Unobscured Vision Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 ... and I missed it. SO ANNOYED. DocM 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 2, 2019 Author Share Posted March 2, 2019 Schedule for March 3, 2019 (Sunday) - 08:30 UTC NASA TV Coverage of the Rendezvous and Docking of the SpaceX/Crew Dragon Spacecraft to the ISS - 11.00 UTC Dragon SpX-DM-1 Docking - 13:30 UTC NASA TV Coverage of the Hatch Opening of the SpaceX/Crew Dragon Spacecraft - 13.45 UTC hatch opening by flight engineer Anne McClain and commander Oleg Kononenko. DM-1 will deliver 181 kg of equipment and supplies for the station's crew and return with science samples, as well as a failed part of a spacesuit for analysis and repair - 15:35 UTC NASA TV Coverage of the SpaceX/Crew Dragon special welcoming ceremony by the ISS crew. bguy_1986 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthdci Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Obviously for this demo it’s ripley in the cabin so it doesn’t matter. But for actual manned missions will the cruise time to the ISS be as long? While the dragon capsule is pretty roomy, 27 hours seems quite a while, will it be quicker? bguy_1986 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatingFatMan Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 2 minutes ago, anthdci said: Obviously for this demo it’s ripley in the cabin so it doesn’t matter. But for actual manned missions will the cruise time to the ISS be as long? While the dragon capsule is pretty roomy, 27 hours seems quite a while, will it be quicker? Soyuz capsules take 2 days to transit to the ISS... bguy_1986 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthdci Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 6 minutes ago, FloatingFatMan said: Soyuz capsules take 2 days to transit to the ISS... Really. That must be uncomfortable. how long did the shuttle take? bguy_1986 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted March 2, 2019 Global Moderator Share Posted March 2, 2019 1 hour ago, anthdci said: Really. That must be uncomfortable. how long did the shuttle take? Two to three days as well (fairly standard)...I believe it was pretty much the norm for ISS docking to be on Day 3 of shuttle activities. Soyuz has done it in ~6 hours (like MS-11) a few times. Not sure about future Dragon 2 / Starliner flight times to the ISS ... but I'd imagine they will be around 2 days as well. bguy_1986 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthdci Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Seems like a long time. I know it’s jot much longer than a long haul flight though, just seems excessive. bguy_1986 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 2, 2019 Author Share Posted March 2, 2019 Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 Post-launch presser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 Brady Kenniston nails a nice pic of LC-39A's clad & unclad quadrants. Unobscured Vision, Nogib and bguy_1986 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatingFatMan Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 6 hours ago, anthdci said: Seems like a long time. I know it’s jot much longer than a long haul flight though, just seems excessive. You have to bear in mind that once they're in orbit, the only real fuel they have is that needed to de-orbit the ship. They can't really blast up to the ISS then slam the retro-rockets on as 1) there aren't any retro-rockets, and 2) they don't have the fuel capability. All they have is enough for the little maneuvering thrusters, so they have to creep up slowly and safely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, FloatingFatMan said: You have to bear in mind that once they're in orbit, the only real fuel they have is that needed to de-orbit the ship. They not only have the Draco engine's de-orbit and maneuvering props but also the unused SuperDraco's props that would have been used for a launch escape. Same stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatingFatMan Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 11 minutes ago, DocM said: They not only have the Draco engine's de-orbit and maneuvering props but also the unused SuperDraco's props that would have been used for a launch escape. Same stuff. Yes, but that hardly lets them blast up to the ISS, slam on the rockets to brake quickly, and then dock all in a few hours... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 NASA stream for this AM's docking coverage (0330 Eastern - about 10 min from now) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 (edited) Go/no-go poll good, Crew Dragon heading into the approach ellipsoid space (a safety zone around ISS). Crew Dragon is about 7 km from ISS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 Crew Dragon at 3 km Approach burn done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 (edited) Crew Dragon heading for Waypoint 0, at ~400 meters Edited March 3, 2019 by DocM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 Midcourse burn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatingFatMan Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Why is the live stream so far behind? They've only just called 1000 meters... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 Passed Waypoint 0, under the station, moving to Waypoint 1 - 150m in front of station as nd in line with the docking port. R-bar = line from center of station to center of Earth V-bar = line from docking port along ISSs path Ahead of schedule! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatingFatMan Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 So many damned trolls in the chat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 I don't even bother with the chat anymore. Immature snowflakes and their polar opposites. Just inside of Waypoint 1 ISS will send a retreat command, a test of the safety system. If good data it'll approach to ~20m. Crew Dragon's eye view bguy_1986 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 Retreat test commanded at 140m. It'll back off to 189m then hold. Good data and it'll approach to 30m. Crew Dragon did retreat as commanded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 Hold command - good 15 min ahead of schedule Dragon view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 3, 2019 Author Share Posted March 3, 2019 (edited) Dragon 180m from ISS, preparing to come in to Waypoint 2 - 20m. Commanded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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