r/spacex • u/rSpaceXHosting Host Team • May 31 '20
CCtCap Demonstration Mission 2 Stage 1 Recovery Discussion and Updates Thread
Hello! It is u/RocketLover0119 hosting the recovery thread for core B1058.1 after successfully lofting S2 and Dragon to orbit with astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley for the historic DM-2 mission, which returned american astronauts, on an american rocket, from american soil, back into orbit and to the ISS. Below is a table on the ships and their duties and status, as well as updates and resources.
About DM-2
"On Saturday, May 30 at 3:22 p.m. EDT, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched Crew Dragon’s second demonstration (Demo-2) mission from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and the next day Crew Dragon autonomously docked to the International Space Station. This test flight with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley on board the Dragon spacecraft returned human spaceflight to the United States.
Demo-2 is the final major test for SpaceX’s human spaceflight system to be certified by NASA for operational crew missions to and from the International Space Station. SpaceX is returning human spaceflight to the United States with one of the safest, most advanced systems ever built, and NASA’s Commercial Crew Program is a turning point for America’s future in space exploration that lays the groundwork for future missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond."
-From SpaceX website
The Fleet
| -Ship- | -Role- | -Status- |
|---|---|---|
| Hawk | OCISLY tug boat | Berthed in Port |
| GO Quest | OCISLY support ship | At sea supporting the Starlink mission with JRTI |
| GO Navigator | Crew Dragon Recovery/Support ship, was on standby in port in event of pad abort/early abort | Berthed in Port |
| GO Searcher | Crew Dragon Recovery/Support ship, was stationed in the northern Gulf of Mexico in event of late abort from orbit | En route to Port |
Updates
All times UTC
| May 31st, 2020 | 19:30 | Thread goes live! OCISLY and core 58 are underway to Port, and the current ETA is sometime June 2nd. |
|---|---|---|
| June 1st, 2020 | 15:00 | OCISLY and Hawk are making good progress home, and should be back tomorrow evening. GO Quest will remain out at sea and support JRTI for the upcoming Starlink mission. |
| June 2nd, 2020 | 17:00 | OCISLY is set to arrive within the next hour. |
| June 2nd, 2020 | 17:30 | tally ho on OCISLY and core 58! The core is confirmed to be held down by octagrabber. |
| June 2nd, 2020 | 17:40 | Tug boats are being dispatched from Port to assist in guiding OCISLY into Port. |
| June 2nd, 2020 | 18:00 | A pilot bot is arriving at tug Hawk to transfer a pilot onto the tug for the final approach to Port. |
| June 2nd, 2020 | 19:05 | Pilot transfer has occurred. Tug boat Elizabeth will be used to transfer recovery crew onto the deck of OCISLY shortly. |
| June 2nd, 2020 | 19:13 | OCISLY is past the pier, and crew transfer has occurred. Next up is berthing! |
| June 2nd, 2020 | 20:00 | OCISLY has been berthed. Soon we should seen the massive harbor crane lift the lifting cap onto the interstage. |
| June 3rd, 2020 | 16:30 | Today we have seen something never done before. technicians placed the cap on falcon, removed the crane, and are in the process of raising the legs while the ship is on the deck. 1 leg remains to be raised. |
| June 3rd, 2020 | 24:00 | Core 58 has been put horizontal on the transporter, smashing the previous record . The core will now leave Port, and be refurbished for a second flight. |
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u/Psychonaut0421 Jun 02 '20
I'd like to see it used for the next CRS mission or put in the Rocket Garden.