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Not so fast, seems to be a problem according to the SpaceX webcast. There is supposed to be a press conference within a few hours.
by ahage16 14y ago
Not so fast, seems to be a problem according to the SpaceX webcast. There is supposed to be a press conference within a few hours.
- jcoby 14y agoPeople seem to think it's an issue with the solar panels on twitter. It's looking like the solar panels didn't deploy.
- InclinedPlane 14y agoAs noted elsewhere the issue is with the software inhibiting the activation of the thrusters. They delayed solar panel deployment because the capsule doesn't have attitude control yet.
- jcoby 14y agoOh wow, that's even worse news. Hopefully the override works.
- InclinedPlane 14y agoIt's better, I'd say. The chances that it's just a software or sensor problem are pretty high, and they can just issue an override.
- jcoby 14y agoI would think that without thrusters that it would be unable to dock with the ISS. According to http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/005/status.html http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/005/status.html SpaceX says one thruster pod is working, and two are "preferred" to deploy solar arrays. Four thruster pods are on the Dragon spacecraft. "We are working to bring up the other two in order to plan the next series of burns to get to station," a SpaceX spokesperson says. And at 11:40 EST: "Thruster pod 3 tank pressure trending positive. Preparing to deploy solar arrays," Musk just tweeted. At least two thruster pods are needed to deploy the power-generating solar arrays, which stretch 54 feet tip-to-tip. So it's looking positive that they'll recover from this.