OTV-5 (X-37B) - Falcon 9 - Kennedy LC-39A - 07.09.2017, 14:00 UTC

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silentpom пишет:
практически чистый шаттл блин. осталось только вторую ступень спасти

Объединить ее с самолетиком и выкинуть обтекатель.

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Stephen Clark‏ @StephenClark1 17 мин. назад

Updates to US launch schedule include new target dates for Falcon 9/CRS 12 (Aug. 14) and Atlas 5/TDRS M (Aug. 20). https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ ...

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Caleigh MacPherson‏ @ScottishRobot 21 ч. назад

It's the @SpaceX fairing for X-37B!

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 12 мин. назад

SpaceX Falcon 9 (OTV-5 (X-37B)) Static Fire at KSC 39A is NET September 1. #SpaceXSteamRoller

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Быстро, однако, декорации меняются...

Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 24 мин. назад

I'm absolutely sure this isn't because of the responses below (heh), but SpaceX has just MOVED the Static Fire UP to August 31 NET!

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Ещё раз

Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 17 мин. назад

So to recap: Next SpaceX launch is Falcon 9 with OTV-5 (X-37B spaceplane) on Sept. 7 - 39A. Static Fire test now AUGUST 31 (moved up a day).

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Emre Kelly‏Verified account @EmreKelly  2h2 hours ago

SpaceX targeting Thursday for Falcon 9 X-37B / #OTV5 static test fire at pad 39A. T-0 is 1200.

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Unclassified Payload - Advanced Structurally Embedded Thermal Spreader II.pdf
 
 

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08/31/2017 15:33
SpaceX's next Falcon 9 rocket arrived at Kennedy Space Center's pad 39A on Thursday for a hold-down engine firing ahead of launch next week with the U.S. Air Force's X-37B spaceplane.

The two-stage rocket rolled out to pad 39A from SpaceX's hangar for a countdown rehearsal and static fire test, a customary step in all of the company's launch campaigns.

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The rocket is currently horizontal at pad 39A. Ground crews will lift it vertical later today using a hydraulic erector.

The test window is expected to open at [COLOR=#FF11000]12 p.m. EDT[/COLOR] (1600 GMT) Thursday and extends through much of the afternoon. SpaceX does not publicize hotfire tests, so the first indication of an impending ignition will be when propellant vapors begin streaming away from the Falcon 9 launcher, a sign that that rocket is being fueled.

Once the test is complete, the Falcon 9 will be returned to its hangar for attachment of the X-37B spacecraft inside the rocket's payload fairing.

The winged spaceship is a robotic mini-space shuttle designed for secretive missions in low Earth orbit several hundred miles up.

Liftoff from pad 39A is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 7. The launch time has not been released.

The Air Force has two Boeing-built X-37B spacecraft that have made four flights to orbit and back. All four previous missions lifted off on United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rockets.

The mini-shuttles return to Earth for landings on runways.

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08/31/2017 15:50
The Falcon 9 launcher is now vertical at pad 39A in readiness for a static fire test this afternoon.

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 3 мин. назад

Static Fire windows are long, allow teams flexibility for the T-0 target. Right now, Falcon 9 (OTV-5) is aiming for about 3-4 pm Eastern.

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 51 мин. назад

Falcon 9 (OTV-5) Static Fire window is open, runs until 6 PM Eastern. T-0 is going to be sometime in the second half of the window.

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НА 22:00 ДМВ - пока тишина
 

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William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 7 мин. назад

F9/OTV: Venting is now visible at the pad, indicating fueling/final preps underway