Unobscured Vision Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Yep, nothing to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted February 23, 2017 Author Share Posted February 23, 2017 @NASA Set your alarm! @SpaceX’s #Dragon cargo vehicle will rendezvous w/ @Space_Station at 6am ET. Coverage starts at 4am: https://t.co/eaulsocoqy https://t.co/6vCWRJfFl8 Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted February 23, 2017 Veteran Share Posted February 23, 2017 Overall, the situation worked out well. A fault was discovered and action taken...SpaceX and NASA will be happy...and once Dragon recovered, an investigation can commence for improvements. The more flights that tally, the more "issues" will pop up, the more that get addressed. I will be happy next round when autonomous guidance used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted February 23, 2017 Global Moderator Share Posted February 23, 2017 Unobscured Vision, Emn1ty, Draggendrop and 1 other 4 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share Posted March 18, 2017 (edited) NASA TV overage begins Sunday at 0445 EDT, with slashdown at 1054 EDT. Quote Flight controllers will use the Canadarm2 robotic arm to detach the Dragon capsule, from the Earth-facing side of the station's Harmony module. After they maneuver Dragon into place, Expedition 50 astronauts Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency) and Shane Kimbrough of NASA will release it at 5:11 a.m. Dragon’s thrusters will be fired to move the spacecraft a safe distance from the station before SpaceX flight controllers in Hawthorne, California, command its deorbit burn about 10 a.m. The capsule will splash down about 10:54 a.m. in the Pacific Ocean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DocM Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 @SpaceX Dragon's deorbit burn is complete and trunk has been jettisoned. Pacific Ocean splashdown with critical @NASA cargo in ~30 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jim K Global Moderator Posted March 19, 2017 Global Moderator Share Posted March 19, 2017 Cool ... it worked. Moved your post from the ExoMars thread to here Doc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 Arrggghh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Draggendrop Veteran Posted March 20, 2017 Veteran Share Posted March 20, 2017 I actually stayed up all night to watch it on the big screen....excellent views. DocM 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 21, 2017 Author Share Posted March 21, 2017 Daily Breeze article on flying Dragons critical and sensitive cargo to NASA on a charter after its return to port. Why? They had samples of MRSA and other superbugs (antibiotic resistant bacteria) on ISS to see what effect space would have on them. Those experiments are completed, so... http://www.dailybreeze.com/science/20170320/spacexs-dragon-arrives-in-san-pedro-delivers-groundbreaking-research Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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