SpX-DM1 – test na LC-39A BY KRZYSZTOF KANAWKA ON 4 STYCZNIA 2019
Trzeciego stycznia doszło do “suchego testu” rakiety Falcon 9 i kapsuły Dragon 2 do misji SpX-DM1.
Misja o oznaczeniu SpX-DM1 będzie pierwszym lotem orbitalnym kapsuły Dragon 2. Ten pojazd docelowo ma dowozić astronautów na niską orbitę okołoziemską (LEO), przede wszystkim w kierunku Międzynarodowej Stacji Kosmicznej (ISS). Misja SpX-DM1 będzie bezzałogowa.
W tej chwili start misji SpX-DM1 jest planowany na koniec stycznia 2019, choć prawdopodobnie lot opóźni przynajmniej do lutego. W trakcie tej wyprawy kapsuła Dragon 2 dotrze do ISS. Czas trwania misji SpX-DM1 to około dwóch tygodni. Końcowym etapem tego lotu będzie pomyślne wodowanie kapsuły Dragon 2 u wybrzeży Kalifornii. (...)
https://kosmonauta.net/2019/01/spx-dm1-test-na-lc-39a/SpaceX crew capsule, Falcon 9 rocket roll out to pad 39A in Florida for testsJanuary 3, 2019 Stephen Clark
The Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft vertical at pad 39A for the first time Thursday. Credit: Spaceflight Now(...) NASA is paying SpaceX $2.6 billion to develop the Crew Dragon spacecraft, conduct the two test flights, and begin regular crew rotation missions to the space station, perhaps as soon as late this year. Boeing is working on its own human-rated commercial spacecraft, named the CST-100 Starliner, under a $4.2 billion contract with NASA for missions that will blast off on United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rockets. (...)
A funding lapse affecting many U.S. government agencies, including NASA, could further delay the start of commercial crew test flights. NASA officials are responsible for numerous safety and certification reviews of the SpaceX and Boeing crew capsules before the test flights can go ahead, including evaluations of technical issues — such as parachute problems — faced by both companies.
Nevertheless, Thursday’s rollout of the Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft is a visible milestone for SpaceX and NASA. Activities planned at pad 39A in the coming weeks are expected to include fueling demonstrations and a test-firing of the Falcon 9’s first stage engines. (...)
https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/01/03/spacex-crew-capsule-falcon-9-rocket-roll-out-to-pad-39a-in-florida-for-tests/https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/01/falcon-9-dragon-2-rolls-out-dry-dress-rehearsal-39a/