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

[SMAlset]

And back to normal life...waiting for an elevator

that’s it for today

 

[SMAlset]

SpaceX has 2 hours of coverage from the scrub to the egress on their site posted:

SpaceX

 

[TheGrimSweeper]

Does the Crew Dragon come equipped with Fallout Shelter, Beach Buggy Racing or Stardew Valley? Keep the astronauts entertained while waiting to defuel.

 

[e-FTW]

Anyone else feel like Doug had had enough of this lying on his back time? He was much more fidgety by the end. Bob was lying there, cross legged, gloves still on taping at the control panel once in a while.
Maybe this is just contrasting personalities.

 

[e-FTW]

Does the Crew Dragon come equipped with Fallout Shelter, Beach Buggy Racing or Stardew Valley? Keep the astronauts entertained while waiting to defuel.

Exactly what I was wondering! Lol

 

[Electroman]

Given that Dragon can fly and has flown many times autonomously and by being controlled from SpaceX mission control, is there any flying these two astronauts will be doing at all, or is it all just a joy/passenger ride?

Also why is this called Demo launch. The purpose of Dragon is to deliver people to ISS and bring them back, and if it does all the intended actions, what is demo about it? I mean would we be in a demo phase with astronauts on board?

 

[e-FTW]

Given that Dragon can fly and has flown many times autonomously and by being controlled from SpaceX mission control, is there any flying these two astronauts will be doing at all, or is it all just a joy/passenger ride?

There are two planned manual flying operations. Need to know how that works if astronauts need to take over from the automation. As we saw with the Boeing Starliner, automation is not always perfect.

Also why is this called Demo launch. The purpose of Dragon is to deliver people to ISS and bring them back, and if it does all the intended actions, what is demo about it? I mean would we be in a demo phase with astronauts on board?

This is how the program is set up: they have to fly humans (test pilots, these guys are not meant to fulfill all duties of a regular astronaut on the ISS) to certify the full system for regular service ferrying astronauts to the ISS.

 

[Mo City]

Also why is this called Demo launch. The purpose of Dragon is to deliver people to ISS and bring them back, and if it does all the intended actions, what is demo about it? I mean would we be in a demo phase with astronauts on board?

I agree with you it isn't just a demo launch because Behnken and Hurley are going to do much more than demonstrate Crew Dragon can reliably fulfill a mission. But by literal definition, it is a demo. Bridenstine made that very clear.

Maybe it should be called Demo+ since they will be up there longer than a few days.

 

[Watts_Up]

What can be this card given back to the helper? ( see video at 5:51:11 )

 

[Nikxice]

What can be this card given back to the helper? ( see video at 5:51:11 )

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That explains why Doug was so fidgety. Ninja #12 took away his official SpaceX E ticket told him there'd be no refunds!
Seriously, that was a good catch, that hand off happened quick. I'll bet one of us will find an answer.

 

[RTPEV]

That's not the key? Did he retrieve it from the cupholder section between Bob & Doug?

 

[e-FTW]

That's not the key? Did he retrieve it from the cupholder section between Bob & Doug?

Heh, exactly my thoughts.
IIRC, we saw him affix it to the top of the screen (and drop it) when they were getting seated.

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

Anyone else feel like Doug had had enough of this lying on his back time? He was much more fidgety by the end. Bob was lying there, cross legged, gloves still on taping at the control panel once in a while.
Maybe this is just contrasting personalities.

I had noticed that Doug was fidgety all the way though.
Maybe he's a nervous flyer.

 

[e-FTW]

I had noticed that Doug was fidgety all the way though.
Maybe he's a nervous flyer.

Or he’s a man of action: “Come on, light this candle!”

 

[e-FTW]

Current schedule for next few days (40% chance of favorable weather on Saturday) per NASA: NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2: NASA Television Coverage, Weather Update – Commercial Crew Program

Live NASA coverage is as follows. All times are EDT:

Friday, May 29

• 10 a.m. – Administrator Countdown Clock Briefing (weather permitting)
  • NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine
  • Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana
  • NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren
  • NASA astronaut Nicole Mann

Saturday, May 30

• 11 a.m. – NASA TV launch coverage begins (continues through docking)
  • 3:22 p.m. – Liftoff
  • 4:09 p.m. – Crew Dragon phase burn
  • 4:55 p.m. – Far-field manual flight test
  • TBD p.m. – Astronaut downlink event from Crew Dragon

• 6:30 p.m. – Postlaunch news conference at Kennedy
  • Administrator Bridenstine
  • Kathy Lueders, manager, NASA Commercial Crew Program
  • SpaceX representative
  • Kirk Shireman, manager, International Space Station Program
  • NASA Chief Astronaut Pat Forrester

Mission operational coverage will continue on NASA TV’s Media Channel.

Sunday, May 31

• TBD a.m. – Astronaut downlink event from Crew Dragon
• 10:29 a.m. – Docking
• 12:45 p.m. – Hatch Open
• 1:05 p.m. – Welcome ceremony
• 3:15 p.m. – Post-arrival news conference at Johnson
  • NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine
  • Johnson Space Center Director Mark Geyer
  • NASA Chief Astronaut Pat Forrester

Mission operational coverage will continue on NASA TV’s Media Channel.

Monday, June 1

• 11:15 a.m. – Space Station crew news conference, with NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy, Bob Behnken, and Doug Hurley
• 12:55 p.m. – SpaceX employee event and Class of 2020 Mosaic presentation, with NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy, Bob Behnken, and Doug Hurley

 

[ecarfan]

Current schedule for next few days (40% chance of favorable weather on Saturday)

If the Saturday and Sunday launch opportunities don’t happen because of weather I wonder when the next times are?

 

[Grendal]

New pre-launch briefing:

 

[Grendal]

New NASA Webcast for Saturday:

 

[Silicon Desert]

Those two guys really are the best:

Bob Behnken on Twitter
Col. Doug Hurley on Twitter

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Hmmm, I think if I were in there with them, I would want to keep my space suit on the whole time and avoid those protein poots

 

[Grendal]

If this weekend is a bust then June 3rd and 4th are the next decent backup days.