and docking #ISS #Crew12

Crew 12 inbound ISS

NASA admin added a bit:

And because I'm a nerd and want more input, one goes looking for information, I wonder if it might be this LH2 filter that is causing the issue... #ArtemisII

Meanwhile at NASA JSC, Blue Origin MK1 lunar lander, has entered Chamber A for approximately 11 days of TVAC Source: David Limp on the other site.

It seems Sierra Space has deleted their post, I've asked them why/to post it again, lets see...

Well looks like we will have to wait a bit longer for the Artemis II WDR-2. Although the LH2 seal check seems more positive, they found a GSE filter issue which reduced the LH2 flow, inspection and filter replacement planned for this weekend. Source: www.nasa.gov/blogs/missio...

Pretty good, going direct to GEO, having SRB "fun" going up hill and getting this accuracy Then again, I'm sure they'll have some 'splainin' to do to the DoD Source: ULA on the other site. #USSF87

Uhm, about 5 hours ago, what seems like the closeout crew van, drove up to the pad, it is still there now (assuming it is indeed that van) given that they said they will close Orion before WDR-2 and not have the closeout crew going to the pad during it, are we seeing pre WDR-2 prep ? #ArtemisII

Had another look at this "test telemetry" so far the parameters pushed seem to be only the spacecraft state vector and attitude I'll keep an eye on it, hoping for a little more, per Artemis I... At least we get something... #ArtemisII

Sure...

Hi there :) #VA267 #Ariane6 #CSG #ESA

Don't mind me, just towing my little space ship :) Source: Sierra Space on the other site #Dreamchaser

Had another look at this, the vehicle roll-rate and gimballing is crazy ! I'm half surprised it held together and hats off to the design team to be able to deal with this ! Now I understand the ULA quote that said "Signification performance issue" Source: CarstensPete on the other site #USSF87

And now we wait for more pretty pics :) #VA267

And separation confirmed..... times 32 :) #VA267

Meanwhile, Max Verstappen just provided his unfiltered opinion on the new rule changes/Formula 1 cars: TL;DR they suck and he puts in doubt his desire to continue driving in Formula 1... Welcome to the new season :) In Dutch www.nu.nl/formule-1/63...

Meanwhile, in Skippy land (that's Australia for those who never saw the cute kangaroo TV series) our big dish is tracking Ariane 6 #VA267

Interesting call out over the loop, they seem to be using TDRS for telemetry in this flight #VA267

Probably the best "view" of Amazone Leo/Kuiper satellites we will get... #VA267

Staging #VA267

Booster Sep #VA267

Rocket Cam ! #VA267

And lift-off #VA267

While we wait, launcher serial is L6006 #VA267

Green board, lets go ! #VA267

Nice pad shot... #VA267

Ready to go... #VA267 #Ariane6

Looks like they are doing a tanking test/seal check TODAY, this is not the WDR-2 but a check to see if the repairs to the LH2 seals worked #ArtemisII

Meanwhile at CSG, the first 4 booster Ariane 6 is out on the pad 📸ESA - M. Pédoussaut #VA267 #Ariane6 #CSG

Meanwhile at pad 39B, did some Artemis II OSINT, it seems the work on the TSMU / LH2 seals is done as the support platform has been removed Pics from the 7th and the 11th of Feb Source: officiallygoob and SchilkeScott on the other site. #ArtemisII

And ULA confirming the observation #USSF87

Looks like ULA's Vulcan had another observation on it's SRBs... However staging and the rest of the flight seemed nominal... #USSF87

Although there is no official new WDR-2 date, some sites are reporting that Tuesday next week could be an option, awaiting further updates from NASA.. Meanwhile I've updated my app with further UI tweaks, event updates (after the NASA blog post) and a button to switch streams -> x37b.nl/artemis/

She's a tall drink of water... Unfortunately still no views of the Amazon Leo satellites on-ground... #VA267

I still grin like a little boy when NASA KSC replies to me trying to fix an issue :) Yes I'm a nerd and I don't care :)

4 Boosters... #Ariane6 #VA267

Gator basking in the Artemis II reflection... #ArtemisII

Interesting, items flown on X-37B are starting to trickle in... this one flown on OTV-4... #X37B

Radar on-obit is getting better and better, with dwell mode aircraft in shelters are visible... Source: iceye_global www.iceye.com/sar-data/ima...

Nice pad shot..... Oh, and the jets are nice too :P Source: NASA administrator #ArtemisII

Crew 12 launch to the ISS has been moved to Friday the 13th at 10:15 UTC due to elevated winds in the ascent corridor. Source: SpaceX

Pushed the app updates below live. x37b.nl/artemis/ Rumors about a new WDR-2 date somewhere next week but still waiting on the official NASA post.... #ArtemisII

Nice shot, while we wait for a WDR-2 date... Source: Tyler Gray on the other site #ArtemisII

Next Vulcan launch certainly has a nice poster... #USSF87

I know there are some Renault 4 lovers out there, so here is another Renault 4, and ELA-1 for Ariane 1 L3 at CSG :)

Meanwhile, some launch time ESA archive digging brings out interesting pictures, like this one during Ariane 1 L3 launch campaign, CCU-1 with the payload stack going towards the ELA-1 launch pad at CSG, and the obligatory Renault 4 driving in the convoy :)

I'm just leaving this here... 🍿

Although no new WDR-2 date yet, NASA posted an update on the work done so far fixing the LH2 leak, including some planned updates to the timeline.... I guess I have some work now updating my app :) www.nasa.gov/blogs/missio...

How time flies my old friend :) #Columbus #ESA