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SpaceX F9 - CRS-16 - SLC-40
- Thread starter MacGreiner
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Launch Date: December 4th
Launch Window: 1838 GMT (1:38 p.m. EST)
Launch site: SLC-40 Cape Canaveral
Booster Recovery: RTLS - LZ-1
Booster Type: B1050 - New
Orbit: ISS in LEO
Dragon Return - January 10th
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the 18th Dragon spacecraft mission on its 16th operational cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station. The flight is being conducted under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.
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Social media passes anyone? Bonnie introduced us to this...
Experience the Launch of the SpaceX CRS-16 Mission
Experience the Launch of the SpaceX CRS-16 Mission
Nikxice
Active Member
From NASA's launch experience website, consider that for the two day event, "You are responsible for your own expenses for travel, accommodation, food and other amenities." Not cheap. I don't mean to throw cold water on these events, but NASA certainly has more than a little spare change available in their PR department to help media savvy 18 or 19 year old kids participate. Generating interest within this age group would seem to be a prime demographic for NASA to impress through the eyes of their peers.
I'm 90% thinking that they already sent the second docking adapter ages ago. In fact, yes, two years ago:
Guess I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue! I could have sworn it was this flight.
Ha vindication! Here we go (see blurb about CRS-16): Next SpaceX launch will bring critical docking adapter to International Space Station
They did send the second one in 2016, this would be the second one to be installed.
First one: sploded
Second one: installed
Third one: soon to launch
So third try (with third adapter) that will become the second one installed.
ISS Docking Module Relocates to Establish Second Commercial Crew Docking Port – Spaceflight101
OK, so what are the odds that SpaceX will play the Blue Danube on their broadcast of Crew Dragon's first docking sequence?
Weather is not looking good on the East Coast either. 40% chance for the launch at this early date. So possibly a delay for this one too.
Weather for tomorrow has changed to 60% favorable.
https://www.patrick.af.mil/Portals/...st 4 Dec Launch.pdf?ver=2018-12-03-081747-413
https://www.patrick.af.mil/Portals/...st 4 Dec Launch.pdf?ver=2018-12-03-081747-413
NASA CRS-16 pre-launch briefing. Some interesting pieces of information in it. DM-1 likely to slip to mid-January. This is a live stream, so you'll have to find the briefing in the stream.
Mike1080i
Member
SpaceX CRS-16 Now Targeted for Dec. 5 – SpaceX
NASA and SpaceX are now targeting Wednesday, Dec. 5 for launch of the 16th SpaceX cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. The launch was moved to Wednesday after mold was found on food bars for a rodent investigation prior to handover to SpaceX. Teams will use the extra day to replace the food bars. The launch time for Wednesday is 1:16 p.m. EST.
NASA and SpaceX are now targeting Wednesday, Dec. 5 for launch of the 16th SpaceX cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. The launch was moved to Wednesday after mold was found on food bars for a rodent investigation prior to handover to SpaceX. Teams will use the extra day to replace the food bars. The launch time for Wednesday is 1:16 p.m. EST.
