I see "PACEX"
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1519 GMT (10:19 a.m. EST)
T+plus 9 minutes, 40 seconds. Falcon 9 has reached orbit! Perigee is 199 kilometers and apogee is 323 kilometers. Orbital inclination is 51.66 degrees
Some problems with confirming solar arrays deployment.
FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2013
1524 GMT (10:24 a.m. EST)
ANOMALY. SpaceX is reporting some type of anomaly on the Dragon spacecraft. Deployment of the solar arrays was supposed to occur at T+plus 11 minutes, 45 seconds, but on-board cameras did not show the panels unfurl as planned.
SpaceX's webcast cut away from the solar array view and went to a slate.
FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2013
1527 GMT (10:27 a.m. EST)
"It appears that although it achieved Earth orbit, Dragon is experiencing some kind problem right now," said John Insprucker, SpaceX's Falcon 9 product manager. We'lll have to learn about the nature of what happened. According to procedure, we expect a press conference to be held a few hours from now. At that time, further info may be available."
Well, SpaceX is just like SeaLaunch: Don't broadcasting when it failed.
Anyway, how long can have the batteries on the Dragon? And where there got the energy of it when it is docked? The ISS?
Actually, it "might" make it to ISS. Shotwell was not so sure about this when she fielded a question about this very problem during yesterday's LRR press conference.Yes, they can make it to ISS.
Anyway, how long can have the batteries on the Dragon? And where there got the energy of it when it is docked? The ISS?
Actually, it "might" make it to ISS. Shotwell was not so sure about this when she fielded a question about this very problem during yesterday's LRR press conference.
That was cute!SpaceX now answering video questions from the web - 7 years old boy asking how he can work in SpaceX when he grows up!