Topic: [Discuss] SpaceX Crew Dragon pad abort test
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42988 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 04-22-2015 07:23 PM
Please use this topic to discuss SpaceX's pad abort test for its Crew Dragon spacecraft, simulating an emergency abort from a test stand on Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Lou Chinal Member
Posts: 1306 From: Staten Island, NY Registered: Jun 2007
posted 04-22-2015 07:23 PM
Gee, around 9:30 in the morning of May 5th. Sounds like a good start.
Bill Hunt Member
Posts: 399 From: Irvine, CA Registered: Oct 2002
posted 04-29-2015 12:32 AM
Is there a logo/patch for the pad abort flight test?
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42988 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 04-29-2015 12:32 AM
If there is, SpaceX has not yet made it public.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42988 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 04-30-2015 03:12 PM
quote:Originally posted by Lou Chinal: Sounds like a good start.
Now May 6, with a window opening at 7 a.m. EDT.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42988 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 05-04-2015 08:36 AM
NASA update
The weather forecast remains 70 percent favorable for the SpaceX Pad Abort Test on Wednesday, May 6, from a platform at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The primary concern is for winds above 25 knots.
The test window will open at 7 a.m. and extend until 2:30 p.m. EDT (1100 to 1830 GMT). NASA will provide updates about the test on the Commercial Crew Blog and air the test live on NASA Television.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42988 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 05-06-2015 05:47 AM
Today's window opens at 9 a.m. EDT and extends to 4 p.m. (1300 to 2000 GMT).
quote:Originally posted by Bill Hunt: Is there a logo/patch for the pad abort flight test?
SpaceX has confirmed that there is not a mission emblem for this test.
OV3Discovery Member
Posts: 100 From: Registered: Mar 2015
posted 05-06-2015 06:00 AM
Can you please place a replay video of the launch on this web page. Thanks. Good luck to SpaceX.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42988 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 05-06-2015 06:11 AM
NASA video:
OV3Discovery Member
Posts: 100 From: Registered: Mar 2015
posted 05-06-2015 08:04 AM
Now I would call that test flight, a success. Congratulations SpaceX.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42988 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 05-06-2015 09:53 AM
SpaceX photo (from Vehicle Assembly Building roof):
Lou Chinal Member
Posts: 1306 From: Staten Island, NY Registered: Jun 2007
posted 05-07-2015 01:18 AM
600 meters is equivalent to 1968 feet. Does anyone know what the rate of decent of Dragon was in feet per second?
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42988 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 04-22-2015 07:23 PM
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