Watch Live as SpaceX Attempts Its Fifth Crewed Launch to the ISS:
Launch from Kennedy Space Center is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
Two NASA astronauts, along with astronauts from the Japanese and Russian space agencies, are embarking on a six-month mission to the International Space Station. You can catch the action live right here.
The SpaceX Crew-5 mission for NASA, the fifth under a Commercial Crew Program agreement, is slated to blast off at noon ET on Wednesday, October 3 [sic], from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center. Hurricane Ian blasted through the region only a week ago, but the facility emerged unscathed from the powerful storm. A launch readiness review on Tuesday cleared the mission for launch, pending the resolution of three minor open issues which were subsequently addressed.
A webcast of the Falcon 9 launch started at 8:00 a.m. ET (12:00 UTC) and is available at NASA TV, NASA's YouTube page, and at the SpaceX website. Should the launch have to be scrubbed, a backup opportunity is available on Thursday, October 6, at 11:38 a.m. ET.
(Score: 4, Informative) by pkrasimirov on Wednesday October 05 2022, @04:32PM (1 child)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EwW8ZkArL4 [youtube.com]
(Score: 2) by pkrasimirov on Thursday October 06 2022, @10:28AM
"Dragon will autonomously dock with the space station on Thursday, October 6, at approximately 4:57 p.m. ET, 20:57 UTC."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-GDJC3Ljtc [youtube.com]
(Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday October 05 2022, @11:30PM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_Heavy_launches#2022_2 [wikipedia.org]
Starlink launch in the same day, launch for Northrop Grumman tomorrow, Falcon Heavy possible in late October. 6 launches in a month isn't unusual for SpaceX anymore.
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(Score: 3, Insightful) by mhajicek on Thursday October 06 2022, @01:38AM (1 child)
The coolest part of all this Is that this is routine enough to be barely news.
The spacelike surfaces of time foliations can have a cusp at the surface of discontinuity. - P. Hajicek
(Score: 3, Insightful) by takyon on Thursday October 06 2022, @10:18AM
A Falcon Heavy launch is planned for October 28th. Those are still far from routine. Then it's Starship orbital watch and maybe another Falcon Heavy launch in November.
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(Score: 2) by DannyB on Thursday October 06 2022, @07:36PM (1 child)
I'm waiting to see Starliner's first crude mission to the ISS.
The server will be down for replacement of vacuum tubes, belts, worn parts and lubrication of gears and bearings.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Thursday October 06 2022, @09:47PM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_Crew_Program#Operational_CCP_missions [wikipedia.org]
Planned for September 2023, or SpaceX Crew-7 flies instead. I think missing that would automatically delay Starliner to about March 2024.
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