Crew 1 is being delayed to understand the reason for the turbopump issue that happened on the GPS launch attempt.
Static Fire on Monday November 9th. Dry dress rehearsal on November 11th. If launch happens on the 14th as planned then docking will happen eight and a half hours later. The 24 hour delay backup launch date on the 15th would take 28 hours to dock with the ISS.
They swapped out two engines on this booster because of the lacquer issue. How a tiny bit of lacquer grounded new Falcon 9 rockets for a month
The details on where to watch: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-tv-coverage-set-for-first-crew-rotation-flight-on-us-commercial-spacecraft
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission coverage is as follows (all times Eastern): Sunday, Nov. 8 2 p.m. (approximately) – Crew Arrival Media Event at Kennedy with the following participants (limited, previously confirmed in-person media only): NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard Kennedy Center Director Bob Cabana Junichi Sakai, manager, International Space Station Program, JAXA NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins, spacecraft commander NASA astronaut Victor Glover, pilot NASA astronaut Shannon Walker, mission specialist JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist No teleconference option is available for this event. Monday, Nov. 9 1:15 p.m. – Virtual Crew Media Engagement at Kennedy with Crew-1 astronauts: NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins, spacecraft commander NASA astronaut Victor Glover, pilot NASA astronaut Shannon Walker, mission specialist JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist Media may ask questions via phone only. For the dial-in number and passcode, please contact the newsroom at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston no later than 11:15 a.m. Monday, Nov. 9, at: [email protected]. Time TBD – Flight Readiness Review Media Teleconference at Kennedy (no earlier than one hour after completion of the Flight Readiness Review, which may continue Tuesday, Nov. 10) with the following participants: Kathy Lueders, associate administrator, Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, Kennedy Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station, Johnson Norm Knight, deputy manager, Flight Operations Directorate, Johnson Benji Reed, senior director, Human Spaceflight Programs, SpaceX Junichi Sakai, manager, International Space Station Program, JAXA FAA representative Media may ask questions via phone only. For the dial-in number and passcode, please contact the Kennedy newsroom no later than 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, at: [email protected]. Thursday, Nov. 12 Time TBD – Prelaunch News Conference at Kennedy (no earlier than one hour after completion of the Launch Readiness Review) with the following participants: Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, Kennedy Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station, Johnson Kirt Costello, chief scientist, International Space Station Program, Johnson Norm Knight, deputy manager, Flight Operations Directorate, Johnson Benji Reed, senior director, Human Spaceflight Programs, SpaceX Arlena Moses, launch weather officer, U.S. Air Force 45th Weather Squadron Media may ask questions via phone only. For the dial-in number and passcode, please contact the Kennedy newsroom no later than noon on Thursday, Nov. 12, at: [email protected]. Friday, Nov. 13 10 a.m. – Administrator Countdown Clock Briefing with the following participants (limited, previously confirmed in-person media only): NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine Kennedy Center Director Bob Cabana Hiroshi Sasaki, vice president and director general, JAXA’s Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate NASA astronaut representative No teleconference option is available for this event. Saturday, Nov. 14 3:30 p.m. – NASA Television launch coverage begins. NASA Television will have continuous coverage, including docking, hatch open, and welcome ceremony, with a news conference following docking activities. Sunday, Nov. 15 4:20 a.m. – Docking 7 a.m. (approximately) – Welcome Ceremony from the International Space Station 7:20 a.m. (approximately – immediately following Welcome Ceremony) - Post-docking news conference from Johnson with the following participants: NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine Kathy Lueders, associate administrator, Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters Hiroshi Sasaki, vice president and director general, JAXA’s Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate Johnson Center Director Mark Geyer Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, Kennedy Joel Montalbano, manager, International Space Station, Johnson SpaceX representative Media may ask questions via phone only. For the dial-in number and passcode, please contact the Johnson newsroom no later than 4 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, at: [email protected]. Monday, Nov. 16 Time TBD – International Space Station News Conference from Johnson with the following Expedition 64 crew members: NASA astronaut Kate Rubins NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins NASA astronaut Victor Glover NASA astronaut Shannon Walker JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi Media may ask questions via phone only. For the dial-in number and passcode, please contact the Johnson newsroom at no later than 8 a.m. Nov. 16 at: [email protected]. NASA TV Launch Coverage NASA TV live coverage will begin at 3:30 p.m. For NASA TV downlink information, schedules, and links to streaming video, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/live Audio only of the news conferences and launch coverage will be carried on the NASA “V” circuits, which may be accessed by dialing 321-867-1220, -1240, -1260 or -7135. On launch day, "mission audio," countdown activities without NASA TV launch commentary, will be carried on 321-867-7135. On launch day, a “clean feed” of the launch without NASA TV commentary will be carried on the NASA TV media channel. Launch also will be available on local amateur VHF radio frequency 146.940 MHz and UHF radio frequency 444.925 MHz, heard within Brevard County on the Space Coast. NASA Website Launch Coverage Launch day coverage of the SpaceX Crew-1 mission will be available on the NASA website. Coverage will include live streaming and blog updates beginning no earlier than 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, as the countdown milestones occur. On-demand streaming video and photos of the launch will be available shortly after liftoff. For questions about countdown coverage, contact the Kennedy newsroom at 321-867-2468. Follow countdown coverage on our launch blog at: http://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew
Static fire slipped to Wednesday. Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon have been officially certified for human transport in general. Flight Readiness Review:
Static fire was successful: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1326650380973797376?fbclid=IwAR2XyZbiAuZYiTxVRePCPhc6pT6cctPX_6aUs3Z3tx6AAPpkIsCxmRaEMGQ Static fire of Falcon 9 complete – targeting Saturday, November 14 at 7:49 p.m. EST for launch of Crew Dragon’s first operational mission to the space station with four astronauts on board. Teams will continue monitoring weather conditions for liftoff and along the flight path.
Nasa and SpaceX does rehearsals, -not only the nominal flight, but also contingency scenarios, and they accidentally put one of them in live at ISS feed; it gave little scare to few of listeners... http://issaudio.byethost7.com/iss/2020-11-12-Thu-2200_trim.mp3 at 6min 10 sec
"Update: Due to onshore winds and recovery operations, NASA and SpaceX are targeting launch of the Crew-1 mission with astronauts to the Space_Station at 7:27 p.m. EST Sunday, Nov. 15. The first stage booster is planned to be reused to fly astronauts on Crew-2. #LaunchAmerica" https://twitter.com/jimbridenstine/status/1327357510022434816 Moderator note: First post updated with new launch information - Thanks HVM.