Falcon 9: Dragon 1 CRS-9 ISS resupply (mission)

[DocM]

  Another cargo run to ISS

 

Launch Complex: LC-40
Launch Date: July 16, 2016
Launch Time: 0132 EDT (0532 GMT)
Stage Landing: RTLS to LZ-1

 

Trunk Cargo: IDA-2 crew docking adapter

 

Experiments: click here....

 

IDA-2

 

CRS-9

 

[+John. Subscriber¹]

Try getting all of those experiments done in 4 minutes of microgravity on a Blue Origin flight 

 

Is there any specific reason for an LZ landing? Will they not be able to turn around OCISLY in time? 

[DocM]

LEO and lower energy launches have enough propellant to stop, turn around and RTLS.

 

Higher energy launches like to GTO or BEO leave the tanks pretty low, so they use a ballistic path and ASDS.

[+John. Subscriber¹]

1 hour ago, DocM said:

LEO and lower energy launches have enough propellant to stop, turn around and RTLS.

 

Higher energy launches like to GTO or BEO leave the tanks pretty low, so they use a ballistic path and ASDS.

Oh duh forgot where it was going! Thanks @DocM 

[IsItPluggedIn]

So why such a delay till the next flight I thought they were aiming for a launch every 2 weeks, seems to be more like 3 for the last few and this one is nearly 4.

[DocM]

A problem with Soyuz caused a delay of its next crew rotation flight. That delay rippled through the visiting vehicle schedule, causing a delay of Dragon.

 

The issue was that this Soyuz  introduces the last major  ystems upgrade before it's decommissioned in favor of the Federation crew vehicle. The upgrade introduced a roll during docking which needed fixing.

Edited June 21, 2016 by DocM

[Beittil]

In general it seems a bit like SpaceX is catching up with their backlog a bit, in this case they _are_ the payload... but it's NASA holding them back until they are ready for it. In theory I suppose if there was no late-load cargo that is time sensitive for travel time for to the ISS they could launch Dragon into orbit even this week and have it loiter around in space until NASA is ready to receive it at the ISS next month, but why bother as long as you have plenty room at the cape to store rocket stages while waiting for payloads to arrive.

[Draggendrop Veteran]

Cygnus is delayed till August, the ISS has only 3 members till July 7th launch, which I believe will not be the quick profile due to MS testing in orbit.

 

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2016     July     5         Progress MS Undocking from Pirs

2016    July     7         Baikonur    Soyuz FG    Soyuz MS

2016    July     9         Soyuz MS Docking to Rassvet

2016    July    16       SLC-40 Cape Canaveral    Falcon 9    Dragon SpX-9 (IDA-2)
2016    July    17       Baikonur    Soyuz U    Progress MS-03

http://spaceflight101.com/calendar/

http://spaceflight101.com/iss/iss-calendar/

 

The new crew will have a week to get their "space legs", then 2 cargo flights back to back.

 

They need the Dragon crew for that 7th hand.    

[DocM]

The visiting vehicle schedule is still a moving target

 

@flatoday_jdean 
NASA says SpaceX's next ISS cargo launch now NET 12:45am ET July 18 (was July 16).

[Draggendrop Veteran]

oooops, yes, a new NET...

 

Next SpaceX Commercial Cargo Launch Now No Earlier Than July 18, US Media Accreditation Remains Open

 

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The next SpaceX commercial cargo resupply services mission for NASA to the International Space Station now is targeted for launch no earlier than 12:45 a.m. EDT Monday, July 18.

 

An uncrewed SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carrying crew supplies and station hardware, will lift off on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), adjacent to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

 

This is the ninth mission by SpaceX under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services contract. Among the almost 4,900 pounds of supplies, equipment and science research Dragon will carry is the first of two international docking adapters, which will allow Boeing's CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft to dock to the station when transporting astronauts in the near future as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

 

Media prelaunch and launch activities will take place at CCAFS and at Kennedy. Accreditation for international media is closed. The deadline for U.S. citizens to apply for media access to Kennedy is 5 p.m. Friday, July 8.

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/next-spacex-commercial-cargo-launch-now-no-earlier-than-july-18-us-media-accreditation

 

from above, with new addition/correction....for now....

 

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2016     July     5         Progress MS Undocking from Pirs
2016    July     7         Baikonur    Soyuz FG    Soyuz MS
2016    July     9         Soyuz MS Docking to Rassvet
2016    July    17       Baikonur    Soyuz U    Progress MS-03

2016   July   18      SLC-40 Cape Canaveral   Falcon 9   Dragon SpX-9 (IDA-2)

I feel like I'm shuffling cards.... 

[DocM]

The schedule got borked when the updated Soyuz MS exhibited a roll during docking simulations. That delay rippled throughout the schedule.

[IsItPluggedIn]

So could we see another falcon launch before this one?

[Beittil]

Nope, nothing on the roll... Like I said, this time around SpaceX isn't the bottleneck, its the payloads.

[DocM]

Yup. Can't launch the contents of an empty hangar.

 

That and Vandenberg being shut down most of the summer means they can't launch the Iridium Next birds (70 birds in 7 launches), Formosat 5/SHERPA (87 birds at once), or anything else from there. 

[Unobscured Vision]

Yeah; otherwise the SpaceX target of 25 launches this year would have easily been met. Vandy being down has borked the entire U.S. schedule this year. Now with the Soyuz MS delay, this slows things down even more.

[Unobscured Vision]

I should point out that this doesn't make SpaceX's competitors happy either. This is slowing everyone down. ULA and Orbital can't get CRM launches off the ground either, and that hurts their timetables too. ULA has stuff they wanna do, and the way facilities are set u they can't do anything until that next Atlas is out of the way. Can't exactly put 'em outside and throw a tarp over them.

[DocM]

And even after Vandenberg opens there will be a delay because of some USAF missile tests which have priority.

[Draggendrop Veteran]

IMHO, At present, Vandenberg presents the largest bottleneck and definitely needs to be looked at hard.   

[Draggendrop Veteran]

NASA mission patch....the SpaceX patch will be available upon mission completion.

 

[DocM]

NASA to Discuss Sequencing DNA in Space, Highlight Research Headed to Space Station on Next SpaceX Cargo Launch
 
NASA is sending a Phase Change Heat Exchanger to the International Space Station to test thermal control capabilities aboard the orbiting laboratory. The device will store excess thermal energy during simulated high heat loads by melting a material. The energy is later rejected by the experiment, freezing the material and preparing for the next heat load cycle. This technology demonstration will improve our understanding of temperature regulation in spacecraft for deep space exploration.

Credits: NASA

NASA will host a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday, July 13, to discuss the groundbreaking research and cargo aboard the next SpaceX commercial resupply flight to the International Space Station.

Researchers will highlight space-based experiments to test the capabilities for sequencing DNA, understand bone loss, track heart changes in microgravity and regulate temperature aboard spacecraft. Participants also will discuss the first international docking adapter headed to station, which will allow commercial spacecraft to dock to the station when transporting astronauts in the near future as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

The briefing will take place onsite at the ISS Research and Development Conference in San Diego. Registered media may attend in person. To participate in the teleconference, reporters must contact Cheryl Warner at 202-358-1100 or cheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov by 1 p.m. EDT July 13 for dial-in information.

The briefing participants include:

Camille Alleyne, associate International Space Station Program scientist at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, will provide an overview of the more than 250 science investigations that will take place during Expeditions 48 and 49.
Michael Roberts, deputy chief scientist, Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), which manages the U.S. National Laboratory aboard the space station, will discuss how these investigations aim to provide a better understanding of living and working in space while also improving life on Earth.
Sarah Wallace, microbiologist at Johnson, will discuss the first experiment to test sequencing DNA in space. A space-based DNA sequencer could identify microbes, diagnose diseases, increase our understanding of crew member health, and potentially help detect DNA-based life elsewhere in the solar system.
Lanetra Tate, program executive for NASA’s Game Changing Development Program, will highlight how a phase-change material heat exchanger device could help maintain critical temperatures inside a spacecraft by freezing or thawing a material.
Bruce Hammer, professor at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Magnetic Resonance Research in Minneapolis, will discuss an experiment with the U.S. National Lab and National Institutes of Health to test the accuracy of a device used to simulate microgravity, which will lead to a better understanding of gravity’s effect on bone cell function.
Arun Sharma, graduate student, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute in Stanford, California, will discuss an experiment with the U.S. National Lab on how microgravity changes the human heart. Results could advance the study of heart disease and development of drugs and cell replacement therapy for future space missions.
NASA and Boeing representatives will discuss the first of two identical international docking adapters (IDA) that will be installed on the space station. The IDA’s first users are expected to be Boeing's CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft now in development in partnership with NASA, which will return crewed launches to and from low-Earth orbit, including the space station, from the United States on American-led systems.
The SpaceX Dragon capsule is targeted to launch at 12:45 a.m. Monday, July 18, 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 48 and 49 crew members. 

This launch is the ninth contracted mission by SpaceX under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services contract.

Audio of the teleconference will stream live online at: 

http://www.nasa.gov/newsaudio

For launch countdown coverage, NASA's launch blog, and more information about the mission, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/spacex

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[Draggendrop Veteran]

NASA to Televise Prelaunch Briefing, Launch of Next Commercial Resupply Mission to International Space Station

 

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WASHINGTON, July 12, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA provider SpaceX is scheduled to deliver scientific research, crew supplies and hardware on its ninth Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station Monday, July 18. Coverage of this mission will begin with a prelaunch news briefing at 2 p.m. EDT Saturday, July 16, on NASA Television and the agency's website.

 

The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is scheduled for liftoff on the company's Falcon 9 rocket at 12:45 a.m. Monday from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Coverage of the launch begins at 11:30 p.m. Sunday, July 17.

 

Approximately 10 minutes after launch, Dragon will reach its preliminary orbit, deploy its solar arrays and begin its two-day voyage of carefully choreographed thruster firings to reach the space station. After arrival, NASA astronaut Jeff Williams will use the station's 57.7-foot (17.6-meter) robotic arm to reach out and capture the Dragon spacecraft. NASA astronaut Kate Rubins will serve as his backup, and ground controllers will send commands for the station's robotic arm to install Dragon on the Earth-facing side of the Harmony module.

 

Live coverage of the rendezvous and capture will begin at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 20, with installation coverage at 9:45 a.m.

 

The following day, the Expedition 48 crew will pressurize the vestibule between the station and Dragon, open the hatch between the two spacecraft, and begin the five-week process of unloading the almost 4,900 pounds of supplies and reloading the spacecraft with cargo scheduled to return to Earth Aug. 29.

 

Among the arriving cargo is the first of two international docking adapters, which will provide a means for commercial spacecraft to dock to the station when transporting astronauts in the near future as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

 

Experiments launching to station include a space-based DNA sequencer, which the station crew will test. This sequencer has the potential to identify microbes, diagnose diseases and evaluate crew member health, and even help detect DNA-based life elsewhere in the solar system. Other experiments seek to expand our understanding of bone cell function, track heart changes that occur in microgravity, and regulate internal spacecraft temperatures.

 

If the launch does not occur Monday the next launch opportunity is 12 a.m. Wednesday, July 20, with NASA TV coverage starting at 10:45 p.m. Tuesday, July 19.

 

For an updated schedule of prelaunch briefings, events and NASA TV coverage, visit:

 

http://www.nasa.gov/content/spacex-crs-9-briefings-and-events

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/prnewswire-space-news.html?rkey=20160712DC45374&filter=1639

 

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SPX Launch Hazard Areas, Google Map

 

LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS, pdf, 81 pages

 

[DocM]

Full release

 

Static Fire Saturday

July 12, 2016 

MEDIA ADVISORY M11-16

SpaceX CRS-9 Briefings and Events

NASA provider SpaceX is scheduled to launch its ninth Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station Monday, July 18. NASA Television coverage of the launch begins at 11:30 p.m. EDT, Sunday, July 17.

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is targeting liftoff on the company's Falcon 9 rocket at 12:45 a.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 48 and 49 crew members.

As part of prelaunch activities, NASA TV will air a prelaunch briefing conducted by mission managers on Saturday, July 16, at 2 p.m. The briefing also will stream live on the agency’s website at www.nasa.gov/ntv.

About 10 minutes after launch, Dragon will reach its preliminary orbit, deploy its solar arrays and begin a carefully choreographed series of thruster firings to reach the space station. SpaceX also is planning to attempt to land its Falcon 9 first stage on land.

After a two-day trip, NASA astronaut Jeff Williams will use the station’s 57.7-foot (17.6-meter) robotic arm to reach out and capture the Dragon spacecraft as he operates from the station’s cupola. NASA astronaut Kate Rubins will serve as the backup. Ground commands will be sent from Houston for the station’s arm to install Dragon on the Earth-facing side of the station’s Harmony module for its stay at the space station. By the next day, the crew will pressurize the vestibule between the station and Dragon, and then open the hatch that leads to the forward bulkhead of Dragon.

Live coverage of the rendezvous and capture July 20 will begin at 5:30 a.m. on NASA TV, with installation set to begin at 9:45 a.m. 

During the next five weeks, crew members will unload the spacecraft and reload it with cargo to return to Earth. About five-and-a-half hours after it departs the station Aug. 29, it will splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California.

In addition to SpaceX’s arrival, Roscosmos is scheduled to launch its next cargo resupply mission on the ISS Progress 64 cargo resupply mission at 5:41 p.m. EDT, Saturday, July 16, with a docking Monday night. NASA Television of launch coverage will begin at 5:30 p.m.

Media at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida will have the opportunity to participate in special tours and briefings July 16 and 17, as well as view the launch. The deadline for media to apply for accreditation for this launch has passed. For more information about media accreditation, contact Jennifer Horner at 321-867-6598 or jennifer.p.horner@nasa.gov.

If the launch does not occur Monday, July 18, the next launch opportunity is midnight Wednesday, July 20, with NASA TV coverage starting at 10:45 p.m. Tuesday, July 19.


PRESS ACCREDITATION OFFICE HOURS OF OPERATION

Media badges will be issued at the Press Accreditation Office located on State Road 3, Merritt Island. Badging hours of operation are:

Saturday, July 16: 7 a.m. – 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.
 Sunday, July 17: 1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m., 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., 10 p.m. – 11:45 p.m.

PRESS SITE HOURS OF OPERATION

The NASA Press Site at Kennedy will be open as follows:

Saturday, July 16:  7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
 Sunday, July 17: 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 a.m. Monday, July 18

PRELAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE ON NASA TV

Saturday, July 16 (L-2 day): A prelaunch status briefing will be held at Kennedy’s Press Site TV Auditorium at 2 p.m. and airs live on NASA Television and the agency’s website at www.nasa.gov/ntv.

Participants will be:
•Dan Hartman, deputy ISS Program manager, NASA’s Johnson Space Center
•Julie Robinson, chief ISS Program scientist, NASA’s Johnson Space Center
•Hans Koenigsmann, vice president of Flight Reliability, SpaceX
•Mike McAleenan, weather officer, 45th Weather Squadron


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

Sunday, July 17 (L-1 day): A science, research and technology briefing will be held at Kennedy’s Press Site TV Auditorium at 3 p.m. and airs live on NASA Television and the agency’s website. This briefing is geared toward NASA Social participants with limited seating for media.

Participants will be:
•Julie Robinson, chief ISS Program scientist, NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, will provide an overview of the more than 250 science investigations that will take place during Expeditions 48 and 49.
•Michael Roberts, deputy chief scientist, Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), which manages the U.S. National Laboratory aboard the space station, will discuss how these investigations aim to provide a better understanding of living and working in space while also improving life on Earth.
•Sarah Wallace, microbiologist at Johnson, will discuss the first experiment to test sequencing DNA in space. A space-based DNA sequencer could identify microbes, diagnose diseases, increase our understanding of crew member health, and potentially help detect DNA-based life elsewhere in the solar system.
•Lanetra Tate, program executive for NASA’s Game Changing Development Program, will highlight how a phase-change material heat exchanger device could help maintain critical temperatures inside a spacecraft by freezing or thawing a material.
•Bruce Hammer, professor at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Magnetic Resonance Research in Minneapolis, will discuss an experiment with the U.S. National Lab and National Institutes of Health to test the accuracy of a device used to simulate microgravity, which will lead to a better understanding of gravity’s effect on bone cell function.
•Arun Sharma, graduate student, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute in Stanford, California, will discuss an experiment with the U.S. National Lab on how microgravity changes the human heart. Results could advance the study of heart disease and development of drugs and cell replacement therapy for future space missions.
•Sean Kelly, senior project manager for the relocation and International Docking Adapter, Johnson Space Center; and David Clemen, ISS development and modification projects, Boeing, will discuss the first of two international docking adapters that will be installed on the space station.


POST-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE ON NASA TV

Monday, July 18: A post-launch news conference will occur at about 2 a.m. in Kennedy’s Press Site TV Auditorium and air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website.

Participants will be:
•Dan Hartman, deputy International Space Station Program manager, NASA’s Johnson Space Center
•Hans Koenigsmann, vice president of Flight Reliability, SpaceX


NEWS MEDIA TOURS  

News and social media participants will receive tours of various facilities and attend briefings about upcoming NASA and commercial partner activities.

Journey to Mars/Commercial Crew Program Update Event

Saturday, July 16 (L-2 Day): News media will depart the Press Site by bus at 8:30 a.m. Media will receive an update from NASA on the Launch Pad 39B modifications in preparation for NASA’s journey to Mars. At 10 a.m., media will depart for Kennedy’s Space Station Processing Facility, where they will hear about the international docking adapters that future visiting vehicles, including those in development with NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, will use when docking to the station. Considered the most important addition to the ISS since completion in 2011, the adapter is essential to docking with SpaceX’s Crew Dragon and Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft in the near future.

Remote Camera Set Up/Pad Photo Opportunity - Space Launch Complex 40 or Universal Camera Site 3 

Sunday, July 17 (L-1 Day): News media will be able to establish sound-activated remote cameras to capture the liftoff from the pad at Space Launch Complex 40. Foreign national media will be able to establish remote cameras at the nearby Universal Camera Site 3. Buses depart the Press Site at 7 p.m. After all cameras are deployed, media will depart for the Press Site at 8:30 p.m. with an expected arrival time of 9 p.m.

Launch Viewing

Sunday, July 17 (L-1 Day): News media wanting to view the launch from the NASA Causeway will depart the Press Site by bus at 11:15 p.m.

A sign-up sheet will be available in the newsroom for media desiring to photograph the launch from the roof of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). Space is limited for this activity so media must sign up in person. At 11:15 p.m. Sunday, July 17, media selected will depart the Press Site for the VAB.

NASA SOCIAL

Up to 50 social media representatives were invited to cover launch. The Kennedy Press Site Annex will serve as their home base, and they will view launch from the NASA Causeway. Social media will attend some of the same activities as the traditional news media and will receive tours of various facilities and briefings about upcoming NASA and commercial partner activities.

NASA TV LAUNCH COVERAGE

Sunday, July 17 (L-1 Day): NASA TV live coverage will begin at 11:30 p.m. For NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming video, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

Audio only of the news conferences and launch coverage will be carried on the NASA “V” circuits, which may be accessed by dialing 321-867-1220, -1240, -1260 or -7135. On launch day, "mission audio," the launch conductor’s countdown activities without NASA TV launch commentary, will be carried on 321-867-7135 starting at 11 p.m. Launch also will be available on local amateur VHF radio frequency 146.940 MHz heard within Brevard County on the Space Coast.

IN-FLIGHT NASA TV COVERAGE 

If launch occurs July 18, NASA TV will provide live coverage of the arrival of the SpaceX CRS-9 Dragon spacecraft to the space station July 20. NASA TV will cover the rendezvous and capture of the spacecraft beginning at 5:30 a.m. with installation taking place at approximately 10 a.m. NASA TV coverage of the installation of Dragon will begin at 9:30 a.m.

NASA WEB PRELAUNCH AND LAUNCH COVERAGE

Prelaunch and launch day coverage of the SpaceX CRS-9 flight will be available on the NASA website. Coverage will include live streaming and blog updates beginning at 11:30 p.m. as the countdown milestones occur. On-demand streaming video, podcast and photos of the launch will be available shortly after liftoff. For questions about countdown coverage, contact the newsroom at 321-867-2468. You can follow countdown coverage on our launch blog at:

http://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex

Learn more about the SpaceX CRS-9 mission by going to the mission home page at:

http://www.nasa.gov/spacex

TWITTER

The Kennedy Twitter feed will be updated throughout the launch countdown. To access the feed, visit:

http://www.twitter.com/NASAKennedy

FACEBOOK

The Kennedy Facebook feed will be updated throughout the launch countdown. To access the feed, visit:

http://www.facebook.com/NASAKennedy

RECORDED STATUS

Recorded status reports on the launch of SpaceX CRS-9 spacecraft and associated prelaunch activities will be provided on the Kennedy media phone line starting Friday, July 15. The telephone number is 321-867-2525.

WIRELESS CAPABILITY

Wireless capability for the news media is available at the Kennedy Press Site.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For video b-roll and other International Space Station media resources, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/stationnews

For more information about the International Space Station, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/station

[Draggendrop Veteran]

New Photos of IDA-2 Loading into Dragon

 

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SpaceX provided these photos of engineers and technicians loading the International Docking Adapter into the trunk of the Dragon spacecraft for launch to the International Space Station. Known as IDA-2, the docking ring is tailored to the international docking standard for future human-rated spacecraft and is outfitted with sensors and instruments designed to accommodate new spacecraft carrying astronauts to the orbiting laboratory. 

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2016/07/14/new-photos-of-ida-2-loading-into-dragon/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Draggendrop Veteran]

 

 

CRS-9 Dragon Resupply Mission Kit

pdf, 2 page

http://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/spacex_crs9_press_kit.pdf

 

[Jim K Global Moderator]

Going to miss this one.  Have a job now...haha...and that launch is past my bedtime.  Maybe it'll be delayed for a better time for me ... like between 1700-2300 EST....or weekends.