DocM Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 Spacewalks testing new suits, will travel through the inner Van Allen radiation belt (1,400km), laser communications using Starlink, medical research... Date: NET July 12 Time: TBA Pad: LC-39A Booster: B1083.4 Crew Dragon: C207 Resilience Direction: 5 days Commander: Jared Isaacman Pilot: Scott "Kidd" Poteet; USAF (Ret), Thunderbirds, 64th Aggressor Squadron Mission specialist 1: Sarah Gillis; Mission Director, SpaceX Mission specialist 2: Anna Menon; Medical Officer, SpaceX Mission review: Tim Dodd & crew (38m). Good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted July 6 Author Share Posted July 6 Polaris Dawn: NET July 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted August 8 Author Share Posted August 8 Polaris Dawn Now that some of the scheduling confusion from Starliner and starting to resolve... Date: August 26, 2024 Time: (??) AM EDT Pad: LC-39A Booster: B1083.4 Crew Dragon: C207 Resilience bguy_1986 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted August 20 Author Share Posted August 20 (edited) Date: August 26, 2024 Time: 0338 Eastern (0738 UT) https://polarisprogram.com/polaris-dawn-a-groundbreaking-commercial-spaceflight-mission-to-launch-on-august-26-2024/ “After more than two years of training, we are excited to embark on this mission,” said Jared Isaacman, commander of the Polaris Dawn mission. “We are incredibly thankful for this opportunity and to the thousands of SpaceX engineers who have contributed to this endeavor. We hope the results from our mission will accelerate SpaceX’s vision to make life multiplanetary and support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and its efforts to improve global survival rates for childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Throughout our mission, we will aim to inspire humankind to look up and imagine what we can achieve here on Earth and in the worlds beyond our own.” ++++++++++ Former NASA exec & now SpaceXer Bill "Gerst" Gerstenmaier's comments in the last few minutes of this mission briefing say it all Edited August 20 by DocM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted August 24 Author Share Posted August 24 SpaceFlight Now has an article on Polaris Dawn. the EVA suit development, and flight plan of the mission. https://spaceflightnow.com/2024/08/20/polaris-dawn-astronauts-set-to-perform-first-commercial-spacewalk-arrive-in-florida-ahead-of-launch/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted August 24 Author Share Posted August 24 Polaris Dawn crew interviews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted August 27 Author Share Posted August 27 (edited) Polaris Dawn delayed one day - ground side umbilical leak. Date: August 28 Time opportunities: 0338 Eastern (0738 GMT) 0523 Eastern (0923 GMT) 0709 Eastern (1109 GMT) They will be using the nose cone for debris mitigation while they are spacewalking. Edited August 27 by DocM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted August 28 Author Share Posted August 28 (edited) Removed Edited August 28 by DocM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted August 28 Author Share Posted August 28 https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=polarisdawn Due to unfavorable weather forecasted in Dragon’s splashdown areas off the coast of Florida, SpaceX is standing down from Falcon 9's launch opportunities of Polaris Dawn on Wednesday, August 28 and Thursday, August 29. SpaceX teams will continue to monitor weather for favorable launch and return conditions bguy_1986 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted September 1 Author Share Posted September 1 New Polaris Dawn launch date (Weather Gods permitting) Date: September 4, 2024 Time: 0338 Eastern (0728 UTC) Pad: LC-39a No streaming links yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted September 6 Author Share Posted September 6 Polaris Dawn Postponed, weather Date: September 9 Time: 0338 Eastern (0728 UTC) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SALSN Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 Will there be streams of the space walks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+rdlenk Subscriber² Posted September 11 Subscriber² Share Posted September 11 On 11/09/2024 at 08:53, SALSN said: Will there be streams of the space walks? Yes SALSN 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted September 11 Author Share Posted September 11 The spacewalks will be done a bit lower. SteveL 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted September 12 Author Share Posted September 12 (edited) Polaris Dawn spacewalk stream - testing the EVA suit. SpaceX is showing a start time of 4:50 a.m. Eastern. Edited September 12 by DocM SALSN 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Biscuits Brown MVC Posted September 12 MVC Share Posted September 12 Spacewalk was actually very cool to watch. Anyone know the schedule for reentry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted September 12 Author Share Posted September 12 (edited) On 12/09/2024 at 10:16, Biscuits Brown said: Spacewalk was actually very cool to watch. Anyone know the schedule for reentry? The weather around Florida has been a pretty flaky, hurricane season, so it'll probably be whatever opportunity arises on or before the 15th. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson weighs in. NASA and US government want a very active US space economy, and things don't get much more active than SpaceX - last year they launched 87% of the world's total mass to orbit. bguy_1986 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted September 13 Author Share Posted September 13 Polaris Dawn: Sarah Gillis' violin performance from orbit, accompaniment from around the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthdci Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 when are they due back down? Dragon is quite spacious but I think I'd be feeling claustrophobic by now. bguy_1986 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted September 14 Author Share Posted September 14 (edited) On 13/09/2024 at 17:05, anthdci said: when are they due back down? Dragon is quite spacious but I think I'd be feeling claustrophobic by now. On or about the 15th, weather gods controlling the opportunities. They can splash down off either Florida's Gulf or Atlantic coast, SpaceX has recovery ships on both. ++++++++++ anthdci 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted September 14 Author Share Posted September 14 (edited) POLARIS DAWN SPLASHDOWN After launching to orbit on Tuesday, September 10, Dragon and the Polaris Dawn crew will return to Earth on Sunday, September 15, splashing down at approximately 3:36 a.m. ET off the coast of Dry Tortugas, Florida. A live webcast of the return will begin about one hour prior to splashdown, which you can watch on spacex.com and X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app. During their multi-day mission to orbit, Dragon and the crew reached 1,408.1 km – the highest Earth orbit ever flown since the Apollo program – and participated in the first-ever extravehicular activity (EVA) from Dragon wearing SpaceX-developed EVA suits. They have also conducted ~36 research studies and experiments from 31 partner institutions designed to advance both human health on Earth and during long-duration spaceflight, and tested Starlink laser-based communications in space. Go SpaceX! Go Polaris Dawn! ++++++++++ Return Timeline All Times Approximate and in Eastern Time Sunday, Sept. 15 Event 2:35 a.m. Trunk jettison 2:40 a.m. Deorbit burn start 2:47 a.m. Deorbit burn end 2:51 a.m. Nosecone closed 3:32 a.m. Drogue parachutes deploy 3:33 a.m. Main parachutes deploy 3:36 a.m. Dragon splashdown bguy_1986 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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