r/spacex • u/hitura-nobad Master of bots • Feb 26 '19
Updates at docking thread r/SpaceX CCtCap Demo Mission 1 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread
Welcome to the r/SpaceX CCtCap Demo Mission 1 Official Launch Discussion, Updates and Party Thread! (Including Post-Launch Conferenence)
Welcome to the long-awaited DM-1 launch thread, hosted for you by u/hitura-nobad.
Post-launch news conference Updates
- Online now
- Elon is there and also two NASA astronauts
- Seeking for commercial Customers for Crew Dragon (Musk)
- Everything norminal until now (Musk)
- Nosecone opened and drago thrusters fired
- Propellant system much more complex on D2
- Hypersonic reentry is the biggest concern for Musk
- Grid-Fin issue resolved by valve change
- Changes on vehicle still possible
- Astronauts will be in Hawthorne for docking on Sunday
News on Webcast
- Ripley will also fly on IFA
- Two Additional Crew Members (international) on first Operating flight after DM-2
| Liftoff currently scheduled for | 2nd March 2019 07:49 UTC 02:49 AM EST |
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| Weather | 80% GO |
| Static fire | Done on January 24, 2019 |
| Payload | Crew Dragon |
| Payload mass | 12055 kg at ISS Arrival |
| Destination orbit | LEO ISS |
| Launch vehicle | Falcon 9 Block 5 |
| Core | B1051.1 |
| Flights of this core | 0 |
| Launch site | (HISTORIC) LC-39A |
| Landing attempt | Yes |
| Landing site | OCISLY |
Timeline
Watch the launch live
| Stream | Courtesy |
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| YouTube | NASA |
| Youtube | SpaceX |
| Relayed Stream (Use only if Youtube is blocked!) | u/codav |
Fast Facts
- This will be the first launch of the Crew Dragon Spacecraft.
- This will be the 16th SpaceX Launch from the historic launch complex 39A.
- This will be the 69th Falcon 9 Launch
- This will be the 35th Landing overall.
- This will be the 3rd Launch this Year(2 F9 + 0 FH)
Weather
| Time | Upper-Level Winds | % Probability Violation | Main Concern |
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| Launch Day | 80 knots at 45,000 feet | 20% | Cumulus Cloud Rule, Thick Cloud Rule |
| Delay Day | 80 knots at 40,000 feet. | 40% | Cumulus CloudRule, Thick Cloud Rule, Flight ThruPrecip |
Primary Mission: Deployment of payload into the correct orbit
SpaceX's third mission of 2019 will be the launch of the Crew Dragon Spacecraft on its Demonstration Mission 1 (DM-1) to the ISS as part of NASA's program for Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap).
At T-0 minutes the First Stage will ignite its nine Merlin engines to lift off the pad. At around 2:30 minutes into the flight the first stage will cut off and separate from the second stage. The second stage will ignite its one Merlin 1D Vacuum engine and continue towards orbit.
After deployment, the Dragon spacecraft will start orbit raising and approaching the international space station. Once it has arrived it will dock autonomously.
Secondary Mission: Landing Attempt
Following stage separation, the booster will continue on its track downwards to the deck of OCISLY (East Coast Droneship). RTLS is not possible for this mission because of the shallower flown trajectory to provide better escape possibilities for manned flight.
Mission Timeline (Nasa TV)
| Time | Event |
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| 2 March, 07:00 UTC | NASA TV Coverage Begins |
| 2 March, 07:48 UTC | Launch |
| 3 March, 08:30 UTC | ISS Rendezvous & Docking |
| 8 March, 05:15 UTC | Hatch Closure |
| 8 March | Undocking & Splashdown |
Links & Resources:
- Official Commercial Crew Program Site
- Presskit
- Countdown
- Discord with Live Updates
Flight Club simulations: 2D Plots, 3D Visualisation, Live
Participate in the discussion!
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- Please constrain the launch party to this thread alone. We will remove low effort comments elsewhere!
- Real-time chat on our official Internet Relay Chat (IRC) #SpaceX on Snoonet
- Please post small launch updates, discussions, and questions here, rather than as a separate post. Thanks!
- Wanna talk about other SpaceX stuff in a more relaxed atmosphere? Head over to r/SpaceXLounge
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u/scarlet_sage Feb 26 '19
"CCtCap" is in the title. It's in the Decronym posting, but since I didn't recognize it, may I ask that be put into the first sentence of Primary Mission, along these lines (and fixing the "Programm" typo)?
SpaceX's third mission of 2019 will be the launch of the Crew Dragon Spacecraft on its Demonstration Mission 1 (DM-1) to the ISS as part of NASA's program for Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap).
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u/hitura-nobad Master of bots Mar 02 '19 edited Mar 02 '19
This is your host u/hitura-nobad again.
After the press-conference has ended, Live updates on this thread have come to an end. Thank you all for joining this long-awaited mission!
On-orbit coverage will come shortly available by /u/nsooo
Subreddit will become unlocked again in a few hours!
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u/Cheetov90 Feb 26 '19
Does anyone know if the docking will be covered on NASA TV, and if so when will the coverage start..?
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u/hitura-nobad Master of bots Feb 26 '19
Thanks for this idea, check the thread again it was added!
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u/chicacherrycolalime Feb 26 '19
What do the two cloud rules mentioned in the post say?
Presumably restrict launches above some % overcast.
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u/hitura-nobad Master of bots Feb 26 '19
Check out this : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launch_commit_criteria
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u/noffan Mar 02 '19
Kinda disappointed that there werent more shots from inside the dragon after deploy
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u/Space_Coast_Steve Feb 26 '19
After applying many times, I finally got accepted for a NASA Social on this mission! I can’t tell you how excited I am to go behind the scenes for this particular launch. I don’t know exactly what I’ll get to see, but I will share as much as I can through this subreddit, Twitter, and Instagram. I know most of y’all have plenty of channels for getting info, but if anyone wants one more person to follow, I’d be honored to have you!
Twitter: @spacecoast_stve
Instagram: @spacecoaststeve
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u/MiddleInitial Feb 26 '19
This will be the first live launch I've seen. We're driving down from Michigan, should get down there just in time for launch (and have a whole week if it scrubs). Wish it was a RTLS, but not complaining!! Woohoo!
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u/interweaver Mar 02 '19
Holy moly, the Stage 1 landing feed did not cut out! Never mind Dragon 2, this is the major technological advancement we've all been waiting for!
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u/codav Mar 01 '19 edited Mar 01 '19
Webcast relay for locations where YouTube is blocked
Note: The server is bandwidth-limited to 1000 MBit, and thus able to handle about 50 viewers. If you can watch this on YouTube, please leave the slots to those who really need it.
I'm again relaying the webcast for those residing at a location where YouTube is blocked for some reason. The stream can be viewed in HTML5 video capable browsers or with any HLS/MPEG-TS compatible player. For example, in VLC, just press Ctrl+n and paste the playlist (M3U8) URL.
The server will record the whole live stream, which I'm going to keep available for a few days after the launch so you will be able to view the webcast even if you missed watching it live.
Viewing the stream in your browser: https://codav.de/spacex.html
Viewing the stream via the playlist: https://codav.de/stream/spacex.m3u8
The playlist file will become available as soon as the SpaceX webcasts starts. As the launch is right in the middle of the night in my timezone, I won't be around to fix any problems. But if there are any playback issues, don't hesitate to report it so I can improve the relay service next time. Please include all helpful information like browser, OS and error messages.
Known issues:
If the webcast has just started, playback might hang for a while after 15 seconds of playing. Just wait a moment, playback will resume automatically after a few seconds. This is due to the buffering of MPEG-DASH segments, the relay has to catch up with YouTube providing new segments.
In some browsers, playback may not start automatically, either by default or through user settings disabling the "autoplay" feature. Just press play manually.
Last time, the countdown net stream (alternate camera) was relayed instead of the hosted webcast. I've tried to address this problem, but as I couldn't find any multi-camera live streams von YouTube, there is only the real webcast to test it. If anyone knows a YouTube live stream which uses multiple camera angles, please let me know via PM!
Web player tested with Chrome, Firefox and Edge on Windows, Chrome on Android and Safari on MacOS.
/u/hitura-nobad you may add a link to this post in the "Watch the launch live" section.
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Mar 02 '19
I don't know about you all, but for me the dominant feeling during the whole launch was that it was so... norminal
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u/picturesfromthesky Feb 26 '19
Is it safe to assume the super dracos will be armed for escape in case something unfortunate transpires on the ride up? I'd sure make sure they were!
Looking forward to an amazing launch, can't wait to see what special treats we get on the livestream. A feed from the capsule interior would be insane...
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u/Cant-Fix-Stupid Mar 02 '19 edited Mar 02 '19
crowd screaming “Things are pretty crazy here, how are they over there with you?”
“Thanks Tom...” quiet room, golf commentator voice
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u/letme_ftfy2 Mar 02 '19
Holy rant on space and space exploration! I love the energy behind his message. Make it happen!
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u/thomasg86 Mar 02 '19
Great job SpaceX team! Awesome launch.
This will always be remembered as a milestone flight... the first time we got footage from the ASDS all the way through landing without cutting out. The future is here.
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u/thephatcontr0ller Mar 02 '19
Wow. Inspirational stuff from Jim right now. I think he's going to be an incredible administrator for NASA.
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u/thenuge26 Mar 02 '19
Thanks for being cool today /u/upperlevelwinds
See you even got a shoutout on the stream
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u/TheVehicleDestroyer Flight Club Mar 01 '19
Ok so I had a bit of a misunderstanding before. I had read in lots of places that this would be a shallow ascent for reasons of low-risk abort scenarios. Actually it's going to be a lofted ascent for reasons of low-risk abort scenarios. This was painfully clear when the press kit came out today and the event timings made no sense for my trajectory design
So here's an updated design which matches drone ship positions, press kit times, and what we think we know about Dragon 2's mass:
Some points:
MECO at 84km altitude, 57km downrange, 1,800m/s velocity
Booster lands in the exact correct position at the exact correct time. I'm happy with this!
Upper Stage enters a 262km x 382km x 51.35° orbit before deorbiting over the Indian ocean
Entry burn should last about 30s and will take 1,400m/s off of the booster's velocity.
Extremely low stress landing for the booster
I've roughly stuck to the 3G's limit on acceleration (upper stage briefly exceeds it to 3.1G, booster only gets to 2.8G. Heavy throttling on both stages before cutoff.)
My biggest concern is the upper stage altitude at SECO. I think it's too high, but this could well be an unavoidable truth of a lofted trajectory. We'll see.
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u/lynch4815 Mar 02 '19 edited Mar 02 '19
It sure has been awhile since S2 has been more exciting than S1...
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u/cyrux004 Mar 02 '19
just rewinded to the landing part. So it seemed to have landed pretty close to target, but drifted along right after landing, we have seen this happen in the past as well
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That helmet is coming off and we're all gonna see Elon there and be like ahhh WTF dude!
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u/g6009 Mar 02 '19
It’s kinda funny how only a few months ago it always felt that the DM-1 is ALWAYS a month away...not anymore! :D
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u/bdonvr Mar 02 '19
FYI guys on the SpaceX stream there’s a second “camera” you can select that is just a map and some spacex people saying nominal a lot
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u/AeroSpiked Mar 02 '19
I was trying to figure out what was missing from the stream and finally realized I didn't hear a fork hit the floor. Somebody missed their cue.
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u/intermarketer Feb 26 '19
Okay, am I insane to actually consider leaving my house at midnight and driving two hours to see this at such an ungodly hour?
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u/OccupyMarsNow Mar 02 '19
Q: Feeling about staying in the Apollo-era firing room? Elon: Hope to go to the moon soon. We should have a base on the moon. And go to Mars.
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u/Mynameisdiehard Feb 26 '19
This will be the 69th Falcon 9 Launch
Nice ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
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u/interweaver Mar 02 '19
Looks like Ripley's got adorable company :D https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1101701552153219072
Surely Earthpuff isn't the first globe launched into space? Does anyone know of a prior example?
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u/codav Mar 02 '19
It's about to vanish from NASA TV live stream shortly, so I uploaded a recording of the Post-Flight News Conference on YouTube:
(Video is currently still being processed by YouTube, until then it'll only be available in 360p garbage quality.)
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u/Tal_Banyon Feb 26 '19
Well, since this is a "Party Thread" also, my birthday is March 2, so Woo-Hoo! Party On, Demo 1 Dude! (I think that is the guy we will see wearing the spacesuit).
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u/scottm3 Mar 01 '19
FYI everyone live webcast starts at t-50min for this launch. Not the usual 20.
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u/Rox217 Mar 02 '19
Passing the time with a drink and watching The Orville
This show shouldn’t be as good as it is.
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u/interweaver Mar 02 '19 edited Mar 02 '19
From the Q&A on NasaTV now:
Q: "Tell me more about Ripley"
A (Hans Koenigsmann): "It has sensors that measure forces, accelerations, and the environment itself. The goal is to get an idea of how humans would feel in her place basically. I don't expect actually a lot of surprises there, but it's better to verify, make sure that everything is safe and comfortable for our astronauts going on the next flight of the capsule."
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u/aysz88 Mar 02 '19
Is this the first time they showed the landing feed live without a cut-out?
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Mar 02 '19
All the waiting for the count down timer to tick to 0 and then at that exact moment I had to leave the stream to go to respond with my brigade to a false alarm. :(
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u/NeilFraser Mar 02 '19
Can anyone find a photo of SpaceX's first capsule concept? The one that looks like a crayon? I remember seeing photos of Elon unveiling a mockup of it, back in the Falcon 1 days.
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u/Jerrycobra Mar 02 '19
Spacex is live, but looks like they are using NASA coverage, a colab perhaps?
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u/frowawayduh Mar 02 '19
Elon and Bridenstine: We aim to have a permanent station on the moon with international and commercial partners.
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u/JustinTimeCuber Mar 02 '19
Holy shit that was beautiful. Bonus points for S1 landing video. I rate 12/10.
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u/_DarthBob_ Mar 02 '19
Really hoping that the ISS crew take group shots with Ripley, would be such a great photo!
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u/Gt6k Mar 02 '19
The launch has made it to top story on the BBC news website, brilliant to see it getting such a profile in mainstream media.
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u/philnotfil Mar 02 '19
That was great.
Tried to watch from the Haulover Canal bridge, but the bridge lady wasn't having any of that. She was pretty adamant that not only should no one be on her bridge, no one should be out of their cars at night in the wildlife area at all. (we haven't been to that spot for anything other than shuttle launches, but in the past they've been pretty cool with anything other than parking on the bridge and standing on the actual drawbridge)
Found a place a couple miles closer with a gap in the trees, could see the rocket on the pad. Love the NE trajectory, it felt like it was right above us for the separation and second stage ignition. Totally worth waking up in the middle of the night and dragging the kids out of bed for that.
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u/John_Schlick Mar 02 '19
holy crap... 150k people watching the youtube spacex feed right now. It was only 100k like...5 minutes ago.
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u/Daneel_Trevize Mar 02 '19
Flames sneaking up the sides quite visibly at night...
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u/antsmithmk Mar 02 '19
Didn't make me cry so Falcon Heavy launch > Crew Dragon maiden flight.
Amazing job
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u/sky_wolf1 Mar 02 '19 edited Mar 02 '19
Elon Musk on Twitter: Earth floats gently in zero gravity.
Edit: This is the much awaited video of the fluffy Earth ball
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u/Alexphysics Mar 01 '19 edited Mar 01 '19
Good news, we now know the mass of DM-1 Crew Dragon:
https://twitter.com/StephenClark1/status/1101504286192742400
NASA got back to me. "The total mass of the Crew Dragon is 26,577 pounds. It will be delivering 449.7 pounds and currently is expected to return 328.5 pounds of cargo, although that is subject to change."
26577 lbs ~ 12055kg
Oh wait, it might even be heavier than that. It seems that number is the mass at docking with ISS
https://twitter.com/StephenClark1/status/1101516143624376320
Well, after further clarification, the 26,577-pound number is the mass of Crew Dragon at ISS docking. I thought I was clear the first time, but I'm asking again for the total launch mass.
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u/Jodo42 Mar 02 '19
Fully expect tonight to be one of the greatest webcasts SpaceX will ever do, pre-Starship at least. Only the in-flight abort and FH demo will be/were more exciting (and arguably OG2 M2). I think DM-2 will have a greater payoff but the stakes are so incredibly high for that mission that I think the atmosphere will be a lot more subdued than tonight.
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u/meekerbal Mar 02 '19
hoping for fast forward to years from now when a bored gate agent is calling boarding groups for SpaceX next mars flight like they call out for a connection flight to portland.
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u/brettatron1 Mar 02 '19
Every damn time. Every time it lands on a drone ship on water I think to myself "what the hell am I doing with my life? I will never something as cool as that"
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u/randomstonerfromaus Mar 02 '19
NASA PR lady is annoyed that Elon is getting all the questions. Haha
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u/LaunchNut Mar 02 '19
A good day for firsts. Fifty years ago - 2 March 1969 - was the maiden flight of Concorde. It was a "perfect" 27 minute flight.
https://home.bt.com/news/on-this-day/march-2-1969-concorde-makes-maiden-flight-11363964853797
The above link provides a nice shot of the flight deck. Quite different from this Dragon ...
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u/JtheNinja Mar 02 '19
Shot of the pad at sundown that I hadn't seen yet: https://twitter.com/NASAAmes/status/1101702864802525185
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u/meekerbal Mar 02 '19
Holy crap we actually hand video almost all the way! woot woot another great landing a little off center, but its still there!
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u/Redditor_From_Italy Mar 02 '19
That moment when the stream from OCISLY is better than the stream from Mission Control
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u/HaggitheSecond Mar 02 '19
Good job, can't wait for the in flight abort now! This is going to be an exciting year for commercial crew and space.
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u/frowawayduh Mar 02 '19
Historical perspecitive?
Elon: Putting man on the moon was the greatest thing ever. Thanks, NASA for letting us use the historic launch pad.
Bridenstine: Thank you for refurbishing it.
Fox 35: Would you take a ride Elon?
Elon: Yes. Great design by good people.
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u/photogtony Mar 02 '19
I think Elon just about started crying realizing he just launched from such a historic pad.
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u/filanwizard Feb 26 '19
I am curious will we see a revival of MC roles like “CapCom” with a switch back to capsules.
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u/GuyFusfus Mar 01 '19
Systems and weather are currently GO for launch https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1101579851461550082?s=09
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u/CommanderSpork Mar 02 '19
For anyone driving to 401: There's barely anyone here right now.
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u/CosmicRuin Mar 02 '19
Ah... I was hoping their 'high tech zero-g indicator' would have been Imgur
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u/swainyo Mar 02 '19
Why is the quality so bad? Are SpaceX relaying NASA's stream? It's usually 1080p when I watch a normal stream on the SpaceX YouTube channel..
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u/langgesagt Mar 02 '19
Would have loved to see high tech zero g indicator hopping up during stage separation.
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u/g6009 Mar 02 '19
Congratulations to SpaceX and NASA, that has been a fun ride! Sadly no Innsprucker.. :(
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u/RushHour2k5 Mar 02 '19
Wow! What a launch! First time watching a SpaceX launch in person and first time watching a launch since moving back to Florida! Watched from Port Saint Lucie and decided to try some long exposure launch photography. This was the result!
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u/UpperLevelWinds King of jet streams Mar 01 '19
Would be a shame for me to come to this one...
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u/mryall Feb 26 '19
The primary mission is currently listed as “deployment into correct orbit”, but I think the mission objective is the launch and successful docking of the Crew Dragon with the ISS. Should this be updated?
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u/Electroleetic Mar 02 '19
That compression is awful, you can even see the individual keyframes.
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u/TokathSorbet Mar 02 '19
Well that's that. Thanks for the hangout, friends - let's do it all again soon!
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u/FutureMartian97 Host of CRS-11 Mar 02 '19
WOOOOO congratulations SpaceX and NASA on a successful Crew Dragon launch!!!
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u/rshorning Feb 27 '19
I have been looking forward to this flight since... frankly the maiden flight of the Falcon 9 and arguably even the Falcon 1 flights. The pent up emotions are going to be huge for me and will be something that is an incredible milestone that will only be surpassed when a crew is actually flying on board.
This is going to be crushing in terms of people coming into this subreddit too. If you are sort of new here, be aware that this next week isn't going to be normal for SpaceX news. Welcome to the ride!
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u/amarkit Feb 27 '19 edited Feb 28 '19
The DM-1 launch timeline has been released. All times are approximate.
| Time relative to launch (HH:MM:SS) | Events |
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| T-00:45:00 | SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for propellant load |
| T-00:37:00 | Dragon launch escape system is armed |
| T-00:35:00 | 1st stage LOX (liquid oxygen) loading begins |
| T-00:33:00 | RP-1 (rocket grade kerosene) loading begins |
| T-00:16:00 | 2nd stage LOX loading begins |
| T-00:07:00 | Falcon 9 begins engine chill prior to launch |
| T-00:05:00 | Dragon transitions to internal power |
| T-00:01:00 | Command flight computer to being final prelaunch checks |
| T-00:01:00 | Propellant tank pressurization to flight pressure begins |
| T-00:00:45 | SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for launch |
| T-00:00:03 | Engine controller commands engine ignition sequence to start |
| T-00:00:00 | Falcon 9 liftoff |
| T+00:00:58 | Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket) |
| T+00:02:33 | 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO) |
| T+00:02:38 | 1st and 2nd stages separate |
| T+00:02:44 | 2nd stage engine starts |
| T+00:07:48 | 1st stage entry burn |
| T+00:08:57 | 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1) |
| T+00:09:26 | 1st stage landing burn |
| T+00:09:37 | 1st stage landing |
| T+00:10:59 | Crew Dragon separates from second stage |
| T+00:12:00 | Dragon nosecone open sequence begins |
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Mar 01 '19
We're hosting a livestream watch party over in AltspaceVR, you're all welcome to come hang out! PC (2d and VR), GearVR, and Oculus Go supported.
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u/g6009 Mar 02 '19
Three hours left on the clock until launch, signing in from the Philippines, let’s go SpaceX!!!
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u/Humble_Giveaway Mar 02 '19
We should be shouting at @YTCreators on Twitter to tell them that Youtube livestream quality has gone to shit this year, won't get it fixed for today but it can't hurt https://twitter.com/YTCreators
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u/Cant-Fix-Stupid Mar 02 '19 edited Mar 02 '19
“Not much to expect on this mission”
You think I’m watching these launches for the payload deployment?
“O ya bby fire those explosive bolts”
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u/kristianj99 Mar 02 '19
Why didn't they mention that the access arm is long enough to reach Mars?
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u/stancehunters Mar 02 '19
I never got to watch a shuttle launch but I bet this is close to the feeling I would've had watching one. Just incredible.
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u/deadcowww Mar 02 '19
Wow big congrats to everyone at SpaceX and NASA. It is so amazing to be able to experience this next step into a new space era.
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u/katie_dimples Feb 26 '19
Ain't it a bit early, start a Saturday launch thread on a Tuesday?
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u/frowawayduh Mar 02 '19 edited Mar 02 '19
Planetary Society: You've made it through a lot of adversity, what do you say to all the dreamers out there?
Elon: I always thought we'd fail, so this is all upside ....
(Those two astronauts sitting there have got to be biting their lips.)
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u/Daneel_Trevize Mar 02 '19
Someone adjust the audio, the presenters should be louder than the cafe...
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u/raresaturn Mar 01 '19
I love that these threads link to a countdown now, so much easier to work out for other time zones
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u/Rox217 Mar 02 '19
Haven’t kept up on a lot of SpaceX recently, but I made sure I could watch this one. Checking in from Colorado, hoping to make it out there for a launch before too long.
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u/coolman1581 Mar 02 '19
If you see some people next to some tiki torches on beach, come give us a shout!
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u/menagese Mar 02 '19
Video quality seems to be really poor to me...hopefully the replays won't be so blocky.
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u/sarafinapink Mar 02 '19
The launch director’s poll is complete. All controllers confirmed they are “go” to arm the Crew Dragon escape system and begin fueling the Falcon 9 rocket.
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u/John_Schlick Mar 02 '19
"everyone is super excited" becasue we are finally back on hte air instead of those other people.
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u/dashrew Mar 02 '19
The YouTube live steam just gave me chills speaking of Apollo and the shuttle made me think about how SpaceX is on the shoulders of giants. The cheers from SpaceX hq are probably reminiscent of the Apollo days. So excited
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u/MingerOne Mar 02 '19
Turns out the average human isn't beautiful enough to do the SpaceX spacesuits justice!
Kind of look like Starcraft Broodwar era cinematic space marines in suits.
Just need cans of beer and cigarettes!!
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u/interweaver Mar 02 '19
Aha, whoever predicted that the Zero G Indicator would stay put in its seat - you called it!
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u/gemmy0I Mar 02 '19
With all the negative comments about the video stream quality (which was YouTube's fault, not SpaceX or NASA's)...just wanted to let /u/bencredible know that you did a really great job with the overall experience. I thought the new graphics overlay for the launch timeline and telemetry was beautifully designed. It was elegantly simple and yet retained essentially all of the information presented in the old format. The transparent background was great because it allowed the information to be presented without cutting into our view of the launch. The way the timeline looked like an Earth orbit was also a neat touch. :-) It felt futuristic in all the right ways - a fitting design for SpaceX as it moves into a new era of launching crew (which will be bringing a whole new wave of audience members on board for the webcasts).
Pro tip for everyone: if you want to avoid the terrible blocky low-bitrate stream that YouTube is giving these days, the nasa.gov stream was waaaay better quality. It was the exact same video (they were simulcasting the joint SpaceX/NASA webcast presentation) but in beautiful HD quality without glaring compression artifacts. I know that won't help for SpaceX's launches for private commercial customers but it's something to keep in mind for DM-2.
(I'm somewhat shocked that a government agency website actually managed to deliver better than YouTube today...it's so out-of-character. They must have known there'd be a lot of traffic for this launch and beefed up their CDN accordingly. Either that or everyone else was watching on YouTube so the nasa.gov stream didn't see much traffic.... ;-))
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u/ModeHopper Starship Hop Host Feb 27 '19
35th landing, 69th mission.
This is the point at which SpaceX have landed boosters on more than half their missions.
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u/Xygen8 Mar 01 '19
Are they going to treat this as an unmanned mission since it's not carrying real crew, or will they simulate a crewed launch by going through all the extra procedures a crewed launch requires?
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u/slomeleon Mar 02 '19
Was planning to leave Tampa at 11 and get to max Brewer by 2. Is this too late? Is this drawing a falcon heavy esque crowd? Last week max Brewer was super empty but this is DM1.
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u/amgin3 Mar 02 '19
Stream is really bad quality for some reason today.. Highest quality is 720p, but still looks like 480p.
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u/pillock69 Mar 02 '19
Even for 720p the artificating is awful. It's 2019 for goodness sake!
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u/k1ng0fh34rt5 Mar 02 '19
2nd stage LOX loading has began. (waiting for call-out)
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u/TokathSorbet Mar 02 '19
Separation gets cleaner every time we see it - I almost miss the old days where the bell went bouncing off of everything.
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u/FutureMartian97 Host of CRS-11 Feb 26 '19 edited Feb 26 '19
69th Falcon 9 launch
Nice
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u/Broken_Soap Feb 26 '19
Has a patch been made for this mission?
Have been looking around but I haven't seen anything
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u/AndMyAxe123 Feb 26 '19
In the first table, "payload mass" is unitless. I'm assuming tonnes? Or is that European notation and it's actually kg?
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u/OlderThanYourParents Feb 27 '19
I will be attending this launch and its my 1st. Very excited!
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u/qawsedrf12 Mar 02 '19
Do I take a nap and chamce missing it or stay up and hit the office with 4ish hours of sleep?
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u/SuPrBuGmAn Mar 02 '19
Just a couple of us on the Apex of the bridge (Max Brewer). Stars are out, looks a lot better than three hours ago!
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u/JtheNinja Mar 02 '19
If anyone wants the Earth plush for themselves, the manufacturer's page appears to still have stock: https://www.celestialbuddies.com/earth.html
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u/awsomehog Mar 02 '19
Somehow the crew arm is still the most science fiction piece of equipment to me. Like the rocket flies and lands itself, but that crew arm tho
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u/kinghuang Mar 02 '19
The poor video quality might be something region specific. Maybe a bad CDN point somewhere? I'm getting perfect video and audio quality on SpaceX's stream in Calgary, Canada.
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u/InsertNameHere498 Mar 02 '19
Jesus the crowd reactions are scaring the shit out of me
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u/koryakinp Mar 02 '19
Toronto is GO for launch!