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Falcon at T-9
Auto launch sequencer running at T-10.
Dragon on internal power at T-8. /dps -- Who, me? And what lacuna? |
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Snidely explained on 5/22/2012 :
Auto launch sequencer running at T-10. Dragon on internal power at T-8. Nominal through 50 kilometers ... approaching MECO1. MECO2 Separation and 2nd stage ignition. /dps -- Who, me? And what lacuna? |
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Snidely explained on 5/22/2012 :
Snidely explained on 5/22/2012 : Auto launch sequencer running at T-10. Dragon on internal power at T-8. Nominal through 50 kilometers ... approaching MECO1. MECO2 Separation and 2nd stage ignition. Very nice having the video of the 2nd stage burn. [...] Vehicle in orbit and Dragon separated. [...] Solar arrays deployed. /dps -- Who, me? And what lacuna? |
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Snidely used his keyboard to write :
Snidely explained on 5/22/2012 : Auto launch sequencer running at T-10. Dragon on internal power at T-8. Nominal through 50 kilometers ... approaching MECO1. MECO2 Separation and 2nd stage ignition. NASA tweet pictu http://twitpic.com/9nx6mo /dps -- Who, me? And what lacuna? |
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Snidely was thinking very hard :
Snidely explained on 5/22/2012 : Auto launch sequencer running at T-10. Dragon on internal power at T-8. Nominal through 50 kilometers ... approaching MECO1. MECO2 Separation and 2nd stage ignition. Saw this shot on a newspaper front page at a news stand. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2012/05/21/national/a084100D72.DTL http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2012/05/22/ba-spacex22_WRE0111180557_part6.jpg AP's Craig Rubadoux picked a great place to watch the launch. /dps -- Who, me? And what lacuna? |
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JF Mezei scribbled something on Friday the 25th:
Watching NASA TV: Grappling of Dragon is expected to happen at 07:59 EDT. (11:59 GMT) Not sure when berthig will happen. Appears the hatch will be opened on saturday. SpaceflightNow has some of that information, too. quote An approach initiation burn is scheduled for 4:11 a.m. EDT (0811 GMT), when Dragon is at a point 1.4 kilometers, or 4,600 feet, below the space station. Arrival at a position 250 meters, or 820 feet, below the complex is expected at about 5:21 a.m. EDT (0921 GMT). /quote (Shuttles usually waited until the next day to open the hatch, also. Gives time to check for leaks in the berthing couplings.) BTW, does anyone know what communicatiosn facilities are available to Dragon ? Are assets such as TDRS available to it ? Or does SpaceX rely on its own ground stations for command and control ? During the launch, I'm pretty sure I heard a call that the rocket was acquiring TDRS. How much functionlity is available on that CUCU UHF interface between station and Dragon ? I know the control pad is simplistic with just a few buttons, but is that a true data path that could pentilally have bidirectional data transfers ? Or is it a simplified "analogue" type fo interface with very specific and limited command set available ? I haven't seen that; I've had trouble knowing what the buttons are for. /dps -- Who, me? And what lacuna? |
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