Spacex CRS-6 Resupply mission to ISS - today @ 9.33pm.

namloc1980

Spacex will launch its latest resupply mission to the ISS this evening at 9.33pm Irish time. As part of the launch Spacex will attempt to land the first stage booster on a floating platform at sea. The first attempt in January was close but didn't quite make it.

_Tombstone_

Tight window for this with the weather and position of the ISS apparently, only 60% chance of launch. A 3 second Window!! It has the first ever espresso machine designed for use in orbit onboard and Sats for finding mineral rich Asteroids.

The Plan,




What it's meant to look like after,




What I want to see,

https://vine.co/v/OjqeYWWpVWK







Only messing, 54Million to build the Falcon, big savings if it can be made reusable.




15 or so attempts to try again this year if it goes wrong, Good Luck sez I.

Knifey Spoony

namloc1980 wrote: »

Spacex will launch its latest resupply mission to the ISS this evening at 9.33pm Irish time. As part of the launch Spacex will attempt to land the first stage booster on a floating platform at sea. The first attempt in January was close but didn't quite make it.

Is the launch not at 8.33pm Irish time? 4.33 EST = 8.33 GMT??

Anyway, I think that the weather is meant to be clear here tomorrow evening, so hopefully we will get to see the Dragon chasing the ISS when it passes over.

namloc1980

Knifey Spoony wrote: »

Is the launch not at 8.33pm Irish time? 4.33 EST = 8.33 GMT??

Anyway, I think that the weather is meant to be clear here tomorrow evening, so hopefully we will get to see the Dragon chasing the ISS when it passes over.

No. We don't have GMT in Ireland at the moment. Most people don't know but we are now on Irish Standard Time which is one hour ahead of GMT. Also we are 5 hours ahead of Eastern Time meaning 9.33pm launch.

There is a chance of seeing Dragon over Ireland about 20-25 mins after launch tonight. Unfortunately the weather is very cloudy. Hopefully tomorrow night.

thecommander

namloc1980 wrote: »

There is a chance of seeing Dragon over Ireland about 20-25 mins after launch tonight. Unfortunately the weather is very cloudy. Hopefully tomorrow night.

Just read 18 minutes

namloc1980

25 minutes to launch. Still a go for launch.

irishgeo

will the the dragon be visible on this pas if it launches?

13 Apr -3.1 22:21:55 10° W 22:25:09 59° S 22:28:16 11° ESE visible

irishgeo

will the the dragon be visible on this pas if it launches?

13 Apr -3.1 22:21:55 10° W 22:25:09 59° S 22:28:16 11° ESE visible

irishgeo

storm cell in the area, countdown continues though. 13 mins and counting.

irishgeo

no go due to weather.

namloc1980

Launch scrubbed. Weather is a no go.

irishgeo

another try tomorrow but the weather is going to be worse tomorrow. 3pm eastern 7pm gmt 8pm bst.

namloc1980

Tomorrow's launch is at 4.10pm Eastern which is 9.10pm Irish time.

irishgeo

namloc1980 wrote: »

Tomorrow's launch is at 4.10pm Eastern which is 9.10pm Irish time.

sure the commentator said 3pm, looks like thats the time nasa tv coverage starts.

ankaragucu

namloc1980 wrote: »

No. We don't have GMT in Ireland at the moment. Most people don't know but we are now on Irish Standard Time which is one hour ahead of GMT. Also we are 5 hours ahead of Eastern Time meaning 9.33pm launch.

Hi there, can you explain this for me please?You seem to be saying Ireland is 1 hour ahead of GMT, as in here in Ireland now its 10.30am but in England right now its 9.30am?
Confused!

greedygoblin

ankaragucu wrote: »

Hi there, can you explain this for me please?You seem to be saying Ireland is 1 hour ahead of GMT, as in here in Ireland now its 10.30am but in England right now its 9.30am?
Confused!

No, England are also at GMT+1. Except over there it's known as British Standard Time (BST). Both Ireland and Britain will go back to GMT when we put our clocks back in the Autumn.

ankaragucu

greedygoblin wrote: »

No, England are also at GMT+1. Except over there it's known as British Standard Time (BST). Both Ireland and Britain will go back to GMT when we put our clocks back in the Autumn.

Of course!GMT itself never changes.Thanks.

nokia69

_Tombstone_ wrote: »

15 or so attempts to try again this year if it goes wrong, Good Luck sez I.

they won't have 15 more launches this year, it will be closer to 10 and with a bit of luck the falcon heavy may launch too, and they can't do recovery attempts with every launch

Ghost Train

No issues so far by the sound of it

Weather looks okay

stream here or on ustream
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/

irishgeo

1 min 30 secs no technical issues.

irishgeo

safely off the launch pad.

irishgeo

will we see the dragon on this pass?

14 Apr - 23:04:36 10° W 23:07:43 42° SSW 23:10:50 10° SE visible

jimbis

Will this be visible with the naked eye when it passes here at 9:30?

irishgeo

jimbis wrote: »

Will this be visible with the naked eye when it passes here at 9:30?

according to the heavens above that iss pass at 9.30 is not visible. better bet at 11

CJmasgrande

irishgeo wrote: »

according to the heavens above that iss pass at 9.30 is not visible. better bet at 11

My Iss iPhone app says the space station passes at 2204hrs?

irishgeo

CJmasgrande wrote: »

My Iss iPhone app says the space station passes at 2204hrs?

is it adjusting for British summer time. GMT +1 hour.

jimbis

I have 22:05 for the iss pass myself. But it's not docking untill Friday so it wouldnt be close to it yet would it? Amature here :pac:

Hmmzis

Any news of the landing?

Knifey Spoony

Hmmzis wrote: »

Any news of the landing?

https://twitter.com/SpaceXEngineer/status/588075066757361664

irishgeo

irishgeo wrote: »

is it adjusting for British summer time. GMT +1 hour.

i am wrong my fault. it is 10.


Elon MuskVerified account
‏@elonmusk
Ascent successful. Dragon enroute to Space Station. Rocket landed on droneship, but too hard for survival.

Hmmzis

Aw crap! They still have a good few tries left this year though.

CJmasgrande

Knifey Spoony wrote: »

https://twitter.com/SpaceXEngineer/status/588075066757361664

Wow wee that was fantastic!

Just watched it sailing across the sky from Clara Offaly!!!!!!!

I thought I filmed it but realised after failed to press the tiny record button

namloc1980

Saw it flying over! Could easily make out the Dragon and the second stage right behind it. Great sight.

thecommander

Stage 1 didn't make it according to Musk.
Edit: Old news it seems

irishgeo

namloc1980 wrote: »

Saw it flying over! Could easily make out the Dragon and the second stage right behind it. Great sight.

crap didnt realise it would be visible.

Knifey Spoony

Clear all day here and it's only now that clouds decide to roll in. :mad:

lord lucan

namloc1980 wrote: »

Saw it flying over! Could easily make out the Dragon and the second stage right behind it. Great sight.

Was a magnificent sight, been a while since I got excited by a rocket launch but that was excellent.

jimbis

Wow.... Just wow! That is the best sight I've ever seen of any passing. You could make out the solar arrays and everything.
Thank you Ireland for finally giving me a clear night

MoyVilla9

That was much clearer and not as low in the sky as it was made out to be. I didn't expect to see anything. Very cool to think something that was in Florida 18 minutes before is now passing over Ireland.

emo72

lord lucan wrote: »

Was a magnificent sight, been a while since I got excited by a rocket launch but that was excellent.

how low in the south was it? i was watching from dublin but no luck.

Bongalongherb

What time is the next spacex rocket pass-over for Ireland ?

lord lucan

emo72 wrote: »

how low in the south was it? i was watching from dublin but no luck.

I nearly missed it as I was expecting it to be low but it was quite high as far as I could see.

namloc1980

Went practically straight overhead here in Cork. Should have been really visible in Dublin.

irishgeo

anyone confirm if it will pass again tonight?

Simon Gruber Says

Popped my head out for a look and my timing was perfect, flew right over me. Looked awesome

Adam anto

I watched from Dublin and it went from SSW (ish) to E (ish). Very bright in the sky, thought I got the times mixed up and it was the ISS but no. At a real guess I'd say it was about 40 to 45 deg. Really stunning..

jimbis

emo72 wrote: »

how low in the south was it? i was watching from dublin but no luck.

My guess would be around 30 degree looking south.

namloc1980

lord lucan wrote: »

I nearly missed it as I was expecting it to be low but it was quite high as far as I could see.

Yeah I was looking south west and then had a quick look up and saw it zooming at about 80 degrees high.

Adam anto

irishgeo wrote: »

anyone confirm if it will pass again tonight?

As far as I know it won't pass again tonight but don't forget about ISS @10.05 :-)

circadian

Caught it whizzing past, the OH missed it though. Higher than expected. Can't wait for the next one!

irishgeo

ill make do with the memories of the shuttle launch pass over ireland, i seen a few years back.


ill stick the head out for the iss @10