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NASAKennedy:

 

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Prelaunch News Conference Live:

• http://www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv
  
  
• http://new.livestream.com/accounts/142499/events/1579124
  
  
• http://www.livestream.com/spaceflightnow

 

[Kyle]

 

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NASAtelevision:

 

[Kyle]

Okay everyone, here we go. Just passed the L-24 hour mark. Dragon/F9 will be rolling out to the pad tomorrow AM ahead of launch at 8:35pm.

 

[Cosmic Penguin]

5 minutes from rollout to launch!?

This made me :rofl: over my bedroom floor.....

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/living/launch/index.html

SpaceX Targets 8:30 p.m. Rollout
Sun, 07 Oct 2012 07:04:57 AM GMT+0800

Waiting for the current line of clouds to clear over the Florida launch site, SpaceX is targeting 8:30 p.m. EDT for the rollout of the Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket for Sunday's launch. Launch remains scheduled for 8:35 p.m. EDT.

The fact that SpaceX has already launched a successful cargo demonstration mission to the space station does not mean the California-based company is taking its upcoming flight for granted, said Gwynne Shotwell, president of SpaceX.

Speaking during a pre-launch press conference at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Shotwell said the upcoming mission will be flown by a Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket combination that is nearly identical to the ones that flew in May.

"Every time we fly we learn something," Shotwell said. "We're a launch company, I'm excited every time we get to launch."

5 minutes between rollout, fueling, last minute cargo loading, preparation works, status polling and launch? That's game-changing technology! Must be The Elon who made that happen, so all :hail: The Elon!

Seriously NASA meant 8:30 am....

 

[N_Molson]

Turbo-Crawler !

 

[MattBaker]

*just rolled out my Delta Glider in 5 minutes and being ready for launch from the SLF*
So, that's not possible?

NASA should use a 24-hour-system like anyone, besides they could abolish that nautical miles too...

 

[N_Molson]

NASA should use a 24-hour-system like anyone, besides they could abolish that nautical miles too...

United States...

 

[Kyle]

Rollout to SLC40 was concluded this morning.

 

[FADEC]

NASA should use a 24-hour-system like anyone,

Deviding the day in 12 hours a.m. and 12 hours p.m. actually makes sense, in aviation.

besides they could abolish that nautical miles too...

It's much more easy to understand than many people think. A nautical mile is nothing more than one minute on the equator, or on any other great circle (40,000 Km devided by 360° = 111.11 Km, devided by 60 minutes = 1,852 m = 1 nm).

 

[Kyle]

Links to watch tonight's launch.

SpaceFlight Now: http://spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/004/status.html
SpaceX Ustream coverage: http://www.spacex.com/webcast/
NASA TV HD coverage (the best IMO): http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/ustream.html

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Going vertical. L-7 hours.

Edit: Now vertical on the pad.

Launch timeline for anyone interested or wanting to recreate on Orbiter.
10/07/12
08:35:07 PM...00...00...00...00...LAUNCH
08:36:32 PM...00...00...01...25...Maximum aerodynamic pressure
08:38:07 PM...00...00...03...00...Main engine cutoff
08:38:12 PM...00...00...03...05...Stage separation
08:38:19 PM...00...00...03...12...Second stage ignition
08:38:59 PM...00...00...03...52...Fairing jettison
08:44:20 PM...00...00...09...13...Second stage engine cutoff
08:44:53 PM...00...00...09...46...Dragon separation
08:46:52 PM...00...00...11...45...Solar array deploy start
11:01:56 PM...00...02...26...49...Guidance sensor bay door opening

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Live webcam of the Falcon 9!

 

[Ripley]

...Live webcam of the Falcon 9!...

http://www.floridatoday.com/content/maps/spacecam14.shtml

 

[N_Molson]

My best wishes to NASA & SpaceX for tonight's launch. Sadly I won't be able to watch it live, too late regarding all the stuff I have to do tomorrow.

I'll have it for breakfeast

Anyway,

 

[Codz]

Here's hoping all the best for a successful first operational cargo flight of Dragon to the ISS.

 

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spacexchannel:

 

[ScubaTwinn]

So psyched that it goes on time!

 

[Kyle]

Just hope it doesn't abort on the pad this time

NASAspaceflight.com article: http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2012/10/falcon-9loft-dragon-crs-1-mission-iss-attempt1/

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The beast awakes.

SpaceFlight Now has a live stream up.
http://spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/004/status.html

 

[Codz]

The Spaceflight Now stream shifted to the VAB interior for a couple seconds. Strange...

 

[Kyle]

Sun setting over the Cape. I can tell you there is nothing more beautiful than seeing a sunrise/set over a fueled rocket while sitting out on the pier.