Polaris Dawn!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-09-10, 09:23 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | 2024-09-10, 05:23 (EDT) |
| Mission | Polaris Dawn |
| Launch site | LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA |
| Booster | B1083-4 |
| Landing site | Just Read the Instructions |
| Dragon | Resilience C207-3 |
| Commander | Jared Isaacman |
| Pilot | Scott Poteet |
| Mission Specialist | Sarah Gillis |
| Mission Specialist | Anna Menon |
Webcasts
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6et8-MVR3Qg |
| Spaceflight Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzVVSxAXicw |
| NASASpaceflight | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP8fbz_sVfU |
| Everyday Astronaut | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWOYQ5Dto7c |
| The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAs5qzu9VwQ |
| SpaceX | https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1833358277805039800 |
| The Space Devs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDCcRWoGNJs |
Stats
Sourced from NextSpaceflight and r/SpaceX:
☑️ 17th launch from LC-39A this year
☑️ 28 days, 21:01:00 turnaround for this pad
☑️ 91st landing on JRTI
☑️ 18th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch if successful
☑️ 87th Falcon 9 launch this year, 373rd Falcon 9 launch overall
☑️ 347th Falcon booster landing if successful, 358th Falcon recovery attempt
☑️ 88th SpaceX mission this year, 388th overall (excluding Starship hops)
☑️ 90th SpaceX launch this year, 401st overall (including Starship hops)
Mission info
Polaris Dawn is a crew mission aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon Spacecraft. The Polaris Dawn crew (Commander Jared Isaacman, Pilot Scott Poteet, and Mission Specialists Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon) will spend up to five days in orbit, flying higher than any Dragon mission to date and will attempt to reach the highest Earth orbit flown since the Apollo program. The Polaris Dawn crew will support scientific research designed to advance both human health on Earth and our understanding of human health during future long-duration spaceflight, be the first to test Starlink laser-based communications in space, and will attempt the first spacewalk from a Dragon Spacecraft.
How long has it been since a capsule/spaceship has been depressurized for a spacewalk?
It’s been a while. I don’t think Soyuz and
Shenzhouhave ever supported EVAs. The Space Shuttle did, but it had an airlock. The last spaceship depressurization for a spacewalk might not have been since the Gemini days back in the '60s.Edit: Shenzhou 7 did include a spacewalk, but it seems like they used the orbital module as a pseudo-airlock, and never depressurized the descent module. Wikipedia has a nice list of spacewalks.
Nominal dehumidifier activation and service section Draco checkouts. Nosecone opening in progress.
Webcast coverage ending. Spacewalk is scheduled for Thursday September 12th.
They’re going to be up there a while in that little shuttle!
https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1833306067238862941
Falcon 9 and Dragon are ready for flight. Weather is 40% favorable for liftoff and the webcast goes live ~3.5 hours ahead of launch
M-vac shutdown, norminal orbit insertion, and stage 1 landing confirmed!
Dragon separation confirmed!
Max-Q!
SpaceX webcast is live! Kate Tice, Jessie Anderson, Atticus Vadera, and JOHN INSPRUCKER are hosting.
Liftoff!
Propellant load is complete! They are go for launch!
Norminal booster entry burn.
MECO, stage separation, and M-vac ignition!
Crew have boarded Dragon.
Dragon seats have been rotated to launch position.
Based on recent weather radar measurements, they are now targeting a new T-0 of 09:23:49 UTC.
Suit leak checks and comms checks are complete, Dragon side hatch has been closed.
