Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) ✅🚀🛰️"Crew-6 ‘Go’ for Launch Following Successful Launch Readiness Review" by @NASA @Commercial_Crew - NASA TV coverage begins tonight 10:15pm ET, launch 1:45am ET; then 25 hours to #ISS docking https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2023/02/25/crew-6-go-for-launch-following-successful-launch-readiness-review/ #NASA #SpaceX #Falcon9 #CrewDragon #NewSpace #CommercialCrew
#Weather 95% "go" for #NASA #SpaceX #Crew6 launch tonight from NASA Kennedy Space Center, according to US Space Force 45th Weather Squadron. 5% chance of violation of cumulus cloud rule. #Falcon9 #CrewDragon #NewSpace #CommercialCrew
Live video coverage of #NASA #SpaceX #Crew6 launch has begun. https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2023/02/26/nasas-spacex-crew-6-mission-coverage-starts-now/ #Falcon9 #CrewDragon #NewSpace #CommercialCrew
#NASA #SpaceX #Crew6 astronauts left the building and entered the vehicles for the trip to Pad 39A. #Falcon9 #CrewDragon #NewSpace #CommercialCrew
#NASA #SpaceX #Crew6 astronauts left the building and entered the vehicles for the trip to Pad 39A. #Falcon9 #CrewDragon #NewSpace #CommercialCrew
As #NASA #SpaceX #Crew6 pilot (2nd in command) Woody Hoburg @Astro_Woody sat down, the CapCom astronaut in Mission Control told him he was wearing a shirt they had talked about. Good time to mention I wore a SpaceX Dragon t-shirt for the launch. #Falcon9 #NewSpace #CommercialCrew
#NASA posted tonight's launch timeline for #SpaceX #Crew6 launch. If it doesn't launch tonight, the schedule times would be adjusted to match ISS's orbit at the next launch opportunity. https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2023/02/26/a-look-at-key-milestones-for-nasas-spacex-crew-6-launch/ #Falcon9 #CrewDragon #Endeavour #NewSpace
30 minutes to launch, propellant loading in progress / #Crew6 #NASA #SpaceX #Falcon9 #CrewDragon #Endeavour #NewSpace
5 minutes, evaluating a propellant loading issue but still "go" / #Crew6 #NASA #SpaceX #Falcon9 #CrewDragon #Endeavour #NewSpace
Hold hold hold - TEA-TEB loading issue has scrubbed the launch attempt. #Crew6 #NASA #SpaceX #Falcon9 #CrewDragon #Endeavour #NewSpace
TEA-TEB (triethylaluminum-triethylborane) is a chemical used for Falcon 9 rocket ignition. An issue loading it was the cause of the scrub. Now off-loading propellants to safe the vehicle. / #Crew6 #NASA #SpaceX #Falcon9 #CrewDragon #Endeavour #NewSpace
Until propellants are offloaded, with 30min remaining, the astronauts stay seated in case the escape rockets activate to launch the #CrewDragon a few miles off-shore. They have practiced this. Next launch opportunity 24 hours. / #Crew6 #NASA #SpaceX #Falcon9 #Endeavour #NewSpace
I've been at #NASA Kennedy Space Center for launch scrubs on Space Shuttle (STS-134 Endeavour) & Falcon 9 (CRS-3 cargo). I've heard some complaints. Remember launches are not for spectators. A safe launch is priority. / #Crew6 #SpaceX #Falcon9 #CrewDragon #Endeavour #NewSpace
The next launch opportunity is a 24-hour turnaround. But don't expect #NASA to announce the next #Crew6 launch attempt until crews have time to determine what caused tonight's scrub and what it will take to fix. Stay tuned.👀 / #SpaceX #Falcon9 #CrewDragon #Endeavour #NewSpace
#SpaceX launch commentator reiterated an old #aviation saying, "It's better to be on the ground wishing you were flying, than flying and wishing you were on the ground." Outward appearance indicates healthy risk management. / #Crew5 #NASA #Falcon9 #CrewDragon #Endurance #NewSpace
"Shortly before liftoff, #SpaceX cancels a crew launch due to igniter issues" by Ars Technica / @sciguyspace - #NASA #Crew6 launch postponed. Maybe 24 hour turnaround if it's a quick fix. https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/02/spacex-scrubs-crew-6-launch-due-to-an-issue-with-its-igniter-fluid/ #Falcon9 #CrewDragon #Endeavour #NewSpace
"#NASA & #SpaceX Look to March 2 for Next Available #Crew6 Launch Attempt" by @Commercial_Crew - Launch set for Thu March 2 at 00:34 ET (Wed 21:34 for West Coast viewers) for time to fix/test #Falcon9 TEA-TEB fill sensor https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2023/02/27/nasa-spacex-look-to-march-2-for-next-available-crew-6-launch-attempt/ #CrewDragon #Endeavour #NewSpace
Webcast of tonight's #NASA #SpaceX #Crew6 launch attempt has begun. (It's always an attempt until liftoff.) Instantaneous launch window 00:34 ET Thu Mar 2 (West Coast viewers: 21:34 PT Wed Mar 1) https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2023/03/01/live-broadcast-for-nasas-spacex-crew-6-launch-has-begun-2/ #Falcon9 #CrewDragon #Endeavour #NewSpace
1 hour 45 minutes to go. Hatch closed. Coming up: arm escape system and begin propellant loading. #Crew6 #NASA #SpaceX #Falcon9 #CrewDragon #Endeavour #NewSpace
90 minutes... Timeline for tonight's launch, all times US Eastern. No weather issues. No technical issues. 🤞 https://blogs.nasa.gov/crew-6/2023/03/01/a-look-at-key-milestones-for-nasas-spacex-crew-6-launch-2/ #Crew6 #NASA #SpaceX #Falcon9 #CrewDragon #Endeavour #NewSpace
Crew access arm retracted. Next up: arm #CrewDragon launch escape system and begin propellant loading / #Crew6 #NASA #SpaceX #Falcon9 #Endeavour #NewSpace
2 minutes to launch, terminal count, internal power, propellant load complete / #Crew6 #NASA #SpaceX #Falcon9 #CrewDragon #Endeavour #NewSpace
"Max Q" - passed the point of maximum aerodynamic stress, now at supersonic speed / #Crew6 #NASA #SpaceX #Falcon9 #CrewDragon #Endeavour #NewSpace
1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO), stage separation, 2nd stage ignition / #Crew6 #NASA #SpaceX #Falcon9 #CrewDragon #Endeavour #NewSpace
2nd stage and #Endeavour continue climbing toward orbit / #Crew6 #NASA #SpaceX #Falcon9 #CrewDragon #Endeavour #NewSpace
2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1), 1st stage landing successful on droneship / #Crew6 #NASA #SpaceX #Falcon9 #CrewDragon #Endeavour #NewSpace
At 2nd stage engine cutoff, #CrewDragon and crew are now coasting in orbit, Crew Dragon separates from 2nd stage. "Thank you for flying #SpaceX" / #Crew6 #NASA #CrewDragon #Endeavour #NewSpace
Astronauts setting up spacecraft for 25 hours on orbit to rendezvous with space station / #Crew6 #NASA #SpaceX #CrewDragon #Endeavour #NewSpace
Nose cone opened on orbit to expose #ISS docking adapter after it is no longer needed for aerodynamic cover of the adapter. Nose cone will remain open until before re-entry, planned in 6 months. / #Crew6 #NASA #SpaceX #CrewDragon #Endeavour #NewSpace
A fun part of NASA's launch coverage was astronaut USAF Col Raja Chari, who was commander of #Crew3, got to give his reaction to his first time watching a space rocket launch that he wasn't on board. 😀🚀 / #Crew6 #NASA #SpaceX #Falcon9 #CrewDragon #Endeavour #NewSpace
I've seen space launches in person: STS-86, CSXT 2004 (1st amateur uncrewed suborbital spaceflight), SpaceShipOne (all 3 suborbital spaceflights), STS-134, CASSIOPE, CRS-3. I watched #Crew6 online but it's big for me as first launch of anyone I met before they were an astronaut.
"After flying four astronauts into orbit, SpaceX makes its 101st straight landing" by Ars Technica / @sciguyspace - Quotes from astronauts after reaching orbit, 3 of them their 1st spaceflight. https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/03/on-its-second-attempt-the-crew-6-mission-soared-into-orbit-early-thursday/ #Crew6 #NASA #SpaceX #Falcon9 #CrewDragon #Endeavour #NewSpace
#CrewDragon #Endeavour approach to #ISS paused at 20m while troubleshooting an issue with latches that will be needed to hard-dock. A software update to override the problem is being uploaded by #SpaceX. https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/1631533036931104768 #NASA #Crew6
Software issue solved. https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/1631543816434991105 #Crew6 #NASA #SpaceX #CrewDragon #Endeavour #NewSpace
Hard (structural) dock confirmed between #CrewDragon #Endeavour and #ISS. Estimated hatch open around 2:18am US/Central (Houston mission control time) / #Crew6 #NASA #SpaceX #NewSpace
Hatch open! #NASA #Crew6 astronauts are now part of #ISS Expedition 68 crew. They will return to being called Crew-6 after undocking, planned in about 6 months. During that time, Endeavour remains their lifeboat in case of emergency. / #SpaceX #CrewDragon #Endeavour #NewSpace
The #NASA/#SpaceX webcast signed off as #ISS @Space_Station crew started a mandatory safety briefing. Quick smiles as booklets were handed to the new crew members. #Crew6 #CrewDragon #Endeavour #NewSpace
That quote from Woody Hoburg @Astro_Woody is more impressive if you know he has degrees in Aerospace & EE/CS. As #Crew6 mission's Pilot he's trained on #CrewDragon systems. With his background, he's impressed. We're all impressed. https://twitter.com/arstechnica/status/1632464529325178880 #NASA #SpaceX #NewSpace
"Weather Delays #NASA’s #SpaceX Crew-6 Undocking from Station on Saturday" by @NASA / @Commercial_Crew - #Crew6 undocking & return delayed a day due to unfavorable #weather at Florida splashdown sites on Sunday. Splashdown planned early Mon. https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2023/09/01/weather-delays-nasas-spacex-crew-6-undocking-from-station-on-saturday/ #NewSpace
Welcome back #NASA #Crew6: Stephen Bowen, Woody Hoburg @Astro_Woody, Sultan Al Neyadi, Andrey Fedyaev. "Thank you for flying #SpaceX" from mission control in Hawthorne, California. #space #CrewDragon
#NASA and #SpaceX recovery crews take control to pull #CrewDragon #Endeavour from the Atlantic Ocean off Florida. #Crew6 #space
Crew egress from #CrewDragon #Endeavour marks a successful end to 6-month #NASA #Crew6 mission for the 4 astronauts and the ground support staff. Astronauts are routinely given assistance with re-adjustment to 1G force of gravity. #SpaceX #space
"#Crew6 Returns Safely to Earth after Splashdown" by @NASA / @Commercial_Crew - 4 astronauts of #Crew6 (🇺🇸🇺🇸🇦🇪🇷🇺) returned safely to Earth from 6-month deployment on International Space Station https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2023/09/04/crew-6-returns-safely-to-earth-after-splashdown/ #NASA #SpaceX #CrewDragon #space
Tribble_Oblivion@AstroHawk
That capsule certainly looks like it did it's job!
That capsule certainly looks like it did it's job!
@Tribble_Oblivion If you're interested, there's more info online about the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. SpaceX has a fleet of four of them which mostly fly for NASA "Commercial Crew" contracts to the space station. SpaceX has also done a few privately-funded space flight charters, experimenting with a new business model. (NASA image of Crew-6 approaching ISS back in March, same crew and spacecraft who splashed down last night.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Dragon_2
J. Steven York RESISTS@AstroHawk "in the event of a loss of cabin pressure oxygen masks will probably NOT fall from the overhead compartment unless the thrusters are firing in the right direction, or if the venting is creating enought thrust to... Ah, hell. Forget it..."
@jstevenyork I suspect it's comparable to maritime safety briefings. There was a cabin depressurization back on the Russian Mir station in 1997, when a cargo ship collided with it. The day after I received my pass to watch the STS-86 launch, it suddenly became the Rescue Mission to Mir with emergency repair supplies. NASA astronaut Mike Foale said he was ordered into the Soyuz lifeboat while the 2 Russian cosmonauts cut cables to slam the hatch shut to the leaking module. 😲 They saved it.
@jstevenyork With all the drama going on up in orbit, it took me until after the trip to see the STS-86 Atlantis shuttle launch to realize this... It was also remarkable that my vacation plans were set in disarray by the collision of two spacecraft. 😀
@AstroHawk Yeah, I read Foale's book. It's an amazing (and terrifying) story. Not making light of what is a very serious business. It's just that, given the wording, it's hard for me not to invision some southwest flight attendants clicking together loops of seatbelt and gesturing at the overheads like presenters on "The Price is Right." (And yes, I recognize that this, also is, much as we take it for granted, ALSO serious business.)
@jstevenyork Wow. There aren't many people now who know the story from the Mir-Progress collision. But yeah, you can have it both ways with the airline safety briefings, knowing you should take them seriously and making light of how routine they are to most people.