Posts: 50108 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 03-07-2023 05:35 PM
Please use this topic to discuss SpaceX's twenty-seventh Dragon cargo flight (CRS-27) to the International Space Station under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contracts.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 50108 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 03-07-2023 05:36 PM
NASA and SpaceX are now targeting March 14 at 8:30 p.m. EDT (0030 GMT March 15) for the launch of SpaceX's 27th commercial resupply services mission (CRS-27) for the agency to the space station.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 50108 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 03-13-2023 07:51 PM
Per SpaceX and the 45th weather squadron, conditions are now trending 80% favorable for launch on Tuesday.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 50108 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 03-14-2023 03:21 PM
SpaceX live video
The instantaneous launch window is at 8:30 p.m. EST on March 14 (00:30 UTC on March 15). A live webcast of this mission will begin about 30 minutes prior to liftoff.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 50108 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 03-14-2023 07:36 PM
From SpaceX (via Twitter):
Today's recovery operations are being managed by an all-female crew. In fact, we believe it to be the first all-female crew for any kind of operation such as this.
Our recovery teams are responsible for operating the recovery vessels, securing and recovering the booster, and everything else required to make these operations possible.
GACspaceguy Member
Posts: 2925 From: Guyton, GA Registered: Jan 2006
posted 03-14-2023 08:17 PM
Here are photos of tonight's Falcon 9 SpaceX Dragon cargo CRS-27 launch from here in the Savannah, Georgia area. The first photo is the the launch, the second photo is the first stage doing its boostback burn to get it heading back to the landing barge. The lighter trail going up is the second stage burning toward orbit.