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Old September 23rd 13, 06:59 PM posted to sci.space.station
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Default Congrats to Orbital for what looks to be a clean launch!

On 9/18/2013 11:27 AM, Jeff Findley wrote:

Congrats to Orbital for what looks to be a clean launch! It sounds like
Cygnus made it to orbit and is operating properly. Here's hoping that
the rest of this ISS resupply (demonstration) mission goes well.

Jeff


Yes congrats on the launch. More nails to be bitten however...

First docking attempt with ISS had to be aborted due to a navigation
glitch. Earliest window for next attempt will be sometime tomorrow.

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.as...5-df2adac040a3


Dave


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Old September 23rd 13, 09:25 PM posted to sci.space.station
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Default Congrats to Orbital for what looks to be a clean launch!

In article , nospam@
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On 9/18/2013 11:27 AM, Jeff Findley wrote:

Congrats to Orbital for what looks to be a clean launch! It sounds like
Cygnus made it to orbit and is operating properly. Here's hoping that
the rest of this ISS resupply (demonstration) mission goes well.

Jeff


Yes congrats on the launch. More nails to be bitten however...

First docking attempt with ISS had to be aborted due to a navigation
glitch. Earliest window for next attempt will be sometime tomorrow.

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.as...5-df2adac040a3


Latest info is that it's delayed longer than that.

http://spaceref.biz/2013/09/cygnus-m...ss-rendezvous-
postponed-for-24-hours.html

From above:

The earliest possible date for the next Cygnus approach and
rendezvous with the ISS would be Saturday, September 28.
An exact schedule will be determined following the successful
completion of Soyuz operations.

Jeff
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Old September 26th 13, 09:33 AM posted to sci.space.station
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Default Congrats to Orbital for what looks to be a clean launch!

So how did it go. Its a busy period withe the new crew etc.
Brian

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In article , nospam@
127.0.0.1 says...

On 9/18/2013 11:27 AM, Jeff Findley wrote:

Congrats to Orbital for what looks to be a clean launch! It sounds
like
Cygnus made it to orbit and is operating properly. Here's hoping that
the rest of this ISS resupply (demonstration) mission goes well.

Jeff


Yes congrats on the launch. More nails to be bitten however...

First docking attempt with ISS had to be aborted due to a navigation
glitch. Earliest window for next attempt will be sometime tomorrow.

http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.as...5-df2adac040a3


Latest info is that it's delayed longer than that.

http://spaceref.biz/2013/09/cygnus-m...ss-rendezvous-
postponed-for-24-hours.html

From above:

The earliest possible date for the next Cygnus approach and
rendezvous with the ISS would be Saturday, September 28.
An exact schedule will be determined following the successful
completion of Soyuz operations.

Jeff
--
"the perennial claim that hypersonic airbreathing propulsion would
magically make space launch cheaper is nonsense -- LOX is much cheaper
than advanced airbreathing engines, and so are the tanks to put it in
and the extra thrust to carry it." - Henry Spencer



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Old September 26th 13, 12:38 PM posted to sci.space.station
Jeff Findley[_2_]
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Default Congrats to Orbital for what looks to be a clean launch!

In article ,
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So how did it go. Its a busy period withe the new crew etc.


From a news article I read today:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/...o-iss-docking/

Soyuz TMA-10M docks with the ISS

So far, so good.

Later the article says:

The new crewmembers will soon have a busy day to look forward to,
as Orbital?s Cygnus spacecraft prepares for another attempt to
rendezvous and berth with the ISS.

This second attempt won't take place before Sunday, a delay
in part due to the need to prioritize the arrival of Soyuz
TMA-10. Mission Management Team (MMT) meetings will discuss
the status of the schedule on Thursday and Friday morning,
before making a final decision on the Sunday opportunity.

So, we should hopefully find out soon when the next planned attempt at
rendezvous and docking will be for Cygnus.

Jeff
--
"the perennial claim that hypersonic airbreathing propulsion would
magically make space launch cheaper is nonsense -- LOX is much cheaper
than advanced airbreathing engines, and so are the tanks to put it in
and the extra thrust to carry it." - Henry Spencer
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Old September 26th 13, 04:20 PM posted to sci.space.station
Brian Gaff
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Default Congrats to Orbital for what looks to be a clean launch!

Hmm, I seem to remember most of these cargo flights have had strange
guidance issues of one form or another close to the ISS, makes you wonder if
it might be some kind of interference or general crud comming from the
station which affects systems in unpredictable ways at times.
Brian

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In article ,
says...

So how did it go. Its a busy period withe the new crew etc.


From a news article I read today:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/...o-iss-docking/

Soyuz TMA-10M docks with the ISS

So far, so good.

Later the article says:

The new crewmembers will soon have a busy day to look forward to,
as Orbital?s Cygnus spacecraft prepares for another attempt to
rendezvous and berth with the ISS.

This second attempt won't take place before Sunday, a delay
in part due to the need to prioritize the arrival of Soyuz
TMA-10. Mission Management Team (MMT) meetings will discuss
the status of the schedule on Thursday and Friday morning,
before making a final decision on the Sunday opportunity.

So, we should hopefully find out soon when the next planned attempt at
rendezvous and docking will be for Cygnus.

Jeff
--
"the perennial claim that hypersonic airbreathing propulsion would
magically make space launch cheaper is nonsense -- LOX is much cheaper
than advanced airbreathing engines, and so are the tanks to put it in
and the extra thrust to carry it." - Henry Spencer



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Old September 30th 13, 12:08 PM posted to sci.space.station
Brian Gaff
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Default Congrats to Orbital for what looks to be a clean launch!

Well, can't find anything newer, so did it work?
That Nasa site is becoming increasingly terrible to use, its slow, glitches
my sound and seems to be lacking some alt tags on graphics.
Shoddy, very shoddy..
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On 9/27/2013 8:21 AM, Jeff Findley wrote:
In article ,

says...

Hmm, I seem to remember most of these cargo flights have had strange
guidance issues of one form or another close to the ISS, makes you
wonder if
it might be some kind of interference or general crud comming from the
station which affects systems in unpredictable ways at times.


I'm guessing the problem with Cygnus is a classic software integration
problem. Most articles I read said that Cygnus was receiving data it
did not expect from ISS. I have not read anything about "interference"
in articles about the Cygnus software snafu.

Jeff


NasaSpaceFlight.com gave a pretty comprehensive explanation of the problem
and the fix in an article with today's date.

Next attempt for ISS this Sunday...

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/...nday-berthing/

Dave



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Old September 30th 13, 12:36 PM posted to sci.space.station
Jeff Findley[_2_]
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Default Congrats to Orbital for what looks to be a clean launch!

In article ,
says...

Well, can't find anything newer, so did it work?
That Nasa site is becoming increasingly terrible to use, its slow, glitches
my sound and seems to be lacking some alt tags on graphics.
Shoddy, very shoddy..


Yes.

Statements on Berthing of Orbital Cygnus Spacecraft to the
International Space Station
Press Release Source: NASA HQ
Posted Sunday, September 29, 2013
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=41686

From the above press release:

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden:
"Today, with the successful berthing of the Orbital Sciences
Cygnus cargo module to the ISS..."

Jeff
--
"the perennial claim that hypersonic airbreathing propulsion would
magically make space launch cheaper is nonsense -- LOX is much cheaper
than advanced airbreathing engines, and so are the tanks to put it in
and the extra thrust to carry it." - Henry Spencer
 




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