Space-X DRAGON (manned/unmanned) capsule.

Are there any photos of the actual spacesuits rather than the Star Trek-wannabeees coveralls ?

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phil gollin said:
Are there any photos of the actual spacesuits rather than the Star Trek-wannabeees coveralls ?
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On the previous page there are multiple images and videos of the astronauts in their spacesuits.
 

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Flyaway said:
KSC under lightning warning.
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Definitely does not look good for the launch tonight, lightning is the last thing you want on a rocket launch. Better scrub the launch and look at going ahead on Saturday.
 
I am guessing the face masks the support crew are all wearing aren’t the common ones that the public can buy?
 
SCRUB, weather couldn't get into the green before the instantaneous window. Recycle for attempt 2 on 5/30
 
Unfortunately the latest weather forecast shows only 40% go on both Saturday & Sunday.
 
NASA HQ PHOTO
SpaceX Demo-2 Launch Attempt (NHQ202005270039)

NASA astronaut Robert Behnken is seen on the fixed service structure of Launch Complex 39A before boarding SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket with fellow NASA astronaut Douglas Hurley during a launch attempt of NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission, Wednesday, May 27, 2020, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission is the first launch with astronauts of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. The test flight serves as an end-to-end demonstration of SpaceX’s crew transportation system. Today’s launch of Behnken and Hurley was scrubbed due to weather and is now scheduled for 3:22 p.m. EDT on Saturday, May 30, from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. A new era of human spaceflight is set to begin as American astronauts once again launch on an American rocket from American soil to low-Earth orbit for the first time since the conclusion of the Space Shuttle Program in 2011.
Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)[/quote]

https://flic.kr/p/2j6muqf
 
FighterJock said:
Flyaway said:
Unfortunately the latest weather forecast shows only 40% go on both Saturday & Sunday.
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Not again Flyaway, what is it this time? Another tropical storm? :confused:
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Just Florida's typical unstable weather, really. Significant chance of attached anvil clouds on Saturday, which means a chance of lightning triggered by the rocket exhaust. Sunday is just rain/heavy cloud cover/visibility issues.

The 45th Weather Squadron website has their latest launch conditions forecast and an explanation of the various rules they test against.

Space Launch Delta 45 > Home

www.patrick.af.mil
 
New forecast is out and slightly improved: 50% probability of violating the flight rules on Saturday, 40% on Sunday. (That's 50% go for Saturday, 60% go for Sunday). Same basic issues: flight through precipitation, heavy cloud cover, attached anvil clouds on Saturday.
 
TomS said:
New forecast is out and slightly improved: 50% probability of violating the flight rules on Saturday, 40% on Sunday. (That's 50% go for Saturday, 60% go for Sunday). Same basic issues: flight through precipitation, heavy cloud cover, attached anvil clouds on Saturday.
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Thanks for the launch weather update TomS.
 
One suspects they are under some behind the scenes pressure...
 
Grey Havoc said:
One suspects they are under some behind the scenes pressure...
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I can see why they are under pressure to get the launch over and done with, but when it comes to overall crew safety the crew should come above the rocket launch otherwise it will be another disaster.
 
FighterJock said:
Flyaway said:
This is an interesting decision as the weather actually improves over time with 60% on Sunday and 70% on Tuesday, when it’s only 50% go today.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1266699705913872384
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I would cancel the launch today and go for Tuesday since it guarantees better weather for launch.
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Why? What's the downside of going through the count today when there is a decent chance of being able to launch?

Tuesday does not guarantee better weather, it is just more likely to have acceptable weather.
 
There's no evidence that they're fudging any safety margins by running a count today, so there's no additional safety risk versus running it on another day. If the range is red, they'll scrub like the last time.
 
Moose said:
There's no evidence that they're fudging any safety margins by running a count today, so there's no additional safety risk versus running it on another day. If the range is red, they'll scrub like the last time.
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Watching live and the weather just cleared all their no-go conditions. No guarantee it will stay clear but fingers crossed. They're saying 30% POV (probability of violation) at this time.
 

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