The Official Space Flight Thread - The Space Station and Beyond

Cosimo · 7 Oct 2012 at 09:57

SpaceX CRS-1 Mission press kit.

Mission updates and livestream from SpaceX:

http://www.spacex.com/webcast/

and NASA TV:

http://www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv

Cosimo · 7 Oct 2012 at 11:00

It's never boring watching these views of the earth:

Cosimo · 7 Oct 2012 at 20:46

Weather is currently only 60% favourable for SpaceX CRS-1 launch later tonight. A slow moving front may still scupper the launch.

Tibbz2 · 7 Oct 2012 at 20:48

I would love to watch the stream, but i've had no sleep for a day or two and I need to be up early for school tomorrow. Damn time differences.

Glaucus · 8 Oct 2012 at 01:13

Still go with under 30mins left.

And very true, those videos of earth are always stunning.

Cosimo · 8 Oct 2012 at 06:46

Cosimo · 8 Oct 2012 at 07:56

The Dragon spacecraft will reach the space station on Wednesday. Grapple is scheduled for approximately 12:22 BST (07:22 EDT).

Cosimo · 8 Oct 2012 at 10:26

The SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon capsule launch:

Cosimo · 8 Oct 2012 at 19:10

VaderDSL · 8 Oct 2012 at 20:29

The Falcon 9 had a pretty worrying anomaly, they say everything was expected, but the "explosion" was certainly spectacular.

Fuzz · 8 Oct 2012 at 21:47

Merlin engine No1 took one for the team!!

Glaucus · 9 Oct 2012 at 10:33

I hope Curiosity hasn't broken itself

Curiosity Finds…SOMETHING…on Martian Surface. Metallic Martian pebble, broken piece of the rover, or something else?

Mik3 · 9 Oct 2012 at 10:42

I was reading about that this morning, I cant wait to find out what it is.

Keep us updated.

Cosimo · 10 Oct 2012 at 08:18

Dragon grapple is scheduled for approximately 12:17 BST (07:17 EDT) today.

Cosimo · 10 Oct 2012 at 10:14

Dragon is at a hold point 250 metres from the station:

Live coverage is here.

Scarecrow · 10 Oct 2012 at 11:11

30 meters now, wont be too long

Cosimo · 10 Oct 2012 at 11:21

Getting closer:

Cosimo · 10 Oct 2012 at 11:23

.... and closer:

Cosimo · 10 Oct 2012 at 11:49

In darkness and light:

We have the GO for grapple.

Cosimo · 10 Oct 2012 at 11:58

Job done, Dragon has been captured!

** The Official Space Flight Thread - The Space Station and Beyond **