Updates SpaceX Falcon 9 F5 CRS SpX-2 through CRS SpX-12 Updates

BrianJ said:
Nicely done, SpaceX!
Saw the ISS pass straight overhead in a clear twilight sky here in London, about 6 mins before lift off. About twice as bright as Jupiter.
Went back out with binoculars at about 19:50 GMT and saw four objects in a "T" formation, like this (arrow indicates direction travel)
0da55016ab10e79fdfe9.jpg

Dragon, 2nd stage and Solar Panel covers? (or an aircraft! :lol:)
Should be due another pass in about 30-40 mins, so I'll be back out with the binocs if it's still clear.

Cheers,
Brian
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Confirming your suspicion: http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astr..._spacex_capsule_video_by_theirry_legault.html
 
BrianJ said:
Nicely done, SpaceX!
Saw the ISS pass straight overhead in a clear twilight sky here in London, about 6 mins before lift off. About twice as bright as Jupiter.
Went back out with binoculars at about 19:50 GMT and saw four objects in a "T" formation, like this (arrow indicates direction travel)
0da55016ab10e79fdfe9.jpg

Dragon, 2nd stage and Solar Panel covers? (or an aircraft! :lol:)
Should be due another pass in about 30-40 mins, so I'll be back out with the binocs if it's still clear.

Cheers,
Brian
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Brian, French astronomer Thierry Legault captured on video what you saw! (I missed it unfortunately, was too cloudy here in southwestern Germany).

http://youtu.be/pdS8isz_Ujw
 
Ah! Thanks for the confirmation, guys :-)
Must get myself a decent digital camera one day.
 
Dragon is now 50 meters from the ISS and will hold at 30 meters to wait for assessment. The capture will take place in about an hour, after sunrise.

It's actually not very exciting.

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Here's what Dragon looks like nearly 30 meters away, before sunrise:
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Grappled! Welcome back Dragon at the ISS!

(hopefully you can now come quarterly instead of yearly ;))

 
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RGClark said:
Congrats to SpaceX on the successful launch of the Falcon 9 v1.1 and the successful berthing of the Dragon spacecraft at the ISS.

Bob Clark
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You seems to have time traveled, because that hadn't happened when you type your post. :rofl:

Well it has now - berthing was complete at 14:06 UTC. Time for Easter eggs on the ISS before the MDM replacement EVA on Wednesday! :tiphat:

 
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I would think that the prefered method, would be to use the Cupola RWS.
 
Chris B - NSF
‏@NASASpaceflight
Don't write the Falcon 9 First Stage off just yet.. US Coast Guard: "150 FOOT LONG ROCKET BOOSTER ADRIFT VICINITY 31-00N 076-00W"
 
Kyle said:
Chris B - NSF
‏@NASASpaceflight
Don't write the Falcon 9 First Stage off just yet.. US Coast Guard: "150 FOOT LONG ROCKET BOOSTER ADRIFT VICINITY 31-00N 076-00W"
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The source of that is a maritime warning issued by the USCG in Miami, FL. It's similar to the NOTAMs that the FAA and other aviation agencies issue for aircraft. It is to keep ships on alert for various known objects that might be in the their path.

Doesn't mean a thing really as far as whether the stage came down intact or not.
 
DaveS said:
The source of that is a maritime warning issued by the USCG in Miami, FL. It's similar to the NOTAMs that the FAA and other aviation agencies issue for aircraft. It is to keep ships on alert for various known objects that might be in the their path.

Doesn't mean a thing really as far as whether the stage came down intact or not.
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This might help answer that, from this NSF forum.
 
ISProgram said:
This might help answer that, from this NSF forum.
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Long story short,

The stage landed safely but broke up in heavy-seas, we managed to recover pieces of it but we wont say which pieces, and no you can't see the pictures, at least not yet.
 
Curious about what it's about, my bet is on crewed Dragon but it could just as easily be about 1st stage recovery.
 
I'd still prefer actual numbers on their costs but...it's SpaceX.
 
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