r/SpaceX Crew-2 Launch Discussion & Updates Thread
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Welcome to the r/SpaceX Crew-2 Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Hi dear people of the subreddit! The host team here as usual to bring you live updates during SpaceX's second operational crewed mission to the ISS. This time Crew Dragon is going to carry four astronauts including two international astronauts to space. We hope you all excited about this mission just like us! 🚀
| Liftoff currently scheduled for: | April 23 09:49 UTC (5:49 AM EDT) |
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| Backup date | TBA, typically next day. Launch time gets about 20-25 minutes earlier each day. |
| Static fire | Confirmed |
| Spacecraft Commander | Shane Kimbrough, NASA Astronaut @astro_kimbrough |
| Pilot | Megan McArthur, NASA Astronaut @Astro_Megan |
| Mission Specialist | Akihiko Hoshide, JAXA Astronaut @aki_hoshide |
| Mission Specialist | Thomas Pesquet, ESA Astronaut @Thom_astro |
| Destination orbit | Low Earth Orbit, ~400 km x 51.66°, ISS rendezvous |
| Launch vehicle | Falcon 9 v1.2 Block 5 |
| Core | B1061 (Previous: Crew-1) |
| Capsule | Crew Dragon C206 "Endeavour" (Previous: DM-2) |
| Duration of visit | ~6 months |
| Launch site | LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida |
| Landing | ASDS: 32.15806 N, 76.74139 W (541 km downrange) |
| Mission success criteria | Successful separation and deployment of Dragon into the target orbit; rendezvous and docking to the ISS; undocking from the ISS; and reentry, splashdown and recovery of Dragon and crew. |
##Your host team
Reddit username | Responsibilities | Currently hosting? :--:|:--:|:--:|:--: u/yoweigh| Coast | ⭕ u/hitura-nobad |Launch & Cost | ✔️ u/Shahar603 | Docking & Coast | ⭕
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Timeline
| Time | Update |
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| [](/# MC // row 1) T+12:05 | Dragon seperated |
| [](/# MC // row 2) T+9:51 | S1 landed |
| [](/# MC // row 3) T+9:02 | SECO |
| [](/# MC // row 4) T+8:03 | Entry Burn shutdown |
| [](/# MC // row 5) T+7:40 | Entry Burn startup |
| [](/# MC // row 6) T+3:48 | Gridfins deployed |
| [](/# MC // row 7) T+2:49 | Second stage ignition |
| [](/# MC // row 8) T+2:47 | Stage separation |
| [](/# MC // row 9) T+2:40 | MECO |
| [](/# MC // row 10) T+1:18 | Max Q |
| [](/# MC // row 11) T-0 | Liftoff |
| [](/# MC // row 12) T-39 | LD is GO for launch |
| [](/# MC // row 13) T-60 | Startup |
| [](/# MC // row 14) T-2:31 | Dragon in Countdown mode |
| [](/# MC // row 15) T-3:54 | Strongback retract |
| [](/# MC // row 16) T-5:00 | Dragon power internal |
| [](/# MC // row 17) T-7:00 | Falcon 9 begins engine chill prior to launch |
| [](/# MC // row 18) T-12:22 | Engine TVC checkouts |
| [](/# MC // row 19) T-15:34 | S2 lox loading started |
| [](/# MC // row 20) T-20:00 | T-20 Minute vent |
| [](/# MC // row 21) T-35:35 | Fueling underway |
| [](/# MC // row 22) T-40:30 | Escape system armed and access arm retracting |
| [](/# MC // row 23) T-2h 7m | Hatch closed |
| [](/# MC // row 24) T-2h 21m | Seats moved |
| [](/# MC // row 25) T-2h 27m | Com checks starting soon |
| [](/# MC // row 26) T-2h 46m | Crew near dragon, boarding first astronaut |
| [](/# MC // row 27) T-2h 52m | Crew in Elevators |
| [](/# MC // row 28) T-2h 55m | Ascent weather looking good |
| [](/# MC // row 29) T-3h 1m | Entering 39A |
| [](/# MC // row 30) T-3h 12m | Teslas underway |
| [](/# MC // row 31) T-3h 17m | Reduse Reuse and Recycle beeing boarded |
| [](/# MC // row 32) T-3h 23m | Crew Walkout underway |
| [](/# MC // row 33) T-3h 47m | ISS state vector uploaded to Dragon |
| [](/# MC // row 34) T-3h 55m | F9 Launch and recovery weather green |
| [](/# MC // row 35) T-3h 55m | Dragon Prop Tanks are pressed |
| [](/# MC // row 36) T-4h 0m | Suit up underway |
| [](/# MC // row 37) T-4h 4m | This is not Earthy on the livestream NASA .... xD |
| [](/# MC // row 38) T-4h 7m | Webcast live |
| [](/# MC // row 39) | ^ Friday April 23rd Attempt ^ |
| [](/# MC // row 40) T-1d 22h 34m | Launch delayed to friday |
| [](/# MC // row 41) T-23h 37m | Thread posted |
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Watch the launch live
| Stream | Courtesy |
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| NASA TV | NASA / SpaceX |
| Media Channel | NASA <- Recomendation |
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Stats
☑️ This will be the 11th SpaceX launch this year.
☑️ This will be the 114th Falcon 9 launch.
☑️ This will be the 2nd journey to space of the Falcon 9 first stage B1060.
☑️ 2nd Flight of C206 "Endeavour"
☑️ This will be the 2nd operational Crew Rotation mission.
☑️ First Flight on a reused capsule and booster
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The Crew
Shane Kimbrough (NASA, Spacecraft Commander)
Robert Shane Kimbrough (born June 4, 1967) is a retired United States Army officer, and a NASA astronaut. He was part of the first group of candidates selected for NASA astronaut training following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Kimbrough is a veteran of two spaceflights, the first being a Space Shuttle flight, and the second being a six-month mission to the ISS on board a Russian Soyuz craft. He was the commander of the International Space Station for Expedition 50, and returned to Earth in April 2017. He is married to the former Robbie Lynn Nickels.
Katherine Megan McArthur (NASA, Pilot)
Katherine Megan McArthur (born August 30, 1971) is an American oceanographer, engineer, and a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut. She has served as a Capsule Communicator (CAPCOM) for both the space shuttle and space station. Megan McArthur has flown one space shuttle mission, STS-125. She is known as the last person to be hands on with the Hubble Space Telescope via the Canadarm. McArthur has served in a number of positions including working in the Shuttle Avionics Laboratory (SAIL). She is married to fellow astronaut Robert L. Behnken (DM-2, Pilot).
Akihiko Hoshide (JAXA, Mission Specialist)
Akihiko Hoshide (星出 彰彦, Hoshide Akihiko, born December 28, 1968) is a Japanese engineer and JAXA astronaut. On August 30, 2012, Hoshide became the third Japanese astronaut to walk in space.
Thomas Pesquet (ESA, Mission Specialist)
Thomas Gautier Pesquet (born 27 February 1978 in Rouen) is a French aerospace engineer, pilot, and European Space Agency astronaut. Pesquet was selected by ESA as a candidate in May 2009,[1] and he successfully completed his basic training in November 2010.[2] From November 2016 to June 2017, Pesquet was part of Expedition 50 and Expedition 51 as a flight engineer.
Biographies by Wikipedia
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Resources
| Link | Source |
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| Official press kit | SpaceX |
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Posted Apr 21, 2021, 10:32 AM UTC · edited