Dragon V2 Reveal - Crew Capsule 29 May

[AndyH]

SpaceX is scheduled to launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying their Dragon capsule in the wee hours Saturday morning. Scheduled docking with the International Space Station should be Tuesday.

Launch is scheduled for 0455 EDT (0855 Zulu). "Pregame" begins at 0415 EDT/0815Z.
NASA Launch Schedule
http://www.nasa.gov/missions/highlights/schedule.html

NASA TV
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
SpaceX Live stream
http://www.spacex.com/

NASA's mission update page:
http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/commercial/cargo/spacex_index.html

Elon Musk's Twitter:
http://twitter.com/#!/elonmusk

edit...updated title

 

[LEAFfan]

The launch was aborted T minus .5 seconds before liftoff due to high chamber pressure in engine 5. Next attempt is Tuesday, the 22nd at 3:44 AM EDT and another window is the 23rd at 3:22 AM.

 

[AndyH]

Next launch attempt will be early Tuesday morning - 22 May @ 0344 EDT/0744 UTC/Zulu

I see another coffee-filled morning coming our way... :lol:

 

[Smidge204]

3:44AM Eastern? Oddly enough I'm usually aware around that time. If I remember I'll try to catch the live stream and try to record it.
=Smidge=

 

[LEAFfan]

It's broadcast live on the NASA channel if you happen to have it.

 

[AndyH]

All Righty Then -

NASA TV on left monitor - Check!
SpaceX on right monitor - Check!
Tang - Check!
'Astronaut' ice cream - Check!
Red Flag coffee cup (with coffee) - Check!

What we want to hear: "3, 2, 1, 0, Liftoff, Falcon 9 has cleared the towers!"

Haven't had this much fun since Apollo 11! :lol:

 

[Smidge204]

Epic cheering in the background when those solar panels deployed. Launch went perfectly! Hopefully things go smoothly for the station fly-around and docking!

=Smidge=

 

[AndyH]

Elon's probably over the moon tonight - on orbit and S gets 5 star crash rating!

Elon Musk [at]elonmusk [twitter]
Major Tesla milestone: All crash testing is complete for 5* (max) safety rating. Cars can now be built for sale to public!

Whuh-oh - does this mean I have to have Tang in the house for every COTS-2 launch? :lol:

 

[Herm]

Allright!.. the US is back in space.

 

[TEG]

While watching the launch last night, I noticed someone in the SpaceX control center wearing a Tesla jacket...

 

[AndyH]

http://twitter.com/ParadigmShift35/status/204964035203055618/photo/1

 

[AndyH]

Finally - finally! "Station, Houston - you have a go for capture"

 

[cwerdna]

Per http://www.startrek.com/article/doohans-ashes-launched-into-orbit" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;, Scotty's ashes were part of the payload on the 2nd stage of the rocket.

 

[Herm]

Who is going to be first to get an Elan Musk tattoo?.. we have to beat the Tesla forum!

 

[AndyH]

Dragon and ISS had a textbook parting early this morning. The 9 minute 50 second deorbit burn is scheduled for about 9:51 CDT, with a splashdown about 490 miles SW of Los Angeles at about 10:44AM CDT/08:44AM PDT.

http://www.spacex.com/webcast/
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

 

[AndyH]

 

[TRONZ]

It would be awesome if they put Tesla logos on it. Talk about advertising!

 

[AndyH]

Déjà vu - Time for Dragon 2!

1 March 13, 10:10AM EST, 7:10AM PST

http://www.spacex.com/updates.php
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/launch/index.html

SpaceX Managers Give the "Go" for Friday Launch
Wed, 27 Feb 2013 07:49:18 PM CST

SpaceX managers held a Launch Readiness Review Wednesday afternoon and gave a “go” to proceed toward launch of the second SpaceX Commercial Resupply Services mission. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft is scheduled for 10:10 a.m. EST on Friday. Launch coverage will begin at 8:30 a.m. on NASA Television and http://www.nasa.gov/ntv" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and the NASA launch blog at http://www.nasa.gov/spacex" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.

On Thursday, NASA TV will air an International Space Station Mission Science Briefing at 1 p.m. and a Mission Prelaunch News Conference at 3 p.m.

Start practicing your 'Homesick Angel' dance, Dragon! :lol:

 

[AndyH]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujX6CuRELFE[/youtube]

Published on Mar 11, 2013
SpaceX's Grasshopper doubled its highest leap to date to rise 24 stories or 80.1 meters (262.8 feet), hovering for approximately 34 seconds and landing safely using closed loop thrust vector and throttle control.

Grasshopper consists of a Falcon 9 first stage and is 33.5 meters tall (110 feet). For perspective a 6 ft mannequin cowboy is on the rocket.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orUjSkc2pG0[/youtube]

 

[AndyH]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIDoTKMqwT4[/youtube]

MCT - Mars Colonial Transport!
http://www.space.com/18596-mars-colony-spacex-elon-musk.html

Wonder if Mars-One will use Falcon 9/Heavy or the larger rocket and MCT?

http://mars-one.com/en/

Mars One is a not-for-profit organization that will take humanity to Mars in 2023, to establish the foundation of a permanent settlement from which we will prosper, learn, and grow. Before the first crew lands, Mars One will have established a habitable, sustainable settlement designed to receive astronauts every two years. To accomplish this, Mars One has developed a precise, realistic plan based entirely upon existing technologies. It is both economically and logistically feasible, in motion through the integration of existing suppliers and experts in space exploration.