Blue_Lotus_Agave

Blue_Lotus_Agave OP t1_ja73xyj wrote

Reply to comment by haruku63 in *Live* ~ NASA & SpaceX Crew 6 - launch to the International Space Station. by Blue_Lotus_Agave

Thank-you for sharing the latest update, saves me finding out the hard way... I was off making something for tea. Honestly not so excited to be sitting down and eating now but I must sustain myself until the next launch, haha. Hey if you don't mind, I'll copy and paste your comment in my edit.

Oh, and Happy Cake Day mate. Cheers again for the heads up👍

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Blue_Lotus_Agave OP t1_ja6soj1 wrote

Reply to *Live* ~ NASA & SpaceX Crew 6 - launch to the International Space Station. by Blue_Lotus_Agave

EDIT - Abort mission for today!

24hr scrub so no further option for launch tonight. Will post the new livestream coverage on here instead, tomorrow, so if interested, keep your eye out.

Nominal launch scrub at T-00:02:23, due to tracked ground issues with tea-teb (the ignition fluid required for stage 1 & 2 to ignite and propel into Space)

50 minute fuel offload initiated. 30 minutes left. Awaiting crew access arm swing back and launch escape system disarmament (after fuel offload/detanking complete) so Crew-6 can egress the Dragon capsule.

Will update with more information, including the next launch window/opportunity.

Update - Back up Launch opportunity available on Tuesday 28th of February at 1:22 a.m. Eastern Time, (6:22 UTC), subject to change.

And change has indeed happened,

FINAL EDIT ~ Thanks to u/haruku63 for sharing the latest update from SpaceX -

'SpaceX and NASA are targeting no earlier than Thursday, March 2 for Falcon 9’s launch of Dragon’s sixth operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-6) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 12:34 a.m. ET (5:34 UTC), with a backup opportunity available on Friday, March 3 at 12:11 a.m. ET (5:11 UTC).'

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