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

[Cosmic Penguin]

Hail!

Well this should have been an updates thread, but I couldn't resist the temptation to ensure nothing goes wrong from the Cape to the ISS......

:hail:

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[Cosmic Penguin]

Will the Dragon follow a "quick rendez-vous" trajectory this time?

It's not exactly as quick as the recent Progress flights, but this Dragon will also arrive in front of the ISS in just 20 hours after launch (SSRMS capture is scheduled at around 11:30 UTC on March 2nd), also a new record. However this will not be possible if the launch is delayed due to the ISS phase angle.

 

[Ripley]

Yes, thanks.
Just found it at SpaceFlightNow:

Liftoff of the Dragon and its Falcon 9 launcher is set for March 1 at 10:10 a.m. EST (1510 GMT), beginning an abbreviated 20-hour rendezvous with the space station. After deployment from the Falcon 9's upper stage less than 10 minutes after launch, the Dragon capsule will unfurl solar arrays, open its navigation bay door, and begin approaching the outpost aided by GPS and laser navigation.

 

[Kyle]

Will the Dragon follow a "quick rendez-vous" trajectory this time?

Yes, they will be. SSRMS capture will be around 1130UT Saturday.

 

[N_Molson]

@ Orb : can we have the RTT (Red Timer Thingie[tm]) ? I'm still as much confused with timezones...

 

[Cosmic Penguin]

@ Orb : can we have the RTT (Red Timer Thingie[tm]) ? I'm still as much confused with timezones...

Ask and ye shall receive:

[highlight]SpaceX CRS-2 is now at L[eventtimer]2013-03-01 15:10:09;%c%%ddd%/%hh%:%mm%:%ss%[/eventtimer][/highlight]​

 

[N_Molson]

Sooo handy :tiphat:

 

[orb]

@ Orb : can we have the RTT (Red Timer Thingie[tm]) ?

NO!!! Someone else will post it.

But I'll try to fill all missing calendar events for launches in last 2 months if I find time in the evening.

 

[orb]

Rollout photos:

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NASAtelevision:

Orbiter-Forum: Calendar event for the launch (request a reminder)

CBS News Space: SpaceX set for second Dragon resupply mission

NBCNEWS.com - Cosmic Log: With glitches resolved, SpaceX gets Dragon ready for space station trip

Florida Today: Falcon 9 set for launch early Friday

Phys.org: SpaceX on verge of 3rd supply run to space station (Update)

SPACE.com: Weather Pristine for Private Rocket Launch to Space Station Friday

RIA Novosti: SpaceX Set to Launch Resupply Mission to Space Station

 

[IronRain]

Elon Musk on Twitter:

Computer glitch found by @SpaceX avionics while bench testing on IM. Couldn't replicate on vehicle. Launch proceeding...

 

[Kyle]

Here we go folks! NASA TV Webcast starts in about an hour.

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NTV coverage to start momentarily: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/ustream.html

SpaceX coverage to start in about an hour: http://www.spacex.com/webcast/

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T-0 refined to 10:10:13 ET.

 

[Cosmic Penguin]

Clouds and upper level winds looking good - weather now 90% GO.

T - 55 minutes and counting....

 

[orb]

spacexchannel:

 

[orb]

SpaceX live coverage is starting now:
http://new.livestream.com/accounts/142499/events/1874414

 

[Cosmic Penguin]

SpaceX now answering video questions from the web - 7 years old boy asking how he can work in SpaceX when he grows up!

 

[N_Molson]

T-17 minutes. The rocket seems to attract the birds, for some reason.

 

[Cosmic Penguin]

Elon Musk on Twitter:

Apparently this is due to a cold temperature reading inside the computer compartment - warm air being pumped into it.

 

[N_Molson]

T-8 minutes. No more birds. Auto-countdown sequence is running.

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T-6 minutes. Computer self-alignement started.

 

[Screamer7]

T-17 minutes. The rocket seems to attract the birds, for some reason.

They are gonna be the most surprised birds in the world after a short while.....:lol:

 

[N_Molson]

T- 4 minutes 30 sec : 1st & 2nd stage on internal power.

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T-2:30 all systems are go for launch.