Dragon SpX-10 (CRS10) - Falcon 9 v1.2 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 19.02.2017 14:38 UTC

[vadimr]

Старт ведь в 18:01 мск? Почему на ютубе начало прямой трансляции SpaceX намечено на момент старта?

[tnt22]

InsideKSC ‏@InsideKSC 3 мин. назад
 
Launch Day has arrived for a @SpaceX Falcon 9 from KSC LC-39A at 10:01 a.m. Weather 70% GO. Pad view moments ago:
 

[che wi]

НАСА ТВ периодически включают картинку с площадки 39A

http://www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv

[tnt22]

02/18/2017 16:01

T-minus 2 hours. There have been no problems reported so far this morning, and everything remains on track for launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket at 10:01:32 a.m. EST (1501:32 GMT) from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Several major steps are coming up in the next hour, including the start of fueling of the rocket's two stages with RP-1 kerosene.

The densified fuel should begin pumping aboard the rocket around 8:51 a.m. EST.
There are several changes to the countdown that were first introduced on the Falcon 9's last launch Jan. 14 from California.

When it debuted a more capable Falcon 9 configuration burning super-chilled densified propellants in 2015, SpaceX shortened its launch countdowns to begin pumping fuel and oxidizer into the rocket just 35 minutes before blastoff. SpaceX's previous Falcon 9 countdowns followed a practice employed universally on cryogenically-fueled rockets worldwide, in which propellants are loaded aboard several hours ahead of launch.

The "load and go" countdowns caused headaches at first, leading to several aborts and delays before SpaceX gained experience with the practice early last year. The late fueling plan has also drawn questions from NASA safety advisors, who worry the procedure will endanger astronauts strapped into to SpaceX's Crew Dragon spaceships, which the company is developing to ferry people to and from the space station.

The timeline for today's countdown calls for RP-1 kerosene, chilled to around 20 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 6 degrees Celsius), to begin flowing into the two-stage rocket at T-minus 70 minutes. Liquid oxygen loading will follow at T-minus 45 minutes.

A poll of the SpaceX launch team is expected at T-minus 78 minutes to give a "go" for fueling operations.

[tnt22]

КП в 10:01:32 a.m. EST (18:01:32 ДМВ, 15:01:32 UTC)

William Harwood ‏@cbs_spacenews 1 мин. назад
 
F9/CRS10: Liftoff is targeted for 10:01:32am EST; weather looks favorable, with high, thin cirrus, but no update yet from SpaceX or NASA

[tnt22]

Ходики тикают...

SpaceFlight Insider ретвитнул(а)
  Bart Leahy ‏@SciCheerGopher 18 мин. назад
 
Beautiful day for a launch. Let's do this! @SpaceflightIns @SpaceX #CRS10
 

[che wi]

http://www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv

[tnt22]

Началась трансляция NASA TV

[che wi]

NASA ‏@NASA  1 minute ago

It's launch day! Live coverage begins at 8:30am ET for a 10:01am launch to deliver cargo to @Space_Station. Watch: http://www.nasa.gov/live 

[tnt22]

Jeff Foust ‏@jeff_foust 6 мин. назад
 
Dragon and top of Falcon 9 visible above the shuttle-era structures of LC-39A as seen from the KSC Press Site this morning.
 

[tnt22]

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  NASA_LSP ‏@NASA_LSP 3 мин. назад
 
NASA_LSP Ретвитнул(а) NASA_LSP
Launch Pad LC-39A has been cleared of all personnel preparing for #Falcon9 to be loaded with propellant; RP-1 starts near 8:50am #CRS10

[tnt22]

Метеобрифинг: ждут ливни к западу от LP, облака пока не проблема

Jeff Foust ‏@jeff_foust 2 мин. назад
 
Weather briefing: expect approaching storm system to remain west of launch site this morning. Clouds overhead now not a concern. #SpX10

[tnt22]

Chris B - NSF ‏@NASASpaceflight 3 мин.3 минуты назад
 
Weather Brief: Launch and Landing conditions are acceptable.
 
 
 
 

[tnt22]

Типа, шутят?

Chris B - NSF ‏@NASASpaceflight 1 мин. назад
 
There's Elon arriving in his chopper. Readiness poll for prop load is next.
 

[che wi]

[tnt22]

Готовность к...

Spaceflight Now ‏@SpaceflightNow 54 сек. назад
 
The SpaceX launch team just gave a "go" to begin loading propellants into the Falcon 9 rocket at pad 39A. http://spaceflightnow.com/2017/02/17/spacex-crs-10-mission-status-center/ ...
 

[che wi]

Началась заправка.

[tnt22]

Chris B - NSF ‏@NASASpaceflight 3 мин. назад
 
GO for Prop Load. One watch item - TVC (Thrust Vector Control) issue.
 

[tnt22]

InsideKSC ‏@InsideKSC 3 мин. назад

Fueling is GO to begin shortly on a Falcon 9 rocket at KSC LC-39A for #CRS10. Wx still 70% GO for a 10:01 a.m. ET launch attempt.
 

[tnt22]

InsideKSC ‏@InsideKSC 2 мин. назад
 
T-70 minutes and counting for today's Falcon 9 rocket for #CRS10 at KSC LC-39A.