#CRS NG-21 | Falcon 9
plain glen
NASA+ confirms capture time of ~3:55 AM EDT on August 5th
https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/nasas-northrop-grumman-21st-cargo-resupply-services-rendezvous-and-capture/
flat shell
real
prisma sigil
real
fleet drift
amber juniper
yay cygnus
flat shell
tin can can go space
sharp swan
gritty willow
tin can can go space
duh he went to the Moon once on a nuclear V-2
plain glen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhFi-h65kz0
brazen haven
Falcon 9 Cygnus best Cygnus
wispy arrow
nuh uh
real raptor
Atlas Cygnus best partial failure
wispy arrow
Atlas Cygnus best partial failure
it's not a partial failure we swear!
-ULA
digital grotto
Oh
I’m gonna miss this
I have to go to Orlando that day
I hate missing the rtls launches
plain glen
real raptor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoUn-jaOoTo
which booster
brittle gyro
They haven't said yet
ashen tendon
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brittle gyro
Late load cargo is currently underway
brittle gyro
which booster
1080
It was interesting to hear a SpaceX official literally naming the booster serial number
Not the first time but rare enough to be interesting to hear
verbal brook
ashen tendon
YOOOO
flat shell
verbal brook
real raptor
It was interesting to hear a SpaceX official literally naming the booster serial...
Reminds me of eutelsat 10b where the launch director or whoever it is who says it said go B1049
real raptor
where did you find this patch? I couldn't find it on their website?
might be another one he made himself
ashen tendon
might be another one he made himself
Nope
ashen tendon
where did you find this patch? I couldn't find it on their website?
You need to click here, on the "NG-21"
languid flume
ah ok, Thx 👍
ashen tendon
damn this one looks really similar to your patches
Probably because of the Cygnus spacecraft
real raptor
i was thinking more the actual F9 and then the names of the organisations in the circle around it
ashen tendon
i was thinking more the actual F9 and then the names of the organisations in the...
Yeah that definitely fits my style
flat shell
inb4 spx stole Lukas' style 
languid flume
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wispy arrow
scurb :(
real raptor
ping yourself
plain glen
I can add it to the #event-notifications message 
@ northrop notify @ spacex notify @ iss notify @ clancy
wispy arrow
I can add it to the <#980592893603483688> message <:kekw:753037648293265520>
"paging cygnus queen"
sharp swan
Looking at the weather right now, that 10% GO might just happen???
(IIRC that happened at least once before, F9/Eutelsat 10B)
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digital grotto
It only has a 10% go?!
digital grotto
[ Source: [SLD-45](<https://www.patrick.spaceforce.mil/Portals/14/Weather/Falcon...
Oh shoot it does
Not bad weather here today though so I wouldn’t doubt it’ll go
ashen tendon
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digital grotto
Why did they scrub yesterday?
brittle gyro
Weather
digital grotto
Oh
ashen tendon
ISS CAPCOM says they are working a leak issue on Cygnus
brittle gyro
Ffs
digital grotto
ISS and their leaks
lucid oyster
https://x.com/spacex/status/1820108783718445462?
https://x.com/spacex/status/1820109205178867927?
https://x.com/spacex/status/1820110127468626286?
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ashen tendon
Startup
mint knot
Watching now
ashen tendon
Liftoff!
plain glen
Beating the 10% weather odds
mint knot
Falcon-Cygnus will forever be a strange piece of trivia
Glad to watch one of them live
ashen tendon
MECO
digital grotto
It was so cloudy I only caught a couple glimpses of it
digital grotto
Stubby nozzle again
plain glen
9th RTLS + Short nozzle combo to launch
digital grotto
That looks like a lot of lox building up on the second stage 
ashen tendon
languid flume
wen no nozzle?
ashen tendon
Very nice views
plain glen
Now on pace for 128 Falcon, 130 overall for SpaceX this year
languid flume
is this a RTLS landing?
digital grotto
is this a RTLS landing?
Ye
ashen tendon
is this a RTLS landing?
Yes
languid flume
ashen tendon
Entry burn
hallow phoenix
stubby
hallow phoenix
also wow that was a late ping
digital grotto
Usually I can see entry burn but too many clouds today
plain glen
also wow that was a late ping
I forgot to write it ngl
digital grotto
Usually I can see entry burn but too many clouds today
Oh nvm I see the trail it left
digital grotto
DAYUM
lucid oyster
Sick views
hallow phoenix
WOW
digital grotto
HOLY CRAP
ashen tendon
Landing confirmed
digital grotto
Sonic boom when
languid flume
I LOVE RTLS
lucid oyster
I thought it was missing the pad at first
ashen tendon
SECO
languid flume
ashen tendon
hallow phoenix
was that the sound of a drill
mint knot
Man I haven't actually watched a regular old F9 launch in a while just because they're so routine now
I forgot how cool they look
digital grotto
We need rtls views on drone ship missions
languid flume
the only other F9 launch I watched this year was Starlink 9-3
ashen tendon
Cygnus deploy!
hallow phoenix
tin can deployment
languid flume
Metal cylinder deployed
loud hound
11th flight of the short MVac
this was the 285th launch in support of the ISS program
flat shell
was fairing new or reused? I'm too lazy to check the livestream
sharp swan
was fairing new or reused? I'm too lazy to check the livestream <:TrollPolite:90...
Should be new I think, the fairing is a specialized one for Cygnus for late cargo loading with doors
flat shell
ye tho it's their second Cygnus launch and they could reuse the one from NG-20, that's why I'm asking
brittle gyro
They recovered those on Doug and today's fairings are being recovered by Bob so pretty sure they reuse them
But probably not mission to mission
flat shell
I meant if the current ones are already reused or not 
I didn't mean if these ones WILL be reused (cuz idc about it)
real raptor
Should be new I think, the fairing is a specialized one for Cygnus for late carg...
The CRS-NG-20 fairings were recovered and so i think these fairings were specifically reserved for 21
also i took a look and these fairings do look a bit roasted
slightly
so it’d make sense this is their second flight
slight levels of toasting on par with having flown once
‘Cygnus NG-21: Mission control just alerted the ISS crew to a possible issue with the Cygnus cargo ship: "Just to let you guys know, good comm with Cygnus, we're going to have solar array deploy in about an hour. The first two burns were not performed by Cygnus, so they're re-assessing what's the current state of the burn plan. We're hoping to still keep Tuesday (for capture by ISS), but we'll re-assess once we figure out what went wrong with the first two burns."’
digital grotto
💀💀💀
heady cosmos
someone should tell Cygnus it’s not July anymore
blissful warren
oh cygnus don’t you dare
flat shell
ashen tendon
ashen tendon
https://fixupx.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1820167074116714739
Addition: Cygnus team believes the engine is still good and are currently preparing a new burn plan
prisma sigil
https://fixupx.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1820167074116714739
Love how the most important part isn't understandable
lone crow
what if helium leak
real raptor
Ben cooper has like some of the most insane photos on earth
before he then proceeds to publish them in 720p
ashen tendon
Shortly after launch, the spacecraft missed its first burn slated for 11:44 a.m. due to a late entry to burn sequencing. Known as the targeted altitude burn, or TB1, it was rescheduled for 12:34 p.m., but aborted the maneuver shortly after the engine ignited due to a slightly low initial pressure state. There is no indication the engine itself has any problem at this time.
Cygnus is at a safe altitude, and Northrop Grumman engineers are working a new burn and trajectory plan. The team aims to achieve the spacecraft’s original capture time on station, which is currently slated for 3:10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 6.
blissful warren
Ben cooper has like some of the most insane photos on earth
bro has a sweet ass gig
need to be his vandenberg counterpart
tribal stone
I was like half asleep the entire time watching this stream lol
I only woke up like 3 minutes before launch
tribal stone
oh damn this patch is baller
prisma sigil
Holy shit that's fantastic
heady cosmos
oh damn this patch is baller
Cygnus firing its engines (real)
wispy arrow
what did clancy do
she's the queen of cygnus
hallow phoenix
wtf special treatment
sharp swan
https://x.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1820440715467378942
https://x.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1820440881243062778
Looks like it's OK now
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digital grotto
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heady cosmos
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let’s gooo, we’re back to nothing ever happens
The Cygnus spacecraft has completed two delta velocity burns, and it remains on track for a capture by the space station’s robotic arm slated for 3:10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 6. The spacecraft is in a safe trajectory, and all other systems are operating normally.
gritty willow
ANOTHER CYGNUS VICTORY
lucid oyster
ashen tendon
https://vxtwitter.com/spacex/status/1820562095613898976?
Gorgeous
digital grotto
https://vxtwitter.com/spacex/status/1820562095613898976?
Beautiful
amber juniper
fantastic
languid flume
That cam is great
placid raven
crew cygnus when
lone crow
crew cygnus cft carrying major tom
digital grotto
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lone crow
POW
wispy arrow
https://fixupx.com/SpaceOffshore/status/1820791026430193937
well shit, at least that looks like the "normal" half (is the door on the active or passive side? idk)
wispy arrow
well shit, at least that looks like the "normal" half (is the door on the active...
Bout that
lol lmao yeah that sucks
ashen tendon
At least it's on the passive side of the fairing
digital grotto
Bout that
lol lmao yeah that sucks
They let spacebasedfox into the water in boca chica and that’s why this happened
flat shell
Bout that
lol lmao yeah that sucks
GAME OVER
real raptor
looked a little too toasty to be its first flight imo
flat shell
IIRC we saw some new fairings being slightly dirty too, so ehh I'll keep my bet on two new ones
placid raven
https://fixupx.com/SpaceOffshore/status/1820791026430193937
got a little hungry
blissful warren
Bout that
lol lmao yeah that sucks
were any other flights gonna use that
flat shell
quick question: who did order Cygnus launches on F9? NASA or Northrop?
ashen tendon
quick question: who did order Cygnus launches on F9? NASA or Northrop?
Northrop Grumman
flat shell
interesting
so NASA gave contract on resupply services to NG and that was their decision on how to deliver it, right? NASA had no power on choosing the LV?
brittle gyro
Yeah NASA does not choose the launch vehicle for Cygnus
flat shell
oh wait yeah I did mark CRS NG-20 as commercial back in January, I totally forgor 💀
loud hound
same was true for the Cygnus flights on Atlas V
brittle gyro
No :3 in this server 😤
heady cosmos
:3
digital grotto
:3
flat shell
:3
ashen tendon
:3
eager hedge
:3
-# honestly the sort of thing that sometimes comes with “:3” is understandably distasteful but on the other hand getting one over on Alex is probably more important
hallow phoenix
:3
:3
** :3**
:3
-# :3
lone crow
its drowning
hallow phoenix
its drowning
its echoing
placid raven
No :3 in this server 😤
digital grotto
Should start an NXF out of context account on Twitter and this can be the first post
blissful warren
Should start an NXF out of context account on Twitter and this can be the first ...
oh you weren’t there for that either?
digital grotto
I guess not
blissful warren
there’s a reason we don’t have it anymore
median rapids
-# honestly the sort of thing that sometimes comes with “:3” is understandably d...
okay but im not the type of person who would say the most racist thing followed by a :3
its just a cute smiley face
placid raven
distasteful as in how I used to be
wispy arrow
okay but im not the type of person who would say the most racist thing followed ...
I'm sorry I don't make the rules
median rapids
lmao fake and gay
gritty willow
:3
mint knot
:3
amber juniper
:4
digital grotto
placid raven
distasteful as in how I used to be
I think old me should be a case study
digital grotto
If you haven't already, I highly encourage you to go through this, because dayum https://www.launchphotography.com/Cygnus_NG-21