USCV-1: Dragon v2 Crew-1 – Falcon 9 (B1061.1 S) – Kennedy LC-39A – 16.11.2020 00:27 UTC

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 Emre Kelly @EmreKelly 1 ч. назад

Looks like work to replace Falcon 9's second stage valve is already underway at pad 39A. Tomorrow's test fire again targeting 1949 ET.

Stream: youtu.be/d-QCVI2y03U

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 Gavin - SpaceXFleet.com @SpaceXFleet 1 ч. назад

Departure! Crew Dragon recovery ship GO Navigator is outbound from Port Canaveral and en-route to the Gulf of Mexico.

The ship will be stationed to support any emergency abort scenarios that require splashdown in the Gulf during Crew-1 's flight to the ISS.
 
 @NASASpaceflight

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https://www.spacex.com/updates/nasa-certification-11-10-2020/index.html

NOVEMBER 10, 2020
NASA CERTIFIES SPACEX FOR HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT

Today, NASA announced it has certified SpaceX's Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon human spaceflight system for crew missions to and from the International Space Station – the first commercial system in history to achieve such designation. Not since the certification of the space shuttle nearly 40 years ago has NASA certified a spacecraft, rocket, and ground support systems for regular flights with astronauts.

Launched atop Falcon 9 on May 30, 2020, Dragon's second demonstration flight test to and from the space station restored human spaceflight to the United States for the first time in almost a decade. That flight was the culmination of years of development, testing, and training—all throughout safety remained SpaceX's top priority.

SpaceX put every component of every system through its paces, including two flight tests to and from the International Space Station, demonstrations of Dragon's escape system both on the launch pad and in-flight, over 700 tests of the spacecraft's SuperDraco engines, more than 500 joint soft-capture docking tests to validate the performance of Dragon's docking system design, about 8,000,000 hours of hardware in the loop software testing, and nearly 100 tests and flights of Dragon's parachutes to ensure a safe landing back on Earth—in addition to all of the knowledge gained from twenty previous successful cargo resupply missions to the space station and over forty Falcon 9 block 5 launches.

SpaceX and NASA are targeting Saturday, November 14 at 7:49 p.m. EST for the launch of the first crew rotation mission (Crew-1) to the International Space Station as part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program. The Crew-1 mission will launch NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, along with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) mission specialist Soichi Noguchi, from historic Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Human spaceflight is SpaceX's core mission, and we take seriously the responsibility that NASA has entrusted in us to safely carry astronauts to and from the International Space Station. We are humbled to help NASA usher in a new era of space exploration.

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 Mark Vlaun @mvlaun 34 мин. назад

В ответ @EmreKelly

We will have a heavy USCG presence on the water for launch and any potential IFA scenario.

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#240 - Upd

 Emre Kelly @EmreKelly 9 мин. назад

В ответ @EmreKelly
KSC says this has been updated to NET 1549 ET Wednesday.

SFT - 11 ноября 2020 г. не ранее 20:49 UTC / 23:49 ДМВ

[Patron]

По "горячим" следам пресс-конференции по итогам FRR: Бенджи Рид сказал, что в ближайшие 15 месяцев SpaceX осуществит 7 миссий суммарно пилотируемых и грузовых кораблей Crew Dragon и Cargo Dragon. Вот это темп пусков! Прогноз по порядку пусков: Crew-1 (15.11.20); Crs-21 (2.12.20); Crew-2 (30.3.21); Crs-22 (12.5.21); Crew-3 (12.9.21); Crs-23 (29.9.21); Crew-4 (31.1.22). По кратности использования: C207 (Crew-1, Crew-3); C206 (Demo-2, Crew-2, Crew-4), C208 (Crs-21, 22, 23). Очень жёсткий график межполетного обслуживания. Смелые ребята. Так пока ещё никто не летал. Удачи. Это Вам не Сон в Летнюю Ночь...

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Crew-1 (15.11.20);
 Crew-2 (30.3.21); 
 Crew-3 (12.9.21);
Crew-4 (31.1.22).

А что на Боинг надежды совсем нет?

[Astro Cat]

А что на Боинг надежды совсем нет?

"Мы сидим, а денежки идут..."(с)

#Starliner OFT-2 now "First Quarter" 2021.

[Boris Mekler]

А что на Боинг надежды совсем нет?

OFT-2 запланирован на первый квартал 2021, CFT-1 на июнь 2021, Starliner-1 на декабрь 2021. Так как сроки наверняка ещё поплывут, думаю до Starliner-1 ещё как минимум полтора-два года, так что расписывать полёты SpaceX на 15 месяцев вперёд - вполне здравый подход.

[Patron]

А что на Боинг надежды совсем нет?

OFT-2 запланирован на первый квартал 2021, CFT-1 на июнь 2021, Starliner-1 на декабрь 2021. Так как сроки наверняка ещё поплывут, думаю до Starliner-1 ещё как минимум полтора-два года, так что расписывать полёты SpaceX на 15 месяцев вперёд - вполне здравый подход.

Категорически поддерживаю. Boeing проиграл конкурс в 2008 году на CRS-1. За время полетов грузовозвращающих кораблей Dragon команда SpaceX не только успешно выполнила обязательства по доставке и возврату полезных грузов, но сделала долгосрочную "многоразовую" вакцинацию NASA трехкратными полетами возвращаемых аппаратов. Где в этот момент была компания Boeing? Не стала бороться за CRS-2, ещё один уход от активной деятельности. В "сухом" остатке: если Boeing сумеет "вернуться в игру", то должен в кратчайшие сроки продемонстрировать свои конкурентные преимущества, если они реально существуют.

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11/11/2020 14:20 Spaceflight Now

Overnight the Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon was raised vertical on the launch pad once more in anticipation of a static test fire of the rocket's nine Merlin first stage engines later today. Launch pad technicians had lowered the Falcon 9 to the horizontal position on Tuesday to work on the rocket's second stage.

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 SpaceX @SpaceX 1 ч. назад

Crew access arm swings into place

(0:15)

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Прогноз погоды L-4 на 15 ноября 2020 г. (UTC)

Falcon 9 NASA Crew-1 L-3 Day Forecast 14 Nov Launch

Пусковой день   (15.11) - 60 % GO. Пусковое окно с 00:44 до 00:54 UTC
Резервный день (16.11) - 60 % GO
Резервный день (17.11) - 40 % GO

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https://www.spacex.com/launches/

UPCOMING LAUNCH

CREW-1 MISSION

SpaceX and NASA are targeting Saturday, November 14, for Falcon 9's launch of Dragon's first operational crew mission (Crew-1) to the International Space Station (ISS) from the historic Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

As part of the Commercial Crew program, NASA astronauts, Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and JAXA astronaut, Soichi Noguchi, will fly on this Dragon's first six-month operational mission to the ISS.

Following Dragon's second demonstration mission (Demo-2), NASA certified SpaceX for operational crew missions to and from the space station. Crew-1 is the first of three scheduled flights over the course of 2020 – 2021 and paves the way for future human spaceflight.

The return of human spaceflight to the United States with one of the safest, most-advanced systems ever built, as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, is a turning point for America's future in space exploration that lays the groundwork for future missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

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COUNTDOWN
All Times Are Approximate

Hr/Min/Sec	EVENT
00:45:00	SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for propellant load
00:42:00	Crew access arm retracts
00:37:00	Dragon's launch escape system is armed
00:35:00	RP-1 (rocket grade kerosene) loading begins
00:35:00	1st stage LOX (liquid oxygen) loading begins
00:16:00	2nd stage LOX loading begins
00:07:00	Falcon 9 begins engine chill prior to launch
00:05:00	Dragon transitions to internal power
00:01:00	Command flight to being final prelaunch checks
00:01:00	Propellant tank pressurization to flight pressure begins
00:00:45	SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for launch
00:00:03	Engine controller commands engine ignition sequence to start
00:00:00	Falcon 9 liftoff

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LAUNCH, LANDING AND DRAGON DEPLOYMENT
All Times Are Approximate

Hr/Min/Sec	Event
00:00:58	Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
00:02:37	1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
00:02:40	1st and 2nd stages separate
00:02:48	2nd stage engine starts
00:07:29	1st stage entry burn
00:08:50	2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
00:08:59	1st stage landing burn
00:09:29	1st stage landing
00:12:03	Dragon separates from 2nd stage
00:12:48	Dragon nosecone open sequence begins

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Источник

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Источник

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2020/11/11/nasas-spacex-crew-1-mission-weather-60-favorable-for-saturday-launch/
https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/2020/11/11/nasas-spacex-crew-1-mission-weather-60-favorable-for-saturday-launch/

NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 Mission: Weather 60% Favorable for Saturday Launch

Marie Lewis
Posted Nov 11, 2020 at 1:10 pm


A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A after being rolled out as preparations continue for the Crew-1 mission at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Photo Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA and SpaceX teams continue preparations for a launch Saturday, Nov. 14, at 7:49 p.m. EST of NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, and astronaut Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station.

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that will launch the mission from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center is vertical on the launch pad with the Crew Dragon atop, targeting a static fire test today. The Launch Readiness Review meeting now will take place Friday, with a news briefing taking place approximately one hour after the meeting concludes.

Tomorrow, the crew will participate in a countdown dress rehearsal of the launch day events for the first crew rotation flight of a U.S. commercial spacecraft with astronauts to the space station.

The U.S. Air Force 45th Weather Squadron predicts a 60% chance of favorable weather conditions at the launch pad for lift off of NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 mission based on Falcon 9 Crew Dragon launch weather criteria. Teams will monitor weather conditions both for the launch area and downrange. The primary weather concerns for launch will be cumulus clouds associated with onshore moving showers along a weak frontal boundary as Eta merges with a mid-latitude system as it moves across North Florida and the Atlantic toward the end of this week.

FORECAST DETAILS

Clouds                      Coverage           Bases (feet)             Tops (feet)
Cumulus                    Broken                   3,000                             10,000

Weather/Visibility: Isolated showers/7 miles

Temperature:  78 degrees

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11/11/2020 19:38 Stephen Clark

The first official weather forecast for the Falcon 9 launch scheduled for Saturday night shows a 60% probability of favorable conditions at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The primary weather concern is with cumulus clouds, according to the U.S. Space Force's 45th Weather Squadron.

The forecast does not take into account wind and wave conditions along the Crew Dragon spacecraft's ascent corridor across the Atlantic Ocean. Those conditions must meet a risk threshold to be good enough for splashdown of the capsule in the event of an unlikely launch abort.

Hurricane Eta, with 75 mph sustained winds, is moving toward the west coast of Florida today.

"Eta, now a hurricane, will remain a stubborn forecasting challenge over the next few days as it moves north very near the west central Florida coast," forecasters wrote in an outlook issued this morning. "The storm is now expected to turn northeast with a landfall in the Florida Big Bend region north of Tampa sometime on Thursday. This will bring another period of higher winds and better rain chances across the spaceport from this afternoon through at least late Thursday.

"Eta will then merge with a mid-latitude system as it moves across North Florida and the Atlantic to end the week, pulling a weak frontal boundary across Central Florida that will stall across the region over the weekend," forecasters wrote. "The primary concern for the primary launch and initial backup windows will be cumulus clouds associated with onshore moving showers along the boundary."

At launch time Saturday night, forecasters expect isolated rain showers along Florida's Space Coast, mostly cloudy skies, winds from the northeast at 12 to 17 mph, and a temperature of 78 degrees Fahrenheit.

If weather is not acceptable for launch at 7:49 p.m. EST Saturday (0049 GMT Sunday), a backup opportunity is available at 7:27 p.m. EST Sunday (0027 GMT Monday). There's also a 60% chance of good weather at Kennedy for the launch opportunity Sunday night.