SpaceX Tuesday...

[lost in espace]

lost in espace said:

The 28th works for a trip to Cape Canaveral, thanks all.

Now found some info:

2017 Aug 28 Falcon 9 LC-39A LEO <=4990 X-37B OTV-5 USAF

[MartG]

Why the old aluminium grid fins needed upgrading...

[Beati Dogu]

lost in espace said:

lost in espace said:

The 28th works for a trip to Cape Canaveral, thanks all.

Now found some info:

2017 Aug 28 Falcon 9 LC-39A LEO <=4990 X-37B OTV-5 USAF

That's the one with the Boeing X-37B space plane aboard. OTV-5 means the Orbital Test Vehicle - 5th flight.


There's also an Atlas 5 rocket currently scheduled to launch on the 31st August. This will be from SLC-41, which is located between SpaceX's pads at 39a and SLC-40.

This one is for the NROL-52 mission (a classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office).

[MartG]

Pics of BulgariaSat 1st stage yesterday

https://www.flickr.com/photos/29418863@N04/sets/72...

[MartG]

"Falcon 9 and Intelsat 35e are vertical on Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Weather is 40% favorable for tonight’s 58-minute launch window, which opens at 7:36 p.m. EDT, 23:36 UTC. Launch webcast will go live about 15 minutes before liftoff → spacex.com/webcast"

[lost in espace]

lost in espace said:

The 28th works for a trip to Cape Canaveral, thanks all.

Now found some info:

2017 Aug 28 Falcon 9 LC-39A LEO <=4990 X-37B OTV-5 USAF

[Eric Mc]

Tonight's launch will be too late for me.

[Beati Dogu]

I'll watch it if I don't fall asleep first.

The "go" weather forecast has increased from 40% to 60% now it seems

[51mes]

webcast just started.... http://www.spacex.com/webcast 8 mins to go...

[51mes]

launch abort at t -9 seconds... scrubbed for the day - the falcon9 guidance system decided to abort - at least 24 hour delay...

Edited by 51mes on Monday 3rd July 00:41

[Beati Dogu]

Yeah, funnily enough the CRS-11 Dragon Capsule's (second) return from the ISS has been delayed until Monday too.

The sea was bit rough on Sunday it seems.

[CrutyRammers]

MartG said:

Why the old aluminium grid fins needed upgrading...

Blimey!

[Einion Yrth]

CRS-11 is home safe, first reflown Dragon all good.

[Beati Dogu]

The CRS-11 Dragon capsule fished out of the drink and on its way back home.



Time to spray paint another ISS silhouette onto it.

[Beati Dogu]

The Falcon 9 launch has been put back a little due to the weather.

It's now 1:07 am UK time.

Edit - now 1:35 am.

Edited by Beati Dogu on Tuesday 4th July 00:07

[MartG]

Now delayed to 01:35 BST

[MartG]

"SpaceX is now targeting 8:35 p.m. EDT (0035 GMT), the end of tonight's launch window, to allow storms to pass.

The company says it has reserved a backup launch opportunity tomorrow evening on the Air Force's Eastern Range, if required."

[RobDickinson]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASbCLpWDPV4

t-6min

[MartG]

Bugger - aborted again at T-9s

[51mes]

right thats it - not stopping up for another launch attempt - I'm obviously jinxing it...

S.