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It looks like the launch will be scrubbed due to the weather, lightning risk during propellant loading is too high. edit: yep, launch scrubbed. Too bad! But better safe than sorry, especially today with a crewed vehicle. Does anybody know if the crew dragon comes with different weather restrictions for LOX loading?
> 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. The two astronauts along with the Falcon 9 will be docking with the ISS and then returning home. No crew swap is happening, which seems like a waste of energy. I get that SpaceX isn't "operationally certified", but is a crew swap inherently more risk…
> The two astronauts along with the Falcon 9 will be docking with the ISS and then returning home Just to be clear, the Falcon 9 is the booster that never gets to orbit. It's not going to the ISS- not moving fast enough to achieve orbit. Just the little Dragon spaceship on the nose of the rocket will get to the ISS. > No crew swap is happening, which seems like a waste of energy. I get that SpaceX isn't "operationall…
canceled?
canceled?
Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is actually a brand new capability for NASA: human spaceflight that isn't ruinously expensive.
Federal government has no limits to spending. This isn't about cost, it's about privatizing space the same way the internet was privatized. Take technology developed in the public sector and allow the private sector to take it. With the privatization of space, you will get both the same upsides and downsides of privatization. The only difference between the past, where NASA paid private contractors to build Apollo an…
It looks like the launch will be scrubbed due to the weather, lightning risk during propellant loading is too high. edit: yep, launch scrubbed. Too bad! But better safe than sorry, especially today with a crewed vehicle. Does anybody know if the crew dragon comes with different weather restrictions for LOX loading?
As I understand the timing, they scrubbed around T-15:00, and the first stage propellant loading started at T-35:00. https://www.spacex.com/launches/