Launch News SpaceX Falcon 9 F3 COTS2+ Updates

[John_L]

This is awesome... I'm so impressed how this entire mission has gone so smooth. These last few hurdles seem to be going fairly clean as well. 62 meters from history

 

[N_Molson]

57 meters and closing.

 

[orb]

Another shot from Dragon:

 

[N_Molson]

39 meters and closing.

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The vehicle has reached the 30 meters hold point and is holding as planned.

 

[Cairan]

Soooooo close!!!

 

[N_Molson]

Now they calculate when to issue the resume command so that the Dragon reaches the 10 meters final hold point on daylight.

 

[Ripley]

I'm literally holding my breath!!

 

[N_Molson]

17.000 viewers on NASA stream

 

[Marvin42]

Dragon photo

Dragon in a photo right before reaching the 30m hold point (where now a part of Dragon is in ISS shadow). After this, a 10m is expected but they'll have to calculate to give command when Dragon and ISS will be in daylight for graple. Current position 30.8m and holding.

 

[Donamy]

I'm literally holding my breath!!

Don't pass out, you'll miss it. :facepalm:

 

[John_L]

That's just a beautiful site watching Dragon parked there 100 feet away

 

[N_Molson]

The spacecraft is close enough for its shadows to be affected by the ISS reflections of Earthlight (and Sunlight). Those secondary reflexions would be nice for the D3D11 client

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18.000 viewers now :thumbup:

 

[Jarvitä]

SpaceX is go for final approach, Houston still polling.

 

[N_Molson]

ISS crew is ready.

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The spacecraft is maintaining its position with a precision in the order of the millimeter. It gives you an idea how short an RCS burst can be !

 

[FADEC]

I really need to get the corresponding addons from orbit hangar and fly the mission myself

 

[John_L]

Rounding 3rd and headed home..... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[N_Molson]

And 20.000 people watching !

+7.500 on SpaceFlight Now

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Approach seems to have resumed. No, not sure of that.

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Sunset.

Confirmed : the Dragon is very slowly moving in.

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ISS spotlighs turned on. Andre Kuipers seems quite confident on his capabilities to perform the operation at night.

 

[John_L]

I hope they show SpaceX's mission control room at berthing to see the cheers in that room.

 

[N_Molson]

22.500 people watching !

 

[Ripley]

I hope they show SpaceX's mission control room at berthing to see the cheers in that room.

Yes! Have you seen the SpaceX employees at Falcon9 liftoff (on Vimeo)??