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SpaceX Dragon Capsule docking with International Space Station
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| May 25 2012
| AP
Posted on 05/25/2012 4:21:58 AM PDT by iowamark
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To: Future Snake Eater
Capture now being pushed out until 1040h EST...
They are going nice and slowly...don’t want to see any “OOOPS” moments...
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posted on
05/25/2012 6:07:32 AM PDT
by
GRRRRR
(He'll NEVER be my President, FUBO! Treason is the Reason! Impeach the Kenyan)
To: iowamark
Now holding at 200 meters
Waiting for a window for a closer approach
Cannot grapple the spacecraft in the dark
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posted on
05/25/2012 6:08:37 AM PDT
by
kidd
To: iowamark
Dragon now at 30 meter hold point
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posted on
05/25/2012 6:13:15 AM PDT
by
kidd
To: saganite
7000 pressurized and 7000 unpressurized cargo. Not a bad potential payload. And the extended trunk should increase the unpressurized cargo mass. I haven't seen any numbers on the extended trunk yet.
/johnny
To: GRRRRR
No bumps would be good. A Soyuz bumped MIR and that was a nightmare for all involved.
/johnny
To: iowamark
“FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2012 1333 GMT (9:33 a.m. EDT)
Mission control reports it will take another 20 minutes for Dragon to reach the capture point below the space station.
FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2012 1329 GMT (9:29 a.m. EDT)
Dragon is now firing thrusters to nudge it closer to the space station. Its next destination is a hold point just 10 meters, or 32 feet, from the 450-ton orbiting outpost.”
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posted on
05/25/2012 6:35:23 AM PDT
by
iowamark
To: kidd
Inching towards the 10 meter point. Be there in 8 minutes.
External lights turned on.
May try a night capture
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posted on
05/25/2012 6:38:40 AM PDT
by
kidd
To: kidd
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posted on
05/25/2012 6:50:26 AM PDT
by
kidd
To: kidd
Mission Control has given “GO FOR CAPTURE”
Dragon just 10 meters away.
The Canadian build robot arm will now reach up and snare the Dragon!
They are in ‘night time’ over Australia
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posted on
05/25/2012 6:51:36 AM PDT
by
GRRRRR
(He'll NEVER be my President, FUBO! Treason is the Reason! Impeach the Kenyan)
To: GRRRRR
Robot arm now moving...come here my little pretty!!
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posted on
05/25/2012 6:54:06 AM PDT
by
GRRRRR
(He'll NEVER be my President, FUBO! Treason is the Reason! Impeach the Kenyan)
To: PastorBooks
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posted on
05/25/2012 6:54:21 AM PDT
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catbertz
To: catbertz
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posted on
05/25/2012 6:55:47 AM PDT
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GRRRRR
(He'll NEVER be my President, FUBO! Treason is the Reason! Impeach the Kenyan)
To: GRRRRR
LOL! "Got a Dragon by the tail".
/johnny
To: JRandomFreeper
Did he say, “Now let’s turn it around and do it for real.”? My ears aren’t the best.
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posted on
05/25/2012 6:59:54 AM PDT
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houeto
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To: houeto
“Looks like this sim went really well,” Pettit joked. “We’re ready to turn it around and do it for real.”
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posted on
05/25/2012 7:01:20 AM PDT
by
iowamark
To: iowamark
Looks like NASA tv is time delayed by 5 or 6 minutes.
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posted on
05/25/2012 7:02:44 AM PDT
by
iowamark
To: iowamark
Where are you getting the time diff? I had my ZULU clock up and it matched pretty close to what they were saying.
/johnny
To: JRandomFreeper
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posted on
05/25/2012 7:12:49 AM PDT
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iowamark
To: iowamark
Weird. Video streaming can do things like that. I wonder if NASA has a delay policy.
Of course, it could be that Space-X has better equipment and bandwidth than NASA does, too. ;)
/johnny
To: iowamark
Looks like this sim went really well, Pettit joked. Were ready to turn it around and do it for real.Thanks iowamark. That's a classic!
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posted on
05/25/2012 7:24:04 AM PDT
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houeto
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