SpaceX Dragon 1 - CRS-8: ISS resupply mission

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NASA Highlights Array of Experiments Launching on Next SpaceX Cargo Mission

 

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NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Monday, March 28, to discuss cutting edge science investigations launching aboard the upcoming SpaceX commercial resupply flight to the International Space Station. Experiments include the demonstration of an expandable space habitat, a student-designed DNA investigation, and other research that will inform NASA’s journey to Mars.

 

To participate in the teleconference, reporters must contact Tabatha Thompson at 202-358-1100 or tabatha.t.thompson@nasa.gov by 11 a.m. March 28 for dial-in information. 

 

The briefing will include:

 

Julie Robinson, chief scientist for the International Space Station Program at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, will provide an overview of the more than 250 valuable science investigations that will take place during Expeditions 47 and 48.


Rajib Dasgupta, NASA project and technical integration manager for the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) at Johnson, and Lisa Kauke, BEAM deputy program manager at Bigelow Aerospace in Las Vegas, will discuss BEAM -- a technology demonstration to study the radiation protection, thermal performance and general operations of expandable habitats in space.

 

Kenneth Savin, Kristofer Gonzalez-DeWhitt, Michael Hickey and Rosamund Smith, of Eli Lilly and Company in Indianapolis, will discuss life science investigations focusing on musculoskeletal changes in space, which could provide insight into muscle-wasting diseases on Earth, and protein crystallization in microgravity, which could enhance the development and potency of therapeutic drugs.


Kasthuri Venkateswaran, principal investigator for Microbial Observatory-1 at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, will discuss tracking and monitoring changes to microbial flora on the space station over time, which could help us understand how such microbes could affect crew health during future long duration missions.


Gioia Massa, principal investigator for Veg-03 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, will explain how the Veggie plant growth facility will cultivate cabbage as part of the Pick-and-Eat Salad initiative to develop a sustainable food supplement for long-duration spaceflight.


Clay Wang, principal investigator for Micro-10 at the University of Southern California School Of Pharmacy in Los Angeles, will discuss this study of fungi in space for the purpose of potentially developing new medicine for use both in space and on Earth.


Anna-Sophia Boguraev, student researcher, and Scott Copeland, ISS Research, Systems & Specialty Engineering manager for The Boeing Company in Pasadena, Texas, will discuss Genes in Space-1, a student-designed experiment to test whether the polymerase chain reaction -- a fast and relatively inexpensive technique that can amplify or “photocopy” small segments of DNA -- could be used to study DNA alterations that astronauts experience during spaceflight.


The SpaceX Dragon capsule is targeted to launch at 4:43 p.m. Friday, April 8 on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The spacecraft will carry crew supplies, scientific research and hardware to the orbital laboratory to support the Expedition 47 and 48 crews. 

http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-highlights-array-of-experiments-launching-on-next-spacex-cargo-mission

 

BEAM Installation Animation, video is 2:09 min.

 

 

 

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SpaceX conducts Falcon 9 static fire ahead of CRS-8 mission

 

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SpaceX has conducted a crucial static fire of their Falcon 9 rocket ahead of Dragon’s return to flight mission to the International Space Station. The company transported its Falcon 9 rocket for the CRS-8 mission to its seaside launch pad at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Tuesday for the milestone test ahead of a planned launch on Friday, 8 April.

more at the link...

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2016/04/spacex-falcon-9-static-fire-crs-8-mission/

 

Falcon 9 completes Static Fire Test for Dragon’s Return to Flight

 

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The SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket tasked with sending the company’s Dragon spacecraft on its Return to Flight Mission completed a Static Fire Test Tuesday night, one of the final milestones ahead of Friday’s planned liftoff from Florida’s Space Coast. Reviews of Tuesday’s brief ignition of Falcon’s nine first stage engines will be completed to clear the vehicle for liftoff on Friday at 20:43 UTC.

 

This is the third cargo mission to the International Space Station launching in a period of just three weeks, starting with the Cygnus OA-6 spacecraft arriving at ISS on March 26 carrying 3,395 Kilograms of cargo and followed by Progress MS-02 flying to ISS late last week with nearly 2,500kg of supplies for the six Expedition 47 crew members in orbit. The Dragon SpX-8 mission delivers to ISS another 3,136kg of cargo, including the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, set for a two-year stay at ISS to demonstrate expandable space habitats in the actual spaceflight environment.

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http://spaceflight101.com/falcon-9-completes-static-fire-test-for-dragons-return-to-flight/

 

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SpaceX - CRS8 - Static Fire Test 04-05-2016

video is 3;15 min.

 

 

 

No LOX issues, just 2 problems with GSE earlier in the day. (reddit)

 

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There are also 30 new HP ZBook 15 Mobile Workstations going uphill.

 

Date: April 8, 2016
Backup: April 9, 2016
Window: 1643 Eastern

 

NASA TV (starts 1530 Eastern) 

http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv/

 

Livestream (starts ~10 min before launch)

http://livestream.com/spacex/crs8

 

YouTube (Livestream mirror, appears day of launch)

https://www.youtube.com/user/spacexchannel

 

SpaceX (Livestream mirror)

http://www.spacex.com/webcast
 

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In milestone for NASA, Dragon to join Cygnus at ISS

 

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When SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule reaches the International Space Station — as soon as Sunday, after a planned 4:43 p.m. Friday blastoff from Cape Canaveral — it will provide NASA with a photo opportunity more than a decade in the making.

 

For the first time, the Dragon will be berthed together at the orbiting laboratory with Orbital ATK’s Cygnus cargo ship.

 

The pairing in orbit of NASA’s two commercial cargo haulers comes just over 10 years after the agency announced a plan for private companies to supply the station after the shuttle’s retirement.

 

“For those of us that have worked through this transition from shuttle into this commercial cargo service, it’s really a neat thing for us to be able to see both of these vehicles up there at the same time,” said Kenny Todd, NASA’s ISS mission operations integration manager. “Certainly a milestone moment for the program.”

much more at the link...

http://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/2016/04/06/milestone-nasa-dragon-join-cygnus-iss/82697166/

 

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SpaceX CRS-8 Briefings and Events

 

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NASA provider SpaceX is scheduled to launch its eighth Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station on Friday, April 8. NASA Television coverage of the launch begins at 3:30 p.m. EDT.

 

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is targeting lift off on the company's Falcon 9 rocket at 4:43 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida, carrying science research, crew supplies and hardware to the orbiting laboratory in support of the Expedition 47 and 48 crews.

 

NASA TV also will air two briefings on Thursday, April 7. At 1 p.m., scientists and researchers will discuss some of the investigations to be delivered to the station, followed by a briefing by mission managers at 3:30 p.m. The briefings also will stream live on the agency’s website.

 

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“WHAT’S ON BOARD” SCIENCE BRIEFING ON NASA TV

Thursday, April 7 (L-1 day): A science, research and technology briefing will be held at Kennedy’s Press Site at 1 p.m. and air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website.

 

Participants will be:

Gioia Massa, science team lead for Veg-03, Kennedy Space Center

Kasthuri Venkateswaran, principal investigator for Microbial Observatory from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California

Ken Shields, director of operations, Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS)

Michael Hickey, Kristofer Gonzalez-DeWhitt and Rosamund Smith, researchers Eli Lilly and Company

Mark Mulqueen, International Space Station program manager for Boeing in Houston, for Genes in Space-1

Anna-Sophia Boguraev, student researcher for Genes in Space-1

Jason Crusan, director, NASA’s Advanced Exploration Systems Division

Robert Bigelow, president of Bigelow Aerospace

 

PRELAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE ON NASA TV

Thursday, April 7 (L-1 day): A prelaunch status briefing will be held at Kennedy’s Press Site at 3:30 p.m. and air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website.

 

Participants will be:

Kirk Shireman, manager of the International Space Station Program, NASA’s Johnson Space Center

Kirt Costello, deputy chief scientist, International Space Station Program, NASA’s Johnson Space Center

Hans Koenigsmann, vice president of Flight Reliability, SpaceX

 

POST-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE ON NASA TV

Friday, April 8: A post-launch news conference will occur at about 6 p.m. and air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website.

Participants will be:

 

Kirk Shireman, manager, International Space Station Program, NASA’s Johnson Space Center

Hans Koenigsmann, vice president of Flight Reliability, SpaceX

more at the link...

http://www.nasa.gov/content/spacex-crs-8-briefings-and-events

 

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Pretty good technical questions from some of the Media People in the audience for Hans. Probably more technical than he was expecting. I love it. :yes: 

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Mission Timeline (all times approximate)

 

COUNTDOWN

 

Hour/Min/Sec Events

 

- 00:38:00 Launch Conductor takes launch readiness poll

 

- 00:35:00 RP-1 (rocket grade kerosene) and liquid oxygen (LOX) loading underway

 

- 00:10:00 Falcon 9 begins engine chill prior to launch

 

- 00:07:00 Dragon to internal power

 

- 00:02:00 Range Control Officer (USAF) verifies range is go for launch

 

- 00:01:30 SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for launch

 

- 00:01:00 Command flight computer to begin final prelaunch checks

 

- 00:01:00 Pressurize propellant tanks

 

- 00:00:03 Engine controller commands engine ignition sequence to start

 

- 00:00:00 Falcon 9 liftoff

 

LAUNCH AND DRAGON DEPLOYMENT (all times approximate)

 

Hour/Min/Sec Events

 

00:01:11 Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)

 

00:02:30 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)

 

00:02:34 1st and 2nd stages separate

 

00:02:41 2nd stage engine starts

 

00:04:00 1st stage boostback burn begins

 

00:07:00 1st stage entry burn begins

 

00:08:00 1st stage landing burn begins

 

00:10:00 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO)

 

00:10:30 Dragon separates from 2nd stage

 

00:12:00 Dragons solar arrays deploy

 

02:20:00 Dragons Guidance, Navigation and Control bay door opens

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Press Kit

http://www.spacex.com/press/2016/04/07/press-kit-crs-8-dragon-mission

 

 

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Today Dragon was loaded with "late load" cargo in advance of tomorrow's 4:43pm ET launch → http://www.spacex.com/webcast

 

(mice)...from...

 

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/718226449820475392/photo/1

 

SpaceX ready to return to the space station

 

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A Falcon 9 rocket sits on its launch pad this week awaiting liftoff Friday at 2043 GMT (4:43 p.m. EDT). Credit: SpaceX

 

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Ground crews loaded time-critical experiments, including 20 mice to help scientists study muscle atrophy, into SpaceX’s commercial Dragon cargo capsule Thursday, a day before a launch planned from Cape Canaveral toward the International Space Station.

 

The last-minute additions to the Dragon spacecraft’s pressurized cabin also include fresh food and other goodies for the space station’s six-man crew. The rocket will be rotated vertical on its launch pad overnight.

 

Liftoff is set for 4:43:32 p.m. EDT (2043:32 GMT) from Cape Canaveral’s Complex 40 launch pad, roughly the moment the plane of the space station’s orbit passes over the Central Florida rocket facility.

 

The two-stage, 213-foot-tall rocket will release the Dragon spacecraft in orbit about 10 minutes later, then the supply ship will extend two power-generating solar array wings and begin pursuing the station, aiming for arrival early Sunday.

more at the link...

http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/04/07/spacex-ready-to-return-to-the-space-station/

 

Timeline for the Falcon 9 rocket’s 23rd flight

 

Timeline as Doc stated above, with the addition of images.

http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/04/07/timeline-for-the-falcon-9-rockets-23rd-flight/

 

sample...

 

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The Dragon spacecraft’s two solar array wings extend one-at-a-time to a span of 54 feet (16.5 meters).

 

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