SpaceX F9 - Comm Crew DM-2 - LC-39A

[SMAlset]

Hard capture complete! Almost there to the crew on ISS.

Early here on west coast so had alarm set for 7am PT knowing things can happen earlier, which they did, so got to see Dragon move in the last two meters to the docking arm and see soft capture. Now the pins are in and fully locked to the station. Exciting to witness.

 

[ecarfan]

I’m not sure, but I think I just heard CapCom tell Bob and Doug to be careful when opening the overhead bins as items may have shifted during the flight...

 

[ecarfan]

Eric Berger’s story about the launch “The trampoline is working”—SpaceX returns human spaceflight to America

QUOTE:

NASA, of course, has been sidelined in the human spaceflight game since 2011, when the space shuttle retired. Since then, NASA has relied on Russian Soyuz spacecraft for access to the station. When tensions escalated between the United States and Russia in 2014, a senior Russian official who now heads the country's space program, Dmitry Rogozin, taunted NASA by suggesting the space agency use a trampoline to launch its astronauts.

At a post-flight news conference on Saturday, Musk quipped, “The trampoline is working."

 

[SMAlset]

Seat trays up and return your seats to the upright position.

The gloves are coming off. And the suits awaiting entry to ISS. Reported seeing the white zipper on the gloves.

SpaceX just handed off to NASA for remaining coverage of vacuum and dock opening to the crew. Wow just a great trip.

Hope the screen grabs carry those who didn’t get to tune in a better sense of what they missed.

Preparing from the other side. Confirmed they ate getting good air from ISS.

 

[Electroman]

Any videos of shots showing Musk and team when Trump and Pence were all praise for SpaceX and Musk? The feed's camera was fixed right on the podium and did not show the crowd.

 

[SMAlset]

In final prep

getting cameras and lighting set up for the dads’ entry moment.

 

[Nikxice]

Any videos of shots showing Musk and team when Trump and Pence were all praise for SpaceX and Musk? The feed's camera was fixed right on the podium and did not show the crowd.

I haven't found any. Okay with that too. A great deal of that production was a maga rally. Fact check.
Trump Takes Credit For Space Launch That Got Its Start A Decade Ago

 

[SMAlset]

Some communication glitch apparently being worked out with Endeavor. Ok on Endeavor to Ground line com however.

 

[MXLRplus]

I haven't found any. Okay with that too. A great deal of that production was a maga rally. Fact check.
Trump Takes Credit For Space Launch That Got Its Start A Decade Ago

Fact check with facts instead of propaganda:
The DNC platform includes dissolving space programs.
The Republican Space Fans Exiting the House

 

[SMAlset]

Still working on establishing hardline to Endeavor. In meantime nice view of Dragon with sun back on it.

 

[MXLRplus]

I think they will have to wait for an OTA update to the infotainment to get the hard comms working.

 

[bmah]

I think they will have to wait for an OTA update to the infotainment to get the hard comms working.

Wonder if they tried rebooting with the two buttons on the steering wheel.

Bruce.

 

[SMAlset]

Still troubleshooting what Houston thinks might be interference on the com. Cameras switched to Dragon and dads doing their prep inside.

 

[SMAlset]

Doug confirming RF connection working.

Pressure equalization is complete and just finishing leak check. Shouldn’t be much longer.

Bob going over with Ground the used water bottle and meals inventory. Lunch was already had.

 

[SMAlset]

More maintenance. Guys got word that they are about half hour to entry and can stop suit drying and go ahead with waste systems flush.

 

[SMAlset]

If you haven’t been listening in to the NASA site, you missed that Chris is concerned that the batteries to the cameras could go dead (set up and testing has been going on for a while) just at the moment they are recording the ceremony of the historic entry of the Dragon crew. He’ll have some backup batteries but Ground doesn’t think it will be an issue.

 

[SMAlset]

Found it interesting that only the camera operator is wearing mask.

 

[SMAlset]

One hatch opened from ISS side.

Chris removing the target from the hatch (IR camera)

reporting another 10-15 minutes to opening.

guys can be seen through the dragon hatch window.

 

[ecarfan]

The amount of work required to set up the A/V for the hatch opening and the number of cameras and audio feeds seems like overkill to me.

 

[SMAlset]

It’s open 12:02