DocM Share Posted August 18, 2017 (edited) The USAF X-37B long duration spaceplane's first flight on Falcon 9. Launch site: LC-39A KSC Static fire: early September Launch date: September 7 Launch time: TBA Orbit: classified Mission: classified Quote SpaceX Opens Media Accreditation for OTV-5 Mission HAWTHORNE, Calif. – Aug. 14, 2017. Media accreditation is now open for SpaceX's Orbital Test Vehicle Mission 5 (OTV-5) from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The launch is targeted for no earlier than September Members of the media who are U.S. citizens or Permanent Residents (green card holders) and are interested in covering the launch must fill out this media accreditation form by 5:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, August 16. Requesting accreditation is not required of media who hold current annual press credentials issued by Kennedy Space Center, but it is appreciated for planning purposes. For launches from LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center security decides which media are credentialed to cover launches, not SpaceX. Please keep in mind, simply making the request in a timely fashion does not guarantee the request will be granted. Please be sure to provide all the information included on the SpaceX form. More details on pre-launch media activities will be made available closer to launch. In Atlas V fairing Link to post Share on other sites
Unobscured Vision Share Posted August 18, 2017 And it's a safe bet that ULA is hopping mad over this one. 1 Share Link to post Share on other sites
DocM Author Share Posted August 18, 2017 17 minutes ago, Unobscured Vision said: And it's a safe bet that ULA is hopping mad over this one. They have been for months. The announcement of this mission came out of the blue. 1 Share Link to post Share on other sites
+John. Subscriber¹ Share Posted August 18, 2017 2 hours ago, Unobscured Vision said: And it's a safe bet that ULA is hopping mad over this one. Well they got to launch something today so that should be fi...haha who am I kidding i bet they're LIVID. 2 Share Link to post Share on other sites
bguy_1986 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Static fire was completed - in case anybody else hasn't seen that already. Link to post Share on other sites
+John. Subscriber¹ Share Posted September 6, 2017 Footage from a couple of nights ago showing it being driven to be mated. Link to post Share on other sites
Emn1ty Share Posted September 6, 2017 I'm honestly surprised it even fits in a fairing. Link to post Share on other sites
anthdci Share Posted September 7, 2017 and she's back, seems like a really quick one with not following the second stage and payload. Link to post Share on other sites
bguy_1986 Share Posted September 7, 2017 The RSS looks a little lighter again. Link to post Share on other sites
Jim K Global Moderator Share Posted September 7, 2017 Caught the tail end...nice landing. Was kinda hoping we could have seen Irma (or even the fairing sep to reveal the X-37)...but oh well. 1 Share Link to post Share on other sites
Beittil Share Posted September 7, 2017 Nice show as usual, excellent landing. Yawn PS... where has @DocMbeen lately, normally he'd be all over this forum on launch day. 1 Share Link to post Share on other sites
DocM Author Share Posted September 10, 2017 I was feeling a bit under the weather; nothing terribly serious. 2 Share Link to post Share on other sites
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