Pad Abort Test window will open at 9 a.m., rather than 7 a.m. Media buses will depart the press site promptly at 7:30 for the ITL Causeway. NASA will provide updates about the test on the Commercial Crew Blog and air the test live on NASA Television 25 minutes prior to T-0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DocM Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 Lightning concerns may cause a Hold. Ionization up. T-8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 T-4 SuperDraco's pressurized Looking good. Go for launch T-1 Launch!! WOW!! In the drink under all 3 chutes Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bguy_1986 Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Was it me or did the livestream suck? I'm at work, nobody is bothering me for once. Just wanted 10 minutes to watch this and I can't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 I was on YouTube and as usual it was great. Success Looks closer to shore than expected, maybe winds, but good. SALSN 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watkinsx2 Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 I think that was quite possibly the most awesome thing I have ever seen! Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 Bugs out rather fast, doesn't it? Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beittil Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Awesome stuff! Hope they include vomit bags in the final version tho... Quite a shaky and dangling ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 Partly due 25kt winds that blew up. At least they'd be alive to complain about the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Draggendrop Veteran Posted May 6, 2015 Veteran Share Posted May 6, 2015 Those dracos have "punch" alright...that was fast...hope they tell us the G force on the sensors later...any word on narrowing down the date for in flight test ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 No date on the flight abort yet, but late summer is the rumor. Elon chatted with reporters. One SD underperformed a bit, but she still flew nicely for a first test, @AstroGingerSnap Amy Lynn @elonmusk does not yet have the numbers yet, but says capsule went 0-100 mph in 1.2 seconds. Definitely faster than Telsa. #LaunchAmerica @elonmusk says that all 8 SuperDracos do not have to fire to abort, a minimum of 4 do. #LaunchAmerica #SpaceX #SpaceX confirms that the #Dragon test vehicle's top speed was 345 mph. #LaunchAmerica Next big tests for #SpaceX will be the in-flight abort and the first uncrewed flight to @Space_Station. #LaunchAmerica @BadAstronomer #SpaceX #Dragon test: One SuperDraco was very slightly below nominal thrust. Unclear how this affected performance. @jeff_foust Jeff Foust Musk said one SuperDraco thruster had a slightly off mixture ratio, but that did not materially affect the flight." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatingFatMan Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Awesome stuff! Hope they include vomit bags in the final version tho... Quite a shaky and dangling ride Kinda difficult to upchuck when your stomach is in your feet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted May 6, 2015 Veteran Share Posted May 6, 2015 No date on the flight abort yet, but late summer is the rumor. Elon chatted with reporters. One SD underperformed a bit, but she still flew nicely for a first test, John Force will be drooling with envy over the numbers you quoted...Cheers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 And that apparently wasn't full throttle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 Florida Today update.... Update, noon: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk called today's Dragon pad abort test from Cape Canaveral "a great outcome." Data from the test remains to be analyzed, but Musk said all eight of the Dragon's SuperDraco engines fired properly. "Had there been people on board, they would have been in great shape," Musk told reporters on a teleconference. "So I think it was very exciting." "I think this bodes quite well for the future of the program," he said. "I don't want to jinx it, but certainly this is really quite a good indication for the future of Dragon." SALSN 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 Javascript is not enabled or refresh the page to view. Click here to view the Tweet More pics @AmericaSpace.... Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 Dragon's eye point of view http://youtu.be/wcHD9AmkxA0 Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted May 22, 2015 Veteran Share Posted May 22, 2015 What a great trailer for a sci-fi movie.........wait a minute(shakes head)...............this is real!....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emn1ty Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 This stuff is really making me wish I'd have followed through with an aerospace engineering profession. Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted May 22, 2015 Veteran Share Posted May 22, 2015 This stuff is really making me wish I'd have followed through with an aerospace engineering profession. It's never too late....Cheers... In other space news.....Pac-Man in space? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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