Launch News SpaceX DM-2 Launch Scheduled for May 27!

[Urwumpe]

I've been around awhile and I have never seen Air Force One do this, for any other President. I'm presuming that there is an exception to the rules here, but why?

Well - the Falcon 9 was not fueled at that time, so the risk was really minimal. With the shuttle, such an arrival would have been forbidden for the very good reason that nobody would fly the president near to a possible bomb....

 

[DaveS]

I've been around awhile and I have never seen Air Force One do this, for any other President. I'm presuming that there is an exception to the rules here, but why?

AF1 with Bill Clinton landed at the CCAFS "Skid Strip" when he flew from Andrews AFB to CCAFS to observe the STS-95 launch on October 29 1998.

So, there's precedence for AF1 to fly into restricted air spaces such as the one that surrounds KSC/CCAFS. Besides, it's the Commander-In-Chief, so there's litteraly no one who can overrule him on matters like this. Restricted air spaces apply to General Aviation (GA) aircraft, not military/government aircraft.

 

[kuddel]

While my question might have flushed by the events, let me re-ask:

Does anybody know what those white small boxes are that Douglas Hurley got out of his leg-pouch (and puts back after un-fueling)?
Seen at 1:56:04 here (note embedded view does start at 0:00:00, so click the Youtu.be "header" to direct start at 1:56:04):
[ame]https://youtu.be/Aymrnzianf0?t=6964[/ame]

The size is pretty similar to the timers used back in the Shuttle days...

---------- Post added 29-05-20 at 00:00 ---------- Previous post was 28-05-20 at 23:54 ----------

And by the way, if next opportunity -30 May 2020, 3:22:45 pm EDT- is scrubbed, the following one is "planned" for 31 May 2020, 3:00:07 pm EDT[1].

[1] Source wikipedia

 

[Urwumpe]

Could be possibly the timers, but they look different. Also they did some weird things in front of the touchscreens with it.

 

[dman]

Marginal weather conditions for Saturday/Sunday launch windows

Hope conditions can improve enough to get launch in

 

[Frilock]

In my 22 years living in Florida I learned to never plan anything weather dependent between the hours of 2-5pm in the summer months. The 3 o'clock hour being particularly the worst.

 

[kuddel]

Could be possibly the timers, but they look different. Also they did some weird things in front of the touchscreens with it.

Yes noticed that too, but that could also be just coincidence.
While trying to place "the device" on top of the control panel he thought: Why not check some boxes on the touchscreen...i've dropped it once so while the pad-crew is still here I'm fine

 

[GLS]

What a nice way to build up confidence for tomorrow...

(yes I know, different vehicles)

 

[agentgonzo]

"Does anybody know what those white small boxes are that Douglas Hurley got out of his leg-pouch (and puts back after un-fueling)?"

They just mentioned it on the live feed. Crew provisions (snacks) and tablets (electronic, not vitamin pills!) that they will take out and use on orbit.

 

[Urwumpe]

Still go for launch, weather is not as bad yet as expected.

 

[agentgonzo]

Weather is expected to go green at T-10

 

[DaveS]

Weather is GO, both launch site and ascent abort track.

 

[Urwumpe]

Go for propellant load

 

[Notebook]

Terrific! Lump in the throat and tear in the eye. Well done SpaceX.

 

[Thunder Chicken]

It's good to see the U.S. back into human spaceflight. Launched with a reusable booster no less.



Gosh that Dragon looks roomy.

 

[llarian]

Excellent launch!

 

[Screamer7]

Well done SpaceX.

 

[GLS]

Excellent launch!

They even had time to play Orbiter on the way up. :lol:

 

[BrianJ]

Very cool! Well done SpaceX and NASA

 

[asbjos]

Hot smokes, that rocket really jumped off the launchpad! Passed the tower much quicker than I expected! Great show!