NASA gave the go-ahead to the Dragon-2 unmanned test launch

Dragon-2, on a Falcon-9 booster rocket, taking off from the historic launch complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Source NASA and SpaceX.

NASA and SpaceX planned for 2:49 EST (10:49 Moscow time) on Saturday, March 2, the unmanned launch of the new Dragon on the Demo-1 test flight to the International Space Station. This will be the first flight in which a commercial and operated American rocket and an American spacecraft intended for a manned flight will be launched into orbit and on the ISS.


Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft during its delivery to the launch pad in Launch Complex 39A, in preparation for the Demo-1 mission, February 28, 2019.
Photo: NASA / Joel Kowsky
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On launch day, SpaceX will manage the launch of Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 from the historic Launch Control Center Firing Room 4 of the Kennedy Space Center Control Center, from which they watched the countdown and the start of the last 15 missions of the space shuttle. Launch pad 39A was used to launch 11 Apollo-Saturn-V missions, including Apollo 11, the first moon landing, and 82 space shuttle missions, including STS-1, the first launch of the shuttle and STS-135, the final mission of the shuttle .


The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and the Crew Dragon spacecraft raised to the launch position in preparation for the Demo-1 test flight.
Photo: SpaceX

The Roscosmos State Corporation and NASA reached a consensus on ensuring the safety of the crew and the International Space Station itself (ISS) during the automatic docking of the Dragon 2 spacecraft to the US station segment. The specialists of the Mission Control Center and the operational control group of the Russian segment of the ISS will also monitor the docking process according to the protocol, in which it is established that if the proximity mode deviates from the standard one, the docking attempt will be terminated.


SpaceX's Crew Dragon at Launch Complex 39A

“Demo-1 is testing the Falcon 9 with the Crew Dragon spacecraft, ground systems and operations, all that is needed for what needs to be tested before we want to put our astronauts aboard,” said Mike Lee. ), NASA Mission Manager Demo-1. "Our main goals are to check as many aspects of the spacecraft systems work as possible, while there is no crew on board, to monitor its approach and docking with the space station, and then to track the undocking, removal, entry into the atmosphere and landing."


Meet this Ripley.

The new girlfriend of Starman has a harder task, she is crammed with sensors that should tell us how a person will feel in her place, and we may have a chance to see the key stages of the flight with her eyes, right from the cockpit. Kathy Lueders, manager of NASA's commercial manned program, said at a press conference that "It is imperative that Ripley return to earth in the same position in the chair."

The live broadcast will begin on NASA’s television and on the agency’s website and on SpaceX’s site on Saturday, March 2, with a broadcast of prelaunch events.

UPD1 (will be more)

Video from inside of the Manned Dragon.

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Another video about Dragon and Starliner, well shown the work of astronauts in the ship and the difference in the models of flight suits.

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Published preskit dedicated to testing the manned spacecraft.

In particular, the timeline for launch preparation has been officially published there. End of controversy - SAS is cocked before the rocket refueling begins

Mission Timeline (all times approximate)
COUNTDOWN
Min / Sec — Events
-45: 00 — SpaceX Launch Director verifies “go” for propellant load
-37: 00 — Dragon launch escape system is armed
-35: 00 — RP-1 (rocket grade kerosene) loading begins
-35: 00 — First stage LOX (liquid oxygen) loading begins
-16: 00 — Second stage LOX loading begins
-07: 00 — Falcon 9 begins engine chill prior to launch
-05: 00 — Dragon transitions to internal power
-01: ​​00 — Command flight computer to begin final prelaunch checks
-01: ​​00 — Propellant tank pressurization to flight pressure begins
-00: 45 — SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for launch
-00: 03 — Engine controller commands engine ignition sequence to start
-00: 00 — Liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft

LAUNCH, LANDING AND DRAGON DEPLOYMENT
Min / Sec — Events
00: 58 — Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
02: 35 — First stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
02: 38 — First and second stages separate
02: 42 — Second stage engine starts
07: 48 — First stage entry burn
08: 59 — Second stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
09: 24 — First stage landing burn
09: 52 — First stage landing
11: 00 — Dragon separates from second stage

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Another video from the manned draon capsule. This is the training of astronauts Douglas G. Hurley and Robert L. Behnken, who will fly on it in the mission "Demo-2", which is now scheduled for June of this year.

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WATCH LIVE: CREW DEMO-1 MISSION

Spacex is targeting Saturday, March 2, 2010 for the launch of the Crew of the Dragon's first demonstration mission from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It’s a mission of the United States International Space Station.

The instantaneous launch window opens at 2:49 am EST, or 7:49 am UTC. The Falcon 9 is the first stage of the separation stage, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

On this first test flight, the Crew Dragon will be roughly 400 pounds of crew space equipment. In addition, it can be used to test the device, Ripley, around the head, neck, and spine. NASA astronauts on board the spacecraft.

To watch the launch of live, starting at 50 minutes before the liftoff, visit spacex.com/webcast.
https://www.spacex.com/webcast

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UPD6
The broadcast has begun on the SpaceX website .
There is a preparation for start.
Here in Russian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-A8zQvGT_w

UPD7
The dragon is launched at the scheduled time.
There is a landing of the first stage, there is a cutoff of the engine of the second stage, there is a separation of the Dragon from the second stage!

With a successful launch, SpaceX!

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Press conference after launch.