2476
Dragon has been given a "go" to approach the @Space_Station
2477
Second stage engine burn complete. Dragon confirmed in good orbit → spacex.com/webcast
2478
New T-0 of 12:20 p.m. EST—Falcon 9 and SXM-7 continue to look good for launch
2479
Developed by SpaceX engineers, they have 2.4x the thrust and 1.5x the specific impulse of our first gen thrusters. This will also be the first time ever that argon Hall thrusters are operated in space
2480
Main engine cutoff and stage separation confirmed. Second stage engine burn underway.
2481
Follow Dragon and the Ax-1 astronaut’s flight to the @Space_Station → spacex.com/launches/ax-1/
2482
Static fire test of Falcon 9 complete – targeting Friday, November 18 for launch of 52 Starlink satellites to orbit from SLC-4E in California → spacex.com/launches/sl2-4/
2483
Follow Dragon and Crew-6 during their flight
2484
Initial departure burn complete. Dragon will re-enter Earth’s atmosphere and splash down off the coast of Florida in ~28 hours
2485
Dragon will re-enter Earth's atmosphere in ~5 hours. Splashdown at 10:15 a.m. EDT, 14:15 UTC.
2486
Targeting Wednesday, December 28 for Falcon 9’s launch of 54 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from SLC-40 in Florida; teams are keeping an eye on weather conditions for booster recovery → spacex.com/launches
2487
Dragon is ~30 meters from the @Space_Station. Watch live → nasa.gov/ntv
2488
T-30 minutes until Falcon 9's launch of 53 Starlink satellites to orbit; weather is 90% favorable for liftoff spacex.com/launches/sl4-16
2489
Falcon 9 first stage entry burn underway spacex.com/webcast
2491
Teams are keeping an eye on weather ahead of tonight's Falcon Heavy launch of @ViasatInc’s ViaSat-3 Americas mission
2492
Fly around complete. Dragon will now execute four departure burns to move away from the @Space_Station
2493
Watching some weather in the area; moving Starship update to no earlier than 8:00 p.m. CDT
2494
Webcast of Falcon 9 launch now live → spacex.com/webcast
2495
Dragon’s trunk has separated, de-orbit burn is complete, and its nosecone is closed; splashdown in ~40 minutes
2496
Also in the hangar is the Falcon 9 first stage booster that launched Crew Dragon to the @Space_Station last month
2497
Static fire test complete—targeting Falcon 9 launch of OTV-5 from Pad 39A at @NASAKennedy on Thursday, September 7.
2498
~60 minutes until Falcon 9 launch of FORMOSAT-5. Launch webcast will go live about 15 minutes before liftoff → spacex.com/webcast
2499
T-30 minutes until launch of Starlink; all systems and weather are looking good. Webcast will go live ~5 minutes before liftoff → spacex.com/launches/sl4-3…
2500
Rocket and spacecraft for CRS-15 are flight-proven. Falcon 9’s first stage previously launched @NASA_TESS two months ago, and Dragon flew to the @Space_Station in support of our ninth resupply mission in 2016.
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