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Related: About this forumSpace Station Crew Anticipating SpaceX Dragon’s Arrival
Fingers crossed...
January 4, 2012
Nancy Atkinson
Universe Today
In a media chat on Wednesday three crew members from the International Space Station said they are anticipating the historic arrival of SpaceXs Dragon cargo ship to the ISS next month. For all of us, were very excited about it, said ISS Commander Dan Burbank. Number one, for the sake of the Space Station, that is critical capability to resupply the station and be able to return critical hardware, or payloads And down the road it also affords capability to actually deliver crew to the station. I think that is very exciting.
Burbank called the first arrival of a commercial vehicle the start of new era.
February 7, 2012 is the target date for the launch of the Dragon capsule. It will arrive at the ISS one to three days later and once there, Dragon will begin the demonstrations related to the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services Phase 2 agreements (COTS 2) to show proper performance and control in the vicinity of the ISS, while remaining outside the Stations safe zone. Then, if all goes well, Dragon will receive approval to begin the COTS 3 activities, where it will gradually approach within a few meters of the ISS, allowing astronauts to reach out and grapple Dragon with the Stations robotic arm and then maneuver it carefully into one of the docking ports.
http://www.universetoday.com/92374/space-station-crew-anticipating-spacex-dragons-arrival/
Nancy Atkinson
Universe Today
In a media chat on Wednesday three crew members from the International Space Station said they are anticipating the historic arrival of SpaceXs Dragon cargo ship to the ISS next month. For all of us, were very excited about it, said ISS Commander Dan Burbank. Number one, for the sake of the Space Station, that is critical capability to resupply the station and be able to return critical hardware, or payloads And down the road it also affords capability to actually deliver crew to the station. I think that is very exciting.
Burbank called the first arrival of a commercial vehicle the start of new era.
February 7, 2012 is the target date for the launch of the Dragon capsule. It will arrive at the ISS one to three days later and once there, Dragon will begin the demonstrations related to the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services Phase 2 agreements (COTS 2) to show proper performance and control in the vicinity of the ISS, while remaining outside the Stations safe zone. Then, if all goes well, Dragon will receive approval to begin the COTS 3 activities, where it will gradually approach within a few meters of the ISS, allowing astronauts to reach out and grapple Dragon with the Stations robotic arm and then maneuver it carefully into one of the docking ports.
http://www.universetoday.com/92374/space-station-crew-anticipating-spacex-dragons-arrival/
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Space Station Crew Anticipating SpaceX Dragon’s Arrival (Original Post)
pokerfan
Jan 2012
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phantom power
(25,966 posts)1. "crew excited about restored ability to receive food, water, oxygen"
pokerfan
(27,677 posts)2. luxury items (nt)
ThoughtCriminal
(14,047 posts)3. Space X Dragon? I think I saw that movie!