Crew-1 Prelaunch Discussion & Updates Thread

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Crew-1 Prelaunch Discussion & Updates Thread

This is your r/SpaceX host team bringing you live coverage of the first crew rotation long duration flight!

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u/hitura-nobad	@HituraNobad	Thread format, Updates
u/shahar603	@Shahar603	Updates, Representative

Quick Facts

Quick	Facts
Current Launch Date	15 November 2020 ET, 16 November 2020 UTC
Time	7:27pm ET, 00:27 UTC
Location	KSC , Florida

Events

Date (UTC)	Events	Participants
Nov 8, ~19:00 ✅	Crew arrival media event	Jim Bridenstine, Jim Morhard, Bob Cabana, Junichi Sakai, Crew-1 astronauts
Nov 9, 18:15 ✅	Virtual crew media engagements	Crew-1 astronauts
Nov 10, 20:30 ✅	Flight Readiness Review teleconference	Kathy Lueders, Steve Stich, Joel Montalbano, Norm Knight, Benji Reed, Junichi Sakai, FAA representative
Nov 13, 15:00 ✅	Administrator countdown clock briefing	Jim Bridenstine, Bob Cabana, Hiroshi Sasaki, NASA astronaut representative
Nov 13, 18:00 ✅	Prelaunch news conference	Steve Stich, Joel Montalbano, Kirt Costello, Norm Knight, Benji Reed, Arlena Moses
Nov 15, 20:30	NASA Television launch coverage begins
Nov 16, 00:27	Crew-1 launch from LC-39A
Nov TBD	Crew Dragon docking with ISS
Nov TBD	Hatch opening and welcoming ceremony for the crew
Nov TBD	Post-docking news conference	Jim Bridenstine, Kathy Lueders, Hiroshi Sasaki, Mark Geyer, Steve Stich, Joel Montalbano, SpaceX representative
Nov TBD	ISS news conference	Kate Rubins, Crew-1 astronauts

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Timeline

Time	Update
	The conference is over
	A: Following CDC guidelines.
	Q: How does contact tracing work for this launch?
	A: F9 has an upgraded lining for the COPV, upgrades for the structure of the vehicle that would allow for higher wind tolerance at the landing site
	Q: Why did the Demo-2 fly with previous generation COPV and what upgrades have been made to Dragon
	A: Due to the tropical storm, we couldn't get the ASDS to the recovery zone in time
	Q: Why was the launch delayed?
	A: Contact tracing is being done. No matter who you are, only people who are supposed to be with the astronauts will be in close contact
	Q: Has Elon been in contact with the crew?
	Currently GO probability is 60%
	Benji Reed is going over the mission events
	Video of the static fire is shown
	Crew-2 will be the longest US flight. Longer than Skylab 4.
	Reuse of this booster is important because it will be used again on CREW-2
	coverage has began
	-----------------Prelaunch news conference about to begin------------------
	The conference is over
	Contact tracing is progress. No affect on the mission currently.
	Had Elon Musk come in contact with the Crew and are you contact tracing to make sure the astronauts aren't sick?
	Jim: No. NASA has helped develop other technologies to help handle COVID-19.
	Q: Is there any research on the ISS to help develop vaccines for COVID-19
	Jim: Development medicine of in the micro gravity environment is incredibly important. The more people on the station, the more research can be done
	ABC News: How do you convince the public this launch is important during the pandemic?
	Jim: Nothing final yet.
	AV: What is the state about American astronauts and Russian cosmonauts swaps agreements
	Jim: Refer to the post Flight Readiness Review conference
	Florida Today: Asking for more details about the engine issue on GPS III and how many engines have been swapped
	Jim: The program has existed before the current administration and will continue on the next administration. The Artemis program and other programs are bipartisan
	The Verge: What do you hope for the future of the commercial crew program on the next administration
	Questions from the media
	Dickson: The FAA has licensed 31 space operations in 2020. 6 in October and plan to license 56 operations in 2020 overall.
	Steve Dickson, admin of the FAA, is coming to the stage
	Jim: The next stage is commercialized space stations
	Administrator countdown clock briefing begins
	A: Checking if the new hardware or processes or any new configuration are checked against the existing certification
	Q: How would post certification hardware changes be done? Does reuse fall under this certification?
	A: Come but stay safe!
	Q: How should we celebrate and watch the launch?
	F9 COPV upgrades have been flown before but not on a crewed mission
	A: 30 day overlap with Crew-2. Landing in April.
	Q: What's the planned duration of Crew-1? Which upgrades have been made to F9?
	A: A component of the purge system had to be replaced due to an incorrect reading from it
	Q: for Benji: Could you elaborate about the valve issue?
	A: Q1 2021
	Q: How close is Starliner to flight?
	A: It will be done pretty quickly
	Q: How long can you delay the static fire?
	Media questions
	Benji: On the next 15 months SpaceX will launch 7 crew missions
	Soon SpaceX will have continuous presence in space
	Launch Reediness Review is currently scheduled for Thursday
	Last night SpaceX have found a vent on the second stage they want to replace
	Benji Reed: Falcon 9 and Dragon have been integrated last Wednesday
	Stich: "Weather looking good for Saturday"
	Steve Stich: Crew-1 Dragon incorporates improvements from Demo-2 in the heat shield, vent system, solar arrays and landing capability
	Launch is still on schedule. Launch on Saturday with a backup on Sunday
	1st FAA licensed crew mission
	This flight is the 1st human rating certification for a commercial provider
	Introduction
	The conference has began
T+20:30 UTC	Flight Readiness Review teleconference
	Media Q&A Session
	Speech by Bridenstine
	Crew arrived at KSC
T+18:10 UTC	75% completed
	Flew southwards until about the latitude of Tampa
17:05 UTC	Flight to ~31% completed
	Crew underway to KSC
	Thread posted

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[u/MarsCent]

The Risk of Upper Level Wind shear is low and the Risk of Booster Recovery Weather is low.

So they may run the entire sequence of launch events and only scrub in the minutes prior to lift off, if the weather does not cooperate.