Dragon SpX-12 (CRS-12), CREAM - Falcon 9 - Kennedy LC-39A - 14.08.2017 16:31 UTC

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Intl. Space Station‏Подлинная учетная запись @Space_Station 27 мин. назад

The @SpaceX #Dragon arrives Wednesday morning. Watch its rendezvous and capture live starting at 5:30 a.m. EDT. https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv

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Не могу сообразить, отражено ли заявление об использовании в этом пуске ракеты типа Block 4.

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/08/spacex-boeing-home-stretch-commercial-crew-readiness/

The Falcon 9 Block 5 (a name that isn't official, with Elon Musk preferring to call it Falcon 9 2.5 if anything), is currently planned to debut in its fully integrated form on the Demo-1 launch.
As a stepping stone to the Block 5, the Falcon 9 Block 4 – which carries some but not all of the Block 5 upgrades including some incremental upgrades, like increased engine thrust – will debut next week on the CRS-12 launch, which is currently planned for Monday, 14 August at an instantaneous launch time of 12:32 EDT.

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Liss пишет:
Не могу сообразить, отражено ли заявление об использовании в этом пуске ракеты типа Block 4.

 https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/08/spacex-boeing-home-stretch-commercial-crew-readiness/

The Falcon 9 Block 5 (a name that isn't official, with Elon Musk preferring to call it Falcon 9 2.5 if anything ), is currently planned to debut in its fully integrated form on the Demo-1 launch.
As a stepping stone to the Block 5, the Falcon 9 Block 4 – which carries some but not all of the Block 5 upgrades including some incremental upgrades, like increased engine thrust – will debut next week on the CRS-12 launch, which is currently planned for Monday, 14 August at an instantaneous launch time of 12:32 EDT.

Там ясно написано, что CRS-12 будет Блок 4, но это не цитата кого-либо из официальных лиц SpaceX, а утверждение журналиста Chris Gebhardt. Я так это понимаю.

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08/16/2017 07:09
Less than two days after a rocket departure from the Kennedy Space Center, SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule is approaching the International Space Station with more than 6,400 pounds of experiments and supplies.

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Capture of the automated supply ship by the station's robotic arm is scheduled for 7 a.m. EDT (1100 GMT). Flight engineer Jack Fischer aboard the complex will manually command the arm to grapple the Dragon spacecraft.

Astronauts inside the space station will monitor the final phase of the Dragon's approach, standing by to send hold or retreat commands if they observe any problems.

The Dragon spacecraft will approach the space station from below, using laser navigation sensors and thermal cameras to acquire range and closing rate data to feed to the capsule's guidance computer.

The SpaceX-owned cargo freighter has completed several in-orbit thruster firings since its launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket at 12:31 p.m. EDT (1631 GMT) Monday. Several more major rendezvous burns are coming up in the next few hours, leading to Dragon's arrival 1,150 feet (350 meters) from the space station at around 5 a.m. EDT (0900 GMT).

The capsule will conduct a 180-degree yaw maneuver to align its grapple fixture with the position of the space station's robot arm before departing the 350-meter hold point.

Soon after beginning its final approach sequence, the Dragon spacecraft will halt again at a hold position 250 meters, or 820 feet, below the space station. This brief hold allows ground controllers to assess the status of the rendezvous and issue a "go" for the Dragon to enter the so-called keep-out sphere, an imaginary circle around the space station in which traffic is tightly controlled for safety reasons.

The Dragon spacecraft should depart the 250-meter hold point around 5:30 a.m. EDT (0930 GMT), heading for a 30-meter hold position before pressing on to a final point about 10 meters, or 33 feet, beneath the space station for capture by the robot arm.

The spacecraft will remain at the space station until around Sept. 17, when it will depart and head for Earth with research specimens, failed hardware and other equipment. The parachute-assisted splashdown is targeted in the Pacific Ocean.

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NASA‏Подлинная учетная запись @NASA 8 ч назад

Up early? Join astronauts in space for arrival of @SpaceX #Dragon cargo craft to @Space_Station. Watch at 5:30am ET: http://www.nasa.gov/live

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 2 мин. назад

ARTICLE: Falcon 9 Block 4 debut a success, Dragon aims for Station berthing - https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/08/falcon-9-block-4-debut-success-dragon-station-berthing/ ... - by @CwG_NSF

Falcon 9 Block 4 debut a success, Dragon aims for Station berthing

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 1 ч. назад

#Dragon incoming! After a smooth far-field rendezvous, Dragon completed its Approach Initiation burn to begin its final link-up with ISS.


1 ч. назад

The AI Burn sets #Dragon on a path from a point behind & below ISS to a position ~350 meters directly below the complex. Currently at <4km.

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 45 мин. назад

#Dragon is inside 1,000 meters, @Astro2fish & @astro_paolo are now starting Dragon Approach Monitoring. RNDZ is 10min ahead of schedule.


42 мин. назад

.@Astro2fish reports #Dragon is in sight, currently at a range of just over 600 meters.

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 32 мин. назад

ISS Cameras have #Dragon in sight as well, live NASA TV coverage begins 9:30 UTC - http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx12/live-dragon-mission-coverage/ ...

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 26 мин. назад

#Dragon is currently holding 350 meters below ISS, completing a 180-degree yaw maneuver.


15 мин. назад

#Dragon now advancing to the 250-meter hold point.

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 13 мин. назад

#Dragon remains slightly ahead of schedule, currently holding at 250 meters - switching to proximity navigation sensors.


3 мин. назад

#Dragon is departing the 250-meter hold point for a ~33-minute climb up the R-Bar to arrive at the 30-meter hold.

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 2 мин. назад

Live - #Dragon is on approach to ISS with critical science gear and supplies: http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx12/live-dragon-mission-coverage/ ...

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 3 мин. назад

#Dragon has entered the 200-meter Keep-Out-Sphere. Crew now in charge of commanding an abort if out of comm with Houston.

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 1 мин назад

Good view of #Dragon, coming up on orbital sunrise. http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx12/live-dragon-mission-coverage/ ...