Dragon v2 (SpX-DM2) – Falcon 9 (B1058.1) – Kennedy LC-39A – 27.05.2020, 20:32 UTC

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https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/05/20/falcon-9-crew-dragon-demo-2-launch-preps/

05/21/2020 07:33 Stephen Clark

The Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft are emerging from the hangar at pad 39A for the trip up the ramp to the launch deck.

NASA's iconic "worm" logo is seen here on the side of the Falcon 9 rocket. The "worm" is making its first appearance on a NASA launch since the 1990s.

[Pirat5]

Static fire - Scheduled for May 22
https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/fjf6rr/

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05/21/2020 07:55 Stephen Clark

The Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule — 215 feet (65 meters) long tip to tail — are rolling up the ramp to pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center ahead of next week's crew launch.

A static fire test and launch day dress rehearsal are planned Friday and Saturday.

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05/21/2020 09:34 Stephen Clark

Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon are at pad 39A!

The rocket will later be lifted vertical at the pad in preparation for a test-firing of its Merlin main engines Friday.

Liftoff remains set for 4:33:33 p.m. EDT (2033:33 GMT) on May 27 with the first crewed orbital mission since 2011 to launch from U.S. soil.

[Apollo13]

Бенкен и Херли прилетают сегодня на Гольфстриме из Хьюстона в центр им. Кеннеди в 4pm, то есть около 23:00 мск. НАСА будет вести трансляцию и пресс-конференцию.

А Т-38 у астронавтов уже отобрали?

[andr59]

Бенкен и Херли прилетают сегодня на Гольфстриме из Хьюстона в центр им. Кеннеди в 4pm, то есть около 23:00 мск. НАСА будет вести трансляцию и пресс-конференцию.

А Т-38 у астронавтов уже отобрали?

В связи с пандемией, может быть.

Прибытие экипажа Crew Dragon в Космич. центр им. Кеннеди. (В записи)

[Apollo13]

В связи с пандемией, может быть.

А я думал в связи с мемуарами Маллейна

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2020/05/21/spacex-demo-2-flight-readiness-review-underway-at-kennedy/

SpaceX Demo-2: Flight Readiness Review Underway at Kennedy

Anna Heiney
Posted May 21, 2020 at 10:00 am


On May 21, 2020, inside the Operations Support Building II at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA and SpaceX managers participate in a flight readiness review for the upcoming Demo-2 launch. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

NASA and SpaceX managers are gathered at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida today, with some participating remotely to maintain physical distance, for the Demo-2 Flight Readiness Review (FRR). SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley aboard the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station. Liftoff is planned for 4:33 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 27, from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy. Part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, the flight will return human spaceflight to the International Space Station from America for the first time since the retirement of the Space Shuttle Program in 2011.

Steve Jurczyk, NASA Associate Administrator, is leading the review. The senior SpaceX official in person at the review is Hans Koenigsmann, vice president for Build and Flight Reliability.

During the review, NASA and SpaceX personnel will hear presentations from key leaders such as Kathy Lueders, manager for the Commercial Crew Program at NASA, Kirk Shireman, manager for the International Space Station Program at NASA, Joe Petrzelka, the Senior Director of Dragon Engineering at SpaceX, Bala Ramamurthy, the Demo-2 Launch Chief Engineer at SpaceX, and Benji Reed, Director of Crew Mission Management at SpaceX, among others. The review will focus on the readiness of SpaceX's crew transportation system; the readiness of the station program and its international partners to support the flight; and the certification of flight readiness.

Demo-2 will be SpaceX's final test flight to validate its crew transportation system, including the Crew Dragon, Falcon 9, launch pad and operations capabilities. During the mission, the crew and SpaceX mission controllers will verify the performance of the spacecraft's environmental control system, displays and control system, maneuvering thrusters, autonomous docking capability, and more. Behnken and Hurley will join the Expedition 63 crew on the station to conduct important research as well as support station operations and maintenance. While docked to the station, the crew will run tests to ensure the Crew Dragon spacecraft is capable on future missions of remaining connected to the station for up to 210 days. The specific duration for this mission will be determined after arrival based on the readiness of the next commercial crew launch. Finally, the mission will conclude with the Crew Dragon undocking from the station, deorbiting and returning Behnken and Hurley to Earth with a safe splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean.

The FRR is targeted to be completed today, but officials have set aside additional time tomorrow, if needed. Approximately one hour after the review ends, the agency will hold a news conference on NASA Television and online at http://www.nasa.gov/live.

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 William Harwood @cbs_spacenews 4:09 PM - May 21, 2020
F9/Demo 2: The Falcon 9 went vertical at pad 39A around 9am EDT

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2020/05/21/rocket-and-spacecraft-on-launch-pad-39a-for-nasas-spacex-demo-2-mission/

Rocket and Spacecraft on Launch Pad 39A for NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 Mission

Anna Heiney
Posted May 21, 2020 at 11:14 am


The crew access arm swings into position for the Crew Dragon spacecraft and the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Demo-2 mission, Thursday, May 21, 2020, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set to launch NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley on the agency's upcoming SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station is in position for liftoff at Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A.


A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is raised into a vertical position on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A. Photo credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

SpaceX's transporter-erector vehicle carried the rocket, topped by the Crew Dragon spacecraft, from a nearby SpaceX processing hangar to the launch pad, arriving early Thursday morning. The rocket was then raised to vertical.

Liftoff is slated for May 27 at 4:33 p.m. EDT.

Demo-2 will serve as an end-to-end test of SpaceX's crew transportation system, paving the way for NASA to certify the system for regular, crewed flights to the orbiting laboratory as a part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission will be the first crewed flight to launch from U.S. soil since the conclusion of the Space Shuttle Program in 2011.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/05/21/spacex-crew-preps-for-launch-as-japanese-cargo-heads-to-station/

SpaceX Crew Preps for Launch as Japanese Cargo Heads to Station

Mark Garcia
Posted May 21, 2020 at 11:16 am


The crew of the SpaceX Demo-2 mission: NASA astronauts (from left) Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken.

The International Space Station will welcome a pair of different spaceships next week. Japan's space freighter will arrive first on Monday followed by the first crewed mission from SpaceX on Thursday.
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The Expedition 63 crew is also preparing to welcome two NASA astronauts next week after they dock to the station inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon vehicle. The first Commercial Crew with Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken arrived in Florida Wednesday and is in final preparations for launch on May 27 at 4:33 p.m. from Kennedy Space Center. They will dock the following day at 11:39 a.m. to the Harmony module's forward-facing International Docking Adapter.

Cassidy has been familiarizing himself this week with the Crew Dragon's automated rendezvous and docking procedures. He set up a command and control device that will relay communications and telemetry back and forth with the Crew Dragon as it nears the space station next week.
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https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/2020/05/21/falcon-9-on-launch-pad-flight-readiness-review-begins-for-nasas-spacex-demo-2/

Falcon 9 on Launch Pad; Flight Readiness Review Begins for NASA's SpaceX Demo-2

Anna Heiney
Posted May 21, 2020 at 11:46 am


The crew access arm swings into position for the Crew Dragon spacecraft and the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Demo-2 mission, Thursday, May 21, 2020, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set to launch NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley on the agency's upcoming SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station is in position for liftoff at Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A. The rocket, topped by the Crew Dragon spacecraft, arrived at the launch pad Thursday morning. Liftoff is planned for 4:33 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 27.


On May 21, 2020, inside the Operations Support Building II at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA and SpaceX managers participate in a flight readiness review for the upcoming Demo-2 launch. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

Meanwhile, NASA and SpaceX managers are gathered at Kennedy, with some participating remotely to maintain physical distance, for the Demo-2 Flight Readiness Review (FRR). The review will focus on the readiness of SpaceX's crew transportation system; the readiness of the station program and its international partners to support the flight; and the certification of flight readiness.

The FRR is targeted to be completed today, but officials have set aside additional time tomorrow, if needed. Approximately one hour after the review ends, the agency will hold a news conference on NASA Television and online at http://www.nasa.gov/live.

[Shin]

Девочки, старайтесь не уходить от темы и не сваливаться в бредовый спам.

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Stephen Clark @StephenClark1 7:55 PM - May 21, 2020

In this NASA photo, commercial program manager Kathy Lueders signs SpaceX's "Human Rating Certification Package" during today's Flight Readiness Review.

At the end of the FRR, they'll sign a document known as the CoFR (pronounced "kofer") — the Certification Of Flight Readiness.

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SpaceX ✔@SpaceX 11:19 PM - May 21, 2020


Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon are vertical on the launch pad

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2020/05/21/nasas-spacex-demo-2-flight-readiness-review-to-conclude-on-friday/
https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/2020/05/21/nasas-spacex-demo-2-flight-readiness-review-to-conclude-on-friday/

NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 Flight Readiness Review to Conclude on Friday

Anna Heiney
Posted May 21, 2020 at 5:27 pm


On May 21, 2020, inside the Operations Support Building II at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Commercial Crew Program Manager Kathy Lueders participates in the Flight Readiness Review for the upcoming Demo-2 launch. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

Today the SpaceX, commercial crew and space station communities held thorough discussions about requirements for NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 flight test, but still have a few topics remaining for discussion during the Flight Readiness Review and will continue those on Friday. Agency and SpaceX managers gathered at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to focus on the readiness of the Crew Dragon and systems for the Demo-2 mission; the readiness of the International Space Station Program and its international partners to support the flight; and the certification of flight readiness.


NASA and SpaceX managers take part in the Flight Readiness Review. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

Approximately one hour after the review ends Friday, the agency will hold a news conference on NASA Television and online at http://www.nasa.gov/live.

NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley will participate in a virtual media engagement at 2:15 p.m. Friday from Astronaut Crew Quarters at Kennedy, answering questions about their upcoming launch.

SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying Behnken and Hurley to the International Space Station aboard the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft. Liftoff is planned for 4:33 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 27, from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy. Part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, the flight will return human spaceflight capability to America for the first time since the conclusion of the Space Shuttle Program in 2011.

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 William Harwood @cbs_spacenews 59 мин


F9/Demo 2: Along with the FRR results, SpaceX plans to test fire the Falcon 9's main engines Friday afternoon and the crew will participate in a dress-rehearsal countdown at the launch pad Saturday

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 William Harwood @cbs_spacenews 1 ч


F9/Demo 2: Two more reviews are expected Monday: a SpaceX launch readiness review and a space station program review that will include NASA's international partners; launch is targeted for 4:33:33pm Wednesda

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 Stephen Clark @StephenClark1 27 мин


SpaceX is targeting a 4:33pm EDT T-0 for the static fire tomorrow, the same time as liftoff May 27.

The crew's dry run in the Dragon spacecraft Saturday will be timed in conjunction with the same 4:33pm T-0, but will end before the start of propellant loading into the Falcon 9.

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https://ria.ru/20200522/1571812474.html

Экс-астронавт НАСА сравнила посадку на "Союзе" и Crew Dragon
02:38 22.05.2020

ВАШИНГТОН, 22 мая – РИА Новости. Экс-астронавт НАСА Кэтрин Найберг считает, что посадка на воду на корабле Crew Dragon доставит больше неприятных ощущений, чем приземление на российском корабле "Союз".

По планам НАСА, Crew Dragon с Робертом Бенкеном и Дугласом Херли стартует с мыса Канаверал 27 мая. Прибытие и стыковка корабля с Международной космической станцией (МКС) намечены на 28 мая. Срок пребывания экипажа на орбите пока не определен: как заявил Херли, миссия может продолжаться до четырех месяцев, а ее продолжительность будет зависеть от сроков первого регулярного полета на новейшем корабле Crew Dragon.

"(Crew) Dragon садится на воду, думаю, мне бы это не понравилось. Когда я садилась на Землю на "Союзе", я не чувствовала себя физически плохо до тех пор, пока нам не начали помогать выбираться (из капсулы)... Поэтому я могу представить, что посадка на воду, на волны любой величины, не доставит удовольствия", - сообщила Найберг в интервью ARS Technica.

По контракту с НАСА пилотируемые корабли создают частные американские компании SpaceX и Boeing. Crew Dragon, принадлежащий SpaceX, в отличие от создаваемого Boeing корабля Starliner, будет совершать посадку на воду, как и его грузовой аналог корабль Dragon.

Найберг за карьеру астронавта совершила два космических полета: на "Спейс Шаттле" в 2008-м и российском "Союзе" в 2013 году.