Dragon v2 unmanned test (SpX-DM1) - Falcon 9 (B1051) - Kennedy LC-39A - 02.03.2019, 07:49 UTC

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AstroHardin ‏ @AstroHardin 20 мин. назад

The planned test time is 1600.

21:00 UTC (24:00 ДМВ)

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 3 мин. назад

So this milestone is prior to prop load for future reference.

Nathan Barker‏ @NASA_Nerd 11 мин. назад

CAA on 39A being retracted away from Dragon 2

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01/24/2019 23:40 Stephen Clark

The first vapors are visible venting from the Falcon 9 rocket at pad 39A as fueling is underway in preparation for a test-firing with the Crew Dragon spacecraft at 4 p.m. EST (2100 GMT).

For today's test, SpaceX is loading super-chilled, densified kerosene and liquid oxygen propellants into the Falcon 9 rocket, along with helium pressurant, following procedures to be executed on launch day.

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 8 мин. назад

End of the T-20 min vent.

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О5

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01/24/2019 23:58 Spaceflight Now

The strongback structure has retracted a few degrees from the Falcon 9 rocket at pad 39A in preparation for ignition of the rocket's nine Merlin 1D first stage engines. The engines will throttle up to full power, generating 1.7 million pounds of thrust while hold-down clamps keep the launcher on the ground. The test-firing is expected to last several seconds.

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Fire!!!

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01/25/2019 00:04 Spaceflight Now

A plume of exhaust has appeared out of the flame trench to the north of pad 39A, suggesting the Falcon 9's engines have ignited for today's static fire test. This is a major milestone ahead of the Crew Dragon's first unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station, with liftoff currently planned no earlier than Feb. 16.


01/25/2019 00:04 Spaceflight Now

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William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 10 мин. назад

F9/Demo1: Ignition... and shutdown! At 4pm EST; appeared to run normal duration with no obvious problems; we will now await an update from SpaceX on initial test results

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 7 мин. назад

Not sure if we're going to get that "post-quick look review" confirmation tweet from SpaceX, potentially because it was way in advance of the launch date and lots of reviews to come.

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Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow 7 мин. назад

SpaceX has not released an update to confirm the successful outcome of today's Falcon 9/Crew Dragon hold-down test-firing in Florida — as the company typically does — and multiple sources say the engine test did not run the full planned duration. https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/01/22/live-coverage-falcon-9-demo-1-launch-preps/ ...

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Съехали далее вправо на неделю...

Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 6 мин. назад

Latest NET. Again, not unexpected. Soooo much paperwork for this mission. And remember, it's still better than "the Spring" as was intimated by the NASA administrator late last year.

Eric Berger‏Подлинная учетная запись @SciGuySpace 2 ч. назад

NET Feb. 23 for Demo-1.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/01/after-thursday-test-firing-spacex-may-be-a-month-from-commercial-crew-launch/ ...

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William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 29 мин. назад

F9/Demo1: SpaceX has not provided an update on results of today's Falcon 9 hot fire test; sources say firing did not run full duration and that retest may be staged in next few days; but again, no official word; will advise if/when more info available


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F9/Demo1: In an unrelated development, sources say NASA's internal target launch date for the unpiloted Crew Dragon test flight, aka Demo-1, is now NET 2/23, one week later that the previous target; be advised, all such dates are tentative at best

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Фу-у-у... (смахивая капли пота с чела)

SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX 16 мин. назад

Static fire test complete—targeting February launch from historic Launch Complex 39A for Crew Dragon's first demonstration flight!

Video (0:20)

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William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 6 мин. назад

F9/Demo1: Reliable sources indicated test shorter than planned; no burn details from SpaceX, but company tweet indicates no issues with pressing ahead