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

[Cosimo]

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]

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

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[Cosimo]

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

 

[Tibbz2]

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]

Still go with under 30mins left.

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

 

[Cosimo]

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[Cosimo]

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

 

[Cosimo]

The SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon capsule launch:

 

[Cosimo]

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[VaderDSL]

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

 

[Fuzz]

Merlin engine No1 took one for the team!!

 

[Glaucus]

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]

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

Keep us updated.

 

[Cosimo]

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

 

[Cosimo]

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

Live coverage is here.

 

[Scarecrow]

30 meters now, wont be too long

 

[Cosimo]

Getting closer:

 

[Cosimo]

.... and closer:

 

[Cosimo]

In darkness and light:

We have the GO for grapple.

 

[Cosimo]

Job done, Dragon has been captured!