Dragon SpX-20 (CRS-20), Bartolomeo (CEPHFISS), iSIM – Falcon 9 – Canaveral SLC-40 – 02.03.2020

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 SpaceX‏ @SpaceX 14 мин. назад

Falcon 9 and Dragon are vertical ahead of tonight's resupply mission to the @space_station – the final mission of the first version of Dragon. Launch is targeted for 11:50 p.m. EST → http://spacex.com/webcast

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Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF 6 мин. назад

Joel (NASA): Everytime you launch a vehicle to the Station puts a smile on my face.  Launch tonight will result in berthing on Monday morning.


4 мин. назад

Joel: 3,700 lb of cargo coming back on this Dragon in about a month.  #SpaceX #Falcon9 #Dragon #CRS20


5 мин. назад

Joel: This year, celebrating 20 years of continued human habitability of Station.


5 мин. назад

Throughout CRS1 contract for cargo, SpaceX has delivered 94,000 lb of supplies to the laboratory.


4 мин. назад

Joel: Huge thanks to SpaceX for this success, and we look forward to working with SpaceX on CRS2 contract flights, which being later this year, and in taking crew to the Station.

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 Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF 10 мин. назад

Jennifer (ISS science): Research on this flight spans a wide range of fields and studies. 108 countries have now flown experiments on the Station.

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 Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF 12 мин. назад

Hans: Late load of 800 lbs of cargo has been completed

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 Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF 13 мин. назад

Hans: No issues being tracked.



12 мин. назад

Hans: CRS-19 was the previous flight of this booster.  Will perform Return To Launch Site landing.


12 мин. назад

Hans: This Dragon is making its 3rd flight to Station, and it will retire the Dragon v1 capsule from service.

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 Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF 12 мин. назад

Hans: Beginning with CRS-21 mission, they will switch to Dragon2 (a "crew" Dragon configured for cargo-only runs to the Station).  Dragon2 will be able to fly 5 times to Station for cargo runs

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Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF 3 мин. назад

Hans: Aiming for Fall 2020 for first cargo-only launch of Dragon v2.

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 Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF 4 мин. назад

Hans: Doesn't think there's anything significant on this mission from Spacex to celebrate Dragon 1's retirement.

The exact launch times are:

Friday:      23:50:31 EST (04:50:31 UTC)
Saturday: 23:27:57 EST (04:27:57 UTC)

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 Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF 2 мин. назад

Hans: Almost doe with crew Dragon parachutes. 1 of 3 tests done.

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 Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF 52 сек. назад

Joel: No firm departure date. About 30 days

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SpaceX's CRS-20 Mission to the Space Station: What's On Board          
                          NASA              
6:03
Опубликовано: 6 мар. 2020 г.
A variety of science investigations, along with supplies and equipment, launch to the International Space Station on the 20th SpaceX commercial resupply services mission. Its cargo includes research on water droplet formation, a new external science platform and other cutting-edge investigations.
Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/37FlUiU

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 Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF 49 сек.50 секунд назад

Hans: No firms plans on what to do with this Dragon when it comes home.

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 Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust 12 мин. назад

At the CRS-20 prelaunch briefing, SpaceX's Hans Koenigsmann said the failed booster landing last month was because the booster decided to divert; winds it encountered were not those that were predicted by models.