Space X launch. Thursday 5:55 EST

[Thebobo]

Get your TV dinner tray out cause here we go again, boster will land but no mention of the fairings although last launch they did recover them.

Webcast http://www.spacex.com/webcast

"SpaceX is targeting launch of its eleventh Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-11) from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is on Thursday, June 1 at 5:55 p.m. EDT or 21:55 UTC, with a backup launch attempt on Saturday, June 3 at 5:07 p.m. EDT or 21:07 UTC. Dragon will separate from Falcon 9’s second stage about 10 minutes after liftoff and attach to the station on June 4.

The CRS-11 mission will be the 100th launch from historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. Following stage separation, the first stage of Falcon 9 will attempt to land at SpaceX’s Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.

A mission press kit is available here."

 

[tynopik]

The next 2 months are absolutely critical for them as they try to get their 'SpaceX Steamroller' running

They have 7 launches scheduled in that timeframe, or an average of almost 1 a week, which is just insane. If they can pull it off, or even some reasonable approximation of that without any catastrophic incidents, it will be a huge accomplishment.

2017-06-01 Dragon (CRS-11) (1st reuse of a Dragon capsule)
2017-06-15 BulgariaSat-1 (2nd 'flight proven' booster)
2017-06-25 Iridium NEXT (Flight 2)
2017-07-01 Intelsat 35e
2017-07-22 Formosat-5
2017-07-XX SES-11/Echostar 105
2017-08-01 Dragon (CRS-12)

 

[Thebobo]

Launching early? 5 mins

 

[tynopik]

Launching early? 5 mins

target launch time is still 17:55:53 EDT

 

[Thebobo]

Awesome video of the thrusters firing from NROL-76 Launch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzQpkQ1etdA

 

[tynopik]

Awesome video of the thrusters firing

i guess they were showing footage of the earlier static fire test?

the actual launch is still a half hour away assuming the weather clears

 

[Thebobo]

i guess they were showing footage of the earlier static fire test?

the actual launch is still a half hour away assuming the weather clears

Had a little emergency didnt finish my post was from a previous flight.

 

[tynopik]

scrubbed for weather

next attempt Saturday June 3 5:07 PM EDT

 

[PottedMeat]

with a scrub, entertain yourselves with a Ariane 5 dual sat launch at 7:45pm ET ( 8 minutes to go )

edit: jesus they could really learn alot from spacex's presentation skills, but then again they aren't competing with anyone

 

[Thebobo]

with a scrub, entertain yourselves with a Ariane 5 dual sat launch at 7:45pm ET ( 8 minutes to go )

edit: jesus they could really learn alot from spacex's presentation skills, but then again they aren't competing with anyone

That's what the James Webb Telescope $$$$ is being launched on next year. It has a good track record but damn things happen;

 

[tynopik]

Robin Seemangal‏Verified account @nova_road

Two really good sources are saying tomorrow's SpaceX launch is scrubbed. Damn. Hoping to hear something official (and different?) soon.

I should've said 'will likely scrub' because ultimately, it's up to SpaceX and that hasn't happened yet. Sources were seasoned NASA folks.

Chris G - NSF ‏ @CwG_NSF 3h3 hours ago
We're they saying bc weather?

Yes. And the forecast does seem bad. @theWeatherboy says it gets progressively worse

the Weatherboy‏ @theWeatherboy 3h3 hours ago
Forecast looks worse and worse most days coming up

 

[Thebobo]

Looking iffy

http://www.spacex.com/webcast

SpaceX‏Verified account @SpaceX 1h1 hour ago
Weather is 60% favorable for today’s Falcon 9 launch of Dragon to the @Space_Station. Liftoff set for 5:07 p.m. EDT, 21:07 UTC.

 

[tynopik]

so far so good

hosted webcast
technical webcast

 

[tynopik]

3 minutes, looks like a go

 

[PottedMeat]

ground tracking camera

 

[mxnerd]

What's the purpose of today's launch?

 

[tynopik]

2nd stage ignition and 1st stage boost back

 

[tynopik]

What's the purpose of today's launch?

ISS resupply

 

[tynopik]

successful landing

 

[mxnerd]

ISS resupply

International Space Station resupply? Thanks.

The rocket already back on earth perfectly!

So fast!

 

[mxnerd]

36 hrs to ISS.

 

[Thebobo]

ground tracking camera

Nice grab, glad they showed that. They seem to be getting real good at videoing all this.

 

[PottedMeat]

Hail Landing Zone Wasp Overlords

 

[Darwin333]

What's the purpose of today's launch?

Send up a Dragon capsule to resupply the ISS.

 

[Darwin333]

SpaceX is making it look easy to shoot a big ass rocket into space and then have it come back and land vertically.