USCV-1: Dragon v2 Crew-1 – Falcon 9 (B1061.1 S) – Kennedy LC-39A – 16.11.2020 00:27 UTC

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11/16/2020 02:44 Stephen Clark

T-minus 43 minutes. The crew access arm is retracting away from the Crew Dragon spacecraft in preparation for fueling of the Falcon 9 rocket.

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Система спасения взведена

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11/16/2020 02:47 Stephen Clark

Dragon commander Mike Hopkins reports the astronauts have closed their spacesuit visors, and are arming the capsule's launch escape system.

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11/16/2020 02:49 Stephen Clark

The Crew Dragon's launch escape system is verified armed.
The capsule's SuperDraco abort rockets would power the capsule off the Falcon 9 rocket in the event of an emergency before or during launch.

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Заправка началась

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11/16/2020 02:52 Stephen Clark

T-minus 35 minutes. "Propellant load has started." RP-1 kerosene fuel is now flowing into both stages of the Falcon 9 rocket, and liquid oxygen is being pumped into the first stage.

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И гелий пошёл

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11/16/2020 02:57 Stephen Clark

Super-cold helium is being loaded into the rocket's pressurization system at this time.

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11/16/2020 02:57 Stephen Clark

The launch weather team now predicts an 80% chance of acceptable weather for liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket.

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Заливают гелий во 2-ю ст РН

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Закончена заправка топливом (RP-1) 2-й ст РН

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Началась заправка кислородом 2-й ст РН

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11/16/2020 03:10 Stephen Clark

Vapors are now streaming from the strongback at pad 39A as fluid lines are conditioned for loading of super-cold liquid oxygen into the second stage of the Falcon 9 rocket.

Liquid oxygen and kerosene continue flowing into the first stage at this time.

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11/16/2020 03:18 Spaceflight Now

T-minus 10 minutes and counting. Dragon commander Mike Hopkins confirms the crew's cockpit displays are configured for launch.

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Захолаживание ДУ 1-й ст РН началось

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11/16/2020 03:20 Stephen Clark

T-minus 7 minutes. Prevalves leading to the Falcon 9's Merlin 1D first stage engines are opening, permitting super-cold liquid oxygen to flow into the engines to condition the turbopumps for ignition.

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Дракон - на бортпитании

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Заправка закончена.
Корабль на автономном питании.

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11/16/2020 03:23 Stephen Clark

T-minus 4 minutes, 15 seconds. The process to lower the strongback structure at pad 39A has begun with the opening up the cradles around the rocket. The strongback will move to an angle of around 1.5 degrees from the Falcon 9 in preparation for ignition, then further retract at liftoff.